Dark age councillors have lurched from one PR blunder to another after refusing to fly LGBT+ flags on the days of the Durham Pride March. Aycliffe Councillor Kathy Beetham proposed the council purchases two £50 LGBT+ to show support and inclusivity. It was proposed the flags be flown at Aycliffe Council’s two locations, annually, on the...

Durham County Council has signed the Dying to Work charter as part of the TUC’s campaign for greater employment security for terminally ill workers. The council pledged its commitment to staff health and wellbeing, as Council Leader, Cllr Simon Henig; Deputy Leader, Cllr Allan Napier; Cabinet member for social inclusion and HR, Cllr Jane...

A Newton Aycliffe construction firm is celebrating after completing more than a dozen contracts around the country in the last half-year. Raisco has worked on 14 projects in the last six months, totalling 1,800 tonnes of steel, which were fabricated at its premises on Aycliffe Business Park. The firm, founded by Gary Raistrick in 2007, has...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Bedlington Terriers 1 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe progressed to the quarter finals of the League Cup with a narrow win over Bedlington Terriers at Moore Lane Park. The Newtonians bounced back from a 1-0 defeat at home to league-leaders Consett on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over the Terriers on Tuesday...

Students from Woodham Academy recently took part in the ‘Bring it on!’ engineering event held at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, and what an inspiring event it proved to be! Year 9 students from Woodham Academy enjoyed this interactive experience, which showcased some of the leading regional and global engineering companies. The...

Leisure centres across County Durham are to stop the use of blue overshoes in a bid to reduce plastic waste. From the beginning of November, Durham County Council swimming pools will be removing blue overshoes used in changing areas. This will eliminate 2.4 tonnes of plastic from leisure centres each year. Nigel Dodds, strategic manager...

In every issue of our Aycliffe Today Business magazine, we take a break and sit down with a different employee or business owner to ask them 20 questions on a variety of subjects. In our September-October issue, Pixel Media director Ian Proctor is in the Aycliffe Today chair… PICTURE: CHRIS BOOTH 1: What do you do? A: In a nutshell, we...

Politicians, local groups and sports clubs have led the tributes to Newton Aycliffe community legend Syd Howarth, who sadly passed away on Monday. The Newton News confirmed Syd’s passing, eight days after his 81st birthday, surrounded by his family at Darlington Memorial Hospital, after a year-long battle with Motor Neurone Disease...

Community champion Carol Briggs has scooped the overall winner in the category of ‘Outstanding Contribution to Charity’ at the prestigious North East Charity Awards. The competition was strong with some amazing volunteers and trustees who have shown the greatest commitment and achievement for their chosen charity and Carol was overwhelmed...