Newton Aycliffe FC have got their pre-season preparations off to a rapid start with two new appointments in the dug-out. Manager Deano Brown has appointed former club captain Sean Tarling and UEFA B-accredited coach Andrew Jinks as his new assistant managers for the 2018-19 Northern League campaign. Club legend Dan Mellanby, who had been...

Primary school staff across County Durham are being given the chance to brush up on their foreign language skills at an intensive, practical course overseas. Durham County Council has been awarded just over €90,000 from the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, which will allow 44 primary school staff to be upskilled at language schools in...

A Newton Aycliffe manufacturer that protects subsea cables and umbilicals has revealed it intends to float on the London Stock Exchange. Tekmar, which employs around 110 people at two sites on Aycliffe Business Park, is attempting to list on AIM by the end of the month. The company operates two main divisions. Its offshore wind farm division...

People looking to delve into their own family history are being invited to attend a free taster session taking place later this month. As part of the national Festival of Learning 2018, Durham County Record Office is running two family history taster sessions which would be a useful starting point for those thinking of signing up for one of the...

Newton Aycliffe-based business BTS Facades and Fabrications has announced expansion plans with new funding from Barclays. Established in 2006, BTS Facades and Fabrications is based at Woodham Road on Aycliffe Business Park, currently employing 50 people, and turnover is expected to exceed £6m this year with the new machinery. The family...

A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action… Saturday 2nd June – NYSD Division 2 Marske 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was cloudy and cool. Marske won the toss and chose to bowl first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 164 for 8 after 50 overs Jack Slatcher 45 not out, Darryn Bancroft 36 and Patrick Howe 24 not out Aycliffe...

Donna Campbell brings you the latest news from Aycliffe Running Club… Several Aycliffe runners made the journey to Edinburgh to take part in several races as part of the Edinburgh Marathon Festival last weekend. The festival is split over two days with a 5k and 10k taking place on the Saturday and the Half Marathon and Marathon taking...

Thousands of people in County Durham are falling victim to scams – but most are too embarrassed to report it. Almost 14,000 people could have been targeted by criminals in the past three years, yet Durham County Council’s trading standards team believes it may be being told about just one in 20 incidents. Thieves and fraudsters are...

The boss of Stiller Warehousing and Distribution says investing in young people has been crucial in the firm’s success after the third-generation family firm was named Aycliffe Business Park’s Company of the Year. Despite spending £9m on four new developments at its 22-acre site in Aycliffe and a fleet of new vehicles over the last four...

A new Community Interest Company (CIC) has been set up by a Newton Aycliffe family caught up in the Manchester terror attack to help young people deal with trauma. Marie Robson has created Bee Happy 2gether to offer peer support to young people and families affected by post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), after her daughter Millie was...