Businesses in the region are being offered advice and support to put in place plans to help them ensure their long-term growth and success. County Durham Engineering and Manufacturing Network (CDEMN) has teamed up with a number of its affiliate members and partners to deliver an initial six-week succession planning programme of...

Over 100,000 illegal cigarettes and 100kg of hand rolling tobacco have been seized as part of a campaign between Durham County Council and Durham Constabulary. Acting on information received during the Keep It Out illicit tobacco campaign, trading standards teams raided premises in Newton Aycliffe, Shildon, Fencehouses and...

Primary school pupils enjoyed a day making friends and preparing for life at Woodham Academy, ahead of transferring to the high-performing Newton Aycliffe school. Year 6 students from several local primary schools attended Friendship Day at Woodham, as part of their preparations for joining in September. The students and their parents were...

Crafter’s Companion founder Sara Davies MBE with some useful hints and tips on how to win more local engagement... Engaging with your local community is both beneficial for your business and very rewarding. In this digital age, it’s so simple to connect nationwide – and even worldwide – making it all-too easy to forget the community...

Billingham Synthonia 1 Newton Aycliffe 4 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe travelled to bottom side Billingham Synthonia and came away with a comfortable victory. Thibault Charmey scored all four goals for the Newtonians. They should have scored more, but wasted several good chances. They went ahead on 15 minutes when Sean Tarling...

Communities and volunteers across County Durham and Darlington are being reminded to register for the eleventh annual Big Spring Clean litter-picking campaign. This year’s event runs until 15 April and local groups are encouraged to sign up to organise a litter pick in their village, town, or city in County Durham and Darlington. Organised...

The recent snowy and wet weather has led to some of the Aycliffe Juniors teams needing to play a lot of catch up games in the next few weeks. All they need now is a bit of a dry spell to get the grass pitches fit for action! The Under 7’s travelled to face a very strong Stranton FC. A bright start didn’t stop Stranton scoring first but...

The boss of a multi award-winning Newton Aycliffe firm says gaining recognition is a tangible morale booster for businesses. Tekmar Energy was recently named Company of the Year at Subsea UK’s annual awards. The Aycliffe firm has also previously won an Export award at the North East Business Awards, while it has also won the Export and...

A Newton Aycliffe councillor has launched an ambitious £350,000 crowdfunding bid to buy the dilapidated Locomotion No. 1 pub and bring it back to life. Great Aycliffe Town independent councillor Paul Symons wants to save the historic pub, known affectionately as ‘The Loco’, which has been closed for nearly two years and twice failed to...

Is your organisation in need of a “new look”? Are you looking to update your marketing communications? Branding should be an important part of your considerations. Often misused and misunderstood, branding is “the idea or image people have in mind when thinking about your specific products services and organisation”. Thrive Marketing...