Students with a passion for their subject are taking part in the latest programme of extra-curricular activities at Woodham Academy. The Enrichment Programme, introduced by the school’s More Able Academy, is continuing with after-school English classes. The programme, introduced last term in the Art department, is the latest addition to...

There were some exciting fixtures this weekend for the Aycliffe Juniors. Three teams were involved in cup quarter finals whilst others enjoyed earlier rounds of the cup or league games. The Under 7’s played a friendly at Seaton Carew Tigers. They all enjoyed a few mini games having great fun and there was some excellent football...

A thriving warehousing firm is stockholding thousands of items including upside down wine glasses as part of a new six-figure deal. Stiller Warehousing and Distribution on Aycliffe Business Park is holding 800 pallets of goods – weighing an enormous 400 tonnes – for Scarborough-based import and distribution firm AddCore. The new...

A Woodham Academy student has been selected to represent her country in a European tournament. Poppy Stephenson will fly out to the Czech Republic following her call up to the England U17 girls water polo squad. The Year 10 student will take part in the EU Nations Tournament, which begins at the end of March. Poppy has been playing water...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Shildon 1 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe played at Moore Lane for the first time since mid-November and gained a vital win and three points against local rivals Shildon. The Newtonians were quick out of the traps and were two up early on. Firstly, Jordan Roberts received a pass from Ben Trotter and cut inside his...

Newtonian Russ Gibson insists Aycliffe Council’s appraisal of his application to relaunch the Great Aycliffe Show was “riddled with inaccuracies”. Aycliffe’s town clerk Andrew Bailey assassinated Mr Gibson’s proposal to bring back the once popular Aycliffe show he wanted to scrap four years ago, in favour of a miserably failing...

Business Durham’s new managing director Brian Archer is the feature interview in the 32nd issue of Aycliffe Today Business – the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park. With Roman managing director David Osborne providing the guest foreword for this edition, there are also features with Commercial Expert, Finley Structures, Razorblue,...

Aycliffe independent councillor Arun Chandran’s passionate plea to reconsider the decision to reject Russ Gibson’s Aycliffe Show application was narrowly defeated during Wednesday night’s council meeting. Cllr Chandran asked his independent and Labour colleagues to at least reconsider the application – insisting they had “nothing to...

Great Aycliffe Town Council delivered a stinging appraisal of Russ Gibson’s attempt to revive the Aycliffe Show – saying it was his lack of experience which undermined it. Town Clerk Andrew Bailey had already assassinated Mr Gibson’s application with a behind-closed-doors report – refusing the Newtonian access to the recreation...

A working mum has rekindled her passion for finance after 12 years working as a teaching assistant. Tracey Barnes spent 18 years working for Barclays before she took up a school role to accommodate family life. Now she has returned to her roots as business manager for Newton Aycliffe corporate finance firm Commercial Expert. Tracey began...