A programme to get town and village centres in County Durham spick and span has moved on to its latest destination. Durham County Council’s Operation Spruce Up is now at Newton Aycliffe following a stint at Langley Moor. Spruce Up sees teams from across different council service areas coming together for an intensive clean up in a new...

A company that is pivotal in seeing the elimination of food waste to landfill is making sure that young children get the chance to ‘eat up’ by funding a breakfast club. The new Greggs Foundation breakfast club is being run at St Andrew’s School in Bishop Auckland – sponsored by Warrens Group, which collects food waste from all over the...

A charity event has been organised to help celebrate the memory of a Newton Aycliffe grandmother, who sadly passed away after a short battle with cancer. Sheila Thompson was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in April this year with no possibility of cure, and passed away in October. Now her children – Peter Thompson and Lisa Hodgson, with...

Newton Aycliffe steel firm Finley Structures is helping to regenerate an important area in another major North-East city. After completing steelwork on the Riverwalk regeneration development in Durham city, the family-run business has fabricated and erected 550 tonnes of steel on the former Vaux site in Sunderland, for main contractor...

Green-fingered organisations in County Durham are being offered grants of up to £150 to help plant trees throughout the area. Durham County Council is offering the grants as part of National Tree Week, which aims to encourage tree planting and raise awareness of the importance of proper care and maintenance of trees. National Tree Week,...

More than two dozen people have been left out of pocket in the opening months of a new order on dog control. Durham County Council has issued 30 fixed penalty notices (FPN) in the first five months of its Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) which seeks to tackle issues caused by a minority of irresponsible dog owners. In the period between...

Successful businesses who have established their brand nationally and internationally are being encouraged to look closer to home as they continue to grow. County Durham Engineering and Manufacturing Network (CDEMN) is working with companies in the area to look at their neighbours as potential customers. Many of the network’s members are...

Gritters, ploughs and snow blowers are at the ready, to keep the roads and paths of County Durham clear and safe this winter. Durham County Council has resources on standby to keep roads and paths clear of snow and ice, and as safe as can be, as temperatures drop. The council’s winter preparedness plan involves gritting 45% of the...

Residents in Great Aycliffe & Middridge can find out how local issues are being tackled when the local area action partnership holds their next board meeting later this month. The Great Aycliffe & Middridge Partnership Board will be meeting on Tuesday November 28, between 6pm and 8pm at Newton Aycliffe Youth & Community Centre, and...

Thrive Marketing is introducing a raft of benefits for its employees. In line with the standard annual review, the agency has just unveiled an updated benefits packages to reward and retain existing employees, as well as attract new talent. The agency, which has been a part of the Aycliffe Business Park landscape for five years, has been...