Newton Aycliffe-based Crafter’s Companion is celebrating a record launch at its third retail store in Worcestershire. The new Evesham store marks a £270,000 investment for the firm, creating 27 new jobs, and follows the company’s Aycliffe Business Park and Chesterfield outlets. Its opening brought in crowds of more than 3,000 people in...

A terrorism training exercise has been run by emergency services in County Durham. The exercise was held at the production site of Kynren in Bishop Auckland on Friday – designed to test the skills and processes of police, other emergency services and the local authority. Durham Constabulary is keen to stress the exercise was not in...

An interactive and informative seminar for Aycliffe businesses will be held at the Xcel Centre on Friday October 13 (between 8.15-10.30am). The free event is organised by PCP’s Better Health at Work Award team with the support of Business Durham and the Aycliffe Business Park Community. It aims to provide companies and their employees with...

Residents, local businesses and community groups are being encouraged to take part in a community conversation about regeneration after an Aycliffe estate was handed a near £300,000 boost. Social landlord Livin has secured a Regeneration Fund grant of £284,394 from the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to look at ways to...

Bishop Auckland 0, Newton Aycliffe 2 (Above picture from Peter Jackson via Flickr) Newton Aycliffe ended their miserable run of form with a crucial win at Bishop Auckland on Wednesday night. The Newtonians went into the derby clash having lost six games in a row – form which saw them slip to third-bottom in the Northern League first...

A training provider which celebrates its fifth decade in operation later this year has appointed a new leader. Jason Howe has taken over as general manager of South West Durham Training (SWDT) on Aycliffe Business Park, succeeding chief executive Lee Childs, who left in early August. The 34-year-old has been promoted from a senior role at...

Newton Aycliffe Youth FC’s Under-13s team have started the new 2017-18 season in style – thanks to the generosity of a local company. The U-13s ‘Eagles’ were just three weeks away from the campaign kick-off with a brand new squad preparing for 11-a-side football – but without any kit. Manager Chris Airey appealed for local help on...

A new money-saving scheme is helping children learn the importance of staying out of debt. The Durham Savers scheme is part of an initiative by Durham County Council to tackle poverty and change debt culture into a culture of saving. More than 50 schools around County Durham have joined the scheme so far, with a further 10 expected to sign...

Would-be waste criminals are now being threatened with the seizure of their vehicles, in a bid to discourage further damage to County Durham’s environment. Durham County Council, as part of the multi-agency ‘Operation: Stop It’ campaign, is anticipating that the use of these powers will deter people using vehicles to dump waste...

Up to £3,000 worth of funding is available to County Durham businesses through the DurhamWorks programme. DurhamWorks, which is a partnership between Durham County Council and 16 other organisations, is providing ‘Learning Working Earning’ grants to help local businesses employ young people in the county. So far, just under £1.5...