Hundreds of businesses are following up leads after the tenth Durham Oktoberfest, held on Aycliffe Business Park. The engineering and manufcturing expo attracted record exhibitors and foot fall as companies large and small aimed to meet new contacts and potential customers. The event was opened by County Durham Engineering and Manufacturing...

Families can find out more about the work of our real-life superheroes at a free family fun day held this weekend. Back for a third year, the event will showcase and raise awareness of all the good work that is happening in our local communities, who go above and beyond to help others in our local area. Hosted by Ron Hogg, the Durham Police,...

Those looking for fun this half-term are being encouraged to try out a range of swimming activities taking place in pools across the county. Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre is launching its new pool programme which will have adults making waves with two new classes – aqua cycle and aqua jump. Putting the traditional spinning class in the...

Recruiting 16 to 24-year-olds can positively impact on everything from performance and productivity to growth, innovation and morale. With intensive support and up to up to £3,000 of funding available to businesses from the DurhamWorks programme, now is the time to see how young people can help grow your business. The programme works with...

Young care leavers could be eligible for a reduction in their council tax to help them make the transition to living independently. Earlier this year, Durham County Council’s Cabinet agreed the introduction of a care leavers’ council tax reduction scheme, aimed at helping young people adjust to living on their own. The new policy means...

Thousands of workers were represented during a high-level meeting of business leaders from Aycliffe Business Park. Bosses from 11 Newton Aycliffe companies – including Gestamp Tallent, Hitachi Rail, Roman, Ebac, Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, Palram and Tekmar Energy – gathered for the event at Redworth Hall Hotel. The informal...

Young people from across County Durham and Darlington will be able to apply for funding to cut crime and improve the safety of their communities thanks to a new fund launched this week by Libby Wright the newly elected ‘Young’ Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner. The £20,000 fund is made up of £10,000 from Police, Crime and...

A charity fundraiser’s quest to raise £30k was aided in recent weeks as a former teacher training colleague ran two epic races to boost the pot by a huge £670. Paul McGeary met 36-year-old Darren Smith seven years ago when they both enrolled on a PGCE course at Sunderland University. The teachers stayed in touch over recent years and in...

By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe gained a deserved point with a 1-1 draw at Consett at the weekend. Aycliffe started brightly, with Coombe in the Consett goal making good saves from Craig Hutchinson and Kurt Matthews. Sixth-placed Consett, with a strong wind behind them, settled into the game, and went ahead when a low shot from Dowson...

Aycliffe Today Business editor Martin Walker on the train-building progress Hitachi has made since its factory opened here two years ago... It doesn’t seem two years since David Cameron swept into Hitachi’s swanky new factory on Aycliffe Business Park, claiming victory for the Tories as he officially marked the opening of the £82m...