Specially tailored childminder training sessions are being held in Durham aimed at people with previous professional experience of working with children. Durham County Council is running the two-day course on 18 and 22 July at County Hall in Durham. The sessions cover information on Ofsted’s legal requirements of becoming a childminder, hints...

The former boss of Aycliffe Business Park’s biggest employer insists apprenticeships are vital for all companies to grow. And firms can get to know more about his views on apprenticeships and how to deal with the apprenticeship levy during a special seminar this week. David Land, the former plant director at Gestamp Tallent who helped to...

Students from Greenfield Community College studied the environment as part of their human Geography fieldwork. More than 40 young people from the school’s Sunnydale Campus and Aycliffe site were treated to a bright and sunny trip to Newcastle. Students investigated environmental quality during the trip and carried out surveys using...

The damaging effects that alcohol can have on residents, their families, the surrounding community and the emergency services, come under the spotlight in a new campaign. The month-long campaign, led by Ron Hogg, Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner for County Durham and Darlington, will raise awareness and gather public perception on a...

On 13 June 1842, Queen Victoria made the journey from Slough to Paddington and became the first British monarch to travel by train. The train that day was driven by Daniel Gooch and assisted by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. To mark this unique occasion GWR recreated the journey between the two stations using its new Hitachi-built Intercity Express...

A Teesside-based engineering company is now reaping the rewards of an expansion to Aycliffe Business Park three years ago. Durham Lifting, which is headquartered in Middlesbrough, opened a new base on the business park in early 2014. It has since seen a 30% rise in sales and growth since opening its Whinfield Drive in Aycliffe and has...

The condition of main roads in County Durham is improving due to targeted investment, councillors will hear. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will next week be told how the condition of A, B and C roads in the county has improved in recent years as the authority has prioritised resources on maintaining routes with the highest volume of...

Cash handouts of up to £20,000 are up for grabs in GAMP’s latest round of funding projects. The Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) is now inviting local groups to apply for grants of between £5,000 and £20,000, which are available to groups which support its key priorities. GAMP has an Area Budget of £100,000 available to...

Aycliffe’s first team saw their fixture postponed as the seconds lost at Seaton Carew... Saturday 10th June – NYSD Division 4 Seaton Carew 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI – weather was cool and cloudy. Seaton Carew won the toss and chose to bowl first. Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI 106 all out after 36.1 overs Adam Gittins 22, Jack...

Organisers behind a bid to relaunch the Great Aycliffe Show have been given a major boost after Aycliffe Town Council broadly welcomed the plans. In an initial meeting between organisers and members of Great Aycliffe Town Council, councillors welcomed the idea, but asked to see more details before progressing discussions. Newtonian Russ...