One of the biggest events on Teesside is set for take-off once again on May 27 when the Skylive Airshow returns following a hugely successful launch last year. Organisers of the second Skylive event promise it will reach dizzying new heights, featuring displays from some of the world’s most impressive aircraft, wing walkers, parachutists and...

Around 100 jobs have been secured after a US firm completed the purchase of the Compound Photonics factory in Newton Aycliffe. Kaiam Corporation, a US maker of datacentre transceivers, has acquired the manufacturing facilities at the Aycliffe Business Park site. The acquisition includes investment by Compound Photonics into Kaiam to further...

Accident investigators are making a renewed appeal for witnesses to the incident at a motocross event on the Bank Holiday weekend which led to the death of 27-year-old Thomas Brown. Thomas, who was from Barnard Castle, died from the injuries he sustained when he came off his orange coloured KTM offroad bike, on a track at Low Hardwick Farm,...

Virgin Trains’ customers are a step closer to new trains as work begins on the Azuma (Class 800) fleet, due to enter service on the east coast in 2018. Work on the bodyshells is taking place in Kasado, Japan, before the trains arrive in the UK to be built by Hitachi’s manufacturing team in Newton Aycliffe. Hitachi’s UK train...

A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action... Saturday 6th May – NYSD Division 2 Darlington 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was dry and cool. Darlington won the toss and chose to bat first. Darlington 2nd XI 225 for 4 declared after 47 overs Luke Telford 3 for 39 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 141 all out after 40 overs Jack...

Newton Aycliffe-based Mantis Media, publishers of Aycliffe Today Business, has launched a new lifestyle magazine with a newly-created publishing company. Mantis managing director Martin Walker (pictured above, left) has launched Resolution Media and Publishing with business partner and former colleague Dave Allan, who runs his own successful PR...

Year 9 students from Woodham Academy were given the opportunity to attend a Higher Education event at Northumbria University. The aim of the visit was to give students an insight into the life of a student at Northumbria, and to understand the many benefits of higher education. Upon arrival students were taken on a guided tour of the...

Roller Derby’s National Championships return to Newton Aycliffe for a second time on Saturday (May 13). Durham Roller Derby will be taking on league leaders the Wakey Wheeled Cats of Wakefield in the Northern Group of the 2017 British Championships, in a bout to be hosted at the Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre. Roller Derby is an all-action...

There’s a host of opportunities for companies to grow and thrive in Newton Aycliffe through a tailored package of support from Business Durham... Newton Aycliffe is a fast-growing business success story underpinned by a diverse mix of companies – from manufacturing and engineering, to creative industries and logistics. Confirmation of...

A round-up of news from Aycliffe Running Club... The first event in the Summer Tees Trail series of 5k races took place on Wednesday 19 April at Newham Grange Farm. Conditions were ideal for running and the gently undulating course took you round the farm area then into the woods before returning the same way. Dez Fielden was first home for...