Four year 9 students from Woodham Academy visited York University to take part in the launch of a 14-week business and enterprise competition. The Big Deal is for high achieving students in Years 9 or 10. Teams compete against each other to develop a business plan, which they will pitch at a Dragons' Den-style event in June. Students also...

Employees from around the region are to be celebrated at the second annual North East Employee of the Year Awards to be held at Wynyard Hall Hotel this summer. Individuals are urged to nominate colleagues they feel make an invaluable contribution to their businesses for the range of awards including, the Leadership Award, Unsung Hero and Best...

Police are investigating recent thefts in the Oakfield area of Newton Aycliffe where a white transit van has been broken into and a large number of Dewalt power tools have been stolen from inside. This is the second time this vehicle has been targeted in recent weeks and the most recent incident saw £700 worth of goods stolen. If anyone has...

By Ron Eyley The management team at St Teresa’s Hospice in Darlington have announced a strategic plan with a difference for the next three years. Unlike many organisation leaders who traditionally reveal ambitious hopes and plans in their visions for the future, they admit to having no intention whatever to embark on any radical new...

With many of the Aycliffe Juniors teams league season's coming in to their last few games. This week saw another round of fixtures for our sides looking to secure the best possible league placing. On Friday evening our development squad for 4-6 year olds enjoyed a series of mini games against Heighington. The players had a great time and over...

Road resurfacing work is to be carried out at Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor. Durham County Council is to undertake resurfacing at Aycliffe Business Park and on the A688 at Spennymoor, with the work starting this week. The work at Newton Aycliffe will take place from Sunday (April 2) to Friday (April 7). Resurfacing will be carried out at...

South Shields 4, Newton Aycliffe 0 Despite going down to a 4-0 defeat to South Shields last week, Aycliffe could still hold their heads high after giving a plucky performance against a high-calibre side in front of a crowd of 1,237. The kick-off was delayed for 30 minutes as a result of a floodlight failure. This seemed to affect Aycliffe...

Newton Aycliffe will today fall into complete darkness during a spectacular full eclipse of the sun. Scientists say the blackout will only affect the South West area of County Durham during the once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, known as a Polar Foil. A group of Pagan worshipers from Wiltshire are set to descend on the town for the miraculous...

Three local councillors have started their election campaign with a promotional video. Cllr John D Clare, whose Facebook blog has nearly 1,600 followers, has recently started vlogging (online video blogs). Edited by his son, the promotional video – which can be seen here – showcases the achievements of Cllr Clare and his County...

A hair dressing team which specialises in extensions continues to grow after adding a new member to its team. Globetrotting Chloe Ladbury has joined Lox of Love on Aycliffe Business Park after a 10-month tour around the world. The 25-year-old – pictured above (centre) with the firm’s managing director Victoria Cartwright and stylist Emma...