Officers at County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service are seeking to recruit part-time firefighters in the Newton Aycliffe area. The recruitment drive for retained duty system (RDS), or part-time firefighters, has been sparked after two RDS crew transferred to become wholetime firefighters with CDDFRS, one retirement and one RDS...

Some of the region’s biggest employers have been urged to take advantage of the apprenticeship levy, which comes into force in later this year. As from April this year, the way the government funds apprenticeships will change – some employers will be required to contribute to the apprenticeship levy, while there will also be changes to the...

A delegation from Durham Constabulary travelled to London this week to hold talks with the Policing Minister in an attempt to safeguard funding for the force. Ron Hogg, Durham Constabulary’s Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner, and Chief Constable Mike Barton, met Home Office Minister Brandon Lewis MP to raise issues which could...

A Newton Aycliffe-based project aimed at engaging girls aged 11+ into sport activities is celebrating receiving funding from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP). Us Girls is an award-winning programme delivered by Sedgefield School Sport Partnership, and is designed to increase and sustain young women's participation in sport and...

Newton Aycliffe 3, Seaham Red Star 2 Durham Challenge Cup holders Aycliffe reached the semi-finals of this season's competition with a narrow 3-2 victory over The Star, in an entertaining cup tie. Both sides looked to attack throughout the match, and both missed several good chances. Aycliffe started the brighter, and captain Jamie Owens...

A group set up just three years ago to support cancer patients, their relatives and carers has been given a cash boost to help continue its “extremely valuable work”. Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group had just eight members when it was launched. Today it has over 80 and more turn up at meetings in the Youth Centre every month. Newton...

Aycliffe Juniors footballers enjoyed another great weekend of action across both league and cup competitions. There was a one minutes silence before many TJFA games to mark the sad loss of Eddie Hamblett, an Under 14 player from TIBS FC. The Under 9 TJFA League team played in a Challenge Cup quarter final against Golden Flatts. Their opponents...

Aycliffe Business Park is home to more than 300 firms including Hitachi, Gestamp Tallent, Husqvarna, 3M and more, and around 10,000 employees. Aycliffe Today Business is the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – mailed and delivered exclusively across the park six times a year, with a print readership of 8,000 plus thousands more...

Families will see front line services protected as Durham County Council looks to minimise the impact of continuing austerity through plans backed by the majority of residents. Councillors will hear on February 8 how the authority must cut £36m from its revenue budget in 2017/18 as part of £245m of savings between 2011 and 2020. Council...

Arts charity Artichoke has launched its search for 2017’s ‘brilliant’ artists, as part of a scheme inviting local people with exciting original ideas to submit them for this year’s Lumiere festival in November. Lumiere is produced by Artichoke and commissioned by Durham County Council, with additional support from Arts Council England...