Two new members of staff have joined a Newton Aycliffe steel firm as it continues to grow. Neil Ryan has joined family-run Finley Structures, based on Aycliffe Business Park, as site supervisor and Crystal Moss-Henry has been appointed payroll administrator. The new recruits have boosted Finley’s staff numbers to 63, with the family’s...

Greenfield has once again been successful in securing funding from the British Council via the Lefevre Fund to the tune of £10 000. The bid, which was put together by the subject leader for Performing Arts, Ali Dixon, will enable students to work on an International project with a new partner school in Amiens, France. “Together we will...

In the January-February 2017 issue of Aycliffe Today Business… Our main/cover feature is with successful entrepreneurs Peter Wilcock and Andy Preston – who are the keynote speakers at Aycliffe Business Park’s Make Your Mark awards on March 1. Also featuring in this issue: Finley Structures, Gestamp Tallent, Hitachi, Ebac, South West...

In the New Year, there are some things you should cut back on to be healthier, but also so many things you should add in. The best part? They're so simple and cost absolutely nothing. The County Durham Wellbeing for Life service is free and aims to help people to live well and maintain good health for themselves and those around...

It was a weather affected weekend for the Aycliffe Juniors with a mixture of postponements and match action. The Under 9 Russell Foster league team played Bishop Juniors and came away with a great 4-2 win. Jay Leaver scored and man of the match Jake Smith got a hatrick. So the team have completed their ten game winter league in third place with...

The bravery and determination of brain tumour victim Anna Louise Swabey, the 25-year-old Newton Aycliffe cancer campaigner who died in September just a day before her wedding, was remembered this week at a moving ceremony designed to mark her outstanding achievements. Anna’s family was presented with a prestigious Rotary International Paul...

The region’s first University Technical College (UTC) which opened on Aycliffe Business Park last September is gearing up for two more open days. After the success of the first two open days back in October, the UTC South Durham has added an extra two to the diary, aimed at helping students make an informed decision regarding their Year 10...

A range of schemes that enable children and young people to get involved in decision-making in County Durham have been outlined to councillors. Members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet heard how the authority, its 14 Area Action Partnerships (AAP) and other organisations working together as the County Durham Partnership are using a range of...

Two high-profile entrepreneurs are set to star at an annual business awards event in Newton Aycliffe. Peter Wilcock (above, right) and Andy Preston will be the keynote speakers at Aycliffe Business Park Community’s third annual Make Your Mark business awards ceremony. They’ll both share their fascinating insights into business and their...

Durham police chief Ron Hogg says people convicted of causing death by dangerous driving should receive harsher penalties. The Ministry of Justice is currently consulting on the following issues, including the distinction between 'careless' and 'dangerous' driving, a perceived 'gap in the law' for causing serious injury by careless driving,...