A plastics manufacturer has shared the success of apprenticeship training for its existing staff, saying the process has improved productivity. Primex Plastics, which operates a factory on Aycliffe Business Park, recently put seven of its employees through a Performing Manufacturing Operations apprenticeship, delivered by NECC Training. The...

Aycliffe Running club members turned out for the recent Great North Run half marathon on Sunday 11 September. The 13.1-mile course starts in Newcastle and finishes in South Shields. First home for the club was Tommy Scott in 1.37.07, he was followed in John Burnside, who was running in his 36th Great North Run, completing the course in...

Newton Aycliffe 8, West Allotment Celtic 1 Newton Aycliffe bounced back in fine style from Saturday's loss to Penrith with a resounding win over West Allotment Celtic. Peter Dixon’s side stormed back to third in the Northern League first division table with the thumping win at Moore Lane Park on Tuesday night. Some players were absent...

Dozens of businesses gathered in Newton Aycliffe as part of an information exchange event this week. Around 60 firms exhibited at the Durham Business Information Exchange, organised by Business Durham, at the Xcel Centre on Aycliffe Busines Park on Tuesday, while more than 100 people attended during the course of the morning. See our picture...

Teenage parents from across County Durham have completed a 20-week scheme to develop their life skills and help them into education, volunteering and employment. Durham County Council’s One Point Service’s Teen Parent Support Programme began in January, with five months of sessions covering everything from self-esteem and sexual health to...

Aycliffe Juniors got in to the second full week of their season with teams in both league and cup action and some teams starting their seasons. The Under 9 Blacks (pictured) got their season off to a start with their first ever game as a new team for our club. They faced Birtley Town in the Russell Foster league and Lucas scored when he...

The family of Anna Swabey have issued an emotional tribute after the inspirational campaigner passed away last week. Anna died peacefully at home in Newton Aycliffe last Friday, surrounded by her family, just a day before she was due to marry fiance Andy Bell. The 25-year-old had been battling a brain tumour since January 2015. But during...

Pupils in County Durham will now have even more opportunities to learn from their French counterparts after a new agreement was signed. The education cooperation agreement, signed by Durham County Council and the Académie d’Amiens, will create even more links between the county and France. The council has been linked to the Somme County...

An ambitious recruitment agency is looking to create new jobs and expand to other areas of the region after seeing turnover grow year-on-year since its launch. Laura Claughan started Whurk Recruitment from offices on Aycliffe Business Park more than three years ago. Now with seven members of staff, the firm saw sales climb to £1.3m earlier...

Newton Aycliffe Sports Club 2, Peterlee Catholic Club 5 For the second week in a row Newton Aycliffe Sports Club crashed out of cup competition, this time at the expense of Peterlee Catholic Club in the County Cup. The high-flying away side showed Aycliffe they meant business slamming a shot off the post in the first five minutes. With the...