Former Rockliffe Hall boss Angela Jackson has joined the management team at Newton Aycliffe activity centre ROF 59. And her appointment has coincided with a cool new attraction just in time for the summer. Angela, who spent six-and-a-half years as clubhouse manager at the five-star Rockliffe hotel, is the new hospitality manager at ROF...

Greenfield Arts’ Youth Cree group and student Kyle Scott were recently awarded the prestigious Durham County Council Chairman’s Medal for their positive contribution to the community. The awards were held at County Hall and for the first time a young person’s category was introduced. Greenfield Arts have developed the Youth Cree since...

The chairman of Hitachi says the reality of Brexit would mean jobs being lost and investment being held back. Hitachi Rail Europe’s £82m train manufacturing facility was opened by Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne in Newton Aycliffe last September. Hitachi chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi – pictured above during the...

A young Aycliffe athlete will be out of his comfort zone when he attempts an ambitious open water swim for charity this weekend. Woodham Academy student Jake Mendelsohn is bidding to take part in the Great North Swim in Windermere on Sunday (12th June). The 13-year-old is raising money for family friend Anna Swabey, who was diagnosed with a...

Fleet Recruitment managing director Neil O’Connor brings some useful business advice… Recruiting to replace a staff member is a great opportunity to carry out a spring clean and redefine exactly how you need the replacement to contribute to your business. It gives you the chance to question the contribution the position makes towards...

A Newton Aycliffe grandmother who has benefitted from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service’s (CDDFRS) new programme of Safe and Wellbeing visits is keen to spread the word to others who may be helped. Bess Robertson cares for her husband Jimmy who has been living with dementia for the past six years. But life had become...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club have designated their second team fixture against Marske seconds on Saturday (11th June) as Great North Air Ambulance Day. In association with Waitrose, the club will be putting on activities during the afternoon to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance. The game starts at 1pm and from 2pm there will Kwik...

Councillors are to hear of the public transport work carried out in County Durham on behalf of the North East Combined Authority. In 2014 responsibility for services such as buses, park and ride, community transport and home to school travel were transferred to NECA, with the delivery of them then delegated back to Durham County Council. The...

A £20m investment fund to grow local businesses that aims to create thousands of jobs for County Durham has been proposed. If approved by councillors, the scheme will see Durham County Council create Finance Durham, a standalone investment fund - the first of its kind in the North East - which will make financial investments in local...

Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted in Newton Aycliffe. Officers say the incident happened in the early hours of Friday 13th May at Silverdale Place, during which a female sustained injuries to her face and torso. The female is now recovering. Police are asking for anyone with any information to contact 101 and...