Businesses need cash-flow. It enables them to operate day to day, stock-pile, develop new ideas and expand. It is the life blood of any successful business. The profitability and turnover could be excellent, but without cash-flow a business is doomed to fail…or is it? Often, with the orders flowing in, stock supplied or service provided...

Community groups in Newton Aycliffe and Middridge are being encouraged to apply for a small grant, as part of a new pot of funding dedicated to small community minded organisations that has been launched by Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP). The fund will provide a valuable source of funding to all non-profit making organisations...

A consultation on how people can get involved in Durham County Council’s planning process has started. The Statement of Community Involvement sets out how individuals, local communities and other interested parties can play a part in all aspects of planning, from commenting on applications to being part of a neighbourhood planning forum for...

A week-long crackdown on speeding motorists will see new ‘night vision’ safety cameras being used to deter drivers from going too fast. Officers from the joint Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit (CDSOU) will be carrying out both high-profile and covert speed checks in various locations across the two forces. An additional...

Real is the better deal as County Durham residents are encouraged to use real nappies during Real Nappy Week. Durham County Council’s strategic waste team is supporting the 20th annual event which takes place from Monday 18 until Sunday 24 April 2016. Run by Go Real, Real Nappy Week’s theme is Real Nappies, Real Change, which aims to...

More postponed fixtures due to the wet weather last week has left Newton Aycliffe with an even bigger backlog of fixtures. The Newtonians were due to play two home games last week, but they and Saturday's away match at Dunston all fell foul of the weather. That leaves Aycliffe facing a mammoth 10 games in 22 days to bring the 2015-16...

The Pop In PACT meeting for Woodham Ward is due to be held on Tuesday 3rd May at Woodham Community Centre, St. Elizabeths Close, Woodham, from 10.30am until 12noon. Residents are free to "Pop In" and discuss any problems in their area.  

The persistent rain during the week again affected the Aycliffe Juniors fixtures but around half the sides managed to find a dry spot for a game... The Under 7’s played the final match of their league season at Ferryhill. The first game epitomised their season with hard work, playing together as a team and creating space to attack the...

The region’s first University Technical College being built in Newton Aycliffe has appointed a new deputy principal. Jenny Trapp, a former air traffic controller who is currently assistant headteacher at Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham, has agreed the new role at UTC South Durham, due to open this September. Jenny, originally from...

A controversial housing development on the edge of Newton Aycliffe is back on the agenda. The Homes and Communities Agency has submitted a new application to build 226 houses on agricultural land at Eldon Whins, in between Middridge and Middridge Road. It comes 18 months after several Middridge residents opposed a 241-home development in the...