Arguments over the UK’s membership of the European Union should be about policy not personality, according to the chairman of the Institute of Directors in the North East. Speaking at the IoD’s Business Leaders' Dinner at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead hotel, IoD chairman Graham Robb criticised those who chose to “play the man, not the...

The new care home being built on the former police station site along Central Avenue is set to open later this year. And its residents will benefit from a range of facilities including Wi-Fi access, a beauty salon and plasma TVs. Building work has started on the home by Helen McArdle Care, which will provide 56 rooms. The group’s...

Crafter’s Companion founder Sara Davies talks exclusively to Aycliffe Today Business editor Martin Walker... Almost four long years have passed since Holiways went out of business – but its building is now set to get a new lease of life. Newton Aycliffe will welcome one of County Durham’s biggest success stories when the UK’s largest...

Councillors in County Durham will be asked to agree changes to free school transport entitlement when they meet next week. A report to Durham County Council’s Cabinet recommends the removal of automatic entitlement to free home to school transport for some students where this is currently provided at the council’s discretion. The move...

Editor Martin Walker introduces the 21st edition of Aycliffe Today Business... This year is already proving to be a hugely positive one – not just for Aycliffe Today, but judging by all of the really positive news that has emanated from the business park in only the first two months of 2016. The arrival of Crafter’s Companion has created...

Newton Aycliffe’s Northern League side face a crunch week of fixtures with four games in the space of seven days. Peter Dixon’s side are still fourth in the first division despite their last two league games being postponed – at Washington last weekend and at home to West Auckland in midweek. Aycliffe, like many teams, now face an...

Garden waste collections will start this month in County Durham after a winter break. Residents who have subscribed to the Durham County Council’s garden waste collection can expect their first collection to take place between Tuesday 15th and Friday 25th March. This year’s sticker must be fixed to the garden waste bin and, on collection...

Hitachi Rail Europe celebrated International Women’s Day by holding a Ladies Day recruitment event on Tuesday. As part of International Women’s Day, the train-assembling firm has been encouraging more females to join its manufacturing and engineering teams. Ninety women registered to attend the event, and they were split into three...

A new support group set up to help young women diagnosed with alopecia has been boosted by a donation. Alopecia Support County Durham, based at Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe, has received £300 from the GALAXY Hot Chocolate Fund. Alopecia Support is a newly-formed support group for women aged 16 and over who have been diagnosed...

Newton Aycliffe firm Tekmar Energy has secured a major contract with DONG Energy to supply 189 cable protection systems (CPS) on its Race Bank offshore windfarm in North Norfolk. Located approximately 16.8 miles off Blakeney Point on the North Norfolk coast, Race Bank covers an area of around 75km² and has a capacity of up to 580MW which could...