Planning has been approved for the region's first University Technical College (UTC) to be built in Newton Aycliffe. The £10m UTC South Durham, which will be built next to Hitachi Rail Europe's new train-building factory on Aycliffe Business Park, will open in September 2016. Durham County councillors this week voted unanimously in favour...

Woodham Academy sports stars were honoured with a string of awards during a special presentation at Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield. The night is a celebration of students’ achievement and rewards their hard work and dedication. Paralympic athlete, Stephen Miller, was the keynote speaker. He inspired every person in the room with his...

A teenage boy appeared in court this morning after a 15-year-old was stabbed in Newton Aycliffe. As reported by Aycliffe Today on Tuesday, police responded to a report from the ambulance service at about 8.45pm on Monday after a boy had been stabbed in the Woodham Burn area. A 15-year-old local boy was taken by ambulance to the James Cook...

The next issue of Newton Aycliffe's only award-winning publication, Aycliffe Today Business, is out this week. It can be read online now by clicking here. The 17th edition includes an exclusive interview with former RAF chef Chris Coleman - the man who's grilled burgers for Bill Clinton before taking up his new role with ROF 59 on Aycliffe...

A former Fujitsu Apprentice has fulfilled a lifetime ambition of starting his own business. Newtonian Chris Lambert - who has previously worked for 3M and Gestamp Tallent as well as the Japanese firm - has launched Chris Lambert Engineering, an independent Trumpf laser service provider. A time-served multi-skilled service engineer, Chris...

Thousands of new private sector jobs and millions of pounds into the county’s economy – that’s what a move of council HQ could mean for the regeneration of County Durham. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be asked to endorse a plan to vacate the current HQ on Aykley Heads and to move off the site to pave the way for significant...

A distribution firm has increased staff retention rates after using innovative ways to recruit drivers. Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, based on Aycliffe Business Park, are recruiting ex-servicemen as well as young staff and people from overseas to combat the national driver shortage problem. Now the Newton Aycliffe firm is enjoying...

An eco-friendly tap to guard against water waste saw its young inventors crowned Future Business Magnates on a night showcasing the very best of enterprise talent in County Durham schools. The team from Durham Johnston School landed the overall winners prize for their ‘GlowFlow Eco Tap’ on a glittering night of success for dozens of...

Only one Aycliffe Juniors side was in action last weekend with the Under 10’s continuing the early stages of their Russell Foster League season with a 3-1 win against Jarrow FC Phythons. The team started with Matty in goal, Oli, Sam, Evan, Taylor, Bronton and Bo starting in the outfield positions with Chloe, Isaac and Ted set to join the...

The number of young people committing first time offences in County Durham has fallen by more than 80%, a new report reveals. County Durham Youth Offending Service’s (CDYOS) Youth Justice Plan for 2015/17 states that in 2014/15, 193 young people entered the Youth Justice System for the first time. The figure represents an 8.1% reduction...