In this issue: Gestamp Tallent, Pamela Petty, Lidl, Shepherd Construction, Tony Blair, SCH Site Services, Stiller Warehousing & Distribution, Raisco, South Durham UTC, Finley Structures, Mill Volvo, Thrive Marketing, Local Motion and much more... Click here to read issue # 16  ...

'Drive slowly and park responsibly' is the message to parents and other drivers involved in the daily school run across County Durham and Darlington. With schools returning after the half term break, and as part of Child Safety Week , Ron Hogg, Durham's Police and Crime Commissioner is urging all drivers to slow down and take extra care...

Gestamp Tallent's latest £11m investment aims to ensure car part manufacturing in Newton Aycliffe for decades to come. Martin Walker finds out more... Gestamp Tallent's latest investment in Newton Aycliffe has been developed by one of our own. Graham Moore - pictured (above, right, with plant director Peter Gallone) left Greenfield School...

A Newton Aycliffe-based project aimed at engaging girls aged 13+ into sport activities has received national recognition at a recent awards ceremony. The Us Girls project was shortlisted for 2 Street Games National Awards – Us Girls Project of the Year and Young Coach of the Year (Kelly Howe). Unfortunately, the project did not win the...

Police arrested two people in Newton Aycliffe on Friday morning after police officers seized drugs from two properties. Police say they executed Magistrates' search warrants at two addresses in Langdale Place. "A quantity of drugs have been seized and one male has been taken to custody," said a statement. "Another who has been given a...

Newton Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards brings us his latest blog from the beat... Hello Newton Aycliffe, it’s been a long time. Far too long in fact. It’s been a traumatic time of late for the Newton Aycliffe Sector Neighbourhood Team (by Sector I refer to the three teams consisting of Aycliffe Town, Sedgefield,...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe FC have landed their first signing of the summer by bagging West Auckland's top scorer Matty Moffatt. Just a few weeks after chairman Allan Oliver persuaded manager Peter Dixon to stay on at Moore Lane for the 2015-16 Northern League campaign, Dixon has prised his FA Vase hero away from his former...

By Martin Walker Steel specialists SCH Site Services has been involved in the design and build of an exciting new leisure facility on Aycliffe Business Park. SCH has been working on a meticulous installation project at ROF 59 - the new leisure facility on the former Presswork Metals site - while they are also due to work on a number of other...

The Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe is the Hub for the Colour your Life project which provides access to creative and informal learning activities for the improvement of mental health and the development of emotional resilience. Details of free courses are as follows: Dig-in Gardening - Mondays 10am – 12noon (ongoing through till...

By Martin Walker A popular children's nursery on Aycliffe Business Park has been praised by Ofsted. Little Cubs Nursery, based at the Xcel Centre, has been rated as 'Good' by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. The rating is just one away from being 'Outstanding' but, more importantly, it has improved...