Newton Aycliffe shower manufacturer Roman has got involved and showed their support for the British Heart Foundation’s Wear It Beat It Campaign. The staff at Roman showed their support for the fantastic cause by wearing red, whether that be red shoes, red tie, red lipstick, Welsh Rugby Shirt or English (change strip!). Managing...

Durham Constabulary is joining a national drive to help keep young internet users safe. All of next week the force will be running a campaign to raise awareness of cyber crime. And tomorrow (Tuesday 10th February 10) it will join organisations from around the UK to mark Safer Internet Day. With the aim of preventing online child...

Left to right: Ian Hoult, neighbourhood protection manager, Cllr Brian Stephens, Cabinet member for neighbourhoods and local partnerships, Oliver Sherratt, head of direct services, and Dave Riseley, neighbourhood protection enforcement manager. Flytippers are more likely than ever to be caught red-handed as extra CCTV cameras are being set up...

Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) is encouraging people to get involved in its big plans to develop a socially inclusive garden in the grounds of the Pioneering Care Centre. Last year the garden was transformed into a hive of growing activity with thanks to participants attending a ‘Plot to Plate’ project. The idea became a reality...

Penrith 2, Newton Aycliffe 1 Newton Aycliffe lost out on their return to action after last week's enforced winter break going down 2-1 at Penrith. With both sides having been deprived of much recent action it was perhaps not surprising that the teams took a while to get going. Penrith were seeking their fifth win in a row in the Ebac...

Newton Aycliffe Spartans have unveiled their new pitching machine and a large portable batting net, which has been purchased with help from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) and local County Councillors Sarah Iveson and Jed Hillary. Newton Aycliffe Spartans was set up in order to help bring baseball back to the North East of...

Thrive Marketing has been supporting local lost and found company in their content marketing, since Lostbox won Aycliffe Business Park’s Achieve Your Dream competition in early 2014. With a view to build their online marketing strategy and brand further, Thrive’s Managing Directors, Rachel Townsend Green and Johnny Woods, have formed a...

Woodham Academy is trialling electronic reading tablets in some of its classrooms as part of a drive to embed the ‘Three E s’ in the school: e-reading, e-writing and e-arithmetic. Despite some public apprehension to the contrary, young people still find reading popular. However, more and more readers are accessing literature through...

By Jonathan Ward A Shildon business which specialises in designing and installing warehouse equipment has racked up one of its biggest contracts to date fitting out one of the North East’s Leading supply chain company for vehicle components. Advanced Handling and Storage installed pallet racking at Calsonic Kansei’s brand new...

Motorists are advised that a series of roadworks will take place throughout County Durham during half-term which may affect Newton Aycliffe drivers. Durham County Council will be carrying out carriageway resurfacing works on a number of routes from 14th to 22nd February. The essential works have been scheduled to take place during the...