The full list of shortlisted nominees and winners of the Aycliffe Business Park Make Your Mark 2014 awards event. (Winners in bold) ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING AWARD Sponsored by Sunderland University Ebac Finley Structures 1 PWS EXPORT AWARD Sponsored by NECC Meditek 3M Think Eleven INNOVATION AWARD Sonsored by...

A selection of pictures from Aycliffe Business Park's Make Your Mark awards event at the Xcel Centre on Thursday night... ...

Newton Aycliffe 2-3 Norton & Stockton Ancients By Paul McGeary They say bad luck comes in threes, and Allan Oliver will feel no different as his third game back in temporary charge of Newton Aycliffe ended in a third defeat, which also saw the Newtonians crash out of their third cup competition already this season. Having already...

Up to 12,500 tonnes of salt will be stored at two new barns in County Durham ready for the winter. Durham County Council is preparing for winter conditions by making sure that the new salt barns in Wolsingham and Peterlee are up and running in plenty of time. The Wolsingham barn, which was completed in January and cost £500,000 to...

Residents in Great Aycliffe and Middridge can find out how local issues are being tackled when the area action partnership (GAMP) meets next week. The GAMP Board will be meeting next Tuesday (23rd September, 6pm to 8pm) at Middridge Village Hall and members of the public are welcome. Local people can also raise any neighbourhood issues...

By Martin Walker The excitement was building across Aycliffe Business Park today for the inaugural Make Your Mark awards event. More than 200 guests are expected to attend the celebration of business achievements at the Xcel Centre on Thursday night. Eleven awards will be dished out on the night during an Oscars-style presentation...

Match Preview – Wednesday 17th September 2014 NEWTON AYCLIFFE vs NORTON & STOCKTON ANCIENTS Durham Challenge Cup, Prelim. AuxAudio.co.uk Stadium. Kick off 7.30pm. By Paul McGeary Newton Aycliffe will look to bounce back from three straight defeats as they begin their Durham Challenge Cup assault with a home tie against second...

By Martin Walker Companies on Aycliffe Business Park are gearing up for an inaugural awards event this week. More than 200 guests are expected to attend the glitzy Make Your Mark celebration at the Xcel Centre on Thursday night. Eleven awards will be dished out on the night during an Oscars-style presentation after a three-course...

County Durham has been chosen to pilot a new campaign that aims to find families for children in the area that are waiting to be adopted. There are 220 children in the North-East that are waiting for a loving home. The new campaign will encourage people in the North-East to consider adoption by bringing to life what it means to have...

By Paul McGeary Popular Newton Aycliffe midfielder Stuart Owen has tonight shocked the club and signed for second division outfit Northallerton Town. Affectionately nicknamed ‘Rat Boy,’ Owen has followed former star Dan Mellanby to Ainderby Road, after handing in a transfer request on Saturday evening. The move will stun followers...