Small businesses in the region will have the chance to benefit from thousands of pounds worth of business support from Teesside University over the next 18 months. The University has been successful in leveraging £400,000 of European Regional Development funding to support 40 small to medium-sized enterprises. Each business will benefit...

Newton Aycliffe police are hunting a suspected hit and run driver after a man was knocked over by a vehicle. The incident happened at about 7.25am on Monday (3rd February), when a male pedestrian was knocked down when crossing Horndale Avenue, adjacent to Permoids, on Aycliffe Business Park. The vehicle believed to be involved is a white...

By Martin Walker Japanese firm Hitachi Rail Europe is busy moving tonnes of earth to rectify a land slope as they prepare to begin construction of the train-building factory on Aycliffe Business Park. The firm's site manager, Darren Cumner, has told Aycliffe Today that construction of the £82m factory is expected to start in...

A Newton Aycliffe man was handed a suspended jail sentence after he was caught drink-driving twice within the space of five days. As revealed by Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards in his blog on Aycliffe Today, 51-year-old Malcolm Paterson, of Pemberton Road, admitted two drink driving offences and one count of possessing...

A capital investment programme worth more than £262m will be put before councillors next week. The proposed budget includes £30.2m for highways improvements and major projects in Durham City,  Bishop Auckland, Peterlee, Seaham, Stanley, Crook and Spennymoor. A £1.3m increase in the Winter Maintenance budget and the extension of the...

Newton Aycliffe tots have been enjoying a range of activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The Year of the Horse began on January the 31st, and it is tradition in China to have celebrations take place over several weeks. And Stephenson Way Nursery got into the Chinese spirit, converting an area of the nursery into a restaurant,...

Half a million pounds could be set aside to boost employment opportunities in County Durham. Councillors will be asked next week to assign the cash to projects that will help young people into work and support others wishing to start their own business. Members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet will also discuss allocating an...

Durham County school leavers’ destination survey shows that almost all of Woodham Academy students have been successful in continuing in education, employment or training following their excellent GCSE results last summer. The school’s NEET (not in education, employment or training) figure of 1.9% is the lowest ever and compares...

A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with handling stolen goods after police recovered two bikes in Newton Aycliffe. In his blog on Aycliffe Today, Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards revealed how officers made a number of arrests in relation to a crime spree that happened on the evening of Monday 20th January,...

Woodham Gymnastics Academy has made an excellent start to the year with its performance at the Regional Milano Competition at the University of Cumbria, Carlisle. Woodham had two teams of four gymnasts compete in the competition, which was a qualifier for the national finals. The gymnasts were required to perform a floor routine, two...