By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe is set for a £875,000 windfall after Durham County Council approved a 175-home development in the town. Councillors voted unanimously in favour of plans to build two, three and four-bedroom properties in an exciting scheme which will see cash thrown back into the local economy. As part of the plans,...

By Martin Walker Six high-profile businesses have embarked on another Apprenticeship Awareness Programme in Newton Aycliffe. Finley Structures, SWDT, A-Tech Fabrications, Ebac, Gestamp Tallent and the Bignall Group all visited Woodham Academy on Wednesday to kick-start the scheme after last year’s hugely-successful pilot. Organised...

A brand development agency is flourishing after giving one of Newton Aycliffe’s biggest employers a new look. Creative agency Echo Graphics, based in Enterprise House at The HUB Workspace on Aycliffe Business Park, has spent a number of months re-branding Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, which employs over 100 people at its Ridgeway...

A structured lunchtime initiative at Stephenson Way is proving to be a great success with pupils. While still able to enjoy free play on the yard or field, since the summer term children have also been offered the chance to attend one of several staffed “clubs” which offer various fun activities. Art Club offers the children the...

A Newton Aycliffe steel firm is expanding again after winning more work and taking on additional staff. Raisco, based on Aycliffe Business Park, has already seen a jump in turnover this year after seeing a dip in 2012-13. Turnover dropped to £2.5m after it had doubled 2 years previous to £3.8m, but managing director Gary Raistrick says...

By Martin Walker A multi-agency initiative has been launched to educate young people in Newton Aycliffe about alcohol using QR codes. The Newton Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team has commenced a three-phased initiative to coincide with Alcohol Awareness Week. The multi-agency initiative uses modern-day technology in an educational...

Woodham Academy and Woodham Sports Academy extend a warm welcome this year to Charlotte Reilly-O’Donnell and Thomas Jonathon Taylor. They have joined as enthusiastic teacher trainees from Schools Direct as part of the graduate teacher programme. Charlotte graduated in 2011 from Loughborough where she studied Sports Science.  A former...

By Martin Walker Companies will get a golden opportunity to talk directly to the decision-makers of some of the region’s biggest firms at a popular business event next month. More than 100 exhibitors have already signed up to this year’s Durham Oktoberfest, a large-scale manufacturing and engineering exhibition, which will be staged...

  Durham Challeng Cup: Tow Law Town 4, Newton Aycliffe 5 By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe edged a nine-goal thriller to knock Tow Law Town out of the Durham Challenge Cup in the preliminary round but the win was overshadowed by a bad injury sustained by Dan Molyneux. The Newtonians keeper was knocked unconscious as Martin...