Residents in County Durham are being invited to have their say on a number of documents which will affect developments across the county. The County Durham Plan, which was adopted in October 2020, sets out Durham County Council’s vision for housing, jobs and the environment until 2035. It seeks to ensure the county is a successful place...

Great Aycliffe Town Council staff and councillors are celebrating after St. Oswald’s pre-school was graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted following an inspection in January. The town council-run pre-school has been assessed as outstanding on all aspects of the inspection including quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and...

A further 150 electric vehicle charging points are set to be installed across County Durham. Durham County Council has been successful in securing an additional £3.1m from the government to expand the county’s charging infrastructure. The authority is one of only three councils to receive additional funding to expand on an innovative...

By Paul Blythe A round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section. Under 7’s Whites – Played against Hilda Park, in a remarkably close game. Louie scored Aycliffe’s goal. MOTM selected by the parents was Louie and MOTM from the players was James. Under 7’s Reds – Faced Boro Rangers Blacks, performing very...

Gestamp plant director Jonathan Phillips features on the front cover of the first Aycliffe Business of 2023. BTS Facades boss Phil Atkinson provides the guest foreword for the January-February edition which also includes features with Valhalla North, Business Durham, Excelpoint, New Energy and Building Services Solutions and Jacksons Law...

The Tees region’s fastest growing businesses have been publicly acclaimed in a new awards ceremony. The inaugural VelociTees awards – organised by Aycliffe Business' sister publication Tees Business, in partnership with headline sponsor Azets – saw around 140 people attend Wynyard Hall to recognise our area’s best business performers,...

By Paul Blythe A round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section. Under 7’s Whites – Engaged in a goal fest against Gateshead. A great performance from the team, who all enjoyed there football. Goals from Oliver and Felix (2). POTM was Matilda, and parents POTM was Felix. Under 7’s Juniors – Travelled to...

PD Ports has taken another stride towards achieving its ambitious decarbonisation targets with the delivery of its first, fully electric vehicle at Tees Dock following a successful trial. The electric van, which is the first of three to be delivered in this phase, is part of the company’s wider plans to eliminate fossil fuel usage within its...

By Steven Dawson There has been more positive news for club members, continuing the good start to 2023. On Saturday, February 4, one member took part in the North East Masters Athletics Association Cross Country Championships at Croft Circuit. Alan Wilks completed the course in a time of 36:42 finishing first in the Men’s Over 70...

Woodham Academy has recently become one of just 12 schools to be recognised as a Steplab Coaching Hub for its innovative use of instructional coaching tools to improve teaching and learning. Steplab Coaching Hubs are schools from around the country that are using the Steplab professional learning platform in unique and interesting ways to...