By Martin Walker Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has credited current Newton Aycliffe MP Phil Wilson for helping him “learn the value of teamwork”. Mr Blair was due to make a keynote speech in Aycliffe last Friday, at a high-profile event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Sedgefield Constituency, at the Xcel Centre on...

An exciting new FREE business magazine for Newton Aycliffe is now available! Aycliffe Today Business, a specific B2B publication produced by Mantis Media in association with Splash Print Management, will start going out across Aycliffe Business Park (ABP) from Thursday. Every business on ABP will receive a copy in the post, with the...

Our panel of three football writers give their predictions on Newton Aycliffe’s game this weekend… Three points are awarded if our ‘experts’ pick the exact score, 1 point awarded if they get the result correct. Martin and Paul clawed ground back on fence-sitting Glen last week, by both predicting victories over Team...

The next PACT (Police And Communities Together) meeting for the Woodham Ward will be held on Monday (26th November) from 6pm at Woodham Community Centre, St Elizabeth’s Close. Durham Constabulary is dedicated to making your neighbourhood safer. If you have any issues affecting your quality of life and want to discuss it with your...

A Greenfield School pupil has been awarded for his bravery and resilience in the face of traumatic health problems. Conor Radford, a year seven pupil at Greenfield Community College in the town, was awarded an ITV Brave Heart Award at a prestigious ceremony at St James' Park in Newcastle. Over the last six years, the 11-year-old, who...

An initiative to tackle stray horses in part of County Durham is rounding up a feast of rewards. The initiative has not only improved road safety and horse welfare, it has also led to the team responsible being nominated for two national awards. The operation was a joint Durham Constabulary and Durham County Council response to the horse...

A group of year nine students from Woodham Academy recently visited Nissan UK in Sunderland. The students visited the plant to investigate possible career paths in the Engineering and Manufacturing sector. While at the plant students got to meet a number of engineers working for the company and find out about their careers and job...

South Durham businesses can book their places for a networking breakfast to get top tips on better ways to drive to save fuel and increase efficiency. It is all part of being asked to do the Local Motion, a new green transport initiative delivered by Durham County Council. Companies will be giving top tips on how they can radically...

Tackling waste is top of the agenda as County Durham residents are reminded to think about the amount they produce from their households. It all comes with the annual European Waste Reduction Week (November 17–25), a week aimed at raising awareness of the need to prevent waste. Last year the UK was one of 32 countries taking part. In...

Businesses are getting the chance to boldly go where they may have never been before when a hugely successful space conference comes to County Durham again next year. Registering for Spacetech 2013 (Thursday March 21) at NETPark (North East Technology Park) is just one small step but could be a giant leap into breaking into the weird and...