April 9th, 201801612The recent snowy and wet weather has led to some of the Aycliffe Juniors teams needing to play a lot of catch up games in the next few weeks.
All they need now is a bit of a dry spell to get the grass pitches fit for action!
The Under 7’s travelled to face a very strong Stranton FC. A bright start didn’t stop Stranton scoring...
April 6th, 201802237The boss of a multi award-winning Newton Aycliffe firm says gaining recognition is a tangible morale booster for businesses.
Tekmar Energy was recently named Company of the Year at Subsea UK’s annual awards.
The Aycliffe firm has also previously won an Export award at the North East Business Awards, while it has also won the...
April 6th, 201813398A Newton Aycliffe councillor has launched an ambitious £350,000 crowdfunding bid to buy the dilapidated Locomotion No. 1 pub and bring it back to life.
Great Aycliffe Town independent councillor Paul Symons wants to save the historic pub, known affectionately as ‘The Loco’, which has been closed for nearly two years and twice...
April 6th, 201801332Is your organisation in need of a “new look”? Are you looking to update your marketing communications? Branding should be an important part of your considerations.
Often misused and misunderstood, branding is “the idea or image people have in mind when thinking about your specific products services and organisation”.
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April 5th, 201802224Local residents group ACORN will be holding their seventh annual Petting Zoo at Newton Aycliffe leisure centre on Saturday (April 7).
Running from 10am till 2pm children and adults will be enthralled with the small creatures.
The event features three petting zoos and numerous stalls together with a bouncy castle and other...
April 4th, 201803575More than 90,000 illicit cigarettes have been taken off the streets of County Durham, councillors will hear.
A total of 94,040 illegal cigarettes were seized in raids carried out by Durham County Council in the financial year 2017/18, the authority’s cabinet is to be told in a meeting next week.
The figure is from a report...
April 4th, 201802806A former South West Durham Training apprentice gave 16 engineering students who hope to follow in his footsteps a tour of 3M’s Newton Aycliffe plant.
John Bayne, plant engineering group leader at 3M, showed the group of full-time electrical mechanical students, who all hope to secure engineering apprenticeships at the end of their...
April 4th, 201801424Landlords are being urged to make sure their properties are more energy efficient ahead of new regulations coming in to force from 1 April 2018.
Members of Durham County Council’s trading standards team are advising landlords with less efficient properties that may fall foul of the new regulations if improvements aren’t...
April 3rd, 201801463Newton Aycliffe construction firm Finley Structures is helping a Cramlington-based oil and gas manufacturer to expand with a new facility.
PII Pipeline Solutions, part of the GE Oil & Gas group, currently works from a series of buildings on the North Nelson Industrial Estate in Cramlington, where it specialises in generating...
April 3rd, 201801511A national counter-terrorism campaign is being backed by the Safe Durham Partnership.
The ‘Action Counter Terrorism’ campaign is urging residents across the UK to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity that could be terrorism-related.
Although there is no specific threat in County Durham, the Safe Durham Partnership, of...
