April 16th, 201801361MP Phil Wilson officially opened Acorn Residents Association’s seventh annual petting zoo – with 750 people attending on the day.
The event, sponsored by councillors Kate Hopper and Eddy Adam, featured three petting zoos and numerous stalls together with a bouncy castle and other attractions such as Tombola, Facepainting and...
April 13th, 201804589A major development to increase the size of Aycliffe Business Park with a huge 55-acre site, including a pub and restaurant, has taken another big step forward.
A developer has been assigned to build Forrest Park, which is said could create more than 3,000 jobs and boost the economy by £495m in little over a decade.
As revealed...
April 13th, 201801856Businesses can now tap into a pool of tech apprentices, with a new talent programme about to produce more than 100 potential new employees designed to bridge a growing digital skills gap in the North-East.
RAW Digital Training has teamed up with DurhamWorks to create a new Digital Talent Service, taking unemployed 16-24-year-olds from...
April 12th, 201801369By Donna Campbell
Last weekend saw the rearranged Thirsk 10-mile race take place. This was rearranged from the end of March when bad weather stopped it taking place.
Five members participated in this race. Michelle Jane was first back for the club on 1:11:08, Dave Blewitt followed in 1:14:15, Mark Bainbridge 1:18:23,Sandra Collins...
April 12th, 201801462Thrive Marketing’s Rachael Farley with some useful business advice...
Personalising your browser with Google Chrome extensions is a great way to boost productivity.
Whether you need to prioritise your workload in a visual way or remove any distractions, we’ve sifted through the best extensions so you don’t have to.
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April 12th, 201801371An exciting new approach which aims to maximise the value of every pound spent on health and social care and improve lives for residents in the county has been agreed.
Described as ‘bold and ambitious’– the approval for a new approach to providing people with access to health and social care services aims to deliver better value...
April 11th, 201801685Newcastle Benfield 1, Newton Aycliffe 0
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe came away from Newcastle Benfield wondering how they lost 1-0 on Monday night.
They dominated much of the play, but had no luck and appeared to be robbed of a good goal right at the end.
Benfield went into the game in fine form, but were insipid on the...
April 11th, 201811571Businesses in the region are being offered advice and support to put in place plans to help them ensure their long-term growth and success.
County Durham Engineering and Manufacturing Network (CDEMN) has teamed up with a number of its affiliate members and partners to deliver an initial six-week succession planning programme of...
April 11th, 201802376Over 100,000 illegal cigarettes and 100kg of hand rolling tobacco have been seized as part of a campaign between Durham County Council and Durham Constabulary.
Acting on information received during the Keep It Out illicit tobacco campaign, trading standards teams raided premises in Newton Aycliffe, Shildon, Fencehouses and...
April 10th, 201802512Primary school pupils enjoyed a day making friends and preparing for life at Woodham Academy, ahead of transferring to the high-performing Newton Aycliffe school.
Year 6 students from several local primary schools attended Friendship Day at Woodham, as part of their preparations for joining in September.
The students and their...
