February 13th, 201802060Family-run steel firm Finley Structures is hoping to benefit from what it says is a construction boom in the education sector.
The Newton Aycliffe-based fabrication specialists have won two more education contracts which come off the back of several projects in the sector over the last year.
Finley Structures have previously helped...
February 13th, 201801568The Aycliffe Juniors season continued with another round of league and cup fixtures for the teams.
There were a couple of games postponed leaving both the Under 11’s and TJFA Under 12’s without a match.
The Under 7’s hosted Darlington Spraire Lads winning the league game 5-3 and the development game 4-2. In the league game a...
February 12th, 201871496Durham Constabulary is joining with other police forces around the country in support of the message #StopKnifeCrime.
Operation Sceptre is a national week of action (February 12-16) against knife crime and aims to highlight the risks that carrying a bladed weapon can bring, as well as targeting offenders who use and carry...
February 12th, 201802033A landscaping and grounds maintenance firm is pulling up trees after smashing its sales forecast five months early.
Scott Ellwood sowed the seeds for his new landscaping venture more than a decade ago – now he’s reaping the rewards after seeing his fledgling firm flourish into a blossoming business.
After starting out as a sole...
February 11th, 201811658Woodham Academy students took a trip to space and back – without leaving their school.
The students experienced the 400km descent of Tim Peake’s Soyuz space capsule using the latest virtual reality technology.
In June 2016, the UK astronaut returned to Earth in the capsule following six months on board the International Space...
February 9th, 2018196920Dog owners are being given advice on spotting the symptoms of Alabama Rot.
In the past few years, a small number of dogs have died unexpectedly around the country. Test results and symptoms in the affected animals have been similar to those reported in dogs with Alabama Rot.
More recently, there have been 10 further cases around...
February 9th, 201811952Newton Aycliffe-based tech firm Viper RF will share a pot of £30,000 Space Agency cash as part of a scale-up programme.
Five North East entrepreneurs have won spots on a space incubation programme designed to help their businesses access the Uk’s growing space sector.
Newton Aycliffe’s Viper, which relocated design centre...
February 9th, 201811926Families looking for fun this half-term should visit their nearest swimming pool to try out the latest activities on offer.
Leisure centres across the county will be running special holiday timetables from Monday February 12 to Sunday February 18.
Activities on offer include Splashtots, a fun, pay as you go session for adults and...
February 8th, 201802269Aycliffe Sports Club 4, Bishop Auckland Bay Horse 1
By Paul Eales
Newton Aycliffe Sports Club continued their good run of form in the league beating close rivals Bishop Auckland Bay Horse 4-1 on Sunday at Moore Lane Park.
After last week’s 6-4 win against Spennymoor Volti in the Darlington Charity Cup, the Sports Club hosted...
February 8th, 201801986A County Durham plastics business is combating its battle with rising costs by investing in a more efficient machine.
Plastic Mouldings Northern (PMN) has acquired the new industrial thermoforming machinery, which will enable the firm to manufacture products quicker and more cost-effectively.
Bosses say the new Thermoformer will...
