January 26th, 201801558International shower designer and manufacturer Roman has celebrated its contract sales director’s 30 years of service.
Marc Teasdale – pictured above (right) with Roman managing director David Osborne – joined the Aycliffe firm in January 1988 as one of the original team of sales managers.
Since then he has worked his way up...
January 26th, 201801453Families fed up of throwing away food are being invited to take part in a national campaign to tackle waste and help save money.
Households are being asked to register their interest in the ‘Zero Waste Kitchen Challenge’, which is part of the national ‘Waste Less, Save More’ campaign run by Sainsbury’s and delivered by...
January 25th, 201812084Major Newton Aycliffe employer Hitachi Rail Europe says it would prefer access to the single market and customs union, amid calls for a Free Port at Teesside.
More than 50 businesses have signed a letter from Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, backing a study into establishing a Free Port for the...
January 25th, 201801578Residents in County Durham are being reminded to sign up to get their garden waste collected.
Durham County Council delivers a garden waste collection scheme which is open to households across the county, and begins for 2018 in spring.
Residents wishing to register for this year’s collections are being reminded they must do so by...
January 24th, 201802309An Aycliffe restaurant is celebrating its tenth anniversary in business by pledging to raise money for 10 charities throughout the next year.
The County, which is situated in the heart of Aycliffe Village, will be hoping to raise as much money as it can for a number of charities, including The Salvation Army, St Teresa's Hospice and...
January 24th, 201801713Staff and students from Greenfield Community College enjoyed the amazing Tim Peake experience as part of a full programme of space age events and activities that have been held to coincide with the tour of the Soyuz descent model TMA-19M.
The Spacecraft arrived at the Locomotion Museum in Shildon in November 2017 and has been the...
January 23rd, 201801403Cyber security is to come under the spotlight as police demonstrate a live hack to encourage businesses to protect themselves.
The safety of the online world is a hot topic with threats from hackers, criminals, activists, terrorists and even disgruntled employees who target vulnerable firms.
Now the North East Cyber Crime Unit...
January 23rd, 201801825An IT company has enjoyed its best quarter yet after seeing revenue increase by 29% to cap a memorable 2017.
razorblue last year rolled out new wireless technology across Aycliffe Business Park which provides cost-effective super-fast internet access with speeds of up to 1,000 MB, .
The Catterick-based firm has also created a new...
January 22nd, 201801735Woodham Academy students descended on Tim Peake’s space capsule during an out-of-this-world school trip.
In June 2016, the UK astronaut returned to Earth in the Soyuz descent module after six months on board the International Space Station (ISS).
Woodham Academy students visited the Soyuz capsule, which is currently on display at...
January 22nd, 201801859It was another weather affected weekend for the Aycliffe Juniors football teams.
The highlight was for our Under 6 team who enjoyed some Friday night football.
The Under 6’s were invited to play at Newcastle United’s Academy on Friday. It was a great experience for Dom, Denver, Dan, Jonah, Kai, Mason, Jack, Jensen, Marley and...
