October 20th, 201701911Recruiting 16 to 24-year-olds can positively impact on everything from performance and productivity to growth, innovation and morale.
With intensive support and up to up to £3,000 of funding available to businesses from the DurhamWorks programme, now is the time to see how young people can help grow your business.
The programme...
October 19th, 201701634Young care leavers could be eligible for a reduction in their council tax to help them make the transition to living independently.
Earlier this year, Durham County Council’s Cabinet agreed the introduction of a care leavers’ council tax reduction scheme, aimed at helping young people adjust to living on their own.
The new...
October 19th, 201702078Thousands of workers were represented during a high-level meeting of business leaders from Aycliffe Business Park.
Bosses from 11 Newton Aycliffe companies – including Gestamp Tallent, Hitachi Rail, Roman, Ebac, Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, Palram and Tekmar Energy – gathered for the event at Redworth Hall Hotel.
The...
October 19th, 201701469Young people from across County Durham and Darlington will be able to apply for funding to cut crime and improve the safety of their communities thanks to a new fund launched this week by Libby Wright the newly elected ‘Young’ Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner.
The £20,000 fund is made up of £10,000 from Police, Crime...
October 18th, 201702003A charity fundraiser’s quest to raise £30k was aided in recent weeks as a former teacher training colleague ran two epic races to boost the pot by a huge £670.
Paul McGeary met 36-year-old Darren Smith seven years ago when they both enrolled on a PGCE course at Sunderland University.
The teachers stayed in touch over recent...
October 18th, 201701573By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe gained a deserved point with a 1-1 draw at Consett at the weekend.
Aycliffe started brightly, with Coombe in the Consett goal making good saves from Craig Hutchinson and Kurt Matthews.
Sixth-placed Consett, with a strong wind behind them, settled into the game, and went ahead when a low shot...
October 18th, 201702066Aycliffe Today Business editor Martin Walker on the train-building progress Hitachi has made since its factory opened here two years ago...
It doesn’t seem two years since David Cameron swept into Hitachi’s swanky new factory on Aycliffe Business Park, claiming victory for the Tories as he officially marked the opening of the...
October 17th, 201721524People thinking about adopting are being encouraged to find out more about how they can provide a loving home for a child.
During National Adoption Week, which started on Monday, Durham County Council is spreading the message that many more types of people could be eligible to adopt and that a wide-range of support is provided for all...
October 17th, 201702431It was another busy weekend of Aycliffe Juniors footballing action took place.
Younger teams are starting to establish themselves with one side playing their first game. The older sides are looking to progress their league positions.
The Under 6 development team really enjoyed their first ever friendly match at Shildon. A great...
October 16th, 201711851Ten community organisations are celebrating a funding boost thanks to Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP).
GAMP asked community focused organisations to submit proposals as part of a ‘Callout’ for projects.
All project proposals had to address at least one of the key GAMP priorities for 2017; Children, Young People...
