February 7th, 201702102A Newton Aycliffe-based project aimed at engaging girls aged 11+ into sport activities is celebrating receiving funding from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP).
Us Girls is an award-winning programme delivered by Sedgefield School Sport Partnership, and is designed to increase and sustain young women's participation in...
February 7th, 201701969Newton Aycliffe 3, Seaham Red Star 2
Durham Challenge Cup holders Aycliffe reached the semi-finals of this season's competition with a narrow 3-2 victory over The Star, in an entertaining cup tie.
Both sides looked to attack throughout the match, and both missed several good chances.
Aycliffe started the brighter, and captain...
February 6th, 201701983A group set up just three years ago to support cancer patients, their relatives and carers has been given a cash boost to help continue its “extremely valuable work”.
Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group had just eight members when it was launched. Today it has over 80 and more turn up at meetings in the Youth Centre every...
February 6th, 201702696Aycliffe Juniors footballers enjoyed another great weekend of action across both league and cup competitions. There was a one minutes silence before many TJFA games to mark the sad loss of Eddie Hamblett, an Under 14 player from TIBS FC.
The Under 9 TJFA League team played in a Challenge Cup quarter final against Golden Flatts. Their...
February 2nd, 201701930Aycliffe Business Park is home to more than 300 firms including Hitachi, Gestamp Tallent, Husqvarna, 3M and more, and around 10,000 employees.
Aycliffe Today Business is the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – mailed and delivered exclusively across the park six times a year, with a print readership of 8,000 plus thousands more...
February 1st, 201711878Families will see front line services protected as Durham County Council looks to minimise the impact of continuing austerity through plans backed by the majority of residents.
Councillors will hear on February 8 how the authority must cut £36m from its revenue budget in 2017/18 as part of £245m of savings between 2011 and...
February 1st, 201702288Arts charity Artichoke has launched its search for 2017’s ‘brilliant’ artists, as part of a scheme inviting local people with exciting original ideas to submit them for this year’s Lumiere festival in November.
Lumiere is produced by Artichoke and commissioned by Durham County Council, with additional support from Arts Council...
January 31st, 201703176Two new members of staff have joined a Newton Aycliffe steel firm as it continues to grow.
Neil Ryan has joined family-run Finley Structures, based on Aycliffe Business Park, as site supervisor and Crystal Moss-Henry has been appointed payroll administrator.
The new recruits have boosted Finley’s staff numbers to 63, with the...
January 31st, 201702628Greenfield has once again been successful in securing funding from the British Council via the Lefevre Fund to the tune of £10 000.
The bid, which was put together by the subject leader for Performing Arts, Ali Dixon, will enable students to work on an International project with a new partner school in Amiens, France.
“Together...
January 30th, 201702750In the January-February 2017 issue of Aycliffe Today Business…
Our main/cover feature is with successful entrepreneurs Peter Wilcock and Andy Preston – who are the keynote speakers at Aycliffe Business Park’s Make Your Mark awards on March 1.
Also featuring in this issue: Finley Structures, Gestamp Tallent, Hitachi, Ebac,...
