March 1st, 201701692More than 5,000 children in County Durham have received a place at one of their chosen secondary schools for September 2017.
Parents of 5,088 soon to be Year 7 pupils will on March 1 receive offers for the forthcoming academic year, with 98.3 per cent of them given one of their preferred choices.
Of the 5,088 applications made,...
February 28th, 201701977The Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership – GAMP – which supervises almost £250,000 of County Council locality spending in Great Aycliffe and Middridge – is still advertising for public reps.
If you live in Great Aycliffe or Middridge, and are interested in having a say on how this public money is spent locally, call 01325...
February 28th, 201702557County Durham-headquartered fitness business OneGym is continuing to grow across the region, opening its latest gym on Teesside following a £250,000 investment.
The 12,000 sq ft fitness facility on the border on Ingleby Barwick and Thornaby has created six new jobs, with OneGymnow employing 22 staff across Bishop Auckland, Newton...
February 27th, 201702438A good weekend of footballing action was preceded with the excitement of the TJFA cup semi final draws on Wednesday night.
Each of the Aycliffe sides involved got a home draw, in the League Cup the Under 11's will face Whinney Banks. In the Challenge Cup our Under 9's and 17's will face Nunthorpe Athletic and Seaton Carew...
February 27th, 201732748Volunteers are being sought to join a brand new Scrutiny Panel, which will review the investigation and handling of cases of domestic abuse.
Ron Hogg, Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner for County Durham and Darlington, included the objective to ‘Address the incidence and impact of domestic abuse and sexual violence in all...
February 23rd, 201722997Aycliffe firms PWS, Baltic Training Services and Raisco will battle it out for the Company of the Year gong at next week’s eagerly-awaited Make Your Mark awards event.
A total of 65 nominations involving 37 different companies on Aycliffe Business Park were nominated in the third annual Make Your Mark competition.
A panel of...
February 23rd, 201702040Neighbourhood wardens and staff from civic pride, clean and green and recycling – all have been recognised for their contributions to Durham County Council winning two prestigious national environment awards.
The council recently ‘cleaned up’ at the Keep Britain Tidy Awards, taking home prizes for best local authority and best...
February 22nd, 201722617A total of 65 nominations involving 37 different companies on Aycliffe Business Park have been received for the third annual Make Your Mark awards event.
Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) also secured sponsorship for all 11 awards for the glittering black tie do, due to be held at the Xcel Centre on Wednesday March...
February 22nd, 201703026A family-run grounds maintenance and landscaping company has landed a high-profile contract with train manufacturing firm Hitachi Rail Europe.
Hitachi Rail has agreed a deal with neighbouring Beaumont Grounds Maintenance to look after its 42,700sqm site on Aycliffe Business Park.
Beaumont is now charged with the upkeep of the...
February 22nd, 201703140Newton Aycliffe-based Crafter’s Companion is hosting a day of craft, coffee and cake to raise money for the Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group.
The company’s store in Newton Aycliffe will be holding a coffee morning on Sunday March 5, giving visitors the chance to try their hand at card-making, hand sewing and colouring with the...
