March 16th, 201711814Advice is being given to people in County Durham who keep poultry such as chickens and ducks due to concerns over avian flu.
A number of cases of avian influenza have been confirmed within the UK since December 2016, and nationwide restrictions are currently in place.
Some areas of County Durham have been designated as ‘higher...
March 15th, 201701802Tuesday 4th April 8am - 10am, Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham.
Business Durham has joined forces with Tait Walker and Swinburne Maddison LLP to deliver a funding seminar aimed at helping Durham businesses to grow.
The seminar will be packed with tips and insight that will help you to generate the cash you need to expand. Topics covered...
March 15th, 201704231The Tesco Extra store in Newton Aycliffe celebrated the introduction of high street fashion brands to the store by donating £1,000 to local charity Hub of Wishes and announcing the winner of its school design-a-bag competition.
The store on Greenwell Road has welcomed fashion brands Burtons, Dorothy Perkins, Evans and Wallis...
March 15th, 201702787A multi-tasking mum with over a decade of retail experience has been selected by Newton Aycliffe-based Crafter’s Companion to head up its flagship store in the town.
Amy Rodger, 28, from Chester-Le-Street joins the leading international craft company as store manager with a strong merchandising background, having climbed the retail...
March 14th, 201711688Members of Newton Aycliffe Rotary Club recently swapped their Rotary badge pins for pins of an altogether different type.
They took time out from their weekly community service activities to demonstrate their ten pin bowling skills at the town’s Planet Leisure Centre.
And at the end of an evening, trophies for the highest scoring...
March 14th, 201702252West Auckland 0, Newton Aycliffe 3
Newton Aycliffe were good value for this 3-0 win away to West Auckland, and had several good chances to come away with a much bigger win.
They got off to a flier after two minutes when a Ben Wood shot was blocked but it fell to captain Jamie Owens, who finished with a low shot into the...
March 13th, 201703373Residents in Durham are being informed that the county’s Household Waste Recycling Centres will soon be switching to summer opening hours.
Between 1 April and 30 September, HWRCs will operate the following summer opening hours:
9.00am – 6.00pm everyday:
• Annfield Plain
• Heighington Lane, Newton Aycliffe
•...
March 13th, 201702386The Aycliffe Juniors league schedules continued and there was another semi final to enjoy this week with manager Adrian Dawson looking for a double.
After he guided the Under 17's to a final last week it was his Under 11's team facing Whinney Banks in the Under 11 TJFA League Cup semi this week.
Whinney Banks and Aycliffe have both...
March 10th, 201714138A fourth generation family firm which manufactures kitchen components was named Aycliffe Business Park’s Company of the Year during an evening of celebration.
PWS picked up the top accolade at Aycliffe Business Park Community’s Make Your Mark event, held at the Xcel Centre with more than 250 people in attendance.
The award was...
March 10th, 201702768The Tees Valley Combined Authority and Darlington Council have launched a transformational vision for Darlington Station.
The event, held at CPI National Biologics Manufacturing Centre, set out vision for Darlington 2025, which include remodelling the station and creating dedicated platforms for local connections and future high speed...
