December 16th, 201602920A commercial finance company is expanding again after 55 years’ worth of banking experience joined its growing team.
Commercial Expert, based on Aycliffe Business Park in Newton Aycliffe, has recently taken on new business manager Rod Dales and office administrator Susan Driver.
Rod (above, left), from Redcar, worked for the...
December 16th, 201603319Dan Mellanby says he’s more prepared to manage his hometown club after taking over in the dug-out along with Deano Browne last week.
They both took over as joint-managers this week after Peter Dixon’s departure – and are due to take charge of their first game at home to Guisborough Town on Saturday (3pm kick-off).
Mellanby...
December 15th, 201602454The manager of Defoe Court Care Home in Newton Aycliffe has been recognised for her work at a national awards ceremony.
Sarah Todd was named Rising Star of the Year at HC-One of a Kind Awards held at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester.
HC-One, which owns Defoe Court, is the UK’s third largest care home provider for older...
December 15th, 201601833An important item for discussion at the final meeting of Great Aycliffe Town Council before Christmas was ‘Hate Crime’.
Members received a presentation from local police on the subject from a local and national perspective.
This presentation coincidentally echoed an agenda item concerning a request from the County Durham...
December 15th, 201602169Newton Aycliffe manufacturer Ebac is taking its range of dehumidifiers international, with distribution in Belgium, Holland, Greece and Portugal already secured.
The company, which has been making dehumidifiers for the UK market for more than 40 years, with more than 1.25 million units sold, expects to add several more European...
December 14th, 201611572Chapter Homes proved it’s not just a great place for people by teaming up with a local nursery to build a hotel for bugs.
As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting the local environment, Chapter Homes and construction partner Gentoo Tolent invited children from Aycliffe Day Nursery to join them at its Eden Field development in...
December 14th, 201601704In the run-up to Christmas, Durham County Council is encouraging everyone to speak to their local credit union to avoid giving themselves the unwanted gift of debt this year.
With weekly payment stores charging several times the actual value of goods, and payday lenders offering easy money at exorbitant rates of interest, people are...
December 14th, 201611894Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says Hitachi Rail Europe’s first train to roll of its Newton Aycliffe production line is a real economic boost to the North East.
Mr Grayling attended a special event at Hitachi’s £82m factory, which opened 15 months ago, to celebrate the completion of the first Intercity Express Programme (IEP)...
December 13th, 201602092Councillor Jed Hillary, Mayor of Great Aycliffe, would like to thank all of the children who entered the competition to design a card for use as the Official Civic Christmas Card.
The Mayor presented prizes and framed pictures to the winners at the Christmas Council Meeting last week.
Mark Chapman, from Stephenson Way Academy, came...
December 13th, 201602183Residents can now sign up for next year’s garden waste collection service.
The fortnightly service will run between spring and autumn with 17 collections, starting in March 2017.
Subscriptions are available throughout the year for an annual fee of £25, although residents must subscribe before Tuesday February 14, 2017, to...
