September 15th, 201602057Residents in Great Aycliffe & Middridge can find out how local issues are being tackled when the local Area Action Partnership (AAP) holds their next board meeting later this month.
The GAMP Board will be meeting on Tuesday (September 27), between 6pm and 8pm, at Middridge Village Hall, and members of the public are invited to go...
September 15th, 201602778The September-October 2016 issue of Aycliffe Today Business includes features with:
South West Durham Training, Eldon Financial, OneGym, Finley Structures, Certax Durham, SCH Site Services, Oktoberfest 2016, Thrive Marketing, Endeavour Partnership, Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, Razorblue, Crafter's Companion, Business Durham,...
September 14th, 201602238Councillors have agreed to increase the compensation offered to teaching assistants in a final effort to end their dispute over proposed contract changes.
Durham County Council has for a year been in consultation over plans to bring staff into line with the majority of people in similar roles at other local authorities, while ensuring...
September 14th, 201601769A group of trailblazing teenagers are participating in a new scheme being piloted by Durham Constabulary.
The youngsters, who age from 16 to 18, have all come through the force’s cadet scheme.
And now they have been handed two-year apprenticeships as youth development officers.
As part of the role they will work on projects to...
September 14th, 201602799An ambitious team of accountants has taken on eight new members of staff after investing in its own premises and doubling turnover for a second year.
The Durham franchise of national network Certax has been based at Parson’s Court on Aycliffe Business Park since August 2013.
After impressive growth, directors Matthew McConnell...
September 14th, 201602041Newton Aycliffe FC moved up to third in Ebac Northern League Division One thanks to two consecutive away wins.
Peter Dixon’s side made it two in a row with victories at Guisborough Town last Wednesday and Dunston on Saturday.
Only North and South Shields are now above them in the table as Aycliffe now prepare for five consecutive...
September 13th, 201603042Woodham Academy has welcomed over 100 Year 7 students through the gate as the new academic year begins.
It was officially the start of secondary school for 174 eager students last Tuesday as they made their way to Woodham Academy to start the next step of their education.
With polished shoes, crisp shirts and blazers the students...
September 13th, 201602568
Hitachi Rail Europe has reached the major milestone of employing 1,000 people across the UK.
The achievement coincides with the one year anniversary since Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe facility was opened by the then Prime Minister David Cameron, marking the return of train building to its UK birthplace in the north east of...
September 13th, 201601971The start of the TJFA league season saw most of the Aycliffe Juniors play their first games of the year.
There was a mixed bag of results and loads of football action for the players.
The under 7's will have to wait to get going as their fixture was postponed with the opposition not able to play due to other commitments. The Under...
September 12th, 201603478To strengthen the ability to serve the growing robotic mower market, Husqvarna Group says it plans to increase capacity at its Newton Aycliffe factory.
At the same time the group will install and expand capacity at the existing Husqvarna Group site in Vrbno, Czech Republic.
Husqvarna Group is a pioneer in robotic grass-cutting...
