June 14th, 201601937A Newton Aycliffe plastic injection moulding company has announced investment of more than £500,000 to expand the business, following an impressive year of growth.
Formula Plastics is investing the sum in two fully automated, state-of-the-art 650T and 400T Engel injection moulding machines, which will keep the company at the cutting...
June 14th, 201601520Alopecia Support County Durham held its first meeting at the Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe.
The meeting was a great success, with the ladies able to offer each other support, advice and tips based on their own experiences, such as the benefits of eyebrow tattoos and alternative wig suppliers.
Ladies who has been...
June 13th, 201603197Aycliffe all-round athlete Jake Mendelsohn completed an open water swim at the weekend to raise hundreds of pounds for charity.
The 13-year-old Woodham Academy student took part in the Great North Swim in Windermere on Sunday.
Jake completed his half-mile in just over 14 minutes, finishing 10th in the Under-19 age group for that...
June 13th, 201602700County Durham has been named one of the top five areas in the country for business start-ups to excel.
Figures from the Department of Work and Pensions has named the area third in the UK after 1,180 businesses were set up under the Government’s New Enterprise Allowance programme in the county.
In County Durham, four enterprise...
June 13th, 201601805A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action...
Saturday 11th June – NYSD Division 3
Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI v Marske 2nd XI – weather was dry and cloudy. Marske won the toss and asked Aycliffe to bat first.
Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI 162 all out after 39.3 overs
Chris Palmer 56, Joe Teasdale 25, Elliott Holt 17 and Ryan Patrick...
June 11th, 201603085Crafter’s Companion founder Sara Davies has been appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Her Majesty’s Birthday 2016 Honours List.
This is the latest and greatest accolade for the 32-year-old Durham-born entrepreneur who has taken her craft supplies company from a university-bedroom start-up to an...
June 10th, 201602052Former Rockliffe Hall boss Angela Jackson has joined the management team at Newton Aycliffe activity centre ROF 59.
And her appointment has coincided with a cool new attraction just in time for the summer.
Angela, who spent six-and-a-half years as clubhouse manager at the five-star Rockliffe hotel, is the new hospitality manager at...
June 10th, 201601854Greenfield Arts’ Youth Cree group and student Kyle Scott were recently awarded the prestigious Durham County Council Chairman’s Medal for their positive contribution to the community.
The awards were held at County Hall and for the first time a young person’s category was introduced.
Greenfield Arts have developed the Youth...
June 9th, 201603258The chairman of Hitachi says the reality of Brexit would mean jobs being lost and investment being held back.
Hitachi Rail Europe’s £82m train manufacturing facility was opened by Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne in Newton Aycliffe last September.
Hitachi chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi – pictured above...
June 9th, 201602383A young Aycliffe athlete will be out of his comfort zone when he attempts an ambitious open water swim for charity this weekend.
Woodham Academy student Jake Mendelsohn is bidding to take part in the Great North Swim in Windermere on Sunday (12th June).
The 13-year-old is raising money for family friend Anna Swabey, who was...
