April 22nd, 201603719Enough cash has been raised to pay the deposit for two dancers’ dream trip to Hollywood.
Woodham Academy student Charlie Lough, 15, and 14-year-old Emily Halford, who goes to Greenfield College, have been offered a prized place at The Hollywood Summer Tour in Los Angeles.
Their parents are now organising fundraising events to...
April 22nd, 201603208Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker will be homeless again – for just one night – 17 years after suffering the same fate.
As a reporter for the Teesside Gazette back in 1999, Martin took to Stockton high street to pose as a beggar, as part of an under-cover feature on homelessness.
And in three weeks he will spend the night on...
April 22nd, 201602232The Carlton & Co group of businesses operates nationally in the areas of property, financial services and technology from their headquarters on Aycliffe Business Park...
The company was co-founded by brothers Norman and Craig Peterson in 2001 and has developed in various markets since that time, launching further businesses under...
April 22nd, 201602849Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) and The Cornforth Partnership are looking for volunteers to help with a project aimed at improving the health, wellbeing and quality of life for local people as well as reducing isolation and loneliness.
Buddies Befriending Service is funded through the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Action Partnership...
April 22nd, 2016012297Businesses need cash-flow.
It enables them to operate day to day, stock-pile, develop new ideas and expand. It is the life blood of any successful business.
The profitability and turnover could be excellent, but without cash-flow a business is doomed to fail…or is it?
Often, with the orders flowing in, stock supplied or...
April 20th, 201604002Community groups in Newton Aycliffe and Middridge are being encouraged to apply for a small grant, as part of a new pot of funding dedicated to small community minded organisations that has been launched by Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP).
The fund will provide a valuable source of funding to all non-profit making...
April 20th, 201602098A consultation on how people can get involved in Durham County Council’s planning process has started.
The Statement of Community Involvement sets out how individuals, local communities and other interested parties can play a part in all aspects of planning, from commenting on applications to being part of a neighbourhood planning...
April 19th, 201602808A week-long crackdown on speeding motorists will see new ‘night vision’ safety cameras being used to deter drivers from going too fast.
Officers from the joint Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit (CDSOU) will be carrying out both high-profile and covert speed checks in various locations across the two forces.
An...
April 19th, 201602049Real is the better deal as County Durham residents are encouraged to use real nappies during Real Nappy Week.
Durham County Council’s strategic waste team is supporting the 20th annual event which takes place from Monday 18 until Sunday 24 April 2016.
Run by Go Real, Real Nappy Week’s theme is Real Nappies, Real Change, which...
April 18th, 201601965More postponed fixtures due to the wet weather last week has left Newton Aycliffe with an even bigger backlog of fixtures.
The Newtonians were due to play two home games last week, but they and Saturday's away match at Dunston all fell foul of the weather.
That leaves Aycliffe facing a mammoth 10 games in 22 days to bring the...
