An event to ignite a passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among young students was held in Newton Aycliffe last month. Aycliffe STEMfest, generously funded by the Great Aycliffe Middridge Partnership (GAMP), welcomed 180 enthusiastic students from nine primary schools for a day filled with exploration,...

A local voice of the Beeb will host the 2024 Aycliffe Business Make Your Mark Awards, being held in just two weeks. The Aycliffe Business Make Your Mark Awards will be held in the Coleman Suite at Hardwick Hall Hotel on the evening of Thursday, May 9, in front of at least 250 guests. An authentic voice of the local airwaves, popular BBC Tees...

By Steve Dawson It has been a busy week for Aycliffe Running Club with members travelling the length of the country and beyond. This started with two members travelling overseas to take part in the Magaluf Half Marathon and 10k. Trish Kay (2:14:35) represented the club in the half marathon, finishing first in the female over 60...

A bookable bus service has been launched in County Durham to make it easier for people to get to work – including for some who need to get to Aycliffe Business Park every day. Durham County Council has launched Link2work, a new flexible service which allows people to get the bus to work where local bus services are not available. The...

By Dave Robson There’s no substitute for skills and experience – and members of NC Group’s apprenticeship team have plenty of both. Between them, they have decades of on-the-job experience, meaning apprentices get a learning programme steeped in real-life skills. But because many of those skills are being taught by people who were...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Dunston 5 By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe’s dreams of reaching the Northern Premier League Division East play-offs were dashed when they suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Dunston UTS in their penultimate game of the season. The two teams had played each other on Easter Monday a few weeks prior, but the game...

By Dave Robson They say there’s no substitute for experience – and with Greystone Legal, that’s exactly what you get in all facets of employment, business and commercial law. Since Paul Humble and Ben Healey set up Greystone Legal on Aycliffe Business Park in 2017, pledging a no-nonsense but friendly and thorough approach to legal...

By Paul Blythe A round-up of football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section. Under 8’s – Played their last 5 v 5 league match against Pools Youth. A great game, with Aycliffe playing some brilliant football ball and showing some great skills and determination. The goals were scored by Lincoln and Reuben. MOTM went to Reuben for showing...

People responsible for fly-tipping, littering, graffiti and other environmental offences in County Durham will soon face higher fixed penalty notice (FPN) fines. Durham County Council’s move to introduce tougher penalties follows its decision to scrap early payment discounts last summer. It means the maximum FPN for fly-tipping will soar...

By Dave Robson The boss of Britain’s leading trade body for the warehousing industry motored along to Stiller’s Aycliffe site as part of a series of celebratory car trips. To mark the 80th birthday of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) – as well as 2024’s “Year of Warehousing” campaign – UKWA CEO Clare Bottle is driving...