Young drivers have been learning about the ‘fatal four’ causes of collisions as part of a programme to improve safety on roads. Durham County Council’s road safety team, in partnership Durham Constabulary and County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service, has been delivering free interactive sessions to young people aged between 16...

By Dave Robson First-class service and security as standard – that’s what IT specialist Circle Cloud has pledged to keep giving an Aycliffe Business Park client. Stockton-based Circle Cloud may be 15 miles from the park but for the past year, it has looked after the IT and phone requirements of BTS Facades and Fabrications. And for...

People in County Durham are being reminded that they must be registered to vote if they wish to have their say in the forthcoming UK Parliamentary General Election. The election takes place on Thursday 4 July and poll cards will be delivered to residents from Friday 7 June. Anyone currently registered on the electoral register and eligible...

By Paul Blythe A round-up of action from Newton Aycliffe FC’s junior section… Under 8’s Whites - Played Washington AFC Wildcats in an early kick off. With seven players to choose from, help arrived from Michael and Thomas from the Reds. The team played a great game, with Louie getting opposition managers MOTM and parents player MOTM...

A local charity which is on a mission to install defibrillators in Newton Aycliffe and the now the whole of the UK has benefited from much-needed funds and publicity from the Aycliffe Business Make Your Mark Awards. Aycliffe Business Park Community decided to raise money on the night – held at Hardwick Hall on May 9 – for Missed A Beat, a...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket... Saturday 1st June – NYSD Division 2 Rockliffe Park 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was mild and sunny. Rockliffe won the toss and chose to bat first. Rockliffe Park 1st XI 304 for 7 after 50 overs James Layfield-Carroll 4 for 70, Leo Mercy 1 for 34 and Tom Dearden 1 for...

The government’s decision to call a general election last week, and the Labour Party’s current lead in the polls, means that all businesses need to make contingency plans for possible radical changes to employment law. Aycliffe law firm Greystone Legal is hosting a free webinar to advise businesses on the proposed changes and the...

It may have been named Company of the Year at the Make Your Mark Awards, but there’s one question Senstronics MD Andy Reed always has to answer – what does your firm actually DO? Having picked up two awards – he picked up the Businessperson of the Year title too – an “astonished” Andy said he was thrilled that the firm’s...

He may have been named Businessperson of the Year at the Make Your Mark Awards – but for Senstronics MD Andy Reed, it was all about the team. In just two years at the helm, Andy has stamped his own mark on the company, which produces millions of pressure sensors for industries across the world. In a special night for Senstronics, the firm...

By Steven Dawson It has been another busy week for Aycliffe Running Club which started off with the NEMAA Harrier League match one, which took place on the track at Monkton Stadium on Monday, May 20. Four members took part, with Adam Harker (11:05.1), Karl Hume (11:21.7) and Tracey Surtees (11:22.2) competing in Heat 4 of the 3,000 metres....