Newton Aycliffe FC's oldest supporter, Charlie Bussey, celebrated his 90th birthday last week with a surprise presentation from the club. Originally from Middlestone Moor, Charlie has now been a Newtonian for over 60 years and during that time has become a dedicated follower of the town's football team. He still attends most games, home and...

The team at Teesside Gas Processing Plant (px TGPP), owned by North Sea Midstream Partners and operated by px, welcomed a group of year six students for the third year in a row. This time it was young people from Heighington Primary School, near Newton Aycliffe, who visited as part of their ongoing commitment to the Children Challenging...

Labour Party candidate for the Woodham Ward by-election, Brandon Fleet, on why he should be elected to Aycliffe Town Council... I am very pleased to be standing in the Woodham by-election as your local Labour candidate. I feel fortunate to have been brought up in Newton Aycliffe and I am passionate about my local area and the interests and...

Freelance writer and former Daily Mail North-East football reporter Colin Young explores the major developments made at Newton Aycliffe FC this season… Stronger on and off the pitch than they have ever been, Newton Aycliffe Football Club are looking for the town to get behind their bid to climb the English football divisions. Formed...

Aycliffe Village Primary School has received around 75 wildflower plants to create its very own wildflower meadow, from science-based technology company 3M, working in partnership with the charity Earth Restoration Service. Staff from the 3M site in Aycliffe have been helping the pupils and staff to plant the flowers in the school...

The 43rd issue of Aycliffe Today Business – the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – features the Drug and Alcohol Testing Services, and the vital service it provides to businesses in the North-East region. This issue also includes special features with Sparta Security, AAA Caring Caretaker, Finley Structures and Stiller Warehousing and...

Year 7 Woodham Academy students visited the Palace Green Library in Durham to take part in two workshops organised by Durham4schools. The first session 'What is a book?' challenged students to determine what makes a book a book before considering what books and manuscripts can tell us. The students had the opportunity to handle books from...

Durham County Council has signed the Work to Stop Domestic Abuse charter as part of GMB’s campaign for greater support for employees experiencing domestic abuse. The local authority has pledged to support employees who are experiencing domestic abuse to access support services and information confidentially. Cllr Simon Henig, council...

Businesses can tap into a new pipeline of tech talent thanks to the success of an innovative training programme. RAW Digital Training is part of DurhamWorks delivering their Digital Talent Programme, taking unemployed 16-24-year-olds from County Durham and giving them work-ready teach and digital skills. More than 100 learners have already...

By Donna Campbell Away from racing, this week saw Aycliffe Running Club participate in a campaign set up by England Athletics. The Time To Talk Day is a campaign set up to help promote positive mental health that can be achieved through running and is supported by Mind. The Time to Talk Day was on Thursday 6th February. The idea is to...