Durham County Council is expanding its road resurfacing programme this year after receiving an additional £3.72m from the government. Last October, the Prime Minister pledged a further £8.3 billion from the Road Resurfacing Fund for local road maintenance between 2023/24 and 2033/34. DCC was allocated an extra £3.72m for the 2023/24 and...

Dozens of life-saving defibrillators are now in place around Aycliffe Business Park thanks to the determination of a local campaigner. Mark Preston has been raising money and awareness after the tragic loss of his friend, Darren Scott, who was just 40 when he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest during a football match playing for his Newton...

For the second year running the start of the cricket season was postponed due to the wet weather throughout the winter, which left ground staff with an impossible task of trying to get pitches prepared and dry enough to start. Most leagues, throughout the country, decided to postpone the first weekend of cricket, with the North Yorkshire and...

Woodham Academy student Tyler Veitch has completed a series of challenges as part of a fundraising process for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Malaysia. The school is preparing to embark on a World Challenge experience to work and live with the local community, volunteer on a wildlife conservation project and complete a series of outdoor...

By Dave Robson It’s one of the business park’s most distinctive buildings – but it’s easy to forget just how much goes on inside The Work Place. The Heighington Lane complex has been a familiar fixture since 2008 when the Vocational Learning Trust opened it as a learning resource. Since then, it has evolved into a first-class...

In the dynamic landscape of human resources, a tidal wave of groundbreaking legislation is poised to crash onto the scene this year, reshaping the very fabric of workplace dynamics. The stakes are high, and unwitting employers may find themselves thrust into the spotlight of a tribunal. Fear not, for the formidable team at HR2Day, led by the...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Pontefract Collieries 2 By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe's first season in the Northern Premier League East ended in a stalemate as they played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with Pontefract Collieries to finish the season in seventh place. The first goal came after some end to end attacking by both sides. Connor Smythe...

Spring is always a very busy time for the 50 students of Woodham’s Dance Academy. This year is no exception and the extra work and effort that has been put in by staff and students has really paid off. They have choreographed and performed some complex pieces, varying in a range of styles, many of which were performed at the Christmas...

People are being invited to have their say on a draft masterplan setting out the future development of a key site in Newton Aycliffe. The Copelaw site is identified as a strategic housing site in Durham County Council’s County Durham Plan and has been earmarked for around 1,430 new homes. The council has just started work to upgrade the...

Optimum Skills are opening their doors to businesses across Aycliffe Business Park and beyond to provide cost-effective training solutions through Skills Bootcamps. Their Skills Bootcamps in Six Sigma Principles have proven to be one of the most popular with companies across various sectors, with manufacturing and production businesses taking...