A group of six Year 10 students from Woodham Academy volunteered to take part in the International Space Challenge, taking place at the Xcel Centre in Newton Aycliffe. The event was designed to challenge students to create a space hotel and deliver a presentation in French to promote it. Whilst building their craft model hotel, students were...

Sarah Slaven is taking on the role of interim managing director at Business Durham, the economic development arm of Durham County Council, following the departure of Brian Archer. Sarah was part of the management team that established Business Durham in 2012 and held the post of operations director until taking on her current position as...

Newton Aycliffe 3, Guisborough Town 0 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe gave another accomplished performance at the Beaumont Landscapes stadium when they beat Guisborough Town 3-0 on Tuesday night. It was seventh versus sixth, and the win meant that Aycliffe leapfrogged Guisborough (and North Shields) up to fifth position in the...

Ambitious plans to invest up to £50m in tackling climate change through more than 100 projects in County Durham will be discussed by councillors next week. The cash, drawn from grants and invest-to-save schemes, will also include £3m to be spent over the next two years, if Durham County Council’s cabinet approves the proposal when it meets...

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has announced that a bid has been submitted to Government for funding to dramatically overhaul Darlington railway station. The redevelopment of Darlington station will cost up to £100m and, at a meeting of the Darlington Station Programme Board, it was agreed that the outline business case that has been developed...

Students from Greenfield Community College have been taking business seriously showing innovative and entrepreneurial skills. The students are taking part in the Future Business Magnates (FBM) competition for schools, showcasing their business sense and working together as a strong team. Working alongside Mrs Randall, subject specialist in...

By Matty Bright As we entered the second month of the year,the football fixtures continued to come thick and fast for our Aycliffe Junior teams. Our Under 8s whites had their final game of their season knowing that getting at least one point would win them the league.The team hadn’t lost a single fixture up until this point for their...

The spending tap appears to be back in full flow after Durham County Council revealed plans for a whopping £600m investment over the next few years. And tax payers will foot some of the bill as the local authority revealed a total council tax rise of neatly 4% – with the majority of households set to pay at least £42 extra a year. The...

Drop-in events will showcase how council apprenticeships can open doors for all. National Apprenticeship Week will take place this week, and Durham County Council is showcasing how it supports career changing opportunities. Two drop-in events will offer information about apprenticeships at the council, where they are advertised and how to...

Woodham Academy students have been taking a keen interest in the fires raging around Australia. A group of concerned Year 10 students approached the school’s Wildlife and Ecology Group and asked if they could arrange a ‘Bushfire Bake Sale’ donating all proceeds to the people and animals currently suffering in Australia. Students raised...