Founder of £44m global brand, and youngest-ever TV Dragon, tells Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker that you can be astute in business and be nice to people at the same time… Despite her astronomical rise to fame, Sara Davies’ feet remain firmly on the ground in her native County Durham. Her emergence on BBC Two’s hit show Dragons’...

By Donna Campbell The weekend just gone was a very quiet one for the club by way of Parkruns, and not because the icy weather had resulted in some being cancelled. It was due to the fact that this weekend was time for the Ravenstonedale 10k. This has been a very popular race for the members of ARC over the last few years and this year was no...

Students from Greenfield Community College were amazed by future technology when they were given the opportunity to visit Nissan car plant in Sunderland. Students from Year 9 and 10 BTEC Engineering visited the factory as part of their studies and were able to see first-hand the hi-tech approach and intricacies of production of the Nissan Leaf...

Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair reckons Jeremy Corbyn has “no chance” of winning the 2019 general election. On a visit to UTC South Durham on Aycliffe Business Park, the controversial ex-Sedgefield MP said Labour has to find a way of getting itself back into the “mainstream”. But he hopes the Tories don’t get a “blank...

The Pioneering Care Partnership’s Becky Gustard has been crowned the Community Employee of the Year at the 2019 Investors in People Awards. The award aims to recognise someone who isn’t necessarily in a senior position but works just as hard as any leader, inspiring colleagues to be the very best they can be on a daily basis and rewards a...

IT firm razorblue is enjoying a technical makeover of its own with a new website launched on the back of continued expansion and success. The IT managed services company is building on the excitement of its expansion into Manchester earlier in 2019 with a new website that has launched this month. razorblue’s CEO, Dan Kitchen, has worked...

By Matty Aspinall It has been another two weeks where the weather has played havoc with the NAJFC fixtures with lots of games called off due to unplayable pitches. However a small majority of teams still managed to brave the winter conditions and compete in some grassroots football. November 23/24 fixtures: Under 7 Whites played in...

Peter Barron, a resident at HC-One’s Defoe Court care home in Newton Aycliffe, was thrilled when his wish to see how cars are made came true with a tour of the Nissan factory in Sunderland. The team at Defoe Court wanted to help make Peter’s wish come true, so they reached out to Robert Sanderson, a relative of another resident at the home...

A police operation which reduced the number of stray horses in a County Durham town by 75% has received national recognition. Operation Strawberry was designed by officers in Bishop Auckland following concerns over hundreds of horses which were causing havoc for residents. Neighbourhood Inspector, Andy Reeves, said officers were dealing with...

Ryhope Colliery Welfare 3, Newton Aycliffe 2 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe slipped up when they went down 3-2 away to Ryhope Colliery Welfare on Tuesday night. They started slowly and went behind on 22 minutes when Weirs hit a low shot into the bottom corner of the net from the edge of the penalty box. Aycliffe got going and...