Council chiefs have approved plans for a new £50m headquarters in the centre of Durham. Durham County Council wants to leave its current home at Aykley Heads in favour of a development which will house 1,000 staff on a site currently occupied by a car park. The authority believes it will “reduce costs” and “boost the economy” –...

A Newton Aycliffe-based firm is building a development of luxury family homes thanks to funding. Homes by Carlton secured a £1m loan from FW Capital, which manages the North East Property Fund, to finance the construction of nine family homes. The development of the three and four-bedroom homes will create eight jobs and safeguard jobs in...

The Aycliffe Juniors season continued in to spring with another exciting round of fixtures. The Under 7’s White started their Russell Foster Spring league campaign off with a 7-1 win against Pass Soccer Blues. Jack R, Jack C and man of the match Joel scored two goals each with Tyler adding another. The Under 7’s Juniors played a friendly...

A hundred children from eight primary schools took part in the inaugural Fit for Life Festival at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre. The youngsters took part in a carousel of activities which included skill stations and workout stations. The event is the first of its kind to be delivered to Primary School children in the area. Children...

Window cleaners, taxi drivers and hotel receptionists could hold the key to freeing those trapped in the misery of modern-day slavery. Police believe that small business owners and independent traders could be best placed to help victims escape the exploitation by spotting the tell-tale signs on the doorstep. It is hoped that around 50...

Newton Aycliffe 1, Ashington 1 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe drew 1-1 at home to Ashington in a game of poor quality and few clear-cut chances, although the strong wind was a factor throughout the match. The Newtonians started sluggishly and Ashington took advantage in the fifth minute. Aycliffe failed to clear a corner and...

In every issue of our Aycliffe Today Business magazine, we take a break and sit down with a different employee or business owner to ask them 20 questions on a variety of subjects. In our latest issue, Newton Press key account manager and Aycliffe Business Park Community board member Stephen Gosnay was in the chair… 1. What do you do? A: I...

The February half-term holidays were a buzz of activity with sessions led by Greenfield Arts. The Aycliffe session, led by mixed media artist, Sharron Bates was full to the brim with families coming together to get creative and spend quality time together, with over twenty budding artists taking part. “The young people had a wonderful time...

Newton Aycliffe town centre’s landlords have pinpointed the surge of online shopping as the main reason for the high street decline. But Freshwater, which owns Aycliffe, insists it has adopted a “proactive” approach to attracting brands to the town – despite admitting a raft of departures and a failure to secure a “major high street...

Andrew Bell has been appointed as Woodham’s new headteacher from September. He will replace the current headteacher, Christine Forsyth, who is retiring in August. Andrew joined Woodham in 2013 and, as deputy headteacher, has been responsible for student outcomes. Under his leadership, students of all abilities have made good progress,...