Durham County Council’s North East Technology Park (NETPark) has appointed Durham University academic, Professor Brian Tanner, as its Chief Scientific Advisor. Professor Tanner was recently awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion, the UK’s highest accolade for business success, for his work in promoting enterprise and...

By Martin Walker A Middridge man has received a caution after police seized cannabis plants from his home. Police searched the property after securing a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act, and arrested a 48-year-old in relation to drugs offences. A small quantity of mature cannabis plants were seized from the address, and the man...

Durham businesses have the chance to reach for the stars when it comes to building the largest ground-based telescope in the world, the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). Some 40 businesses have signed-up to the sell-out event at Durham County Council’s NETPark (North East Technology Park) on June 21. Experts will be on-hand...

By Martin Walker Phil Wilson MP has submitted a petition to the House of Commons, regarding Arriva’s decision to withdraw a bus service through the village of Brafferton on the outskirts of Newton Aycliffe. As reported by Aycliffe Today last week, the MP for Sedgefield is campaigning for Arriva to reinstate the short detour the 5a...

By Martin Walker Gary Farley admits it was a relief to finally make a breakthrough in the club’s search for new signings – and is delighted with their new recruits. The Aycliffe chairman and Allan Oliver, their manager, have been working tirelessly behind the scenes over the last month, trying to tempt a clutch of exciting players to...

By Martin Walker A teenager was lifted by Aycliffe police officers on Tuesday after being accused of theft. The male was identified from CCTV footage as being responsible for shoplifting in the Simpasture area of the town. Police acted on their evidence and swooped to lift the young man on Tuesday. As revealed by Aycliffe...

Aycliffe Today resident chef Debbie Elizabeth serves up a regular mouthwatering treat for our readers. This week, homemade tomato ketchup with grilled steaks... Ingredients • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper • 16 waxy potatoes (use Charlotte or Desiree), scrubbed and sliced lengthways into 1cm slices • extra virgin...

Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards resumes his weekly blog on Aycliffe Today... Seems like an eternity since I was last here. I’m happy to say it’s nice to be back here in the town. I wouldn’t wish my previous place of work on my worst enemy. Actually, on second thoughts, maybe I would! I’ve brought...

Sports journalist and Newton Aycliffe FC reporter Glen Robertson writes a regular Euro 2012 blog for Aycliffe Today… DAY FIVE REVIEW Greece 1-2 Czech Republic If you didn’t manage to get out of work early, you’ll have missed the first two goals. The Czechs scored twice in the first six minutes as they put their thrashing at the...

The hugely-popular three-day science festival which brings the latest eye-popping technology and innovation to County Durham’s youngsters is back this summer and billed as the best ever. Brainwave will run from Friday 13th July until Sunday 15th July at North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield. Amongst the Brainwave festival...