April 17th, 2025073Newton Aycliffe’s playoff push continues. They sit fourth with just three games remaining of the season.
Their last home game sees the visit of second place Dunston on Easter Monday (21st) at 1pm.
Before that, Brian Atkinson's side make the long trip down to second bottom Sherwood Colliery on Saturday before ending the season at...
April 16th, 2025061The 2025 Aycliffe Make Your Mark Awards will take place at Hardwick Hall Hotel in three weeks.
And the organisers have confirmed its host for the evening – popular BBC Tees radio presenter Gary Philipson.
During his radio career, Gary has been a gardening expert, touchside football reporter and now the MFC Matchday Fanzone host...
April 14th, 2025011By Paul Blythe
A round-up of Newton Aycliffe Juniors Action…
W/E 09/03/2025
Under 8’s Blues – Travelled to Saltburn and played some great football, with Jude providing both assists for Nate. POTM and opposition POTM went to Lennox.
PPOTM was Nate.
Under 9’s Reds – Entertained Cleveland Juniors in a thrilling game...
April 14th, 20250108The spring sunshine added the perfect seasoning to a weekend full of food and family fun at this year’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival.
Thousands of people flocked to Bishop Auckland town centre for the return of one of the region’s biggest food festivals, for two days of entertainment, cookery demonstrations, workshops and, of...
April 9th, 20250159County Durham residents are being offered support to start working in social care.
County Durham Care Academy, which is run by Durham County Council, is launching another ‘Pathways to Careers’ programme later this month, to help people develop the skills needed for the sector.
The free course, which is delivered part-time by...
April 7th, 20250200Heading to Bishop Auckland Food Festival this weekend? Organisers have announced travel arrangements for getting to the event.
Bishop Auckland Food Festival returns to the town centre on Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13, for two days of fun, food and family entertainment.
With over 150 stalls, festivalgoers will be able to see, try...
April 4th, 20250368Woodham Academy students have recently returned from a Lake District residential trip.
Sixty students in Years 8 and 9 spent the weekend at Derwent Hill, an outdoor activity centre on the edge of Derwent Water.
The weekend residential involved students taking on a range of adventurous activities, such as canoeing, ghyll...
April 4th, 20250183One of the region’s most ambitious regeneration charities says it’s proud to support the Aycliffe Make Your Mark Awards by celebrating our ‘community champions’.
The Auckland Project is a regeneration charity working to establish Bishop Auckland as a must-visit cultural destination – investing multi millions of pounds to...
April 3rd, 20250207As Durham looks forward to welcoming The King and Queen to the city later this month, details of measures to ensure a safe and successful visit have been released.
King Charles and Queen Camilla are due to attend a Maundy Service at Durham Cathedral on Thursday, April 17, when they will meet specially invited guests and hand out...
April 3rd, 20250296Hundreds of Newton Aycliffe jobs have been safeguarded after a £300m order for new trains was placed at Hitachi’s plant.
Sunderland’s Arriva Group has announced the order for nine battery hybrid trains after it was announced that its Grand Central service – which runs trains from Sunderland and Bradford to London – had been...
