June 26th, 202201097Lee Weldon's weekly round-up from the wicket...
Saturday 25th June – NYSD Division 2
Rockliffe Park 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was sunny and mild. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bat first.
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 165 for 9 after 50 overs
Sean Morgan 26 not out, Adam Gittins 24, James...
June 24th, 202201067An unwavering commitment to investing in health and safety training helped Newton Aycliffe firm Stiller Warehousing and Distribution achieve a RoSPA silver award.
The award, from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, is an internationally recognised accolade, which demonstrates a Company’s outstanding commitment to...
June 23rd, 20220916Residents are being asked to give their views on improved cycling and walk routes which have recently been implemented in a County Durham community.
The government made £2 billion available for walking and cycling route improvements in 2020 as part of its Active Travel Fund, aiming to help change the way that people travelled in...
June 23rd, 202201146Immediately after being revealed as Aycliffe Business Park’s Company of the Year, plant manager Paul Hind dedicated the award to his team.
3M won the big award at the end of the 2022 Make Your Mark Awards ceremony, held at Redworth Hall in May, pipping BTS Facades and Fabrications and Valhalla North, who had already earlier won...
June 22nd, 20220877Those looking to cause anti-social behaviour in Newton Aycliffe will be targeted as a new project sees the installation of CCTV cameras across the town.
The project – led by the Neighbourhood Policing Team – is a first for County Durham and Darlington seeing partners tirelessly work together to install five Rapid Deployment CCTV...
June 22nd, 20220840By Paul Dalton
It has been another busy week for members taking place in a variety of races across the region.
First up on June 12, we had Robert Young take part in the Burton Leonard 10k. Rob finished the course in 44:49 enough to earn 3rd place in the Male Veteran 35 category.
On June 14, one member took part in the North...
June 22nd, 20220794County Durham and Darlington Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has funded the appointment of Robin Brierley, who will chair a new local panel to coordinate the response to modern slavery and human trafficking and increase support for victims.
Robin Brierley is an independent consultant on modern slavery and human trafficking who...
June 21st, 202201083Students from Greenfield Community College are about to tread the boards once more!
Each year Greenfield’s Performing Arts Department put on their annual school production.
In previous years, they have had successful shows including ‘School of Rock’ and ‘Little Shop of Horrors’.
The pandemic, however, brought a halt to...
June 21st, 20220768A flag symbolising unwavering support for forces personnel has been raised by the North East’s largest local authority ahead of Armed Forces Day.
Durham County Council is flying the Armed Forces Day flag this week to mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday June 25 and Reserves Day, which takes place on Wednesday June...
June 21st, 202202111An award win for innovation to an axe-throwing venture was the result of 16 months of blood, sweat and tears, say its founders.
Valhalla North is the UK's number one independent axe throwing venue, owned and run by husband-and-wife Carl and Kat, the IATF highest ranked male and female in Europe.
The young venture won the Innovation...
