October 14th, 201901480Newton Aycliffe 4, Penrith 0
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe climbed to up fourth place in the Northern League first division table after a 4-0 home win over Penrith at the Beaumont Landscapes Stadium.
They started brightly, and they went ahead with only five minutes gone when Dean Thexton headed in a corner. The play was...
October 14th, 201901629A major drive to recruit new officers to one of the top-performing police forces in the country has begun.
Applications to join Durham Constabulary as a police constable has opened, with potential new recruits having until 5pm on Friday, October 25. to submit their application.
For the first time, the force is offering Police...
October 14th, 201901664Heather Mills took to the stage to give the keynote address at this year’s EMCON event on Aycliffe Business Park.
Ms Mills, whose vegan food empire is the biggest producer of vegan-based food in the world, took to the stage to share her entrepreneurial journey and the growth of her business.
She spoke to an audience of over 100...
October 11th, 201904956A man who was tragically killed in a multi-vehicle collision has been named by police.
William Edward Turner, who was known to his friends and family as Eddie, died when the Vauxhall Viva he was driving was involved in a collision on the A167 at Coatham Mundeville on Tuesday morning (October 8).
The 74-year-old, from Newton...
October 11th, 201901244A council team has been named as the best in the country at a national awards ceremony.
Durham County Council’s building and facilitates maintenance team has been named as Best Service Team of the Year in the Facilities Management and Building Cleaning Service category at the 2019 APSE awards.
The APSE awards encourage and...
October 11th, 201901962Newton Aycliffe-based global craft supplier, Crafter’s Companion, is inviting customers to take part in its 14th birthday celebrations.
The ten-day event, which will take place from October 17 to 27, marks the anniversary of when founder and creative director, Sara Davies MBE, made her TV debut on shopping channel Ideal World with...
October 10th, 201901279Work to support the residents of County Durham with their mental health and wellbeing is the focus of a new report.
‘Time to Talk’ is the annual report of the director of public health for County Durham, which is going before Durham County Council’s Cabinet next week with a recommendation that it be published by the...
October 10th, 201902621Woodham Academy are very proud to have appointed Sonny Fielding and Hannah Cox as head boy and head girl for the current academic year.
Although the academy has always valued the role of students in leading the school and helping drive Woodham forward, this is the first time these actual posts have been introduced.
The appointment...
October 9th, 201922294Phil Wilson says he’s geared up to fight a General Election when the time comes.
Despite claims in the media that the Sedgefield MP could face possible de-selection by the Labour Party, Mr Wilson says he’s determined to fight a fifth election.
Mr Wilson, who succeeded Tony Blair as Sedgefield’s MP in 2007, has been publicly...
October 9th, 201911878Newton Aycliffe firm Stiller Warehousing and Distribution has helped to relocate a historic – and very heavy – stone from Durham Cathedral for a good cause.
One of the highest stones from Durham Cathedral’s tower now has a new home at Learning Curve Group (LCG) in Durham Gate, Spennymoor.
LCG successfully bid for the...
