September 11th, 201902205Aycliffe Business Park’s very own Baltic Apprenticeships is well-established across the UK as a specialist provider of tech and digital apprenticeships.
For the last 12 months they’ve been busy behind the scenes working on overhauling their marketing strategy and output with the help of business park neighbour, Thrive, a...
September 10th, 2019014408Newton Aycliffe Sports Club FC maintained their unbeaten start to the 2019/20 Season with a comfortable 6-1 win over Darlington Mowden Model T in the Durham Challenge Sunday County Cup.
The Sportsy carried their form from the league, which started with a 1-1 draw against North Bitchburn, a 7-1 win over local rivals The Gretna and a...
September 10th, 201901591Young people in County Durham are working to wipe out hate crime around gender identity, thanks to police funding.
Investing in Children, a community interest company in Durham, held a Youth Hate Crime summit in 2018 that identified Durham bus station, on North Road, as somewhere that young people had experienced hate crime related to...
September 10th, 201902220A husband-and-wife team is celebrating their second successful year in business at the popular King’s Arms.
And they have celebrated their second anniversary at the Great Stainton gastro pub by launching a new Market Menu.
Chef Paul Bussey, who once worked for acclaimed TV chef Gordon Ramsay, left his role as head chef at Acklam...
September 9th, 201901371Consett 1, Newton Aycliffe 2
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe travelled to a blustery Consett and returned with a 2-1 win.
Aycliffe had the wind behind them in the first half. Consett centre forward Pearson hit the side netting on six minutes. Aycliffe went straight up the other end and Dean Thexton went close from a Johnson...
September 9th, 201901911Aldi is offering 20 schools across the UK the chance to win £20,000 each through its new Kit For Schools campaign.
The promotion, which is part of Aldi’s long-standing partnership with Team GB, will see cash prizes donated to twenty schools across the country to invest in equipment for a healthy legacy.
Aldi will also be...
September 9th, 201901362By 2035, County Durham will have more and better jobs, people will live long and independent lives and communities will be well connected and supportive of each other.
That is the vision proposed by the County Durham Partnership which Durham County Council’s Cabinet is being asked to agree when it meets this week.
The vision for...
September 6th, 201901248Stockton Town 5 Newton Aycliffe 0
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe had a mixed week, beating a good Silsden (Keighley) side 2-1 at home in the FA Vase on Saturday, but then losing 5-0 away to title favourites Stockton Town on Wednesday night in the league.
Newton Aycliffe played very well in the first half against Silsden and...
September 6th, 201901294A campaign aimed at reducing deaths on two wheels is being launched on Monday.
The two-week campaign, led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), aims to raise awareness of bikers and cyclists, and will educate them on how to improve their riding to avoid serious or fatal collisions.
Motorcyclists and pedal cyclists remain...
September 5th, 201901241By Donna Campbell
It was another midweek start for the runners this week with the first race taking place on Wednesday.
Only Peter Smith attended at Newham Grange for the next 5k race in the summer Tees Trail series. He completed this in 21.23 and was first in his age category.
On Thursday the second relay meeting of the year...
