March 1st, 201809937It has emerged a maths teacher worked at Greenfield School in the late 1980s and early ‘90s AFTER he had earlier been convicted of a sex attack.
Donald Farms was this week jailed for six years for a “catalogue of abuse” inflicted on a male pupil at a primary school.
However, it has also come to light that Farms, who retired...
February 28th, 201801653HC-One’s St Clare’s Court Care Home in Newton Aycliffe is celebrating the success of home manager Jason Parkinson, who has received a Kindness in Care Award for the great work he delivers for residents on a daily basis.
The Kindness in Care Awards programme was launched by HC-One, a leading provider in health and social care, in...
February 28th, 201801824Crafter’s Companion has been ranked number 31 in this year’s Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100 list, after experiencing 72% year-on-year growth in export sales.
One of just four North-East companies to make the list, the Newton Aycliffe-based business has grown significantly from a small start-up into a global enterprise,...
February 28th, 201801664The Aycliffe Juniors football teams continued their seasons and looked to continue developing the younger teams and improving league positions for the older age groups.
The Under 6’s enjoyed a friendly with Darlington 21st All Stars. A great effort saw twelve goals scored from the team, Denver got four, there was a hatrick each for...
February 27th, 201801572Communities and volunteers across County Durham are being urged to take part in the eleventh annual ‘Big Spring Clean’ litter-picking campaign.
LitterFree Durham, in partnership with Durham County Council and Darlington Borough Council, is inspiring people to give their local area a spring clean-up to banish strewn litter in time...
February 27th, 201802614Newton Aycliffe-based PWS, one of the UK’s leading distributors of kitchen components, has expanded its marketing team with three new appointments.
Jessica Inglis (pictured above, centre) has joined the fourth generation family firm as PR and communications manager, overseeing all public relations and strategic communication across...
February 27th, 201801584Ryhope CW 3, Newton Aycliffe 2
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe's recent run of good form came to an end away to 18th-placed Ryhope Colliery Welfare at the weekend.
The home side clinched a 3-2 win with an injury-time winner, but the margin could have been larger, as they missed several good chances.
Ryhope started the...
February 26th, 201801857Students from Woodham Academy have just returned from a week of ski tuition in Pila, Italy.
After a long coach journey the group arrived mid Sunday afternoon to their hotel high up overlooking the mountain range of the Gran Paradiso National Park.
The hotel St Nicolas boasts one of Interski’s most picturesque locations; the views...
February 26th, 201801976Thrive Marketing has been busy checking out the ‘must dos’ and ‘best practices’ for North East companies’ social media strategies.
The Aycliffe Business Park-based organisation has highlighted a number of new trends coming to the fore in 2018 as they run their new-look social media packages for a variety of...
February 23rd, 201802193Highways improvement schemes, a new primary school and support for fledgling businesses to develop and grow across the county, are just some of the projects set to benefit from an extra £117m capital investment programme in County Durham.
But councillors also voted to increase council tax bills by nearly 5% - including 2.99% normal...
