January 19th, 201801621A Newton Aycliffe resident has had his bid to relaunch the New Great Aycliffe Show rejected by councillors.
During a meeting of Great Aycliffe Town Council’s recreation committee, members voted to decline Russ Gibson’s proposal to bring back the popular historical event – a show which at its peak attracted 20,000 visitors, but...
January 18th, 201801366Work is continuing across County Durham to ensure minimum disruption for residents following heavy snowfall.
Teams from across Durham County Council have been working hard from Wednesday evening, with gritters and snow ploughs out overnight and throughout the day to keep roads and paths clear wherever possible.
The gritters have...
January 18th, 201801275Teams from across many areas of Durham County Council are working hard to ensure services are disrupted as little as possible during the current winter weather.
Gritters and snow ploughs have been out throughout the night on priority one routes in all areas as well as on priority two routes in the Pennines. They will continue to work...
January 17th, 201801503Students from Greenfield Community College once again provided first class entertainment for staff and students as they competed for the top places in the annual ‘Greenfield’s Got Talent’ competition.
The hall was full to capacity as the audience enjoyed each and every performance with lots of laughs and applause for the variety...
January 17th, 201811351Two regional police commissioners have signed an innovative new plan aimed at cutting reoffending.
Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner for Durham, Ron Hogg, and his colleague for Cleveland Police signed the new agreement at the Crown Prosecution Service offices in Middlesbrough.
The Cleveland and Durham Local Criminal Justice...
January 16th, 201821926Newton Aycliffe subsea manufacturer Tekmar Energy has announced three major new contracts at the Hornsea ONE project.
The Hornsea ONE project, located 120km off the Yorkshire coast, will become the world’s largest offshore windfarm once operational in 2020.
It will consist of 174 Siemens 7MW turbines covering an area of...
January 16th, 201801560There was a busier schedule of fixtures for the Aycliffe Juniors teams this week as the players were getting back in to match action following postponements and holidays.
The Under 7’s travelled to Hartlepool Pools Youth and played two games, losing one and drawing the other. On the score sheet were Alex with a hatrick, Evan with...
January 16th, 201801534Free and impartial advice is now available for County Durham residents wishing to save money on their energy bills.
Durham County Council’s ‘Managing Money Better’ service has been introduced, in partnership with the Prince Bishops Community Bank, to provide free budgeting and monetary advice for all residents in the...
January 15th, 201801986Exhibitors who participated in a new programme at the region’s biggest engineering and manufacturing expo have secured more than 10 new contracts worth over £200,000 between them.
Twenty-one companies from across County Durham signed up to the very first Incubator Zone at the 2017 Durham Oktoberfest event.
And now, just over two...
January 15th, 201801840Guisborough Town 1, Newton Aycliffe 1
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe stretched their unbeaten run to six games with a draw at Guisborough Town on Saturday – but should have taken all three points.
They fashioned the better moves and missed several good chances. Guisborough started brightly and had a good chance on nine...
