November 30th, 201712078Residents wishing to sign up to next year’s garden waste collection scheme can do so from the end of this week.
From Friday, December 1, residents will be able to sign up online or call customer services to receive garden waste collections when the scheme restarts next spring.
Letters containing a unique reference number will...
November 30th, 201701840Aycliffe Juniors exploits on the football pitch continued over another exciting weekend of action.
There has also been some great team fundraising this week with the Under 7’s packing bags at Aycliffe Tesco and making £650. The Under 6’s and 10’s have both undertaken sponsored walks to raise funds for their teams.
The Under...
November 29th, 201702557Newton Aycliffe’s leading gym is making sure their members are accessing the latest fitness equipment after investing £75,000 in new state-of-the-art facilities.
OneGym director and fitness fanatic Paul Pearson, one half of the Pearson duo who opened their fourth gym on Teesside earlier this year, have created a purpose-built...
November 29th, 201701555Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen’s plan to buy back Durham Tees Valley Airport into public ownership has been branded “fanciful” in a Westminster debate.
And the MP whose constituency the airport lies in, Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson, who represents Newton Aycliffe, told a parliamentary meeting: “I am sick of the airport being used...
November 29th, 201702010Aycliffe Running Club had their annual day out to Ravenstonedale 10K on Saturday November 25.
The weather was cold with frost and a sprinkling of snow making the ground very slippery in places on the undulating, but very scenic, route.
The course was challenging with a total ascent of 157.87 ft and a maximum elevation of 962.6...
November 28th, 201701529Projects which help small businesses become more energy efficient came together to share best practice at a national event.
The event, which was the first of its kind in the country, was held at Durham Castle and gave those who run such projects the chance to learn from each other’s experiences and share any difficulties...
November 28th, 201701545More than 60 firearms have been handed in to police in Durham as part of a national campaign.
The two week firearms surrender, which ran from November 13 to November 26, gave people across the country the opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted or illegally held firearms and ammunition.
In County Durham and Darlington, more than...
November 28th, 201701629Sunderland RCA 0, Newton Aycliffe 0
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe travelled to Ryhope and gained a valuable point at seventh-placed Sunderland RCA.
Both sets of supporters were mystified as to how the match ended goalless, as both sides missed many good chances, with RCA the biggest culprits.
RCA had the ball in the net...
November 27th, 201702394A programme to get town and village centres in County Durham spick and span has moved on to its latest destination.
Durham County Council’s Operation Spruce Up is now at Newton Aycliffe following a stint at Langley Moor.
Spruce Up sees teams from across different council service areas coming together for an intensive clean up in...
November 27th, 201712187A company that is pivotal in seeing the elimination of food waste to landfill is making sure that young children get the chance to ‘eat up’ by funding a breakfast club.
The new Greggs Foundation breakfast club is being run at St Andrew’s School in Bishop Auckland – sponsored by Warrens Group, which collects food waste from all...
