September 21st, 201701709A group of businesses have clubbed together to support a club’s coast to coast charity bike-ride after one of its riders received heart surgery.
Following his operation to fix an erratic heart rate Councillor Peter Brookes, from Durham County Council, helped organise the fundraiser and enlisted the support of a group of businesses...
September 21st, 201701820Marketing professional Grace Porter has joined Resolution Media and Publishing as the firm’s new business development executive.
The 28-year-old Newtonian, who runs her own marketing company, has joined the Middlesbrough-based publishers to aid the firm’s business development.
Porter, from Newton Aycliffe, is tasked with...
September 21st, 201701645Staff at Greenfield Community College say they’re thrilled with the initial progress made by returning students and the way that they have encouraged and assisted the new intake of Year 7 students to make the transition a happy and welcoming experience, laying excellent foundations for the years ahead.
Executive Headteacher David...
September 20th, 201701627Newton Aycliffe crashed to their sixth straight defeat under the lights at Moore Lane Park this week.
The Newtonians have dropped to second-bottom in the Northern League first division after they were beaten 2-0 by seventh-placed side North Shields on Tuesday night.
It was Aycliffe’s fifth consecutive league defeat after the...
September 20th, 201702341Nearly 500 people are counting the cost of committing environmental crimes in County Durham.
Durham County Council issued 481 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) between April 1 and August 31 this year for offences including littering, flytipping, dog fouling, having untidy yards or gardens and carrying waste without the correct...
September 20th, 201701630Shower designer and manufacturer Roman has celebrated winning the Queens Award for international trade with all staff at the firm’s headquarters in Newton Aycliffe.
A presentation was made by the Queens representative, the Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, after Roman announced earlier this year it had won the Queens Award for...
September 19th, 201701608Schools in the North-East have the chance to win £1,000 for their pre-school club by entering the annual Kellogg's Breakfast Club Awards.
Any school with a breakfast club can enter the awards. One club from each region of the UK will win £1,000 for its club and a Grand Winner will receive a breakfast club makeover worth up to...
September 19th, 201701558A fast-growing company which specialises in producing bespoke packaging solutions is helping businesses to save cash – as well as the planet.
County Durham firm Plastic Mouldings Northern (PMN) says half of its business is now made up of vacuum forming after investing in a state-of-the-art machine two years ago.
PMN’s...
September 18th, 201701830Drone pilots are being reminded of the laws and restrictions surrounding their hobby.
Following a handful of concerns raised by Durham Tees Valley Airport, Durham Constabulary are encouraging those with drones to consult the Civil Aviation Authority’s ‘Drone Code’.
The guide outlines the do’s and don’ts of responsible...
September 18th, 201701711The TJFA League Cup draw saw only a few teams with fixtures in the first round of matches.
Our Russell Foster and Durham FA league teams continued their campaigns and the Under 7's enjoyed a friendly.
The Under 7's visited Richmond Town and played four games, each over fifteen minutes. Honours were even with a win, loss and two...
