October 5th, 201702462Newton Aycliffe-based shower manufacturer Roman has invested £400,000 in two new packaging machines to help improve efficiency.
Due to a continuing high growth rate and the necessity for ‘on demand’ product packaging, Roman has invested in a second high-speed machine after installing its first eight years ago.
The investment...
October 5th, 201702447By Paul Eales
Newton Aycliffe Sports Club finally got to play a home game for the first time this season and ran out 5-4 winners in the Division 2 Cup.
They were paired against Toft Hill Three Tuns who had managed to scrape a 1-0 win against the Aycliffe side in the league the previous week.
The Sports Club got to the final of...
October 4th, 201703344The son of a missing man who has not been seen for almost a month has issued a heartfelt appeal to find him.
Police are still searching for 59-year-old Brian I’anson who was last seen at around 11.50am on September 14 walking along the A167 between Ferryhill and Chilton.
The grandfather-of-one, from Ferryhill, is described as...
October 4th, 201702639A textile graduate from Newton Aycliffe has been inspired to succeed thanks to the development and support of the thriving creative business community in the region.
Artist Sharron Bates graduated from Cleveland College of Art and Design’s (CCAD) university-level campus in Hartlepool in 2016 with a BA (Hons) Textile and Surface...
October 4th, 201702028Stiller Warehousing and Distribution husband-and-wife employees Julie and Jay Gilpin enjoyed a royal date at Buckingham Palace to represent their Aycliffe employers.
Stiller was invited to the royal garden party earlier this summer to celebrate RoSPA’s (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Centenary in the...
October 4th, 201702560North Shields RFC 32, Newton Aycliffe First XV 33
By Ben Carpenter Merritt
Newton Aycliffe’s first XV travelled to North Shields RFC on the back of two losses, first a solid beating at the hands of Bishop Auckland, and most recently and more closely, by a strong Hartlepool side.
Aycliffe have suffered from a spate of bad...
October 3rd, 201702836A charity fundraiser twice struck by Leukaemia has smashed his target of raising £30,000 – and has now set his sights on a new milestone.
Paul McGeary has relentlessly spearheaded the charitable push for Bloodwise over the past three years, since his initial diagnosis of Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia back in November 2014.
Since...
October 3rd, 201701799There was lots of cup action for the Newton Aycliffe Juniors teams who play in the TJFA league this week. The League Cup continued for the Under 12's whilst other teams began their Challenge Cup campaigns.
The Under 7's had their first taste of cup action but were forced to give up home advantage to Heighington as their allocated...
October 3rd, 201711827A Newton Aycliffe-based property management company, which specialises in giving ex-servicemen and women a new start on ‘civvy street’, is set to launch a recruitment drive after landing an important new contract.
Caring Caretaker, part of the AAA Property (North-East) group based on Aycliffe Business Park, has gone from...
October 2nd, 201701953Woodham Academy has invested more than £100,000 on new modern and accessible changing facilities.
The revamped facilities have been designed to maximise space and help boost participation in PE lessons, as well in the extensive extra-curricular activities offered by Woodham’s Sports Academy.
Headteacher Christine Forsyth said:...
