June 27th, 201702132Tributes have been paid to former Aycliffe Mayor Michael Dalton, who passed away following illness.
Mr Dalton, who had represented the town for almost two decades, served one term as Mayor of Great Aycliffe, while supporting his 92-year-old mother Mary Dalton during her four stints in the role.
The 52-year-old was born with spina...
June 26th, 201711893Young women are being encouraged to consider a career in engineering by four female apprentices from a Newton Aycliffe engineering training centre.
International Women in Engineering Day is an annual celebration of the achievements of outstanding women engineers which aims to raise awareness of the huge range of opportunities for...
June 26th, 201702048A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action...
Saturday 24th June – NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Barnard Castle 2nd XI – weather was warm and sunny. Barnard Castle won the toss and chose to bat first.
Barnard Castle 2nd X 258 for 8 after 50 overs
Michael Howe 2 for 54 and Luke Telford 2 for 58
Newton...
June 22nd, 201701642Students from Newton Aycliffe schools are taking part in a community outreach project based around vocal performing.
The project, led by Woodham Academy, will culminate in a performance given by all participants in the annual Woodham Summer Concert on July 13.
Four primary schools have signed up to the project. Students from Vane...
June 22nd, 201701914An innovation project has been launched to help companies tapping into the thriving space industry scale up faster as they take their cutting edge products to market.
STEPHANIE, delivered in County Durham by Business Durham, is a five-year EU-funded Interreg programme which will help promote research and innovation in the space and...
June 21st, 201703118Housebuilder Avant Homes is bringing a new £36.5m development to County Durham creating 182 new homes.
Outline planning has been granted for a two-phase build programme of properties on a 14-acre site in Chilton.
The development – called Peerfields – is located off Durham Road and will comprise a selection of three and...
June 21st, 201702004A round-up of last weekend's cricket action...
Saturday 17th June – NYSD Division 2
Guisborough 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was hot and sunny. Guisborough won the toss and chose to bat first.
Guisborough 2nd X I18 for 6 after 50 overs
Luke Telford 2 for 11 and Patrick Howe 2 for 33
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI...
June 20th, 201701578A popular wildflower planting scheme is to return to Newton Aycliffe this summer.
Various species of annual and perennial wildflowers have been sown on roundabouts and highway verges as part of Durham County Council’s annual wildflower planting scheme.
The attractive creations, courtesy of the council’s Clean and Green teams,...
June 20th, 201702262It’s been a whirlwind of success for Fleet Recruitment since moving to Aycliffe Business Park in December 2014.
Fleet has a well-earned reputation for quality of service, which is testament to its commitment to delivering their core values of treating clients and candidates alike with honesty, transparency, fairness and great...
June 20th, 201703708The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) was delighted to be awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service on Friday 2nd June, one of only two organisations in County Durham, and one of six across the whole of the North East!
The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service was created by Her Majesty in 2002 and is the highest award given to...
