May 31st, 201702386People are being advised to keep safe in warm weather as higher temperatures are set to continue across County Durham.
Although last week’s sunshine seems to have disappeared for now, Public Health England has issued advice for people to follow over the coming months.
Top tips to keep safe in the sun include:
• Try to keep...
May 30th, 201702536Three Aycliffe business leaders have publicly backed Phil Wilson’s campaign to be re-elected as the town’s MP on June 8.
Wilson, Labour’s Sedgefield MP for 10 years, is up against four other people to keep his seat, including Tory candidate Dehenna Davison, a 23-year-old student from Hull.
Three leading personalities from...
May 30th, 201702294A round-up of the weekend's cricket action...
Saturday 27th May – NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Stokesley 2nd XI – weather was changeable and mild. Stokesley won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 160 all out after 46 overs
Chris Palmer 35, Tom Wickins 20 and Graham Telford 19
Stokesley...
May 29th, 201712667Online flight booker Kiwi.com has revealed the frustrations of parents in the North-East being penalised for taking their children away on holiday during school term time.
Research conducted by the brand reveals that 75% of parents in the North-East sided with Jon Platt, who earlier this year lost his High Court battle for the right...
May 29th, 201702401At the annual Raby Castle runs Isaac Boys represented Aycliffe Running Club junior section in a new 3K race and finished sixth position in 12:14.
Other members of Aycliffe Running Club competed in the undulating 10K race which is a two-lap course set within the grounds of the Raby Castle Estate. First to finish for ARC was Martyn Knox...
May 26th, 201722302Dozens of companies from the region attended the latest news and networking event, organised by Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC).
The event, held at the Xcel Centre, was open to businesses from the region to attend, with more than 50 people taking advantage of networking opportunities as well as two useful presentations.
See...
May 26th, 201703157The Labour candidate to become MP for Newton Aycliffe has distanced himself from his party’s leader in a controversial leaflet.
Phil Wilson, who has been Labour’s Sedgefield MP since succeeding Tony Blair 10 years ago, insists he’s “no supporter” of Jeremy Corbyn, in a campaign leaflet which is being circulated around the...
May 25th, 201703432Great Aycliffe Town Council have organised two free family pond-dipping sessions on Aycliffe Nature Park and Byerley Park Local Nature Reserve.
The events will both take place on Wednesday May 31.
Families are encouraged to come along to Aycliffe Nature Park at 10am for the first session to find out which creatures make this...
May 25th, 201702512Stiller Warehousing and Distribution has invested more than a quarter of a million pounds in a new batch of ultra-safe trucks.
The Newton Aycliffe family-run firm has spent £280,000 on the four new vehicles which include a number of state-of-the-art safety features.
The 18-tonne, 36-feet long trucks, each costing £70,000, are...
May 24th, 201708540Two teenage girls from Newton Aycliffe were caught up in the Manchester terrorist attack, it has emerged.
Best friends Laura Anderson (above left) and Mille Robson (above right), both students at Woodham Academy, suffered injuries in Monday night’s atrocity.
Salman Abedi killed 22 people – including children – and injured 64...
