May 29th, 201702423At 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, 201722316Dozens 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.
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May 26th, 201703175The 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, 201703443Great 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, 201702541Stiller 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, 201708551Two 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...
May 24th, 201701936The 28th issue of Aycliffe Today Business is now available to read online – and bookings are already being taken for the next edition.
Aycliffe Today Business is the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – home to an estimated 500 companies and around 10,000 employees.
Spread across 400 hectares, it’s County Durham’s biggest...
May 24th, 201703002Police say they have now stepped up their patrols in County Durham after the national security threat was increased to ‘critical’.
Durham Constabulary had said on Tuesday that it was business as usual in the county, after Monday night’s terror attack in Manchester.
But after Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the...
May 24th, 201773058Crafter’s Companion is celebrating the first anniversary of its flagship store in Newton Aycliffe with a weekend-long event.
Following a successful year of trading, with over 40,000 people visiting the store and buying more than 150,000 products, the outlet is hosting a four-day birthday party this Bank Holiday weekend with a host...
May 23rd, 201702112The finale of the Aycliffe Juniors football season took place this weekend with two teams competing in TJFA League Challenge Cup Finals. Both games were played at Middlesbrough FC's Rockcliffe Hall training ground.
The Under 9's have enjoyed a superb season and have already sealed promotion in to Durham Division 1 for next season. In...
