March 17th, 201702047Great Aycliffe Town Council are organising a day of community litter picks to support Litter Free Durham’s ‘Big Spring Clean’.
On Saturday March 25, local residents and community groups are encouraged to join Great Aycliffe Town Council and assist in the clear up of various locations.
At 10am residents are asked to meet at...
March 17th, 201702179Care leavers are receiving greater support - with more on the way - councillors have heard.
Young people who have been in the care of the local authority are particularly vulnerable and Durham County Council has already introduced measures to improve their lives.
Now Cabinet has heard how that support is being developed, to meet...
March 16th, 201702891The annual Year 6 ‘Friendship Day’ at Woodham Academy takes place on Saturday March 25, 10am-12noon.
It’s a first opportunity for Year 6 children to spend time in their secondary school and to get to know people.
At this year’s event, students will be able to choose from making notepad holders in Technology, exploring...
March 16th, 201711852Advice is being given to people in County Durham who keep poultry such as chickens and ducks due to concerns over avian flu.
A number of cases of avian influenza have been confirmed within the UK since December 2016, and nationwide restrictions are currently in place.
Some areas of County Durham have been designated as ‘higher...
March 15th, 201701841Tuesday 4th April 8am - 10am, Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham.
Business Durham has joined forces with Tait Walker and Swinburne Maddison LLP to deliver a funding seminar aimed at helping Durham businesses to grow.
The seminar will be packed with tips and insight that will help you to generate the cash you need to expand. Topics covered...
March 15th, 201704277The Tesco Extra store in Newton Aycliffe celebrated the introduction of high street fashion brands to the store by donating £1,000 to local charity Hub of Wishes and announcing the winner of its school design-a-bag competition.
The store on Greenwell Road has welcomed fashion brands Burtons, Dorothy Perkins, Evans and Wallis...
March 15th, 201702832A multi-tasking mum with over a decade of retail experience has been selected by Newton Aycliffe-based Crafter’s Companion to head up its flagship store in the town.
Amy Rodger, 28, from Chester-Le-Street joins the leading international craft company as store manager with a strong merchandising background, having climbed the retail...
March 14th, 201711720Members of Newton Aycliffe Rotary Club recently swapped their Rotary badge pins for pins of an altogether different type.
They took time out from their weekly community service activities to demonstrate their ten pin bowling skills at the town’s Planet Leisure Centre.
And at the end of an evening, trophies for the highest scoring...
March 14th, 201702285West Auckland 0, Newton Aycliffe 3
Newton Aycliffe were good value for this 3-0 win away to West Auckland, and had several good chances to come away with a much bigger win.
They got off to a flier after two minutes when a Ben Wood shot was blocked but it fell to captain Jamie Owens, who finished with a low shot into the...
March 13th, 201703416Residents in Durham are being informed that the county’s Household Waste Recycling Centres will soon be switching to summer opening hours.
Between 1 April and 30 September, HWRCs will operate the following summer opening hours:
9.00am – 6.00pm everyday:
• Annfield Plain
• Heighington Lane, Newton Aycliffe
•...
