September 9th, 201602833Students and staff at Greenfield Community College are celebrating another strong set of GCSE results.
Students at the college have been well rewarded for their commitment and hard work with some spectacular individual success stories.
The school is particularly pleased with their English results where 75% of students achieved C+...
September 9th, 201601884Newton Aycliffe-based craft supplies company Crafter’s Companion has teamed up with a local health initiative to help County Durham residents improve their wellbeing.
As part of a new collaboration with the Wellbeing for Life service, Crafter’s Companion will be running a free five-week course designed to help participants improve...
September 9th, 201601635Councillors are to be asked to increase the compensation offered to teaching assistants following a meeting between senior politicians, officers, trade unions and mediation service ACAS.
Durham County Council will next week meet to receive an update on the consultation over plans to dismiss and re-engage staff on a new contract, which...
September 9th, 201602126Hitachi Rail Europe has achieved a major milestone on behalf of the rail industry as it bids to create extra capacity and greater reliability for passengers on the UK’s congested rail network.
Hitachi, which has already started assembling new high-speed trains at its £82m factory on Aycliffe Business Park, has been given approval...
September 8th, 201601761Chester-le-Street 1, Newton Aycliffe 1
Newton Aycliffe took a point from their trip to Chester Moor last Saturday.
With the Premier League on an international break Saturday was designated "Non League Day" when those who normally follow top tier teams are encouraged to go local.
As one fan was to tweet later about this game...
September 7th, 201602736Over 100 speeding drivers were caught each day during a recent clampdown on those flouting the speed limit.
A total of 768 drivers were caught speeding throughout the week-long campaign, which began on Monday August 22.
Officers from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit (CDSOU) carried out additional education and...
September 7th, 201603225Stanley Imperial Hotel 1, Aycliffe Sports Club 6
The first round of the Sunday County Cup saw Newton Aycliffe Sports Club drawn away to Stanley Imperial Hotel.
It didn’t take the away side too long to make a mark on the game with early pressure leading to a corner which was stabbed in by David Teder at the far post.
On the...
September 6th, 201603124Police have confirmed the identity of the man who was tragically killed in a car accident near Newton Aycliffe.
Police have completed a formal identification on the victim, confirmed as that of 28-year-old Darren Stephenson-Bennett, from Aycliffe.
In a statement issued through their police liaison officer, Mr Stephenson-Bennett’s...
September 6th, 201602565Blue Cross and County Durham Youth Offending Service have teamed up in a new initiative to tackle the issues surrounding status dogs and young people, through the pet charity’s RespectaBULL workshops.
The workshops are organised by Blue Cross with the youth offending service, a multi-agency partnership involving Durham County...
