August 10th, 201602487Aycliffe Today has agreed a new shirt sponsorship deal with the town’s football club for the 2016-17 season.
The community website, which is owned by Aycliffe-based PR and publishing firm Mantis Media, has agreed to sponsor Aycliffe’s home strips for their new Northern League campaign.
And Aycliffe Today boss Martin Walker has...
August 10th, 201602630A round-up of news from Aycliffe Running Club...
Judith Porter completed the Durham Clamber in July. She completed the course in 1:47:00 and claimed the first prize for her category of female over sixty.
Two club runners participated in the Worstead 5-mile race in Norfolk. Peter Milburn came home in a time of 31.39. He came 26th...
August 10th, 201601808Students from Greenfield Community College Sunnydale Campus have completed a charity boot camp in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Crossfit Glacier, from Washington, held the event and students were put through their paces with timed stations including burpees, sit-ups, press-ups and various other exercises.
The morning finished...
August 9th, 201602618More than 50 businesses will come together to offer advice to potential and existing companies looking to start-up or grow.
The inaugural Durham Business Information Exchange (DBIE), which is being organised by Business Durham, the economic development company for County Durham, will be held at the Xcel Centre on Aycliffe Business...
August 9th, 201602309Although the summer holidays are well underway, a group of 42 Aycliffe students chose to go back to school... but not for their usual lessons.
The students who are all due to start in Year 7 at Woodham Academy, in September, spent the week at summer school.
Each day was action packed with students participating in robotics with VEX...
August 9th, 201602147A sophisticated system to weigh multiple train carriages at the same time has been installed at Hitachi Rail Europe’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.
Barnsley-based Weighwell Engineering says it has implemented a full train weighing system (PTW 500-VB2X) at Hitachi's £82m factory on Aycliffe Business Park.
The portable...
August 8th, 201602161A round-up of the weekend's cricket action...
Saturday 6th August – NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Darlington 2nd XI – weather was warm and sunny. Darlington won the toss and chose to bat first.
Darlington 2nd XI 221 for 6 after 50 overs
Patrick Howe 3 for 35, Jack Slatcher 1 for 27 and Mark Woodhead 1 for 53
Newton...
August 8th, 201602022A free workshop to help prevent the development of diabetes will be held in Newton Aycliffe next week.
Love Your Life County Durham is a sport, physical activity and education programme that aims to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes by getting people active and improving their lifestyle.
The Pioneering Care Partnership is...
August 8th, 201612141Newton Aycliffe face a replay in their FA Cup tie with Washington after a four-goal stalemate at the weekend.
Aycliffe opened the 2016-17 season with a 2-2 draw at fellow Northern League first division side Washington in the extra preliminary round of the competition on Saturday.
Mark Davison gave Washington an early lead before...
August 5th, 201602287Special celebrations to mark a milestone in the history of the Stockton and Darlington Railway will see an afternoon of non-stop activity and entertainment.
The Friends of the Stockton and Darlington Railway have organized an event which will feature steam train rides, heritage walks, exhibitions, displays and performances by local...
