August 16th, 201603041Thanks to funding from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) an eagerly-awaited Scoot Track is now open at Horndale Park.
The project, delivered in partnership with Great Aycliffe Town Council, has provided a purpose built Scoot Track.
The track is designed to complement the current wheeled play provision provided by the...
August 16th, 201604001The very first housing development from County Durham-based Chapter Homes will open its doors to the public this weekend with the launch of its brand new show homes.
On Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August, Eden Field in Newton Aycliffe will be open for viewings from 10am until 4pm, allowing members of the public to take a first look...
August 16th, 201602826Huntsman 4, Elm Road Club 0
By Craig Woodhead
Following last season’s promotion, The Huntsman kicked off life in the Wear Valley Sunday League first division with a resounding 4-0 victory over Shildon Elm Road Club.
Manager Neil Dodds has added eight new players to the squad over the summer and was able to hand debuts to Glenn...
August 15th, 201602630A father and son team are calling for the community to support a social enterprise they feel passionately about.
John Oliver started a six-month work placement with the More Time Furniture Scheme, based at the IES Centre, at Horndale Avenue on Aycliffe Business Park, two years ago, and made the decision to stay as a volunteer.
Six...
August 15th, 201602361A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action...
Saturday 13th August – NYSD Division 2
Normanby Hall 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI
Normanby Hall 2nd XI were unable to raise a team and therefore conceded their game with Aycliffe’s 1st team. This result gave Aycliffe the maximum 25 points and takes their total to 233 points,...
August 12th, 201602165Newton Aycliffe’s Northern League side begin their league campaign at Danny Mellanby’s Marske United this weekend.
Peter Dixon’s side suffered a disappointing FA Cup replay defeat at home to Washington on Tuesday night, losing 2-0 and falling at the first hurdle of the famous competition.
The replay followed their 2-2 draw at...
August 12th, 201602327Families are being reminded that there are no changes to Durham County Council’s bin collections over the August bank holiday.
Rubbish and recycling will be picked up as normal, on the usual collection day, during the week commencing Monday 29 August.
Garden waste will also be collected for those who have signed up to the...
August 11th, 201607327Hitachi Rail Europe is set to take on an additional 150 staff at its Newton Aycliffe facility.
The Japanese firm says it’s creating a further 150 jobs, on top of the estimated 730 it expected to have in place when its state-of-the-art train assembling factory is fully operational later this year.
The company already employs about...
August 11th, 201602134A Newton Aycliffe designer who graduated this summer has received her first commission to design wallpaper for an international textiles studio.
Sharron Bates, who recently graduated from Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD)’s university-level campus in Hartlepool, will be flying out to Belgium to see her work produced later...
August 10th, 201602513Aycliffe 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...
