August 1st, 201602679Aycliffe Town and Durham County Councillor John D Clare explains why Aycliffe Business Park is so important to County Durham...
County Durham is the second-weakest local economy in England. Consequently, it not only has greater unemployment and deprivation than the rest of the country, it has a correspondingly greater incidence of...
August 1st, 201602300Residents and businesses in the Newton Aycliffe area are being asked for their views on a proposed neighbourhood plan.
The submission draft of the Great Aycliffe Neighbourhood Plan, developed by the town council, sets out policies that will help determine planning applications in the area until 2036.
The plan aims to guide...
August 1st, 201601877Volunteers at Greenfield Arts are once again working hard to bring lovely Free Little Libraries to the wider community.
The first library was installed at Greenfield Community College in February 2015 and its success has led to a second being installed at the Sunnydale Campus in Shildon to celebrate World Book Day.
It’s a...
August 1st, 201602229A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action...
Saturday 30th July – NYSD Division 2
Wolviston 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was warm and sunny. Wolviston won the toss and chose to bat first.
Wolviston 1st XI 171 all out after 50 overs
Mark Woodhead 3 for 12, Michael Howe 3 for 74 and Patrick Howe 2 for 26
Newton...
July 30th, 201602495Newton Aycliffe FC manager Peter Dixon insists the furore surrounding the abandoned pre-season friendly against Spennymoor Town this week was a “storm in a tea cup”.
Spenny boss Jason Ainsley decided not to play the second half of Aycliffe’s friendly with the newly-promoted side at Moore Lane Park due to some “tough...
July 29th, 201603936Young entrepreneur Lisa Fleming tells Martin Walker how her fledgling firm has grown from scratch to a £1m-a-year business...
As entrepreneurs go, Lisa Fleming must be up there with some of the most successful small business owners on Aycliffe Business Park.
The 37-year-old has grown her Driver Hire recruitment franchise from...
July 29th, 201601836Woodham Academy students have been helping youngsters get into golf.
A group of Year 9 and 10 leadership students successfully carried out a Tri Golf event at the Oakleaf Leisure Centre, engaging with seven primary schools from across the town.
It was part of Woodham’s Leadership Academy, a joint initiative between the school and...
July 28th, 201625333Newton Aycliffe FC chairman Allan Oliver says he was “gobsmacked” after Spennymoor Town refused to play the second half of a pre-season friendly this week.
Moors boss Jason Ainsley decided not to play the second half of Aycliffe’s friendly with the newly-promoted side at Moore Lane Park due to some “tough tackling”.
The...
July 28th, 201602056A member of the team at Lidl’s distribution centre in Newton Aycliffe is gearing up to cycle 140 miles in just two days to raise vital funds for the children and young people’s cancer support charity CLIC Sargent.
Assistant team manager Lee Brown and friends Chris Gettins, Andy Dent and Paul Livingstone – otherwise known as the...
July 28th, 201604353An eagerly-awaited ‘Scoot Park’ is now complete and ready for action in time for the school summer holidays.
Local residents at Horndale were keen to get started as soon as the safety fencing was dismantled and the unanimous view from riders who have tried the track is that it is a massive success.
The track is designed to...
