July 18th, 201602992The Navy Club has been crowned champions of the Greenfield Tuesday Night Football League.
They won it for the first time after displacing derby rivals and former league champions Midweek Junkies, who finished a close second.
League organiser Lee Boynton is pictured (above left) with Navy Club captain Aidan Hindhaugh.
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July 18th, 201602436A group of students and staff left Woodham Academy in the very small hours of the morning to spend a week improving their French in the small seaside resort of Stella Plage on the Opal Coast of Northern France.
Sadly, for the first day at least, the soggy English summer accompanied the group.
Unfortunately the first sight of the...
July 18th, 201602421Both our cricket teams ended their bad run of form with impressive victories at the weekend...
Saturday 16th July – NYSD Division 2
Shildon 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was warm and sunny. Shildon won the toss and chose to bat first.
Shildon 1st XI 32 all out after 20.1 overs
Mark Woodhead 7 for 21 and Jack...
July 15th, 201601990Newton Aycliffe construction firm Raisco has invested a six-figure sum in new machinery which it says will boost output by more than a third and create new jobs.
Raisco has purchased a CNC saw and drill line which will increase efficiency and output at its Aycliffe Business Park premises.
The 24-metre automated in-feed facility...
July 15th, 201601771The Newton Aycliffe Marie Curie Fundraising Group raised a fantastic £343 last weekend by enjoying a spot of tea and cake at the charity’s summer fundraising campaign.
The local fundraising group welcomed guests in to Heighington Village Hall on Saturday July 9 where scones were served and visitors tried their luck on the tombola...
July 15th, 201602429Josef Bedford has been recognised for his enthusiasm and dedication to physics at the annual Durham University Schools Physicist of the Year event.
The ceremony, which took place in June, was attended by the most promising physics students in secondary schools from across the Durham region.
Attendees at the awards evening had the...
July 15th, 201601838More than 40 people attended Aycliffe Business Park Community’s news and networking event at ROF 59 activity centre on Friday morning.
The meeting was chaired by Steven Robson (pictured), chief executive of the South Durham Enterprise Agency and a new board member of the ABPC limited company.
Information on Superfast Broadband...
July 14th, 201602092Newton Aycliffe steel company SCH Site Services is looking to add at least eight new members of staff to its team after enjoying another turnover boost.
SCH’s annual sales grew slightly to £4.8m, up from £4.5m in 2015, while it has also won a string of new contracts which is resulting in another recruitment drive.
SCH has...
July 14th, 201601939Three runners from Aycliffe Running Club completed the Great North 10k earlier this month (July).
There were around 5,000 runners taking part in the race which started behind Gateshead International Stadium and took in the Quayside passing landmarks such as the Sage, Gateshead Millennium Bridge and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary...
July 14th, 201602460Newton Aycliffe-based global craft supplies firm Crafter’s Companion is lending a helping hand to a community group following the opening of its first UK store.
The company, which was founded by County Durham-born Sara Davies in 2005, will be sponsoring the Newton Aycliffe Tri Club’s new kit as part of an ongoing community...
