April 13th, 201603025Newton Aycliffe 56, Yarm 14
Newton Aycliffe welcomed Yarm to Moore Lane at the weekend looking to bounce back from their defeat against Richmond.
The pitch looked superb and the newly erected fencing which displays the Rugby Clubs Sponsors boards looked resplendent. The weather was bright and sunny with very little wind and it was...
April 13th, 201602458Up to 6,000 young people are to benefit after Durham County Council secured £17m to help them on their pathway to employment.
In June 2015, the authority submitted a bid for £17.04m funding through the European Council’s Youth Employment Initiative (YEI).
And now the DurhamWorks project has been given the green light for a...
April 13th, 201602176With midweek games needed to make up for the fixtures postponed earlier in the season there was lots of action for Aycliffe Juniors this week.
On Thursday the Under 12’s recorded a 3-1 win against Mount Pleasant with goals from man of the match Dylan (2) and Conlan. Both Under 18 teams got victories as well, the Reds winning 6-5...
April 8th, 201602349Emotional intelligence experts High Impact Development has relocated in an exciting new partnership with one of the business park’s HR firms.
After a positive 12 months at Evans Business Centre, High Impact has joined offices with Essential Solutions at Bede House on St Cuthbert’s Way.
The new setup will not only provide High...
April 8th, 201601948Detection dogs are being recruited to help people understand the dangers posed by the trade in illegal tobacco in County Durham.
As part of the County Durham Tobacco Control Alliance, Durham County Council’s trading standards team has joined up with B.W.Y Canine to host a roadshow aiming to raise awareness of illegal tobacco being...
April 7th, 201603761A Newton Aycliffe man has appeared in court charged with a number of alleged burglary offences.
Lee Robinson was last week charged with seven crimes committed across Aycliffe and Shildon.
The 42-year-old, who’s originally from Aycliffe but was living in Leeholme, Bishop Auckland, at the time of his arrest, was remanded in...
April 7th, 201601954A new ‘Community Pod’ is available for groups and organisations to use to promote their services and activities to visitors at the Pioneering Care Centre.
The pod is ideally located next to the reception in the Mall of the Pioneering Care Centre and it is available to book, for free to organisations aiming to improve the health...
April 7th, 201602021Aycliffe Running Club athletes competed at Northumberland Half Marathon and Hartlepool Marina 5 on Sunday.
Runners enjoyed great success with many gaining new personal bests (PBs) and also being placed in their categories.
Pictured (above) before the Marina 5 is (left to right) Denise Evans, Heather Fenwick, Rob Nicholson, Angela...
April 6th, 201601832Little ACORNS, the junior section of the ACORN Residents Association, will be holding their fourth annual petting zoo from 10am-2pm on Friday (8th April) at Newton Aycliffe leisure centre.
Starting with a ribbon cutting opening by town Mayor Mary Dalton, children will be entertained by Animal Story and Crazy Creatures petting zoos,...
April 6th, 201602334Football legend Ron Atkinson will star at an event to fund a youth football team’s European trip.
Newton Aycliffe Youth Football Club is already more than half way through raising enough funds to pay for all 18 of their Under 13 Falcons players to go to Holland on a Development Tour later this year.
A Sportsman's Evening is being...