March 29th, 201602793One of the UK’s leading suppliers of rugs is thriving thanks to the support of a neighbouring marketing agency.
Newton Aycliffe-based Modern Rugs – one of the largest online rug shops in the UK – has enlisted the help of Thrive Marketing, which already supports a number of Aycliffe Business Park firms to develop brands, websites...
March 28th, 2016012343Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Inspector Mark Edwards returns with his regular blog...
Hello all,
Time for a bit of blue again, Aycliffe Blue that is!
So here we are sailing deeper into 2016 and as I type this piece it’s Easter weekend. No chocolate surprises in sight for me though unfortunately.
The NPT
I’ll start...
March 28th, 201602385A range of exciting sporting activities will be available at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre to keep children entertained.
There will be aqua fun, gymnastics and cricket sessions as well as swimming crash courses available at the town’s centre.
The activities will take place as part of Durham County Council’s School’s Out...
March 28th, 201602160Aycliffe Running Club runners have ventured far and wide over the last week, with runners competing in races in Gateshead, North Yorkshire, the Lake District and one runner even making it all the way to Portugal.
On Tuesday 15th March, club runner Judith Porter competed in the Falesia 5k in Portugal. Judith was holidaying in Portugal...
March 28th, 201601911Young artists have been working with Bewick Crescent Surgery and artist Vicky Holbrough to create artwork for patients to enjoy and be inspired by whilst providing a welcome distraction for their visit to the surgery.
Whilst creating the artwork, the young people on the Youth Cree project – a Public Health and GAMP-funded programme...
March 28th, 201601795Staff and students at Woodham Academy celebrated International Science Week by taking part in engineering sessions, visits to university and attending local primary schools to share the fun of science.
Professionals from the Institute of Civil Engineering and volunteers from Teesside University visited school to teach students the...
March 25th, 201602464Newton Aycliffe 3, West Auckland 1 (after extra time)
Durham County Challenge Cup final, Hetton
Newton Aycliffe lifted the Durham County Cup for the first time in the club’s 50-year history with an entertaining victory over West Auckland in Hetton on Good Friday.
Stunning extra-time goals by Dennis Knight and skipper Paul...
March 24th, 201602016Phil Wilson is said to be among a group of Labour MPs who vehemently oppose the party’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, according to an alleged leak.
A hit-list of Labour MPs, published by the Times, has reportedly been drawn up by Mr Corbyn’s political secretary, Katy Clark.
It claims Sedgefield MP Mr Wilson is among a group said to be...
March 24th, 201602787The region’s first University Technical College being built in Newton Aycliffe expects to open with around 200 students later this year.
UTC South Durham – an engineering and advanced manufacturing Centre of Excellence on Aycliffe Business Park – has already had 170 students from around the region buy into the new UTC...
March 24th, 201601732The seven councils involved in a multi-million-pound devolution for the North-East are due to meet today after the deal was thrown into chaos this week.
Gateshead Council announced on Tuesday that it rejected the proposed devolution deal having previously signed up to it.
And Durham County Council yesterday (Wednesday) decided to...
