March 31st, 201602316Hitachi Rail Europe has won a deal to make 19 new high-speed trains which will improve connectivity from the North-East to the North-West and Scotland.
The new TransPennine Express (TPE) franchise, operated by FirstGroup, has been given the go-ahead by government to complete a new rolling stock contract with Hitachi to supply the...
March 30th, 201601786Star gazing is high on the agenda for students at Woodham Academy thanks to a new piece of scientific kit.
The school has acquired a state-of-the-art automated reflector telescope which will be used to allow GCSE Astronomy students to easily access fascinating sights of the solar system.
Woodham Academy was able to purchase the...
March 30th, 201601813Aycliffe runners attended the Mermaid 10K in Marske on Good Friday.
Almost 230 runners took part in the race, with five runners from Aycliffe Running Club, all recording impressive times, and two runners achieving personal bests.
They’re pictured (above, left-to-right): Ste Smith, Rob Young, Michelle Jane, Mark Wade, Rob...
March 30th, 201602231A multi-billion-pound plan to transform the future development of County Durham will start again, seven years after the process first began.
A new consultation exercise will be carried out by the local authority, which expects to submit a new report to Government by December 2017.
Durham County Council withdrew its previous plan...
March 30th, 201602895Huntsman 0, Coundon Durham Ox 2
Following the disappointing 5-4 loss to Tow Law two weeks ago, The Huntsman entered Sunday’s home game against Coundon Durham Ox level on points with the visitors, in what looked to be a shootout for the title.
Anthony Macdonald was again forced to play in goal, while Stuart Ord and Ryan Mercer...
March 29th, 201604181A Newton Aycliffe man has been charged with “a number” of recent burglaries across Newton Aycliffe and Shildon.
In his regular blog on Aycliffe Today, Neighbourhood Police Team Inspector Mark Edwards says a 42-year-old local man has been charged with multiple incidents and detained until he appears in court.
Aycliffe Today had...
March 29th, 201601931Staff and children at House of Eden nurseries were especially egg-static this Easter after receiving a prestigious ‘Top 10 Recommended Nursery Group 2016’ award from daynurseries.co.uk.
House of Eden group have a chain of six children’s day nurseries across South Durham, including Aycliffe Village, Cobblers Hall in Newton...
March 29th, 201602456Newton Aycliffe FC chairman Allan Oliver wants to see more people supporting the town’s football club after they won their first piece of silverware in five years.
The Newtonians lifted the Durham County Challenge Cup with an entertaining, 3-1 victory over local rivals West Auckland on Good Friday.
It was Aycliffe’s first taste...
March 29th, 201602810One 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, 2016012368Aycliffe 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...
