November 5th, 20240300Preparations for winter are well underway across County Durham.
Durham County Council is ready to keep the region’s roads clear and safe with a fleet of 87 gritters and snow blowers all set for the colder weather.
The council has already taken delivery of 42,000 tonnes of salt across its depots to tackle any snow and ice on the...
October 30th, 20240288By Paul Blythe
A round-up of Newton Aycliffe Juniors Action…
Under 9’s Juniors – Entertained Marton FC Yellows, on a gloriously sunny day. Aycliffe had their work cut out against a big strong side but matched them in a great game. The goals were scored by Reign, Kian and Linc. MOTM went to Flynn for keeping a calm head when...
October 30th, 20240327Fascinating untold stories of children from County Durham’s past will be the focus of a new exhibition curated by young people.
‘Welcome to our County: The Children of Yesterday and Tomorrow’ has been devised and created by Durham Youth Council and opens on Saturday 2 November at The Story – Durham County Council’s heritage...
October 29th, 20240387One of the winners in this year’s Aycliffe Business Make Your Mark is celebrating a double win after bagging a new contract.
After being crowned Small Business of the Year at the 2024 Make Your Mark awards, held at Hardwick Hall in May, training firm NC Group was contacted by Stockton-based Harrison Packaging.
And the two...
October 28th, 20240277Newton Aycliffe’s FA Trophy run came to an end at the weekend with a 2-1 defeat at Stockton Town on Saturday.
Aycliffe had achieved a fantastic win at Premier division side Whitby Town in the last round.
But their fellow Step 3 team Stockton proved too strong for Aycliffe on this occasion.
Stockton opened the scoring with less...
October 28th, 20240281Twenty creative practitioners will have the opportunity to bring their work to life in County Durham, thanks to £70,000 of new commissions to enhance cultural participation in the county.
The innovative ‘Cultivate Commissions’ project offers a springboard to enable creative practitioners and arts organisations to develop their...
October 25th, 20240654Students from Woodham Academy recently competed in the South West Durham County Cross Country Championships, held at Barnard Castle School.
The 25 students from years 7, 8, 9 and 10 all featured in the team.
Teachers say they were a credit to the school, consistently demonstrating Woodham’s core values of aiming high, working...
October 25th, 20240266Members of the public are being urged to look out for two new parking scams affecting the North-East.
Durham County Council and other local authorities across the region are joining forces to warn residents of two scams linked to parking.
In the first, the councils are receiving a significant number of reports from the public of a...
October 25th, 20240258Resolution Media and Publishing will again deliver the Aycliffe Business Make Your Mark Awards event in 2025, in association with Senstronics.
And sponsorship opportunities are now available!
Resolution – owned by Aycliffe Business founder Martin Walker and his business partner Dave Allan – agreed a three-year deal to deliver...
October 24th, 20240291By Steven Dawson
It has been another positive week for Aycliffe Running Club with some excellent performances and personal bests.
On Wednesday, 14 members took part in a special Darlington Trail Series West Park Night Run.
This saw runners run 5k in the dark, using head torches to light the way.
Representing the club were...
