A Newton Aycliffe façade company has tripled turnover in a year, with plans to double that figure over the next 12 months. Aspect Facades, which is based on Long Tens Way on Aycliffe Business Park, has also recently moved into new premises, doubling its available space. Managing director Dan Parker said: “We recorded turnover of £3.3m in...

Kind-hearted council staff are helping children in the region’s hospitals this Christmas through a charity appeal. Members of Durham County Council’s DurhamWorks team have got behind the charity Children’s Hospital Pyjamas, which collects donations of new items of nightwear for youngsters who have the misfortune of spending the festive...

Newton Aycliffe 3, Seaham Red Star 2 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe staged an impressive fightback to take the three points at the Beaumont Landscapes Stadium. Following on from Tuesday night's emphatic eight goal victory over Whitley Bay, the first half-hour of Saturday's game was the polar opposite as Aycliffe found themselves 0-2 down...

The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) is joining organisations across the North-East with a vision of becoming England’s greenest region. Set to make a difference, PCP has made a pledge to ‘go green’ and support the North East of England Climate Coalition (NEECCo) that aims to tackle the climate emergency, reverse ecological collapse and...

A £40,000 fitness suite has been installed at Woodham Academy. The academy opened the brand new, state-of-the-art, fitness suite last month after months of development to ensure the students can access a range of different gym equipment to further develop their understanding of health-related fitness. Students can access the recently...

With the region being battered from storm Arwen over the weekend, all of Newton Aycliffe FC’s Junior Section games fell foul to the weather and were postponed last weekend. The club is hoping for an upturn in the weather for games to resume on Saturday (December 4). The bad weather did little to stop the parents and coaches enjoying a...

Newton Aycliffe shower enclosure manufacturer Roman visited a local charity it has supported through the pandemic. Since 2005, Roman has been making impactful grants through its fund with County Durham Community Foundation and to date the company has awarded £15,000 to support local projects that create opportunities for people who are...

By Paul Dalton Storm Arwen decimated running events in the North-East over the course of last weekend, with only one of the regional parkrun events, Riverside parkrun at Chester-le-Street, going ahead. Further afield, John and Tracey Surtees completed the Burgess parkrun, which took place on the tarmac paths around Burgess Park in...

Television presenter, podcaster and author Tom Heap was the keynote speaker at an event aimed at strengthening County Durham’s response to climate change. The BBC Countryfile host, who has a podcast and book called 39 Ways to Save the Planet, joined representatives from the County Durham Partnership (CDP) for its first in-person meeting since...

Newton Aycliffe 8, Whitley Bay 0 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe took their first three points under Brian Atkinson with an emphatic 8-0 win over Whitley Bay at the Beaumont Landscapes Stadium on Tuesday night. The win was a huge lift for the club, having lost seven of their last eight games. Aycliffe took the game to Bay from the start...