Towns and villages across County Durham are being transformed into festive wonderlands this month – including Newton Aycliffe. Durham County Council is supporting a series of Winter Wonderland events to help create vibrant communities and bring residents together ahead of the festive season. Following on from Christmas light switch-on...

By Paul Blythe A round up of Newton Aycliffe Juniors Action… Under 8’s Blues – Travelled to top division Guisborough Town Reds in the league cup. Aycliffe gave a great account of themselves with some great spells of play. The goal was scored by Nate after an impressive set piece routine from Alex and Carter. Opposition POTM was Lennox...

Residents in County Durham are being reminded of changes to bin collections over the Christmas period. Durham County Council’s collections will take place as normal up to and including Tuesday 24 December. From Wednesday 25 December to Friday 3 January, residents are being made aware of the following changes to collections: Normal...

North Ferriby 2, Newton Aycliffe 3 By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe enjoyed yet another brilliant away performance on Saturday as they defeated North Ferriby FC 3-2 in what was an engaging and a dramatic encounter. Aycliffe's first chance saw Wayne Whitfield go wide from a volley outside the box, indeed, Whitfield's strike was just a...

A training and recruitment specialist which recently marked 15 years in business has announced the appointment of a new director to further boost its training offering. GEM Partnership, which provides training and recruitment services across the North-East and has an office on Aycliffe Business Park, has appointed Kelly Lee as training...

Limited sponsorship opportunities are now remaining for the 2025 Make Your Mark Awards. Aycliffe Business Park’s showcase event of the year will take place at Hardwick Hall next May, in association with headline sponsor Senstronics. The awards have also won the backing of Business Durham, the economic arm of Durham County Council, as well...

By Steven Dawson We are well and truly moving into Winter Running which includes some unique races taking place. On Saturday, November 16, one member took part in the Greener Miles Moon Runner 10k race, which as the name suggests takes place on an evening with runners required to wear a head torch. This also took place during the full...

By Paul Blythe A round-up of Newton Aycliffe Juniors Action… The snow on Saturday morning ensured all our scheduled games on Saturday were postponed. The games below were the fixtures which went ahead on Sunday. Under 10’s – Travelled to face Billingham Juniors Lions in what is always an incredibly good hard-fought occasion. Alfie F...

A £25m scheme to transform towns and villages across County Durham is going from strength-to-strength, with more than £13m invested and many more exciting projects in the pipeline. Durham County Council’s cabinet will hear next week how the Towns and Villages programme has supported a wide range of regeneration projects since its launch in...

Bridlington Town 0, Newton Aycliffe 2 By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe's victory against Bridlington will have warmed up the travelling Aycliffe fans who witnessed it, as a Liam Adamson brace helped Aycliffe continue their play-off pursuit. The first half saw few chances, although Dean Thexton would have been in the perfect position to...