By Matty Bright It’s been another great weekend of football for the Junior teams with all sides looking to get another 3 points and keep pushing forward in their respective league campaigns. Our Under 7 whites faced off against Coxhoe. It was a tough game against a well drilled side but the Juniors battled well. The man of the match was...

Ten County Durham schools, including Woodham Academy, were set the challenging task of pitching out-of-this-world business ideas in a foreign language, as part of a special space themed learning day. Working alongside astrophysicists from Durham University, the Year 10 pupils learned about zero gravity orbits and were tasked with both building...

It’s been confirmed Newton Aycliffe train manufacturer Hitachi Rail has lost out on the Tyne and Wear Metro contract. It was announced this morning that the metro operator Nexus has awarded the £362m project to Swiss firm Stadler. The latest blow comes just three weeks after Hitachi confirmed it had started a consultation to re-size its...

Women’s cricket is now an established part of the sport at both international and domestic levels. The success of the England Ladies team has been covered by the national media and in 2016 the semi professional Women’s Cricket Super League was established. 2020 also sees the inaugural 100 ball competition including both male and female...

Staff at Greenfield Community College have been recognising the qualities of their students recently, celebrating their achievements at special ‘Recognition’ events with invited guests. Nominations were organised by staff for students who had excelled in their category, celebrating and recognising responsibility; collaboration, resilience,...

Sunderland RCA 0, Newton Aycliffe 4 By Dave Strickland Aycliffe moved up to eighth in the Ebac Northern League Division One with an impressive 4-0 win at Sunderland RCA on Saturday. The home side went into the game on a run of five consecutive wins. However, Aycliffe never looked under threat with a new forward line-up of Adam Burnicle,...

Newton Aycliffe-based software solution provider Excelpoint is expanding to new custom-designed offices within The Work Place on Aycliffe Business Park. The new space better accommodates Excelpoint’s continued growth and enables the firm to hire additional talent to continue to provide industry-leading support and service to its global...

A distinguished opera performer, outstanding acapella singers and a host of local musical talent will perform for audiences when Durham Vocal Festival returns for 2020. The festival is back for 10 days of fantastic vocal music-making from Saturday, January 25 to Sunday, February 2, with highlights including performances from world-class artists...

Members of the public are being asked to comment on proposals to increase the amount of Council Tax which goes to the police service, known as the precept. The unexpected General Election in December led to a delay in the announcement of the amount of government grant for policing in 2020-21. For 2019-20, the precept was £205.24 per...

Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Energy has secured contract awards from Global Marine Group and JDR Cables for the supply of its TekLink cable protection systems and cable hang-off assemblies for Danish Krieger’s Flak Offshore Wind Farm (DKF). DKF is a 600 MW wind farm under construction in the Baltic sea. Once in full production it will be...