A Newton Aycliffe-based recruitment agency has opened an office in the Republic of Ireland to meet rising demand for its new training division. Fleet Recruitment, led by ambitious entrepreneur Neil O’Connor (pictured above), expects turnover to grow by 40% in the next year, with half of its growth expected to come from Ireland. The...

By Donna Campbell The focus of this week’s racing was the Great Run events in our area. First up was the Great Tees events in Stockton. These took place on Saturday with mini, junior 4k and 10k races. One of our juniors Sophie Fleming participated in the junior 4k race completing this in a time of 19.36. In the main 10k race we...

Woodham Academy says it achieved its best ever GCSE results this summer. The school’s new head teacher Andrew Bell, who succeeded Christine Forsyth this month, says he’s “extremely proud” of all students from the class of 2019 after the record results. He says the results place Woodham near the top of county performance...

West Auckland 1, Newton Aycliffe 0 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe lost 1-0 away to West Auckland in the League Cup during the week. This year's competition starts with a league system, so Aycliffe still have three games to play in their group, with games against Northallerton, Easington Colliery and Redcar Athletic to come. West...

The Durham police commissioner Ron Hogg has asked for an acting boss to be appointed after suddenly taking unwell. A statement from Mr Hogg, the Labour elected Police, Crime and Victims Commissioner for County Durham and Darlington, on Thursday night said he wasn’t well. “He has therefore written to the Chair of the Police and Crime...

By Matty Bright It was a sunny start to the 2019/20 football season for Newton Aycliffe Juniors with most teams in action at the weekend, all looking to start their seasons with that all important win. The Under 7s Whites side travelled up to Durham to kick off their new Russell Foster Campaign against Bartley Town. It proved their...

Crafter’s Companion has smashed its £3,000 fundraising target for Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity by raising more than £5,000 for the organisation. Apart from regular long-distance runner, Sunny Pahal, none of the Crafter’s Companion team had run a half marathon before completing the Great North Run. In addition to asking sponsors...

An independent North-East technology innovation centre, which has a site on Aycliffe Business Park, is celebrating 15 years of innovation across a range of different markets including pharmaceuticals, agritech, FMCG, automotive, energy and aerospace. Initially created as one of five world-class centres of excellence tasked with delivering the...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket… Saturday 7th September – NYSD Division 2 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Hartlepool 2nd XI – weather was mild and sunny. Hartlepool won the toss and chose to bat first. Hartlepool 2nd XI 203 for 7 after 50 overs Jack Slatcher 2 for 28, Patrick Howe 2 for 28 and Michael Howe 2 for...

Individuals with personal experience of a mental health problem are encouraged to apply for a share of £10,000 to run stigma busting events and activities. Earlier this year County Durham was one of eight areas selected to become a Time to Change Hub and was awarded funding to help tackle mental health stigma locally. People across the...