Newcastle Benfield 3, Newton Aycliffe 0 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe travelled to Newcastle Benfield and suffered a 3-0 reversal with ex-Aycliffe player Dennis Knight playing a large part in the defeat. Benfield attacked from the kick off, and veteran striker Paul Brayson had two good chances in the first seven minutes. He hit...

The popular TV show might be a quest for just the one, but one North East council has now taken on more than 50. While the hunt for an apprentice singular captivates viewers on both sides of the Atlantic, Durham County Council has just recruited 53. And that number could have been tenfold – with more than 500 young people having applied...

The football season moved in to its second month as the Aycliffe Juniors teams continued their seasons with both league and cup action. The Under 7’s Whites maintained their unbeaten start to the league campaign in an exciting game against Bishop Juniors. The lead changed hands a number of times as they battled to a 6-5 win. Jack scored a...

A husband-and-wife team have thanked local businessman John Wade after he helped them launch a restaurant which has enjoyed a successful first year. The King’s Arms in Great Stainton, on the outskirts of Newton Aycliffe, was acquired by John Wade, who also owns the County restaurant and Telegraph pub, both in Aycliffe Village, and re-opened...

Bin crews, council managers, trade unions and police have joined together to highlight concerns over abuse, violence and reckless driving that endangers staff and the public. While over 250,000 bins are collected every week without issue, there is a low but growing number of cases where staff have been harassed or assaulted, and had a number of...

Engineering firms have a week to get on board to learn about multimillion-pound supply chain opportunities from three leading businesses. Senior figures from Hitachi Rail Europe, Cleveland Bridge and ISG will deliver keynote presentations at an event held by the Tees Engineering Network (TEN) on Friday, October 12 at 8am. Taking place at...

Community groups and businesses have joined forces to install what could be a life-saving defibrillator machine at the Sports Complex. Newton Aycliffe Youth Football Club pulled together the joint efforts of the local council and two Aycliffe companies to work on the project. After a recent First Aid Course for coaches , the “youthy”...

By Donna Campbell This week’s racing was completely varied with members taking part in road races, trail races, fell races and cross country. The racing began as is often the case on Saturday with the local parkruns being the venue. Three members achieved PB’s. At Sedgefield Jane Quigley in 28.54, Melanie Rowland in 29.11 and over at...

A community champion has been shortlisted in the regional finals of a major charity awards movement after committing her life to volunteering. Local volunteer Carol Briggs is one of three regional finalists in the category of ‘Outstanding Individual Contribution to Charity’ category of the North East Charity Awards. The awards are...

Newton Aycliffe’s most popular gym has enjoyed a hike in membership numbers less than a year after investing in new machinery. OneGym, which has a hugely popular site along Durham Way South on Aycliffe Business Park, revealed last November it had invested £75,000 in state-of-the-art facilities at Aycliffe, creating a purpose-built second...