May 30th, 202201208Lee Weldon's weekly round-up from the wicket...
Saturday 28th May – NYSD Division 2
Darlington 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was sunny and mild. Darlington won the toss and chose to bat first.
Darlington 2nd XI 250 for 3 declared after 46 overs
James Layfield-Carroll 2 for 56 and Sam Telford 1 for 18
Newton...
May 30th, 2022050Greenfield Community College has secured £100,000 in IT infrastructure.
The funding will see the school boast the latest WiFI system supported by new servers, and access to 500 new devices deployed across departments.
The plans should all be in place for the new term in September.
Greenfield has already won awards for its use...
May 29th, 20220806By Paul Dalton
We start this week with a look back at the Fox and Hounds Chase Fell Race, which took place on Sunday, May 15.
Shaun Dodd was the club’s sole representative in the race, completing the tough 9 mile-ish course in 1:51.33.
On Wednesday, May 18, David Stothard competed in the Saltburn 5K Trail Race, hosted by Muddy...
May 27th, 20220822Images to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee are to be beamed onto a historic building in County Durham.
Members of the public are being encouraged to view the patriotic displays at Durham Town Hall, with the site set to be lit up each evening from Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5, in honour of Her Majesty...
May 27th, 202201296The boss of an embroidery firm on Aycliffe Business Park says she has plans to carry on expanding after picking up one of the accolades at the 2022 Make Your Mark Awards, in association with Husqvarna.
C&A Embroidery and Print won the Small Business category, sponsored by Jacksons Law Firm, at the glitzy awards ceremony held at...
May 26th, 20220763A new exhibition which shares personal views of strength and wellbeing is now on show at a historic County Durham venue.
Durham County Council has commissioned its next exhibition at the gallery space in Bishop Auckland Town Hall.
The exhibition, Resilience, Remedies and Reasons, created by artist Emma Fay, builds on the growing...
May 26th, 202201426Woodham Academy students are benefitting from top class careers information, advice and guidance.
The school is able to offer an array of opportunities to help students when choosing a post-16 pathway personal to them.
Events include college visits, mock interviews, a Careers Fayre and work-related qualifications.
The school...
May 26th, 202201154Aycliffe Business publishers Mantis Media are now working on a special issue of the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park, to celebrate the 2022 Make Your Mark Awards.
The Make Your Mark Awards, in association with Husqvarna, were delivered at Redworth Hall Hotel last week.
A special 12-page supplement will be included in issue...
May 25th, 202201339By Paul Blythe
A round up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section…
Under 6’s Juniors & Under 6’s Whites – Both teams played in a tournament, playing four games each, in the same group and enjoying a wonderful experience.
Under 6’s Reds - Played Leven AFC, in a game were Aycliffe worked...
May 24th, 20220922Greenfield Community College is leading the way in developing creative approaches to learning.
The school that was designated a National School of Creativity in the former National Creative Partnerships programme is now championing creativity as one of three secondary schools within the North East Creative Collaborative...