March 4th, 20220987A North-East boxing legend visited a community veterans hub in Newton Aycliffe this week.
During his illustrious nine-year career, six foot-four boxer Glenn McCrory, nicknamed ‘The Gentleman’, held the IBF Cruiserweight from 1989 to 1990 – claiming 30 wins from 39 fights.
During his heyday, he faced Lennox Lewis in 1991, and...
March 4th, 202201112Work is set to get underway on Teesside University’s new research and innovation facility, with a commitment to sustainability underpinning the development.
The £13.1m industry-led Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre (NZIIC) will support the ongoing drive for clean energy and position Teesside firmly at the heart of the UK’s...
March 3rd, 20220916By Paul Dalton
As usual we start with our round up from this weekend’s parkruns, which saw 28 members turning out across parkrun events at Albert, Darlington South Park, Druridge Bay, Hackworth, Hartlepool and Sedgefield.
At Sedgefield, Richard McFarlane ran his 150th parkrun, whilst at Hackworth parkrun, Bev Phillipo ran a...
March 3rd, 202201240A Newton Aycliffe chippy is up for sale – but you batter get in quick to catch it.
Reds Fish Bar in Woodham Village has been put on the market for £275,000.
The unit – located on St Elizabeth’s Close near the Huntsman – has been a popular fish and chip shop for a decade.
But the owner has decided to sell up after 10...
March 3rd, 202201011The North East Space Leadership Group has been newly formed to shape the vision, mission and strategy for the growing space sector in the region.
Made up of a diverse range of stakeholders, from senior figures within the industry to academics, public sector and government representatives, the group will support the development of the...
March 2nd, 202201198By Paul Blythe
A round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section…
Under 10’s Whites – Secured a win against Leam Rangers. Aycliffe battled hard, challenging for every ball, and giving the opposition no time to play football. Aycliffe got the win with two well taken goals by Jack. A spirited second half...
March 2nd, 20220926
The Leader of Durham County Council has issued a statement responding to the situation in Ukraine.
Cllr Amanda Hopgood said: “We share the horror and sadness felt by people around the world at the situation in Ukraine and our thoughts are very much with those who live there, as well as their family members and friends in...
March 2nd, 20220970Tutors have been given a tantalising glimpse of the technology heading towards their college that will transform the way the next generation of students learn and work.
Darlington College placement coach Tomos Ellis and business development advisor Paul Clark were taken on a tour of Cobots Online, the Aycliffe-based robotics...
March 1st, 202201098By Paul Dalton
Hackworth parkrun will be celebrating its ninth birthday on March 12.
The free weekly run, which started back in 2013, will be hitting its 376th outing on that day and since it began it has played host to over three thousand individual runners who have between them clocked up an impressive total of 92,000km
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