October 20th, 202101878By Adam Cayless
U9’s Blacks hosted South Park Rangers. Against a very physical opposition Aycliffe took the lead, a screamer from Regan. South Park levelled with a penalty. Aycliffe took a deserved lead before half time with Regan scoring again. Second half Aycliffe grew in confidence, working hard all across the pitch, a lovely...
October 20th, 20210907Residents are being asked to have their say on plans to transform County Durham’s leisure facilities.
As part of Durham County Council’s £78 million Leisure Transformation Plan, there are plans for three new state of the art leisure centres and a full programme of wider improvements to the council’s existing leisure...
October 20th, 202101056Teesside has been selected as the premier net zero project to lead the UK’s net zero ambitions – sharing a pot of £1 billion.
Net Zero Teesside (NZT), to be based at Teesworks, will now receive a share of the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Infrastructure fund to create the country’s first decarbonised industrial cluster in...
October 19th, 20210859Following a long hiatus, Macmillan Cancer Support is pleased to launch the return of its Macmillan Professionals Conference and Excellence Awards 2021.
Amongst those exclusively invited to this year’s event, a dedicated cancer support worker from the Macmillan Joining the Dots service delivered by delivered by a partnership of North...
October 19th, 20210936Strengthening international links and creating more opportunities for young people to travel the world and learn about other cultures are the key aims of a new alliance.
The Durham Global Alliance (DGA) will build upon the many connections that already exist in County Durham by bringing together organisations with a shared commitment...
October 19th, 202101150Lucid Technology Solutions was shortlisted in the 2021 North East Business Awards, having been selected as one of three finalists from hundreds of entries in the small business category.
Lucid has been in business for over 30 years and now has a team of over 20 people.
The local IT experts – who work with a growing number of...
October 18th, 202101153Durham Constabulary continues to buck the trend when it comes to reducing rural crime.
That’s according to figures released by leading rural insurer, NFU Mutual, in their annual Rural Crime Report.
The report has revealed how the cost of rural theft in County Durham fell nearly 16 per cent to an estimated £365,000 in 2020 as...
October 18th, 202101044Charity staff put their best feet forward in support of World Mental Health Day by organising wellbeing walks across the region where it operates.
From Stockton to Newton Aycliffe to Sunderland and Durham, the groups of motivated walkers brought their canine friends and blew the cobwebs away, whilst enjoying some fresh air, exercise...
October 18th, 202101564Newton Aycliffe 0, Sunderland RCA 3
By Andy McFarlane
Newton Aycliffe's unbeaten run came to an end on Saturday against Sunderland RCA as attention now turns to cup action with two games this week.
Saturday saw a bad day at the office where a win, given results elsewhere, would have put Aycliffe level at the top of the league...
October 15th, 202101723A community orchard of fruit-hanging trees in Newton Aycliffe was wrecked by vandals just hours after being planted.
The £10,000 trees – which grew apples, pears and nuts – were part of a volunteer project at Horndale Park, funded by the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP).
But, just hours after the first set of 40...
