August 6th, 202101030Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club are delighted to have been asked to stage the forthcoming girls Under-11s inter County matches between Durham and Yorkshire on Tuesday, August 10, at Aycliffe Sports Club.
There will be two, back-to-back T20 games, the first is scheduled to start at 10.30am and the second will start at approx...
August 5th, 202101619A County Durham man has been fined over £1,200 for his part in a fly-tipping offence and transporting controlled waste without a license.
Durham County Council took legal action against Paul Harnett, 61, of Auckland Terrace, Shildon, after he was found to be incorrectly transporting controlled waste on a number of occasions.
In...
August 5th, 202101384The Creative Fuse Tees Valley initiative has launched a new internship scheme to drive growth in the region’s creative, cultural, heritage and digital sectors, while helping Teesside University graduates get a foot in the creative door.
Tees Valley creative SMEs, including micro businesses and freelancers, can now apply to have a...
August 4th, 20210970People across County Durham are being reminded about the free messaging service which provides details on what is going on in your neighbourhood.
The Keep in the Know email alert system allows those signed up to receive weekly blogs from your local Neighbourhood teams, witness appeals, crime prevention advice, details of scams you may...
August 4th, 202101304Greggs is targeting 3,000 shops in the UK after seeing trade exceed pre-pandemic levels in the last few weeks.
The Newcastle food-on-the-go chain – which has two stores in Newton Aycliffe – has released first half results in which revenue reached £546.2m and the company made a pre-tax profit of £55.5m.
That compares to a loss...
August 4th, 20210894By Paul Dalton
This week’s round up starts on Tuesday, July 27, in Cheshire, where our adopted Macclesfield Harriers and AC runner, Paul Rands, was taking on the Mobberley Round the Runway 5.
This is a multi-terrain race around the footpaths and quiet lanes surrounding Manchester Airport’s Runway 2, and also includes the Bollin...
August 4th, 202101062A North-East theatre maker who has been treading the boards since he was 10 years old has added his voice to County Durham’s bid to become UK City of Culture 2025.
Originally from Crook, Jake Jarratt discovered his passion for performing arts at a young age and seized every chance to nurture his talent and pursue his dream of...
August 4th, 202101608Local businesses have joined forces to help launch a campaign to clean up Newton Aycliffe.
Durham County and Aycliffe town councillor Nev Jones has launched the Keep Aycliffe Tidy (KAT) campaign with support from local employer Gestamp Tallent.
Gestamp has sponsored a set of 50 branded high-vis vests, t-shirts and caps for...
August 3rd, 202101147Billingham Town 2-5 Newton Aycliffe
Saturday, July 31
By Joe Ramage
Newton Aycliffe opened their Ebac Northern League Division One campaign in pulsating style with a dramatic win over Billingham Town.
Jake Petitjean and substitute Ben Dibb-Fuller both scored twice as new signing Sonni Coleman scored on his debut from the...
August 3rd, 202101001More than £70,000 has been secured to support the training of adult social care staff across County Durham.
County Durham Care Academy has been awarded a £70,165 grant by the Workforce Development Fund to help local care providers cover the expense of upskilling their staff.
Durham County Council launched the Care Academy in 2019...
