November 4th, 202001834
By Paul Dalton
In a week that may have seen the last races of the year, some of our runners headed North, whilst others headed West, looking for some active competition.
On Sunday, November 1, two members took part in the Run Northumberland Castles Half Marathon, a slightly undulating race in beautiful Northumberland countryside,...
November 4th, 202011709
A County Durham engineering training provider has announced its new apprenticeship starts are up nearly a third this autumn.
The excellent news for South West Durham Training coincides with the launch of a national campaign today promoting engineering to young people.
The Royal Academy of Engineering is running the second ‘This...
November 4th, 202001819
Aycliffe-based property and maintainace experts deployed a team of ex-services staff to help a major NHS Trust get Covid-ready.
AAA Caring Caretaker – formed by RAF veteran Richard Tucker MBE – is an award-winning property maintenance and cleaning company covering all forms of site maintenance to cleaning.
The firm was...
November 3rd, 202001583
Students at Greenfield Community College have settled well this term in a safe and supportive environment.
Learning opportunities have also seen an added dimension through an extensive extra-curricular programme.
Led by Mr Butterworth, subject leader for PE, the programme has attracted students from a range of year...
November 3rd, 202023050
Lower Breck 3, Newton Aycliffe 2Buildbase FA Vase
By Bob Wood
It was a Halloween horror for Aycliffe as two own goals contributed to their demise in this season's FA Vase.
Even more unfortunately both OG's were scored by the same player, Marc Costello.
Saturday saw Aycliffe travel to the Anfield Sports Centre, Liverpool to...
November 3rd, 202001624
Tenants in County Durham are being reminded to check their landlords are complying with property and rental standards following new and updated housing legislation.
With the return of university students to the county in September, Durham County Council’s trading standards team wants to ensure that all tenants, including students,...
November 3rd, 202001691
Managed IT service provider razorblue has seen 363% growth over the last five years and shows no sign of slowing down.
Due to businesses increasing their investment in IT throughout the pandemic - paired with many companies being let down by other suppliers, demand for razorblue’s wide ranging portfolio of services remains...
November 2nd, 202003133
By Gary Beacom
Newton Aycliffe U8s Blacks hosted Darlington Spraire lads this week. Playing into a strong wind in the first half, Aycliffe were up against it from the start and struggled to get their game going. A tough first half found them heading in behind at half time. Despite the score Aycliffe did not let their heads drop and...
November 2nd, 202001512
A new project aiming to make local neighbourhoods cleaner and greener is underway across County Durham.
Launched by Durham County Council, Find and Fix involves the council and community working together to tackle a range of unsightly issues in the community such as graffiti, chewing gum, or clearing pathways.
The new Find and Fix...
November 2nd, 202001965
A long-established Newton Aycliffe institution has received mayoral recognition for its work in a local community.
ITEC NE, based at the Digital Factory on Aycliffe Business Park, won the ‘Improving Employment Opportunities’ award at Middlesbrough Council’s Civic Community Awards 2020.
ITEC was also highly commended in the...
