January 30th, 202011349More than £1.7m in funding has been secured to help meet housing needs in the North-East.
Durham County Council has been successful in two applications to the government which will support the development of a local lettings agency, and pay for both emergency accommodation and the continuation of workers who will help those with a...
January 29th, 202001658By Donna Campbell
It was an unusually quiet week this week in terms of racing for ARC.
We did have members taking part in local parkruns but there were no members taking part in official races. We had one member Carley Gibson achieve a PB at Hartlepool Parkrun, of 27.42.
It therefore fell on the shoulders of the junior section...
January 29th, 202011834Five high-profile business leaders will come together to answer questions during an event to celebrate the relaunch of Aycliffe Today’s business magazine.
A new-look Aycliffe Today Business will be officially revealed during the free business event at the beautiful Redworth Hall hotel on Tuesday March 24 (9-11am).
Breakfast and...
January 29th, 202001455The British Isles Indoor Bowls U25 Men’s International Series will be hosted in Durham next month.
Supported by Durham County Council and Visit County Durham, the tournament will take place at Stanley Indoor Bowls Centre from February 15-16, raising Durham's profile as a county recognised for hosting sporting events, but also...
January 29th, 202001502Sedgefield MP Paul Howell says he’s trying to arrange for business secretary Andrea Leadsom to visit Hitachi to discuss ways of lobbying for changes in procurement procedures.
The Conservative MP says he’s “absolutely devastated” that the Newton Aycliffe train manufacturer had lost out on the £362m contract to build new...
January 28th, 202001819By Matty Bright
It’s been another great weekend of football for the Junior teams with all sides looking to get another 3 points and keep pushing forward in their respective league campaigns.
Our Under 7 whites faced off against Coxhoe. It was a tough game against a well drilled side but the Juniors battled well. The man of the...
January 28th, 202001662Ten County Durham schools, including Woodham Academy, were set the challenging task of pitching out-of-this-world business ideas in a foreign language, as part of a special space themed learning day.
Working alongside astrophysicists from Durham University, the Year 10 pupils learned about zero gravity orbits and were tasked with both...
January 28th, 202001707It’s been confirmed Newton Aycliffe train manufacturer Hitachi Rail has lost out on the Tyne and Wear Metro contract.
It was announced this morning that the metro operator Nexus has awarded the £362m project to Swiss firm Stadler.
The latest blow comes just three weeks after Hitachi confirmed it had started a consultation to...
January 28th, 202003518Women’s cricket is now an established part of the sport at both international and domestic levels. The success of the England Ladies team has been covered by the national media and in 2016 the semi professional Women’s Cricket Super League was established.
2020 also sees the inaugural 100 ball competition including both male and...
January 27th, 202001330Staff at Greenfield Community College have been recognising the qualities of their students recently, celebrating their achievements at special ‘Recognition’ events with invited guests.
Nominations were organised by staff for students who had excelled in their category, celebrating and recognising responsibility; collaboration,...
