September 13th, 201901603West Auckland 1, Newton Aycliffe 0
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe lost 1-0 away to West Auckland in the League Cup during the week.
This year's competition starts with a league system, so Aycliffe still have three games to play in their group, with games against Northallerton, Easington Colliery and Redcar Athletic to...
September 12th, 201901474The Durham police commissioner Ron Hogg has asked for an acting boss to be appointed after suddenly taking unwell.
A statement from Mr Hogg, the Labour elected Police, Crime and Victims Commissioner for County Durham and Darlington, on Thursday night said he wasn’t well.
“He has therefore written to the Chair of the Police and...
September 12th, 201901625By Matty Bright
It was a sunny start to the 2019/20 football season for Newton Aycliffe Juniors with most teams in action at the weekend, all looking to start their seasons with that all important win.
The Under 7s Whites side travelled up to Durham to kick off their new Russell Foster Campaign against Bartley Town. It proved their...
September 12th, 2019121680Crafter’s Companion has smashed its £3,000 fundraising target for Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity by raising more than £5,000 for the organisation.
Apart from regular long-distance runner, Sunny Pahal, none of the Crafter’s Companion team had run a half marathon before completing the Great North Run.
In addition to asking...
September 12th, 201901681An independent North-East technology innovation centre, which has a site on Aycliffe Business Park, is celebrating 15 years of innovation across a range of different markets including pharmaceuticals, agritech, FMCG, automotive, energy and aerospace.
Initially created as one of five world-class centres of excellence tasked with...
September 11th, 201901978Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket…
Saturday 7th September – NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Hartlepool 2nd XI – weather was mild and sunny. Hartlepool won the toss and chose to bat first.
Hartlepool 2nd XI 203 for 7 after 50 overs
Jack Slatcher 2 for 28, Patrick Howe 2 for 28 and Michael Howe 2 for...
September 11th, 201901693Individuals with personal experience of a mental health problem are encouraged to apply for a share of £10,000 to run stigma busting events and activities.
Earlier this year County Durham was one of eight areas selected to become a Time to Change Hub and was awarded funding to help tackle mental health stigma locally.
People...
September 11th, 201902257Aycliffe Business Park’s very own Baltic Apprenticeships is well-established across the UK as a specialist provider of tech and digital apprenticeships.
For the last 12 months they’ve been busy behind the scenes working on overhauling their marketing strategy and output with the help of business park neighbour, Thrive, a...
September 10th, 2019014478Newton Aycliffe Sports Club FC maintained their unbeaten start to the 2019/20 Season with a comfortable 6-1 win over Darlington Mowden Model T in the Durham Challenge Sunday County Cup.
The Sportsy carried their form from the league, which started with a 1-1 draw against North Bitchburn, a 7-1 win over local rivals The Gretna and a...
September 10th, 201901626Young people in County Durham are working to wipe out hate crime around gender identity, thanks to police funding.
Investing in Children, a community interest company in Durham, held a Youth Hate Crime summit in 2018 that identified Durham bus station, on North Road, as somewhere that young people had experienced hate crime related to...
