September 12th, 201901694An 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, 201901993Lee 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, 201901708Individuals 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, 201902275Aycliffe 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, 2019014500Newton 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, 201901638Young 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...
September 10th, 201902289A husband-and-wife team is celebrating their second successful year in business at the popular King’s Arms.
And they have celebrated their second anniversary at the Great Stainton gastro pub by launching a new Market Menu.
Chef Paul Bussey, who once worked for acclaimed TV chef Gordon Ramsay, left his role as head chef at Acklam...
September 9th, 201901407Consett 1, Newton Aycliffe 2
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe travelled to a blustery Consett and returned with a 2-1 win.
Aycliffe had the wind behind them in the first half. Consett centre forward Pearson hit the side netting on six minutes. Aycliffe went straight up the other end and Dean Thexton went close from a Johnson...
September 9th, 201901969Aldi is offering 20 schools across the UK the chance to win £20,000 each through its new Kit For Schools campaign.
The promotion, which is part of Aldi’s long-standing partnership with Team GB, will see cash prizes donated to twenty schools across the country to invest in equipment for a healthy legacy.
Aldi will also be...
September 9th, 201901425By 2035, County Durham will have more and better jobs, people will live long and independent lives and communities will be well connected and supportive of each other.
That is the vision proposed by the County Durham Partnership which Durham County Council’s Cabinet is being asked to agree when it meets this week.
The vision for...
