May 27th, 20250405Lee Weldonâs weekly round-up from the wicketâŠ
Saturday 24th â NYSD Division 3
Normanby Hall 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI â weather was mild and overcast. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bat first.
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 224 for 6 after 40 overs
Chris Palmer 111 not out, Tez Smit 68, Ramzan Hussain 11 and...
May 23rd, 20250371Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has called for more to be done to tackle alcohol harm, particularly in young people.
In 2023 it was revealed by the Government that 42% of violent incidents are alcohol-related and 40% of secondary school-age children have been involved in some form of violence because of alcohol.
Attending...
May 23rd, 20250409He saw a window of opportunity â and now Tidal Services CEO Ralf Hodgson is riding the crest of a wave as a Make Your Mark award-winner.
After starting a window cleaning business eight years ago in Aycliffe, Ralf realised there was a gap in the market for things to be better organised.
Tidal Services was the result â a firm...
May 21st, 20250364By Paul Blythe
A round up of Newton Aycliffe Juniors Action.
WE 11/05/2025
Under 8âs Blues â Had an away friendly at Darlington United Vikings and were excellent from start to finish, with goals from Nate and Leland (3). POTM was Leland.
Under 11âs Reds â Faced Riverside Junior Yellows Riverside who are a division...
May 21st, 20250353Companies are increasingly having to do their bit for the environment â but BTS Facades & Fabrications continues to do more than most.
For the second year running, the façade and rainscreen product firm has bagged the Make Your Mark Environment award â testament to its ongoing determination to move towards net zero.
As...
May 21st, 20250360A new Leader of Durham County Council has today been appointed at the authorityâs annual meeting.
Cllr Andrew Husband was voted into the post, with his appointment marking a new political leadership for the council.
Cllr Husband will lead the first Reform political group to control the council, and announced the following...
May 20th, 20250353An award for her inspiring leadership topped quite the night for Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) chief executive Carol Gaskarth at the 2025 Make Your Mark Awards.
Earlier, the wellbeing charity â founded in Newton Aycliffe back in 1998 and now a North-East wide organisation â had picked up the Services Business of the Year...
May 20th, 20250363Lee Weldonâs regular round-up from the wicketâŠ
Saturday 17th â NYSD Division 3
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Blackhall 1st XI â weather was hot and sunny. Blackhall won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 198 for 9 after 40 overs
Chris Palmer 49, Tom Dearden 43, Jimmy Newton 21 and Ramzan Hussain (18 not...
May 15th, 20250262
âThe crowning achievement in my careerâ.
Thatâs how Brian Corker summed up an emotional night at the Make Your Mark Awards that culminated in a standing ovation as he won the Lifetime Achievement trophy.
With more than 40 yearsâ experience of teaching in the engineering and manufacturing sector â with many of those...
May 12th, 2025026Robotic mower maker Husqvarna UK is officially a cut above the rest after bagging the big one â the Company of the Year title at the Make Your Mark Awards.
And for manufacturing director Caraline Robinson, it was quite the moment in a career at the company which began 45 years ago when it was Flymo.
In that time, Caraline has...
