March 29th, 201911536Horndale Community Association would like to thank Mandy, John, Staff and their patrons for their continued support.
The group was handed a cheque for £100 which will be used to subsidise the group’s trip to Lightwater Valley in April.
Chair Philip Clark said: “We would also like to thank Tesco for their support, they have...
March 29th, 201901401More than 50 people attended the latest news and networking meeting on Aycliffe Business Park.
Organised by Aycliffe Business Park Community and held at UTC South Durham, attendees heard from UTC principal Tom Dower and Adrian Goodall, Merchant Anglo development director, on the 25-acre Station Park development.
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March 28th, 201921807Newton Aycliffe Youth FC is encouraging girls into football by holding coaching sessions as part of a national initiative.
The FA and SSE launched the scheme to inspire girls aged between 5-11 to be involved in football.
SSE Wildcats Girls’ Football Centres provide girls with regular opportunities to play football and take part...
March 28th, 201901474New arrangements for safeguarding children in County Durham are set to come into place well ahead of a Government deadline.
Durham Local Safeguarding Children Board is to be replaced by a new body as part of national changes to safeguarding provision.
Partner organisations across the country have until the end of June to notify the...
March 28th, 201901585Woodham Academy’s soon-to-be new head teacher says he’s privileged to be taking on the role later this summer.
Andrew Bell will succeed Christine Forsyth as Woodham’s head in September.
And he says he wants to build on the work Mrs Forsyth has made during her eight-year spell as the school’s leader.
“I think I am...
March 28th, 201901751Aycliffe-based Tekmar Group has revealed it has completed the acquisition of Ryder Geotechnical.
AgileTek Engineering, part of the Tekmar Group, has acquired the firm from Fraser Gibson and Nigel Jeremy Martin.
Ryder Geotechnical, founded by Fraser Gibson in 2016, provide expert geotechnical design and consulting services in the...
March 27th, 201901537By Donna Campbell
The focus in this weekend’s racing was the Dishforth Dash 10k and Ropner Park.
Dishforth Dash was in its second year and takes place on the unused Airfield at RAF DIshforth which means it is almost completely flat and a great venue for PB potential.
It was a good turn out from the Club for this race (pictured...
March 27th, 201901482More than 24,000 illegal cigarettes, 129kg of rolling tobacco and £50,000 in cash has been seized in the past 12 months as part of efforts to crack down on the illegal tobacco trade in County Durham.
The figures are revealed in a report to Durham County Council’s Cabinet which also shows that four custodial sentences, totally more...
March 27th, 201931359A report by the North of England’s leading universities and top Tees Valley officials has highlighted how the chemical and process sector across the Northern Powerhouse could grow by more than £20 billion over the next 20 years.
The Northern Powerhouse Chemicals and Processing Sector Science and Innovation Audit is one of a...
March 26th, 201901712Brave Newtonian Millie Robson had her wish granted to meet British girl group Little Mix at an exclusive event in London, thanks to Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity.
Rays of Sunshine ambassadors, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson took time out of their busy schedule to meet a group of 12 children...
