March 26th, 201901461After the heavy rain washed out the majority of the fixtures last weekend it was back to action for the Aycliffe Juniors football teams this week.
The Under 6’s played a series of mini games at Bishop St Mary’s Kings. They won one, drew one and lost two with Will scoring five goals during the games.
The Under 7’s White lost...
March 26th, 201901837Aycliffe Business Park residents Mobile Rocket are delighted to have been shortlisted for not one but two North East Business Awards.
The business has been shortlisted in the categories of innovation and digital technology, recognising their innovative approach to developing new products and services within the mobile apps market, at...
March 25th, 201903500HC-One’s St Clare’s Court care home in Newton Aycliffe has been voted by residents and relatives as one of the top 20 recommended care homes in the North East in the carehome.co.uk awards 2019 for the fourth year in a row.
Carehome.co.uk is the UK’s leading care home comparison website, and this recognition for St Clare’s...
March 25th, 201901607Sunderland RCA 1, Newton Aycliffe 0
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe travelled to Ryhope and went down 1-0 to in-form Sunderland RCA, conceding yet another late goal.
They matched RCA in all areas except scoring. Aycliffe kicked down the slope in the first half and started well.
Ethan Wood got a shot at goal after three...
March 25th, 201901688Newton Aycliffe steel firm Finley Structures has invested more than £500,000 in a new state-of-the-art cutting machine to increase capacity and improve efficiencies.
The family-run business, which has been buoyed with a string of major contract wins recently, has also invested in a new 7,500 sq ft. manufacturing space to accommodate...
March 22nd, 201901937Students at Woodham Academy had lots of fun on World Book Day celebrating authors, illustrators, books and of course – reading!
The English department at Woodham dressed up as their favorite book characters once again – and much to the delight of the students.
This year, Year 7 were invited to dress up too. The quality and...
March 22nd, 201901704A rail firm planning a rival low-fare service between the North East, London and Edinburgh has ordered trains that will be made in the region.
FirstGroup has agreed a £100m deal with Hitachi Rail for five new AT300 electric trains that will be built in part at Hitachi’s plant on Aycliffe Business Park.
The service – which will...
March 21st, 201924056A man who killed another man after punching him outside a pub has been jailed for eight years.
Iain Lee, pictured above, suffered critical head injuries after he was punched to the ground in the early hours of September 8 last year.
The 31-year-old had been socialising with a friend at The Roundhouse pub in Newton Aycliffe when he...
March 21st, 201902387The 39th issue of Aycliffe Today Business – the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – features Think Eleven managing director Darren Race as the cover star.
Race is an experienced engineer who has devised user-friendly cloud-based software which enables employers to ultimately boost their productivity.
He’s now delivering his...
March 21st, 201901808Students from Greenfield Community College took to the stage at Durham Gala Theatre with a stunning performance as part of ‘Feetfirst’, a secondary schools dance showcase.
The group of dancers from Greenfield have been taking the event seriously, rehearsing at every opportunity to be the best that they can be.
The students made...
