April 4th, 201901341By Donna Campbell
The last weekend was a relatively quiet one in terms of racing for Aycliffe Running Club.
As always we had good numbers participate in the local parkruns with John Richardson securing a PB at Darlington in 23.37.
Aside from that we had two runners take part in the Consiton 14. This is a difficult but very...
April 4th, 201901478Councillors joined residents during a litter-pick which collected 15 bags of rubbish.
Horndale Community Association held the Spring Litter Pick last weekend, as part of Durham County Council’s Big Spring Clean Up.
Several local residents were joined by County Councillors John Clare, Scott Durham and Paul Howell – they picked...
April 4th, 201901419Crafter’s Companion was named International Business of the Year at the North East Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) Celebrating Small Business Awards.
Following its award success, Crafter’s Companion will represent the North East at the FSB’s national ceremony in Battersea this summer.
The company was commended for its...
April 3rd, 201901367A pro-cyclist will be back racing on home turf when Durham hosts the eagerly awaited OVO Energy Tour Series for a record-breaking tenth time.
The North East’s own Scott Auld will be among the elite cyclists taking on the gruelling 1.4km circuit in the shadow of the city’s historic cathedral on Saturday, 18 May.
The series was...
April 3rd, 201901477The Woodham Dance Academy have been working hard in preparation for their annual half-term Dance Showcase, but this has not been their sole focus.
Once getting over the Christmas concerts, they returned in the New Year ready for Woodham Academy’s Grease performance.
Every lunch time, the Dance Academy have rehearsed nonstop to...
April 3rd, 201901807A Newton Aycliffe development site with the potential to create more than 3,000 jobs is being promoted as an investment opportunity by the Government on an international level.
Forrest Park in Newton Aycliffe is one of 11 projects to feature in a property portfolio, launched by the Department for International Trade, to showcase the...
April 2nd, 201901595It was another exciting weekend of Football action for the Aycliffe Juniors teams.
The Under 7’s White got back to winning ways with a 3-2 win against Bishop Juniors. The Aycliffe team started slowly and found themselves 2-1 down at half time but they improved after the break to seal the victory. There was a brace of goals for Joel...
April 2nd, 201901815A Newton Aycliffe mum was treated to a beautiful hamper after a fundraising effort by new group Community Spirit.
Joanne Jones, of Community Spirit (pictured) made the Mother’s Day hamper and, with the co-operation of the Wilko store in Newton Aycliffe and volunteers who helped man the stall for two days, raffled it off for...
April 2nd, 201901848Aycliffe Today have marked their seventh anniversary by refreshing their website.
The community website was created and launched by Martin Walker in January 2012, with their award-winning business magazine – Aycliffe Today Business – following later the same year.
To mark the milestone, publishers Mantis Media engaged...
April 1st, 201904248A man and woman have reportedly been injured in a crash in Newton Aycliffe on Monday morning.
Police were called to the scene on Preston Road, close to the junction of School Aycliffe Lane, at 9.40am.
Paramedics from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) and firefighters were also called to the scene.
A spokeswoman...
