February 15th, 201901345By Donna Campbell
After a few quiet weeks it was a full return to racing last weekend.
Starting with the local Parkruns on Saturday morning two members achieved PB’s at the Darlington Parkrun. Lisa Dowell in 34.51 and Jan McLuckie in 34.52.
On Saturday afternoon it was the next cross country race in the NEHL, this one taking...
February 14th, 201902055A Newton Aycliffe resident says he plans to relaunch a bid to bring the Great Aycliffe Show back after claiming the local council has “moved the goalposts”.
Councillors have given the go-ahead to a four-day circus on land at the Sports Complex in May this year – despite the application being incomplete.
Resident Russ...
February 14th, 201901328Newton Aycliffe 1, Whitley Bay 2
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe went out of the League Cup at the quarter-final stage with an injury-time sucker-punch at home to Whitley Bay on Tuesday night.
The entertaining tie could have gone either way, but it was the Seahorses who took it when they converted an injury time...
February 13th, 20191657Together 21, a project supported by the Pioneering Care Partnership and based in Newton Aycliffe, has welcomed a donation from the town’s Hays Travel store.
The local branch of the Sunderland-based travel agent has been fundraising for the children’s project, which provides vital support to children with Down syndrome and their...
February 13th, 201901709Ambitious small companies aiming to grow will be able to access critical guidance and advice from a team of Aycliffe business leaders in a series of new free workshops.
Ebac executive chairman John Elliott, Roman managing director David Osborne, business advisor Pamela Petty and other experienced business leaders will offer one-to-one...
February 13th, 201902029Staff and students at UTC South Durham are celebrating after it was recognised for its efforts in preparing young people for the world of work.
Ofsted inspectors were so impressed with the development of students that they awarded a ‘Good’ rating – a fantastic achievement for a school and Sixth Form only in its third...
February 12th, 2019131746Organisers of the North East’s biggest live music event have announced a star-studded line-up of acts.
Hardwick Live Festival will return to Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield from August 17–18 for two days of live performances.
And this year British music is firmly in the spotlight, with Manic Street Preachers headlining on...
February 12th, 201902659A Newton Aycliffe family struck down with cancer are raising money for a charity which helped to save the life of their loved one.
Rob Tarling – a well-known employee at the town’s Tesco store as well as a committee man at Newton Aycliffe FC – was diagnosed with prostate cancer in January 2018.
After successful treatment and...
February 12th, 201902107A new training course is being launched at South West Durham Training (SWDT) designed for people looking for a career in engineering and advanced manufacturing.
The full-time Level 2 Performing Engineering Operations (Electrical and Mechanical) will provide students with practical skills and knowledge of electrical wiring and testing,...
February 11th, 20190712After all their matches fell foul to the weather last week it was a wet and windy return to action for the Aycliffe Juniors football teams this week.
The development team for Under 6’s played away at Swalwell. It was another great game for these young players with William scoring a fantastic five goals and Oscar also on target. All...
