October 29th, 201832351A councillor is considering a possible no confidence motion against three senior councillors after the council leader blocked an inquiry into the Santa Tours debacle.
Arun Chandran says he’s “mulling over” the possibility of the motion against council leader Bob Fleming (above, centre), deputy leader Malcolm Iveson (above, left)...
October 29th, 20180155With a blast of wintery weather stopping games that were planned for Saturday, it was just the Aycliffe Juniors TJFA League teams in action on Sunday last weekend.
The Under 7’s had a tough trip to Seaton Carew and despite another hatrick from man of the match Jack C and a brace from Kai they couldn’t get the win.
The Under...
October 29th, 201801751This year’s EMCON event has been rated as a huge success, with close to one thousand people passing through the doors.
And now exhibitors and visitors alike – including Newton Aycliffe Workwear Supplies (pictured above) – are following up on leads and new contacts made on the day.
The showcase event, which has been running...
October 26th, 201803326A Newton Aycliffe councillor who goes by a Facebook alias is being called into question after apparently flouting social media policies.
Left-wing Labour councillor Kathy Beetham admits to using the name ‘Lilith Mooney’ on Facebook.
But the use of her ‘Pagan’ name, when commenting on council issues on social media, has...
October 26th, 201801556Campaigners say they’re “ecstatic” to see Great Aycliffe Town Council has bowed to public pressure and halted plans to scrap the annual Santa Tours around the town.
Bumbling councillors sitting on an events sub-committee had proposed to replace the tours element of the Christmas Eve tradition, meaning Santa would no longer tour...
October 26th, 201801699By Donna Campbell
This week was again one of varied races for our runners.
Starting with parkruns on Saturday morning, three of our members achieved PB’s.
At Shildon, Mark Bainbridge ran in 20.53 and Daniel Connell in 27.18 whilst in Darlington CarrieAnn ran this in 38.08.
Also on Saturday Julie Nisbet took on the challenge...
October 26th, 201801709Woodham Academy has been well placed in the Department for Education latest league tables, showing school performance in England.
For the second consecutive year, Woodham Academy is high up in all recognised statistics, including the benchmark measure of Progress 8, highlighted by its position as the best school locally and within the...
October 26th, 201821473Electricians have just two months to get up to speed with the latest requirements for all new and amended electrical installations.
In July, the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the British Standards Institution released the 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations - the essential publication for all professionals...
October 25th, 201801542Greenfield Arts are busy bringing together an exciting programme for 2019 and are introducing a range of new sessions where you can learn new skills, improve fitness and well-being or simply join a friendly class to warm up those winter months.
As part of the programme, on Monday October 29 Greenfield Arts will be hosting a...
October 25th, 201861390A delegation from a Brazilian multi-national oil and gas company will visit Newton Aycliffe to learn from the expertise of leading supply chain companies in the offshore wind sector.
Petrobras is involved in developing Brazil’s own fledgling offshore wind industry and is on a fact-finding mission to study how the region has been...
