September 11th, 201801929The Aycliffe Juniors football teams welcomed in the new league season over the weekend.
Everyone was excited to get things underway with a growing number of teams throughout the club and many new players ready to enjoy the action.
The new season also marked our return home to play matches at Woodham Academy. There has been a great...
September 11th, 201801456Residents in County Durham are being invited to have their say on their local authority’s budget plans for next year.
Durham County Council needs to make further forecasted savings of £35.3m over the next four years in addition to the £224m it will have achieved during the period 2011-12 to 2018-19.
Frontline services will...
September 11th, 201801428A growing publishing company says it plans to create future jobs, with a number of new publications in the pipeline.
Middlesbrough-based Resolution Media and Publishing – sister company to Aycliffe Today Business publishers Mantis Media – already supports more than 30 local jobs all year round.
Resolution is owned by former...
September 10th, 201801842Lee Weldon's final round-up of Aycliffe cricket action this summer...
Saturday 8th September – NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Middlesbrough 2nd XI – weather was cool and showery. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Middlesbrough 2nd XI 164 all out after 46 overs
James Layfield-Carroll 3 for 31,...
September 10th, 201801503Successful work to improve the health and wellbeing of people in County Durham will be outlined to councillors this week.
Durham County Council’s Cabinet will consider the latest annual report from the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) when it meets on Wednesday (September 12).
The report gives an overview of work the board has...
September 10th, 201801448Tedious online admin could be costing the UK economy £23 billion each month due to employees stuck doing necessary but time-consuming research, rather than devoting time to producing or creating more valuable work.
Almost a fifth of the workforce dedicate over a quarter of the average working day to researching and collating...
September 9th, 201801716Newton Aycliffe 0, West Auckland 7
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe suffered a heavy 7-0 defeat at home to local rivals West Auckland on Saturday.
The visitors played fluent football throughout the match and made their attacking intentions clear early on.
Aycliffe ‘keeper James Winter had to make a fantastic double save...
September 9th, 201802150The countdown is on for one of the largest events on the North East’s social calendar – and there are just a handful of tickets remaining.
The 15th annual North East Oyster Festival will be held at Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield, on Friday September 28.
Organised by Ramside Estates which owns Hardwick Hall, the event raises...
September 7th, 201811507It was back to business for the runners of Aycliffe Running Club this week after what was a quieter week previously.
Racing commenced last Thursday with 20 members taking part in the Tom Wall Relays at Stewart Park in Middlesbrough (below).
These relays are 4 x 1 mile and ARC had 5 full teams entered. The first team back for ARC...
September 7th, 201802768Newton Aycliffe councillor and community campaigner Dorothy Bowman has been recognised for her work with a social honour.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Angel of the North landmark, BBC North-East and Cumbria searched to find the region’s real ‘Angels of the North’.
Locals were asked to nominate someone they know who has...
