April 19th, 201801811Woodham Academy’s debating team pitted their wits against students from across the North of England when they competed in their first championships.
Members of the school’s new Debating Society took part in the Up for Debate championships, held at York High School.
Staff recently launched the society as one of the latest...
April 19th, 201801523Newton Aycliffe 0, Jarrow Roofing 1
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe suffered a narrow defeat at home to Jarrow Roofing, as a goal from ex-Aycliffe player Dennis Knight gave Roofing the points.
Roofing started brightly and Knight had two shots on goal in the first five minutes, but both missed the target.
Then another...
April 19th, 201812531A family-run grounds maintenance firm is flying high with five new members of staff – including a former Royal Air Force engineer.
Craig Taylor, who spent his RAF days fixing fighter jets, has joined Newton Aycliffe-based Beaumont Grounds Maintenance as the firm’s new head of maintenance.
The 32-year-old, originally from...
April 18th, 201831660An extra £700,000 of council funding will be invested in improving the condition of roads around County Durham over the coming year, it has been revealed this week.
The cash will increase the local authority’s overall budget for road repairs to £17.2m.
But the news comes as figures showed between January and March this year,...
April 18th, 201801498By Donna Campbell
As usual the racing weekend began on the Saturday with many members attending various parkruns around our region with the following achieving PB's.
At Sedgefield, Rob Young ran in 21.08 and Jan McLuckie in 36.58. Ian Baronowski then achieved a course PB at Darlington Parkrun in 26.07. Julie Nisbet achieved her...
April 18th, 201801516Engineering and manufacturing expo Durham Oktoberfest is re-branding as EMCON to reflect 10 years of growth.
Over 50 invited delegates from the North East’s business community were told the news at a breakfast launch at Ramside Hall Hotel this morning (Wednesday).
The event, which launched in 2008 to give businesses from County...
April 17th, 201801400More than 96% of children in County Durham will this September go to their first choice primary school – up 1.23% on last year.
Of the 5,131 applications received, 4,927 have been given a place at their number one choice, with 128 their second choice and 26 their third.
Cllr Olwyn Gunn, Durham County Council's Cabinet member for...
April 17th, 201803033A manufacturer which has a base on Aycliffe Business Park has reported an increase in sales, which has enabled the firm to almost lave its operating losses.
Formica – which makes laminate products for the residential and commercial sectors from its sites in North Shields and Aycliffe – saw its turnover grow from £64m to £77.5m...
April 16th, 201801663It was a mixture of midweek and weekend fixtures with the Aycliffe Juniors teams squeezing games in as they look to fit in the matches lost to the weather.
The Under 6’s Development team enjoyed a Friday night joint training session with Sunderland Rokerites on the 3G pitch. There were 13 Aycliffe players involved equally over four...
April 16th, 201801380MP Phil Wilson officially opened Acorn Residents Association’s seventh annual petting zoo – with 750 people attending on the day.
The event, sponsored by councillors Kate Hopper and Eddy Adam, featured three petting zoos and numerous stalls together with a bouncy castle and other attractions such as Tombola, Facepainting and...
