May 2nd, 201802435As the football season comes to an end the Aycliffe Juniors teams were busy getting all their remaining fixtures played.
The Under 8âs played their penultimate league game hosting Bishop Auckland Aces. A great performance sealed a 3-2 win. Thomas, Dylan and Oliver scored the goals as they came back from being 2-1 down to win....
May 2nd, 201801533County Durham-based business Dyer Engineering has seen the energy efficiency light after reducing its energy costs by thousands thanks to advice and grant funding from a council-led project.
The Business Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP), led by Durham County Council and supported by the European Regional Development Fund, aims help...
May 2nd, 201801813There will be no changes to bin collections in County Durham over the two May Bank Holidays.
Residents are advised to put their refuse and recycling bins out for collection by 7am on their normal collection day during the weeks beginning Monday May 7 and Monday May 28.
Residents who have signed up for garden waste collections...
May 1st, 201801590Woodham Academy students got on their bikes explore the great outdoors at Hamsterley Forest.
The school offers mountain biking to its students as part of its extensive range of sporting and extra-curricular activities.
Launched last year, the weekly after-school trips have resumed with the return of lighter evenings.
Deputy head...
May 1st, 201801407Details of the teams set to take part in this yearâs Tour Series have been announced ahead of the competition returning to Durham later this month.
Eight menâs teams will ride at every round, including defending champions JLT Condor who emerged as overall victors in last yearâs competition, hosted by Durham County Council in...
May 1st, 201801456A programme which helps young people into employment is celebrating after reaching a significant milestone.
DurhamWorks, a partnership project led by Durham County Council and part funded by the European Social Fund and Youth Employment Initiative, has now supported more than 4,000 people between the ages of 16 to 24 to become âwork...
April 30th, 201801641Aycliffe cricket round-up...
Saturday 28th April â NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Stokesley 2nd XI â weather was cool and cloudy. Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Stokesley 2nd XI 123 all out after 43.2 overs
Jack Slatcher 3 for 25 and Michael Howe 4 for 34
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 124 for 2 after...
April 30th, 201801690Two volunteers are sprinting ahead to a career in fitness after securing employment in County Durham leisure centres.
Karen Lamb was studying towards a gym instructor qualification when she started volunteering at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre, shadowing the fitness instructors and assisting customer inductions as well as general...
April 29th, 201801462Newton Aycliffe 1, Consett 0
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe guaranteed Northern League division 1 football for next season with a fine home win against a strong Consett side.
Aycliffe were the better side in the first half. Consett came into the game in the second half, but didn't trouble Aycliffe keeper Jack...
April 27th, 201812377Woodham Academy students are raising funds for a âonce in a lifetime opportunityâ to dance at Disneyland.
Georgia Thelwell and Sydney Etherington together with former student Lisa Robinson have been chosen to perform live on the main stage at Disneyland Paris in August.
The trio are organising a variety of events, including...
