February 22nd, 201801995Concerns have again been raised relating to the damage that cheap alcohol is causing in the North East of England and the increasing pressure it puts on our policing services.
The three North East PCCs have collaboratively penned a letter to the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, calling on the Government to follow Scotland’s innovative...
February 22nd, 201802634Have you considered the benefits of hiring young people?
It can lead to improvements in everything from performance and productivity to growth, innovation and morale.
The DurhamWorks project helps unemployed 16-24 years old living in County Durham into jobs, training or education and hundreds of businesses have benefited from their...
February 21st, 201801830The football season continued with the Aycliffe Juniors teams hoping for a consistent run of fixtures and an end to the weather enforced postponements.
The Under 6’s enjoyed a great match day experience at Rockcliffe Hall when they visited the Middlesbrough FC academy and played a variety of local teams including an MFC Development...
February 21st, 201803068As part of Rights Respecting Day, students from Greenfield Community College gained an insight into the lives of Paralympic athletes and the difficulties they have to overcome to compete in their respective sports.
Year 9 students had the opportunity to take part in activities such as sit down volleyball, boccia and blindfold...
February 21st, 201802033A large section of Aycliffe Business Park has been brought to the market with an asking price of £7m.
Commercial property specialist Naylors has been appointed to sell Whinbank Park – at the heart of Aycliffe Business Park – on behalf of Manchester-based property company MCR Property Group.
The 18-acre estate comprises of over...
February 20th, 201801675Newton Aycliffe 2, Morpeth Town 1
Newton Aycliffe beat Northern League runaway leaders Morpeth Town at Moore Lane Park to stretch their unbeaten run to nine games.
After beating local rivals Shildon in their last outing on February 3 – which came off the back of five straight draws – the Newtonians were voted Team of the Week...
February 20th, 201801894Leading corporate law firm Endeavour Partnership explains more about the data protection shake-up...
What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a major shakeup in data protection laws across the EU.
It will officially come into force on May 25, and will automatically apply to the UK. GDPR’s reach is global...
February 20th, 201801795Newton Aycliffe-based craft company Crafter’s Companion is asking people to ‘get quilting’ to help sick children as part of a new partnership with Project Linus UK.
Project Linus UK aims to provide a sense of security and comfort to sick and traumatised babies, children and teenagers through the provision of new, handmade...
February 19th, 201802154Businesses in County Durham looking to tackle or avoid pest problems are being offered free help.
Durham County Council is providing pest management surveys and advice to companies on industrial estates and business parks which it owns.
The pest control team’s qualified and experienced pest control technicians will visit the...
February 19th, 2018210919Sedgefield 40, Newton Aycliffe 19
By Ben Carpenter Merritt
Newton Aycliffe’s first XV travelled to local rivals and established Durham and Northumberland 2 team, Sedgefield.
Both teams have had a bad run of recent form, and both sides wanted the win. Aycliffe took to the field with a strong squad with only a few changes from...
