October 25th, 201701636Penrith 2, Newton Aycliffe 3
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe travelled to Penrith and came away with an important 3-2 win that lifted them to 15th place in the table.
Penrith put up a fight, particularly in the first half, but an improved second half performance and superior finishing gave Aycliffe the win.
Penrith's...
October 24th, 201701592Residents and retailers in County Durham are being advised to stay safe in the run up to this year’s Bonfire Night festivities.
Any premises storing explosives and fireworks must be either licenced by Durham County Council for year round sales or licensed for storage for sales over the restricted periods covering Bonfire Night,...
October 24th, 201701736Local residents are being asked to vote for a popular County Durham park to help it clinch a prestigious award.
Hardwick Park, near Sedgefield, is one of 14 parks in the North East nominated in the best park category for this year’s national Fields in Trust awards.
The awards celebrate the contributions and achievements of the...
October 24th, 201702008The Aycliffe Juniors football season continued over another weekend with matches for the majority of the clubs teams.
The Under 6’s played only their second ever friendly game at home against Leven. They had a great time, Denver and Jack scored two goals each in a fine team performance.
The Under 7’s played two friendly games...
October 23rd, 201702042Hundreds of businesses are following up leads after the tenth Durham Oktoberfest, held on Aycliffe Business Park.
The engineering and manufcturing expo attracted record exhibitors and foot fall as companies large and small aimed to meet new contacts and potential customers.
The event was opened by County Durham Engineering and...
October 23rd, 201701651Families can find out more about the work of our real-life superheroes at a free family fun day held this weekend.
Back for a third year, the event will showcase and raise awareness of all the good work that is happening in our local communities, who go above and beyond to help others in our local area.
Hosted by Ron Hogg, the...
October 20th, 201711926Those looking for fun this half-term are being encouraged to try out a range of swimming activities taking place in pools across the county.
Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre is launching its new pool programme which will have adults making waves with two new classes – aqua cycle and aqua jump.
Putting the traditional spinning class...
October 20th, 201701959Recruiting 16 to 24-year-olds can positively impact on everything from performance and productivity to growth, innovation and morale.
With intensive support and up to up to £3,000 of funding available to businesses from the DurhamWorks programme, now is the time to see how young people can help grow your business.
The programme...
October 19th, 201701691Young care leavers could be eligible for a reduction in their council tax to help them make the transition to living independently.
Earlier this year, Durham County Council’s Cabinet agreed the introduction of a care leavers’ council tax reduction scheme, aimed at helping young people adjust to living on their own.
The new...
October 19th, 201702127Thousands of workers were represented during a high-level meeting of business leaders from Aycliffe Business Park.
Bosses from 11 Newton Aycliffe companies – including Gestamp Tallent, Hitachi Rail, Roman, Ebac, Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, Palram and Tekmar Energy – gathered for the event at Redworth Hall Hotel.
The...
