February 1st, 202401085Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has put forward her plans to protect policing levels across County Durham and Darlington in the forthcoming financial year as the force continues to miss out on crucial extra government funding.
The Commissioner is recommending increasing the policing portion of the money people pay towards...
January 30th, 202401227Newton Aycliffe 1, Belper Town 2
By Ryan Livingston
Newton Aycliffe were incredibly unlucky not to defeat Belper Town on Saturday.
Their 4-3 away win at Belper was arguably their greatest performance of the season. Aycliffe spent that game soaking up great deals of pressure after taking an unlikely 4-1 lead, so it was somewhat...
January 30th, 202401386South West Durham Training’s new CEO Shaun Hope will be hitting the ground running as he spreads the word about exciting future plans to the engineering and manufacturing sector.
Shaun, above right, is joining SWDT next month from Hartlepool College of Further Education, where he is vice principal of curriculum and...
January 24th, 202402248By Paul Blythe
A round-up of football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section.
Under 8’s Whites – Played Houghton Albion Lions, with only five players available, Aycliffe gave there all, battling hard and playing some good football. Louie was awarded opposition POTM for his display in goal and Cody was awarded parents POTM for his...
January 24th, 202401312Aspiring entrepreneurs with ambitions to set up retail, leisure or hospitality businesses in County Durham can apply for a new grant to help make their dream a reality.
Durham County Council has launched the Retail Start Up Grant to support businesses in their first six months of trading.
It is part of the local authority’s Towns...
January 22nd, 202401025A programme of world-class events, skills development and community-led activities has received a £1.25m Place Partnership award from Arts Council England through the National Lottery.
Durham County Council submitted the bid on behalf of a consortium of the council, the Culture Durham Partnership and Durham University to support the...
January 21st, 202401027By Steven Dawson
Although It’s early New Year, the races have been coming along thick and fast for members of Aycliffe Running Club with some challenging races to start the year.
David Stothard (7:12) and Ian Stothard (949) both represented the club at the South Shields Monthly mile on Wednesday, January 10.
January 13 saw a...
January 18th, 202401517A Newton Aycliffe cabinet manufacturer has marked its 20th anniversary by substantially increasing its manufacturing capacity with the help of a five-figure investment.
Trinity Kitchens is a leading manufacturer of high-quality cabinets for kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms, which are supplied to tradesmen and retailers right across...
January 17th, 202401189By Paul Blythe
A round-up of football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section.
Under 8’s Whites – Played Leon FC Blacks and could not get the result they wanted against tough opposition.
Under 8’s Whites – Played against Houghton Albion Lions, in tough conditions Aycliffe could not get a goal in the first half. MOTM was...
