January 20th, 201702289By Ron Eyley
The dramatic story of a County Durham man who survived a horrendous gas explosion at sea which, one dark winter’s night, blew him off his ship and into the water 50 feet below was told to Newton Aycliffe Rotarians this week.
David Hastings, who now lives in Fencehouses, was a deck officer on a huge tanker when...
January 19th, 201702219Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Energy has been awarded a contract with Prysmian PowerLink to supply 84 of its patented Teklink cable protection system (CPS) on the prestigious Rentel offshore wind farm project in Belgium.
It comes after Prysmian PowerLink awarded Tekmar a similar contract for supply of CPS for the Wikinger Offshore...
January 19th, 201703102A dedicated fundraiser has vowed to continue to raise money and awareness for cancer charity group Bloodwise, after seeing recent contributions under his #NotOneInch banner exceed £25k.
Paul McGeary, from Newton Aycliffe, was 33 when he was struck with Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia just over two years ago, and despite beating the...
January 19th, 201711986Newton Aycliffe have been drawn at home to Seaham Red Star in the quarter-final of the Durham Challenge Cup.
The tie will take place at Moore Lane Park on Tuesday January 31 (7.30pm kick-off).
Aycliffe have so far beaten Bishop Auckland and Brandon in their defence of the County's premier cup competition.
That match will be the...
January 18th, 201742418A family-run grounds maintenance and landscaping company is celebrating another record year which has seen an increase in workforce and turnover.
Beaumont Grounds Maintenance, based on Aycliffe Business Park, has seen sales grow year-on-year for the last five years.
Turnover at the end of December 2016 was up 20% to £625,000 on...
January 18th, 201702623A selection of Key Stage 4 students from Woodham Academy visited Durham University as part of the university’s Durham Unwrapped programme.
As the majority of university students were enjoying an extended Christmas break, many facilities were vacant and were showcased allowing Woodham Academy students to get a true flavour of what...
January 17th, 201703291Companies in the area will hear more details about important infrastructure work which is ongoing close to Aycliffe Business Park during an open event this week.
Durham County Council will update attendees at Aycliffe Business Park Community’s latest news and networking session on Friday.
The free event, which is open to all...
January 17th, 201702162Durham's Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner Ron Hogg is seeking views from members of the community as part of his annual public consultation on the police budget.
To help address further cuts to police funding, Ron intends to increase the amount of Council Tax which goes to the police service, known as the precept, by 1.98%....
January 17th, 201702011Aycliffe Juniors football teams had a mixed weekend with some having games fall victim to the inclement weather and others enjoying eventful matches.
The Under 7's completed an unbeaten league season with a 6-5 win, what a superb first season for our youngest competitive side.
The Under 9 Russell Foster league team won their match...
January 16th, 201712146More than 2,000 young people have now signed up to a £17m project designed to develop their skills, increase opportunities and help them into work.
The DurhamWorks programme is aiming to improve the prospects of County Durham’s 16 to 24-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training.
And just six months into the more...
