November 24th, 201604793A woman from Newton Aycliffe is one of eight people to be prosecuted by Durham County Council for dropping litter.
The council took three men and five women to court under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce enviro-crime in the county.
All of them – including 51-year-old Evelyn Anne...
November 23rd, 201602699A Newtonian who has worked her way up to a senior management position with supermarket giant Asda has been recognised for her achievements in business.
Alex Newbould (above, centre) won the business category of the national Women of the Future (WOF) awards in London.
The ceremony, now in its 11th year, celebrates the best of...
November 23rd, 201602263Community cash could improve parking problems in a Newton Aycliffe housing estate.
Next week’s Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) board meeting will consider three new projects which have been submitted by local councillors John Clare, Mike Dixon and Joan Gray.
One of the projects is a response to increasing parking...
November 22nd, 201601980A local youth project is starting to benefit from funding received from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP).
The Foundation of Light’s ‘Mini Kickers’ and ‘Kicks’ initiatives, which support young people living in the GAMP area, have recently benefitted from a small grant received from the GAMP Capital Small Grants...
November 22nd, 201601829Aycliffe Juniors football teams had a mixed weekend with some cancellations of away games due to the inclement weather and others enjoying their home games at Sunnydale.
The Under 7's (pictured) are proving to be unstoppable this season and gained an impressive 14-2 win at Billingham this week. Alex was on top form and scored a superb...
November 21st, 201601796Time is running out for people to have their say on proposals to introduce new dog control measures in County Durham.
A consultation on plans to establish a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for Dog Control is due to close on Monday, 5 December.
And Durham County Council is encouraging everyone to have their say on the proposed...
November 21st, 201602030Newton Aycliffe 1, North Shields 2
Newton Aycliffe gave league-leaders North Shields a good test, despite having four key players missing.
Both sides tried to play good football throughout the match, but it was the Robins who dominated the first half, going in at the break 2-0 up.
They came out strongly from the start, and James...
November 18th, 201602477Two music lovers have joined forces to organise a music event this weekend to raise cash for sick Newtonian Nicola Maull.
Lisa Morrison and her friend Andy Lee, a local DJ and music producer, are hosting ‘Remedy’ – an underground house and techno night – at Planet Leisure on Saturday evening, from 7pm-1am.
The evening,...
November 17th, 201602218Aycliffe Business Park Community is holding its next networking event next week, which is free to all businesses from within the County Durham area.
The news and networking sessions is being held at the Xcel Centre next Thursday (November 24) from 8.15am, until around 10.30am.
Attendees, who must register to be able to attend, can...
November 17th, 201602737Babies as young as just a few weeks will soon be able to take part in award-winning swimming classes starting at the North East Autism Society (NEAS) pool in Newton Aycliffe.
The specialist classes, designed to make the most of babies’ natural affinity with water, teach confidence and safety, using expert techniques that have been...
