October 20th, 201602830Every night of the year, whatever the weather, a group of dedicated and experienced motor-cyclists stands ready to deliver life-saving supplies of blood, medical supplies and equipment to NHS hospitals, healthcare sites and laboratories throughout North East England.
In the past 30 months, volunteer members of Northumbria Blood Bikes...
October 20th, 201605069Crafter’s Companion founder Sara Davies has topped off a memorable year after attending her investiture at Buckingham Palace after being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Her Majesty’s Birthday 2016 Honours List.
Following the announcement in the summer that she would receive an MBE as a result of...
October 20th, 201601872Parents in County Durham are reminded that the deadline is looming to apply for secondary school places for their children.
Applications for the next academic year, which starts in September 2017, need to be made by October 31, 2016.
Cllr Ossie Johnson, Durham County Council’s Cabinet member for children and young people’s...
October 19th, 201602364The skills and training offered by Teesside University are helping a Newton Aycliffe engineering company keep its workforce on track for success.
A steady stream of employees at Sabre Rail, based on Aycliffe Business Park, have either graduated from or are in the process of completing qualifications at the university.
Sabre Rail,...
October 19th, 201602242As Halloween and bonfire night approach, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service is reminding parents to protect their children from flammable fancy dress costumes.
The issue became much discussed following an accident in 2014 when presenter Claudia Winkleman’s daughter was burned when her Halloween fancy dress costume...
October 19th, 201603298Seaham 0, Newton Aycliffe 50
Newton Aycliffe 1st XV had a last minute rearranged fixture away to Seaham Rugby Club at the weekend.
Due to players already making plans for the weekend seven first team regulars were unavailable to play, meaning the team had to pull on its resources.
In years gone by this would have posed a problem...
October 18th, 201602774Aycliffe students Jordan Kent and Curtis Craggs celebrated with their families the amazing achievement of five years without a day’s absence at Greenfield Community College.
The school’s head David Priestley and assistant head Mrs Stubbs joined them at the Riverside Stadium in Chester-le-Street along with Durham’s corporate...
October 18th, 201601906Another great weekend of football action for Aycliffe Juniors and some superb performances to report...
The Under 7's continued their great start to the season with a win away at Darlington TSC. Goals from Alex (5) and two each for Dylan and Thomas gave them the win on a morning where Alex was named man of the match.
The Under 9...
October 17th, 201601883This week’s Durham Oktoberfest, the region’s biggest engineering and manufacturing networking event, is now fully booked to exhibitors.
The event, at the Xcel Centre on Aycliffe Business Park, is in its ninth year and attracts hundreds of businesses from around the North East and beyond, who want to meet potential suppliers and...
October 17th, 201612510Newtonian Ben Wood returned to his hometown club from Shildon last week.
But the midfielder’s homecoming was spoiled by two successive defeats for Peter Dixon’s side as they slipped to sixth in the Northern League first division.
After a disappointing midweek loss at Whitley Bay last week, Aycliffe were hopeful of returning to...
