November 17th, 201601871Residents in Great Aycliffe and Middridge can find out how local issues are being tackled when the local area action partnership holds their next board meeting later this month.
Members of the public are invited to observe the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership board meeting at Greenfield Community Arts Centre on Tuesday...
November 16th, 201604654Redworth Hall is under new ownership after being acquired as part of a £75m group deal.
Newcastle-based hotel and bar operator Cairn Group has snapped up five properties across the UK, including Redworth just outside Newton Aycliffe, for a combined total of £75m.
Believed to be the biggest hotel acquisition by a North East...
November 16th, 201601785A former occupational therapist has been appointed as Durham County Council’s new corporate director for adult and health services.
Jane Robinson joined the council in 2014 and earlier this year stepped up to become interim head of the authority’s new directorate, which was previously part of adult and children’s...
November 15th, 201601878Newton Aycliffe construction firm Finley Structures has won a contract to fabricate and erect 560 tonnes of steel for a school on the Isle of Wight.
It’s one of three school contracts the family-run company has won recently and is currently on site at all three.
Sir Robert McAlpine is working on the £25m new development at Ryde...
November 15th, 201601717As part of Rights Respecting Day students from Greenfield Community College enjoyed a fascinating careers day with an introduction to the fascinating world of Medicine working with the ‘Medical Mavericks’.
Year 9 students enjoyed activities such as being able to look inside of the body using an Ultrasound machine as well as...
November 14th, 201601957Aycliffe Juniors enjoyed a great footballing weekend as all teams respecting Remembrance Sunday with well-observed minute silences before each game.
The Under 8's have continued to shine in TJFA Division 2 and now boast a record of playing nine games, wining six, drawing twice and only losing once. Over the course of recent games they...
November 14th, 201601742Newton Aycliffe 4, Worksop Town 0
FA Vase round two
Following a good Vase campaign last season, Aycliffe entered this season's competition (in the 2nd Round Proper) with a bang, defeating Worksop Town (the Tigers) 4-0.
Remembrance Day was observed before kick-off with the playing of the Last Post by Aycliffe Treasurer Yvonne Wood;...
November 11th, 201601922Companies are being urged to enter Aycliffe Business Park’s third annual awards competition to be held early next year.
Make Your Mark 2016 will single out the business park’s shining stars and recognise outstanding performances during a glittering black-tie event at the Xcel Centre in March.
And the winners of last year’s...
November 11th, 201601766Newton Aycliffe FC begin their Buildbase FA Vase campaign this Saturday with a home tie at Moore Lane Park.
Last year's fantastic efforts, which saw Aycliffe reach the last 16, mean that they have been exempt until the second round proper of the national competition.
Their visitors on Saturday will be Worksop Town, claimed to be...
November 10th, 201602367A charity champion from Newton Aycliffe who’s undergoing chemotherapy is urging people to sign up to the bone marrow register.
Maths teacher Paul McGeary was diagnosed with relapsed blood cancer, Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia (APML), earlier this year, having been in remission from an initial diagnosis back in November 2014.
The...
