November 30th, 201602404Newton Aycliffe students were entertained by anti-bullying activist and musician Rich Cottell as part of his national tour.
The Devon-born acoustic guitar player and singer, who has a social media following of over 110,000 people, has embarked on a country-wide tour, visiting schools around the UK.
The tour uses music and humour to...
November 29th, 201604655Police are appealing for information after a 13-year-old boy was knocked over by a mini-motorbike at the boating lake in Newton Aycliffe.
The incident occurred at around 3.55pm on Monday (November 28) near the small wooden footbridge close to Honister Place.
The boy was making his way from school on his pedal cycle when the rider...
November 29th, 201601978The Aycliffe Juniors footballing exploits continued with further matches enjoyed over the weekend which saw the Under 7's winning our first title of the season.
The Under 7's wrapped up their first league title with a 4-2 win away at Stranton FC. It was their toughest challenge of the season so far. Dylan's hatrick and Alex's goal...
November 28th, 201602075Tekmar Energy wins its first project with Tideway BV (member of the DEME Group) for Cable Protection Systems on the Merkur Offshore Wind Farm
Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Energy has been awarded a contract with Tideway BV to supply 150 of its patented TekLink able protection systems (CPS) on the prestigious Merkur offshore wind farm...
November 28th, 201601892West Allotment Celtic 1, Newton Aycliffe 5
Aycliffe got back to winning ways with a 5-1 victory away to West Allotment.
A hat-trick from John Campbell ensured the points and gave Aycliffe a great preparation for next week's big FA Vase game.
Both sides played passing football throughout, on a good surface. It was Aycliffe who...
November 25th, 201601719Aycliffe Business Park is home to more than 300 firms including Hitachi, Gestamp Tallent, Husqvarna, 3M and more, and around 10,000 employees.
Aycliffe Today Business is the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – mailed and delivered exclusively across the park six times a year, with a print readership of 8,000 plus thousands more...
November 25th, 201603501Students at Woodham Academy pulled out all the stops for their visit from Pudsey bear last week.
The school celebrated Children In Need by organising a dress up day, a raffle for a beautiful Pudsey cake made by Chef, Linda Vipond, and a giant Pudsey bear teddy, a teachers vs students football match, a dance- off and having Pudsey...
November 25th, 201601926Here’s your round-up from Aycliffe Running Club...
Mark Wade participated in Hellvellyn 10k trail race, which is part of the Lakeland Trail series. The conditions on the day were cold but sunny; ideal running weather. Mark completed the race in an impressive time of 37:39 and placed 2nd overall.
Four members of the club turned...
November 24th, 201602239Around 50 people gathered for Aycliffe Business Park Community’s latest news and networking session.
The event, held at the Xcel Centre on Aycliffe Business Park on Thursday morning, was open to firms across County Durham and included a number of first-time visitors both from inside and outside Aycliffe.
Attendees were updated...
November 24th, 201604808A 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...
