September 22nd, 201604915The family of Anna Swabey have issued an emotional tribute after the inspirational campaigner passed away last week.
Anna died peacefully at home in Newton Aycliffe last Friday, surrounded by her family, just a day before she was due to marry fiance Andy Bell.
The 25-year-old had been battling a brain tumour since January...
September 21st, 201601896Pupils in County Durham will now have even more opportunities to learn from their French counterparts after a new agreement was signed.
The education cooperation agreement, signed by Durham County Council and the Académie d’Amiens, will create even more links between the county and France.
The council has been linked to the...
September 21st, 201602631An ambitious recruitment agency is looking to create new jobs and expand to other areas of the region after seeing turnover grow year-on-year since its launch.
Laura Claughan started Whurk Recruitment from offices on Aycliffe Business Park more than three years ago.
Now with seven members of staff, the firm saw sales climb to...
September 21st, 201603176Newton Aycliffe Sports Club 2, Peterlee Catholic Club 5
For the second week in a row Newton Aycliffe Sports Club crashed out of cup competition, this time at the expense of Peterlee Catholic Club in the County Cup.
The high-flying away side showed Aycliffe they meant business slamming a shot off the post in the first five minutes....
September 20th, 201603203One of the region’s oldest training providers is celebrating an increase in student numbers after committing £150,000 towards a raft of improvements.
South West Durham Training (SWDT) on Aycliffe Business Park in Newton Aycliffe, which celebrates its 50th year in 2017, has completely re-arranged its building, along Durham Way...
September 20th, 201603798A local sports club is putting to good use a new sprung floor that has recently been installed at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre.
Athena Sports Academy have recently taken up residence in the Leisure Centre, but one major drawback was the lack of a sprung floor.
With support from Durham County Council’s Culture and Sport...
September 20th, 201602726A Newton Aycliffe company is encouraging young people to “Love the Lorry” during a national week of action to promote the logistics industry.
Family-run Stiller Warehousing and Distribution is joining a number of other firms from the region in a schools initiative as part on the Road Haulage Association’s annual National Lorry...
September 20th, 201601775Aycliffe Club Runners participated in the Auckland Castle race, which was described as a trail race but was more like cross country.
The 5.2 mile course was undulating, mostly across fields, a few stiles to climb over and lots of mud!
The race started and finished in the grounds of Bishop Auckland Castle. Mark Wade was first home...
September 20th, 201602714Steel firm Finley Structures has won a contract to build a second university building for leading major contractor BAM Construction.
The family-run steel company, based on Aycliffe Business Park in County Durham, has started work on a 400-tonne project to construct the Sarah Swift building at the University of Lincoln.
The new...
September 19th, 201602059Newton Aycliffe 3, Penrith 4
Aycliffe's hopes of improving on their third place position were knocked back with a 4-3 defeat at home to Penrith.
Aycliffe started brightly and went ahead after four minutes through a Dennis Knight shot from outside the area.
They were unlucky not to extend their lead when they hit the bar on 11...
