July 1st, 201612395A popular community hub has had an £2,500 IT overhaul to improve facilities.
Several improvements have been made to enhance facilities and services for both the community and staff at Newton Aycliffe Youth and Community Centre.
Local people and training providers will now benefit from full WIFI coverage throughout the building as...
July 1st, 201602173A Newton Aycliffe commercial finance company is celebrating after becoming the first firm to become an official intermediary for the Business Banking team at the UK’s only digital bank.
Commercial Expert, based on Aycliffe Business Park in Newton Aycliffe, was chosen as the first introducer to Durham-based Atom Bank, which launched...
July 1st, 201603898Newton Aycliffe Juniors celebrated their season success at their 19th Annual Presentation Day at Sunnydale Leisure Centre.
There was recognition for coaches, committee members leaving their roles this year and a welcome for all new volunteers joining us.
Club Chairman Nige Slatcher awarded this years Chairman’s award to Adam...
June 30th, 201602594Pioneering Care Partnership’s (PCP) Buddies Befriending Service is offering residents of Great Aycliffe and Middridge (over 50 years) the chance to go along to one of the following day trips.
Places must be booked in advance and the following dates are available:
Archers Ice-cream Farm, 28th July 10-2pm
South Shields Park &...
June 30th, 201603422Hardwick Hall Hotel was filled with excited students and immensely proud parents on Tuesday evening as everyone awaited the results of the Woodham Sports Academy Presentation Evening.
The annual awards night is always well attended and this year was no different.
Joined by Durham County Cricketer Keaton Jennings, the crowd were...
June 29th, 201603578Great Aycliffe Village Hall Association is celebrating the completion of refurbishment works and taking ownership of the ever popular Village Hall.
The £20,000 makeover has been made possible through Durham County Council’s Community Buildings Asset Transfer Programme, with 30% of cost being funded through the Great Aycliffe and...
June 29th, 201602374Newton Aycliffe businesses are being offered a digital ‘tune-up’ by the world’s experts.
Business Durham has teamed up with the experts at Google to bring the Digital Garage Pop-Up to help firms get the most out of online marketing.
The free event is a perfect opportunity for SME's wanting to ensure that they are making the...
June 29th, 201604348Past and present residents of Newton Aycliffe are invited to make history at a unique event marking 70 years of new towns in the UK.
The Recommission for New Towns is a public conference aimed at uncovering untold stories about life in new towns across the country.
Organiser Jonny Matfin, 34 (pictured above), said: “A lot has...
June 28th, 201602500A stairlift manufacturer, which exports across the globe, is targeting new markets selling direct to consumers in the UK.
Newton Aycliffe manufacturer MediTek Stairlifts, which also has a site in North Carolina in the US, exports more than 3,000 of its lifts per year across Europe, Australia and America.
But now the company, which...
June 28th, 201601994Durham County Council is calling on the government to honour its commitment to funding any new burdens imposed on local authorities.
The call is being made specifically in advance of planned changes to how deaths are certified, which are predicated to put additional budget pressures on the council.
The Ministry of Justice is...
