May 31st, 201602320Aycliffe Juniors entered four teams in to a high profile tournament played in Bridlington over the Bank Holiday weekend.
The Under 8's played two tournaments one on Saturday then started again on Sunday. On the first day they had a record of playing three games, winning two, losing one and finishing second in the group. They...
May 31st, 201602635Sam Telford scored an impressive 117 on Bank Holiday Monday as Newton Aycliffe bounced back from defeat at Whitby on Saturday.
Here’s a round-up of the weekend’s cricket action...
Saturday 28th May – NYSD Division 2
Whitby 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was dry and cloudy. Whitby won the toss and Aycliffe were...
May 27th, 201602626With just over five weeks to go until the opening night of Kynren - An Epic Tale of England’, Woodham Academy students got the chance to visit the site to take a look behind the scenes at one of the biggest North East attractions.
The group of Year 10 students arrived at the venue in Bishop Auckland. This currently resembles a...
May 27th, 201602101Several major Newton Aycliffe employers, including Gestamp Tallent and Hitachi Rail Europe, have backed a campaign to remain in the European Union in an open letter of support.
Gestamp, which employs close to 1,400 people at its Aycliffe site, have joined Hitachi, which will employ 730 people when its £85m factory is fully...
May 27th, 201602439Aycliffe club runners have participated in races around the region enjoying local countryside and sights.
John Burnside was the sole runner from Aycliffe running club to compete in the latest of the Summer Tees Trail 5k races, which was held at Lord Stones Cafe on the 19 May.
Because of a marshalling error, John, along with some...
May 27th, 201606521The eagerly-awaited Crafter’s Companion store has now opened for business in Newton Aycliffe.
The former Holiways site has been transformed following a £500,000 investment by the leading craft supply company.
It’s expected to bring craft enthusiasts into the region, as well as allowing local crafters and those wishing to try...
May 27th, 201602030Residents are reminded there will be no changes to bin collections in County Durham during the May Bank Holiday.
Durham County Council is advising residents that bin collections will remain as usual the week commencing Monday May 30.
This includes refuse, recycling and garden waste collections (for those who have signed up to the...
May 25th, 201603247As Alan Johnson stopped off at Hitachi Rail Europe’s factory in Newton Aycliffe on Wednesday, he told Aycliffe Today that leaving the European Union would be a “one-way ticket to a bleak economic future”.
Mr Johnson – the former Home Secretary who is chair of Labour’s remain campaign – visited Aycliffe Business Park for a...
May 25th, 201602352The Labour Party’s EU Battle Bus rolled into Newton Aycliffe on Wednesday – stopping off at Hitachi Rail Europe’s £85m factory.
Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP, who is chair of Labour’s remain campaign, was joined by Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson and Shadow Transport Secretary Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South, at...
May 24th, 201603313Progress of the Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) has taken an exciting new development with the formation of a strong board of directors.
The new limited company for ABPC has appointed an initial board made up of 11 people from the local business community.
The previous steering group had been an informal set-up since it was...
