March 18th, 201602335A Newton Aycliffe plastic injection moulding company is preparing to welcome its first apprentice back to work after six months at college.
Simon Hocking was working as a production shift operator at Newton Aycliffe based Formula Plastics when he applied for an advanced apprenticeship with the company in 2015.
He was successful at...
March 18th, 201601785Newton Aycliffe’s Northern League club are looking to bounce back from three straight defeats when they entertain Bedlington Terriers at home on Saturday.
The Newtonians suffered back-to-back set-backs against Newcastle Benfield, Ashington and Washington in the last week as a fixture bottleneck takes its toll.
But Peter Dixon’s...
March 18th, 201602907Sir Richard Branson has unveiled the first of Virgin’s new fleet of trains which will be built in Newton Aycliffe.
The 65 new inter-city trains – called Azuma, the Japanese translation for east – will cut journey times on the East Coast Main Line by up to 22 minutes.
The state-of-the-art carriages, which will initially reach...
March 17th, 201602337A Newton Aycliffe training provider which has launched the careers of a number of industry leaders has thrown its weight behind National Apprenticeship Week.
South West Durham Training counts Stewart Wingate, chief executive of Gatwick Airport, and Mike Matthews, UK MD of Eaglescliffe car parts maker Nifco and current president of the...
March 17th, 201602489Five hardy runners turned up to Alnwick Cross Country in freezing wet and very muddy conditions.
In the women’s 4.2 mile race Sue Milburn and Claire O'Connor (cross country debut) battled round the muddy and hilly course.
Sue came home in 39.27 and 181 position and 3rd V55, followed by Claire in 240 position in 43.17.
The...
March 17th, 201601807Newton Aycliffe-based shower manufacturer Roman celebrated National Apprenticeship Week this week.
As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Roman staff from different departments attended the “Finding Your Future” event at one of their local colleges (Bishop Auckland College), where they provided information about Roman, as they...
March 17th, 201601967A young athlete will represent his Newton Aycliffe school in a national biathlon tournament this weekend.
Woodham Academy year 8 student Jake Mendelsohn is preparing to take part in The British Schools’ Modern Biathlon Championships at Crystal Palace on Sunday (20th March).
The national event is organised by Pentathlon GB and...
March 16th, 201605286Police are warning residents to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries in Newton Aycliffe.
In his latest blog on Aycliffe Today, Neighbourhood Police Team Inspector Mark Edwards revealed six different streets have been targeted in the last fortnight.
“We have seen a rise in the occurrence of burglaries over the last couple of...
March 16th, 201602576There will be no changes to bin collections in County Durham during the Easter Bank Holiday.
This includes refuse, recycling and garden waste collections (for those who have signed up to the scheme).
Households who have collections on a Friday are therefore reminded to still put their bins out on Good Friday (March...
March 15th, 201602580Yarm 0, Newton Aycliffe 38
Newton Aycliffe bounced back from their first defeat of the season at South Shields to win comfortably in Yarm.
On first view the playing condition looked perfect, sunny blue cloudless skies, no wind and a reasonably flat if not very small pitch. On closer inspection the pitch although green was a...
