March 25th, 201602511Newton Aycliffe 3, West Auckland 1 (after extra time)
Durham County Challenge Cup final, Hetton
Newton Aycliffe lifted the Durham County Cup for the first time in the club’s 50-year history with an entertaining victory over West Auckland in Hetton on Good Friday.
Stunning extra-time goals by Dennis Knight and skipper Paul...
March 24th, 201602069Phil Wilson is said to be among a group of Labour MPs who vehemently oppose the party’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, according to an alleged leak.
A hit-list of Labour MPs, published by the Times, has reportedly been drawn up by Mr Corbyn’s political secretary, Katy Clark.
It claims Sedgefield MP Mr Wilson is among a group said to be...
March 24th, 201602835The region’s first University Technical College being built in Newton Aycliffe expects to open with around 200 students later this year.
UTC South Durham – an engineering and advanced manufacturing Centre of Excellence on Aycliffe Business Park – has already had 170 students from around the region buy into the new UTC...
March 24th, 201601779The seven councils involved in a multi-million-pound devolution for the North-East are due to meet today after the deal was thrown into chaos this week.
Gateshead Council announced on Tuesday that it rejected the proposed devolution deal having previously signed up to it.
And Durham County Council yesterday (Wednesday) decided to...
March 23rd, 201602192Altec Hydraulics, the North Shields-based specialist hydraulic engineering company, has announced a deal to acquire the assets and trade of Hydrofit Alliance.
Established in 2012, Newton Aycliffe-based Hydrofit Alliance had suffered recent challenges, particularly due to the market downturn in the Oil and Gas sector, leading the...
March 23rd, 201603203Newton Aycliffe’s Northern League side are preparing for the biggest game in their 50-year history when they take on West Auckland in the Durham Challenge Cup final this Good Friday.
But the Newtonians’ preparation for the game, which takes place at the Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground in Hetton-le-Hole, near Houghton-le-Spring,...
March 23rd, 201602418Young biathlete Jake Mendelsohn climbed 26 places to 14th in the UK after an impressive performance at Crystal Palace at the weekend.
The Woodham Academy year 8 student was representing his school in the British Schools’ Modern Biathlon Championships on Sunday.
The national event is organised by Pentathlon GB and athletes have...
March 22nd, 201601880Victims of crime are to benefit from an improved advice and support service from Friday 1st April.
Safe in Tees Valley were appointed to deliver the new Victim Care and Advice Service (VCAS) after a competitive tendering process held by Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Barry Coppinger and Durham Police and Crime...
March 22nd, 201602877Newton Aycliffe 69, Prudhoe & Stocksfield 7
Newton Aycliffe’s rugby team maintained their top-of-the-table position with a comfortable home win at the weekend.
The match kicked off at 3pm prompt under the guidance of Durham’s Referee Societies Mr Alan Irvin.
NARUFC this week wanted to let the rest of the league know that...
March 21st, 201602515Real estate managers looking after the largest part of the region's biggest business park have seen a £1m refurbishment programme pay off with several major lettings.
Asset managers MSeven Real Estate – acting on behalf of owners M&G investments, a UK-based investment manager which is part of the Prudential Group – has...
