July 12th, 202301003Great Aycliffe Town Council has announced the passing of councillor Bob Fleming.
Bob – who died on Monday – served the town council with distinction for some 36 years, having been elected to the council in 1987.
He was awarded the rare honour of Freeman of the Town in 2015 for his long service, outstanding achievement and...
July 11th, 202301484Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket…
Saturday 8th July – NYSD Division 2
Bedale 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – the weather was warm and overcast. Bedale won the toss and chose to bat first.
Bedale 1st XI 223 for 9 after 41 overs
James Layfield-Carroll 4 for 44, Joe Teasdale 2 for 33 and Luke Telford 2 for...
July 11th, 20230880Talented students from 15 schools from across County Durham gathered at Beamish Hall Hotel for the final of the County Durham Future Business Magnates competition.
Organised by Business Durham, the business support service of Durham County Council, the competition is designed raise aspirations and develop enterprising skills in young...
July 7th, 202301778Woodham Academy student Leo Norris has been nominated as the school’s Physicist of the Year 2023.
The award recognises the achievements of young physics students from schools across the North-East.
Leo received his award (and ‘goodie’ bag) at a celebration event at Durham University’s Physics department.
There was also...
July 6th, 20230895Decisions to consult on savings whilst seeking to protect frontline services in the face of both inflationary and demand-driven cost pressures are set to be discussed by councillors next week.
Members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet will hear the authority’s updated Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) forecasts, which have been...
July 5th, 202303131Around 450 football fans flocked to Moore Lane Park to see Newton Aycliffe’s first pre-season friendly of the summer this week.
The bumper crowd at the SecuriCorp Stadium saw newly-promoted South Shields win 2-0 in what was Julio Arca’s first game in charge for the Mariners.
And Aycliffe are hoping for more big crowds to...
July 5th, 202301370Developers have targeted Newton Aycliffe as literally the “prime location” for a new industrial development.
Manchester-based property firm Prime Group has launched Prime Point Durham, an industrial scheme of two units totalling close to 80,000 sq ft, for Aycliffe Business Park.
Prime Point Durham is located at Carlbury Road,...
July 5th, 20230785People in County Durham are being encouraged to volunteer to help look after their countryside.
Durham County Council has invested £2.3m into its parks and countryside sites across County Durham, including nature reserves, local wildlife sites and Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
Part of the investment is supporting new...
July 5th, 20230947By Steven Dawson
It has been a very busy week for Aycliffe Running Club which started last Wednesday with the third race in the Darlington 5k trail series.
An amazing 17 members took part in the Baydale Beck 5k. Representing the club were Richard Holland (21:03), Dave Blewitt (24:00), Sarah Gill (25:30), Daniel Tatham (25:33),...
July 4th, 202301296Crafter’s Companion has appointed Mark Allsop as its new CEO to support its dynamic growth strategy.
Prior to joining the global craft retailer, which was founded by businesswoman Sara Davies in 2005, Mark was COO and CDO at Currys plc.
Here, he was responsible for developing and leading the business’ omnichannel, data and...
