May 9th, 20230617Landmarks were lit and people partied as County Durham celebrated King Charles III’s Coronation in style.
World Heritage Site Durham Cathedral, and Durham and Bishop Auckland Town Halls, joined in the fun; with the former lit in the colours of the Union Jack and the two Durham County Council-venues both bearing projections of images...
May 9th, 202303629By Berni Borsberry
With several teams having completed their season, it was still a free weekend for others.
But the highlights were the three girls’ teams taking part in the Flamingo Land Tournament.
U13 & U14 Girls
Two teams travelled to the U14 Flamingo land Football Festival.
Aycliffe Angels and Aycliffe Saints were...
May 9th, 20230951A County Durham man has pleaded guilty to trading as a scrap metal dealer without a licence.
Daniel Foreman, who has since obtained a licence, was dealt with at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court following a prosecution by Durham County Council.
The 23-year-old, of Redworth Road in Shildon, admitted an offence under the Scrap Metal...
May 9th, 20230694The second Entrepreneurs’ Forum survey for 2023 has revealed that entrepreneurs are focused on growing revenue and improving profitability rather than selling up.
A hundred business founders responded to the Quarterly Members Pulse Survey which indicated a positive outlook amongst North-East entrepreneurs with regard to growth...
May 5th, 20230510By Paul Blythe
A round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section.
Under 7’s Reds – Hosted Billingham Jnr Lions, playing some great passing football. Aycliffe’s goals scored by Kian (2) and Oscar (2) who also won MOTM.
Under 7’s Juniors – Played North Ormesby, in an entertaining game, goals were...
May 5th, 20230739A group of Woodham Academy students from Year 7 and 8 recently took part in an event to experience “engineering in action”.
The students visited Nissan UK to see the manufacture of Nissan cars, such as the Qashqai and Leaf.
While students were at the plant in Sunderland, they took part in a site visit to see how they...
May 4th, 20230982Developers have given the first glimpse of how an exciting County Durham leisure operation will look once it is completed.
In March councillors gave the green light to STACK Bishop Auckland, a purpose-built two storey building with a roof terrace at Newgate Street.
The mixed-use building will house local independent food traders...
May 3rd, 20230712By Steven Dawson
It has been another busy week for Aycliffe Running Club.
The week started with the Neptune Relays on Wednesday 26 April which saw teams of four runners run approximately 1.7 miles each around Hardwick Park in Sedgefield.
Tracey Surtees was fastest lady on the night finishing her leg in a time of 9:55. It was...
May 3rd, 20230659A 10-week consultation on proposed new electoral boundaries for County Durham is now underway.
The Local Government Boundary Commission wants to hear what residents and local organisations think about the proposals for the future of Durham County Council’s electoral divisions.
The commission, an independent body responsible for...
May 2nd, 202301675Lee Weldon kicks off the 2023 cricket season with his regular round-up from the wicket…
Saturday 29th April – NYSD Division 2
Saltburn 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was cloudy, damp and very cold. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Saltburn 2nd XI 215 for 9 after 50 overs
Luke Telford 4...
