March 2nd, 20230962By Berni Borsberry
It was a free week for many of our teams as lots of players and coaches headed to London for the League Cup final.
U12 Eagles 3 v 1 Marske Utd
Hosting the team sitting top of the table and with Aycliffe currently sitting second it was expected to be a competitive game and it didn't disappoint. An absolutely...
March 2nd, 20230786A County Durham woman who has gone above and beyond for her community through her love of litter picking has been recognised in the sweep-est way.
Durham County Council’s clean and green team was contacted by resident Cris Robson who wanted to gift a unique birthday present to his wife Amanda, who has autism.
Amanda, who is 51...
March 1st, 20230909By Steven Dawson
February saw the return of the NECCA Royal Signal Relays at Hetton Lyons Park. In the senior men’s race it saw a team of six run a leg each of 2.2 miles.
John Surtees (11:48), Richard Campbell (12:56), Floyd Jones (14:29), Gaz Hamblin (15:08), Richard Holland (14:32) and Martin Turnbull (14:16) represented the...
March 1st, 202301291A Newton Aycliffe-based manufacturing firm has launched a four-day working week after a successful trial period.
BTS Facades and Fabrications, a company which produces cladding and façade products for clients across the country, tested a condensed working week in October last year, and the team found productivity was not negatively...
February 28th, 20230985By Paul Blythe
A round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section.
Under 7’s Whites – Played against Whitburn & Cleadon JFC. Aycliffe worked extremely hard throughout. POTM was James who had a brilliant game in goal, pulling off great saves.
Under 7’s Reds – Had a terrific result against Redcar...
February 28th, 20230677People are being invited to have their say on potential changes to home to school transport arrangements in County Durham.
Durham County Council currently provides home to school transport for almost 9,000 children and young people across the county every day.
Growing demand and inflation have seen the cost of providing the service...
February 24th, 20230805Residents in County Durham are being invited to have their say on a number of documents which will affect developments across the county.
The County Durham Plan, which was adopted in October 2020, sets out Durham County Council’s vision for housing, jobs and the environment until 2035.
It seeks to ensure the county is a...
February 23rd, 20230964Great Aycliffe Town Council staff and councillors are celebrating after St. Oswald’s pre-school was graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted following an inspection in January.
The town council-run pre-school has been assessed as outstanding on all aspects of the inspection including quality of education, behaviour, personal development,...
February 22nd, 20230831A further 150 electric vehicle charging points are set to be installed across County Durham.
Durham County Council has been successful in securing an additional £3.1m from the government to expand the county’s charging infrastructure.
The authority is one of only three councils to receive additional funding to expand on an...
February 21st, 202301504By Paul Blythe
A round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section.
Under 7’s Whites – Played against Hilda Park, in a remarkably close game. Louie scored Aycliffe’s goal. MOTM selected by the parents was Louie and MOTM from the players was James.
Under 7’s Reds – Faced Boro Rangers Blacks,...
