September 4th, 202202940Lee Weldon's weekly round-up from the wicket...
Saturday 3rd September – NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Rockliffe Park 1st XI – weather was cloudy with heavy rain. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bat first.
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 150 all out after 47.4 overs
Adam Gittins 33, Joe Teasdale 21 and Chris...
September 2nd, 20220915A support service funded by County Durham and Darlington Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen to help victims of crime is delivering huge improvements to health and wellbeing, new figures show.
Results from the first three months of this year show free and confidential support provided by the Victim Care and Advice Service (VCAS)...
August 31st, 20220932County Durham will be one of nine areas to benefit from a £20m scheme to improve electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure.
Durham County Council has been successful in its bid to be part of the government’s highly sought-after Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot scheme, which will see the multi-million-pound funding shared between the...
August 31st, 20220873People can learn traditional skills including hedge laying, dry stone walling and masonry as part of a series of free courses.
The Heritage Construction Skills Training programme is funded by Historic England and run on behalf of Bishop Auckland Heritage Action Zone by New College Durham. It aims to get individuals living or working...
August 31st, 202201373An international partnership is helping companies from County Durham to promote their products overseas.
Durham County Council’s international relations team is instrumental in building partnerships around the world to promote economic development and cultural opportunities.
Its work with Durham, North Carolina, has seen the two...
August 31st, 202202704By Ian Palmer
Three coaches from Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club were recognised at the recent Durham Cricket Grassroots Awards when they received the 2022 award for Women’s and Girls Cricket Development.
Senior coach Dean Greaves together with junior players Matthew Greaves and Leo Mercy took on responsibility for the technical...
August 30th, 202201020Greenfield Arts have revealed their new programme this Autumn.
The new season brings popular favourites promoting creativity and wellbeing as well as new things to try.
Their yoga sessions have proved so popular that we are now extending the offer to a second class.
Led by professional practitioner Leigh Johnson, the ten-week...
August 30th, 20220822Young people across County Durham have been recognised for their outstanding achievements at an awards ceremony.
Durham County Council’s Youth Council hosted its second annual County Durham Youth Awards to recognise the achievements of young people and youth advocates across the county.
Put forward by their peers, teachers,...
August 30th, 202201199By Bob Wood
There were mixed fortunes for Newton Aycliffe over the Bank Holiday weekend with progression in the Isuzu FA Vase but derby defeat at Bishop Auckland.
On Saturday, Aycliffe welcomed Esh Winning to the SecuriCorp Stadium in the first qualifying round of the FA Vase.
Liam Jarvie’s 64th-minute goal proved to be the...
August 29th, 20220869County Durham is set for a tourism boost as the internationally broadcast AJ Bell Tour of Britain cycle race comes to the region next month.
Over 100 of the world’s top professional cyclists will be racing in Stage Three of the tour as it journeys from the county to neighbouring Sunderland on Tuesday, September 6.
The 101-mile...
