Freelance media consultant based in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. Martin is a trained journalist, having completed his NCTJ newspaper journalism qualification with the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette. He has since worked for the media and publications team at Middlesbrough Football Club (2000-05) and the media department at Sunderland Football Club (2005-09) before setting up his own company, Mantis Media, in the summer of 2009.
He's now Managing Editor of Mantis Media Ltd, which has offices in Newton Aycliffe and Middlesbrough, and represents a number of clients covering a broad range of industries including construction, manufacturing, education, politics and sport, as well as managing and editing all Mantis Media publications including Aycliffe Today Business, Tees Business and www.aycliffetoday.co.uk
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October 15th, 201502408Huntsman 6, Timothy Hackworth 0
By Craig Woodhead
The Huntsman bounced back to form this week following last week’s disappointing cup defeat, with a 6-0 over Shildon Timothy Hackworth at home on Sunday.
Manager Neil Dodds was forced into several changes, centre half Anthony Macdonald had to play as emergency goalkeeper with...
October 13th, 201502175A Newton Aycliffe family group of companies has been boosted by a new record year for its steel construction division.
Aycliffe-based Finley Structures saw turnover jump to £16.4m by the end of March this year - up £3.1m on 2014.
During that time, the steel fabrication firm has also taken on eight new employees - boosting staff...
October 12th, 201502080Durham City 0 Newton Aycliffe 5
By Bob Wood
Aycliffe pulled off a fantastic victory over Durham City in the Ebac Northern League Division One on Saturday.
Four goals in a devastating ten-minute second half spell secured three important points for Peter Dixon's side.
The victory came despite the visitors losing new signing John...
October 12th, 201503046Competitive club swimmers from Woodham Sports Academy took part in the English Schools Swimming Association North East Trials recently.
The event was held at Durham City Freeman Quay and hosted schools from all over the North East of England to compete in medley and freestyle relays.
The squad was a mixture of year 7 and 8 girls,...
October 12th, 201502662Newton Aycliffe Juniors football season continued with some exciting games and hard fought victories over the course of the weekend.
The Under 8’s were up against Barnard Castle Hurricanes and managed to gain a notable win. Playing some excellent passing football they scored eight goals with no reply, Harvey scored four, Rhys got a...
October 12th, 201503890Newton Aycliffe have signed former Darlington striker John Campbell on loan.
The Geordie striker, who played at Wembley for the Quakers in the 2011 FA Trophy final, has joined the Newtonians from fellow Northern League side Jarrow Roofing, initially on loan, with a view to the deal becoming permanent.
Campbell was with League Two...
October 9th, 201502090Newton Aycliffe ‘no frills’ fitness business OneGym is building up for a healthy future after making its first move into Teesside.
Paul and David Pearson opened OneGym in Bishop Auckland in 2012, offering users access to all the latest fitness equipment without costly add-ons like swimming pools and saunas that they don’t...
October 9th, 201502355Four Woodham Academy students embarked on an opportunity of a lifetime when they spent three weeks on and American summer camp.
They stayed at Camp Cody, on the shores of Lake Ossipee, in New Hampshire, USA, where they volunteered their time to help coach young campers from all across America, as well as experiencing some American...
October 9th, 201502420The UK arm of a US-owned global filtration manufacturer has moved to larger premises in a £350,000 expansion after doubling turnover in recent years.
Oberlin Filter produce state-of-the-art automatic pressure filtration units for a number of companies in heavy engineering, medical, aerospace, surface treatment and automotive sectors,...
October 7th, 201503510A charity fundraiser has upped his target of making cash for blood cancer research to a whopping £25,000 after a hugely-successful evening ball.
The meticulously planned black tie dinner and ball was intended to bring the curtain down on Paul McGeary's relentless campaign at the weekend.
But after raising more than £6,000, and...
