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 7th, 201503322Hartlepool BBOB 10, Newton Aycliffe 40
Newton Aycliffe RUFC visited the Headland in Hartlepool to play Boys Brigade Old Boys at their Friarage Ground.
The weather conditions were dull and foggy, however the pitch looked in good condition. The Aycliffe boys were looking forward to another good performance against tough...
October 7th, 201502326Huntsman 1, Cockton Hill Club 2
The Huntsman welcomed third division bottom club Cockton Hill Club to Simpasture Park on Sunday and were left humiliated as they crashed out of the League Cup at the first hurdle.
David Neale replaced Lee Redpath who was unavailable and Anthony Harrison was rewarded for his two goals from the bench...
October 6th, 201501829Roadside checks will target travelling criminals entering County Durham and Darlington on the run-up to Christmas.
The patrols, which start this week and will continue regularly over the coming months, will happen across the county.
Specialist equipment will help officers identify the vehicles of known offenders, who will be...
October 6th, 201502044Greenfield College students were invited to the Great North Greats Conference as delegates and guest speakers to hear from inspirational speakers who have come from, reside in or make unbelievable things happen in our region.
The conference attracted an audience of 250, many of which were young people who are our next generation of...
October 6th, 201502269An award-winning recycling firm is helping Lidl minimise the cost and environmental impact of its waste disposal after developing solutions for the majority of its waste materials.
J&B Recycling’s original contract with Lidl was to remove the company’s general waste from the firm’s regional distribution centre in Newton...
October 6th, 201502192A group of Year 7 students at Woodham Academy have been inducted into the school's Sports Academy and presented with their Academy contracts.
The night itself was a huge success with students and parents attending.
Academy Director Liam Clough said: “The sporting contract is important as it gives students clear boundaries to work...
October 6th, 201502807There was a busy weekend of league and cup action for Aycliffe Juniors this week...
The under 8’s (pictured below) advanced to the next round of the cup with a home win against Leven. There was some great football on display and goals shared between Rhys Galloway, Jake Smith (2) and a Harvey Lee hat trick leading to a 6-0 win. The...
October 6th, 201502132Newton Aycliffe 3, Barnoldswick Town 0
FA Vase 2nd qualifying round
By Bob Wood
Newton Aycliffe bounced back from last week's FA Cup exit by securing a place in the FA Vase first round proper at the weekend.
Three second half-goals against a tough Barnoldswick Town team secured Aycliffe's passage to the next round, where they...
October 2nd, 201502771A survey to find out if national retailers would be interested in coming to Newton Aycliffe has resulted in a poor response.
As part of Great Aycliffe Town Council's Neighbourhood Plan, the local authority secured funding from the Department of Communities and Local Government to commission a special report.
Commercial property...
October 2nd, 201502213Daniel Wright, an employee at Aycliffe firm Sabre Rail, tasked himself with giving an electric bike a go and comparing it to his normal road bike.
Before starting he classed his road bike as light, fast and fashionable compared to an electric bike which he thought of as heavy, cumbersome and geeky. Could he be converted?
An...
