Newton Aycliffe continue their pre-season preparations with a friendly against Sunderland’s development team this weekend. Aycliffe are due to entertain Sunderland Under-23s this Friday evening (July 15) at the SecuriCorp Stadium, Moore Lane (7.15pm kick-off). The game will provide another tough test for ex-Sunderland player Brian...

A council team has been recognised for its work to help elderly and vulnerable residents with their energy during a time of higher living costs. Durham County Council’s Warm and Healthy Homes (WHH) Team was crowned National Energy Champions of the Year at this year’s Energy Awards for its work to prevent increased risk of ill health as a...

By Paul Blythe A round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section. Under 7’s Reds – Played against a very good AJX team and produced a wonderful performance. In hot weather conditions, the Reds played excellent, and all parents walked away feeling very proud. Under 10’s Blacks – Travelled to Mount Pleasant...

Children’s services in County Durham have been rated Good by Ofsted following a recent inspection. The inspectors’ report praises those in charge of children’s services at Durham County Council, rating the impact of leaders as Outstanding. All other areas, including the service’s overall effectiveness, are rated as Good, with the...

Newton Aycliffe firm Excelpoint has enjoyed a positive first-quarter performance with increased sales and recognition in the FSB, North East Business, and Aycliffe Business Park awards. It has continued to build on the sales momentum from 2021, acquiring new customers in the engineering and manufacturing, energy, pharmaceutical, construction,...

Lee Weldon's weekly round-up from the wicket... Saturday 2nd July – NYSD Division 2 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Saltburn 2nd XI – weather was sunny and breezy. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bowl first. Saltburn 258 all out after 45.5 overs Sean Morgan 4 for 41, Matty Greaves 2 for 34 and George Slatcher 2 for 34 Newton...

A new plan sets out actions to ensure the best possible response to major incidents in County Durham on the back of Storm Arwen. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will next week be asked to agree to the implementation of the plan, drawn up by officers following a thorough review of the response to the storm locally. The meeting on Wednesday...

Housing association colleagues met a real-life angel when they helped a customer to celebrate her 100th birthday. Colleagues from believe housing visited tenant Ann Kay at her home in Langley Moor, near Durham, with a gift ahead of her big day, which was on Monday (July 4). Ann was the fourth of 13 children born to a Brandon mining family,...

Durham County Council continues to be recognised among England’s best employers of apprentices. The local authority is one of only two local authorities listed in the UK’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers. The council is currently recruiting nearly 100 new apprentices across a wide range of occupations from entry to degree level,...

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