Newton Aycliffe 2, Penrith 2 By Andy McFarlane As much as a scoreline showing four goals makes it look an eventful game, this one only tells half the story. Aycliffe kicked off at 3pm and Penrith kicked off before 3.01pm as the home side got off to the best possible start. Liam Jarvie got straight in behind the Penrith defence to latch...

The valuable contribution social work teams make to the lives of communities in County Durham is to be recognised as part of this year’s World Social Work Day. World Social Work Day takes place on Tuesday (March 15) and Durham County Council is highlighting the work carried out by social care teams. This will link up with the theme of this...

Husqvarna manufacturing director Caraline Robinson introduces the first 2022 issue of Aycliffe Business, the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park… You’ll read in this edition about the return of Aycliffe Business Park’s Make Your Mark awards. As headline sponsors, we at Husqvarna are delighted to be involved, for several reasons. As...

International investigators from County Durham schools enjoyed a taste of different cultures at two language-themed celebration events at Durham Town Hall and Durham University. Pupils from the Language Detective programme – including some from Aycliffe’s Greenfield School – took part in a graduation ceremony and enjoyed a tasty tapas...

By Paul Dalton Another quiet week started with 29 members attending a parkrun, with representatives participating at the Cotsford Fields, Darlington South Park, Hackworth, Hamsterley Forest, Sedgefield and York events. At Sedgefield parkrun, Richard MacFarlane (26:53) and Ian Stothard (32:25) both recorded personal bests (PBs) for the event,...

Durham Constabulary has teamed up with the County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) to train six CSIs as fire scene investigators in a bid to combat arson within the community. The CSIs collaborated on a training program with CDDFRS to qualify to the Skills for Justice Awards in Fire Investigators standard. The CSI team...

Woodham Academy’s successful Sports Academy provides students with the opportunity to practise and improve in a variety of sports, expanding upon the provision of physical activity in students’ Core PE lessons. The afterschool sessions are free and run by experienced staff or external coaches, to offer students a fun and inclusive...

Local businesses will get to learn more about the latest multi-million pound development on Aycliffe Business Park at a conference next week. Aycliffe Business Park Community is hosting its next News and Networking meeting at The Work Place on Friday, March 18 (from 8.15am). Delegates at the event will hear from Adrian Goodall of Rokeby...

By Paul Blythe A round up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section... The recent heavy rain, ensure numerous postponements across the fixture list for Aycliffe’s teams. Under 10’s Juniors – Travelled away to Eaglescliffe Elementis in what proved to be a game of “two halves”. Aycliffe dominated the first half...

Officers from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit held a mobile phone campaign last week with 26 drivers being fined for putting others at risk by using their phones at the wheel. All offenders were men aged between 23 and 59 in a mix of cars and vans across the Cleveland and Durham force areas. Each will be reported for the...