Residents in County Durham are being reminded of changes to bin collections over the Christmas period. Durham County Council’s collections will take place as normal up to and including Tuesday 24 December. From Wednesday 25 December to Friday 3 January, residents are being made aware of the following changes to collections: Normal...

North Ferriby 2, Newton Aycliffe 3 By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe enjoyed yet another brilliant away performance on Saturday as they defeated North Ferriby FC 3-2 in what was an engaging and a dramatic encounter. Aycliffe's first chance saw Wayne Whitfield go wide from a volley outside the box, indeed, Whitfield's strike was just a...

A training and recruitment specialist which recently marked 15 years in business has announced the appointment of a new director to further boost its training offering. GEM Partnership, which provides training and recruitment services across the North-East and has an office on Aycliffe Business Park, has appointed Kelly Lee as training...

Limited sponsorship opportunities are now remaining for the 2025 Make Your Mark Awards. Aycliffe Business Park’s showcase event of the year will take place at Hardwick Hall next May, in association with headline sponsor Senstronics. The awards have also won the backing of Business Durham, the economic arm of Durham County Council, as well...

By Steven Dawson We are well and truly moving into Winter Running which includes some unique races taking place. On Saturday, November 16, one member took part in the Greener Miles Moon Runner 10k race, which as the name suggests takes place on an evening with runners required to wear a head torch. This also took place during the full...

By Paul Blythe A round-up of Newton Aycliffe Juniors Action… The snow on Saturday morning ensured all our scheduled games on Saturday were postponed. The games below were the fixtures which went ahead on Sunday. Under 10’s – Travelled to face Billingham Juniors Lions in what is always an incredibly good hard-fought occasion. Alfie F...

A £25m scheme to transform towns and villages across County Durham is going from strength-to-strength, with more than £13m invested and many more exciting projects in the pipeline. Durham County Council’s cabinet will hear next week how the Towns and Villages programme has supported a wide range of regeneration projects since its launch in...

Bridlington Town 0, Newton Aycliffe 2 By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe's victory against Bridlington will have warmed up the travelling Aycliffe fans who witnessed it, as a Liam Adamson brace helped Aycliffe continue their play-off pursuit. The first half saw few chances, although Dean Thexton would have been in the perfect position to...

All frontline officers and staff at Durham Constabulary are set to receive specialist domestic abuse training to help protect vulnerable people. Starting next month, the Domestic Abuse Matters (DA Matters) training programme will be rolled out to around 575 frontline officers and staff. The training will be delivered over several months by...

Entries have now opened for the 2025 Aycliffe Business Make Your Mark Awards – with current Company of the Year Senstronics becoming the new headline sponsors. Senstronics will “hand over the baton” of the Company of the Year title when the Make Your Mark Awards take place at Hardwick Hall Hotel on May 8 next year. The firm’s...