The football season continued with the Aycliffe Juniors teams hoping for a consistent run of fixtures and an end to the weather enforced postponements. The Under 6’s enjoyed a great match day experience at Rockcliffe Hall when they visited the Middlesbrough FC academy and played a variety of local teams including an MFC Development side. They...

As part of Rights Respecting Day, students from Greenfield Community College gained an insight into the lives of Paralympic athletes and the difficulties they have to overcome to compete in their respective sports. Year 9 students had the opportunity to take part in activities such as sit down volleyball, boccia and blindfold football. The...

A large section of Aycliffe Business Park has been brought to the market with an asking price of £7m. Commercial property specialist Naylors has been appointed to sell Whinbank Park – at the heart of Aycliffe Business Park – on behalf of Manchester-based property company MCR Property Group. The 18-acre estate comprises of over 90...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Morpeth Town 1 Newton Aycliffe beat Northern League runaway leaders Morpeth Town at Moore Lane Park to stretch their unbeaten run to nine games. After beating local rivals Shildon in their last outing on February 3 – which came off the back of five straight draws – the Newtonians were voted Team of the Week by the...

Leading corporate law firm Endeavour Partnership explains more about the data protection shake-up... What is GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a major shakeup in data protection laws across the EU. It will officially come into force on May 25, and will automatically apply to the UK. GDPR’s reach is global and any...

Newton Aycliffe-based craft company Crafter’s Companion is asking people to ‘get quilting’ to help sick children as part of a new partnership with Project Linus UK. Project Linus UK aims to provide a sense of security and comfort to sick and traumatised babies, children and teenagers through the provision of new, handmade patchwork...

Businesses in County Durham looking to tackle or avoid pest problems are being offered free help. Durham County Council is providing pest management surveys and advice to companies on industrial estates and business parks which it owns. The pest control team’s qualified and experienced pest control technicians will visit the estates and...

Sedgefield 40, Newton Aycliffe 19 By Ben Carpenter Merritt Newton Aycliffe’s first XV travelled to local rivals and established Durham and Northumberland 2 team, Sedgefield. Both teams have had a bad run of recent form, and both sides wanted the win. Aycliffe took to the field with a strong squad with only a few changes from last...

A celebrity academic visited Woodham Academy to help inspire the next generation of scientists. Engineer and applied mathematician Dr Ian Johnston visited the school to give a presentation for Year 8 students and to take their questions. Dr Johnston is the scientific expert and Richard Hammond’s aid on ‘Battle of the Geeks’ as well as...

Companies are being urged to Make Their Mark by entering Aycliffe Business Park’s fourth annual awards competition. Make Your Mark will single out the business park’s shining stars and recognise outstanding performances from the last year during a special event at the Xcel Centre, which is now being held on Thursday May 24. The event...