Newton Aycliffe 67, Hartlepool Boys Brigade Old Boys 3 After not playing a single game in 2016 and the last game being pre-Christmas, Newton Aycliffe’s first team found themselves at home to Hartlepool BBOB last Saturday. The pitch at Moore Lane like the majority of rugby fields in Durham and Northumberland had suffered from an excess...

The prestigious dance school, Dance City, delivered a contemporary workshop for Woodham Academy students earlier this month. The students who are part of the school’s own Dance Academy (pictured) took part in a range of taster sessions at the Dance City studios in Newcastle. The session included exercises that allowed students to perform...

The Juniors season continued with a string of games spread across the weekend and some notable results, particularly for the Under 10’s and 18’s Red. The Under 7’s faced a strong Leven team who had only lost once so far this season. Aycliffe got a lead after Harry scored from a well worked piece of play. There were plenty of chances for...

Northern League club Newton Aycliffe FC will travel like professionals to their FA Vase fixture this weekend – thanks to the support of two local companies. The County Durham team make the 550-mile round trip to Camberley Town in Surrey for an FA Vase fifth round tie on Saturday – with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs. Stockton...

A Newton Aycliffe cable manufacturing firm is bouncing back after a difficult 2015, landing a second investment round from the Finance For Business North East Growth Fund. ATAG Cable Solutions, which designs, manufactures, tests and supplies a range of cables, is looking at putting job-creating expansion plans into action despite facing...

Lift sharing is becoming increasingly popular as the benefits to employees and businesses are becoming more apparent. Not only a cost effect means of commuting for employees, corporate Lift-Share schemes offer organisations the chance to widen their potential pool of employees and can free up the demand for onsite parking. A successful...

A man was air-lifted to hospital after suffering a heart attack in Newton Aycliffe. The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) was called to Newton Aycliffe at about 9am on Monday. The 58-year-old man was assessed and treated by the GNAAS aircrew before being flown to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough for further...

Newton Aycliffe construction firm Raisco has been awarded a contract to build a new Lidl store in County Durham. Raisco has been appointed a turnkey project to design and build the new store at Crook, after planning for the development was approved by Durham County Council last September. And the Aycliffe firm says the deal will create at...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Marske United 0 FA Vase Fourth Round Newton Aycliffe's incredible season continued with a convincing 2-0 win over current Northern League champions Marske United in the fifth round of the FA Vase. Goals by Matty Moffat (pictured) and Stuart Banks gave the Newtonians victory which puts them in the last 16 of the...

A free event to help businesses improve their recruitment, retention and care of staff is being held on Aycliffe Business Park. Aycliffe-based DH Recruitment is hosting the special event at the Xcel Centre on Thursday 25th February, which will include afternoon tea and takeaways, with five expert speakers lined up to reveal some of their top...