A Newton Aycliffe student has been recognised for his 100% attendance record. Christopher Waters attended Greenfield Community College (Aycliffe Campus) from September 2010 until July this year, without ever having a day off. Christopher and his family were invited to attend a presentation at The Riverside Stadium Chester-le- Street to...

Space is already being snapped up for the 19th edition of Newton Aycliffe's award-winning B2B magazine, Aycliffe Today Business. We've already made a start on content for the November-December issue - the last edition of 2015 - and already we have at least two new companies we've never featured before. We're offering 20% off space in this...

Two Woodham Academy students have celebrated scoring full marks in their GCSE History exam, with a third pupil only dropping one mark across two papers. When the GCSE results were published in August, Olivia Tarn, Emma Sandford-Hodgson and Sian Boultwood, now all 16, discovered they were some of the country's top performers. "This is an...

Winter opening hours are due to come into effect at County Durham’s household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) from next week. Durham County Council is advising residents to check opening times at their local sites - including Newton Aycliffe's - before visiting. The winter opening hours will be in place from 1st October until 31st March...

There was lots of action from Aycliffe Juniors again this weekend with games in both league and cup... • The under 10’s Russell Foster league team had a 4-2 win against Shotton Colts Reds. Aycliffe conceded first and could not break Shotton down before half time. In the second half Aycliffe took the game to Shotton and Bo volleyed...

Newton Aycliffe boss Peter Dixon is hoping for a good turn-out at the cub's biggest game in their history this weekend. The Blues are one of only four Northern League clubs left in the Emirates FA Cup after they beat Northern Premier League side Brighouse Town 2-0 in the first qualifying round. Aycliffe welcome Conference North side and...

Young Newtonians Lucie Lambert and Leah Banks have raised more than £1,100 from a charity hair-cut - enough cash to make three wigs for cancer victims. The 10-year-old Byerley Park pupils have already smashed their original target of raising £350, which would be enough to fund one wig for the Little Princess Trust, while the hair they've had...

A rapidly-growing recruitment firm has moved into new premises on Aycliffe Business Park as it embarks on ambitious growth plans for the North East, spearheaded from its new Newton Aycliffe office. Major Recruitment has relocated to Parson's Court on Welbury Way after acquiring Torus Recruitment earlier this year. The Huddersfield-based...

Jarrovians 12, Newton Aycliffe 71 Newton Aycliffe travelled to Jarrovians on a red hot summers day in the middle of September, which is usual for Jarrow as their open pitches are usually like a wind tunnel. Newton Aycliffe were expected to win this game comfortably, but several enforced changes meant that it was a new look team that took the...

A 150-year-old steel castings company is upskilling staff with the help of a Newton Aycliffe training firm. County Durham-based Bonds, which was first established in 1868, enlisted 15 employees on Btec level 2 and ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management) training programmes through Aycliffe-based AS Training. Six members of the sales...