A round-up from the weekend's cricket action - the last of the 2015 season... Saturday 19th September – NYSD Division 2 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Barnard Castle 2nd XI – weather was warm and sunny. Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bat first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 42 all out after 10.4 overs John Cavanagh 10 Barnard Castle 2nd XI 43...

Newton Aycliffe 1, Sunderland RCA 1 By Bob Wood A last-minute equaliser by Brian Close rescued a point for Newton Aycliffe in what was only their third home league game this season on Saturday. As has too often been the case this season Aycliffe took a while to get into their stride but RCA started well. The visitors took the lead...

A huge trampoline park has opened in Newton Aycliffe as part of exciting new activity centre ROF 59. The all-round fun complex, which incorporates a bar and lounge at its 70,000 sq ft premises on Durham Way South, Aycliffe Business Park, has now opened its state-of-the-art trampoline area. See more pictures below 'Bounce at ROF 59'...

Morrisons has revealed that its Shildon store will be one of 11 loss-making supermarkets to close as part of its efforts to revive the supermarket chain. The grocer last week outlined plans to shut the stores just one day after agreeing a deal to offload 140 of its convenience stores. Morrisons says the 11 store closures will put around 900...

The County has invested more than £25,000 in a refurbishment programme which has given its luxury rooms a brand new boutique feel. All seven rooms at the popular restaurant on Aycliffe Village green, which are rated four star gold by the AA, have been completely revamped during a two-week closure. The County's rooms, originally brought to...

Plans to build a new care home on the site of the former Aycliffe police station demolished earlier this year have been recommended for approval. As revealed by Aycliffe Today in March, Durham Constabulary agreed to sell the 1.1-acre site to Gateshead-based Helen McArdle Care. The group, which runs 18 homes in the North East, applied in June...

A health and fitness venture is going from strength to strength with OneGym owners Paul and David Pearson now looking to expand again in Redcar. The Newton Aycliffe gym opened on Durham Way South in April 2014 - two years after its first venue, in Bishop Auckland. More than £1m has been invested in the two gyms and another £500,000 is about...

County Durham schools could benefit from access to a new loans scheme to help pay for improvements and new computer equipment. Proposals to introduce the lending scheme will go before Durham County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 16th September). Under the plans, loans would be made available to all maintained schools in the county,...

Woodham Academy has this year introduced a new ambassadors programme to give year 11 students an opportunity to shine as leaders and role models. They will meet a wide variety of the visitors the school receives, partners from outside the school, talk to parents and also prospective students. "All our Year 11 students have embraced the...

Aycliffe Business Park’s only inbound marketing agency, Thrive Marketing, is definitely on to a winner with its event campaign for Butterwick Hospice. Thrive has been awarded the job of managing the event marketing for local charity, Butterwick Hospice. Having crafted a careful strategy for both the design of promotional materials and a...