Eight Year 10 BTEC Sport students from Woodham Academy were selected to assist with the running of a primary school indoor athletics event. The event was run by ‘Go Well’, who are organisers of school sports competitions and games. A number of local primary schools entered the indoor athletics event at Aycliffe Leisure Centre, ready...

By Paul Blythe Here’s a round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section… Under 7’s Juniors –Played against Washington NSG FC Cobras. The team stayed focused throughout the game and played some great football, with goals from Lincoln, Colton, Felix & Reign. MOTM went to Felix who had great all-round...

In every issue of our Aycliffe Business magazine, we take a break and sit down with a different employee or business owner/leader to ask them 20 questions about a variety of subjects. In our latest issue, we feature Penny Gordon. Penny and husband Paul own and run The Fish Tank on Aycliffe Business Park – winners of the Best Newcomer category...

Greenfield Arts are looking forward to their popular free festive craft opportunities. Attendees can join artist Dawn Belshaw for our seasonal activity and make a wreath to take away and decorate your home. Sessions will be held on Thursday, December 22, 1.30-3pm (Greenfield Arts) and Friday, December 23, 10.30am-12noon (Shildon Civic...

By Steven Dawson Two members took part in the 70th Brampton to Carlisle 10 Mile Race last week. John Surtees was first back for the club in a time of 59:04. Next back was Tracey Surtees finishing in a time of 1:09:25 On Saturday 26 September, an amazing 19 Members took part in the Ravenstone 10k road race. That included Gareth Kyle...

It’s ‘snow’ joke that Mr and Mrs Claus are coming to town! Local residents are invited to the Pioneering Care Centre’s Festive Fayre on Saturday, December 10, from 10am until 2pm. Get in the ‘be-yule-tiful’ Christmas spirit with Santa’s Grotto, a magician, a festive face painter and over 25 stalls selling festive goods for...

The North-East has been selected as the location for a major tourism project which aims to attract more investment, welcome more sporting, business and cultural events, support business growth, create new jobs, and boost domestic and international tourist numbers. Tourism boards, known as Destination Management Organisations (DMOs), help...

Innovation has generally been recognised as essential for value creation, both for individual companies and for the UK economy as a whole. The development of new ideas, processes and technologies and their flow across different sectors is a significant driver of economic growth and productivity. Recently, innovation has also been...

By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe have been drawn away to Seaham Red Star in the quarter-final of the Frank Pattison Durham Challenge Cup. The game is due to be played in the week preceding December 17, with the details to be confirmed. The draw followed Aycliffe's win over Northern Premier League side Consett at the SecuriCorp Stadium last...

Woodham Academy have completed their auditions for their traditional annual show. The school had over 50 pupils audition for Matilda Jr, with many more applying to be part of the technical crew. Woodham ow have a range of pupils from year 7 to year 11 who will be involved in the production, whether it be on stage or behind the scenes helping...