March 22nd, 202201113Twenty arrests, £700,000-worth of drugs seized, weapons recovered and children protected.
Just some of the results from a police operation to crackdown on drugs gangs preying on vulnerable adults and children across County Durham and Darlington last week.
Officers struck with a string of County Lines operations and executed more...
March 22nd, 20220802Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has welcomed a package of national reforms giving PCCs a stronger role to play in tackling reoffending.
The second part of the Home Office's PCC Review, announced this week, gives Police and Crime Commissioners the ability to work across the Criminal Justice System to cut crime, drugs misuse and...
March 22nd, 202201365The Government’s Exports Minister says he was impressed by one of the North-East region’s biggest employers during a visit to the site.
Mike Freer MP, who was appointed Exports Minister in 2021, visited global automotive manufacturer Gestamp on Aycliffe Business Park in Newton Aycliffe.
Mr Freer heard from Gestamp’s local and...
March 21st, 202201360Sunderland RCA 2, Newton Aycliffe 1
By Bob Wood
There was last gasp heartbreak for Newton Aycliffe as they fall to their second defeat in four days.
Following Wednesday night's Durham Challenge Cup semi-final exit at the hands of Crook Town, the Newtonians were back on the road on Saturday visiting Sunderland RCA in the Ebac...
March 21st, 202201204Representatives from Spain experienced some of the delights of County Durham at the weekend.
Following a region-to-region tourism partnership being signed by Durham County Council and A Coruña Provincial Council in northwest Spain, last year, partners have come together in person to take part in a pilgrimage along the English...
March 21st, 202201197Newton Aycliffe-based tech firm Excelpoint has been shortlisted in the Business Product and Innovation Award category in the North East Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Celebrating Small Business Awards.
As a non-profit organisation, the FSB offers its members a wide range of vital business services ranging from advice and...
March 20th, 202201039County Durham is now a step closer to being named UK City of Culture 2025 and securing the colossal social and economic benefits this would bring.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced the county was one of just four locations from across the UK to be shortlisted for the prestigious title out of the 20 places...
March 17th, 202201179A group of business leaders are encouraging their neighbouring companies to support a campaign which will help clean up the region’s biggest business park.
Seven Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) board members are supporting Durham County Council’s big spring clean, which runs until April 4.
They joined the council’s...
March 17th, 20220947By Paul Dalton
The weekend began on Saturday morning with our second parkrun ‘takeover’ event, this time at Hackworth parkrun in Shildon.
Members of the club took on all the volunteer roles on the day, once again giving something back to the local running community, and in addition provided cake for the runner’s afterwards in...
March 17th, 202201090As part of the Leadership Academy, 60 Woodham students from Year 8 and 9 completed a weekend residential at Derwent Hill Outdoor Activity Centre in Keswick.
The focus of the weekend was centred on outdoor education, learning many different skills, surrounded by the stunning natural landscape of the Lake District.
Students took part...
