September 25th, 201901536Pioneering Care Partnership boss Carol Gaskarth has been shortlisted as a finalist for this year’s North East Charity Awards, Charity Leader of the Year.
The PCP chief executive says she’s “humbled” to be shortlisted in the awards which celebrate the achievements of the region’s hard-working charities and individual...
September 24th, 201901642With the new season now well under way all of the Juniors teams were in action over the sunny weekend in another set of league matches.
It was a great effort by all teams who were pushing to climb their respective league tables.
The U7 Blacks travelled to Stockton for their first league game with a great team effort that included...
September 24th, 201901353Messages of friendship from schoolchildren across the globe will be included within a special light installation symbolising the importance of international co-operation.
As part of the tenth anniversary edition of Lumiere, Durham County Council has commissioned local artist Mick Stephenson to create a new piece of artwork titled...
September 24th, 201901238The County Durham Wellbeing for Life service is working in the local community to promote breast screening and encourage women to attend their screening appointments.
Wellbeing for Life are working in local communities to give women in County Durham the opportunity to find out more about breast screening and the signs and symptoms of...
September 23rd, 201901456Seaham Red Star 0, Newton Aycliffe 5
By Bob Wood
Aycliffe striker Dean Thexton enjoyed his day out at sunny Seaham scoring four of Aycliffe's five goals on Saturday.
It was an excellent return to form for the Newtonians having been unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Vase a week earlier at Jarrow.
This week, however,...
September 23rd, 201901398Visitors to Hardwick Park in Sedgefield can enjoy new and exciting adventures with the launch of an interactive mobile app.
The free Love Exploring mobile app features digital treasure hunts, suitable for all ages.
In one of the most popular, families use augmented reality to ‘catch’ dinosaurs with their camera phone. Once...
September 23rd, 201901499Newton Aycliffe training and apprenticeship provider Optimum Skills are making sure their young trainees are looked after at work thanks to the vital work of experienced welfare officer Barbara Worthy.
Barbara has vast experience – from the “University of Life”, as she puts it – having held professional counselling roles...
September 20th, 201914079Two men were arrested following a stabbing in the town on Thursday night.
The incident happened at Aldfrid Place shortly before 8.30pm and saw officers from Durham Constabulary attend the disturbance.
A man in his early 20s had suffered a knife wound to his arm and was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital for treatment, although...
September 20th, 201901384Exploring ways to tackle climate change in County Durham is the purpose of a new consultation that has been launched.
Durham County Council declared a climate emergency earlier this year and set itself a target of reducing its own carbon emissions by 60% by 2030 and for the county as a whole to be 100 % carbon neutral by 2050.
And...
September 19th, 201901365By Donna Campbell
Racing for ARC again began midweek with the Preston Park Trail Race on September 11 (pictured below).
It was an all-male turnout for this event with Richard Holland first home for the club in 20.58 followed by Peter Milburn in 22.09, Peter Smith in 22.49, David Stothard in 26.43 and Ray Todd in 40.30.
On...
