December 4th, 201701736Reported crimes in County Durham and Darlington are on the increase, according to the latest performance report from Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner, Ron Hogg.
The report indicates that whilst levels of anti-social behaviour reduced by 12% over the twelve months to September 2017, reported crime rose by 35%.
At the same...
December 1st, 201701981A children’s clothing store has become the 150th venture in the last five years to benefit from a scheme set up to support small businesses in County Durham.
Since 2012, Durham County Council has awarded almost £1m to independent businesses and retailers through its Targeted Business Improvement scheme, helping create 34 new...
December 1st, 201704281Police will clamp down on drink and drug driving this Christmas.
In the five years between 2012 and 2016, a total of 1,650 people have been injured in collisions that involved a suspected drink-driver in the North East. Thirty eight of those were killed.
Chief Inspector Graham Milne of Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations...
December 1st, 201702558Aycliffe Sports Club 11, Spennymoor Ash Tree 1
By Paul Eales
Newton Aycliffe Sports Club continued with their impressive home form making it seven wins from seven and scoring 52 goals in the process.
This was the second time that the Sports Club scored 11 goals in one game and have now set their sights on a promotion...
November 30th, 201712119Residents wishing to sign up to next year’s garden waste collection scheme can do so from the end of this week.
From Friday, December 1, residents will be able to sign up online or call customer services to receive garden waste collections when the scheme restarts next spring.
Letters containing a unique reference number will...
November 30th, 201701883Aycliffe Juniors exploits on the football pitch continued over another exciting weekend of action.
There has also been some great team fundraising this week with the Under 7’s packing bags at Aycliffe Tesco and making £650. The Under 6’s and 10’s have both undertaken sponsored walks to raise funds for their teams.
The Under...
November 29th, 201702635Newton Aycliffe’s leading gym is making sure their members are accessing the latest fitness equipment after investing £75,000 in new state-of-the-art facilities.
OneGym director and fitness fanatic Paul Pearson, one half of the Pearson duo who opened their fourth gym on Teesside earlier this year, have created a purpose-built...
November 29th, 201701603Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen’s plan to buy back Durham Tees Valley Airport into public ownership has been branded “fanciful” in a Westminster debate.
And the MP whose constituency the airport lies in, Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson, who represents Newton Aycliffe, told a parliamentary meeting: “I am sick of the airport being used...
November 29th, 201702074Aycliffe Running Club had their annual day out to Ravenstonedale 10K on Saturday November 25.
The weather was cold with frost and a sprinkling of snow making the ground very slippery in places on the undulating, but very scenic, route.
The course was challenging with a total ascent of 157.87 ft and a maximum elevation of 962.6...
November 28th, 201701611Projects which help small businesses become more energy efficient came together to share best practice at a national event.
The event, which was the first of its kind in the country, was held at Durham Castle and gave those who run such projects the chance to learn from each other’s experiences and share any difficulties...
