September 6th, 201603155Police have confirmed the identity of the man who was tragically killed in a car accident near Newton Aycliffe.
Police have completed a formal identification on the victim, confirmed as that of 28-year-old Darren Stephenson-Bennett, from Aycliffe.
In a statement issued through their police liaison officer, Mr Stephenson-Bennett’s...
September 6th, 201602612Blue Cross and County Durham Youth Offending Service have teamed up in a new initiative to tackle the issues surrounding status dogs and young people, through the pet charity’s RespectaBULL workshops.
The workshops are organised by Blue Cross with the youth offending service, a multi-agency partnership involving Durham County...
September 6th, 201602161Newton Aycliffe Juniors kick off their new season this weekend and the summer period has brought great success for the teams.
Various sides have been busy with pre-season tournaments and the Under 12's started off the clubs success with a great win at the Escomb tournament in June.
The Under 15's have had a great winning run...
September 6th, 201602245Results of a detailed workforce survey have been published today by the North East England Chamber of Commerce which highlights concern about EU workers’ status after the Referendum result.
The Chamber survey results, taken a month after the referendum, were part of a national British Chambers of Commerce survey of more than 800 UK...
September 6th, 201603924Tributes have been paid to a Newton Aycliffe dad after a tragic road accident near the town.
Darren Stephenson-Bennett, who has been described as a loving husband, father and friend, was last seen alive on Saturday, August 27.
The 28-year-old was reported missing three days later, but no trace of him or his vehicle was...
September 5th, 201601834Aycliffe runners participated in the Gateshead 10k trial race in August.
Michelle Zamir was first home for the club with a time of 45.38, coming in position 174 out of 1542 runners. She was followed by Angela Barrett in 54.46 and then Susan Clarke 1.11.54.
Pictured (above, left-to-right) is Michelle Zamir, Angela Barrett and Susan...
September 5th, 20160249A man has died after the vehicle he was driving left a busy road on the outskirts of Newton Aycliffe and crashed on a roundabout.
The silver coloured Renault Megane had been travelling from Burtree Gate on the A68 when it failed to negotiate the roundabout above junction 58 of the A1(M).
The car went through a chevron board before...
August 18th, 201602299Woodham Academy has recently played host to a number of projects presented by local partners, thanks to funding made available by The Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP).
GAMP is an Area Action Partnership (AAP), part of Durham County Council which along with 13 others AAP’s in the area was set up to give local people a...
August 18th, 201602348Staff, volunteers and patients at Butterwick Hospice in Bishop Auckland turned out to cheer on their very own DIY SOS team of professionals after the charity won a Newton Aycliffe company’s 2016 Community Challenge.
A 20-strong workforce from JDP Contracting Services, the largest specialist roofline contractor in the North, rolled...
August 18th, 201601997Organisers of the charity fund-raising ‘Railway Jaunt’ planned for the two-mile stretch of new tarmac pathway beside the Newton Aycliffe to Shildon line on October 1 are reporting ‘growing excitement and great interest’ from runners, walkers, pedal cyclists, families and wheelchair users in various parts of Durham.
The walk is...
