By Paul Blythe A round up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section... Under 6’s Reds played Under 6’s Whites played an inhouse friendly, were both teams worked extremely hard and enjoyed the game immensely. Under 6’s Juniors – Played three 20-minute games against AJX academy. It was a good test for Aycliffe...

Seven County Durham entrepreneurs are set to benefit from a hugely successful six-month accelerator programme which will help them launch their businesses. Durham City Incubator (DCI) is designed to help entrepreneurs to launch start-ups with high growth potential, as well as ambitious local businesses that have been trading for under 12...

County Durham’s green-minded residents and community groups have been celebrated at a virtual awards ceremony. The annual County Durham Environment Awards, which are run by Durham County Council on behalf of the County Durham Environment and Climate Change Partnership, recognise the outstanding conservation and voluntary work that has taken...

Students from Greenfield Community College have excelled and been chosen to be finalists in a prestigious UK poetry competition. ‘Poetry By Heart’ is a national competition where students across the UK can enter and have an opportunity to perform their poem at The Globe theatre in London. The competition was promoted to the students in...

From families, social workers, to the local community, there is a full support network available for those who are considering foster caring. Durham County Council is supporting this year’s Foster Care Fortnight, running until Sunday 22 May, by sharing information and stories from existing foster carers about the support available for those...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket… Saturday 14th May – NYSD Division 2 Stokesley 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was sunny and warm. Stokesley won the toss and chose to bat first. Stokesley 2nd XI 279 for 9 after 50 overs Luke Telford 3 for 58, James Layfield-Carroll 2 for 33 and Adam Gittins 2 for...

Woodham Academy celebrated National Science Week, with this year’s theme around growth. The school worked with a number of primary schools during the week, which runs from May 11-20, including Vane Road, Woodham Burn, Stephenson Way, Aycliffe Village, Heighington and Byerley Park, to encourage local children to think about what growth means...

The boss a national training firm based in County Durham has appointed deputy lieutenant of County Durham for her dedication and contribution to education and skills in the region. As CEO of Learning Curve Group based in Spennymoor, Brenda McLeish OBE heads a firm which creates opportunities for more than 200,000 individuals a year to advance...

A Newton Aycliffe injection moulding firm says it plans to double turnover to £4m after receiving grant support. Formula Plastics has worked with NEL Fund Managers to bring in a £100,000 investment from the North East Small Loan Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund, via the Recovery Loan Scheme, as it looks to regain...

By Paul Dalton As is often the case, many members started their weekend with a parkrun on Saturday morning, and we saw the club represented at the Darlington South Park, Hackworth, Jubilee, Sedgefield, South Shields, Town Moor and York events. At Darlington South Park parkrun, Shelley McCormack celebrated her 50th parkrun by running a...