Community centres in County Durham, which are helping their local area to recover from Covid, are set to receive hundreds of thousands of pounds in funding. Venues around the county, which offer vital activities and services, will be invited by Durham County Council to apply for grants which will support them to open safely in the wake of the...

Consett 2, Newton Aycliffe 3 Ebac Northern League Division One – Saturday, August 14 By Joe Ramage Newton Aycliffe’s dramatic start to the Ebac Northern League season continued against Consett on Saturday with Colin Stromsoy’s side coming out on top in yet another high scoring game. Liam Jarvie gave Aycliffe the lead two minutes...

A total of 237 drivers were found to be speeding across Cleveland and Durham during a recent campaign focussing on excess speed. The national campaign, led by the National Police Chief’s Council, took place for two weeks, until Sunday, August 8. Chief Inspector Helen Wilson, from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit, said:...

Newton Aycliffe steel specialists Finley Structures have struck up a strong working relationship with the rapidly expanding GMI Construction Group (GMI) after winning several contracts with the Leeds-based contractor. GMI was formed in 1986 and has grown to become a well-established, successful building and construction services company with a...

Pupils across County Durham have received praise for their GCSE results following a period of uncertainty throughout their studies. Durham County Council has commended students on their hard work and thanked pupils, teachers, school staff and families for their dedication to learning, despite unprecedented challenges throughout the...

The Forrest Park development to expand Aycliffe Business Park is full steam ahead after £13m-worth of infrastructure works were completed. And developers have now revealed exciting plans for the remainder of the site, with a range of industrial and warehousing space across as well as a hotel and pub. Forrest Park (Newton Aycliffe), a joint...

Committed to being open and transparent in conducting her duties, Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Joy Allen is giving residents of County Durham and Darlington the opportunity to put their questions about the proposed centralisation of the Force’s custody provision to the Chief Constable and her senior team at a special accountability...

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has announced that its new Aycliffe-built Azuma services will be introduced between Middlesbrough and London King’s Cross from Monday, December 13. The daily weekday service in each direction will be LNER’s first direct link between Middlesbrough and the capital and will also connect nearby Thornaby...

One in every four GCSEs awarded to Greenfield students this week were achieved in Grades 7-9. The results are positive with a high proportion of students achieving 100% at least at their target grades. There was also a significant increase from 2020 results with an improvement of 8.7% as 49.7% of students achieved grades 9–5 in English and...

Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) has boosted its board of directors with a new recruit. Stiller Warehousing and Distribution business development manager Thomas Prentice says he has ideas to improve the environment on Aycliffe Business Park after joining the board. He’s now one of eight unpaid directors representing companies from...