County Durham residents can return to their indoor fitness classes from Monday (May 17). Durham County Council is restarting its indoor fitness programme, in line with Step 3 of the government’s roadmap, following the reopening of its gyms and swimming pools last month. The new timetable, which includes the return of aqua classes,...

By Paul Dalton Just three members turned out for the club this week, though all in very different events, in what was another quiet week for racing. On Saturday, May 8, Jez Ladbury took on the Hardmoors Wainstones 13.1 Trail Race. The Hardmoors Race Series, which usually includes a marathon, half marathon and 10K option on each race...

Unique research carried out by Teesside University academics has highlighted that people’s attitudes to policing throughout the Covid-19 pandemic have been shaped by the need for positive social relations. In a special report published by PACE, the North East policy thinktank, Professor Marty Chamberlain, a Professor of Criminology at...

The board of Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) is looking to appoint an individual or company on a consultancy basis to support the implementation of its ‘On the Map’ business engagement project. Aycliffe Business Park is the largest in the North-East, with an estimated 500 companies employing more than 10,000 people. ABPC was...

A new four-legged recruit has joined the Durham Constabulary family to help support officers and staff with their mental health. Police officers and staff face many pressures in their demanding roles and can sometimes find themselves struggling with their mental health. So this week, as part of the launch of the national Oscar Kilo...

The Aycliffe candidate who polled the most individual votes in last week’s county council elections insists now is a time to put class wars behind us and encourage partnership working at grass roots level. Conservative David Sutton-Lloyd (pictured above, right) won 1,269 votes in the Aycliffe North and Middridge ward of the Durham County...

By Adam Cayless U8’s whites took on Hebburn Town on Saturday in awful conditions and were outstanding in the first half. They did everything but find the back of the net, Josh and Oscar hitting the woodwork several times. Second half didn’t go their way, the highlight being Oscar nearly scoring a worldy from half way. MOTM went to William....

Police are appealing for youths to think twice about making a hoax call following an incident in Bishop Auckland. Officers blue lighted through Bishop Auckland when a child was reported to have been hit by a car in Tindale on Wednesday, May 5. But when officers and the ambulance service arrived on the scene, ready to give potentially...

Plans of what a revitalised Darlington Station will look like once a major multi-million redevelopment is complete have been revealed – meaning more frequent and better services across the region and beyond. The £100m scheme, which has been backed by the Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen and the Tees Valley Combined Authority with £25m, will...

Labour's leader at Durham County Council is to step down over “deeply disappointing” election results, which saw the party lose overall control. Simon Henig, who has held the post since 2008, saw Labour lose control of the council for the first time in a century, with 21 seats lost. The party has 53 of the authority's 126 councillors...