By Vicki Aspinall U8s Whites played Fast Feet Juve. It was a close game with some good passes and defensive work. Aycliffe had a lot of chances but could not find the back of the net, hitting the post at least four times. MOTM awarded to Ellis S. U8s Blacks travelled to Coulby Newham Juniors. Aycliffe soon found themselves up thanks to a...

Postal voters are being reminded to submit their ballots by polling day to cast their votes in the upcoming elections. Durham County Council is reminding residents who have registered to vote by post that they have until Thursday, May 6, polling day, to cast in their votes. To post their vote, electors can post their ballot packs by...

Classic police TV series, simulating human flesh in forensic research, smartphones that can predict your health and how to build a digital human are the fascinating topics that Teesside University academics will be discussing over a Pint of Science this month. Pint of Science is a free, annual science festival that normally sees top...

A popular County Durham park has provided the inspiration for a group of bell-ringers after their regular meetings were halted by coronavirus lockdown. A visit to Durham County Council’s Hardwick Park has been recreated in musical form by Sedgefield Handbell Ringers, in a recording which had to be pieced together by its members remotely and...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket… Saturday 1st May – NYSD Division 2 Northallerton 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was sunny, but cold. Northallerton won the toss and chose to bowl first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 228 for 8 after 50 oversLuke Telford 50, Adam Gittins 46 and Jack Slatcher 35 not...

Bill Blenkinsopp has ended his 30-plus year political career after deciding not to run in the 2021 local elections. The Independent councillor for Aycliffe Village decided not to stand again this year in the Great Aycliffe Town Council elections, being held across the town next Thursday (May 6), for health reasons. His long-held Aycliffe...

The importance of training and how to access funding will be high on the agenda for Aycliffe Business Park Community’s next news and networking meeting in May. ABPC will host the next virtual meeting on Friday, May 21, and will include a panel of representatives from Aycliffe training providers. They will answer questions on what training...

Erica Brown and Demi Haggar have been named finalists in the APD Control Room Awards which recognise the extraordinary commitment and selfless service to the public provided by control room heroes across the country. The fourth annual event is being held virtually this year and will celebrate the inspiring work of control room teams and...

The chief executive of a North-East law firm is to play a pivotal role in ensuring the future economic prosperity of County Durham amidst the ongoing challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. Glyn Llewellyn, a director at Mortons Law, which has offices in Durham, Seaham and Sunderland, has been appointed as the new chair of the County Durham...

An initiative to educate young people on stalking and coercive behaviour has been so successful it is now being offered to schools across the country. Durham Constabulary teamed up with The Alice Ruggles Trust in 2019 to promote learning resources aimed at highlighting unhealthy relationship behaviours and stalking. It followed the murder...