Flags outside police stations across County Durham and Darlington are being flown at half-mast as Durham Constabulary pays its respects to His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh. The Union flag was lowered outside police headquarters in Aykley Heads and other Durham Constabulary buildings today following the announcement of the Duke’s...

By Ian WillisPictures by Chris Booth When Paul Howell describes the last year as “a challenge”, he knows he will probably be quickly installed as the bookies’ favourites for the Understatement of the Year award. After successfully wrestling the seat from Phil Wilson in the December 2019 elections, MP for Sedgefield Paul was just three...

Mark Thompson, who has worked on BBC’s Stargazing Live, recently delivered a fascinating talk on space and our stars, to students at Vane Road and Byerley Park. As part of Woodham Academy’s increasing provision of Science education to the primary schools in Newton Aycliffe, and its surrounding areas, Mark Thompson’s interactive online...

After a year of adapting to remote working, back-to-back online meetings and an absence of face-to-face contact, RTC North is excited to be hosting an immersive and engaging digital showcase. On May 19, this one-day event will be delivered collaboratively by both the Supply Chain North East and the Innovate UK Edge programmes in order to...

Girls from across the region will take part in an online event which aims to inspire them to consider a career in computing. Leading studios and companies are participating in Hello World, which will be held virtually by Teesside University with around 200 young girls from Year 8, 9 and 10 taking part from schools across the region. The...

A plant hire firm is benefiting from a clever cloud-based solution which is enabling them to improve staff workflow in a Covid world. Lucid Technology Solutions, which has a base on Aycliffe Business Park, devised a new product called Worktraq – an all-in-one live project management software application that covers quoting, scheduling,...

Staff at leisure centres across County Durham are working hard to prepare sites for re-opening to the public from Monday, April 12. The centres will initially open with gym, swim and outdoor fitness facilities available, while the indoor fitness class programme is expected to restart later in May, as outlined in the Government’s Roadmap to...

Greenfield Community College’s PE department is celebrating after being awarded the Association for Physical Education (afPE) Quality Mark with Distinction for PE and School Sport. The prestigious award is a powerful way of celebrating the success of the department. The afPE Quality Mark recognises, through a thorough self-review and...

Online support sessions will be available for victims of hate crime to ‘drop-in’ virtually and seek advice from specialist officers. The sessions run by the Victim Care and Advice Service (VCAS) will offer tailored support to those individuals across County Durham and Darlington that have been directly affected by a hate crime or hate...

By Gary Beacom Newton Aycliffe’s junior teams returned to action at the weekend after the long Covid layoff. Aycliffe U8s whites played away to Harton and Westoe avengers. Aycliffe started the game well but looked very rusty and need some extra training but saying that Aycliffe’s goals were excellent from goal scorers William...