INEOS is launching a new global healthcare firm following the runaway success of hand gel plants including Newton Aycliffe. The chemicals giant has produced millions of hand sanitisers for the NHS at the height of the coronavirus crisis. George Ratcliffe, son of INEOS's billionaire owner Jim Ratcliffe, who will oversee the newly-formed INEOS...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket... Saturday 15th August – NYSD Division 2 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Hartlepool 2nd XI – weather was cloudy and humid. Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bowl first. Hartlepool 2nd XI 186 for 9 after 50 overs George Slatcher 4 for 28, Michael Howe 2 for 30 and James Layfield-Carroll 1 for...

A warning has been issued to County Durham residents following a series of scam emails, trying to obtain personal and financial information. The trading standards team at Durham County Council is urging residents to be on their guard after it has received reports of hoax emails being sent, claiming to be from the council. Each email uses a...

Sixth Form students at UTC South Durham celebrated their A-level results last week. All students passed their A-levels and equivalent qualifications, and every student has secured or is in the process of securing employment, an apprenticeship (higher or degree), or a place of university. Principal Tom Dower said: “We are delighted for all...

Pre Season Friendly: Newton Aycliffe 3, Abbey Hey 3 By Joe Ramage Newton Aycliffe surrendered a two goal lead in the final 10 minutes on Saturday as Abbey Hey came from behind to snatch a 3-3 draw at The Beaumont Landscapes Stadium in an entertaining pre-season friendly. Aycliffe went behind early in the game but captain Aaron Brown’s...

Police are investigating after a driver sadly died following a collision over the weekend. A 28-year-old man died after his Skoda Fabia left the A68 at around 1am on Sunday (August 16). It is thought the man was driving north on the A68 at Houghton Bank, Heighington, when he has lost control and collided with a wall. The car came to rest...

A woman who started life as a police staff apprentice has seen her career take a phenomenal path culminating in a national award. Sheena Urwin, who heads up the Criminal Justice Department at Durham Constabulary, has been awarded Police Staff Member of the Year by the British Association for Women in Policing. Mrs Urwin has spent her whole...

When Covid-19 forced PCP employee Charlotte Bugg and her fiancé Sean Johnson to rearrange their wedding, the pair decided to make their ‘would-be-wedding month’ a one to remember by both running 100 kilometres for charity. Charlotte is support officer for the Pioneering Care Partnership’s Option’s Project, which helps adults with...

County Durham businesses struggling to deal with the impact of the coronavirus have just a few days left to apply for financial support. Applications for Durham County Council’s Local Discretionary Grants Fund must be submitted before close of play on Sunday, August 16, at the latest. The council widened the eligibility criteria for its...

A centre that provides a range of services to help survivors of domestic and sexual abuse cope with the long term impact of their experience has benefited from additional funding from the Office of Police, Crime & Victims’ Commissioner for Durham. The Just for Women Centre submitted an application for a share of the £400,000 of funding...