Year 11 students at UTC South Durham celebrated their GCSE results last week. Ewan Cool, Elle Hare, Ralf Fotoohi, Alisha Khan, Mohib Khan, Alex Lidster, Amber Roberson, Leah Scott, Alycia Simpson, Rosie Stockdale, and Harry Wilson all achieved exceptional grades across the board. The majority of students are continuing into Sixth Form at...

A new scheme is being launched for County Durham landlords to help them find solutions to tenancy-related issues. Stop B4 You Serve is a new initiative from Durham County Council which is aimed at private landlords who are considering serving an eviction notice on their tenants. As the government announced it will lift the ban on evictions...

A cyclist has been seriously injured following a collision with a police van in the early hours of this morning. Shortly after 12.30am, officers from Durham Constabulary were responding to an emergency call when the collision took place on the A167, near Newton Aycliffe. The male cyclist was taken to James Cook University Hospital,...

Crafter’s TV, the digital channel developed by Newton Aycliffe-based Crafter’s Companion, is celebrating its first-year anniversary. To mark the occasion, the platform has up to £250,00 worth of products to give away and has planned a series of celebrations throughout the course of a week, including interactive games for viewers. Club...

LGBT+ victim services have benefited from additional funding thanks to a successful bid by Durham Pride. Durham Pride made the bid to the £400,000 of funding from Ministry of Justice, which has been allocated by Durham Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner for distribution to organisations supporting victims of domestic abuse and sexual...

Newton Aycliffe Youth Football Club Wildcats finally returned to their development sessions after the enforced lay-off. Although the girls had been practicing in their back gardens they were all excited to be back to the open space and pitches of the Oakleaf. Despite last season’s wildcats sessions being cut short, we still developed a new...

The winners of the ‘Design your own superhero’ competition hosted by the Office of the Durham Police, Crime & Victims’ Commissioner have been announced. This year, the competition was placed online because the Annual PCVC Celebration of Local Superheroes event, which has been held for five consecutive years, could not take place due...

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...