More modern, vibrant and innovative leisure services are promised for County Durham as part of £63m plans approved by councillors on Wednesday. Members of Durham County Council’s cabinet have given the green light to proposals which have been developed to ensure the authority’s leisure services meet the changing needs of residents and...

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. Spread across 400 hectares, Aycliffe Business Park is the largest in the North-East, home to more than 500 companies employing around 10,000...

Students from Greenfield Community College took to the stage and wowed an enthusiastic audience as they proved once again that they really have got talent. GGT is a brilliant opportunity for students and staff to entertain each other with their skills and talents and a time for the whole school to be part of a fun experience at the end of a...

The number of offenders who reoffend within a 12-month period is currently at its lowest level in Durham and Darlington for the past decade, according to new statistics. The figure has almost closed the gap between the force area and the national average. The quarterly performance report looks at how Durham Constabulary and other...

A Scandinavian delegation has visited County Durham to learn about pioneering energy efficiency techniques. A team from Sweden has visited sites owned and managed by Durham County Council to see first-hand the innovative software it employs to reduce energy use, and is now promising to roll out some of what it learnt back home. The local...

By Matty Bright It has been a cold and windy weekend for the most part however for the teams that still had matches to play it was an early start and a chance to get another three points on the board for our Aycliffe Junior sides. Our Under 8’s travelled to Washington to face Easington. The team sharply conceded and went 1-0 down however a...

Cobblers Hall Sainsbury’s Local have proudly supported the Pioneering Care Partnership’s Options project throughout 2019. Fundraising activities ranged from supporting events, hosting till collections and even a charity head shave. Staff from Sainsbury’s have provided marvellous support getting involved in events such as attending the...

A service which will find accommodation for people with a housing need in County Durham looks set to move a step closer this week. Durham County Council’s cabinet is receiving a report on the creation of a Local Lettings Agency, which will help residents who currently struggle to access housing. The council is using £252,538 it received...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Billingham Town 3 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe lost 3-2 to Billingham Town at the Beaumont Landscapes Stadium on Saturday, slipping to seventh in the Northern League first division table. Centre forward and leading goalscorer Dean Thexton had moved to Shildon and so Adam Burnicle had been signed from West Auckland...

The founders of the new Fish Tank development on Aycliffe Business Park will be special guests at the first business meeting of 2020. Companies will gather for Aycliffe Business Park’s first news and networking meeting next week. The ABPC event will be held at Hitachi Rail’s factory on the business park from 8.15am on Friday, January...