Tributes have been paid to former Durham Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner Ron Hogg, who died on Tuesday. Mr Hogg, who had been a vocal advocate for the right to die, as well as for radical drugs reform, stepped down from his role earlier this year after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Durham chief constable Jo...

Students from Greenfield Community College have been offered valuable opportunities to experience live theatre as part of their extended learning experience. Performing Arts students from Year 10 and 11 were able to see a production of ‘The Woman in Black’. The hit West End production is renowned for being very scary as an atmospheric...

Newton Aycliffe 4, Thornaby 0 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe put four goals past Thornaby without reply at the Beaumont Landscapes stadium. Both sides played good football on a heavy pitch, but Aycliffe were the better side and ruthless in front of goal, with keeper Adam Pickford equal to all of Thornaby’s efforts. Aycliffe got...

CPI, a UK-based technology innovation centre and a founding member of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, has supported the development of a next generation smart labelling technology aimed at dramatically cutting food waste and health risks across the perishable goods industry. Working in collaboration with the SMEs Intray Limited and Mexar...

Newton Aycliffe FC and Newton Aycliffe Junior FC are delighted to jointly announce that both clubs will be merging from the 2020-21 playing season. The merger sees Newton Aycliffe FC, which currently plays in the Ebac Northern League Division One, combine with a Junior Club which boasts 15 teams and around 200 members at age groups 4-17. By...

Phil Wilson says the Labour Party must return to the centre ground if it wants to get back into government in the future. Mr Wilson was one of dozens of Labour scalps claimed by the Tories in the seismic general election that brought the Conservative Party’s biggest majority since the Thatcher years – and Labour’s worst result in its...

Staff from the Office of the Police Crime and Victims’ Commissioner and Durham Constabulary presented the cheque for £2455.42 at the monthly social for the County Durham and Darlington branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association at Poplar Tree Garden Centre, Shincliffe. Colleagues came together to raise the funds following the sad news...

By Donna Campbell This past week saw the start of the festive racing. This began on Saturday with two of our members combining a weekend away in York with racing. Jayne Rudd and Marie Rudd both completed the York Yuletide five-mile race which is a two lap race across fields and through the woods alongside the River Ouse. Marie completed this...

The Labour Party has lost its grip on Newton Aycliffe after Conservative candidate Paul Howell won the Sedgefield seat in the general election. Mr Howell ended up winning with a comfortable 4,513 majority – polling 19,609 votes to Phil Wilson’s Labour candidate with 15,096 – in Thursday’s election. It comes as huge areas of the...

Woodham Academy students have made it to the final of this year’s Durham Schools’ Choir Competition. Both ‘Woodham Sound’ and ‘Advanced Vocals’ will take part in a vocal workshop, followed by a performance of their chosen songs. A panel of judges will decide which choir will represent Durham at the North East Secondary School...