By Donna Campbell This week the racing began as usual on Saturday with many members taking part in the local parkruns. There were no PBs to report this week, but on Saturday we had one member travel to Aintree for the Grand Masters X Country Champs. Because of results during the year, Alan Wilks had been chosen to represent England in...

Two women from Shildon and Chester-le-Street have been prosecuted for flytipping offences. Beverley Brearley, of Lampton Street, Shildon, and Sarah Smith, of Prospect Terrace, Chester-le-Street, have been successfully prosecuted by Durham County Council for two separate incidents of flytipping. In January four binbags full of rubbish, namely...

Sara Davies, founder and creative director of Crafter’s Companion, has been awarded with the Outstanding Contribution award at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. The awards, which were held at Grosvenor House in London and are in its 18th year, celebrate the best of British business. Sara was one of 16 winners on the night, with...

Donkey rides will form part of the family entertainment during the Pioneering Care Partnership’s Chris Fair this weekend. PCP will welcome donkeys ‘Sox’ and ‘Bandit’ to its Cobblers Hall centre on Saturday (November 30 10am-1pm). Sox and Bandit will offer short donkey rides for children or the chance for a meet and greet for those...

A pioneering programme to turn offenders away from crime has been named the best in the world at a prestigious awards scheme. Checkpoint, set up by Durham Constabulary, has been named winner of the 2019 Goldstein Award for problem-solving in policing at a ceremony held in Santa Cruz, California. The innovative Checkpoint programme beat...

By Matty Bright As we move into the freezing conditions of the winter seasons the weather seems to be declining however for our Junior teams the passion and ability to play football remained at a top level with many games being played over the past weekend. The Under 7 Whites played Thornley in awful conditions however this didn’t stop our...

CPI, a technology innovation centre which has a site on Aycliffe Business Park, won the Biotechnology award at the prestigious Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards 2019. CPI won the 2019 award for the successful delivery of the collaborative BioStreamline project. This Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative...

Residents in County Durham are being reminded that they need to be registered to vote if they wish to have their say in the general election. Poll cards are being delivered to homes across County Durham. Anyone who is already registered and is eligible to vote next month will receive a poll card providing details of their allocated polling...

The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) in Newton Aycliffe has been shortlisted in the 2019 Investors in People Awards. The awards celebrate the very best in people management practice recognising the people and teams that make the difference every day highlighting excellence on a global scale. PCP are finalist for not just one but two awards;...

A canine crime-fighter is putting his paws up after eight loyal years of active service. Black Labrador cross, Jet is one half of the Durham Police dog duo, Jet and Ben, who are known as the ‘Say no to Strangers’ dogs. They have worked with thousands of children across the force area, educating them on personal safety, ‘stranger...