Pupils from around County Durham have been honoured for never missing a day of school. Almost 30 pupils who attend schools in the county achieved 100% attendance during the course of their secondary school careers, never having missed even a half day of school. They included young people from Aycliffe schools Woodham, Greenfield and the...

Outstanding in all areas – that is the verdict of inspectors from Ofsted on Aycliffe Secure Centre. The Durham County Council facility, which provides a secure children’s home environment, has been given the outstanding judgement in all four areas assessed, building on its good rating at its previous two inspections. The centre was...

Bishop Auckland 2, Newton Aycliffe 3 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe went second in the league table after making the short trip to local rivals Bishop Auckland and winning 3-2. Bishops had the better of the opening exchanges; Fairley and Hoganson hit shots straight at Aycliffe keeper Adam Pickford, and Morris hit the side...

Students at Woodham Academy have raised over £500 for charities of their choice. This forms part of the school council initiative to get young people more involved in school life. The council is the body of elected students who have the responsibility for representing the views of the student body within school. In the last academic...

A range of organisations have pledged to support plans to help people live longer, and strategies to create more jobs, at the official launch of a vision for County Durham’s future. The County Durham Vision 2035 sets out three strategic ambitions for the area over the next 15 years – to attract more and better jobs, to help people to live...

A dedication and determination to inspire and motivate women in the region to achieve their potential has led to unexpected recognition for a Teesside University leader. Professor Jane Turner, OBE DL, received the Outstanding Contribution Award at the Tees Businesswomen Awards 2019, held at Wynyard Hall n Thursday night and organised by Tees...

By Donna Campbell Despite a couple of 5k races it seems distance was the focus of the racing this past week for ARC members. The racing began midweek with race no 7 in the Darlington Trail series. However given the time of year, members had to ensure that they ran in either head or body torches. ARC had a great turnout for this race with...

Year 7 students at Woodham Academy recently took to the stage to compete against each other in a tutor group competition. They had been working in their groups during their curriculum music lessons to put together a performance of a song of their choice. The show saw some excellent performances of a variety of different songs, such as ‘Sky...

Inspirational examples of innovative design, environmental guardianship and community spirit have been recognised at an annual awards ceremony. The winners of the 30th anniversary County Durham Environment Awards were announced at Hardwick Hall Hotel near Sedgefield last night (Wednesday). And this year, to mark the milestone, a special tree...

Brandon United 0, Newton Aycliffe 5 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe won 5-0 away at second division Brandon United in the Durham Challenge Cup on Wednesday night. Brandon had beaten first division Ryhope CW in the previous round, so a tough match was anticipated. However, Aycliffe were on their game from the kick off, and went ahead...