Not many of the Aycliffe Juniors teams got a game in this week due to the weather conditions, but they're hoping to get back to normality next week. The Under 7s whites travelled to Durham and played a great game with some fantastic defending, the team working the ball well going forward and getting some amazing shots off on goal. The man of...

A council’s pest control team has again achieved a prestigious European standard for its work to rid County Durham of rats, wasps, fleas and more. For the second year running, Durham County Council’s pest control team has been awarded the Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA) certified status, meaning their work...

Dozens of young people have been given their first step on the career ladder after starting apprenticeships with the north east’s largest council. Durham County Council received over 1,000 applications for more than 70 apprenticeship opportunities, which vary from Intermediate (Level 2), Advanced (Level 3) and Higher (Level 4) to Degree...

Hebburn Town 2, Newton Aycliffe 1 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe travelled to league leaders Hebburn Town, and were unlucky to lose 2-1. Hebburn started well and centre forward Armstrong headed wide on three minutes. He then had two further chances, hitting a shot high and wide from a good position, and directing a header from a...

Woodham Academy is proud to be a licensed premise of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Currently, over 60 students from Y10 and Y11 have signed up to complete the Bronze Award, which focuses on the wider, holistic school environment whilst helping to secure educational outcomes. The Duke of Edinburgh Award includes the key components of...

Household Waste Recycling Centres in County Durham have now switched to winter opening times. From this week until the end of March, centres will be open during the following hours: Monday to Sunday – 9am to 3.30pm • Annfield Plain • Heighington Lane, Newton Aycliffe • Middleton-in-Teesdale • Potterhouse Lane, Pity Me •...

Darlington town centre’s skyline is changing once again as the steel for a new office takes shape. Newton Aycliffe construction specialists Finley Structures won a contract to fabricate and erect 330 tonnes of steel for Feethams House in the town. The five-storey office block development in the centre of Darlington will complement the...

A Newton Aycliffe school says staff morale and retention is high – despite claims there’s a “chronic” shortage of teachers in the classroom. A ‘revolutionary’ new national initiative has been launched to ease what’s been described as a chronic shortage of teachers in North-East schools. Schools are said to be facing a growing...

A campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the services and expert advice on offer in County Durham pharmacies. There are currently 126 pharmacies in the county that provide a large variety of services, ranging from advice on and the treatment of many minor ailments, to guidance about medicine and stop smoking and drug misuse...

PCP volunteer gardeners were celebrating this week having achieved the highest accolade at the recent Royal Horticultural Society and Northumbria in Bloom awards. Britain in Bloom assessors deemed the community garden to be ‘Outstanding’ and ‘A fabulous hidden gem!’ in the It’s Your Neighbourhood category. The Assessor stated:...