A petition to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson from proroguing Parliament has sparked a furious local debate. Aycliffe and Durham County councillor John Clare shared the government petition – which says Parliament must not be prorogued or dissolved unless and until the Article 50 period has been sufficiently extended or the UK's intention to...

Greenfield Arts are looking forward to hosting an exhibition by a renowned and well-loved local artist. ‘Norman Cornish: A Man of Destiny’ will run from Thursday October 10 until Wednesday 11th December 11, and chronicles the great determination and resilience he showed to become a professional artist. The exhibition forms part of the...

By Donna Campbell This week’s racing began with parkrun for many of our members with Mark Bainbridge achieving a PB for the course at South Park, Darlington in a time of 20.39. On Sunday (August 25) two of our members went international and partook in the Chantilly Half marathon in France. The race was run in very hot conditions with...

Care providers and those wishing to pursue a career in the sector can access free training at a new academy launching next week. Durham County Council has set up the County Durham Care Academy to improve skills and resilience within the care sector, offering support across a range of areas including recruitment and retention of staff, training,...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket… Saturday 24th August – NYSD Division 2 Maltby 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was hot and sunny. Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bat first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 222 all out after 47.1 overs Luke Telford 99, Ryan Patrick 24 and Adam Randall 22 Maltby 1st XI 214 for 7...

Technology made in Newton Aycliffe is heading to Taiwan as part of a major new subsea deal. Aycloffe-based Tekmar Energy has revealed that subsea power cable provider JDR Cables, part of TFKable Group, have selected the Tekmar’s patented cable protection system (CPS) TekLink® Mechanical Latch for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind...

Failing to pay fixed penalties for ignoring requests to clear waste has left seven people a combined £5,000 worse off and with criminal convictions. Durham County Council has successfully prosecuted four men and three women who did not pay fixed penalties issued in relation to their failure to comply with requests to clear waste left outside...

Newton Aycliffe Youth FC celebrate 30 years of successfully developing young footballers as an FA Charter Standard Community Club. The club was established in 1989 by a group of enthusiastic parents setting up a single boy’s team to play in the Teesside Junior Football Alliance. It has grown in those 30 years but the approach to football...

Production manager Phil Metcalfe is setting a positive career progression trend at family firm Finley Structures. The 35-year-old was just 20 when he started working for Finley’s in 2004, starting out making fittings, before working his way to the office and now heads a 40-man production team. As well as climbing the career ladder with the...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Shildon 2 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe nearly pulled off a derby win against local rivals Shildon at the Beaumont Landscapes stadium, Moore Lane. The match finished 2-2, with Aycliffe conceding an equaliser deep into stoppage time. The match was played in very hot conditions in front of a big Bank Holiday crowd...