Council workers were out in force dealing with the impact of heavy rain across County Durham. Torrential downpours overnight continued into the morning causing problems on the county’s roads during rush hour and minor flooding at some schools and leisure centres. Staff at Durham County Council have been doing everything they can to keep...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket… Saturday 10th August – NYSD Division 2 Norton 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was windy and overcast. Norton won the toss and chose to bowl first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 167 for 9 after 50 overs Sam Telford 61, Michael Howe 32 and Chris Palmer 16 Norton 1st XI 105 all out...

Snakes, goats and lizards will be just some of the animals on show during a free community fun day next week. Horndale Community Association is holding the event at Greenfield Community College on Thursday (August 15), 10am3pm. Visitors can enjoy seeing sheep, goats rabbits and other furry animals, as well as snakes, lizards, monkeys,...

Parks, cemeteries and crematoriums across County Durham have once again been awarded a prestigious national status. A total of 12 Durham County Council sites have received Green Flag accreditation by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, in recognition of the excellent standards of maintenance, management and good practice that keeps...

Northallerton 0, Newton Aycliffe 1 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe bounced back from their opening day defeat at home to Whickham with a narrow win at Northallerton on Wednesday night. The margin of victory should have been greater, as they missed several one-on-one chances against home keeper Dawson. On seven minutes Gez Richardson...

A woman who died following a collision on the A1(M) near Newton Aycliffe has been named as 68-year-old Mary Graham. Mrs Graham, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, died after the Toyota Auris she was travelling in was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit van on Friday night (August 2). She was taken to James Cook University Hospital, in...

A young cricket coach has been recognised for her outstanding services to cricket with an OSCA! Newton Aycliffe coach Alex Paterson was awarded the Young Volunteer of the Year award (ages 14-18) at Durham Cricket Board’s Outstanding Services to Cricket Awards (OSCAs) this summer. The 17-year-old coaches young cricket players at Newton...

Those looking for splash-tastic activities to keep kids entertained this summer need to look no further than their local leisure centre. There are plenty of activities on offer at Durham County Council leisure centres this August - from snorkelling to learning to swim there is something for every child to enjoy. Swimming crash courses and...

The community of Newton Aycliffe have rallied round to help an elderly lady who lost her pension money in the town centre. Aycliffe police published a post on social media earlier this week about the recently widowed 83-year-old lady who had lost her pension money, believed to be about £230. The post attracted dozens of comments from the...

By Donna Campbell Unusually for ARC the focus of racing this week was on the track. First up was Alan Wilks who took part in the final meeting of the NEMAA league where he competed in the 800m and achieved an o/70 pb of 3.00.04. This meant that overall Alan took first place in the over 70 category in the middle distance league. Friday...