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:...

By Donna Campbell The first race of this week saw the start of the Cross Country season get underway. ARC compete in two cross country leagues and this race was in the Start Fitness Harrier League and took place at Wrekenton, Gateshead. In this series the ladies run approximate four miles and the men approximately six miles. Due to other...

Visitors to customer access points, libraries and leisure centres around County Durham can pick up free cycling rewards this autumn as an incentive to get on their bikes. Durham County Council is offering anyone who cycles to one of its libraries, customer access points or leisure centres which have cycle parking facilities a free bike seat...

High-profile Brexiteer John Elliott admits it’s been a “difficult year” for Ebac, as the Newton Aycliffe manufacturer posts a turnover dip and losses of £1.2m. But sales of the company’s much celebrated washing machines, the only in the UK, have increased by 13%, Ebac revealed in its annual results. And its chairman reckons the firm...

It was an unusually quiet weekend for the Aycliffe Juniors’ teams due to the weather resulting in many games getting cancelled and postponed. The Under 8 whites travelled to Farringdon to play a very good Hetton side. Goals from Jonah, Joel and a hattrick from Jack rounded off a good performance. Joel walked away with the MOTM from this...

The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) supported Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning last Friday and achieved sweet success for the cancer awareness charity, raising over £340 from cake sales, stall fees and a raffle. The event was well attended and everyone was spoilt for choice at the amazing stalls in the centre, ranging from body...