Increased mental health support is to be provided for children and young people in County Durham, following the success of a funding application. Teams will work in schools and colleges in areas of social disadvantage after the county was one of 57 areas across the country chosen by NHS England. The application was made by a partnership...

County Durham businesses will be able to access support to reduce their carbon footprint and save money thanks to a £1.5m funding pot. Durham County Council has been accepted as part of Interreg Europe’s SME Power, a European Union-funded project that helps small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) change their energy behaviour, reduce...

A man was arrested following an incident in Newton Aycliffe earlier this week. The incident occurred on Dalton Way shortly before 11am on Monday (August 12). The 22-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assaulting two police officers. He was in police custody this week.  

Several community groups gathered to create a special pop-up shop in Aycliffe town centre last weekend. Organisations including Neville Community Association, Acorn Community Association, Junction 7, Junior Neighbourhood Watch, New friends New Places and Horndale Community Association held it to showcase the great work they carry out across the...

Sixth form students have been praised after A-level results across County Durham improved yet again. Overall attainment in the county has improved year-on-year since 2016, with many schools and colleges reporting an overall increase in both the numbers of students achieving A* to B grades and getting into their first-choice...

High-profile entrepreneur and former model Heather Mills has been revealed as the keynote speaker for this year’s EMCN event on Aycliffe Business Park. Visionary businesswoman Ms Mills has expanded her international award-winning plant based vegan company VBites by opening two sites in the North East, which increases the presance to a total...

By Donna Campbell This week the racing began on Monday with Alan Wilks making the journey to South Shields for their monthly mile. Alan completed this mile in 6 mins 33 seconds. On Wednesday night Richard Campbell travelled to Gateshead International stadium to take part in the final meeting of the North East Grand Prix where he ran in the...

Over 150 families attended this year’s Big Latch On event to celebrate and educate on all things breastfeeding. The Global Big Latch On was part of World Breastfeeding Week, Thursday to Wednesday August 1-7, with events taking place at registered locations around the world, as people gathered together to breastfeed and offer peer support to...

Shower screen manufacturer Roman has secured £2m funding from HSBC to potentially double the size of its production facilities on Aycliffe Business Park. Strong sales and international growth for the Aycliffe shower enclosure company means their current rented site lacks capacity to meet predicted demand in export markets. Roman currently...

A range of community groups and organisations are celebrating after being awarded community cash from the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP). GAMP have an annual budget of £100,000 available, and invited applications for projects from community and voluntary or not-for-profit organisations. Project proposals had to be delivered...