Exploring ways to tackle climate change in County Durham is the purpose of a new consultation that has been launched. Durham County Council declared a climate emergency earlier this year and set itself a target of reducing its own carbon emissions by 60% by 2030 and for the county as a whole to be 100 % carbon neutral by 2050. And to help it...

By Donna Campbell Racing for ARC again began midweek with the Preston Park Trail Race on September 11 (pictured below). It was an all-male turnout for this event with Richard Holland first home for the club in 20.58 followed by Peter Milburn in 22.09, Peter Smith in 22.49, David Stothard in 26.43 and Ray Todd in 40.30. On Saturday ARC...

Plastic bottles will be transformed into a unique and eco-friendly art installation when communities across County Durham come together ahead of Lumiere, the UK’s largest light festival. Durham County Council’s community arts team has organised a series of creative workshops that will give residents the opportunity to contribute to the...

Into the second week of the new 2019/2020 season games were coming thick and fast for our Junior teams with both league and cup games being played. Our Under 7 Blacks squad hosted Cleveland Juniors Reds in the first round of the TJFA league cup. It was a brilliant game and MOTM Ryan C netted for the Aycliffe side however this couldn’t send...

Armed forces personnel, both serving and retired, can now access extra support through their social landlords, thanks to an outreach project in County Durham. The Armed Forces Outreach Service (AFOS) is a local authority partnership which Durham County Council has been a part of since 2017. It was created to support servicemen and women,...

It’s being reported that Aycliffe giant Hitachi Rail is set to miss out on the £500m Tyne and Wear Metro deal – to a Spanish rival. It’s understood Nexus – the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, to design, build and maintain the new fleet of trains – is set to overlook Hitachi with the contract, which would...

A Newton Aycliffe man who was on the run after being convicted of drug dealing has been arrested in Wales. Paul Baveridge was one of three men convicted of being part of a cocaine deal worth £58,000 last month. But he failed to turn up at Teesside Crown Court in August, and Durham Police issued a warrant for his arrest. Police confirmed...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket… Saturday 14th September – NYSD Division 2 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Redcar 1st XI – weather was mild and sunny. Redcar won the toss and chose to bat first. Redcar 1st XI 80 all out after 32.2 overs Jack Slatcher 3 for 7, Patrick Howe 2 for 2 and James Layfield-Carroll 2 for...

The Pioneering Care Partnership in Newton Aycliffe is again taking part in this year’s hugely-popular fundraising coffee morning. The PCP will be part of the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday September 27, 10am-1pm. The Cobblers Hall centre will be filled with a range of freshly prepared...

Tekmar Energy has won a major new offshore wind farm deal in Taiwan. Offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul Group has selected Tekmar’s cable protection system (CPS) TekLink Mechanical Latch for the Changhua offshore wind farm. Changhua is the second wind farm to be installed in Taiwan located along the West Coast with construction...