Visitors to Hardwick Park in Sedgefield can enjoy new and exciting adventures with the launch of an interactive mobile app. The free Love Exploring mobile app features digital treasure hunts, suitable for all ages. In one of the most popular, families use augmented reality to ‘catch’ dinosaurs with their camera phone. Once they’ve...

Newton Aycliffe training and apprenticeship provider Optimum Skills are making sure their young trainees are looked after at work thanks to the vital work of experienced welfare officer Barbara Worthy. Barbara has vast experience – from the “University of Life”, as she puts it – having held professional counselling roles during her...

Two men were arrested following a stabbing in the town on Thursday night. The incident happened at Aldfrid Place shortly before 8.30pm and saw officers from Durham Constabulary attend the disturbance. A man in his early 20s had suffered a knife wound to his arm and was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital for treatment, although his...

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...