Aycliffe councillor John Clare says the Labour Party has been “punished by Brexit” after the traditionally strong North-East party was pummelled in regional elections this week. While the next Aycliffe and Durham County Council elections aren’t until 2021, Labour lost swathes of council seats in other local polls on Thursday. The...

By Donna Campbell It was again a busy week with racing during the week. First up was john Surtees who travelled to the Monkton Stadium for the North East Grand Prix for North East Counties athletic Association. On this occasion John was competing in the 10,000m which is 25 laps of an outdoor track. John completed this in 35.15.11. Closer...

Durham is a great place to live, work and invest – that’s the message the county’s leaders took right to the heart of government this week. Influential figures from the county’s business, culture and education sectors demonstrated their passion for the area during a reception at the Houses of Parliament. Hosted by Phil Wilson, MP for...

There is quite often a buzz of excitement at the Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe, but recently the buzz was hair clippers in readiness to shave a willing volunteer’s hair off! PCP options members would like to say a big thank you to Cath Casey from Sainsbury’s Local at Cobblers Hall for her head shaving fundraising...

Durham Constabulary has been rated Outstanding by Government inspectors for an unprecedented fourth year in a row. In their annual Peel report, published today, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services graded Durham: • Outstanding for effectiveness • Outstanding for efficiency • Good for...

Students from Greenfield Community College have been achieving great things in football recently. Both the Year 8 and Year 10 boys football teams have enjoyed a successful cup run reaching the final of the Ben Potts Cup. The Year 10 football team beat Bishop Barrington in the semi-final 3-2 to take them to final where they will play either...

As part of International Compost Awareness Week, Durham County Council is offering discounted compost bins to encourage residents to recycle their kitchen and garden waste. Compost Awareness Week, which runs from 5 to 11 May, aims to get more people composting by highlighting the benefits it brings to the environment. This year’s theme,...

Former Holiways mechanic Russ Gibson now runs Aycliffe Dairies and delivers milk, eggs and other fresh produce daily to several firms on Aycliffe Business Park. So, in our latest issue of Aycliffe Today Business, Russ was our special Coffee Break feature. To order regular milk and eggs from Russ, give him a call on 07751 000828 or email...

A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action… Saturday 27th April – NYSD Division 2 Bedale 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was overcast and cool. Bedale won the toss and chose to bowl first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 186 all out after 49.1 overs Adam Gittins 42, Sam Telford 33, Adam Randall 32 and Patrick Howe 20 Bedale...

You can’t miss him – but police are looking for this man who’s suspected of theft. Officers want to speak to the man, pictured by CCTV at the Tesco store in Newton Aycliffe, after a theft there last Wednesday (April 24). Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting crime number CRI00193078.