Councillors in County Durham will be given an update on its council’s financial position as the authority prepares to set its budget for the next financial year. Next week, Durham County Council’s Cabinet will hear how the council’s financial forecasts and Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) have been updated following the government’s...

Residents across County Durham are reminded of some changes to bin collections over Christmas and New Year. Durham County Council’s collections will take place as normal up to and including Friday 22 December. From Tuesday 26 December to Friday 29 December, collections will take place one day later than normal, starting from Wednesday 27...

Ashington 2, Newton Aycliffe 4 By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe returned from an enforced weather break to make it four consecutive wins in four games scoring four goals in each game. Brian Atkinson’s side were very good value in this away encounter in Ashington, with both Liam Adamson and Cole Kiernan scoring a brace in a game which...

County Durham residents can now sign up for garden waste bin collections for 2024. Durham County Council’s garden waste scheme runs from April to November across 17 fortnightly collections, with the price frozen at the same as last year at £38. The council is reminding residents that to receive all 17 collections in the new year they must...

By Steven Dawson The past couple of weeks have been affected by the weather which has seen a number of races cancelled although some have managed to take place. On Saturday, the club travelled to Temple Park in South Shields for the North East Counties Athletics Association Cross Country Championships. In the Boys under 11 race Elijah...

A kind-hearted charity worker from the Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) has turned her talent of storytelling into a children’s book. Bev Walton is a friendly face that greets you at the Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe – where she also creates magical scenes and stories for PCP’s events for children. Bev’s new book is...

Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen is calling for bids from expert providers to reduce the impact and frequency of serious violence within our communities. The Durham and Darlington Serious Violence Duty Partnership, supported by Commissioner Allen is releasing a grant funding opportunity to protect residents of County Durham and...

Residents are being encouraged to take part in a new study about green spaces in County Durham. Feedback from the study will help Durham County Council to better understand how people think and feel about their local green areas. The study, which has been developed by Durham University with input from the council, aims to give both...

Government plans to create a smokefree generation and tackle youth vaping are being backed by Durham County Council. At a full council meeting this week, a motion welcoming the government’s “Stopping the Start” consultation received cross-party support. It was agreed that the council will respond to the consultation in support of the...

Newton Aycliffe shower designer and manufacturer Roman has won the Sustainability Initiative of the Year 2023 at the KBBFocus Awards. The awards ceremony was held at The Brewery in London and Roman were awarded the Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award 2023. Roman, which says it is committed to using recycled materials in the...