Staff at Newton Aycliffe Youth and Community Centre are putting to good use a new cooker that has recently been installed. They’ve taken delivery of the new cooker thanks to a grant from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP). Thanks to funding from local county councillors the group were awarded £1,500 to purchase and install a...

Aycliffe Business Park software specialist, Excelpoint has announced it is on target to realise a 100% increase in sales by the end of its financial year. As a key player in the global no-code systems and process automation market, Excelpoint has built its success and reputation on supporting its customers to streamline and automate business...

By Donna Campbell It may only be early in the year but the racing season is certainly stepping up with the first marathon being run by one of our members. As always, I will begin with Parkruns which this week saw two of our members achieve PB’s. This was despite the terrible weather that Storm Gareth brought. At Sedgefield, Hannah...

Police officers, staff and volunteers who have gone the extra mile have been honoured at a new awards ceremony. The inaugural Durham Difference Awards were held at the Radisson Blu hotel, in Durham, this week and recognised dedicated police work across County Durham and Darlington in a host of categories, including Police Officer of the Year,...

Community groups and voluntary sector organisations have the opportunity to apply for a grant, thanks to a Community Safety Fund launched today. For the fifth year Ron Hogg, Durham Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner (PCVC), is continuing his partnership with local grant-making charity County Durham Community Foundation. Under this...

After two-and-a-half-years of development, the region’s largest bus operator, Go North East, opened the doors to its brand new £3.5m state-of-the-art depot. In an official opening of the Consett facility, Go-Ahead Group chief executive David Brown was joined by Cllr Simon Henig, leader of Durham County Council and Go North East managing...

Consett 1, Newton Aycliffe 1 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe travelled to second-placed Consett and came away with a well earned point in a 1-1 draw. A strong wind was blowing down the ground, and this affected the play, with Consett having the better of the first half and Aycliffe getting the upper hand in the second half. The...

The region’s largest council and a number of its partners have signed a collective new pledge as part of an ongoing campaign to eradicate single use plastics. Representatives from Durham County Council were joined at its County Hall headquarters by a number of businesses and partner organisations to sign the bespoke local pledge for County...

Students at Woodham Academy took to the stage last week for their performance of the hit musical Grease. The show was a massive success, with students from all year groups taking part, as was a testament to the huge amount of talents that students within the school have. The school’s head of music Mr Gales said: “All three nights were of...

A Newton Aycliffe councillor has taken the law into his own hands after he wrecked a neighbour’s fence by erecting his own wooden perimeter which is said to be illegal. Ken Robson, an independent councillor on Great Aycliffe Town Council who lives on Priestman Road near the town centre, buckled his neighbour’s back garden fence during the...