A major new conference has been announced for the oil and gas industry next month, which will take place at the Xcel Centre on Aycliffe Business Park – reflecting a growing confidence in the revitalised sector. Durham-based NOF Energy is hosting the inaugural Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition to highlight the growing number of commercial...

A man has died in hospital more than a week after being injured in Newton Aycliffe town centre. Iain Lee, of Newton Aycliffe, died at lunchtime today (Wednesday) at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. The 31-year-old had been in hospital since the early hours of Saturday, September 8, when he suffered serious head injuries...

Newton Aycliffe 0, Willington 0 (Aycliffe win 5-3 on penalties) By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe progressed in the Durham Challenge Cup, after winning at home to Willington. The score at full time was 0-0, with Aycliffe going through 5-3 on penalties. Both sides tried to play good football in the windy conditions, but their finishing...

A woman who left two sofas on the street outside her home has been left hundreds of pounds worse off and with a criminal record. Julie Stephenson, 31, of Newton Aycliffe, was given a fixed penalty notice by Durham County Council but failed to pay it and was prosecuted as part of the authority’s Operation Stop It environmental...

Tekmar Group has formally completed the acquisition of Subsea Innovation, which will lead to an accelerated focus on new product development as the company looks to expand its position as a global market leader. Marking its first acquisition since its successful admission to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in June 2018, the purchase of...

A protocol to safeguard young people has been launched in County Durham and Darlington. The Philomena Protocol, named after the patron saint of babies, infants and youths, is the first of its kind in the country being introduced by Durham Constabulary. Building on the success and learning from the Herbert Protocol (an initiative to support...

Aycliffe Sports Club 2, Wear United 1 By Paul Eales The Sports Club played host to Wear United from Sunderland in the County Cup at the weekend which saw them gain their fourth win in a row to go six games unbeaten. Wear United, playing out of the Sunderland Sunday League third Division, came to Newton Aycliffe unbeaten so far this...

Durham County Council and Blaenau Gwent Borough Council have launched a call for technology businesses to develop innovative solutions that can capture and analyse data to transform Local Authority service delivery. Development funding is provided under the GovTech Catalyst Fund scheme and the competition opens for applications on 24...

Get moving, there’s just a few days left to secure your place for the North East’s most action-packed obstacle course. On Sunday (September 30), Muddy Mayhem, organised by Durham County Council, is returning to Hardwick Park, Sedgefield. But the deadline for registering is fast approaching, you’ve only got till midnight Wednesday,...

Residents and community groups are invited to share their views about adult social care as part of a major national consultation. The Local Government Association (LGA) consultation, titled ‘The lives we want to lead’, asks how best to pay for social care and support for older people, adults with mental or physical disabilities and unpaid...