Partnership working comes in various forms and the Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) recently supported Shaw Trust. Health and wellbeing charity, PCP, donated wooden pallets from their recent renovations to Shaw Trust. Shaw Trust is a leading employment charity, who provide education and training for those starting out and those looking to...

By Steven Dawson It has been another very busy week for Aycliffe Running Club with some unique races taking place and also some exceptional performances. On Saturday, one member took part in a very unique race, the Pilgrims Ultra, running 50km (32 miles) following in the footsteps of Saints and Kings along the stunning route of St Oswald’s...

Nearly 2,000 families in County Durham will save hundreds of pounds a year thanks to a pilot free school meals scheme. Durham County Council ran a pilot project which saw nearly 2,500 children automatically enrolled for free school meals following a data matching exercise on their family’s eligibility. This means that 1,727 households...

Liversedge 4, Newton Aycliffe 0 By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe ended a disappointing week of results with a surprisingly poor 4-0 defeat at Liversedge on Saturday. Many were hoping to see Aycliffe bounce back from their 4-2 defeat at Heaton Stannington on Wednesday, although this wasn't to be the case. Aycliffe didn't start too...

Residents in County Durham are being invited to have their say on proposals to balance council budgets next year and beyond. Durham County Council’s Cabinet was this week told the council forecasts a budget gap of £64.1million over the next four years, with savings of £21.7m to be made in 2025/26 - even if council tax is increased by the...

Councillors have agreed to extend a council tax reduction scheme which supports County Durham’s most vulnerable residents. Durham County Council’s Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme offers a council tax discount to eligible residents on low incomes, whether in work, unemployed or retired. Just over 53,800 residents are currently...

Emley 0, Newton Aycliffe 3 Isuzu FA Trophy, second qualifying round By Ryan Livingston Newton Aycliffe continued their excellent run in cup competitions by defeating Emley 3-0 in the FA Trophy second qualifying round. It was a game on paper where Aycliffe were certainly the underdog, but once again Brian Atkinson's side defied the odds...

Visit County Durham has announced the formal appointment of its new chair. Duncan Peake from Raby Estates will take on the role having held the post of Interim Chair since last June. Duncan has been on the board of directors at Visit County Durham for six years. As an experienced chartered surveyor, land manager and rural business leader...

By Steven Dawson It has been another very busy week for Aycliffe Running Club with some excellent performances across a series of races. Last Wednesday, 14 members took part in the final race of the Darlington Trail 5k series and a new course, the Harrowgate Hill 5k. John Firby (19:09) finished first with Lucy Postle (23:42), third...

Bungling Aycliffe thieves who advertised their swag on a Facebook ‘bonus ball’ competition have been caught out thanks to eagle-eyed shop workers. Neighbourhood PCs Adam Crawford and Josh Roberts were patrolling Newton Aycliffe town centre last Saturday when staff at Heron reported a shoplifting incident. Workers mentioned that they'd...