April 23rd, 202001503The Office of Durham Police, Crime & Victims’ Commissioner (ODPCVC) are working with American company Elucd to use innovative technology to improve engagement and understand what the communities across County Durham and Darlington are in relation to policing.
They are the first organisation in Europe to partner with Elucd. The...
April 23rd, 202013295Holidays and trips have been cancelled across the board since the coronavirus pandemic began.
And as the UK continues to be in the grip of a lockdown, many summer holidays that were planned are now looking doubtful.
But when will we be able to travel abroad again?
Here is a round-up of the current advice and travel...
April 23rd, 20200237Garden waste services in County Durham will now be able to go ahead with changes to collection dates after they were initially postponed due to coronavirus.
Last month, Durham County Council had to postpone garden waste collections in order to maintain its essential refuse and recycling services during the Covid-19 outbreak.
After...
April 22nd, 202001985Thrive is delighted to be sharing its mojo with a succession of well-received social media and digital marketing workshops in recent months.
As a long-standing digital marketing agency, Thrive has long held the key to the secrets of the world of social media management, engagement and advertising, with numerous Aycliffe Business...
April 22nd, 202001234Students from Greenfield Community College have earned many sporting achievements over the last few months, and despite the school closure due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the school is celebrating a good year for sports.
Greenfield Community College run an extended programme of lunchtime and after-school opportunities with a diverse...
April 21st, 202001199County Durham’s early years team is working hard to keep provisions open for key workers and vulnerable children during the coronavirus outbreak.
Following a shortage of childcare spaces nationally, Durham County Council is providing 30 hours of funding to any nursery or childminder taking on new key worker or vulnerable...
April 21st, 202031657By Colin Young
Open to business and open for business, The Work Place delivers exactly what it says on the black and white road sign.
Opened in 2008 and owned by a charity, the eye-catching structure is very much open to the businesses of Aycliffe as a centre for meeting, learning and working.
You will have seen the sign as you...
April 20th, 202001392Supportive health and wellbeing charity the Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) has been working hard behind the scenes this past month to aid the NHS and the region-wide community responses to the Covid-19 outbreak.
During this challenging time PCP teams have adapted quickly to offer a wide range of support to ensure that vital local...
April 17th, 202001961Newton Aycliffe FC chairman Allan Oliver has moved to thank his management team, supporters and sponsors after their season was brought to an abrupt end due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The FA Council declared the 2019-20 campaign null and void, with Aycliffe – fifth in the Northern League first division table – standing a good...
April 17th, 202001333More than 7,000 grants have been paid to County Durham businesses to help them deal with the effects of the Coronavirus outbreak.
To date, Durham County Council has now paid more than £76 million, which is 85 percent of the overall sum that was originally expected to be paid.
Last week, updated government guidance extended the...
