July 29th, 201901491Lee Weldon with his weekly round-up from the wicket…
Both of Saturdays senior league games were washed out without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain.
Sunday 28th July – NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Bedale 1st XI – weather was warm and overcast. Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Bedale 1st XI...
July 27th, 201901154A popular wildflower planting scheme is once again bringing a burst of colour to roadsides across County Durham.
Various species of wildflowers and herbaceous plants have been sown on roundabouts and verges around the area as part of the Durham County Council initiative.
As well as offering an eye-catching display, the flowers also...
July 26th, 201901200Greenfield Arts are delighted to offer free family focused holiday sessions during the summer holidays.
The summer activities will run in July and August and will be held in Newton Aycliffe and Shildon.
The sessions include their popular craft sessions with Dawn Belshaw, be inspired by our exhibition and create something wonderful...
July 26th, 20190993There are just a couple of days left for people to have their say on designs for a new history centre for County Durham.
A public consultation on plans for Durham History Centre, which will bring together archive, heritage and registration services for the county, is due to end on Sunday (July 28).
As well as having their say on...
July 25th, 201901083By Donna Campbell
So after a busy few weeks it was a lot quieter this week for our runners.
There was still a midweek race however, with two full members and two second claim members taking part in the Summer Coast Road 5k.
This is a two-lap course along the sea front in Marske. First home for Aycliffe was John Surtees in 16.39,...
July 25th, 201901300Teesside International Airport is flying once again after Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen fulfilled his 2017 campaign pledge and returned the former Durham Tees Valley Airport to its original name.
The name was originally changed from Teesside International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport in 2004, to the disappointment of many...
July 25th, 201981391The new Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday that 20,000 new Police Officers will be recruited across the country has received a cautious welcome from Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner Ron Hogg.
Hoggn noted that the number of Police Officers employed by Durham Constabulary has been reduced by nearly 400 since 2010 as a...
July 24th, 201901277Record-breaking crowds have experienced the excitement and diversity of 21st century brass thanks to County Durham’s liveliest music festival.
More than 40,000 people experienced this year’s Durham BRASS, a ten-day musical extravaganza which culminated in a free open-air party at Wharton Park in Durham on Sunday.
The Big Brass...
July 24th, 201901461Revealed: The ticking software time bomb that could disrupt half of all businesses in January 2020. Chris Petty, MD of Cornerstone Business Solutions, tells us the bad news first…
Your business, like most others, relies on Microsoft software every day. It’s the software you use the most – for email, documents, to run your...
July 23rd, 201907671Nominations for a prestigious green awards which are in their 30th year can still be made following an extension of the deadline.
People can now nominate individuals, projects or groups for the County Durham Environment Awards up until Friday 2 August.
The awards are organised each year by Durham County Council on behalf of the...