September 26th, 201902092Students from Woodham Academy took part in the school’s first ever trip to Thailand this summer.
Fourteen key stage 4 students were selected through an intensive interview process which was the culmination of the work students had done as part of various different academies within the school.
Woodham’s Thailand Experience was...
September 26th, 201901272As part of County Durham’s electoral register update, canvassers will be visiting households that have not yet responded to the annual request for information.
Earlier this year, Durham County Council sent letters to all homes in the county asking residents to confirm their voter information and inform the local authority of any...
September 25th, 201922228Walking around the fantastic ROF 59 activity centre on Durham Way South, the personal attachments to its founder aren’t glaringly obvious.
But scratch beneath the surface, and you’ll find so many touching tributes John Finley has made to his proud family history.
Both his mother and grandmother worked in the munitions factory...
September 25th, 201901596Pioneering Care Partnership boss Carol Gaskarth has been shortlisted as a finalist for this year’s North East Charity Awards, Charity Leader of the Year.
The PCP chief executive says she’s “humbled” to be shortlisted in the awards which celebrate the achievements of the region’s hard-working charities and individual...
September 24th, 201901682With the new season now well under way all of the Juniors teams were in action over the sunny weekend in another set of league matches.
It was a great effort by all teams who were pushing to climb their respective league tables.
The U7 Blacks travelled to Stockton for their first league game with a great team effort that included...
September 24th, 201901413Messages of friendship from schoolchildren across the globe will be included within a special light installation symbolising the importance of international co-operation.
As part of the tenth anniversary edition of Lumiere, Durham County Council has commissioned local artist Mick Stephenson to create a new piece of artwork titled...
September 24th, 201901280The County Durham Wellbeing for Life service is working in the local community to promote breast screening and encourage women to attend their screening appointments.
Wellbeing for Life are working in local communities to give women in County Durham the opportunity to find out more about breast screening and the signs and symptoms of...
September 23rd, 201901511Seaham Red Star 0, Newton Aycliffe 5
By Bob Wood
Aycliffe striker Dean Thexton enjoyed his day out at sunny Seaham scoring four of Aycliffe's five goals on Saturday.
It was an excellent return to form for the Newtonians having been unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Vase a week earlier at Jarrow.
This week, however,...
September 23rd, 201901452Visitors to Hardwick Park in Sedgefield can enjoy new and exciting adventures with the launch of an interactive mobile app.
The free Love Exploring mobile app features digital treasure hunts, suitable for all ages.
In one of the most popular, families use augmented reality to ‘catch’ dinosaurs with their camera phone. Once...
September 23rd, 201901566Newton Aycliffe training and apprenticeship provider Optimum Skills are making sure their young trainees are looked after at work thanks to the vital work of experienced welfare officer Barbara Worthy.
Barbara has vast experience – from the “University of Life”, as she puts it – having held professional counselling roles...
