September 14th, 201801327Residents in Great Aycliffe & Middridge can find out how local issues are being tackled when the local area action partnership holds their next board meeting later this month.
The Great Aycliffe & Middridge Partnership board will be meeting on Tuesday, September 25, between 6pm and 8pm at Middridge Village Hall, and members of...
September 14th, 201801377A further £12m funding has been granted to provide employment, education and training opportunities for young people in County Durham.
The Durham County Council led partnership programme, DurhamWorks, has been awarded the funding from the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Council’s Youth Employment Initiative (YEI),...
September 13th, 201801289The first of three information events, organised to give up to date advice to residents about the potential impacts of Brexit, will take place next week.
The first free public session will be held at The Sage, Gateshead, from 5.30pm to 7pm on Thursday, September 20.
This will focus on citizens’ rights and will be attended by...
September 13th, 201803263A newly-qualified sports therapist is getting rave reviews from customers after bravely launching his own business.
Alan Kay, from Newton Aycliffe, decided to start AK Sports Therapy and Massage after graduating from his sports rehabilitation degree at the University of Cumbria earlier this year.
The 31-year-old returned to...
September 13th, 201801320The Pioneering Care Partnership in Newton Aycliffe is hosting an event to raise money for a well-known cancer charity.
The PCP is inviting local people to its Cobblers Hall venue to be part of the ‘World’s biggest coffee morning’, in aid of Macmillan, on Friday September 28, 10am-1pm.
Yummy sweet treats will be on offer as...
September 12th, 201801403By Paul Eales
Newton Aycliffe Sports Club won their third game in a row and are now five straight games unbeaten in the Wear Valley Sunday League Division Two.
Playing away to Spennymoor Ash Tree, it was another poor start to the game when a long range effort was spilled by stand in goalkeeper Chris Kilburn to make it 1-0 to the...
September 12th, 201801398The country’s top performing police force is recruiting new Special Constables.
Applications to join Durham Constabulary as a Special Constable will open at 9.30am on Friday, September 14.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday, September 28.
‘Specials’ as they are known are volunteer police officers who commit a...
September 12th, 201803636Two British-based global rail giants are opening up a new High Speed 2 bid centre in Birmingham to develop their plans to build an iconic train for the project.
A team of up to 50 experts from both companies, including engineers, designers and environmental specialists, has been put together to work up the proposals.
Based at...
September 11th, 201801910The Aycliffe Juniors football teams welcomed in the new league season over the weekend.
Everyone was excited to get things underway with a growing number of teams throughout the club and many new players ready to enjoy the action.
The new season also marked our return home to play matches at Woodham Academy. There has been a great...
September 11th, 201801432Residents in County Durham are being invited to have their say on their local authority’s budget plans for next year.
Durham County Council needs to make further forecasted savings of £35.3m over the next four years in addition to the £224m it will have achieved during the period 2011-12 to 2018-19.
Frontline services will...
