July 20th, 201802180Children can enjoy free snacks at libraries and leisure centres across County Durham this summer.
Bananas, satsumas, popcorn and raisins will be among the nutritious treats on offer to youngsters at Durham County Council venues throughout the six-week holidays from Monday 23 July.
This includes selected council leisure centres,...
July 20th, 201802119The 35th issue of Aycliffe Today Business – the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – is packed with exciting news from around the business park, as well as a special six-page feature celebrating the fourth annual Make Your Mark awards event.
Part of our special feature on Make Your Mark includes a piece on John Parnell, who was...
July 19th, 201801480By Donna Campbell
This week’s races again began during the week with the Sunderland 5k on Thursday, July 12.
This race is part of the National Road Race Championship and the course is considered to be one of the fastest in the country. The race takes place in the Silksworth Sports Complex in Sunderland.
It was again a hot...
July 19th, 201801336Staff from schools across the region have been learning more about ICT during an annual conference.
Durham County Council’s ICT School Services hosted the event at Durham County Cricket Club, which gave teachers and other staff the chance to find out more about the latest technology on offer from suppliers and experts in the digital...
July 19th, 201811719Business leaders are being challenged to sleep out for a night when Darlington holds its first ever CEO Sleepout to raise funds in the fight against local homelessness and poverty.
North-East-based charity CEO Sleepout is looking for leaders from County Durham’s most compassionate businesses who are willing to get sponsored to give...
July 18th, 201801537Funding from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) has been used to help Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club refurbish the practice net facility at the ground.
The original net facility was fitted eight years ago and having been maintained by the cricket club was in need of major refurbishment, including replacement of the netting...
July 18th, 201801590Police are reminding motorists that an unlocked car is an unsafe car, as they launch a new vehicle security campaign across County Durham.
The campaign will run from Wednesday to Saturday (July 21), and aims to reduce the number of incidents involving theft from motor vehicles by encouraging owners to keep their vehicles...
July 18th, 201823101The mayor of Tees Valley has called on Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling to award a £2.8billion train contract to Hitachi Rail Europe in Newton Aycliffe.
In a letter to the Transport Secretary, Ben Houchen – the Conservative elected mayor for the Tees region – said that awarding the contract to the firm would be a...
July 17th, 201801588Hundreds of primary school children gathered at Oakleaf Sports Complex in Newton Aycliffe for a running event arranged by GO Run For Fun.
Durham-born Athlete Cameron Boyek, who set the runners off at the start line and congratulated them as they crossed the finish line, joined the pupils in the mass running event on Friday (July...
