July 12th, 201801652A battalion of Roman soldiers is preparing to march on County Durham this weekend.
Foot soldiers, cavalrymen and barbarians will be setting up camp at Binchester Roman Fort, near Bishop Auckland, on Saturday, 14 and Sunday, 15 July for the site’s annual Roman Festival.
As well as speaking to traders and artisans, visitors will be...
July 11th, 201801924Newton Aycliffe Juniors celebrated the success of their 2017/18 season at their 21st annual presentation day, held at Woodham Academy.
It was great for the club to reward all their players and thank all the coaches for their work at the school which is our new home ground.
Chairman Nige Slatcher presented special awards to the...
July 11th, 201801326Opportunities to protect and improve rail services in the region must be maximised, councillors heard this week.
Members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet were asked to agree a series of key messages setting out how the authority will work to support and promote the interests of the rail industry when they met on Wednesday (July...
July 11th, 201811579Leading international shower designer and manufacturer Roman won the Marketing and Branding Award with their Future Business Magnates Team.
Roman was a business mentor for a team of Year 8 entrepreneurial students in this year’s FBM competition.
This exciting and fun competition aims to build enthusiasm in young people and...
July 10th, 201823006Children with special educational needs in County Durham will have better access to the facilities they need to thrive thanks to a funding boost from central government.
Durham County Council has received £1.3m from a national fund which aims to help transform the lives of thousands of children with special educational needs and...
July 10th, 201801735Primary school students built and launched their own rockets at Woodham Academy’s after-school science club.
Woodham Academy runs ‘Sparkies’ to provide fun and interactive science sessions for Key Stage 2 students.
At the last Sparkies session of the year, students competed against each other to build the water rocket which...
July 10th, 201801808Young women are being encouraged to consider a career in engineering by a former apprentice who has enjoyed a decade at a global science company.
Lisa Fletcher, an advanced manufacturing engineer at 3M’s Newton Aycliffe plant, met girls from Bishop Auckland’s King James 1st Academy during a tour of South West Durham...
July 10th, 201801947As the World Cup semi-final approaches, police are urging fans to enjoy the game safely and responsibly.
Durham Constabulary experienced its busiest day of the year on Saturday, as England won a place in the World Cup semi-finals after beating Sweden 2-0.
Throughout the day, the force dealt with 1,418 calls – 390 of which were...
July 9th, 201801569Aycliffe had a hard-fought victory at home to Hartlepool second team by just nine runs...
Saturday 7th July – NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Hartlepool 2nd XI – weather was very hot and sunny. Hartlepool won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 152 all out after 48.2 overs
Darryn Bancroft 36,...
July 9th, 201801607Fewer young people from County Durham are entering the youth justice system than ever before, councillors will hear this week.
The latest data shows that 119 young people from the county entered the youth justice system between April 2017 and March 2018, the lowest number ever achieved.
The figures are included in the latest update...
