April 3rd, 201801578A national counter-terrorism campaign is being backed by the Safe Durham Partnership.
The ‘Action Counter Terrorism’ campaign is urging residents across the UK to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity that could be terrorism-related.
Although there is no specific threat in County Durham, the Safe Durham Partnership, of...
April 2nd, 201801896Woodham Academy’s basketball players have been crowned as the county champions.
The school’s Year 7 team won the Durham Youth Sports Games held at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre.
The team progressed through the qualification rounds unbeaten and represented Sedgefield District at the finals, where they competed against the best...
March 30th, 201801431There are lots of fun activities taking place in libraries across County Durham this Easter to keep children entertained throughout the schools holidays, whatever the weather.
For a small charge of £1 per child, families can get involved in a variety of spring themed crafts.
At Newton Aycliffe library, a spring crafts session will...
March 29th, 201801671One of Aycliffe Business Park’s oldest car repair centres is keeping thousands of Aycliffe workers motoring every year.
And thanks to a new deal with Falken tyres, the sixth-largest tyre manufacturer in the world, Gregg Little Testing Centre is able to offer improved tyre services with free tyre warranties, as well as monthly...
March 29th, 201801554By Donna Reece
The weekend of March 24/25 was yet again another busy weekend for the runners of ARC.
First up was Trish Kay who ran the 14 mile road race at Coniston Water. This is the area largest community event and money raised from this is donated to local clubs and charities. It attracts approx. 1600 runners each year. The...
March 29th, 201802136A Woodham Academy student has won silver in the national biathlon championships after winning the regional trials.
Niall Coulthard took second place in the British Schools’ Modern Biathlon National Finals at Crystal Palace. The Year 10 student qualified for the finals after finishing first in the regional trials held at...
March 29th, 201801965One of the region’s oldest training providers is gearing up for growth after expanding its team with five new recruits.
South West Durham Training (SWDT) celebrated its 50th anniversary towards the end of 2017 with a high-profile event headed up by BBC Breakfast presenter Steph McGovern.
The Newton Aycliffe-based organisation...
March 28th, 201801598Newton Aycliffe 1 Washington 0
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe moved closer to Northern League top-flight safety with a narrow home win against second-bottom Washington.
Aycliffe edged the game 1-0 under the lights at Moore Lane Park thanks to a second-half penalty by Thibault Charmey, in a game where there were few good...
March 28th, 201802258It was confirmed today that a number of schools in the County Durham region received emails threatening some sort of attack this week.
But police have moved to reassure parents and the public that they aren’t being treated as credible.
Police forces across the country are also believed to have reported similar incidents.
The...
March 27th, 201802047After another enforced lay-off for all the Aycliffe Juniors teams due to the weather, everyone was excited to get back on the pitch and enjoy some football this week before the Easter break.
The Under 7’s made the trip to face Wynyard Village and it proved to be a difficult morning. The league game was lost 7-0 and in the...
