November 9th, 201701931Durham Constabulary has been graded as outstanding across all areas of efficiency for the third year running.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has today published the latest findings for police efficiency, which is part of the annual PEEL programme of inspections (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy) and...
November 9th, 201711831Businesses across the region have today been told they can play a vital role in joining with Peel Airports to secure the long-term future of Durham Tees Valley Airport.
Airport chairman Robert Hough briefed local companies and special guests, including Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson and Aycliffe Today, on the progress being made in...
November 8th, 201702362Councillors will be asked to agree the timetable for the County Durham Plan process to resume when they meet next week.
The process was paused in December 2016 due to expected changes in the calculation of housing numbers in a forthcoming Government white paper.
Durham County Council has always been committed to bringing forward a...
November 8th, 201701935It was cup action this week for two of our TJFA League teams and only a few other teams played. The cup schedule saw that a few teams were free to enjoy a weekend of bonfires and fireworks.
The Under 6’s continued their series of friendly games and this week enjoyed playing the Under 7’s who had no league or cup...
November 7th, 201702154Residents across County Durham and Darlington are being asked for their opinion about police funding in a new survey launched today.
The survey asks whether local residents would be prepared to pay a higher amount for the police element of Council Tax, to maximise the number of Police Officers in the area.
Police, Crime and...
November 7th, 201703573Newton Aycliffe 29, Darlington RFC 31
Ben Carpenter Merritt
Newton Aycliffe’s losing streak continued with a home loss to a strong Darlington side.
Aycliffe took to the field with their strongest squad this season, including the recently returned from injury Aaron Arkley, who made his debut in the 10 shirt.
The game started...
November 6th, 201702503Durham County Council has welcomed the recruitment of its first degree apprentices, who will work as part of the council’s planning and assets team.
The apprentices, who will also study at Northumbria University, will be funded using the apprentice levy, which was introduced by the Government in April 2017.
This will save the...
November 6th, 201701894Grants of up to £500 are on offer to help green-fingered folk make a difference to County Durham.
As part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) It’s Your Neighbourhood (IYN) campaign, Durham County Council is offering up to £500 worth of funding, to a maximum of 15 community groups, in an effort to encourage volunteers to...
November 5th, 201701693Newton Aycliffe 0, Dunston 1
By Dave Strickland
Newton Aycliffe slipped two places in the Northern League first division after a narrow defeat ast home to Dunston on Saturday.
Aycliffe fielded a defensive formation and failed to trouble Dunston keeper Grant for the whole of the 90 minutes.
It was a rearguard action throughout...
November 3rd, 201701763Young entrepreneurs have been set the challenge of thinking ‘smart’ when developing their business ideas for a competition designed to inspire enterprise skills among schoolchildren.
Future Business Magnates (FBM) – an annual competition run by Business Durham, the economic development organisation for County Durham – will...
