December 20th, 20210367Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has unveiled her blueprint for a safer County Durham and Darlington, promising to deliver on the improvements local people have asked for.
The PCC has reached out to the communities in the Durham Police area in her first six months of office to understand exactly what areas of crime and safety...
December 20th, 20210469This year as part of Woodham Academy’s Christmas preparations they have been supporting Junction 7 to provide the local community with Christmas Hampers.
Junction 7 is a crisis intervention charity who help people with a variety of needs such as housing and operate an emergency foodbank.
Woodham wanted to help the charity and...
December 17th, 20210339RTC North welcomed Dr Andy Aldrin and Jim Christensen to inspire and educate the next generation of space explorers.
Dr Aldrin, the son of acclaimed astronaut Buzz Aldrin, is the president of the Aldrin Family Foundation.
Alongside his colleague Jim Christensen, former director of education at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre and...
December 16th, 20210316Christmas crafts, swimming sessions and theatrical workshops are just some of the activities set to entertain youngsters over the festive break.
Durham County Council’s Fun and Food programme returns this weekend and is offering a host of free holiday activities with healthy food for children and young people across the...
December 15th, 20210572By Paul Blythe
Another weekly round-up from Newton Aycliffe FC’s junior section…
Under 9’s Whites - played Washington Athletic, the Whites started slowly conceding a sloppy goal early on. It did not take long to get going and a strong end to the first half ensued, with goals from Ryley and Oscar. The game ended in a draw, but...
December 15th, 20210464Mark Thompson, business development manager for Aycliffe-based Cobots Online, on how collaborative robots can work for any business…
As has been heavily publicised over recent months, the UK is suffering from one of the biggest labour shortages in the last few decades, causing significant issues across all walks of life.
Everyone...
December 14th, 20210299Durham County Council is reassuring residents and businesses that it will continue to deliver its services following the introduction of the Government’s Plan B winter response.
In line with the new national guidance, the local authority has made changes to how some services will be delivered, as well as implementing additional...
December 14th, 20210367Traders are being invited to apply for a stand at one of the region’s most popular food festivals ahead of its return next spring.
Durham County Council has confirmed Bishop Auckland Food Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 23/24, next year.
This year, to ensure the event could go ahead in line with coronavirus...
December 14th, 20210276Durham County Council has announced a return to live streaming of the majority of its meetings in response to new guidance.
The local authority will once again be live streaming all formal committee meetings from this Wednesday, December 15.
Only meetings that briefly open to the public before going private, including appeals and...
December 13th, 20210551By Bob Wood
After two wins Aycliffe travelled to Crook hoping to add another three points to their tally.
But they lost out to the odd goal in five, all scored in the second half.
It was a game played in atrocious conditions and it wasn't surprising that both sides struggled in the first half.
Unfortunately the only incident...
