County Durham’s green spaces have once again been recognised for their high standards at the prestigious Green Flag Awards. Eleven parks and green spaces, which are maintained by Durham County Council, have received the honour after being so well looked after for yet another year. The scheme, recognising parks, cemeteries, countryside...

More than £1m in funding has been secured to help almost 300 unemployed young people get into work and improve their skills. Durham County Council and Groundwork North East have been successful in winning a £1.2m bid awarded by the Youth Futures Foundation. The funding has enabled the council and Groundwork to establish the DurhamWorks...

Lee Weldon's weekly round-up from the wicket... Saturday 23rd July – NYSD Division 2 Hartlepool 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was cool and overcast. Hartlepool won the toss and chose to bowl first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 78 all out after 35.5 overs Sam Telford 14 and Owen Smith 11 Hartlepool 2nd XI 80 for 4 after 17.4...

Together 21 (T21) have a lot to celebrate before members enjoy the summer holidays! Three children enjoyed a special graduation ceremony before heading off after summer to join primary school in September. Together 21 provides a wide range of fun learning activities to help children and young people, aged 0 – 17 with Down Syndrome to...

Households in County Durham are being asked to check their voter information. As part of Durham County Council’s annual canvass, households in the county will soon receive a form asking them to check the information which is currently held for them on the electoral register. The canvass ensures that the council can keep the electoral...

In every issue of our Aycliffe Business magazine, we take a break and sit down with a different employee or business owner/leader to ask them 20 questions about a variety of subjects. In the latest issue, Paul Gordon is in the Aycliffe Business chair. Paul and his wife Penny own and run The Fish Tank on Aycliffe Business Park – winners of...

Early July saw Woodham Academy’s first Performing Arts event since March 2020. The traditional Summer Concert returned once again, with performers ranging from new members of Year 7, up to Year 11 students, who had just left school following the completion of their GCSE examinations. Despite a number of difficulties with running rehearsals...

By Steven Dawson One Aycliffe Running Club member took part in the Muddy Roads Pine Forest 5k last week, which was race number four in the summer trail series. David Stothard was the sole representative for the club finishing in a time of 29:36. Friday July 15 saw the return of the Durham City. Two members took part in the 5k run with...

Woodham Academy student Mollie Marsh has been nominated as the school’s Physicist of the Year 2022. The award, which is supported by the Ogden Trust, recognises the achievements of young physics students from schools across the North-East. Mollie received her award (and goody bag) at a celebration event at Durham University’s Physics...

Professional forest, park, and garden products manufacturer Husqvarna celebrated the launch of its new CEORA product line this year, signalling the beginning of a new era of commercial opportunities… It’s been a challenging few years for Husqvarna – a specialist in the manufacture of a broad range of garden and forest equipment, including...