County Durham’s green-minded residents and community groups have been celebrated at a virtual awards ceremony. The annual County Durham Environment Awards, which are run by Durham County Council on behalf of the County Durham Environment and Climate Change Partnership, recognise the outstanding conservation and voluntary work that has taken...

Students from Greenfield Community College have excelled and been chosen to be finalists in a prestigious UK poetry competition. ‘Poetry By Heart’ is a national competition where students across the UK can enter and have an opportunity to perform their poem at The Globe theatre in London. The competition was promoted to the students in...

From families, social workers, to the local community, there is a full support network available for those who are considering foster caring. Durham County Council is supporting this year’s Foster Care Fortnight, running until Sunday 22 May, by sharing information and stories from existing foster carers about the support available for those...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket… Saturday 14th May – NYSD Division 2 Stokesley 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was sunny and warm. Stokesley won the toss and chose to bat first. Stokesley 2nd XI 279 for 9 after 50 overs Luke Telford 3 for 58, James Layfield-Carroll 2 for 33 and Adam Gittins 2 for...

Woodham Academy celebrated National Science Week, with this year’s theme around growth. The school worked with a number of primary schools during the week, which runs from May 11-20, including Vane Road, Woodham Burn, Stephenson Way, Aycliffe Village, Heighington and Byerley Park, to encourage local children to think about what growth means...

The boss a national training firm based in County Durham has appointed deputy lieutenant of County Durham for her dedication and contribution to education and skills in the region. As CEO of Learning Curve Group based in Spennymoor, Brenda McLeish OBE heads a firm which creates opportunities for more than 200,000 individuals a year to advance...

A Newton Aycliffe injection moulding firm says it plans to double turnover to £4m after receiving grant support. Formula Plastics has worked with NEL Fund Managers to bring in a £100,000 investment from the North East Small Loan Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund, via the Recovery Loan Scheme, as it looks to regain...

By Paul Dalton As is often the case, many members started their weekend with a parkrun on Saturday morning, and we saw the club represented at the Darlington South Park, Hackworth, Jubilee, Sedgefield, South Shields, Town Moor and York events. At Darlington South Park parkrun, Shelley McCormack celebrated her 50th parkrun by running a...

Woodham Academy Year 9 student Emma Price has had a successful career so far in swimming. She joined the local swimming club Sedgefield 75 Swimming Club just before turning nine-years-old. Her success started in her first competition when she won eight gold medals. Since then, Emma has gone on to win 179 medals overall – seven at Northeast...

Some of the winners from the upcoming Make Your Mark Awards will feature as part of Aycliffe Business Park Community’s next News & Networking event. Planet Leisure will host the next event on Friday, June 24, from 8.15am. ABPC are planning to interview some of the Make Your Mark winners during the conference, with the glamorous awards...