By Donna Campbell Wow! That is the simple way of describing the involvement of our runners in the last week. The racing began on Wednesday evening with another race in the Darlington Trail Series, this week taking place at Baydale Beck. First home for ARC and second place overall was Paul Dalton in a time of 19.08. Next home was Clare...

Bradford has been crowned UK City of Culture 2025, taking on the prestigious title from Coventry UK City of Culture 2021. The winner was approved by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries based on independent advice from a panel of experts led by TV writer-producer Sir Phil Redmond. The experts visited each of the four shortlisted places, which...

The boss of shower manufacturer Roman says he was thrilled to get local recognition after picking up one of the trophies at the 2022 Make Your Mark Awards, in association with Husqvarna. Roman won the Environment category, sponsored by Ebac, at the awards ceremony held at Redworth Hall Hotel. The firm achieved has carbon neutral...

Lee Weldon's weekly round-up from the wicket... Saturday 28th May – NYSD Division 2 Darlington 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was sunny and mild. Darlington won the toss and chose to bat first. Darlington 2nd XI 250 for 3 declared after 46 overs James Layfield-Carroll 2 for 56 and Sam Telford 1 for 18 Newton Aycliffe...

Greenfield Community College has secured £100,000 in IT infrastructure. The funding will see the school boast the latest WiFI system supported by new servers, and access to 500 new devices deployed across departments. The plans should all be in place for the new term in September. Greenfield has already won awards for its use of digital...

By Paul Dalton We start this week with a look back at the Fox and Hounds Chase Fell Race, which took place on Sunday, May 15. Shaun Dodd was the club’s sole representative in the race, completing the tough 9 mile-ish course in 1:51.33. On Wednesday, May 18, David Stothard competed in the Saltburn 5K Trail Race, hosted by Muddy Roads....

Images to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee are to be beamed onto a historic building in County Durham. Members of the public are being encouraged to view the patriotic displays at Durham Town Hall, with the site set to be lit up each evening from Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5, in honour of Her Majesty reaching an...

The boss of an embroidery firm on Aycliffe Business Park says she has plans to carry on expanding after picking up one of the accolades at the 2022 Make Your Mark Awards, in association with Husqvarna. C&A Embroidery and Print won the Small Business category, sponsored by Jacksons Law Firm, at the glitzy awards ceremony held at Redworth...

A new exhibition which shares personal views of strength and wellbeing is now on show at a historic County Durham venue. Durham County Council has commissioned its next exhibition at the gallery space in Bishop Auckland Town Hall. The exhibition, Resilience, Remedies and Reasons, created by artist Emma Fay, builds on the growing everyday...

Woodham Academy students are benefitting from top class careers information, advice and guidance. The school is able to offer an array of opportunities to help students when choosing a post-16 pathway personal to them. Events include college visits, mock interviews, a Careers Fayre and work-related qualifications. The school works closely...