Plans to invest millions of pounds in frontline services, including highways, streets, parks and nature reserves, are to be discussed by Durham councillors along with proposals to reduce carbon emissions. Members of Durham County Council will next week hear about the authority’s 2022-23 budget proposals and Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP)...

By Paul Dalton A fairly quiet week for the club started on Saturday, with 25 members turning out at parkruns across the region, including Darlington South Park, Hackworth, Rising Sun and Sedgefield. Not an officially recognised parkrun milestone, but Gary Minns ran his 300th parkrun, which reflects a fantastic achievement. Later on...

A strong relationship with business investors has helped a County Durham-headquartered gym business open its latest fitness facility – and to start making plans for where it goes next. OneGym has used a £300,000 investment from the North-East Growth Capital Fund, supported by The European Regional Development Fund via the Recovery Loan...

New figures from the police claim anti-social behaviour in Newton Aycliffe has reduced in every ward across the town. Updated statistics, released by Durham Constabulary which cover December 2020 to December 2021, claim anti-social behaviour in the West ward area is down by 60%. The figures also claim town centre ASB to be down 17%, and the...

Spreading community cheer, the Happiness Hubs grants programme is appealing for organisations to sign up and receive up to £7,500! Giving back to communities in County Durham and Darlington, the County Durham NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and health and wellbeing charity Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP), is thrilled to relaunch the...

Donations have flooded in for a Newton Aycliffe dad and football coach who tragically died at the weekend. Darren Scott passed away on Saturday during a game for Cobblers Hall’s Over-40s side. Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, his teammates, medical staff, and the Great North Air Ambulance on the pitch, who courageously...

Whitley Bay 0, Newton Aycliffe 3 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe moved up to third position in Ebac Northern League Division One with a convincing 3-0 win at Hillheads. The victory marked a hat-trick of wins for Brian Atkinson's side and comes at the start of a week which will see a Durham Challenge Cup Quarter Final and a home league game...

An award scheme that has donated over £63m to nursing and health charities, has shined a light on a local Community Garden. Newton Aycliffe-based the Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP), is delighted to ‘root’ support from the National Garden Scheme, that is passionate about celebrating the physical and mental health benefits of...

North-East music icon Sting is backing County Durham’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2025. The multi-award-winning singer songwriter, whose career with The Police and as a solo artist spans more than five decades, believes securing the title for County Durham would shine a richly-deserved spotlight on the unique culture of the entire...

Information on how businesses can access critical grants to support innovation will be delivered during Aycliffe Business Park’s next News & Networking meeting this week. Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) will host its first 2022 event at Glow – formerly known as the Xcel Centre – on Friday, February 18 (from 8.15am). More...