An organisation which champions local food, drink and arts and crafts producers is giving dozens of micro-brands a route to market, as it prepares to mark its second birthday. Discovering Durham – which is run by passionate entrepreneurs Liza Johnson of The Tea Enthusiasts, Dawn Wilson of The Glass Raven and Matty Booth, who founded the...

Newton Aycliffe 1, Guisborough Town 0 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe FC returned to winning ways on Saturday with a victory over Guisborough Town, maintaining their sixth place in Ebac Northern League Division One. A first half goal from Marc Costello (pictured above), who overtakes Aaron Brown in the club’s all-time goalscorer chart, was...

Plans to submit new bids for multi-million pound government Levelling Up funding and investment in regeneration aimed at improving the lives of residents in County Durham will be discussed by councillors this week. Durham County Council’s cabinet will hear how investment could be earmarked for feasibility studies for Levelling Up bids to...

Details of the £200m airport business park set to be established on the southside of Teesside International Airport – and which will create thousands of skilled, well-paid jobs – have been unveiled today. Plans for such a development had been proposed for years but following the deal to take the airport in to public ownership by Tees...

An image of Her Majesty The Queen is being projected onto the headquarters of the North East’s largest council to mark the beginning of the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations this year. The projection, which was launched last night, will be in place at County Hall in Durham City until Sunday, February 6, which will be the 70th...

Durham Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen received the go-ahead from the County's Police and Crime Panel on her financial plans to boost policing in County Durham and Darlington. The commissioner presented her proposals to boost local policing which will see 1,365 officers by March 2023 (an increase of 90 on the previous year) – made up...

National caravan and motorhome dealer Kimberley is celebrating ten years of business near Newton Aycliffe since taking over the well-known seven-acre site at Burtree Gate in 2012. As the only Kimberley branch in the North-East, the Burtree branch has become an integral northern base for the dealer over the last decade and the source of lifelong...

By Paul Dalton With two weeks to catch up on, we start with a parkrun round up from January 22. The club was represented by 29 members, across parkrun events held at Hackworth, Hartlepool, Newbury, Riverside, Sedgefield and York, with Linda McNamee making the pilgrimage to Bushy parkrun, the home of the very first parkrun. Peter Jarps was...

Being named UK City of Culture 2025 will attract millions of visitors to County Durham and the North-East, create thousands of jobs, and significantly support the region’s levelling up. Durham County Council has outlined its plans for the Durham 2025 campaign, submitting its bid for the next stage of the competition with principal partner...

By Paul Blythe A round up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section… Under 9’ Blacks – Travelled to South Park Rangers, Aycliffe started off well, playing some good football. Aycliffe got their rewards early, a great passing move was finished off when Max drilled the ball through the goalkeeper’s legs. The game...