Residents in County Durham are being reminded that Customer Access Points and most other county council buildings will be closed over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Customer Access Points remain closed until further notice following the introduction of the Government’s Plan B winter response. In the event of an emergency, residents...

By Paul Blythe In the last round of fixtures before the Christmas break, we saw seven of our teams involved in action last weekend. Under 10’s Whites – played against Brandon. In a well matched first half, it was Jensen who kept the opposition out with a great penalty save. Tyler grabbed a goal early in the second half for Aycliffe. MOTM...

With pantomime season in full swing, two County Durham theatre venues are providing accessible performances of their Christmas shows, so that all audiences can share in the festive fun. Since late-November, Gala Durham and Consett’s Empire Theatre have been hosting their popular Christmas pantomimes with exciting performances of two...

As is the long-held tradition, Santa will make his Christmas Eve route around Newton Aycliffe this Friday night. Here's his busy schedule... Route 1 – Travellers Green, Aycliffe Village and School Aycliffe Approx. Time Area 3.45pm-4.10pm Travellers Green   Clarence Court   St George’s...

The last 18 months have been a bit of a rollercoaster for employment lawyers with the pandemic bringing periods of intense activity, but also quieter times while workplaces were closed and many employees were simply getting on with working from home. Correspondingly, the number of claims in the employment tribunal system had risen steadily...

Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen has unveiled her blueprint for a safer County Durham and Darlington, promising to deliver on the improvements local people have asked for. The PCC has reached out to the communities in the Durham Police area in her first six months of office to understand exactly what areas of crime and safety matter most...

This year as part of Woodham Academy’s Christmas preparations they have been supporting Junction 7 to provide the local community with Christmas Hampers. Junction 7 is a crisis intervention charity who help people with a variety of needs such as housing and operate an emergency foodbank. Woodham wanted to help the charity and contribute to...

RTC North welcomed Dr Andy Aldrin and Jim Christensen to inspire and educate the next generation of space explorers. Dr Aldrin, the son of acclaimed astronaut Buzz Aldrin, is the president of the Aldrin Family Foundation. Alongside his colleague Jim Christensen, former director of education at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre and executive...

Christmas crafts, swimming sessions and theatrical workshops are just some of the activities set to entertain youngsters over the festive break. Durham County Council’s Fun and Food programme returns this weekend and is offering a host of free holiday activities with healthy food for children and young people across the county. The...

By Paul Blythe Another weekly round-up from Newton Aycliffe FC’s junior section… Under 9’s Whites - played Washington Athletic, the Whites started slowly conceding a sloppy goal early on. It did not take long to get going and a strong end to the first half ensued, with goals from Ryley and Oscar. The game ended in a draw, but overall,...