County Durham residents are being urged to stand together against domestic violence ahead of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Durham County Council, Durham University and Durham Students’ Union are supporting the international day of action, also known as White Ribbon Day, on Thursday (November...

Newton Aycliffe Iron Horse get their FA Sunday Cup campaign under way at the Beaumont Landscapes Stadium next week. The “Hoss” will entertain Murton Colliery of the Peterlee Premier League on Sunday, December 5, at Moore Lane Park, the home of the town’s Northern League club, with a 1pm kick-off. The Iron Horse are current champions of...

Staff from the Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) were given the royal treatment for an afternoon to say thank you and celebrate fantastic work taking place across the North-East. Following a year of resilience from staff, the celebration event hosted by PCP took place at its head quarters, the Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe, where...

A major industrial scheme has hit another key milestone with the development of its latest phase. The construction of ten industrial units at Station Place, on Aycliffe Business Park, is well underway, with the groundwork complete and the steelwork of the buildings now being erected. Station Place is part of the wider £90m Merchant Park...

She’s a mother of 12, grandmother of 37, great grandmother of 50 and great, great grandmother of two – and now one of Teesside’s oldest residents has been honoured for her war service on the day she celebrated her 100th birthday. Jo Allan, who has lived in Middlesbrough most of her life, was one of thousands of female workers who...

Durham’s new deputy chief constable has taken up his post. Ciaron Irvine, who joins the force from neighbours Cleveland, spent part of his first week joining officers on patrol in Durham city centre. It proved a sort of homecoming for the Liverpool-born officer who first moved to the North-East to study at Durham University before joining...

Woodham Academy have once again begun to offer their Sports Academy activities to all students. An exciting aspect of this is Girls Active. Students take part in a range of activities, designed to encourage girls to become more active outside of school. Miss Kent and Miss Woolley lead a variety of activities as part of the programme. This...

Shower manufacturer Roman says it has achieved carbon neutral certification from the Carbon Trust. The thorough process covers all operations and emissions from Roman’s 400,000 sq ft manufacturing site on Aycliffe Business Park. It also includes emissions from employees’ commuting, business travel and the treatment of waste generated in...

Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Joy Allen has welcomed new volunteers who will assist the Durham Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office by participating in a variety of scrutiny panels. The volunteers this week joined PCC Joy Allen along with members of her office at Durham Police HQ to understand how the scrutiny panels fit within the...

By Paul Dalton This week’s report starts with a round up from our local parkrun events, which took place on Saturday morning. Members started their weekend at the Darlington South Park, Hackworth, Jubilee, Riverside, Sedgefield and the Town Moor events. Team Jarps were on fire at Sedgefield parkrun, with Peter grabbing himself a new...