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...

Residents in County Durham are being reminded to stay on their guard against fraudulent activity as part of a week of action. As part of International Fraud Awareness Week, which takes place from November 14 to 20, Durham County Council is calling on members of the public to be vigilant and help in its fight against fraud. From sending fake...

Husqvarna has been revealed as the headline sponsors of Aycliffe Business Park’s Make Your Mark awards. The Make Your Mark awards – organised by Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) – will return in 2022 after a three-year hiatus, with a glamorous ceremony to be held at the 17th century, listed Redworth Hall Hotel next May. And...

By Adam Cayless All teams paid their respects this weekend with a minute’s silence to remember those who bravely gave their lives so we can have ours. Lest we forget U9’s Whites played Hebburn this morning and took a commanding lead in the first half but, Hebburn battled back and ended up grabbing a draw at the end. A great game the lads...

Roads policing officers will again be supporting a national operation aimed at taking uninsured drivers off the roads. Op Drive Insured, which is led by the Motors Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) and supported by the National Police Chief’s Council, takes place from Monday 15th November for one week. Officers from the Cleveland and Durham...

New teacher training courses being delivered by Teesside University are helping to ensure that vital skills crucial to the economic growth of the Tees Valley are retained within the region. The new Teesside University Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programmes have been designed and delivered in partnership with local schools and colleges to...

Whickham 1, Newton Aycliffe 0 By Bob Wood It was a frustrating night for Newton Aycliffe at the First Mortgage Glebe Sports Ground as Brian Atkinson fell to a narrow defeat in his first game in charge of the club. A scrappy affair was settled in the 11th minute when Declan Bisset’s whipped freekick evaded everyone in the penalty area,...

Councillors will next week hear about the progress that has been made to improve digital connectivity for communities across County Durham. In 2013, Durham County Council established its Digital Durham programme to help enhance digital connectivity across the county, including supporting the delivery of a superfast broadband scheme. On...

Newton Aycliffe-based tech firm Excelpoint has announced a restructure across its operations designed to enable further growth. The new structure supports plans to establish Excelpoint as the leading no-code software supplier in the UK, with an added focus on building on its current global reach. CEO Ian Brown will lead the ambitious growth...