Are you a County Durham resident who would like to play a part in helping to shape council services for children and young people? Durham County Council is seeking to appoint three Parent Governor Representatives (PGRs) to its Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee. PGRs play a key role in helping to shape the...

Tekmar Energy has been awarded a contract from cable manufacturer ZTT to supply its cable protection systems (CPS) for the Gode Wind 3 high-voltage grid connection project. The 16km long submarine cable is scheduled for installation in 2023 and will connect the 242MW Gode Wind 3 Offshore Wind Farm to TenneT’s extra high-voltage grid via the...

Aspiring councillors are bidding for your votes in the forthcoming local elections. A total of 27 candidates are vying for the seven Durham County Council ward positions in the May 6 poll. There are three seats available for the Aycliffe North & Middridge ward, and two each for the Aycliffe East and Aycliffe West areas. This boundary...

Police are launching a week-long amnesty to encourage those in possession of knives to surrender them anonymously. Beginning on Monday (April 26), ‘knife bins’ will be located at police stations across County Durham and Darlington, into which people can deposit weapons, ornamental knives, or bladed articles they no longer have any use...

A survey to gather the views of women and girls on personal safety in County Durham and Darlington has been launched by police. The survey – named Call it Out – seeks to listen to the concerns and lived experiences of women and girls across the force area and understand how safe they feel. Durham Constabulary will use the results of the...

Eight candidates have been confirmed for the Aycliffe West ward in the forthcoming local elections. Independent councillor Ken Robson (above, left) has launched a bid to take on current Labour county councillors Kate Hopper and Eddy Adam (above, right) in the ward. And the Liberal Democrats are also pitching two candidates for the area in...

By Paul Dalton We start this week’s report with a look back at the Kieran Maxwell Memorial Open, which took place on Sunday, April 11, at the Eastbourne Sports Complex in Darlington. Two members of the club’s junior section participated in the 100m Sprint. Both running in heat 5, Elizabeth Clay came home in third place in a time of...

Residents will be able to check if they have coronavirus without showing any symptoms as lateral flow test centres open across County Durham. Durham County Council has launched its Lateral Flow Device (LFD) Community Testing programme, where regular rapid Covid-19 tests are now available for people without symptoms of coronavirus. Residents...

razorblue CEO Dan Kitchen on how to protect your business from cyber attacks… 2020 was the year of the virus, both from a biological and a digital perspective. The sudden shift to remote working in response to Covid-19 intensified cyberattacks and breaches on a global scale. Hackers took advantage of the gaps in these new target-rich...

By Gary Beacom Another round-up of action from Newton Aycliffe FC's junior team games at the weekend. The U8 Blacks played against Darlington Spraire Lads. Aycliffe were outstanding from the kick off and headed into half time with smiles on their faces thanks to a first half hat trick from Regan and a goal from Fin. Darlington got a quick...