Students at Greenfield Community College in Newton Aycliffe are looking forward to a new library system that will make for easy reading in the future. The system will be a great new way for students and staff to access the library created with an accessible online platform. “Students will be able to check out new releases, see what is...

Newton Aycliffe-based Stiller Warehousing and Distribution is investing further in its employees after embarking on a long-term staff training programme. The logistics firm has already trained up 12 workers, across various departments of the company, on business improvement techniques – with the main aim of improving customer...

As part of the Leadership Academy at Woodham, Year 11 students at Woodham Academy organised a foodbank to help those within our local community. With the unprecedented challenges that 2020 has faced, the school’s ambassadors recognised the need to get involved and help others. In school, they advertised the foodbank and asked for food...

By Gary Beacom The Under 8 whites played against Crook. Aycliffe played really well and the result did not do the team justice. Crook played some brilliant set pieces with their corners being something else on this occasion, but Aycliffe’s work rate was fantastic. Oscar and William are starting to click with some great passing and...

Residents in County Durham are being reminded of some changes to rubbish and recycling collections over the Christmas period. Bin collections across the county will take place as normal up to and including Thursday, 24 December 2020. Changes will only apply to Friday collections, which fall on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day this year....

A young people’s home continues to provide outstanding care for young people, according to Ofsted. Aycliffe Secure Centre, which provides a secure and caring home for vulnerable young people between the ages of 10 and 18, was judged as outstanding across all areas in 2019 and received an assurance visit last month from Ofsted which again...

By Paul Dalton Understandably, there were very few opportunities to race over the course of recent weeks, to the point that we only had one member actively participating in a race. On Sunday, December 13, Andy Talbot travelled North to Slaley Hall, near Hexham, for the Wild Deer Events 5 Mile Trail Race. In a race that featured some...

Residents in County Durham can now sign up for the Garden Waste Collection scheme for 2021. The first collection from the Durham County Council service takes place in late March or early April, followed by fortnightly collections until November when the season ends. Those who sign up before Sunday 14 February will receive all 17 collections...

Plans have been submitted by Durham Constabulary to build a new 48-cell custody and investigations suite. The force has formally lodged a planning application with Durham County Council requesting permission to build the two-storey centre opposite Stanley Black & Decker on the commercial business quarter of DurhamGate, near...

Santa has confirmed that he will be able to visit the parish of Great Aycliffe on Christmas Eve for his customary tour, which Great Aycliffe Town Council helps him to organise. Unfortunately, this year, there are some restrictions which even Santa is required by law to adhere to due to Covid-19 government regulations. To help keep Santa,...