Failing to pay fixed penalties for ignoring requests to clear waste has left seven people a combined £5,000 worse off and with criminal convictions. Durham County Council has successfully prosecuted four men and three women who did not pay fixed penalties issued in relation to their failure to comply with requests to clear waste left outside...

Newton Aycliffe Youth FC celebrate 30 years of successfully developing young footballers as an FA Charter Standard Community Club. The club was established in 1989 by a group of enthusiastic parents setting up a single boy’s team to play in the Teesside Junior Football Alliance. It has grown in those 30 years but the approach to football...

Production manager Phil Metcalfe is setting a positive career progression trend at family firm Finley Structures. The 35-year-old was just 20 when he started working for Finley’s in 2004, starting out making fittings, before working his way to the office and now heads a 40-man production team. As well as climbing the career ladder with the...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Shildon 2 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe nearly pulled off a derby win against local rivals Shildon at the Beaumont Landscapes stadium, Moore Lane. The match finished 2-2, with Aycliffe conceding an equaliser deep into stoppage time. The match was played in very hot conditions in front of a big Bank Holiday crowd...

PCP and County & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust team braved the rain, to take on their biggest fundraising challenge so far Yorkshire Three peaks challenge to fundraise for PCP’s Hydrotherapy Pool campaign ‘Dive In!’. When Donna Kelly, senior wellbeing practitioner of Wellbeing for Life, floated the idea with her colleagues, earlier...

Mums-to-be can keep active and increase comfort in pregnancy with new aqua natal classes. Aqua natal is a fun and safe way to keep active during pregnancy, involving low-intensity exercises performed in a swimming pool. With new classes and a free day leisure pass available to new customers, there has never been a better time to get in the...

Fat Hippo, the North East-founded burger chain, has been announced as the catering provider for this year’s EMCON expo. The food group, which now has three restaurants and outlets in the North East and a recently opened food kiosk in Sheffield, will offer up a range of meat and vegetarian offerings to exhibitors and visitors to the annual...

The Pioneering Care Partnership members held their eagerly-awaited annual summer fair with tons of fun activities, for people of all ages to take part in. The turnout for the event exceeded expectations, with over 400 visitors enjoying the day. Options is a member-led day service, supporting individuals with learning and physical...

Aycliffe Business Park software specialist Excelpoint operates within the “fourth industrial revolution” - Industry 4.0. It is the current trend of process automation and information exchange in businesses, making it possible to gather and analyse data, enabling faster, more flexible, and more efficient business processes. It is...

Plans have been submitted to replace 32 post Second World War bungalows with 47 new build homes. The homes proposed will stand on four sites spanning 1.3 hectares in the Travellers' Green and Clarence Green area of Newton Aycliffe. The proposals have been put forward by Livin housing provider who hopes to bring starter, family and bungalow...