A young cricket coach has been recognised for her outstanding services to cricket with an OSCA! Newton Aycliffe coach Alex Paterson was awarded the Young Volunteer of the Year award (ages 14-18) at Durham Cricket Board’s Outstanding Services to Cricket Awards (OSCAs) this summer. The 17-year-old coaches young cricket players at Newton...

Those looking for splash-tastic activities to keep kids entertained this summer need to look no further than their local leisure centre. There are plenty of activities on offer at Durham County Council leisure centres this August - from snorkelling to learning to swim there is something for every child to enjoy. Swimming crash courses and...

The community of Newton Aycliffe have rallied round to help an elderly lady who lost her pension money in the town centre. Aycliffe police published a post on social media earlier this week about the recently widowed 83-year-old lady who had lost her pension money, believed to be about £230. The post attracted dozens of comments from the...

By Donna Campbell Unusually for ARC the focus of racing this week was on the track. First up was Alan Wilks who took part in the final meeting of the NEMAA league where he competed in the 800m and achieved an o/70 pb of 3.00.04. This meant that overall Alan took first place in the over 70 category in the middle distance league. Friday...

Tekmar Energy has signed a multi-million pound contract with the world’s largest offshore wind developer to provide cable protection systems. The Aycliffe-based company, part of the Tekmar group, will provide Dutch firm Ørsted with its patented cable systems for Hornsea Two in the North Sea which, when constructed, will become the world’s...

The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) is celebrating after being awarded almost £10,000 to install an outdoor gym in their community garden. Thanks to funding from Sports England Community Asset/National Lottery funding, five pieces of outdoor equipment have been installed and are ready to use. PCP chief executive Carol Gaskarth and chair...

Newton Aycliffe Junior FC held the clubs annual end of season presentation day at Woodham Academy where the club are based. All of the NAJFC “footballing family” inclusive of the clubs committee, managers, coaches, parent helpers, players, parents and guardians alike came together to celebrate each teams and every one of their players...

Thousands of youngsters are set to benefit from a £150,000 funding pot aimed at combatting holiday hunger when children are not at school. Durham County Council’s Poverty Action Steering Group has been allocated the money from the Government’s New Burdens Funding scheme for holiday activities with food from now until September...

Global craft supplier Crafter’s Companion is celebrating the first half of an impressive year by hitting the 200 staff mark. This year alone, the company has employed a total of 28 people across its marketing, TV, trade, warehouse and product development teams, in addition to its retail stores to support its ambitious global growth...

Funding has been used to help Team Warrior Taekwondo Club get off to a great start in their newly-refurbished training facility. The funding secured through Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP), via the Neighbourhood Budget allocations of County Councillors Jim Atkinson, Sarah Iveson, John Clare, Paul Howell, Kate Hopper, Eddy Adam...