County Durham residents can still sign up to have their garden waste collected. Durham County Council’s garden waste collection service is still available to residents, with collections starting as soon as possible after sign up. Victoria Burrell, waste strategy team manager, said: “Well over 56,000 residents are already taking advance...

A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action… Saturday 4th May – NYSD Division 2 Thornaby 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was very cold and windy. Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bowl first. Thornaby 2nd XI 263 for 5 declared after 48 overs James Layfield-Carroll 4 for 44 and Sam Telford 1 for 44 Newton Aycliffe 1st...

Two men who charged customers tens of thousands of pounds for misdescribed and sub-standard roof work across County Durham and the North-East have been jailed. John Gerrard Harrop, 43, of Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland and Samuel Smith, 38, formerly of Geneva Road, Darlington, were each sent to prison by a crown court judge for 32 months...

Aycliffe councillor John Clare says the Labour Party has been “punished by Brexit” after the traditionally strong North-East party was pummelled in regional elections this week. While the next Aycliffe and Durham County Council elections aren’t until 2021, Labour lost swathes of council seats in other local polls on Thursday. The...

By Donna Campbell It was again a busy week with racing during the week. First up was john Surtees who travelled to the Monkton Stadium for the North East Grand Prix for North East Counties athletic Association. On this occasion John was competing in the 10,000m which is 25 laps of an outdoor track. John completed this in 35.15.11. Closer...

Durham is a great place to live, work and invest – that’s the message the county’s leaders took right to the heart of government this week. Influential figures from the county’s business, culture and education sectors demonstrated their passion for the area during a reception at the Houses of Parliament. Hosted by Phil Wilson, MP for...

There is quite often a buzz of excitement at the Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe, but recently the buzz was hair clippers in readiness to shave a willing volunteer’s hair off! PCP options members would like to say a big thank you to Cath Casey from Sainsbury’s Local at Cobblers Hall for her head shaving fundraising...

Durham Constabulary has been rated Outstanding by Government inspectors for an unprecedented fourth year in a row. In their annual Peel report, published today, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services graded Durham: • Outstanding for effectiveness • Outstanding for efficiency • Good for...

Students from Greenfield Community College have been achieving great things in football recently. Both the Year 8 and Year 10 boys football teams have enjoyed a successful cup run reaching the final of the Ben Potts Cup. The Year 10 football team beat Bishop Barrington in the semi-final 3-2 to take them to final where they will play either...

As part of International Compost Awareness Week, Durham County Council is offering discounted compost bins to encourage residents to recycle their kitchen and garden waste. Compost Awareness Week, which runs from 5 to 11 May, aims to get more people composting by highlighting the benefits it brings to the environment. This year’s theme,...