Destination management organisation Visit County Durham has made two new appointments to its board. Carol Woods, owner of Durham Cottages and Stephen King, commercial director of Go North East, join the existing 10 directors whose role it is to oversee its strategic direction and corporate management. Both new directors bring a wealth of...

Residents in County Durham are reminded that there will be no change to bin collections over the Easter bank holiday. Bins should be placed at the kerbside by 7am as normal on your usual collection day during the weeks starting Monday, 15 and Monday, 22 April. To check your collection day, enter your postcode into the My Durham section at...

By Donna Campbell After a relatively quiet weekend last week, things picked up this week with runs spreading across the north of the Country to participate in races of all distances. Firstly on Wednesday April 3, Alan Wilks made the journey to South Shields for the monthly mile organised by Run Eat Sleep, South Shields. Alan finished this in...

Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker discovers how Aycliffe-based staff competency experts Think Eleven can boost productivity for employers… Darren Race is an experienced engineer who has devised user-friendly cloud-based software which enables employers to ultimately boost their productivity. And he’s now delivering his unique approach...

Officers are appealing for information following reports of criminal damage to a vehicle in Newton Aycliffe. The incident occurred outside of St Mary’s Primary school on Burn Lane just before 5pm on March 20. It is believed the suspect(s) damaged the vehicle parked outside of the school by unknown means before making off. Anyone with...

Aycliffe Business Park’s annual awards event to celebrate local companies has been postponed. The fifth annual Make Your Mark event was due to be held at the Xcel Centre on Wednesday May 1. But a statement on the Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) website said it has been postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances”. Aycliffe...

There was a mixture of fixtures for the Aycliffe Juniors football teams this week. Some teams continued league campaigns and others played friendly fixtures. The Under 6’s enjoyed a development game against Darlington. There were some fine performances with Finley and Regan going close to scoring but Darlington ended the match as...

Police have arrested 16 people in what is one of Durham Constabulary’s biggest ever crackdowns on suspected Class A drug dealers across the county. At about 7.30am this morning, teams of officers simultaneously swooped on 21 properties across Newton Aycliffe and Darlington. Nearly 200 officers and support staff were involved, which...

Funding from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) has been used to help Sedgefield 75 Swimming Club purchase new diving blocks. The club were successful in securing £7,629 as part of the Area Budget Project Callout 2018/19. The new blocks have been a much-welcomed addition to the club who were using blocks over 40 years...

Local businesses are being advised to pay great attention to the importance of strategy and planning, particularly in regards to website design and build projects. The team at Thrive includes its long-standing, development-focused arm, headed by Senior Developer, Reza Snowdon, who has recently steered the company in the direction of app builds,...