Community minded residents and businesses have been awarded for their efforts to improve the local community with their ‘green fingers’. Over the summer period many local residents had gone the extra mile in maintaining well-presented gardens and were duly nominated, by appreciative residents, into Great Aycliffe Town Council’s Annual...

By Donna Campbell It was yet another varied week of racing for ARC with members travelling far and wide (even across the pond!). The activities began on Saturday with two members achieving PB’s at Shildon Parkrun. They were Stuart Joyce in 20.25 and Mark Bainbridge in 21.44. Turning to Sunday, Husband and wife Jason and Michelle Dixon...

Year 11 leavers returned for a very special evening to celebrate their recent achievements at Greenfield Community College. The evenings were a great success with students coming along with their families to receive their GCSE certificates and take part in the annual awards ceremony. The events, held at both the Aycliffe and Shildon site...

An incubator designed to help fledgling companies grow and thrive in County Durham has been launched at one of the region’s fastest growing business hubs. Durham City Incubator, based at Salvus House, in Aykley Heads, Durham, will be open to businesses that have been trading for under 12 months and are based in County Durham. Companies...

Neville Residents Association has been handed potentially life-saving equipment from a business owner with a passion for keeping people safe. Tristan Pullich, who owns Falcon Medical Solutions, recently moved to Newton Aycliffe. He joined residents on a trip to Forbidden Corner, where he learned Neville Residents Association were fundraising...

Councillors will receive an update on a successful scheme to reduce speed limits outside of schools next week. Durham County Council received funding from Public Health to introduce 66 20mph limit zones near schools across the county. The Slow to 20 for Safer Streets project is now in its final year and when the council’s Cabinet meets on...

Great Aycliffe Town Council has revealed new memorial benches to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the end of World War I. The two benches – now installed at St Clare’s in time for Armistice Day – will be the final part of Great Aycliffe Town Council’s commitment to commemorate the sacrifice which men and women made during the...

Aycliffe Business Park Community is holding its next news and networking meeting next week, the last of 2018, which is open to all companies. The event is being held at South West Durham Training, from 8.15am on Friday November 16. Guests will find out news and updates from the group, will be able to network with other businesses and have an...

Story lovers can now access hundreds more free eAudiobooks anytime, anywhere, with County Durham libraries online. Library members can already download eBooks free of charge but a new contract means they can now choose from more eAudiobooks than ever before via an easy-to-use app. As well as hundreds of thousands of hardbacks and paperbacks...

It was another exciting weekend of football for the Aycliffe Juniors teams with both League and Cup games being played. Before these matches all present observed a minute’s silence in memory of Syd Howarth, who sadly passed away last week. The Under 7’s White were beaten by Pass Soccer Blues after a below par performance. Jack R scored...