A new project aimed at breaking down the barriers that prevent adults from improving their employment prospects has welcomed its first students. Durham Learn offers a flexible approach to learning, combining classroom based study with e-learning and interactive online sessions within a virtual learning environment. Led by Durham County...

A Newton Aycliffe resident has landed a job with a leading accountancy firm. Clive Owen has appointed four new trainees at its Darlington office is it prepares for future growth. The local young people will have the opportunity to gain skills, qualifications and experience while earning a salary. During a three-year training contract,...

Ashington 0, Newton Aycliffe 3 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe travelled to Ashington and came away with a comfortable 3-0 victory. They started well and Ben Wood brought a good save from home keeper Grant in the second minute. A minute later a good Tom Gavin cross into the six-yard box was cleared under pressure by the Ashington...

Building on the huge success of their Art department, Woodham Academy have introduced a new subject to their list of qualifications in the form of a GCSE Photography course. Initially GCSE Photography will be a two-year course starting in year 10 with a view to making it an options subject in future years. The students will learn numerous...

Companies from across County Durham who exhibited at EMCON for the very first time are putting in place plans to grow. Eighteen new or growing SMEs signed up to participate in this year’s Incubator Zone, which was a key element of EMCON 2018. The programme, which is ERDF funded and delivered by Business Durham’s Durham Business...

Remembrance Sunday brought another round of Football games to the Aycliffe Juniors teams. Another minutes silence preceded all matches this weekend to remember those lost in conflict. The Under 7’s bounced back from last weeks defeat to beat Crook Town Hornets 4-2. Jack R got a hatrick and Jack C also scored. Under 7’s Juniors played a...

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...