Residents in County Durham are being invited to have their say on their local authority’s budget plans for next year. Durham County Council needs to make further forecasted savings of £35.3m over the next four years in addition to the £224m it will have achieved during the period 2011-12 to 2018-19. Frontline services will continue to be...

A growing publishing company says it plans to create future jobs, with a number of new publications in the pipeline. Middlesbrough-based Resolution Media and Publishing – sister company to Aycliffe Today Business publishers Mantis Media – already supports more than 30 local jobs all year round. Resolution is owned by former Middlesbrough...

Lee Weldon's final round-up of Aycliffe cricket action this summer... Saturday 8th September – NYSD Division 2 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Middlesbrough 2nd XI – weather was cool and showery. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bowl first. Middlesbrough 2nd XI 164 all out after 46 overs James Layfield-Carroll 3 for 31, Michael...

Successful work to improve the health and wellbeing of people in County Durham will be outlined to councillors this week. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will consider the latest annual report from the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) when it meets on Wednesday (September 12). The report gives an overview of work the board has carried out...

Tedious online admin could be costing the UK economy £23 billion each month due to employees stuck doing necessary but time-consuming research, rather than devoting time to producing or creating more valuable work. Almost a fifth of the workforce dedicate over a quarter of the average working day to researching and collating information from...

Newton Aycliffe 0, West Auckland 7 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe suffered a heavy 7-0 defeat at home to local rivals West Auckland on Saturday. The visitors played fluent football throughout the match and made their attacking intentions clear early on. Aycliffe ‘keeper James Winter had to make a fantastic double save from...

The countdown is on for one of the largest events on the North East’s social calendar – and there are just a handful of tickets remaining. The 15th annual North East Oyster Festival will be held at Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield, on Friday September 28. Organised by Ramside Estates which owns Hardwick Hall, the event raises vital cash...

It was back to business for the runners of Aycliffe Running Club this week after what was a quieter week previously. Racing commenced last Thursday with 20 members taking part in the Tom Wall Relays at Stewart Park in Middlesbrough (below). These relays are 4 x 1 mile and ARC had 5 full teams entered. The first team back for ARC was a mixed...

Newton Aycliffe councillor and community campaigner Dorothy Bowman has been recognised for her work with a social honour. To mark the 20th anniversary of the Angel of the North landmark, BBC North-East and Cumbria searched to find the region’s real ‘Angels of the North’. Locals were asked to nominate someone they know who has made a...

New data released this week has revealed UK councils are investing £9 billion of their workers’ pensions into companies that frack, despite fierce local opposition to fracking across the UK. And it’s emerged Durham County Council invests £48.8m in companies that rely on fracking, although the figure represents just 1.69% of the local...