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...

Gretna Green 2, Aycliffe Sports Club 3 By Paul Eales Newton Aycliffe Sports Club were up against local rival Gretna Green in what turned out to be a very close affair. The Gretna surprised the Sports Club with an early goal on five minutes, with Kyle Cook chipping over Craig Hannant to make it 1-0 to the hosts. But it was all level on...

Students from Greenfield Community College have once again taken part in the World Challenge Expedition. Eight students travelled alongside Mr Butterworth and Mr Robson to Morocco in North Africa as part of the trip. They had previously raised the £1,500 for their place during the previous year and a half taking part in events including...

One of Teesside’s leading law firms is targeting further growth after opening an office on County Durham’s biggest business park. Stockton-based Endeavour Partnership has expanded to Aycliffe Business Park and wants to bridge what it says is an obvious gap between Leeds and Newcastle for “city-level” legal services. The firm was...