Football fans are being offered some simple tips to ensure they stay healthy and safe during the World Cup. With the planet’s biggest soccer show starting on Thursday, footy followers are eagerly awaiting a month of televised games and keeping their fingers crossed for a better showing from England. Durham County Council has issued advice...

By Donna Campbell This week’s running challenges began at the local parkruns where several runners obtained PB’s. Well done to the following: At Shildon – Ian Baronowski achieved a new PB of 26.47 and Susan Clark in a time of 31.17. At Sedgefield – Gem Holland achieved another PB in 26.07 and at Chester-le-Street, Carrieanne...

Society needs to stop worrying about screen addiction and start to embrace the array of opportunities that devices provide to people of all ages. That’s the advice of from a team of researchers who says that screen addiction and the idea that people can’t function without them is simply a myth. The concept of screen addiction is a hot...

The first of TransPennine Express’s new Nova 1 test trains completed its two-month journey from Japan this week, arriving at the Port of Southampton on Monday. The train’s journey included crossing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as well as passing through the Panama Canal. The modern Japan-built bullet train inspired fleet is being...

Newtonian Sean Tarling says he’s relishing the prospect of his first coaching role with his hometown club. The 33-year-old helped Aycliffe to successive promotions as a player, captaining the side to an historic Northern League second division title in 2011. Aycliffe have since spent seven seasons in the top flight, while Tarling left for...

Eco-friendly businesses, volunteers and great green projects are being urged to put themselves forward for awards recognising those who look after their local environment. To coincide with World Environment Day nominations opened for the County Durham Environment Awards 2018. Chair of the County Durham Environment Partnership, Oliver...

North-East exports of goods rose by 6.2% to £13bn for the year ending March 2018, compared to the previous 12 months, according to the latest HMRC figures. The national picture shows that exports of goods from England increased by 6.5% to £ £244.6bn. The figures for the first quarter of 2018 (Jan-March) show that the North-East is home to...

Male victims of domestic abuse are encouraged to seek support in a new campaign launched in Durham today. The #NOLESSOFAMAN campaign is aimed at men who are victims of domestic abuse. There are over 2.5 million cases of domestic abuse against men reported in the UK each year. Domestic abuse can be psychological, physical, sexual financial...

Young people supported into employment, training and education as part of the DurhamWorks programme have been recognised at an awards ceremony celebrating their efforts. The DurhamWorks Achievement Awards, which took place at Ramside Hall, saw six prizes handed out to young people as well as the employers who have supported them over the last...

A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action… Saturday 9th June – NYSD Division 2 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Redcar 1st XI – weather was cloudy and warm. Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bowl first. Redcar 1st XI 111 all out after 29.1 overs Jack Slatcher 5 for 45, Michael Howe 4 for 52 and Luke Telford 1 for 0 Newton Aycliffe...