Local people across County Durham and Darlington are invited to give their views on a new plan launched this month. Ron Hogg has reached the midway point of his second term in office as Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner. He has now taken the opportunity to refresh his Police, Crime and Victims Plan – the key document which sets out...

A number of the Aycliffe Juniors teams traveled to Silloth to compete in the Lake District Challenge Cup played over two days of the Bank Holiday weekend. They faced a variety of teams who had joined them from across the North of the England and Scotland. Each team had a great weekend and the Under 10’s finished as runners up and the Under...

Students have trained to become anti-bullying ambassadors at Woodham Academy. The group of Year 10 students attended a training event organised by the Diana Award charity. The course, held at Whickham School and Sports College, taught students to engage others to change their attitudes and behaviour towards bullying. They worked together...

Businesses are being urged to make their staff happier through song, by signing up for the North East’s first Workplace Choir of the Year contest. Durham Music Service is offering to help companies set up and run singing groups, who will go on to perform Christmas carols at Ushaw College and compete at Durham Cathedral. Cllr Olwyn Gunn,...

Following the great success of last year’s ‘We Will Rock You’ students at Greenfield Community College are now in the final stages of rehearsals in preparation for their production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘School of Rock’. Tickets are now on sale for what is sure to be a fabulous evening with Greenfield showcasing their talent as...

Schools and community groups in County Durham are being encouraged to take part in a pumpkin and sunflower growing challenge in support of a worldwide campaign. International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) 2018, which runs from Sunday May 6 to Saturday May 12, aims to make people more aware of the benefits of home composting. Durham County...

A total of 52 nominations have been received for the fourth annual Make Your Mark awards event being held on Aycliffe Business Park in three weeks. The submissions involve 32 separate companies all vying for 11 different awards which will be dished out during the grand final at the Xcel Centre on Thursday May 24. Tickets are still on sale...

As the football season comes to an end the Aycliffe Juniors teams were busy getting all their remaining fixtures played. The Under 8’s played their penultimate league game hosting Bishop Auckland Aces. A great performance sealed a 3-2 win. Thomas, Dylan and Oliver scored the goals as they came back from being 2-1 down to win. Stephen was...

County Durham-based business Dyer Engineering has seen the energy efficiency light after reducing its energy costs by thousands thanks to advice and grant funding from a council-led project. The Business Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP), led by Durham County Council and supported by the European Regional Development Fund, aims help small...

There will be no changes to bin collections in County Durham over the two May Bank Holidays. Residents are advised to put their refuse and recycling bins out for collection by 7am on their normal collection day during the weeks beginning Monday May 7 and Monday May 28. Residents who have signed up for garden waste collections should also put...