Families looking for fun this half-term should visit their nearest swimming pool to try out the latest activities on offer. Leisure centres across the county will be running special holiday timetables from Monday February 12 to Sunday February 18. Activities on offer include Splashtots, a fun, pay as you go session for adults and children...

Aycliffe Sports Club 4, Bishop Auckland Bay Horse 1 By Paul Eales Newton Aycliffe Sports Club continued their good run of form in the league beating close rivals Bishop Auckland Bay Horse 4-1 on Sunday at Moore Lane Park. After last week’s 6-4 win against Spennymoor Volti in the Darlington Charity Cup, the Sports Club hosted this...

A County Durham plastics business is combating its battle with rising costs by investing in a more efficient machine. Plastic Mouldings Northern (PMN) has acquired the new industrial thermoforming machinery, which will enable the firm to manufacture products quicker and more cost-effectively. Bosses say the new Thermoformer will help PMN...

The amount of Council Tax the public pay for the police service, known as the police precept, will increase for 2018-19 by 7.09% in County Durham and Darlington. This equates to an increase of £8 a year, or 15p a week for a property in Council Tax Band A. The increase follows a period of engagement across County Durham and Darlington and...

Well-known manufacturing specialist and former Gestamp Tallent boss David Land has joined Aycliffe firm Ebac. Land has been appointed as managing director to drive further growth at the Aycliffe Business Park firm, which is the only British company to produce washing machines, dehumidifiers and water coolers. His remit is to work with the...

Newton Aycliffe 8, Whitley Bay Rockliffe 29 Newton Aycliffe’s first team slipped into the bottom two of the Durham and Northumberland second division after they were comfortably beaten at home to Whitley Bay Rockliffe. With relegation rivals Richmondshire winning at the weekend to leapfrog Aycliffe, they dropped into the drop zone after a...

Students with a passion for their subject are taking part in the latest programme of extra-curricular activities at Woodham Academy. The Enrichment Programme, introduced by the school’s More Able Academy, is continuing with after-school English classes. The programme, introduced last term in the Art department, is the latest addition to...

There were some exciting fixtures this weekend for the Aycliffe Juniors. Three teams were involved in cup quarter finals whilst others enjoyed earlier rounds of the cup or league games. The Under 7’s played a friendly at Seaton Carew Tigers. They all enjoyed a few mini games having great fun and there was some excellent football...

A thriving warehousing firm is stockholding thousands of items including upside down wine glasses as part of a new six-figure deal. Stiller Warehousing and Distribution on Aycliffe Business Park is holding 800 pallets of goods – weighing an enormous 400 tonnes – for Scarborough-based import and distribution firm AddCore. The new...

A Woodham Academy student has been selected to represent her country in a European tournament. Poppy Stephenson will fly out to the Czech Republic following her call up to the England U17 girls water polo squad. The Year 10 student will take part in the EU Nations Tournament, which begins at the end of March. Poppy has been playing water...