Food producers from across County Durham are being given a direct route to take their products to market. Durham Food Hub, which is operating under the Food Durham Trading Limited (FDTL) company name, has been created as part of plans to champion small, independent retailers in County Durham. The aim is to support as many local small...

Keen gardeners may still be tending their lawns but with summer now seeming a thing of the past, this year’s garden waste collections are drawing to a close. Residents who have taken up the service from Durham County Council will receive their final collection in the next couple of weeks, on their usual collection day from Tuesday, November 7...

Newton Aycliffe 10, Acklam 67 By Ben Carpenter Merritt Following last week’s heavy defeat away to Whitley Bay Rockliffe, Newton Aycliffe First XV hosted the recently descended and undefeated Acklam, a team most expect to return to top level regional rugby next season. Despite having a much smaller pool of players to choose from as a...

More than 100 private landlords and industry partners came together to share best practice in an event which took place during national empty homes week. The private landlord seminar, the first of its kind organised by Durham County Council, included sessions on Universal Credit, tenancy deposit schemes and updates in legislation and was...

Durham County Council has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award in recognition of the work of its legal services team. The authority is a finalist in the Lawyers in Local Government Awards 2017, in the Legal Team of the Year category. This is the second award the council’s legal services has been shortlisted for in recent...

The weekend brought the Aycliffe Juniors football teams back into action and it turned out to be an exciting weekend of matches. The Under 6’s played against Shildon in a return fixture of their friendly played game a few weeks ago. The game was enjoyed by all, Aycliffe secured a good win with plenty of goals. The Under 7’s played at...

County Durham’s strategic waste management team has celebrated giving its 100th talk within a year to schools and community groups from across the region. Durham County Council recycling assistants Rob McKay and Matt Crane gave the landmark talk at Grove Park, Barnard Castle to an over-55’s group. The council’s strategic waste...

Whitley Bay 1, Newton Aycliffe 1 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe took a point from their trip to the seaside on Saturday. In a game heavily affected by strong winds Aycliffe battled hard to earn a point despite playing the last 20 minutes with ten men. The home side had wind advantage in the first half and almost scored direct from a...

The children of foster families, who welcome foster children into their homes alongside their parents, are being celebrated as part of Sons and Daughters Month. The month is organised by The Fostering Network, the UK’s leading fostering charity, and is used to acknowledge the fantastic role foster carer’s children play in fostering, and the...

Newton Aycliffe 0, Consett 1 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe crashed out of the Durham Challenge Cup in the first round with a narrow defeat at home to Consett on Tuesday night. The visitors were on top for most of the match, apart from the last ten minutes, when Aycliffe pushed forward for an equaliser. Consett had a chance as...