Newton Aycliffe have been drawn at home to Seaham Red Star in the quarter-final of the Durham Challenge Cup. The tie will take place at Moore Lane Park on Tuesday January 31 (7.30pm kick-off). Aycliffe have so far beaten Bishop Auckland and Brandon in their defence of the County's premier cup competition. That match will be the next game...

A family-run grounds maintenance and landscaping company is celebrating another record year which has seen an increase in workforce and turnover. Beaumont Grounds Maintenance, based on Aycliffe Business Park, has seen sales grow year-on-year for the last five years. Turnover at the end of December 2016 was up 20% to £625,000 on 2015 figures...

A selection of Key Stage 4 students from Woodham Academy visited Durham University as part of the university’s Durham Unwrapped programme. As the majority of university students were enjoying an extended Christmas break, many facilities were vacant and were showcased allowing Woodham Academy students to get a true flavour of what student life...

Companies in the area will hear more details about important infrastructure work which is ongoing close to Aycliffe Business Park during an open event this week. Durham County Council will update attendees at Aycliffe Business Park Community’s latest news and networking session on Friday. The free event, which is open to all businesses...

Durham's Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner Ron Hogg is seeking views from members of the community as part of his annual public consultation on the police budget. To help address further cuts to police funding, Ron intends to increase the amount of Council Tax which goes to the police service, known as the precept, by 1.98%. This...

Aycliffe Juniors football teams had a mixed weekend with some having games fall victim to the inclement weather and others enjoying eventful matches. The Under 7's completed an unbeaten league season with a 6-5 win, what a superb first season for our youngest competitive side. The Under 9 Russell Foster league team won their match 3-0. Jake...

More than 2,000 young people have now signed up to a £17m project designed to develop their skills, increase opportunities and help them into work. The DurhamWorks programme is aiming to improve the prospects of County Durham’s 16 to 24-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training. And just six months into the more than two...

After a two-month break the traffic cops from County Durham and Cleveland are back on TV in a brand new ‘Police Interceptors’ special tonight. Viewers will see an hour-long special edition of the show this evening (Monday January 16) focusing on the efforts of the road policing officers of the CDSOU (Cleveland and Durham Specialist...

Two of the longest-serving employees at Newton Aycliffe firm Stiller Warehousing and Distribution have bagged an important health and safety hat-trick. Office manager Julie Gilpin and fleet and facilities manager Herbie Blaser (above, centre and right) – who have amassed more than 45 years’ service between them for the family business –...

More than 170 drivers were arrested during a Christmas drink and drug driving campaign across County Durham and Cleveland. Throughout the annual initiative, which runs between December and the beginning of January, almost 3,000 drivers were tested to see if they were intoxicated whilst behind the wheel. A total of 173 were arrested – 116...