Durham County Council is calling on the government to rethink its planned cutbacks to community pharmacy funding, in a bid to save what it deems to be a vital resource for the people of County Durham. At a meeting of full council, there was cross-party support for the motion, which sought to put pressure on central government to maintain a...

Some of the North East’s most influential business figures will debate the hot topics affecting the engineering and manufacturing sectors at this month’s Durham Oktoberfest, to be held in Newton Aycliffe. For the first time, a panel debate and audience question and answer session has been added to the Oktoberfest line-up. The panel will...

The Juniors marched on to another weekend of football action with lots of teams in both league and cup action. The Under 7's continued their bright start to the season with a 6-3 win at Sunnydale against Darlington Youth in the TJFA Challenge Cup. They opened up a 3 goal lead before Darlington pulled two back. However the lads stick at it and...

A volunteer group in Newton Aycliffe is hosting its first Ladies Night to raise funds for Marie Curie. The Newton Aycliffe Fundraising Group will be holding the event at Aycliffe Sports Club in the town on Friday October 21, and local residents are invited to come along and take part enjoy the evening. Entertainment will be provided by...

Newton Aycliffe 3, Newcastle Benfield 2 Newton Aycliffe started in third place in the league on Saturday, and maintained that position with a narrow 3-2 victory against mid-table Newcastle Benfield. Both sides played good football early on without creating any clear-cut chances. Aycliffe were then awarded a penalty in the 18th minute when...

People from Newton Aycliffe are potentially sitting on £12,464 but do not know if their stuff is truly valuable or utter tosh. The majority of people have something stashed away at home they think will be worth money in the future. But new research reveals most consumers in the North East would benefit from a visit to the Antiques Roadshow...

Tributes have been paid after a father died while playing rugby in Newton Aycliffe. Terry Parsons (pictured above, centre) collapsed during Newton Aycliffe Newtonians' match against Houghton RFC’s second team last Saturday. He was quickly treated on the field by a paramedic and the emergency services, but he was unable to be revived. A...

Aycliffe Business Park is home to more than 300 firms including Hitachi, Gestamp Tallent, Husqvarna, 3M and more, and around 10,000 employees. Aycliffe Today Business is the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park – mailed and delivered exclusively across the park six times a year, with a print readership of 8,000 plus thousands more...

Grants of up to £500 are on offer to help County Durham’s community gardens grow. As part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) It’s Your Neighbourhood campaign, Durham County Council is to offer the funding in an effort to encourage volunteer-led groups to take part in environmental projects. The community grant scheme, led by...

Aycliffe gained revenge for their FA cup exit at the hands of Washington with a narrow 3-2 victory in the league. Washington had a slight edge early on, but there were few chances for either side. Washington broke the deadlock on 22 minutes when Mark Davison turned in a low cross to make it 0-1. Aycliffe were pegged back for a while, but...