Durham County Council is issuing advice to residents to help them avoid falling victim to rogue fish sellers. The council has been made aware of incidents in neighbouring areas in which members of the public have had people cold-calling at their home offering pre-packed fish for sale, in some cases offering to put it directly in their...

The trading arm of County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) – Vital Fire Solutions Ltd – along with Durham County Council has developed a training course specifically for landlords in the region. The course was created after Vital Fire Solutions and the council identified a need for landlords to have an increased...

A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action… Saturday 27th August – NYSD Division 2 Maltby 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI - weather was cool with blustery showers. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and asked Maltby to bat first. Maltby 1st XI 156 all out after 40.5 overs Patrick Howe 3 for 21, Michael Howe 3 for 41 and Mark Woodhead 2 for...

The majority of students think they contribute fairly to their family household, but parents in the north east disagree and see outgoings increase by £1,845 when their children return for the summer holidays Family tensions rise over kids not picking up after themselves and mum and dad asking where their children are going When youngsters...

A local charity benefitted from the generosity of football fans earlier this month. Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group raised £134 with a bucket collection at Newton Aycliffe FC's Moore Lane ground. The Newtonians were playing an EBAC Northern League Division One game against South Shields & won the game 2-1.  However it was the bucket...

Newton Aycliffe Sports Club hosted bottom of the League Willington Queens at Moore Lane in a game that needed to be won to maintain their status at the top of Division 2. The home side wasted no time in setting out their stall with an early shot from Chris Jones forcing the keeper to make a good save. It took just a few minutes more to break the...

Rotarians in Newton Aycliffe have been given a big pat on the back for the work they do and the service they give to improve the lives of others both in their community and abroad. One of the most senior Rotarians in North East England, Rtn Terry Long, Immediate Past District Governor, told them this week: “You are members of an absolutely...

Woodham Academy has recently played host to a number of projects presented by local partners, thanks to funding made available by The Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP). GAMP is an Area Action Partnership (AAP), part of Durham County Council which along with 13 others AAP’s in the area was set up to give local people a greater...

Staff, volunteers and patients at Butterwick Hospice in Bishop Auckland turned out to cheer on their very own DIY SOS team of professionals after the charity won a Newton Aycliffe company’s 2016 Community Challenge. A 20-strong workforce from JDP Contracting Services, the largest specialist roofline contractor in the North, rolled up their...

Organisers of the charity fund-raising ‘Railway Jaunt’ planned for the two-mile stretch of new tarmac pathway beside the Newton Aycliffe to Shildon line on October 1 are reporting ‘growing excitement and great interest’ from runners, walkers, pedal cyclists, families and wheelchair users in various parts of Durham. The walk is one...