Durham County Council’s cabinet has approved the allocation of an extra £500,000 to help over 25-year-olds from across the county improve their job prospects. The funding will come from the Welfare Assistance Scheme and will be transferred to the council’s Employment and Employability Initiatives scheme. The funding will help reduce...

Durham County Council has teamed up with a national retailer to urge people to recycle more. Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is backing the national Good to Know campaign run locally by the council, which aims to encourage people who already recycle to do a little bit more. Sainsbury's Arnison Centre Durham store has already been displaying...

A man who asked youths to be quiet has been left with serious injuries after an assault in Newton Aycliffe. Officers were called to Dalton Way in the town just before 11.30pm on Saturday (25th June) after receiving reports of an injured man lying in the street. It is believed that the victim, a 44-year-old local man, had left his home to...

Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker meets a growing Aycliffe family firm which is winning local and regional plaudits... AAA Caring Caretaker does exactly what it says on the tin – and when you get an insight into this family firm, you can see it’s living up to its name. Winners of the Employer of the Year category at Aycliffe Business...

A round-up of the weekend's cricket action... Saturday 25th June – NYSD Division 2 Yarm 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was sunshine and showers. Yarm won the toss and asked Aycliffe to bat first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 237 for 9 after 50 overs Michael Howe 65, Luke Telford 55 and Mark Woodhead 38 Yarm 1st XI 124 for 5 after...

A memorial day for Newtonian Phil Joss has raised thousands of pounds for charity. Phil tragically died in a motorcycle accident on Middridge Road, in between Rushyford and Woodham Golf Club, on 7th June 2015, aged just 55. His wife Lydia and brother-in-law Tony Norton organised a memorial event a year on, which was held at Aycliffe Big Club...

Aycliffe Today’s business magazine is the only publication which is exclusively mailed direct to every firm on Aycliffe Business Park. Companies have until 5pm today (Friday) to book their space in the July-August issue, due out in a couple of weeks. We only have limited space available – a full page or two half-page slots – and...

In order to become a qualified teacher, most people will go to university and study for a degree and then go on to study for their Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). Although there are other routes in to teaching, the majority of teachers at Woodham Academy have gained their qualifications this way. One member of staff at Woodham...

Schoolchildren across County Durham are being taught how to be safe in and around water. Durham County Council is running sessions this week for 166 year five and six pupils from eight primary schools, as part of Dying to be Cool – a new campaign to educate youngsters on the dangers of cold water shock – and to coincide with National...

How Durham County Council involves local residents in decision making and scrutiny has been officially recognised with a national award. The 2016 MJ Achievement Award for Excellence in Governance and Scrutiny, sponsored by the Centre for Public Scrutiny, was presented to the council for its innovative approach to engaging with the...