By Glen Robertson Durham Wildcats chairman Quentin Sloper has stressed the importance of improving the club after their inaugural British Basketball League (BBL) campaign. The Wildcats finished bottom of the table in their first season but there were plenty of encouraging signs. There were dramatic victories over Cheshire Jets and...

By Martin Walker A national firm based in Newton Aycliffe is launching a series of training seminars to help firms handle asbestos. Shield Environmental Services, which has just opened a new branch on Aycliffe Business Park in County Durham, will hold the training programmes for local companies, in light of the recent Supreme Court...

Aycliffe Today’s resident chef Debbie Elizabeth serves up a weekly mouthwatering suggestion specially for our readers… This week… Mediterranean vegetables with lamb Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 250g lean lamb fillet, trimmed of any fat and thinly sliced 140g shallots , halved 2 large courgettes , cut into chunks ½ tsp each...

A new programme featuring guided walks and countryside events in County Durham is now available. The programme includes walks and events organised by Durham County Council’s countryside service which will take place between now and September. There are just under 200 walks to choose from, ranging from one-mile easy strolls to 16 mile...

The Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe has one of the region’s only hydrotherapy pools open to the public. It offers an ideal way to relieve pain, improve mobility or just relax with the pools massaging jets. Hydrotherapy pool user Clare Cheverall takes her five-month-old son Hal and says: “We both really enjoy coming to the...

By Martin Walker A group of young people are undergoing an intensive training programme aimed at tackling anti-social driving problems in Newton Aycliffe. The volunteer learners, aged between 14 and 25, are taking part in an intensive 10-week project at Aycliffe Youth Centre, to improve their perception of dangerous driving. The...

A Newton Aycliffe-based renewable energy company has won national acclaim for its pioneering work on a landmark environmental project in the North East. Revolution Power has landed the prestigious Renewable Project of the Year title at the H&V News awards in London. The award is in recognition of its work on the Newbiggin Maritime...

Police investigating the double-shooting near a County Durham golf course believe a man may have killed his ill mother before committing suicide. Murder-suicide is said to be one of the lines of inquiry being pursued by Durham Police following the discovery of two bodies in a car on Saturday morning. As reported by the Northern Echo...

Small companies local to the Newton Aycliffe area are being given the chance to boost their businesses while at the same time helping out a young person’s job prospects. Daniel Cole, 17, from Newton Aycliffe, is one of the lucky teenagers to take up an apprenticeship with Finley Structures, a fabrication company in the town. Great...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week's TV highlights... Foxes Live Wild In The City: Monday 8pm, Channel 4. Are foxes a misunderstood creature, or are they really a threat to us humans? Mark Evans and Anita Rani explore that exact question as they produce this insightful report which uses tracking technology to follow the foxes. See for...