A plan outlining how the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will be invested in County Durham has been approved by government. In July, Durham County Council submitted its UKSPF Investment Plan outlining how it will spend the £30 million it has been allocated by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The plan sets out...

More than 100 Warm Spaces have been created across County Durham. Durham County Council, which is working alongside the County Durham Community Foundation (the Foundation), has so far awarded funding to 95 organisations in the voluntary and community sector to create Warm Spaces. A total of £200,000 has been made available for venues...

By Paul Blythe Below is a round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section. Under 7’s Juniors – Played against a strong Washington United Yellows side and performed superbly. It was a great game and Aycliffe had to dig deep for the result with goals from Reign and Colton. MOTM was Zach who is growing in confidence...

Greenfield Community College’s PE department has introduced a ‘Greeny Mudder’ whereby pupils undertake a series of different challenges in the format of the world-famous Tough Mudder obstacle course. The ‘Greeny Mudder’ provided an innovative tool to help engage pupils through healthy participation and allowed them to develop motor...

A fascinating discussion by four of the Tees region’s business leaders headlined a well-attended networking event at Boro’s Riverside Stadium. Around 80 delegates attended Tees Business LIVE – the latest in a series of popular daytime networking events organised by Tees Business, sister publication to Aycliffe BUsiness. Click here to...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club have returned to indoor training in preparation for the 2023 season which starts next April. All of the individual sections of the cricket club, including the juniors, senior males and females are now training in various venues in Newton Aycliffe and Darlington as the look to be ready for the new season. Newton...

Councillors at Durham County Council are to hear a new action plan to address a decline in biodiversity. The local authority’s cabinet will be presented with a plan to address an ecological emergency which was declared by the authority in April. The Ecological Emergency Action Plan (EEAP) focuses on three key areas where changes are...

Newton Aycliffe 5, Thornaby 0 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe comfortably beat bottom placed Thornaby at the SecuriCorp Stadium on Saturday. The crowd were treated to an emphatic display by Brian Atkinson's side with Eddie Thomas and Liam Jarvie getting two goals each. The win took Aycliffe to 39 points, maintaining fourth place in Ebac...

Students from Woodham Academy continue to visit Hamsterley Forest after school on a Friday evening. There are a wide variety of challenging red graded mountain bike trails that the students continue to enjoy. On average, students cover about 10 miles and the mix of challenging climbs,followed by exhilarating descents, bring a thoroughly...

With darker nights and more wintry weather, residents are being urged to report highways issues to help keep the county moving. Durham County Council is delivering its annual programme of work to maintain the county’s roads and footpaths, with teams from across the authority also on standby to deal with any emergencies caused by bad weather....