Bus companies will soon be invited to bid for £3.3m worth of contracts to run services across County Durham. A report on the up-coming process of re-tendering for subsidised bus services will be presented to Durham County Council’s Cabinet next week. The authority provides financial support for around 20 per cent of the bus network in...

By Martin Walker Brian Atkinson got his Spennymoor career off to a flying start on Wednesday night as his side won 4-1 at home to Esh Winning in the semi-finals of the Durham Challenge Cup. In Atkinson’s first game as assistant manager to Jason Ainsley, following his appointment on Tuesday, Moors won with goals by Sonny Andrews (2),...

A Young Enterprise volunteer is delivering business seminars to eight-year-old children in Aycliffe. Eight Durham County councillors have each pooled resources from their Neighbourhood Budget fund, along with a £4,000 donation from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP), to finance an £18,000 project to deliver the...

An Aycliffe man was helping police with their enquiries after local officers discovered a small amount of drugs during a raid on Wednesday. After gathering local intelligence and obtaining a search warrant, the Aycliffe Neighbourhood Policing Team raided a house in the Ballarat on the Agnew estate on Wednesday morning – Aycliffe Today...

Aycliffe Today’s resident chef Debbie Elizabeth serves up a weekly mouthwatering suggestion specially for our readers… This week… Roast Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary Serves 4 Prep time 20 mins + 15 mins resting Cook time 1 hr 15 mins Ingredients 1 leg of lamb,1.5kg 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced lengthways 8 fresh...

By Martin Walker A number of high-profile football shirts from around the country have been sent to Darlington players for their fundraising auction this weekend. The Quakers troops have organised a Race Night, to be held after Saturday’s game at home to Stockport County at the Northern Echo Arena. They’ve done it to show...

Congratulations to five Aycliffe Today readers who are going to tonight's England Under-21 match at the Riverside Stadium. We joined up with the FA and Middlesbrough FC to offer our readers the chance to win a pair of tickets for the England U21 game at the Riverside tonight (6pm kick-off). We asked readers which Boro player who’s from...

A man found dead in a stream in Newton Aycliffe had suffered an epileptic fit shortly before his death, an inquest has heard. Robert Rendall Harcus, who had a history of epilepsy, was found lying face down in a stream, known locally as the burn, near a boating lake in West Park (pictured). As reported in the Northern Echo, the...

By Martin Walker Former Newton Aycliffe coach Brian Atkinson has been appointed  Spennymoor Town’s new assistant manager. The 41-year-old ex-Sunderland and Darlington midfielder played a major role in Aycliffe’s rise from the Durham Alliance League to the Northern League top flight in the last four years. He took a step back from...

Newton Aycliffe Spartans, the newly-formed baseball team based in the town, are busy preparing for their inaugural season in the British Baseball Federation (BBF). The club, formed last summer, will be playing in the BBF Northern AA Division, taking on teams from Manchester, Sheffield, Oldham, Hull and Harrogate. Training started in the...