A Durham City theatre is preparing to get into the festive spirit as rehearsals begin for its popular annual pantomime. Cast and crew came together for the first time for Gala Durham’s Christmas show, Sleeping Beauty. The production, written by Gary Kitching and directed by Rachel Glover, is a hilarious new telling of the classic story...

By Berni Borsberry U10 Girls v Bishop Auckland Pinks A tough game in tough conditions but Aycliffe started the stronger and finished the stronger. Poppy B opened the scoring with a 25 yard shot which dipped over the keeper and she was first to the ball to stab the ball across the line for her second. Bishop then scored a penalty but the...

The Four NFU Mutual Agencies which are based throughout County Durham have joined forces to create one agency, increasing the capacity of the insurance company to serve its communities and creating two new Agent positions. The NFU Mutual Durham Districts Agency is seeking applicants for the Agent positions immediately, along with a newly...

The Pioneering Care Centre (PCC) in Aycliffe transformed for spooky season to offer half term family fun whilst supporting rewarding community projects. Staff from the Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) took part in the ‘spooky sleepover’ at the PCC, to raise funds for PCP’s Options service. Eight braved the night and (despite the...

Station Place – the biggest speculative commercial build on Aycliffe Business Park for more than 20 years – is now open to businesses looking to expand. We talk to the developers behind Station Place, Merchant Anglo – the team which brought Hitachi Rail to Aycliffe – in issue #59 of Aycliffe Business. Crafting Queen Sara Davies...

By Steven Dawson It has been a busy couple of weeks for our members, with a variety of races taking place. On October 19, nine members took part in the Darlington Trail series 5k Headtorch run at West Park. Those taking part for the club were Daniel Tatham 25:49, Clare Stradling 25:50, Sarah Gill 26:35, David Stothard 26:45, Melanie...

A map which depicts thousands of miles of public rights of way which residents and visitors can make use of has reached its 70th birthday. Durham County Council’s Definitive Map was created in November 1952. It is a legal record indicating the position and status of Public Rights of Way (PROW) across County Durham. In 1949 the...

A new workplace movement has arrived and it’s saving businesses 50% on office costs without any loss to productivity, collaboration and culture and seeing them pocket up to a quarter of a million a year in additional revenue, which early adopters are passing on to their staff to help with the cost-of-living crisis. Office workers across the...

By Paul Blythe A round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section. Under 7’s Juniors – Played against Whiteleas Titans, in a game full of goals, Aycliffe scored from Reign, Colts & Felix. MOTM was Lincoln for impressive performance. Under 7’s Reds – Played a brilliant game of football against Redcar Town...

Durham County Council is asking residents to have their say on proposals aimed at balancing its budget next year, including a range of potential savings. The local authority has launched a consultation for the public to give views on its proposed approach to try and meet a £37m gap in its budget in the next financial year, and that is after a...