November 2nd, 201601978Hitachi Rail Europe has secured a £60m contract to build five new “bi-mode” Inter City trains for the East Coast mainline.
The five-carriage passenger vehicles, which will be operated by Hull Trains, will be built at Hitachi’s new manufacturing facility on Aycliffe Business Park.
Hitachi will build five AT300 trains of five...
November 2nd, 201602494Friends of a church community came together at the weekend to raise over £1500 for the charity Bloodwise in the name of Newtonian Paul McGeary and his #NotOneInch fundraising campaign.
McGeary was diagnosed with relapsed blood cancer APML earlier this year, having been in remission from an initial diagnosis back in November 2014, and...
November 1st, 201602285People who live, work, study or volunteer in the Great Aycliffe and Middridge area are being encouraged to get involved and vote for the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) priorities for 2017-18.
GAMP will have £100,000 to spend next year, and people are being asked to tell them how this money should be spent.
Voting...
November 1st, 201622426The boss of Newton Aycliffe firm PWS has inspired a remarkable, record-breaking fundraising effort.
Blood, Sweat and Gears was the brainchild of Mark Stephenson, CEO of PWS on Aycliffe Business Park, a challenge which successfully undertook a 500km cycling challenge across South Africa.
It was hoped to raise £250,000 for Help for...
November 1st, 201602110Morpeth Town 5, Newton Aycliffe 0
Newton Aycliffe FC's disappointing recent league form continued with a 5-0 defeat at Morpeth Town on Saturday.
After a good midweek win against Bishop Auckland in the Durham Challenge Cup hopes were high that Aycliffe could repeat last season's wins over the FA Vase holders.
However, they never...
October 31st, 201602582People in Newton Aycliffe will soon get a first look at the changes taking place at their local leisure centre.
The first phase of work to revamp the front of the building will be unveiled next week with the opening of a new main entrance.
The £1m project, being carried out by Durham County Council, will also see the town’s...
October 31st, 201602709With this year’s Poppy appeal in full bloom County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) is proud to be launching a partnership with the Royal British Legion to help keep ex-forces and their families safe and well.
Help and information available through the CDDFRS ‘Safe and Wellbeing’ scheme will now be promoted...
October 31st, 201602388Aycliffe Juniors continued their season with a series of league fixtures for all the players to enjoy.
For these fixtures to go ahead we are always dependent on referees so it was great this week that two of our players, Tom Cayless and Sam Dawson, both qualified as referees and took charge of NAJFC games.
The Under 7's were again...
October 28th, 201604551Car parts maker Gestamp has reported an increase in turnover to more than £460m.
The Spanish-owned group, which has five sites in the UK including its Newton Aycliffe plant, has published group accounts for 2015 which show that sales rose 9% year-on-year to reach £468.5m on the back of a “pan-European success story” of rising...
October 28th, 201602026Motorists are being warned about the safety of part worn tyres after a survey found many do not meet legal requirements in County Durham.
Durham County Council’s consumer protection service visited a number of local part worn traders to check whether they had procedures in place to ensure goods comply with legal standards, as part...
