Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket... Saturday 5th September – NYSD Division 2 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Bedale 1st XI – weather was overcast with a chilly wind. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bat first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 202 all out after 50 overs Adam Gittins 75, Adam Randall 40 and Chris Palmer...

Assaults on police officers and staff in County Durham and Darlington increased during the lockdown period, figures have revealed. Durham Constabulary recorded 228 assaults on officers and staff between March and July this year – an increase of 26% when compared with the same period last year, in which 168 assaults were recorded. A number...

September marks the fifth anniversary of Hitachi Rail officially opening its state-of-the-art train manufacturing factory in Newton Aycliffe. From the empty shell that was opened by then Prime Minister David Cameron, the team has built 192 trains over the last five years that are now in service. The trains produced include the UK’s new...

By Joe Rammage Newton Aycliffe were knocked out of the Emirates FA Cup last week after a disappointing night at the King George V Ground. Nathan Guru scored the only goal of the game eight minutes from time last Wednesday night as both sides missed penalties on an awful evening in North Yorkshire with wind and heavy rain persistent...

Police received a report of a robbery in Newton Aycliffe this week, during which a cash drawer was taken. The incident took place at Stevens Newsagents, Neville Parade, at around 8.10pm on Wednesday night. A man is believed to have entered the store and made demands to staff to open the cash register, before removing the cash drawer himself...

By Paul Dalton Opportunities to race were few and far between over the last week, as race organisers still get to grips with the new measures introduced to host events in a Covid secure manner. This resulted in no competitive activity from the members of Aycliffe Running Club. But club training sessions have restarted over the course of...

Greenfield Arts creative director Katy Milne will take part in this year’s annual CBNE conference ‘Imagine If...’. The virtual conference, organised by Culture Bridge North East, is held each year and brings together delegates from the education and culture sector to explore key themes. It includes invited keynote speakers and...

Aycliffe-based software firm Excelpoint has undertaken a brand review and unveiled a new corporate brand identity and website thanks to funding from NBSL. The new branding reflects Excelpoint’s commitment to achieving its vision of empowering organisations worldwide to create efficient enterprise-wide business systems and workflows. With a...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket... Saturday 29th August – NYSD Division 2 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Rockliffe Park 1st XI – weather was cool, cloudy and windy. Rockliffe Park won the toss and chose to bowl first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 14 for 1 after 5 overs Sam Telford 11, Luke Telford 2 not out and Adam Gittins 1 not...

More funding is being made available to help people across County Durham who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and who need additional financial support and assistance. An additional £500,000 has been invested into Durham County Council’s Welfare Assistance Scheme to help people in crisis. The council’s scheme has been...