Ticket barriers could be removed with new technology being developed and trialled by Aycliffe manufacturer Hitachi Rail. Prototype technology currently being tested could use sensors on trains to detect an app on passengers’ smartphones as they board. There would be no need to remove the phone from pockets or bags and no need for station...

A young mother has praised the police and the Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team (TWSMRT) for coming to her aid after a forest walk went wrong. Jess Tinsley, 24, had gone on a walk in Hamsterley Forest with her partner, Kieran Parkinson and friend Dan Curry, after work at about 7pm on Sunday night (August 11). The Newton...

Newton Aycliffe 0, Northallerton Town 2 By Dave Stickland Newton Aycliffe went out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle, losing 2-0 at home to Northallerton Town. They started positively, and had Northallerton pinned in their own half for most of the first half hour. Dean Thexton put a header wide five minutes in, and Kevin Carr had a low...

Council workers were out in force dealing with the impact of heavy rain across County Durham. Torrential downpours overnight continued into the morning causing problems on the county’s roads during rush hour and minor flooding at some schools and leisure centres. Staff at Durham County Council have been doing everything they can to keep...

Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket… Saturday 10th August – NYSD Division 2 Norton 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was windy and overcast. Norton won the toss and chose to bowl first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 167 for 9 after 50 overs Sam Telford 61, Michael Howe 32 and Chris Palmer 16 Norton 1st XI 105 all out...

Snakes, goats and lizards will be just some of the animals on show during a free community fun day next week. Horndale Community Association is holding the event at Greenfield Community College on Thursday (August 15), 10am3pm. Visitors can enjoy seeing sheep, goats rabbits and other furry animals, as well as snakes, lizards, monkeys,...

Parks, cemeteries and crematoriums across County Durham have once again been awarded a prestigious national status. A total of 12 Durham County Council sites have received Green Flag accreditation by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, in recognition of the excellent standards of maintenance, management and good practice that keeps...

Northallerton 0, Newton Aycliffe 1 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe bounced back from their opening day defeat at home to Whickham with a narrow win at Northallerton on Wednesday night. The margin of victory should have been greater, as they missed several one-on-one chances against home keeper Dawson. On seven minutes Gez Richardson...

A woman who died following a collision on the A1(M) near Newton Aycliffe has been named as 68-year-old Mary Graham. Mrs Graham, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, died after the Toyota Auris she was travelling in was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit van on Friday night (August 2). She was taken to James Cook University Hospital, in...

A young cricket coach has been recognised for her outstanding services to cricket with an OSCA! Newton Aycliffe coach Alex Paterson was awarded the Young Volunteer of the Year award (ages 14-18) at Durham Cricket Board’s Outstanding Services to Cricket Awards (OSCAs) this summer. The 17-year-old coaches young cricket players at Newton...