Newton Aycliffe’s nearest airport was effectively saved from going out of business when an ambitious buyout plan was given the go-ahead on Thursday. At a meeting of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, held in Middlesbrough, five council leaders from Tees local authorities backed mayor Ben Houchen’s £40m rescue package for Durham Tees...

Students from Greenfield Community College raised the roof as they competed in the popular annual ‘Greenfield’s Got Talent’ competition. The audience of staff and students were amazed at the talent on show and there was no shortage of participants who were keen to take the stage. There were lots of laughs and appreciation with a range...

A host of businesses gathered for Aycliffe Business Park Community’s first meeting of the year. See more pictures from the meeting below More than 70 people attended the first news and networking meeting of 2019, which was held at Hitachi Rail’s factory on the business park. Guests heard from Andy Palmer, Durham County Council’s...

Newton Aycliffe have appointed a university sports boss as their new head coach in an impressive coup for chairman Allan Oliver. Colin Stromsoy, director of sport at Northumbria University, has taken over the reins to oversee Aycliffe’s last nine games of the Northern League campaign. Aycliffe are currently fourth-bottom in the first...

A married Shildon couple in their 60’s who sold illegal tobacco products from their home have been ordered to handover more than £1,000. Trading Standards officers from Durham County Council seized 200 Richmond King Size cigarettes, 160 Jim’s cigarettes and 850g of Turner Hand Rolling Tobacco from Janice and Barry Wheatley’s home in the...

By Donna Campbell The past week has been relatively quiet in terms of racing. There were still many members attending the parkruns this week but it was one of our juniors who managed to obtain the only PB recorded this week. Well done to Felicity Lineton who secured a PB in her junior parkrun at Darlington. On Sunday she completed the 2k...

A 14-year old girl has been banned from Newton Aycliffe town centre for one year. The teenager was handed a Criminal Behaviour Order from Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court earlier this month following an application by Durham Constabulary. Officers secured the order in a bid to stop her anti-social and criminal behaviour. The girl will...

The Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) has been boosted with the appointment of four new members – taking it back up to full strength. The original 11 board members were appointed when ABPC was first incorporated in the summer of 2016. But as some members left the organisation due to other commitments, ABPC started a recruitment...

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen says work to “rebuild Teesside Airport” will start on Friday after his plans to save it were given the go-ahead by council leaders. The Conservative mayor for the Tees region officially launched a business plan to revive the airport earlier this month after striking a £40m deal with the airport’s owners,...

Two new PCSOs have joined the Newton Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team. The local force has welcomed Abi Hill who takes responsibility for the Western Area of the town and will support PC Michael Welch and PCSO Chris OBrien. PCSO Steven Kipling will cover Aycliffe North (Woodham) and Middridge, and work alongside PC Lyndon...