By Martin Walker Mystery surrounds a Newton Aycliffe printing company as 11 members of staff were suddenly laid off on Friday. Workers at HPM and Addo - the new company which formed earlier this year following a merger between 125-year-old printers HPM Group and Darlington-based Addo Printing - have been told that as from Monday (3rd...

Newton Aycliffe completed back-to-back wins this week as their revival under Peter Dixon was given a shot in the arm. Aycliffe grabbed another three points at West Allotment Celtic with a hard-fought 2-1 victory on Wednesday night. That came off the back of a thumping 4-1 win at Morpeth Town last Saturday - Dixon's first victory since...

Year 11 Geographers at Woodham Academy spent a day in Durham City gathering primary data for their Controlled Assessment task. Their hypothesis ‘Durham is a clone town’ is related to a New Economics Foundation report that suggested all UK high streets have become monochrome strips of bland anytown shops. As Durham City is a World...

By Martin Walker The developers who brought Hitachi Rail Europe to Newton Aycliffe have told Aycliffe Today that retail provision and 4,500 new jobs are part of ambitious future plans for the town. Geoff Hunton, director of Merchant Park Developments, says the arrival of Hitachi in Aycliffe is just the beginning for Aycliffe Business...

By Martin Walker Hitachi Rail Europe has announced that its state-of-the-art Newton Aycliffe factory will house the company's UK design office, as another important milestone was celebrated. The Japanese giants hosted a "topping out" ceremony at its Aycliffe Business Park facility on Thursday, to mark the completion of the building...

By Martin Walker Furious Newtonians are complaining they can't attend next week's fireworks display because of their postcode. People who live in the Chestnuts development on the South side of the School Aycliffe Lane are not entitled to wristbands for the event at the Oak Leaf Sports Complex on Wednesday 5th November, because their...

Newton Aycliffe's Company of the Year Tekmar Energy has been awarded a major contract by VBMS to supply its latest innovation, TekTube, to the prestigious Westermeerwind near-shore windfarm project in the Netherlands. The contract award comes less than three months after the company demonstrated TekTube at the Offshore Renewable Energy...

By Martin Walker A special golf day and evening to celebrate the life of a popular Newtonian has raised £5,600 for charity. Allan Kelley sadly passed away in May after a hard-fought battle with cancer. His wife, Sue, and daughter Stephanie, along with the help of many friends, organised a fundraising day on what would have been...

Team members at the Wilko store in Newton Aycliffe will be getting their ghoul on this Halloween to raise money for their regional charity of the year, Macmillan Cancer Support. On Friday 31st October, customers and children are invited down to enjoy a charity bake sale of spell-bound treats on Friday, conjured up by the spookily dressed...

A Big Lottery Fund project aiming to support thousands of tenants to manage their money better has launched a new website for County Durham. The website helps people get the most out of their money by showing them where to get affordable furniture, support with fuel costs and advice on benefits, savings and low cost loans. The Monkey...