Hitachi Rail Europe has been credited for a surge in take-up of industrial space in the North-East. London-based property consultants Knight Frank has published a report, saying a total of 1.28m sq ft of logistics and industrial space was taken up in the first six months of 2014 – double the figure recorded in the last half of 2013 and...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club have unveiled a new state-of-the-art electronic scoreboard. The impressive facility has been purchased with the aid of the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) and local County Councillors Mike Dixon, Sarah Iveson, Joan Gray, Eddy Adam, Kate Hopper and Jed Hillary. The scoreboard, pictured being...

Police are appealing for information or CCTV footage in three areas of the town after thieves targeted cars overnight. Three incidents were reported to police on Sunday, when suspects have either gained access or attempted to gain access to vehicles in Cheltenham Way in Woodham, Hamilton Close off Burn Lane and Marshall Road near the town...

A Newton Aycliffe cable manufacturer has received an investment of an undisclosed sum from the Finance For Business North East Growth Fund. ATAG Cable Solutions designs, manufactures, tests and supplies a wide range of high quality, high performance reliable cables for all types of industries, with particular expertise in the electronics,...

Newton Aycliffe police are hunting thieves who've stolen a mountain bike on the town. The mountain bike was taken from an address in Booth Walk, some time between 12.30am and 6am on Friday 1st August, along with a car stereo and tools. Anyone with any information is asked to call 101 and quote SK1401535.  ...

By Martin Walker The US firm which bought the troubled former Fujitsu and RFMD plant last year wants to double its workforce. Compound Photonics, which acquired the 50,000 sq ft facility on Aycliffe Business Park in July 2013 (pictured above) and employs 107 people, wants to take on 100 skilled staff to support growth into new...

Leading businesses from across the region have pledged to take on manufacturing or engineering apprentices after attending a key business conference hosted by South West Durham Training (SWDT). The leading training provider played host to Manufacturing in the North East – Engineered for Success in July and asked firms to show their...

Police are appealing for information after thieves stole some solar powered lights from a garden. It happened overnight, between Tuesday (29th July) and Wednesday (30th July) morning, at Dent Walk in the town. If anyone has any information regarding this incident then please dial 101 and ask to speak to PCSO Mike Hutchinson from the...

EXCLUSIVE By Martin Walker The boss of Newton Aycliffe's town centre says he'd potentially support a retail facility similar to Tindale Crescent on Aycliffe Business Park. Bryan Haldane, manager of Aycliffe Shopping Centre, used the example of Planet Leisure when suggesting the park can be successfully utilised for mixed-use...

  One of the UK’s largest energy efficiency initiatives, Warm Up North, has now installed around £3 million worth of energy efficiency improvements in over 2,000 North East homes since the scheme started. The completed work has reduced the carbon dioxide emissions of these properties by over 60,000 metric tonnes. Launched in...