A quantity of cash was stolen from Value Vets during a burglary this week. Police say the veterinary surgery, at Cobblers Hall, was hit by burglars some time between 3.30am and 4am on Sunday 27th July, when a large amount of cash was taken. If anyone has any information please call 101 and quote SK1401506.  ...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe FC have appointed former New Zealand international Adrian Webster as their new manager following the shock resignation of Dan Mellanby. Newtonian Mellanby resigned due to personal reasons at the weekend, after he was made manager of the club only this summer, but Aycliffe have moved quickly to replace...

By Martin Walker A family-run distribution company is showing its commitment to training up young people by taking on a new Apprentice, while the number of young staff is at its highest number ever. Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, based on Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, has taken on Keiran Jones after a string of...

Newton Aycliffe FC hosted Northallerton Town FC on Saturday in the annual Frank Swinburne Memorial Trophy. This year, the game was held to raise funds for Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group, who are supported by Macmillan. The day raised just short of £500 for the group, a sum that organiser Allison White was delighted with. "This...

By Martin Walker An innovative transport project that helps jobseekers, reduces congestion and protects the environment is expanding following a successful funding bid. Durham County Council’s Local Motion project has been awarded £840,000 from the Department for Transport’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund to further expand the...

An art exhibition at a Newton Aycliffe school has been hailed another success. Work was presented by year 11 GCSE and BTEC students who have studied art for 5 years now at Woodham Academy. The highlight of this year’s show was the inclusion of a selection of light sculptures which the students produced as a response to the...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe's first team slipped to fifth in the NYSD League second division with a comprehensive 117-run defeat at Stokesley. Aycliffe produced arguably their worst batting performance of the season against Stokesley's second XI. Luke Telford earned the man-of-the-match for his 4 wickets for 22 runs as the home...

Sanderson Weatherall is hoping to find new occupiers for a well-known commercial site after completing its sale earlier this year. Interest in the Horndale Business Centre, the former Holiways garage site in Newton Aycliffe, has been strong since the Teesside firm of chartered surveyors, helped complete its sale. Yorkshire-based property...

Newton Aycliffe FC are reeling today after Manager Dan Mellanby resigned just a fortnight before the start of the Northern League kick-off. Club officials held an emergency crisis meeting on Monday night to decide the next steps forward. It's believed Chairman Allan Oliver and General Manager Dan Lewis are currently weighing up the...

Police have launched an investigation after a young man was left with a serious head injury after he was assaulted in Newton Aycliffe in the early hours of Thursday morning. It is believed the 25-year-old victim, who lives in north Wales, was attacked near to Woodham Burn Junior School in Humphrey Close at about 1.30am on Thursday. He...