A County Durham based employability programme project that helps tackle unemployment is going through to the finals of the National Housing Federation’s Community Impact Awards this summer. livin Futures, run by livin, was confirmed as the regional winner in the ‘Better Investing in People’ category at an awards event in York. It...

A group of Aycliffe students recently visited a mosque as part of the recent Specialist Day. Year 8 students from Woodham Academy joined RE staff, Mrs Davison and Mrs Tait, at the Madni Jamia Masjid in Bradford, a large purpose-built mosque. The youngsters were able to relate the features of the building to the work they had done in...

Police are appealing for information after thieves stole some garden furniture. The suspects made off with a table and chairs from a garden (pictured above) in High Barn Road, School Aycliffe, some time Friday and Saturday 9/10th May. Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101, quoting reference...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe's cricket team drew at league-leaders Maltby on Saturday. In a game badly affected by the rain, Aycliffe's first XI were unlucky not to get a deserved win at the NYSD Division Two leaders as the home side's last wicket pair survived a tense final seven overs to earn a draw. Aycliffe's first XI won the...

Hitachi Rail Europe has selected Sheffield-based Mechan to supply both internal and external traversers for its Newton Aycliffe factory. Hitachi's £82m train-building facility on Aycliffe Business Park will manufacture high-speed trains for the Intercity Express Programme (IEP). Local firm Finley Structures is currently constructing the...

Police are hunting sick thieves who've stolen female underwear from a Newton Aycliffe garden. Police say the panty pilferers struck on the morning of Tuesday this week (6th May), stealing the underwear from a rear garden in Gamul Close, Cobblers. If anyone has any information on this crime please call the police on 101, quoting...

Hundreds of music lovers enjoyed Newton Aycliffe's first open-air music festival at the weekend. Nearly 400 spectators turned out for Party In The Park at Aycliffe Sports Club on Sunday, jointly organised by the Sports Club and Newton Aycliffe FC. With a fully professional stage, sound and lighting, the crowd was given a full range of...

By Martin Walker County Durham wood specialists have more than doubled their workforce in the last two months after celebrating a record-breaking start to the year. The Wood Floor Company, which lists celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay as one of its customers, has spent thousands of pounds on renovating its premises on Whessoe Road in...

By Martin Walker Veteran all-round sportsman Tony 'The Bat' Travis racked up his first half century for Aycliffe in the NYSD League. The fiery 53-year-old - who earlier this year told close pals he was set to leave Aycliffe after being dumped from the first team - thwacked an impressive 56 with the bat as Aycliffe's second XI lost at...

Newtonians are being reminded to make sure they don’t miss out on being able to vote in the forthcoming European Parliamentary elections. You must be on the electoral register to vote in the elections, due to take place on Thursday 22nd May. To check if you are on the electoral register you can telephone 03000 261 212 or email...