Homes and communities business livin is celebrating after achieving a trio of top awards for its apprenticeships and employability programmes. Helen Johnson, livin futures manager for livin was named coach/mentor of the year at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) North East awards this month capping a remarkable year for the livin...

A Newton Aycliffe-based crowdfunding platform is hoping to raise vital cash to help bring an exciting football facility in the town to fruition. Growthfunders, the North of England’s first online equity crowdfunding platform, is helping the team behind The Soccer Factory to raise investment funds. The indoor soccer-led mixed leisure...

A Newton Aycliffe woman has been handed a suspended jail sentence and a three-year ban for drink driving. As revealed by Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant in his blog on Aycliffe Today, 52-year-old Julie Turvey appeared at the town’s Magistrates Court on Wednesday 9th April charged with drink driving. She was committed to...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club have unveiled their new shirt sponsor for the 2014 season. Frank’s The Flooring Store - famous for its catchline "I love carpets, me!" - have agreed to become Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club’s main shirt sponsor for the forthcoming season and will see their logo worn on the white shirts of both senior sides in...

Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today... Hello all, Over the past year the team have rolled out a community safety project involving the distribution of crime prevention items and equipment to those vulnerable areas of the community – this was a scheme that was funded by...

Newton Aycliffe's Northern League team retained their top-flight status at the weekend, despite losing their eighth consecutive game. The Newtonians were stuffed 5-2 at already relegated Hebburn on Saturday - but Team Northumbria's defeat at Ashington confirmed first division football for Allan Oliver's men next season. But boss Oliver...

Highland Laddie 4, Huntsman 5 Huntsman travelled to the Education Village Darlington to take on high flying Highland Laddie from the league above in the first round of the Munden Memorial Cup on Sunday and came away with an impressive 5-4 victory a scoreline which didn't do Huntsman's dominance justice. With eight squad regulars missing...

Popular ex-Aycliffe publican Richard Parker has completed his challenge to trek 100 miles along the Great Wall of China. The 43-year-old and his brother Nick have also surpassed their new challenge of raising £12,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support after originally smashing their £10k target. The Parkers, who completed the five-day trek...

By Martin Walker An impressive line-up of bands have been signed up for a spring music festival in Newton Aycliffe. Party in the Park is being held at Aycliffe Sports Club on Sunday 4th May (2-10.30pm). CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE A range of bands have been lined up, featuring indie, rock, ska, punk, blues and hip-hop to appeal to...

By Martin Walker Hitachi Rail Europe has handed a Cambridge engineering company a large contract to produce key elements of the trains which will be built in Newton Aycliffe. Hitachi has selected Lordgate Engineering to supply the luggage racks and luggage stacks on the new Great Western Main Line (GWML) trains it is building for the...