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...

By Chloe McKenna Ambitious Newtonian Alex Riley has received a Trainee of the Year award thanks to his hard work at Robinsons estate agents. The 18-year-old former Woodham Academy student has worked in the Darlington branch since August 2011 as an apprentice. All apprentices from across the North-East were automatically in with a...

EXCLUSIVE By Martin Walker The world-renowned group Holiday Inn has opened a brand new hotel near Aycliffe Business Park. London-based property investment company Dominvs Group purchased the hotel - along with two others - and has refurbished the former Aston with an impressive makeover costing more than £800,000. Dominvs has...

Newton Aycliffe is to benefit from an exciting live music festival this Spring! The event, Party in the Park, has been announced as a joint venture between the Town’s Northern League football Club, and their landlords Newton Aycliffe Sports Club. Taking place on Sunday 4th May, the organisers have promised a live music extravaganza...

Police are asking for information after thugs vandalised two cars in the town. A car had its wheel trims stolen in Osbert Place on Tuesday 8th March. Meanwhile, overnight from Sunday 6th April to Monday 7th, a black Audi A4 has been damaged in the Beechfield/Rowan Place area of the town. "An unknown person has caused numerous...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club will be holding their second annual pre-season comedy night on Maundy Thursday! Steffen Peddie (pictured), ‘Big Keith’ from BBC show Hebburn will again be the star attraction and is supported by local comedian Gary Avery at the event on 17th April at Aycliffe Sports Club - the Thursday before Good Friday,...

Residents are reminded that there will be no changes to refuse and recycling collections over Easter. Collections will take place as normal during the Easter holidays, including on Good Friday (18 April). People are advised to put their bins out for collection by 7am as usual on their normal collection day. People can find details of...

Huntsman 2, Blackwell Meadows 0 Huntsman entertained Blackwell Meadows in the DSIL Division 2 cup semi final on Sunday looking to halt a terrible dip in form. Having lost four out of five since the turn of the year confidence was low in the Huntsman camp but they managed to come out on top to bag a place in the final with a 2-0...