By Martin Walker Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road accident to come forward. The accident happened at approximately 4.55pm on Saturday (21st December) at the junction of Parkgate and St Cuthbert’s Way in Darlington. Motorists from Newton Aycliffe may well have witnesses the incident, which involved two vehicles –...

Newton Aycliffe came up just short with a late comeback as Ashington prevailed in a seven-goal thriller in Moore Lane Park’s last game of 2013. The Royal Blues slipped to just a second home defeat in 13 Division One games this season at home to the title-challenging Colliers on Saturday. Goals from Glen Taylor, David Carson, Andrew...

By Martin Walker The A167 through Aycliffe Village was closed for a number of hours last night after a serious road accident. The collision, which happened near the North Briton pub at about 3.15pm on Friday, involved two cars, and resulted in three pensioners and a baby being air lifted to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough. Fire...

By Martin Walker A family-run distribution company is going the extra length after seeing turnover jump by 20 per cent to £10.5m this year. Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, based on Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, has in the last six months invested in a fleet of state-of-the-art vehicles, between them worth more than...

Aycliffe Care Home held a fun Christmas Fayre, which was attended by The Mayor of Newton Aycliffe, Councillor Mrs Barbara A Clare, and members of the local community. The fayre raised more than £925.00 for extra treats for the residents this Christmas and there was face painting, balloon making, a tombola, stalls selling bric a brac,...

Hitachi Rail Europe has selected British-based company Eminox as its preferred partner to provide the exhaust systems for the new East Coast and Great Western Main Line Class 800 series trains. The multi-million pound contract, which follows a six-month selection process, will see Lincolnshire-based Eminox manufacture and supply exhaust...

Up to 20 engineering apprentice posts are to be in place in the Newton Aycliffe and Middridge area as part of a specially funded scheme. It has the double bonus of getting unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds into work and also helping local businesses. In the past two years Durham County Councils apprenticeship programme has helped over 300...

By Martin Walker An award-winning Teesside businessman returned to his roots to congratulate the next generation of engineering Apprentices. Nifco boss Mike Matthews, who was named North East Business Executive of the Year last month, was the star guest at an annual awards event by Newton Aycliffe-based SW Durham Training...

Newton Aycliffe 3, Marske United 2 By Dan Lewis Aycliffe got back to winning ways in one of only two Northern League games that managed to beat the elements on Wednesday night. After the way the wind affected the game at Guisborough on Saturday, the last thing the Aycliffe players would have wanted to see were the conditions that...

A Newton Aycliffe fitness enthusiast has launched a new business thanks to local government support. Newtonian Stuart Furlonger is embarking on his first journey into self-employment thanks, in part, to the GAMP’s flagship ‘Step into Business’ scheme. Stuart wanted to use his skills as a personal trainer to build his own business...