By Martin Walker Japanese firm Hitachi Rail Europe say they already feel part of the community in Newton Aycliffe. Hitachi’s £82m train-building factory took a huge step forward last week when Business Secretary Vince Cable visited Aycliffe Business Park for a special ceremony to mark the beginning of construction. Darlington firm...

  Newton Aycliffe displayed their character to edge past Bedlington Terriers and move into the top 10 of the Northern League Division One. Jamie Owens scored his second of the contest - his 24th of the campaign - with nine minutes remaining after the hosts had wiped out a two-goal deficit. It was the Royal Blues' third league win...

By Paul McGeary A familiar face will be back in Aycliffe colours as they travel to Bedlington Terriers this afternoon, after boss Allan Oliver signed former goalkeeper Andrew Spence from Sunderland RCA. Oliver moved for the 28-year-old stopper, with current number one Gareth Young struggling through injury and a recent loss of form,...

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Jason Steele admits the Teessiders need to change their mentality if they’re to improve their disappointing 2013-14 season so far. Boro entertain promotion-chasing Watford at the Riverside tomorrow having lost at Blackburn last week. But that was on the back of a thumping televised win at home to Doncaster in...

Newton Aycliffe police are hunting two thugs after an ugly incident in the Horndale area on Tuesday. At about 9.15pm on Tuesday (November 5), a vehicle has been damaged in Winterburn Place, and two people were then assaulted. The suspects were two young males, believed to be aged about 20-years-old and wearing hoodies, while one was also...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe town centre’s £2m development is close to being completed, ready for an official celebration. Construction and development company Bowmer and Kirkland have just about completed the upgrade, which has seen the iconic ramp disappear. And it’s expected to be completed this week – exactly a year...

For the fourth successive year, students from Woodham Academy spent the October half-term week on the Costa Brava in Spain. Thirty-five students from years 8-11 accompanied by three members of staff travelled to Catalonia and visited many of the sporting and cultural attractions that the city of Barcelona has to offer. Based in the...

A local shower manufacturer has been shortlisted for two prestigious products awards over the last few weeks, with the winners of both to be announced later this month. Newton Aycliffe based manufacturer, Roman Limited, recently launched a new designer range of Shower Enclosures, the Decem Range, which has been shortlisted as Product of the...

Kirsty Cox has today admitted several counts of fraud amounting to £450,000 at Teesside Crown Court. The 37-year-old has admitted four charges after she originally denied a string of fraud counts amounting to £600,000, and was due to go on trial today. Full story from The Northern Echo    ...

By Dan Lewis Newton Aycliffe climbed back into the top half of the Ebac Northern League first division with a 3-1 win at home to Hebburn Town. After a string of frustrating results on the road recently, Newton Aycliffe will have been glad to be back home on Saturday. With Hebburn Town the visitors, and firmly rooted to the bottom of...