The construction of an £82m train-building factory in Newton Aycliffe is due to start with a high-profile ceremony this week. Business Secretary Vince Cable and Patrick McLoughlin, the Secretary of State for Transport, will visit Hitachi Rail Europe’s site on Aycliffe Business Park on Friday (November 1). Hitachi’s executive...

Newton Aycliffe police officers would like to speak to two men suspected of shoplifting from a town centre shop. The Neighbourhood Beat Team have released images from CCTV footage showing the two males. The first (above) is suspected of entering Boyes in the town centre at about 9.30am on Monday (October 28) and taking some tins of...

Spennymoor Town 5, Newton Aycliffe 0 By Dan Lewis Newton Aycliffe continued to experience pain on the road with defeat on Friday evening at the Brewery Field, against reigning FA Vase holders Spennymoor Town. Perhaps the timing was unfortunate for Aycliffe, as for the first time this season Spennymoor Manager Jason Ainsley had a full...

Newton Aycliffe police have “named and shamed” people who’ve been charged with shoplifting in the town centre as part of a tough new approach. Officers have also banned a number of young people from the town centre as reports of antisocial behaviour give cause for concern. A police statement said: “Newton Aycliffe town centre is...

A new state-of-the-art food waste plant has opened in Newton Aycliffe, which will serve the North-East’s need to recycle food waste and create renewable energy. Emerald Biogas has announced the completion of its new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, which is now ‘open for business’ and the first facility of its type in the region to...

This week brings to an end an extremely active sporting half-term at Stephenson Way, which has seen a high proportion of pupils either undertaking extra sports coaching or competing in sporting events. Year 4 visited Greenfield to enjoy an afternoon of football and handball. The children welcomed the opportunity to play football with pupils...

Durham County Council has pledged its support to reduce smoking. Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death globally, killing half of all smokers prematurely. In the 20th century smoking killed 100million people worldwide and that figure could rise to one billion during the 21st century. Smoking causes 50 different conditions...

Members of the public, businesses and organisations are being invited to have their say on a review of Durham County Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy. The policy affects all activities and premises within the county subject to licensing under the Licensing Act 2003 and covers areas including the sale and supply of alcohol in pubs...

Newton Aycliffe children will be able to enjoy a range of activities during the half-term break, beginning with a free Hogwarts Express! Durham Extended Services has again joined forces with Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) to put together an information pack about more than 30 activities for young people during the October...

The Big Club’s dreams All England Cup glory were dashed at the first hurdle when Jason Steele’s side were comfortably beaten on Sunday. Aycliffe WMC were dumped out of the FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup at Newton Aycliffe FC’s Moore Lane Park, with Winlaton Commercial gaining revenge for last season’s defeat at the same stage last...