Organisers are gearing up for what looks like the biggest and best Durham Oktoberfest regional engineering and manufacturing show, which takes place in Newton Aycliffe this week. Around 120 stands and more than 1,500 visitors are expected at the region’s premier exhibition at the Xcel Centre on Aycliffe Business Park on Thursday (October...

Peterlee Helford 6, Newton Aycliffe Sports Club 1 By Paul Eales This weekend saw Newton Aycliffe Sports Club FC travel to Peterlee for the Third Preliminary Round of The Durham County Cup. Peterlee Helford are a strong team, regulary challenging for honours in the  Peterlee and District Sunday Premier league, and a good performance...

Newton Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today... It’s been an especially busy time for the team these past few weeks with much of our activity attracting substantial ‘audiences’. One of the main focuses for the team of late has been the thefts from West Cemetery. I...

The Foundation Stage at Stephenson Way Community Primary School invited their parents to come and join them for an autumn stay 'n' play last week. Everyone enjoyed a wide range of autumn craft activities: leaf printing, natural collages, making mice biscuits, mask making, play dough conkers, making moving scarecrows followed by a delicious...

Woodham Academy has opened a new outdoor classroom thanks to a £10,000 grant. Following extensive work in the summer, a new outdoor classroom has been developed with the help of local company Dig-it. Staff will be able to book the classroom and take groups of students into the classroom that includes a bespoke garden that is beautiful...

Residents in County Durham are being invited to give their views on how changes to the council’s garden waste collection service could work best for them. Last month members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet agreed to hold a consultation on proposals that would see households paying a £20 annual fee to have their garden waste...

On Friday night under the floodlights at Darlington Rugby Club, the Woodham Warriors American Football team defeated their second American opponents in the space of six days. Woodham Academy English teacher Stacey Reay gives us her unique version of events in poetic style. There they stood brave and proud, Our young soldiers adored by...

Newton Aycliffe FC and Newton Aycliffe Juniors have announced details of a new and exciting partnership to run a ‘Development’ side, leading eventually to a full reserve/youth pathway through to the first team. Initially the team will play in the Durham County u21 league, but the exciting plans illustrate a desire to eventually take the...

Regeneration proposals for Newton Aycliffe were due to be discussed by councillors today. Members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve regeneration masterplans for Aycliffe and Peterlee. Both documents set out details of what measures can be taken over the next three to five years to encourage investment, create...

A business leader insists neighbouring companies should learn from each other instead of facing up to them. Pamela Petty, the managing director of Ebac in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, says she is learning a lot from her neighbours during a series of successful events being staged on Aycliffe Business Park (ABP). Petty is vice chair of...