Local band, Corridor Pass, have been added to the line-up for the forthcoming Heighington Football Club fundraising Race Night. The band, from Newton Aycliffe, will play a variety of crowd pleasers and popular hits after the final race. Corridor Pass’s set list includes a variety of hits for partygoers of all ages, spanning various...

A Newton Aycliffe man has been fined for assaulting a neighbourhood warden after appearing in court. As reported by NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards in his blog on Aycliffe Today, Clive David Cooper, 37, from Aycliffe, appeared at the town’s Magistrates’ Court last Friday (June 28) charged with assault. He was fined £128, ordered to pay...

Newton Aycliffe police are appealing for information after a trampoline was stolen in the town. It’s thought the 8ft trampoline was stolen from the Askrigg Close area some time between June 14 and 16. If you have any information please call 101.  ...

Aycliffe NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today… As I type this blog there have been yet more changes to the Neighbourhood Team here in the town. As I recently reported our town centre PCSO, Scott Hodgson, was successful following an application to join our prisoner handling teams within the Crime and...

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By Martin Walker Hitachi Rail Europe has failed to win a major contract to build trains for a German company. Despite submitting a "technically complex" proposal, said Hitachi's chief executive Alistair Dormer, the £280m deal to supply 60 commuter trains for Deutsche Bahn went to Canadian firm Bombardier, which has a Berlin-based...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe Hogs, the town's very first Twenty/20-style cricket team, won their opening group game last week. Aycliffe beat Sedgefield's second XI at Aycliffe Sports Club by 23 runs to mark a fine start to the NYSD League 15/15 Cup. Aycliffe lost the toss and were asked to bat first. Sean Morgan was 39 not out and...

Greenfield School has scooped the main award in a County-wide business competition. The Newton Aycliffe school was crowned winners of Durham Counil’s Business Magnates competition, held at the Xcel Centre. With this year’s theme of ‘Made in Durham – Sold to the World’, the 23 schools taking part excelled at creating local...

Ryan Peart and Reed Molloy experienced a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity last week, working with coaches from Celtic Football Club. The two Woodham students took part in a full day’s worth of football working alongside the best coaches in Celtic’s Academy structure. The day was broken up into two parts; the morning session was a...

Woodham Academy will be holding its annual Summer Concert tonight, from 7pm. After a successful production of We Will Rock You, students have been working hard to rehearse a variety of musical performances in preparation for the evening. Performances from Woodham Jazz Band, Woodham Instrumental Group, Woodham Samba Band and Woodham...