Police in Newton Aycliffe are appealing for information following a shed burglary at Thornton Close in the town. A black and white Cube Aim mountain bike (value £180) was taken during the incident which between 10pm on Tuesday (23rd April) and 5am on Wednesday. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers...

Phil Wilson says secret millionaire boss John Elliott is just the kind of industrialist the region needs. The MP for Sedgefield visited Elliott’s Ebac factory on Aycliffe Business Park – where washing machine manufacturing is expected to return to the region in 2014. Mr Wilson said: “It’s a terrific example of how a great...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe finish their Northern League first division campaign by welcoming old foes Guisborough to Moore Lane Park. This will be the eighth meeting between the sides – only Marske have faced the Royal Blues on more occasions - and Allan Oliver’s men are aiming for their third win as they look to end the...

Our panel of three Aycliffe ‘experts’ give their predictions for this weekend’s game… One point is award for the correct result (win, lose or draw), and three points are awarded for the correct scoreline. After the double-header this week, Paul closed the gap at the top with a perfect score for the win over Norton, while Dan...

Woodham Academy will be offering another new sport as part of its highly successful Sports Academy. From September, there will be coaching available in handball, in addition to football, cricket, girls’ and boys’ gymnastics, swimming, softball, American Football, table tennis, basketball, dance and water polo. Handball is a very...

  Newton Aycliffe’s winning-run came to an end as Whitley Bay came from two goals down to win 3-2. Aycliffe – whose safety was confirmed when Sunderland RCA were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player – led 2-0 thanks to goals from top-scorer Danny Earl and in-form midfielder Tom Hinchley but the four-time FA...

  Over the past term a group of nine Year 11 students have been taking part in an apprenticeship challenge with Gestamp Tallent. Each week students have been working in teams to tackle a variety of challenges with a business or engineering focus. The challenge has concluded with an interview day at the plant in Newton...

  A new £8m state-of-the art factory in Newton Aycliffe has been named best commercial development project. Gestamp Tallent’s new manufacturing facility won the accolade at the RICS North East Renaissance Awards The factory, known as Plant 5, comprises a 185,000 square foot facility and was completed last year as an extension...

  By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe all-but secured first division safety with a convincing win over Norton & Stockton, who had their relegation confirmed.   For the second successive Monday night, Allan Oliver's men scored four times without reply and only a freak set of results could send them down to the second...

Police are hunting a man after another man was assaulted in Aycliffe last week. At about 9pm last Friday (19th April), a man was assaulted near to the Bluebell Garage on Greenfield Way in an unprovoked attack after the suspect asked for a cigarette. The suspect is described as 5'10'' with black hair, wearing a black body warmer and...