Durham County Council is the latest council to work in partnership with DisabledGo to provide a fantastic resource for anyone wanting to know more about disabled access across the county. The guide, which launched last Thursday, covers over 1000 venues across the area. DisabledGo surveyors have visited every venue featured in the guide...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week’s TV highlights… Five Picks Of The Week I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here: Monday 9pm, ITV1. The popular series, hosted by Ant and Dec, returns to our screens this week and Monday night will see the first of the Bushtucker trials take place. How will the celebs cope in their new...

By Martin Walker A senior school teacher has praised an exciting programme aimed at increasing the awareness of Apprenticeships among students. More than 20 pupils from Woodham Academy in Newton Aycliffe visited local firm Finley Structures in the second ‘phase’ of a pioneering project which is designed to arm youngsters with a...

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.  ...

By Paul McGeary at Dean Street Newton Aycliffe conceded two goals in the last nine minutes to throw away what would have been another cracking derby win. A week after defeating West Auckland – who today claimed a shock 2-1 win at home to Darlington 1883 – Aycliffe undid a lot of good work by gifting Shildon two late goals, but...

By Martin Walker Aldi has finally opened the doors to its spanking new £1.5m store in Newton Aycliffe. The long-awaited shop, which has created 20 new jobs, was opened by the ‘I like Gin’ star of the renowned Aldi adverts as bargain-hunters queued round Greenwell Road looking for deals. Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson had campaigned to...

The Newton Aycliffe factory which produces Flymo lawn mowers is to axe around 40 jobs to cut costs. As reported in The Northern Echo, the proposed closure of Husqvarna’s research and development department at Aycliffe Business Park is a blow to the plant which employs 270 permanent workers and up to 650 staff during peak production...

A Newton Aycliffe man has been fined £235 and given a 12-month restraining order for harassing his ex-girlfriend. As reported in The Northern Echo, Mark Roberts admitted harassment without violence when he appeared at the town’s Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that, between 13th and 24th June, he phoned his ex-girlfriend and...

A Newton Aycliffe woman has been accused of punching and bottling a love rival in a nightclub attack. As reported in The Northern Echo, Laura Relton, 22, of Sheraton Road in the town, punched fellow clubber Rachael Byrne in Inside Out nightclub, in Darlington, before hitting her in the face with a glass bottle, Darlington Magistrates’...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe are almost at full strength as they make the short trip to local rivals Shildon on Saturday. Darren Craddock and John Close are expected to return to the fold, leaving Dan Mellanby as the only injury worry at the club. Craddock missed Wednesday night’s defeat against Dunston due to work commitments,...