Brodie Millichap picks out this week’s TV highlights... Five Picks of the Week A Mother’s Son: Monday 9pm, ITV1. The first of a two-part drama, to be concluded the following night, starring Martin Clunes and Hermione Norris. The opening part sees a woman come across some information which seems to suggest that someone in her family...

By Martin Walker A fire has delayed the start of the new school year for some children in Newton Aycliffe. Two classrooms and part of the church at St Francis Church of England School, in the Horndale area of the town, have been badly affected by fire. Aycliffe Today are still awaiting full details, but we understand the fire is not...

Colin McNeillie’s gallery of action pictures from Newton Aycliffe’s 2-0 defeat at Spennymoor Town. ...

By Martin Walker Hitachi has announced another major contract win which strengthens its railway-related business. The firm, which will bring its £4.5bn Intercity Express Programme to Newton Aycliffe within the next two years, released a statement saying Hitachi Rail Europe has received an order for a prototype traffic management system...

Public-spirited people are being offered the chance to play a key role in reducing crime and disorder. Two independent co-opted members are needed to join a new Police and Crime Panel, which is being set up to scrutinise the work of the new Police and Crime Commissioner for County Durham and Darlington. The commissioner, who is due to be...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe suffered a fifth straight defeat at Spennymoor, albeit with a much-improved performance. The Newtonians, on the back of four consecutive league defeats going into the game, were expected to get a hiding by the three-times league champions. But Aycliffe produced a gritty display to frustrate the home...

A Newton Aycliffe firm has been recognised for its work in the community after showing hundreds of schoolchildren the process of steel fabrication. Finley Structures has been awarded a Values Award by building corporation Carillion Plc for its community engagement. Finley is one of Carillion’s major sub-contractors and fabricates their...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe MP Phil Wilson has thrown his weight behind an exciting new apprenticeship enrichment programme involving all the major companies in the town. Firms including Tallents Engineering, Flymo Husqvarna, Finley Structures, Aycliffe Fabrications, Palram, EBAC and Stiller Transport are joining forces to launch an...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe have agreed terms on a deal which will see Dan Mellanby return to Moore Lane Park. The club have agreed a loan deal with Darlington and, subject to the league processing the paperwork, the former Bishop Auckland man will bolster Allan Oliver’s attacking options. Mellanby will be unable to play...

A man has been rescued from a fire in a second floor flat in Newton Aycliffe tonight. Fire crews were called to the property on Clanny Road at 9.34pm by police, who reported a carbon monoxide alarm was activating. Fire fighters forced entry to the flat and rescued a man, who was treated at the scene by paramedics.  ...