November 5th, 201602084Durham Constabulary continues to be the top performing force in the country after receiving the highest possible grade by inspectors.
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has published the latest findings for police efficiency, which is part of the rolling annual PEEL programme of inspections (police effectiveness,...
November 5th, 201602650A £100 reward has been offered after a bike was stolen in Newton Aycliffe.
The Kona fire mountain bike (pictured) was stolen out of garden at Garburn Place near St Joseph’s School on Friday night.
The owners have offered a £100 reward for information that leads to the bike, which is green and has a pink bottle holder, being...
November 4th, 201602607A Newton Aycliffe training firm is providing local young people and employers with a route to higher education thanks to new Higher National Certificate (HNC) courses in four key areas of engineering.
South West Durham Training (SWDT) on Aycliffe Business Park, which celebrates its 50th year in 2017, is now delivering HNC programmes...
November 4th, 201601991As bonfire night approaches County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) is reminding people of the dangers and issuing advice about how to stay safe this year.
Fireworks can seriously injure and scar people for life if they are not treated with care. It is important that they meet safety standards and they should...
November 4th, 201602104Newton Aycliffe’s football team are looking to get their up-and-down season back on track at home to Ryhope this weekend.
Peter Dixon’s side lost 3-1 at home to Dunston on Tuesday night – their sixth straight league defeat.
The Newtonians took the lead against Dunston when John Campbell scored in the first minute, but the...
November 3rd, 201602720A Newton Aycliffe man who donated his stem cells through the Anthony Nolan register has formed a close friendship with the stranger whose life he saved.
Trevor Tinkler, 56, pictured above (left), donated stem cells in 2010 to Mike Felton, a 49-year-old fund manager from Harpenden in Hertfordshire.
Trevor, a specialist pipe-welder...
November 3rd, 201601914Families battling to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Matthew devastated large parts of the Caribbean island of Haiti are to be given a helping hand by Rotarians in Newton Aycliffe.
The town’s Rotary club is to fund the cost of supplying two emergency Shelter Boxes to provide temporary accommodation, warmth and comfort for...
November 2nd, 201602042Hitachi Rail Europe has secured a £60m contract to build five new “bi-mode” Inter City trains for the East Coast mainline.
The five-carriage passenger vehicles, which will be operated by Hull Trains, will be built at Hitachi’s new manufacturing facility on Aycliffe Business Park.
Hitachi will build five AT300 trains of five...
November 2nd, 201602585Friends of a church community came together at the weekend to raise over £1500 for the charity Bloodwise in the name of Newtonian Paul McGeary and his #NotOneInch fundraising campaign.
McGeary was diagnosed with relapsed blood cancer APML earlier this year, having been in remission from an initial diagnosis back in November 2014, and...
November 1st, 201602349People who live, work, study or volunteer in the Great Aycliffe and Middridge area are being encouraged to get involved and vote for the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) priorities for 2017-18.
GAMP will have £100,000 to spend next year, and people are being asked to tell them how this money should be spent.
Voting...
