A large chunk of Aycliffe Business Park is under new ownership. Langton Business Centre, in between Durham Way South and North, has been acquired by the MCR Property Group in a £1.85m deal. Commercial property specialist Naylors sold the industrial facility to the Manchester-based investment and development company, on behalf of South...

Families are being encouraged to make a splash this month by trying out some of the new sessions on offer at Aycliffe swimming pool. The town's leisure centre is now running a number of new activities suitable for different age groups as part of the Swim Pilot project which began earlier this year. One class which gives children and parents...

Newton Aycliffe 0, Dunston 2 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe went out of the League Cup with a 2-0 defeat at home to Dunston on Tuesday night. The Newtonians went 1-0 down after only six minutes when Fitzpatrick converted a penalty. Dunston were well on top and went further ahead on 23 minutes when Hiftle fired a low shot in from...

Newton Aycliffe family-run firm Stiller Warehousing and Distribution is investing £2m in a new distribution centre which could eventually create up to 25 new jobs. Stiller is creating the new 50,000 sq ft facility at its 22-acre site on Aycliffe Business Park to help the firm cope with sustained growth which has seen annual sales rise by more...

Twenty new PCSOs will take to the streets of County Durham and Darlington in the coming weeks. The latest additions to Durham Constabulary are currently completing an initial three-week training course before gaining frontline experience in their roles as Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). Their training will cover an understanding...

Aycliffe Juniors had most teams back in action again after some had enjoyed a break last weekend. It was a return to league games and we saw some superb performances as well as a cup game for the Under 23’s. The Under 6’s are enjoying a series of friendly games and played Hartlepool Youth this week. Yet again they had a great time...

Businesses who participated in the very first Incubator Zone at this year’s Durham Oktoberfest have secured new contracts and are following up dozens of promising leads. More than 20 companies from across County Durham exhibited as part of a Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP) project, created to engage companies who had not been...

Durham County Council is joining forces with partners across the region to warn people of the harm caused by ‘tenancy fraud.’ The council has teamed up with other local authorities and housing providers for Regional Tenancy Fraud Awareness Week (RTFAW,) which aims to let people know about social housing fraud and the impact it has on public...

Newton Aycliffe 4 Bishop Auckland 2 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe beat Bishop Auckland 4-2 at Moore Lane Park in an entertaining game on Saturday, despite being down to ten men for half an hour. Bishops started brightly and McAloon put a good chance over the bar on nine minutes. A minute later they went ahead through a disputed...

Police in County Durham are urging people to hand over any unwanted guns and ammunition as part of a national firearms surrender. From Monday (November 13) until Sunday (November 26), residents of County Durham and Darlington can surrender any unwanted or unlawfully held guns and ammunition at police stations across the county. The surrender...