A crackdown is being launched against off-road bikers who are causing a nuisance in their community. Durham Constabulary are warning those who ride bikes and quads illegally that they face arrest and having their vehicles seized if they flout laws. The crackdown, coined Operation Endurance, involves officers from the police's motorcycle...

Newton Aycliffe travel to West Yorkshire this weekend to take on Bradford side Albion Sports in the preliminary round of the Emirates FA Cup. The Newtonians beat Chester-le-Street 1-0 in the extra prelim round a fortnight ago to book their place in the next stage. Albion Sports play in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier...

Sixth form students across County Durham have been commended for their excellent A-Level results. Students throughout the county today (Thursday) found out the results of all their hard work and study over the last two years and whether their grades would be enough to get them into the university or career of their choice. All post-16...

An art gallery depicting life in and around Newton Aycliffe is due to go on show. Greenfield Arts is inviting the public to the preview of its latest exhibition by Mike Connell on Wednesday September 6, 6pm to 8pm. Mike, who describes his style as realistic but characterful, has based his exhibition on his own observation and...

Darlington Mowden Park 31, Newton Aycliffe 10 Newton Aycliffe Rugby Club played its first preseason friendly, at the Northern Echo Arena. The game was played as the final part of Mowden Park's 'Dawn'til dusk' full day of rugby which was organised to support Luke Bell, who is the son of Mowden 3rd XV Captain Mark (Tank) Bell. Luke has...

Newton Aycliffe Sports Club will house a quiz evening next month as local fundraiser Paul McGeary edges closer to smashing the £30,000 barrier as he raises funds for blood cancer charity Bloodwise. The 35-year-old Newtonian, who has twice battled Leukaemia in recent years, has spearheaded a campaign – dubbed #NotOneInch – which has seen...

Newton Aycliffe firm Ebac has shown its support to the local community by sponsoring the town’s football club in a record-breaking deal. The washing machine manufacturer has sponsored Aycliffe’s new home shirts for the 2017-18 Northern League first division season in an agreement chairman Allan Oliver described as...

There will be no changes to bin collections in County Durham over the August bank holiday. Rubbish, recycling and garden waste will be picked up as normal, on the usual collection day, during the week commencing Monday, 28 August 2017. Householders should put their bins out for collection by 7am on their normal collection day. Anyone...

Lee Childs has left his role as chief executive of Newton Aycliffe-based South West Durham Training (SWDT) to take up a new challenge. Childs, who completed his engineering apprenticeship with SWDT nearly 18 years ago, returned to the Aycliffe site as its boss in October 2015. He has successfully introduced new bespoke training packages and...

By Paul Eales Newton Aycliffe Sports Club FC opened the 2017-18 season with an 8-6 win over local rivals Shildon Three Tons in the Wear Valley Sunday League Division Two. The Aycliffe side got off to a flyer with the first of Kyle Allen’s (pictured) six goals coming in the eighth minute with a cheeky lob from outside of the box beating the...