The future of the former library site in Newton Aycliffe is unclear after its owners said it was “reviewing all options” – despite getting planning permission for a fast food restaurant. Contractors dismantled and removed the pre-fab buildings which formed the old library on Central Avenue this week. The town centre owners, Daejan...

Newton Aycliffe are hoping to build on their promising unbeaten start to the season at home to Guisborough Town this weekend. The Newtonians are due to entertain Town in the Northern League first division at Moore Lane Park on Saturday (3pm) after getting the 2017-18 season off to a winning start in the FA Cup last weekend. Aycliffe beat...

Award-winning IT specialist Cornerstone Business Solutions is rolling out a new ultrafast broadband service across Aycliffe Business Park. Recently voted Best IT Services Company in the North-East in the UK Corporate Excellence Awards, Stockton-based Cornerstone aims to provide the service to SME businesses across the area as the only Business...

Pioneering Care Partnership’s (PCPs) longest running service, Options, are organising their Summer Festival next week at the Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe. The annual event is a brilliant day out for the whole family and this year promises to be even better with live performances, a bungee run, strong man competition, bouncy...

Durham Constabulary now believe that a reported chemical attack in Newton Aycliffe did not take place. It was reported that on Monday, July 31, a woman suffered burns on her face after a corrosive substance was thrown at her by a gang of youths. But a police statement said today: “However, following a full investigation it now appears that...

Business leaders and an MP will headline an event to celebrate the relaunch of the North-East’s biggest business park. High-profile keynote speakers – including Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson, Crafter’s Companion founder Sara Davies, Ebac chairman John Elliott and South West Durham Training chief executive Lee Childs – will talk at the...

Students at Greenfield Community College once again demonstrated their commitment to respecting the rights and well-being of others as they dedicated time to focus on a range of key issues. The focus of this year’s ‘Rights Respecting Day’ was on positive mental health and wellbeing and each year group rose to the challenge to address...

An engineering firm which expanded to Aycliffe Business Park three years ago has invested more than £1.5m in new equipment to further expand its services. Middlesbrough-based Durham Lifting opened a new base on the business park in early 2014 and has since seen a 30% rise in sales and growth since opening its Whinfield Drive operation. The...

Police are looking for a group of men after a suspected fraud at Newton Aycliffe’s Tesco store last month. Police would like to speak to the men pictured in CCTV images (above and below) in connection with the alleged incident which took place at around 1pm on Friday June 21. Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or email...

Aycliffe got their season off to a winning start at the weekend, beating Chester-le-Street 1-0 in the Emirates FA Cup. Both teams started cautiously, with the midfields dominating. This meant that there were few clear-cut chances in the first half. Craig Hutchinson put the ball in the net in first half injury time, but the goal was ruled out...