Phil Wilson has been re-elected as Newton Aycliffe’s MP in the 2017 General Election. Labour's Sedgefield constituency MP since 2007, Mr Wilson won with a slightly reduced majority of 6,059, polling 22,202 to the Conservative Party’s Dehenna Davison, who polled 16,143. UKIP’s John Grant won 1,763 votes, Stephen Psallidas from the Lib...

Disabled volunteers with a keen interest in gardening could soon be honing their skills in a ground-breaking, custom-built ‘super shed’ at the Pioneering Care Partnership Centre in Newton Aycliffe. The bespoke timber building has been specially designed to enable people in wheelchairs to access space where they can learn the finer points of...

Kind-hearted residents have received praise for the goodwill they give to their community, as national Volunteer Week 2017 draws to a close. A five-week Volunteering Campaign which ran from 2nd May to 7th June featured local volunteers and partner organisations in a series of short videos, from across County Durham and Darlington. Led by Ron...

Runners from Aycliffe took part in the second Summer Tees Trail 5k races at Tees Barrage. This was an interesting venue with a lot going on including kayaking and people just out walking enjoying the evening sunshine. The course entailed one lap around the Tees Barrage area before heading off towards Middlesbrough so far, then returning...

A technology company has been hailed as one of the region’s undiscovered gems after moving to the Aycliffe Business Park. Excelpoint celebrated its expansion with a recent office warming event. The official opening was performed by Mike Matthews, President of the North East England Chamber of Commerce. Mr Matthews said he was delighted to...

More than £5,000 has been raised for charity from the sale of calendars featuring officers from the Channel 5 programme Police Interceptors. Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit featured in the programme for three consecutive series until last year. The officers quickly became a hit with fans of the show, even being invited to...

When it comes to hygiene, these Newton Aycliffe cleaners don’t mind getting their hands dirty. Diamond Commercial Cleaning has now been running from premises on Aycliffe Business Park for more than 12 years. The firm celebrated its 10th birthday towards the end of 2015 after growing from a modest team of 12 and a client base of six...

A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action... Saturday 3rd June – NYSD Division 2 Bedale 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was sunny and warm. Bedale won the toss and chose to bowl first. Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 235 all out after 48.5 overs Jack Slatcher 62, Subhan Christudas 31, Adam Gittins 25 and Tom Wickins 25 Bedale...

Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Energy has been awarded a contract to work on an on offshore project in the German Baltic Sea. Tekmar, leading specialists in cable protection systems (CPS), will supply 130 of its patented TekLink CPS to E.On’s project at the Arkona Offshore Wind Farm. The cable protection systems, along with j-tube bellmouths...

People are being encouraged to get involved with various volunteering projects across County Durham in support of Volunteers Week. Volunteers Week takes place between June 1 and 7, and celebrates the contribution made by millions of volunteers across the UK. Last year over 4,500 people volunteered with Durham County Council supporting...