Newton Aycliffe’s MP Phil Wilson says he intends to stand in the snap General Election, to stand up for the place he calls home. The Labour MP for Sedgefield will fight his fourth General Election campaign after MPs voted overwhelmingly to back Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for an early election on June 8. Several North-East Labour...

Thrive Marketing has recently undergone a number of developments as part of its ongoing growth plans, including a move to the centrally-based Xcel Centre. As part its move the company also taken on new inbound marketing assistant Rachael Farley. The 19-year-old, from Ferryhill, has joined Thrive as she studies for her Level 3 advanced...

Parents who buy reusable nappies for their babies are being encouraged to promote their benefits as part of Real Nappy Week. In partnership with Go Real, Durham County Council is looking for people who use real nappies to share their experience and encourage others to make the change. Those taking on the role of ‘Real Nappy Advisors’...

Police are appealing for information after a series of small fires were set in Newton Aycliffe. The most serious of the fires – which happened on Thursday April 13 – was a bin which was set alight at the rear of McGuiness Opticians and Argos on Greenwell Road. The bin was against a wall and could easily have spread to the main...

Newton Aycliffe 1, Bishop Auckland 1 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe gained a point at home to Bishop Auckland with a 1-1 draw last Saturday. They got off to a great start when Ben Wood struck a sweet shot into the corner on five minutes, following good work by Jamie Owens. On 19 minutes, Aaron Brown did well to get on the end of a...

Scott Ellwood sowed the seeds for his new landscaping venture more than a decade ago. Now he’s reaping the rewards after seeing his fledgling firm flourish into a blossoming business. After starting out as a sole trader in 2006, Shildon-based Ellwood created his limited company, SE Landscaping, in 2014. He now heads up a team of seven...

Collision investigators believe that now the fine weather is here, drivers are at increased risk of a collision that at any other time of the year and are launching a week long campaign to combat excess speed. The initiative, which is co-ordinated by the European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL), will see officers conduct high-profile and static...

Mobile operator EE, which has a call centre in Darlington, has launched a recruitment drive which will see it hire over 800 contact centre advisers nationally and 400 in the North-East. EE says 150 new roles will be created at its Darlington site, which already employs more than 2,000 people. It will also add 185 people to EE’s North...

Wallsend 7, Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 21 Newton Aycliffe Rugby Club First XV were crowned champions of Durham Northumberland 3 with a win over Wallsend. Aycliffe 1st XV travelled to Wallsend RFC needing the win to take the top spot and be crowned champions of DN3. Aycliffe arrived at Wallsend’s new pitch set up early and put in a solid...

By Ron Eyley Celebrity antiques dealer David Harper found himself answering questions ranging from the difference between Chinese and Japanese ceramics, mahogany furniture, a painting of kittens, a Rington’s tea caddy masquerading as a piece of Wedgwood and the burgeoning popularity of automata when he appeared at a weekend charity dinner...