Newton Aycliffe Library has reopened to the public with a new look in a new location. The library’s bright and modern new base, within the town’s leisure centre on Beveridge Way, includes sections for teenagers and children, a study area and updated computer facilities. It also offers a wide selection of current and classic titles as...

Newton Aycliffe 3, Guisborough Town 2 Deano Browne and Danny Mellanby's reign as joint managers at Aycliffe got off to a winning start, with a narrow win against Guisborough. The visitors got off to flying start, with a goal in the first minute. Alan Harrison failed to control a high ball and Mason McNeill took advantage and put a low shot...

A variety of teams from Aycliffe Juniors played their last competitive fixtures of 2016 over the weekend and we witnessed some great performances and bizarre moments to end the calendar year. The Under 9's TJFA league team played against Billingham United and started brightly with Rhys hitting the post and Dom forcing a save. Rhys hit a free...

Final preparations are underway for Santa and his team of volunteers to make their traditional tour of Newton Aycliffe, School Aycliffe and Aycliffe Village. Santa is finding it increasingly difficult to make a large number of stops within each of his routes around the parish. In recent years, there have been many requests from families for...

A commercial finance company is expanding again after 55 years’ worth of banking experience joined its growing team. Commercial Expert, based on Aycliffe Business Park in Newton Aycliffe, has recently taken on new business manager Rod Dales and office administrator Susan Driver. Rod (above, left), from Redcar, worked for the Royal Bank of...

Dan Mellanby says he’s more prepared to manage his hometown club after taking over in the dug-out along with Deano Browne last week. They both took over as joint-managers this week after Peter Dixon’s departure – and are due to take charge of their first game at home to Guisborough Town on Saturday (3pm kick-off). Mellanby had a brief...

The manager of Defoe Court Care Home in Newton Aycliffe has been recognised for her work at a national awards ceremony. Sarah Todd was named Rising Star of the Year at HC-One of a Kind Awards held at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester. HC-One, which owns Defoe Court, is the UK’s third largest care home provider for older people. It was the...

An important item for discussion at the final meeting of Great Aycliffe Town Council before Christmas was ‘Hate Crime’. Members received a presentation from local police on the subject from a local and national perspective. This presentation coincidentally echoed an agenda item concerning a request from the County Durham Association of...

Newton Aycliffe manufacturer Ebac is taking its range of dehumidifiers international, with distribution in Belgium, Holland, Greece and Portugal already secured. The company, which has been making dehumidifiers for the UK market for more than 40 years, with more than 1.25 million units sold, expects to add several more European countries to its...

Chapter Homes proved it’s not just a great place for people by teaming up with a local nursery to build a hotel for bugs. As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting the local environment, Chapter Homes and construction partner Gentoo Tolent invited children from Aycliffe Day Nursery to join them at its Eden Field development in Newton...