The next “POP IN” PACT meeting for the Woodham Ward of Newton Aycliffe will be held on Tuesday 18th October 2016 at 10:30am at Woodham Community Centre, St. Elizabeths Close, Woodham.

Newton Aycliffe’s Northern League side face arguably the biggest game of the season so far when they take on champions Shildon this weekend. The Newtonians stretched their unbeaten league run to five games with a 1-1 draw at in-form side Seaham Red Star on Tuesday night. Seaham – who had won seven consecutive league games before taking...

Fast-growing Bespoke Financial says a commitment to transparency and hard work is the secret behind a success that has seen their team of financial advisors and administrators grow to 19 in little more than 12 months. And now the Teesside firm has a friendly local face covering the Newton Aycliffe and Darlington areas. Jordan Galloway is...

Newton Aycliffe old boys Dan Mellanby and Mark Wood have reunited to launch a new Sunday morning football club on the town. The former Aycliffe stars have teamed up with professional footballer Jason Steele after taking the Big Club Sunday side to the Locomotion pub on Aycliffe Business Park. The club had to make the difficult decision of...

A survey has found the region’s companies are holding steady with no major change since the Brexit vote. Produced by the North East England Chamber of Commerce since 1995, the Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) is the first major test of the impact of the European referendum. The results show the vote result may have limited economic growth...

Armed youths were detained by police following an incident involving an air rifle outside Greenfield School on Wednesday morning. Police confirmed the school was on “lockdown” for a couple of hours from just after 9am through to about midday. The school was alerted to reports that three youths armed with an air rifle were loitering just...

A financial planning firm is exceeding expectations after moving to Newton Aycliffe almost two years ago. Eldon Financial Planning relocated from Bishop Auckland to new offices on Aycliffe Business Park towards the end of 2014. Since then the firm has expanded its full-time team to nine with two new members of staff, five of whom are...

The Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary, Michael Barton QPM, will have his contract extended for a further three years. Initially appointed to the role in February 2013, Mr Barton’s term of office was due to end in February 2018. Ron Hogg, Durham’s Police Crime and Victims’ Commissioner, who appointed Mr Barton, has decided to...

Durham County Council is calling on the government to rethink its planned cutbacks to community pharmacy funding, in a bid to save what it deems to be a vital resource for the people of County Durham. At a meeting of full council, there was cross-party support for the motion, which sought to put pressure on central government to maintain a...

Some of the North East’s most influential business figures will debate the hot topics affecting the engineering and manufacturing sectors at this month’s Durham Oktoberfest, to be held in Newton Aycliffe. For the first time, a panel debate and audience question and answer session has been added to the Oktoberfest line-up. The panel will...