Self-made North East businessman and philanthropist, Jeremy Middleton, is the first politician to declare his intention to run in the North East mayoral election, which is expected to take place in May 2017. Mr Middleton announced his intention to seek the Conservative Party nomination for the North East region, which includes County Durham,...

A community hub which is visited 320,000 times a year has completed a two-week makeover costing about £150,000. The newly-refurbished Pioneering Care Centre has welcomed back visitors, service users, tenants and staff as it re-opened its doors this week. The centre was closed for a fortnight to carry out essential works to ensure a safe and...

Marie Curie is looking for enthusiastic individuals raring to engage with the local community in Newton Aycliffe. The charity are encouraging local people to join the Newton Aycliffe Fundraising Group and make a difference, all while meeting new people in the area, having fun and helping to secure the on-going support delivered by Marie...

British national champion Paracyclist Craig McCann visited students at Greenfield recently. The wheelchair fencer, who is hoping to make the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, worked with Mr Butterworth’s year 10 GCSE PE class. McCann and Mr Butterworth’s team taught a pre-planned theory lesson on diet in sport. “It proved to be a fantastic...

Police are hunting a man who duped an unsuspecting resident out of money by impersonating a window cleaner. Officers say a young male, in his early 20s and of skinny build wearing a red hooded top, attended an address in Bruce Road, off Pease Way, at about 6pm on Tuesday (1st March). The suspect claimed to be a window cleaner before taking...

Newton Aycliffe town centre has confirmed that the final phase of its current redevelopment has re-started. Bosses say the demolition of Churchill House is now taking place – several months behind schedule. The town centre told Aycliffe Today in June last year that the third phase of the £10m redevelopment, which would retain the clock...

Young people from Newton Aycliffe school Woodham Academy have been visiting car-maker Nissan as part of an engineering course. The group of 14 Year 9 students spent a week at the Sunderland plant to discover the world of manufacturing and industry by attending the course delivered by Industrial Cadets, an initiative that aims to inspire young...

South Shields 2, Newton Aycliffe 2 (after extra-time: Aycliffe win 3-1 on penalties) Newton Aycliffe reached the final of the Durham Challenge Cup for the first time in their history with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win at South Shields on Tuesday night. The Newtonians came from behind to lead the semi-final clash in front of 517 fans at...

A huge jobs boost for Newton Aycliffe has taken another big step forward today. Councillors have voted unanimously in favour of a proposal to install vital new infrastructure just off the A167 to support a major development on Aycliffe Business Park which will create more than 3,000 new jobs. Durham County Council first revealed plans about...

South Shields 31, Newton Aycliffe 11 Newton Aycliffe’s incredible unbeaten league run came to an at South Shields on Saturday. What was novel or intriguing about this game was the pitch, not many of the Aycliffe side had ever played a game of rugby on artificial grass the new 3G type pitch. The players and coaches were looking forward...