Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker continues his review of 2015, looking back on February and March... February • Business Minister in the House of Lords, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, visits Newton Aycliffe appliances manufacturer Ebac to learn how a Regional Growth Fund grant is supporting its new production line, which will deliver the only...

Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker takes a look back on 2015 with a review of the year... January • Former Newton Aycliffe FC chairman Gary Farley announces his decision to leave Moore Lane Park after eight years with the club. • Hitachi starts shipment of the first completed Prototype of the pre-series Class 800 train from Tokyo to...

It's a Newton Aycliffe tradition - and here Aycliffe Today lists Santa's annual route around the town on Christmas Eve... ROUTE ONE 3.45pm Welbury Grove 4.00pm St Oswalds 4.10pm -5.10pm Washington Crescent area, Wycliffe, Armstrong, Wren, Whitehead, Hutchinson, Hylton, Matthew, Wolsey, Richardson, Trevor, Gardens, St Aidans,...

Children were treated to an early visit by Santa Claus at a County Durham activity centre. The big guy dished out free gifts to youngsters at ROF 59 on Aycliffe Business Park in Newton Aycliffe. See our picture gallery below Children enjoyed discounted trampolining at the multi-purpose entertainment complex, which was built on one of the...

Dozens of nuisance problems which damage the environment and affect people’s lives were tackled last month (November). Neighbourhood wardens from Durham County Council handed out 77 Fixed Penalty Notices throughout November for offences such as littering and untidy back yards. The council’s neighbourhood protection teams work with police...

Students at Woodham Academy got in to the Christmas spirit last week by donating hampers to local elderly residents and families in need. Each tutor group took part in a hamper competition bringing in food and gifts from home and creating their own hampers. Some wrapped boxes and added bows, some bought large decorated boxes and tied them in...

Newton Aycliffe 0, North Shields 1 By Bob Wood Aycliffe lost out to North Shields in a close game at Moore Lane Park on Saturday. The FA Vase holders took the points thanks to the only goal of the game. Aycliffe put in a strong performance but paid for a failure to convert chances. The game was played on a heavy pitch thanks to the...

Newton Aycliffe are hopeful that their enforced break will come to an end this weekend. After three waterlogged weeks without a game they are due to return to Ebac Northern League action at home to North Shields on Saturday (3pm). The Robins are the current FA Vase holders but were held to a draw in that competition on Wednesday night and so...

Chef Arturas Lapinskas has realised a long-held ambition of becoming a head chef at one of the region’s newest restaurants. The Lithuanian, who has lived in County Durham since taking on a job with Bishop Auckland College in 2009, has been appointed to head up the kitchen at the new ROF 59 complex in Newton Aycliffe. Born and bred in...

There will be changes to some bin collections over the festive period in County Durham. The changes, during Christmas and New Year weeks only, affect rubbish and recycling bins which are normally emptied on a Friday. Collections which would have been due on Friday 25 December will instead take place on Monday 28 December. And collections...