Newton Aycliffe’s football club are today preparing for the biggest game in their history. The Newtonians entertain current Northern League champions Marske United in the fourth round (last 32) of the FA Vase today (Saturday, 3pm). The game at Moore Lane Park has been given the all-clear after a sustained spell of postponed fixtures due to...

Members and user groups at Newton Aycliffe Youth and Community Centre are tucking in thanks to funding from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP). The centre successfully received funding from GAMP to help purchase new crockery and cutlery as part of plans to improve the centres Beveridge Community Café. A number of user groups...

Thrive Marketing rounds up key updates to the social media landscape as well as offer training and advice to businesses... For many years, social media has developed into a solid marketing tool, not just a forum for expressing opinion, sharing memes and uploading photos of your new baby. In 2015 the teams behind Facebook and Twitter really...

Newton Aycliffe 9, Hartlepool FC 0 Newton Aycliffe, sponsored by Aycliffe Today, warmed up for Saturday's crucial FA Vase clash at home to Marske Utd with an emphatic win over Wearside League side Hartlepool in the Durham Challenge Cup during the week. The win earns them a third round tie against either Washington or Shildon. This was...

Labour’s new shadow rail minister says staying in the EU is critical for companies like Newton Aycliffe-based Hitachi looking to tap into huge European markets. Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald joined Jeremy Corbyn’s front bench three weeks ago following the controversial resignation of his predecessor Jonathan Reynolds. Mr McDonald joined...

Newton Aycliffe police are appealing for information after four burglaries in the town this week. Officers believe all four incidents are connected after thieves struck two shops in Woodham Village. Between 6pm on Monday and 1am on Tuesday, £1,100-worth of Joico hair products were stolen from Lagoon Hair and Beauty. About 70 bottles were...

A commercial finance company which manages more than £48m-worth of deals a year for clients nationwide has expanded. Commercial Expert has taken on additional team members and moved to larger, modern, bespoke fitted premises at The HUB Workspace on Aycliffe Business Park due to continuing success and expansion of an already flourishing...

Police are appealing for information after a large quantity of hair styling products were stolen this week. The hair shampoos and styling products were taken from an unidentified location in Newton Aycliffe on Tuesday night (18th January). Items stolen are from the Joico range of products, predominantly the gold (K-Pak), blue (Moisture...

Ebac chairman John Elliott says he’s confident of a strong year despite the shock departure of managing director Pamela Petty and a “difficult” year for the company. It has been confirmed that Mrs Petty left Aycliffe firm Ebac two months ago – just days after the Duke of Kent visited the factory to launch its washing machine production...

Woodham Academy has once again been credited with the prestigious Investor in People Standard. This benchmark has been developed to describe the capabilities organisations need to succeed and highlights the small steps required to achieve excellence. By meeting the Investors in People Standard, Woodham Academy is confident that it is amongst...