An X Factor trio is set to rock Newton Aycliffe town centre during a special celebration of Christmas this weekend. Josh Daniel, Kerrianne Covell and Karen Harding form the highlight entertainment during Saturday’s X Factor-themed street party, which kicks off at 1pm. Josh, 22, from Billingham, famously reduced Simon Cowell to tears with...

Newton Aycliffe MP Phil Wilson voted in favour of extending air strikes in Syria during Wednesday night’s controversial Commons vote. Mr Wilson – the Labour MP for Sedgefield – was one of less than 160 MPs who were given time to have a say during the marathon 10-hour debate. He said he believed Britain would be “letting down our...

Newton Aycliffe hair stylists specialising in extensions have been awarded VIP status by a national stockist which caters for stars including Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Nicole Scherzinger. Lox of Love, based on Aycliffe Business Park, is the first salon in the North – and the eighth globally out of 2,000 outlets – to be given the VIP...

Huntsman 8, Kirk Merrington Half Moon 2 Following two weeks of postponed fixtures, the Huntsman were back in action on Sunday, at home to Kirk Merrington Half Moon. Manager Neil Dodds was forced into a couple of changes, as Anthony McDonald played in goal and Ollie Gell was called back into the side at left-back. The game got off to a...

The Aycliffe Juniors football season marched on with three fixtures at the weekend, despite the bad weather. The Under 7’s faced a determined Primrose Hill, these sides having had a recent close game in the cup. Aycliffe dominated the game on this occasion and played some excellent attacking football. Kai, Harry and Isaac shared the goals in...

People in County Durham are being advised of arrangements for bin collections over the festive period. Collection arrangements will remain the same for all residents whose rubbish and recycling bins are emptied on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. This includes both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, which fall on a Thursday, when normal...

As the national Christmas drink-drive campaign gets under way today, police in Durham and Cleveland are warning motorists they can be tested at the roadside for drugs as well as alcohol. In March this year new legislation allowed police to use a ‘Drugwipe’ kit to take a mouth swab and test any driver they suspect to be impaired through the...

The entrepreneur behind global craft supplies business Crafter’s Companion says she’s excited at the prospect of relocating the firm’s head office to Newton Aycliffe as part of ambitious plans. As first revealed by Aycliffe Today three weeks ago, the Coundon-based company wants to move into the former Holiways site on Aycliffe Business...

Masked men are being hunted after they robbed a petrol station on the A1 just North of Newton Aycliffe. The robbery happened at the Jet garage in Bowburn, Durham, about 10 miles up the A1 from Aycliffe, at around 12.15am today (Monday, 30th November). A female shop worker was at the rear of the premises when she was confronted by four men...

Shildon 1, Newton Aycliffe 2 Newton Aycliffe’s in-form Northern League club continued their excellent recent run with a derby win at second-placed Shildon on Saturday. The victory – Aycliffe’s fifth consecutive league win and seventh in all competitions – lifted the Newtonians up to fifth in the first division. Peter Dixon’s...