A former apprentice at a Newton Aycliffe training provider has returned to take over the reins as chief executive. After leaving school, Lee Childs joined Black & Decker in Spennymoor as an engineering apprentice and spent his first three months learning basic skills at South West Durham Training on Aycliffe Business Park. Now, 16 years...

Newton Aycliffe 3, Newcastle Benfield 1 By Bob Wood Aycliffe remain unbeaten at home this season with this win against Newcastle Benfield. As was the case with last week's 5-0 win at Durham it wasn't until the second half that Aycliffe took control. Aycliffe went into the game without both high-profile strikers Matty Moffat and John...

Durham Constabulary is the top performing force in the country after receiving the highest possible gradings by inspectors. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) carried out the latest element of the Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2014 (the PEEL Report). The inspections, which are part of a rolling...

Navy Cub 3, Langley Park 0 By Ryan Gillham After a promising start to the season for the Navy Club they came across tougher opposition in the first round of the Heart Foundation Cup receiving a home fixture against Langley Park. The Navy Club were hoping to continue their run of good form which has only seen them lose once in the league...

There was loads of goals at Sunnydale at the weekend and plenty of hat-tricks for the players to savour. Here is the Newton Aycliffe Juniors weekly round-up... The Under 7’s were at home to Leven who proved to be a good passing side. Despite best efforts from the Aycliffe boys they could not break Leven down and suffered losses in both games....

Woodham Academy’s Let’s Get Cooking club is as popular as ever with record numbers joining this term. The club is an ideal opportunity for pupils of all abilities and their families to have fun whilst learning valuable life skills and gaining the confidence to cook nutritious and tasty meals from scratch. Let’s Get Cooking is a lottery...

Plans for a new drive-thru restaurant on the site of the Cubby community cafe in Newton Aycliffe town centre have taken a huge step forward. Following the marketing of the site next to Tesco on Greenwell Road, Durham County Council has accepted an offer to develop the site as a drive-thru from the owners of the adjoining retail parade, Sheet...

A three-year plan to improve public rights of way in County Durham is to be discussed by councillors. Durham County Council, in conjunction with the County Durham Local Access Forum, has drawn up a Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP), entitled Walk, Cycle, Ride. The plan, which builds on previous plans and covers 2015 to 2018, is designed...

Durham County Council has had to about turn on plans to rip out 7,000 street lights across the county. The local authority now says it only plans to take out 3,000 lights instead of 7,000. But a total of 55,000 streetlights in the county will be upgraded with improved LED lights – 13,588 more than first planned. The revised figures,...

Huntsman 6, Timothy Hackworth 0 By Craig Woodhead The Huntsman bounced back to form this week following last week’s disappointing cup defeat, with a 6-0 over Shildon Timothy Hackworth at home on Sunday. Manager Neil Dodds was forced into several changes, centre half Anthony Macdonald had to play as emergency goalkeeper with Nathan...