Woodham Academy deputy head Jonathan Lumb is set to leave the Aycliffe school this summer after being appointed head at Darlington’s Education Village. Mr Lumb Jonathan joined Woodham Academy five years ago and has previously worked as an assistant head at Framwellgate School and Head of PE at St. Leonard’s in Durham. During his time at...

Durham Police would like to make an appeal for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in which a motorist tragically lost their life. The incident occurred on the A1(M) South bound carriageway, about one mile South of Junction J60 (Bradbury Interchange) at about 8.55pm on Saturday (8th August). It's understood that a 25-year-old male,...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Marske United 1 Newton Aycliffe FC's season got off to a fantastic start with a win over league champions Marske United. A crowd of 175 turned out on a lovely summer day to see the home team put on an impressive performance at Moore Lane. For Marske this was their first defeat on the opening day of the season since...

Newton Aycliffe cable protection specialist Tekmar Energy has marked a major milestone after its cutting-edge TekTube system was installed for the first time on an offshore project. TekTube was successfully installed on Westermeerwind near-shore wind farm in the Netherlands. Tekmar supplied cable installation contractor, VBMS, with 92 of its...

A round-up of the weekend's cricket action... Saturday 8th August - NYSD Division 2 Redcar 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI - weather was warm and sunny. Aycliffe won the toss and asked Redcar to bat first Redcar 2nd XI 96 all out after 26.1 overs John Cavanagh 4 for 11, Colin Myers 2 for 17 and Patrick Howe 2 for 25 Newton Aycliffe 1st XI...

Newton Aycliffe have secured their sixth new signing of the summer with the addition of former Newcastle United defender Alex Kitchen. The 20-year-old centre-back, who was released by Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone this summer, goes straight into Peter Dixon's squad for today's opening Northern League game at home to champions Marske...

Gillian Cameron left Aycliffe for the sunny climes of Benidorm five years ago on a brave business adventure. Ashleigh Jones caught up with the ambitious Newtonian... We've all seen the TV programme. But Gillian Cameron is no Mel Harvey - a deluded wannabe property magnate with ideas of grandeur. The mum-of-four can walk the walk as well...

A man was taken to hospital after police were called to a disturbance at a Newton Aycliffe pub. The incident was reported to police at 11.50pm last Saturday (1st August) as "a group of men fighting" at the Locomotion Number One pub, on Aycliffe Business Park. A police spokesman said: "When we have investigated it appears a 26-year-old man...

Newton Aycliffe kick-off the new season at home to champions Marske United tomorrow - and fans can expect to see a number of new faces. The Newtonians will have at least five new players in their squad when the Seasiders come to Moore Lane Park on Saturday (3pm kick-off). They include former Middlesbrough midfielder and Northern Ireland...

Eight Apprentices at Gestamp Tallent have been handed their permanent contracts of employment during a special presentation at the Newton Aycliffe factory. Aycliffe's biggest employer also handed certificates to eight other members of staff who've completed advanced manufacturing programmes as part of the firm's efforts to keep employees fully...