Gestamp Tallent's latest £11m investment aims to ensure car part manufacturing in Newton Aycliffe for decades to come. Martin Walker finds out more... Gestamp Tallent's latest investment in Newton Aycliffe has been developed by one of our own. Graham Moore - pictured (above, right, with plant director Peter Gallone) left Greenfield School...

A Newton Aycliffe-based project aimed at engaging girls aged 13+ into sport activities has received national recognition at a recent awards ceremony. The Us Girls project was shortlisted for 2 Street Games National Awards – Us Girls Project of the Year and Young Coach of the Year (Kelly Howe). Unfortunately, the project did not win the...

Police arrested two people in Newton Aycliffe on Friday morning after police officers seized drugs from two properties. Police say they executed Magistrates' search warrants at two addresses in Langdale Place. "A quantity of drugs have been seized and one male has been taken to custody," said a statement. "Another who has been given a...

Newton Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards brings us his latest blog from the beat... Hello Newton Aycliffe, it’s been a long time. Far too long in fact. It’s been a traumatic time of late for the Newton Aycliffe Sector Neighbourhood Team (by Sector I refer to the three teams consisting of Aycliffe Town, Sedgefield,...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe FC have landed their first signing of the summer by bagging West Auckland's top scorer Matty Moffatt. Just a few weeks after chairman Allan Oliver persuaded manager Peter Dixon to stay on at Moore Lane for the 2015-16 Northern League campaign, Dixon has prised his FA Vase hero away from his former...

By Martin Walker Steel specialists SCH Site Services has been involved in the design and build of an exciting new leisure facility on Aycliffe Business Park. SCH has been working on a meticulous installation project at ROF 59 - the new leisure facility on the former Presswork Metals site - while they are also due to work on a number of other...

The Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe is the Hub for the Colour your Life project which provides access to creative and informal learning activities for the improvement of mental health and the development of emotional resilience. Details of free courses are as follows: Dig-in Gardening - Mondays 10am – 12noon (ongoing through till...

By Martin Walker A popular children's nursery on Aycliffe Business Park has been praised by Ofsted. Little Cubs Nursery, based at the Xcel Centre, has been rated as 'Good' by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. The rating is just one away from being 'Outstanding' but, more importantly, it has improved...

The Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club scoreboard from last weekend's double weekend of fixtures... Saturday 23rd May - NYSD Division 2 Yarm 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 281 for 3 after 50 overs. Tom Young 118, Joe Haines 92 not out and John Cavanagh 43 Yarm 1st XI 207 for 8 after 50 overs Colin Myers 3 for 34 and...

By Martin Walker A North East factory which has stood empty for six years after the collapse of a well-known company will get a new lease of life when it re-opens for business this summer. Newton Aycliffe fabrication firm D&S Services is expanding its operations with the acquisition of a 46,000 sq ft factory on South West Industrial...