By Martin Walker Boxing fans have a rare chance of getting up close and personal with ring legend Nigel Benn at a special event. All-round semi-pro sportsman Daryl Hall, from Newton Aycliffe, is bringing the boxing legend to County Durham for a sportsman's dinner at Willington Leisure Spectrum in May. It's one of only three public...

Local residents group ACORN and their junior section little Acorns had a successful third Easter Petting zoo this week. The popular community group put on an amazing extravaganza each year to entertain children and adults alike. See more of ACORN's pictures below Supported by Big Lottery fund grant the ACORN phenomenon gets bigger and...

Newton Aycliffe FC's season has taken on yet more twists in the last week. In what has been a troublesome campaign of ups and downs, the Newtonians lost their League Cup semi-final at Ashington last week, only to discover their victors allegedly fielded an ineligible player. It means the Northern League could overturn the result and place...

A coffee morning raising more than £1,000 has boosted a Newton Aycliffe fundraiser's charity fund. The event, held at St Mary’s Church in the town, raised £640 - with an anonymous parishioner boosting the total fund with a £500 persona donation. The £1,140 raised goes into Newtonian Paul McGeary's campaign to raise £10,000 this...

  A gallery of pictures showing how Hitachi Rail Europe's £82m train-building factory is coming on in Newton Aycliffe...                  ...

By Martin Walker Phil Wilson jumped on the Labour Party's campaign about Europe today during Tony Blair's visit in Newton Aycliffe. Labour's candidate for the Sedgefield Constituency in this year's General Election, who has been an MP after succeeding Mr Blair in 2007, says Hitachi Rail Europe wouldn't have come to the UK if Britain...

By Martin Walker Tony Blair says the "high quality" companies which are coming to Newton Aycliffe want the security of knowing they can trade in Europe without tariffs. The former Prime Minister and ex-Sedgefield MP was back in the area on Tuesday to promote the Labour Party's General Election campaign. He used the Xcel Centre on...

Here's our gallery of pictures showing Tony Blair's visit to Newton Aycliffe on Tuesday...                   ...

By Martin Walker The UK Independence Party candidate for Sedgefield has slammed Labour-controlled Durham County Council for enforcing a rise in council tax without consulting with the public. Like many local authorities, DCC opted to increase council tax by the threshold figure of 1.99%. Any rise over 1.99% would mean it would have to...

By Martin Walker The growing popularity of the UK Independence Party seems to be reaching Newton Aycliffe after its Sedgefield candidate in this year's general election came second to Phil Wilson in an Aycliffe Today poll. Following Thursday night's live leaders' debate, Aycliffe Today has published the results of a Sedgefield poll...