Former Newton Aycliffe FC captains Sean Tarling and John Close locked horns ahead of this weekend’s huge charity reunion game as they finalised their squads last night. In a specially arranged meeting, Close and Tarling spent three hours deliberating who they wanted to represent them in the Moore Lane Park showdown. The game is raising...

Residents in County Durham are reminded that there are no changes to bin collections during the May bank holiday weeks. All bin collections in the county will remain as usual during the weeks of Monday 4th May and Monday 25th May. Householders are asked to put their bins out near the kerbside by 7.00am on their usual day. This applies to...

  A Newton Aycliffe-based business which reunites people with valuable and sentimental lost items is being helped to grow thanks to DigitalCity. Lostbox has made national headlines thanks to its innovative use of social media to provide a lost and found service which returns items to their original owners. The business, based at the...

Both of Newton Aycliffe's cricket teams earned draws in a rain-affected day's play at the weekend. A three-hour stoppage for persistent rain ruined a game that Aycliffe's first team may well have won, as they had to settle for a share of the spoils at home to Wolviston in the NYSD Division Two. The visitors scored 137 for seven with Aycliffe...

Woodham Academy is to receive a grant of almost £500,000 to improve facilities at the school. The funds will be used to repair the roof structure and enhance the internal fabric of the building which will improve the learning environment for pupils. Woodham was selected following a prioritisation process by the Department for Education...

By Martin Walker Former Newton Aycliffe winger Stuart Owen says the Big Club's historic County Cup win this week tops his achievements with his hometown club. The midfielder was a key part in Aycliffe's rise to the Northern League first division in recent years. But he says Thursday night's victory over Stockton Hardwick Social beats...

  Peter Allison's gallery of pictures from Newton Aycliffe WMC's County Cup final win over Stockton Hardwick Social...                              ...

  A job opportunity has come up with Newton Aycliffe family-run garage Gregg Little Testing Centre. Details as follows... Job Description Fully Qualified Competent Motor Mechanic Min requirement of Level 2 and 3 NVQ Motor Vehicle Maintenance Duties will include car maintenance, repairs, servicing of all makes and models of...

Three North East football club owners are in the Sunday Times Rich List again, despite two of them apparently losing millions in the last year. Middlesbrough FC chairman Steve Gibson has seen his wealth cut by a third, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List. Newcastle United's unpopular owner Mike Ashley is still the region's...

The company responsible for constructing Hitachi Rail Europe's new train-building site in Newton Aycliffe has won a national award. Shepherd Construction, the main contractor for the Hitachi factory on Aycliffe Business Park, has won a prestigious Gold Award at the Considerate Constructors Scheme’s 2015 National Site Awards. The annual...