Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club's first team begin their NYSD Division Two season this weekend (Saturday) when they welcome newly-promoted Whitby to Newton Aycliffe Sports Club. Newton Aycliffe have made two exciting signings during the winter with all rounder John Cavanagh and wicket keeper/batsman Tom Young joining from Sedgefield. Both...

Shildon Three Tons 2, Aycliffe Sports Club 4 By Paul Eales Four league wins in a row, which included 10 goals for leading scorer Chris Jones, saw Newton Aycliffe Sports Club secure the runners-up spot in the Wear Valley Sunday Morning League with their second promotion in as many seasons. Last week’s 6-3 victory against Cockton Hill...

A Newton Aycliffe renewable energy provider has stepped forward to replace £900 of stolen charity funds. Wayne Richardson, owner of Revolution Power, was shocked to learn money collected for the North East Air Ambulance, was taken from the The Ship Inn, Middlestone, on Monday night. More than £900 had been collected through a series of...

By Martin Walker The UK Independence Party candidate for Sedgefield insists he's committed to the constituency, despite campaigning to become a councillor in Stockton at the same time. John Leathley is standing for UKIP to become both an MP for Sedgefield in the General Election as well as a ward councillor for Stockton Borough...

By Martin Walker German retailer Lidl wants to create 70 new jobs in Newton Aycliffe with an expansion plan at its Newton Aycliffe warehouse. The discount supermarket has applied for planning permission to extend its warehouse on Aycliffe Business Park by a further 17,000 square metres in two phases. The plans would boost Lidl's...

A Newtonian hopes to live his childhood dream out for a second time in as many years, as he looks forward to playing in a charity football game at The Riverside, home of his beloved Middlesbrough FC. Ryan Gillham, 23, first played in the specially arranged Finlay Cooper Fund game last season, alongside the likes of Teesside pop icon James...

By Martin Walker The new owners of loss-making Woodham Golf Club have unveiled multi-million pound development plans which could be vital to securing the venue’s future. Hall Construction Services Ltd re-opened the course last summer after its closure in November 2013 when previous owners Washington Developments ran into financial...

Ashington 1, Newton Aycliffe 2 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe FC secured their First Division status in style on Saturday with a 2-1 win at a windswept Ashington. The Colliers have been the Northern League's in-form team of late, but their seven-game winning streak was brought to an end by a determined Aycliffe side. As has often been...

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By Martin Walker The UK Independence Party's candidate for Sedgefield has slammed the "arrogance" of the Labour Party after Tony Blair's visit to Newton Aycliffe this week. The former Prime Minister visited Aycliffe Business Park on Tuesday to launch a rallying cry for Ed Miliband's party and for its Sedgefield candidate Phil Wilson, who...