By Martin Walker The TV star known as the "troubleshooter" was in Newton Aycliffe again today to launch Ebac's freezer range during a special event. Former CBI Director General Lord Digby Jones returned to Ebac for the first time since filming BBC2’s Digby Jones: The New Troubleshooter, in which he worked with Ebac as they looked to...

Great Aycliffe & Middridge Partnership (GAMP) are holding a community forum event to celebrate what’s ‘GREAT’ in Newton Aycliffe and Middridge this weekend. The Event is taking place on Saturday (8th November) from 10am until 2pm at Newton Aycliffe Youth & Community Centre, and a range of local community groups and service...

Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today... Hello all. As we sail into November I can’t believe how fast this year has gone by. There’s been so much change on the Neighbourhood Team during 2014 with more, I suspect, to come. Gone is (former) Pc Tracy Henderson who left to...

Team members at Newton Aycliffe's Wilko store raised £160 for their regional charity of the year, Macmillan Cancer Support, with a hair-raising Halloween event. The team swapped their usual red uniforms for witches’ hats, capes and fake blood to give customers a fright, the Wilko way. Having the store taken over by witches, zombies...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club have appointed their first Commercial and Marketing Manager with the remit to maximise the club's sponsorship and advertising revenue. Valerie Palmer, owner of graphic design company Vanila Design and Print Services, has been appointed to the role after previously lending her expertise to the Cricket Club by...

For the second year running, global workplace provider Regus is supporting a Christmas campaign which sends present-filled shoeboxes to needy children in developing and war-torn countries. The Regus Centre, along Durham Way South on Aycliffe Business Park formerly known as Evans Business Centre, is a local drop-off point until the 18th of...

A third of people living in our region have confessed to smuggling booze into bars as drink prices go up, it has been claimed. With alcohol prices on the increase, residents in the North-East are becoming savvy and looking to cheaper brands of alcohol. Nights in at home and are even giving up alcohol altogether to avoid paying the higher...

A campaign to ensure people stay safe on bonfire night has been under way this week. Members of the Safe Durham Partnership have been working to reduce the risks posed by illegal fireworks, unofficial displays and other dangers. Police and neighbourhood wardens have been carrying out extra patrols and arranging for any illegal bonfires...

Newton Aycliffe's four-match unbeaten run came to an end with a 3-0 humbling at home to Guisborough Town. Peter Dixon's side were on a roll after back-to-back wins over Jarrow Roofing, West Allotment Celtic and Morpeth Town followed a draw with Sunderland RCA. It signalled the beginning of a much-needed run of goof form which saw the...

By Martin Walker The boss of a Newton Aycliffe company says he faces the prospect of laying off staff following HPM and Addo's demise. Inkland, based on Grindon Way on Aycliffe Business Park, supplied HPM and Addo, previously HPM Group, with printing consumables including ink and printing plates. But HPM and Addo went into...