By Martin Walker The developers who brought Hitachi Rail Europe to Newton Aycliffe have told Aycliffe Today that retail provision and 4,500 new jobs are part of ambitious future plans for the town. Geoff Hunton, director of Merchant Park Developments, says the arrival of Hitachi in Aycliffe is just the beginning for Aycliffe Business...

By Martin Walker Hitachi Rail Europe has announced that its state-of-the-art Newton Aycliffe factory will house the company's UK design office, as another important milestone was celebrated. The Japanese giants hosted a "topping out" ceremony at its Aycliffe Business Park facility on Thursday, to mark the completion of the building...

By Martin Walker Furious Newtonians are complaining they can't attend next week's fireworks display because of their postcode. People who live in the Chestnuts development on the South side of the School Aycliffe Lane are not entitled to wristbands for the event at the Oak Leaf Sports Complex on Wednesday 5th November, because their...

Newton Aycliffe's Company of the Year Tekmar Energy has been awarded a major contract by VBMS to supply its latest innovation, TekTube, to the prestigious Westermeerwind near-shore windfarm project in the Netherlands. The contract award comes less than three months after the company demonstrated TekTube at the Offshore Renewable Energy...

By Martin Walker A special golf day and evening to celebrate the life of a popular Newtonian has raised £5,600 for charity. Allan Kelley sadly passed away in May after a hard-fought battle with cancer. His wife, Sue, and daughter Stephanie, along with the help of many friends, organised a fundraising day on what would have been...

Team members at the Wilko store in Newton Aycliffe will be getting their ghoul on this Halloween to raise money for their regional charity of the year, Macmillan Cancer Support. On Friday 31st October, customers and children are invited down to enjoy a charity bake sale of spell-bound treats on Friday, conjured up by the spookily dressed...

A Big Lottery Fund project aiming to support thousands of tenants to manage their money better has launched a new website for County Durham. The website helps people get the most out of their money by showing them where to get affordable furniture, support with fuel costs and advice on benefits, savings and low cost loans. The Monkey...

Eight fitness fanatics were flying the Newton Aycliffe flag at a national CrossFit competition. Members of the town's CrossFit All Out were cheered on by 30 supporters at the Thorium Throwdown, held at Peterlee Pavilion. See picture gallery below CrossFit All Out owner and head coach, Terry Anderson, came sixth, followed by coach Joe...

More than 11,000 cigarettes and nearly 9kg of rolling tobacco have been seized as part of a crackdown on the supply of illegal tobacco. Trading Standards officers from Durham County Council and Durham Police officers searched two premises in Newton Aycliffe and Chilton last Friday (24th October). Both raids netted a total of 11,140...

Newton Aycliffe manufacturer Ebac has been fined £7,500 after a worker suffered serious burns to his face, hand and arm when he was struck by a jet of hot molten plastic. John Calcutt was helping clear solidified plastic from a large plastic injection moulding machine at the Aycliffe Business Park firm when the incident happened on 9th...