The chairman of Tesco is to stand down after Britain's biggest retailer reported a 92% fall in pre-tax profits and revealed that the accounting black hole in its profits is larger than expected. Britain's biggest retailer said in its half-year results that the black hole in its profits was £263m, larger than the £250m initially...

Record breaker Warren Byrne tonight joined hometown club Newton Aycliffe for a third time, with the club’s all-time goalscoring record firmly in his sights. The 32-year-old sniffer scored 51 goals in two spells for the club – one behind Elliot Gardner’s record boast of 52 – including a record 44-goal haul during the club’s...

By Martin Walker A target to raise £1,500 in memory of Darren Ablewhite is almost complete thanks to the generosity of his family and friends. Able's girlfriend, Julie Houhgton, launched a campaign to raise the cash for a community defibrillator to be installed in Liverpool’s Princes Park. Able tragically died after suffering a...

By Martin Walker The Oak Tree pub will be demolished if plans for new apartments are given the nod. Social housing provider, livin, has applied to Durham County Council to replace the once popular public house with two sets of two-storey apartment blocks for people aged over 55. The proposed development will consist of eight...

Newton Aycliffe Juniors are on the lookout for new players to join their club. Newton Aycliffe Juniors is a well-established junior football club playing in local junior leagues. The club is looking to expand, and need 11-year-old boys and girls (just started at comprehensive school) who are interested in joining. "We have an...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe car parts maker Gestamp Tallent has been handed a Government cash boost to address skills shortages. Six companies nationwide have been shortlisted to share a £5.4m cash pot to strengthen the automotive industry. Business Secretary Vince Cable revealed Gestamp Tallent was included in the list of firms...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Newton Aycliffe on Sunday morning. It happened around 9.50am on Sunday (19th October) on Ricknall Lane as the road goes over the A1(M) and involved a pedal cycle and a black Vauxhall Insignia car. The pedal cyclist, a 33-year-old man from the Spennymoor area, suffered serious injuries...

Government funding of £3.78m has been awarded to emergency services in County Durham to build a unique station, which is set to be the first of its kind in the country. County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service is one of 37 projects across England and Wales to be given a share of the £75 million Fire Transformation Fund. The...

Match Preview – Tuesday 21st October 2014 SUNDERLAND RCA vs NEWTON AYCLIFFE Meadow Park, Sunderland. Kick Off 7.30pm. By Paul McGeary Meadow Park hosts the proverbial six-pointer as second-bottom Sunderland RCA host third-bottom Newton Aycliffe. The Newtonians are looking to end a run of six straight defeats after their narrow...

Newton Aycliffe firm Ineos has seen annual losses jump from £6.3m to an alarming £32.6m. Latest accounts for Ineos Newton Aycliffe Limited show that the disposal of two business streams led to a steep drop in turnover from £233.1m to £120.4m in the year ended December 31 2013, a 52% decrease. Headcount at the plastics firm was also...