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...

By Martin Walker MP Phil Wilson says Merchant Park Developments' ambition to bring 4,500 new jobs to Newton Aycliffe is "fantastic". MPD director Geoff Hunton told us his plans for Merchant Park 2 and 3 should bring thousands of additional jobs to Aycliffe Business Park. The Labour MP for Sedgefield, Mr Wilson, campaigned tirelessly...

By Martin Walker It has been confirmed that Newton Aycliffe printers HPM and Addo has gone into administration. But bosses claim a rescue deal to secure 30 posts was struck on Friday, with only 12 jobs being lost out of 42. However, mystery still surrounds the deal involving HPM Group's former managing director Richard Mortimer...