By Martin Walker Three lucky Newtonians have landed a cash windfall after they were picked out as winners in the Neighbourhood Plan draw. Great Aycliffe Town Councillor Brian Hall, who is chairman of the Neighbourhood Plan steering group, made the draw by computer this week, along with Chrissy Walton and Angela Corner from the...

Another group of international visitors were welcomed to Greenfield Arts as part of their International Symposium of Teaching & Learning. Eleven colleagues from the Netherlands joined Greenfield for a morning of finding out about Greenfield Arts, Greenfield, SOLEs sessions and a language master class. "We also had more local visitors...

A Shildon man has been arrested after a car he was driving lost control following a short pursuit by police. Durham Police were alerted to an incident at filling station in Thinford in the early hours of Tuesday (14th October), where a vehicle made a sharp exit without paying for fuel. The Black VW Polo had been stolen earlier from a...

Dramatic explosions and chemical reactions opened up the world of science to primary school children. Woodham Academy launched Sparkies Science Club to give younger children the chance to visit a laboratory and see how exciting science can be. The first session, last week, saw children from Woodham Burn, Sugar Hill, Vane Road and...

By Martin Walker A councillor says he doesn't want to see a retail park in Newton Aycliffe. Great Aycliffe Town Councillor Brian Hall, who is chairman of the Neighbourhood Plan steering group, points to the new Bishop Auckland shopping park at Tindale Crescent which he claims has decimated its town centre. Cllr Hall had a shop in...

Newton Aycliffe police are appealing for information after an attempted burglary. Officers say the suspects smashed a window panel and tried to gain entry to a garage in the Simpasture area, some time between 8pm on Monday 6th October and 6pm on Tuesday 7th October. Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101.  ...

Community groups in the Newton Aycliffe and Middridge are set to benefit from a new pot of funding dedicated to organisations working with children and young people. Great Aycliffe & Middridge Partnership (GAMP) and the Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) will be launching the ‘Small Grants Fund for Children & Young People’ at the...

Funding has been secured to offer vital cycle training to 1,000 extra children in County Durham. Durham County Council has been awarded £20,000 by the Department for Transport to deliver Bikeability sessions to primary school pupils in Year 3. The training is provided in three progressive stages with levels one and two normally...

Students and staff have spent half a day in one of the six Newton Aycliffe-based companies participating in the Apprenticeship Awareness programme at Woodham Academy. The students have gained insights into how some of the region’s biggest, brightest and best employers are facing up to the challenges of a tough economic climate. They...

By Paul McGeary Peter Dixon showed no sign of ending his recruitment drive as he signed three more players before Newton Aycliffe’s game with Durham City at the weekend, bringing his total of new faces to seven in his first week in charge. West Auckland midfielder Liam Henderson, Shildon defender Mark Stephenson and Bedlington Terriers...