All eyes were looking to the sky as a police helicopter dropped in to a Newton Aycliffe school today. Durham Constabulary's chopper made the surprise appearance at St Joseph's School on Thursday afternoon. The Newton Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team were also in attendance, along with the force's traffic unit and off-road bike...

Two thirds (64%) of people from the North-East think that women should be allowed more space in shared wardrobes than men, according to a new study launched by British Heart Foundation (BHF). When asked why women should be allowed more space in the wardrobe, over one third of people from the North-East (35%) said it was because women are...

Newton Aycliffe slumped to their seventh league defeat of the season at Newcastle Benfield on Wednesday night. After their much-needed, morale-boosting victory at Billingham Synthonia last weekend, Allan Oliver's were dealt another blow with their third away loss of the campaign against a team struggling with them in the bottom half of the...

Proving that everyone can and should embrace social media, inbound marketing agency, thrive, is delivering social media training events in Newton Aycliffe. Thrive was approached by our area’s local business support and guidance facilitators, the South Durham Enterprise Agency, to deliver social media advice and practical support as part...

Greenfield College was pleased to welcome a cohort of young people and students from Buenos Aires this week. The group are undertaking a tour of England and Ireland, visiting notable places, schools and landmarks – and they chose to visit Greenfield Arts’ International Symposium of Teaching and Learning. The 30 students, aged 15 and...

A Teesside company which has a Newton Aycliffe base has opened a new facility for the company best known for its Yorkshire Tea blend. PD Ports has created the new facility in Billingham for Taylors of Harrogate, to provide more space and increased efficiency for the family tea and coffee merchants. The operations undertaken by PD Ports...

By Martin Walker Newtonian goalkeeper Jason Steele is feeling the love again after making his Blackburn Rovers debut. Aycliffe lad Steele, who joined Rovers from Boro on a season-long loan in August, kept a clean sheet in his first game for the Lancashire club in their 1-0 win at Fulham last Saturday. The 24-year-old stepped in for...

Students and staff have been celebrating another year of record-breaking success at Greenfield Community College, as the top academic school in the area for the second year running. This achievement crowns a fantastic year at Greenfield, where outstanding results have been rewarded by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT),...

Police are appealing for information after a burglary attempt at the car garage at Bluebell. Police say the incident happened some time between 5.30pm on Monday (22nd September) and 8.30am on Tuesday, when suspects have tried to gain entry into S Cars Garage, on the old Bluebell Garage site along Greenfield Way. "On this occasion no...

Sedgefield Water Polo Club won Junior Sports Club of the year last week at the Sedgefield Sports Awards. The Newton Aycliffe-based club now goes forward to the County Finals on 10th October. "All the members and parents are over the moon that all their hard work, dedication and determination has paid off," said Mel Stephenson, on behalf...