County Durham has been chosen to pilot a new campaign that aims to find families for children in the area that are waiting to be adopted. There are 220 children in the North-East that are waiting for a loving home. The new campaign will encourage people in the North-East to consider adoption by bringing to life what it means to have...

By Paul McGeary Popular Newton Aycliffe midfielder Stuart Owen has tonight shocked the club and signed for second division outfit Northallerton Town. Affectionately nicknamed ‘Rat Boy,’ Owen has followed former star Dan Mellanby to Ainderby Road, after handing in a transfer request on Saturday evening. The move will stun followers...

Police are appealing for information after a bike was stolen from the Gestamp Tallent factory on Aycliffe Business Park. It's believed the bicycle - a black and lime green Scott Park 70, and similar to the bike pictured above - was taken some time in the last fortnight. If you have seen this bike or know who is responsible for the theft...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe's first team won comfortably at relegated Thornaby 2nds on Saturday. Aycliffe declared on 278 for nine after 46.3 overs, with Joe Haines (68), Chris Palmer (67) and Luke Telford (35) the top scorers. And it took the visitors just 14.5 overs to bowl Thornaby out for 20, with man-of-the-match Michael...

Zoe Skerrett continues her X Factor review, summing up week three of the popular ITV programme... With 187 acts through to the next round it was time for the arena auditions this weekend. Beginning with a few poor acts before jumping straight into 17-year-old James Graham singing Bonnie Ray’s I Can’t Make You Love Me. He had the...

Celtic Nation 3, Newton Aycliffe 2 By Paul McGeary Newton Aycliffe lost another winnable game as they went down by the odd goal in five at Celtic Nation. Allan Oliver’s side remain in trouble at the lower reaches of the table after their sixth league defeat in eight games, following their 3-2 reverse to the Carlisle outfit. The...

In This Issue: Gary Finley is orchestrating an up-and-coming construction firm at the heart of Aycliffe Business Park.  Also, catch up on the latest Hitachi developments... Click here to read this issue of Aycliffe Today Business online....

The Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is now an annual event at the Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe and this year PCP is hosting a ‘coffee with crafts’ event. The Coffee Morning is taking place on Friday 26th September between 10am–1pm. In addition to the refreshments sold in the Mall Coffee Shop within the...

Local family firm Gregg Little Testing Centre is getting behind the town's football club with a new sponsorship for the 2014-15 season. The company, which has been based on Aycliffe Business Park for 25 years, has forked out £1,000 to sponsor the Northern League club's tracksuits. The deal is another example of the football club working...

Cruel thieves have targeted Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club's brand new score box for a second time. The latest incident happened in the early hours of Monday morning, when thieves got away with some of the players' kit. It comes just a few weeks after the new electronic score box, which was revamped in the summer thanks to GAMP funding,...