By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe cricket team's season ended with a draw at Moore Lane on Saturday. Aycliffe's visitors Wolviston racked up a healthy 206 for three, with Matty Atkinson taking two wickets for 22. Chasing 207 for an unlikely victory, man-of-the-match Dan Craggs (pictured) scored an impressive 77 in his last game for...

Aycliffe Today's Zoe Skerrett continues her weekly review of the X Factor... The final weekend of arena auditions are over! Next week comes the all important six seats that determine who gets through to the judges houses and who will be ending their X Factor journey there and then. This week had some highs, and some lows and for some...

A police training car was involved in a three-car crash in Newton Aycliffe. The incident, involving the force's vehicle, a lorry and another car, happened at the A167 junction leading into Aycliffe Business Park at midday on Friday. An ambulance was called to the scene but nobody was seriously injured.  ...

Billingham Synthonia 0, Newton Aycliffe 1 By Paul McGeary Allan Oliver recorded his first win back in charge – albeit on an interim basis – as Aycliffe exorcised some demons to defeat Billingham Synthonia 1-0 at the Motif8 Stadium. Defender Dan Mitton scored his first goal for the club in the sixth minute to seal the points, but...

By Martin Walker Specialist offshore engineering firm Tekmar Energy scooped the Company of the Year award at Aycliffe Business Park's Make Your Mark awards event on Thursday night. More than 200 people enjoyed the glitzy ceremony at the Xcel Centre, attended by Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson and Business Durham managing director Dr Simon...

Aycliffe Today's prestigious business magazine picked up an award at Aycliffe Business Park's Make Your Mark event. Aycliffe Today Business - launched in December 2012 - won the Best Newcomer category, beating off competition from OneGym and training-provider Optimum Skills to the award. The publication is Aycliffe's only B2B...

By Martin Walker Flavoured coffee company Beanies picked up the Small Business of the Year award at Aycliffe Business Park's Make Your Mark event on Thursday night. The firm, based at Evans Business Centre on the park, pipped D&S Services and Capture Films. Managing director John Evans said: "Being nominated for this award gives...

BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA vs NEWTON AYCLIFFE Central Avenue Stadium. Kick off 3pm. By Paul McGeary Allan Oliver must pick his threadbare squad up after four consecutive defeats as they travel to Teesside to take on a Billingham Synthonia side who are in something of an indifferent run of form, despite being earmarked as one of the pre-season...

Newton Aycliffe-based Driver Hire has won a national award for hitting more than £300,000 in turnover. Driver Hire Darlington, a franchise of the national network based on Aycliffe Business Park, has won the firm's prestigious Bronze Achievement Award for outstanding sales performance. The UK’s largest specialist supplier, Driver Hire...

A Bishop Auckland woman has been charged with shoplifting by police after an incident in Aycliffe shopping centre. Suzanne Matthews, 29, was arrested and charged after allegedly stealing from the Boyes store in the town. "Newton Aycliffe Police continue to have a strong relationship with the shops in our town centre and shoplifters will...