Aycliffe Today's Zoe Skerrett reviews the first week of the new X Factor... The X Factor is back! There’s new judges, new audition rooms but as usual, plenty of contestants you have to laugh at. Returning judges Simon Cowell and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, newbie Mel B and, as always, Louis Walsh have to sort through the best and worst...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club's Under-15s team play their first-ever cup final tonight (Monday). Aycliffe's youngsters face Sunderland's Under-15s side at Aycliffe Sports Club this evening, which was due to start at 5.30pm. "They have done brilliantly to reach the final," said the club's secretary Lee Weldon. "They beat Evenwood away...

Great Aycliffe Town Council's Neighbourhood Plan Officer Angela Corner talks to Zoe Skerrett... Residents of Great Aycliffe are being given an opportunity to have their say in the future development of the town. Behind this plan is Angela Corner, who is running consultations with residents, businesses and organisations and forming task...

Newton Aycliffe FC broke their duck for the season at the AuxAudio.co.uk Stadium, as they smashed Crook for five on Saturday. In the process of registering their first home win of the season, they also staged something of a goal of the season competition in the second half. Boss Aidy Webster again made several changes as he looked for a...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe's cricket team got back to winning ways at the weekend. Adfter back-to-back defeats which saw them slip to seventh in the NYSD League second division, Aycliffe's first team comfortably beat relegation-threatened Sedgefield with an eight-wicket victory, moving up one place in the table to...

By Martin Walker A special golf day and evening is being organised to celebrate the life of a popular Newtonian. Allan Kelley sadly passed away in May after a hard-fought battle with a cruel and debilitating cancer. Now his wife, Sue, and daughter Stephanie, along with the help of many friends, are organising a fundraising day on...

By Zoe Skerrett Newton Aycliffe distance runner Kate Avery recorded a personal best time to finish fourth in the women's 10,000-metre finals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Now the 22-year-old former Woodham Academy student has her eyes on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Kate discovered her love and passion for running after...

Match Preview – Saturday 30th August, 2014 NEWTON AYCLIFFE versus CROOK TOWN AuxAudio.co.uk Stadium at Moore Lane Park. 3pm kick off By Paul McGeary With both sides having crashed out of the FA Cup at the first time of asking, this hastily arranged fixture pairs the teams just two weeks after Aycliffe won the reverse encounter 2-0...

South West Durham Training (SWDT) has struck a deal with Hitachi Rail Europe to teach some its future train-builders. Hitachi is investing £1m in a prototype train which will be installed at SWDT's premises as part of the deal - the train, shipped from Japan, is expected to arrive in December. Meanwhile, the Japanese firm is also...

Local photographer Dave Stocks brings us more cracking pictures covering the Great Aycliffe Show 2014. Dave is available for all kinds of photography - weddings, special events, sporting fixtures, studio photography or corporate pictures. You can visit Dave's website at: www.davestocksphotography.co.uk Click here to see Part...