Newton Aycliffe-based offshore cable protection specialists Tekmar Energy has reinforced its senior management team with the appointments of a non-executive technical director and a technical sales manager. Dr Terry Sheldrake and Charlie Sullivan have taken up the respective roles which further underpin Tekmar’s engineering-led technical...

Police are appealing for information after a burglary in the town. At approximately 9.30am on Friday (20th June), a man was seen entering the property in the Langdale Place area before leaving with a jar containing money and making off towards the boating lake area. If you have any Information contact police on 101.    ...

A new weekly walking group is starting from the Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe. Walking is one of the easiest ways to get more active, lose weight and become healthier. It's underrated as a form of exercise but walking is ideal for people of all ages and fitness levels who want to be more active. Regular walking has been...

Greenfield Community College students had lots to celebrate last week! Alongside the school receiving an SSAT award and Greenfield’s STEM group an award, students in Year 7 and Year 10 excelled in their end of year exams. Both year groups sat exams in each of their subjects over one busy week, and exceptional performances, demonstrated...

Newton Aycliffe boss Dan Mellanby has bagged his first two signings of the summer as he prepares for his maiden voyage into football management. The former Darlington striker, who succeeded Allan Oliver in the Moore Lane Park hot-seat at the end of last season, has also persuaded two popular faces to stay with the club. Mellanby has...

More than 100 runners took part in the INEOS Go Run For Fun event on Sunday, as a warm-up to the Aycliffe 10K run. See more pictures below, courtesy of INEOS... ...

A Newton Aycliffe man has been banged up in Dubai after allegedly groping an air stewardess' back-side on a plane. Terry "Tez" Harrison reportedly knocked back six shots of vodka during his connecting flight from Bangkok. The 40-year-old was also accused of annoying passengers on board the Emirates flight in April. Harrison was...

Police are hunting thieves who've stolen a 4x4 car in Newton Aycliffe before dumping it in West Auckland this morning. Some time between last night (Thursday) and this morning, the white Vauxhall Antara was stolen from Mellanby Crescent in the town. The vehicle was found abandoned in the early hours of this morning in the Staindrop Road...

A community wellness festival is being organised in Newton Aycliffe this summer. PCP are inviting people, groups and organisations to a free family fun festival on Saturday 26th July, between 10am-2pm, in the grounds of the Pioneering Care Centre. If you’re looking for something fun and different to do with the kids, there will be lots...

Police are warning residents to be vigilant after a number of incidents in the town recently. Over the past week, there have been houses and vehicles entered around the Neville Parade area due to them being unlocked and insecure. A police spokesman said: “We are appealing to all residents across the town to ensure everything is locked...