By Martin Walker County Durham wood specialists have more than doubled their workforce in the last two months after celebrating a record-breaking start to the year. The Wood Floor Company, which lists celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay as one of its customers, has spent thousands of pounds on renovating its premises on Whessoe Road in...

By Martin Walker Veteran all-round sportsman Tony 'The Bat' Travis racked up his first half century for Aycliffe in the NYSD League. The fiery 53-year-old - who earlier this year told close pals he was set to leave Aycliffe after being dumped from the first team - thwacked an impressive 56 with the bat as Aycliffe's second XI lost at...

Newtonians are being reminded to make sure they don’t miss out on being able to vote in the forthcoming European Parliamentary elections. You must be on the electoral register to vote in the elections, due to take place on Thursday 22nd May. To check if you are on the electoral register you can telephone 03000 261 212 or email...

Spraire Lads 2, Huntsman 2 Huntsman travelled to table-topping Spraire Lads knowing only victory could win them the league title. But they fell short in an entertaining game which could have gone either way. Huntsman reverted to the starting 11 which won them the cup the week before but started the game slowly and looked...

Pupils from a Newton Aycliffe primary school became official ‘Waste Warriors’ when they visited the town's commercial food waste anaerobic digestion facility to see how leftover food is processed into biogas. The eco team from Woodham Burn Community Primary School has been taking part in a food waste campaign created by Emerald Biogas...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe's cricket team earned a superb away win at Saltburn at the weekend. Another excellent performance from all-rounder Luke Telford helped Aycliffe to victory over last year's third division champions, earning Telford the man-of-the-match nomination for the second consecutive match. In dry, cool...

The search is on for County Durham’s most dedicated pupils. Durham County Council is again trying to track down teenagers in their final year of secondary school and children in their last year of primary school who have a 100 per cent attendance record. Youngsters who have never missed even half a day in class throughout their whole...

There's less than an hour to go before Newton Aycliffe's Party In The Park kicks off! The town’s spring music festival, at Aycliffe Sports Club from 12noon-10.30pm today (4th May) will feature a string of local bands. After a damp start to the day, the rest of your Bank Holiday Sunday is set to be dry, with temperatures up to 14...

A week-long crackdown on speeding drivers saw almost 100 per day caught going too fast across Cleveland, County Durham and Darlington. The Cleveland and Durham joint specialist operations unit (CDSOU) launched the operation on Monday 14th April 14th in support of a Europe-wide campaign aimed at reducing speeds and improving safety for all...

By Martin Walker A man has admitted stealing a number of treasured items from graves in Newton Aycliffe during a four-year period. David Gary Ryan, now of Darlington, pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods at Durham Crown Court on Monday. This relates to offences which occurred at the West Cemetry, School Aycliffe last year, while...