iPad con merchant Kirsty Cox has been locked up for two years. The 37-year-old, who'd pleaded guilty to two charges of fraud last November, was told by a Teesside Crown Court judge she'd caused misery to her many victims after her £450,000 scam in 2012. And she's been told she now faces further investigations into her finances. Click...

By Dan Lewis Newton Aycliffe rounded off an inconsistent 2013 with a rare away win, which enabled them to finish the year in the top half of the Northern League table, and in a considerably stronger position than they were 12 months previous. The win at Sunderland RCA was as comfortable as Aycliffe have enjoyed for some time. The pitch...

By Martin Walker Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road accident to come forward. The accident happened at approximately 4.55pm on Saturday (21st December) at the junction of Parkgate and St Cuthbert’s Way in Darlington. Motorists from Newton Aycliffe may well have witnesses the incident, which involved two vehicles –...

Newton Aycliffe came up just short with a late comeback as Ashington prevailed in a seven-goal thriller in Moore Lane Park’s last game of 2013. The Royal Blues slipped to just a second home defeat in 13 Division One games this season at home to the title-challenging Colliers on Saturday. Goals from Glen Taylor, David Carson, Andrew...

By Martin Walker The A167 through Aycliffe Village was closed for a number of hours last night after a serious road accident. The collision, which happened near the North Briton pub at about 3.15pm on Friday, involved two cars, and resulted in three pensioners and a baby being air lifted to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough. Fire...

By Martin Walker A family-run distribution company is going the extra length after seeing turnover jump by 20 per cent to £10.5m this year. Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, based on Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, has in the last six months invested in a fleet of state-of-the-art vehicles, between them worth more than...

Aycliffe Care Home held a fun Christmas Fayre, which was attended by The Mayor of Newton Aycliffe, Councillor Mrs Barbara A Clare, and members of the local community. The fayre raised more than £925.00 for extra treats for the residents this Christmas and there was face painting, balloon making, a tombola, stalls selling bric a brac,...

Hitachi Rail Europe has selected British-based company Eminox as its preferred partner to provide the exhaust systems for the new East Coast and Great Western Main Line Class 800 series trains. The multi-million pound contract, which follows a six-month selection process, will see Lincolnshire-based Eminox manufacture and supply exhaust...

Up to 20 engineering apprentice posts are to be in place in the Newton Aycliffe and Middridge area as part of a specially funded scheme. It has the double bonus of getting unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds into work and also helping local businesses. In the past two years Durham County Councils apprenticeship programme has helped over 300...

By Martin Walker An award-winning Teesside businessman returned to his roots to congratulate the next generation of engineering Apprentices. Nifco boss Mike Matthews, who was named North East Business Executive of the Year last month, was the star guest at an annual awards event by Newton Aycliffe-based SW Durham Training...