An ‘opt in’ annual fee is the only way Durham County Council can continue a kerbside garden waste recycling scheme, Cabinet members will hear next week. Facing required budget reductions of more than £200m (2011 – 2017) due to large reductions in Government grants, members will be told that the initiative has to be funded by charging...

  By Paul Eales Although NASCFC remain unbeaten in the league this season, Sunday's performance left a lot to be desired after such a good opening start to the campaign. With a number of key players missing for this game against The Three Crowns, the Sports Club went into this game on the back of three straight wins, still hoping...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe kissed goodbye to their hopes of a long FA Vase run as they were dumped out at the first hurdle with a 3-1 defeat to Guisborough. Allan Oliver’s squad was down to its bare bones with Stephen Salvin, Fred Woodhouse, Danny Lambert, Paul Broom and James Oliver all missing, meaning Danny Mellanby was the...

Police are hunting evil thieves who have stolen cherished items from an Aycliffe grave. Officers believe the items were taken some time between Monday August 26, and Sunday September 1, from a grave in West Cemetery, School Aycliffe. Items including glass paperweights depicting cherubs, rainbows, stars and foot and handprints along with...

By Martin Walker It has been confirmed by developers that the iconic clock tower in Newton Aycliffe's town centre will stay. There were rumours that the landmark would be demolished as part of the town centre's multi-million-pound makeover. But official plans submitted to Durham County Council say the retention of the clock tower is...

Police are appealing for information after a bike was stolen in the town. Sometime over the past week, the bike (pictured) was stolen from a garden shed in the Gilpin Road area. If anyone has seen the bike or has any information regarding the theft please call 101, or message Aycliffe Police on Facebook  ...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe is at the centre of ambitious plans to create a specialist engineering centre of excellence for the region. The University of Sunderland has earmarked Aycliffe Business Park (ABP) to launch a University Technical College (UTC), which is hoped will open in 2015. The plans are being backed by industrial...

A Newton Aycliffe design and print agency is celebrating after winning a hat-trick of football contracts worth £400,000. HPM Group, based on Aycliffe Business Park, has won a renewed deal to print the matchday programmes for North East Premier League clubs Sunderland and Liverpool. The firm, which employs 50 people, is also designing...

This weekend sees Newton Aycliffe FC launch another bid to get to the home of football! Following on from the disappointment of Spennymoor grabbing a late equaliser at Moore Lane Park in last Saturday’s FA Cup tie, and the subsequent defeat at Brewery Field in the replay, this weekend sees Oliver’s men return to action in the FA Vase. This...

One lucky County Durham business will win over £100,000 of services in a Dragons’ Den style competition being launched by a Newton Aycliffe collaboration. The ‘Achieve Your Dream in 2014’ competition, organised by The HUB Partnership, based at The HUB Workspace at Aycliffe Business Park, will be launched at this year’s Oktoberfest...