By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe's cricket team notched up their eighth league win on the spin as they stayed top of the NYSD League third division. Aycliffe's first team beat Maltby's second XI last Saturday after man-of-the-match Dan Craggs hit 60 with the bat and Luke Telford 35 as they chalked up 217 for eight. Aycliffe then...

Computer-generated images showing the inside of the high-speed trains which will be built in County Durham have been released. Award–winning DCA Design International has won the contract from Hitachi Rail Europe to design the interiors of its new Super Express Trains – a key part of the government’s £5.8bn Intercity Express Programme...

A 19-year-old man has been jailed for four weeks after a string of thefts. Jason Andrew Bolingbrooke pleaded guilty at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court to numerous recent thefts in the Aycliffe area. Bolingbrooke has been recalled to prison for four weeks....

Police are appealing for information after a handbag was stolen in Aycliffe Village. Police say the unattended handbag was stolen between 1:30pm and 4:30pm on Wednesday July 24 in the Green area of the Village. A number of different items were in the bag including an i-Phone 4s. If you have any information regarding this incident...

A Newton Aycliffe-based multi-media agency has made a huge investment in new technology to cope with an increase in digital demand. HPM Group, based on Aycliffe Business Park, has forked out £25,000 on a number of new Apple Macs and £25,000 on new servers. The £50k investment is to enable the company to accommodate an increase in web...

A group of work colleagues who completed the Three Peaks Challenge are planning to trek along Hadrian's Wall in another fundraising effort. Fifteen members of staff at housing charity ROCSOLID, based at Hope House in the Horndale area of the town, raised hundreds of pounds after completing the Peaks challenge last summer, scaling the...

By Martin Walker Sean Tarling was in tears as he completed his marathon in memory of Frank Swinburne. The 28-year-old former Aycliffe skipper completed a 25.5-mile run from Northallerton to Moore Lane Park in four-and-a-half hours - and looks to have smashed his target by raising more than £1,500. Aycliffe have already raised more...

By Martin Walker A semi-professional footballer faces the biggest challenge of his life when he plans to run a marathon in memory of a friend this weekend. Sean Tarling is bidding to jog 25.5 miles – just short of the official marathon distance – in memory of local football legend Frank Swinburne. The 28-year-old, who’s never...

Work to build a state-of-the-art indoor football facility in Newton Aycliffe is ahead of schedule. The £1.5m Soccer Factory, which will provide seven 3g five-a-side courts at its new premises on Aycliffe Business Park (ABP), is expected to open later this year. The first of a three-phase refurbishment programme started last month and...

The newly refurbished youth centre in Newton Aycliffe held an event for the people who helped make their dream a reality. Mears who repair and maintain homes on behalf of livin spent two weeks transforming the tired looking centre and the benefits can already be seen. The colourful, modern centre now receives visits from 80 more young...