By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe MP Phil Wilson caused a stir in the House of Commons during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. During heated PMQs yesterday, billed the fieriest ever confrontations between David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Milliband, the Labour MP for Sedgefield pitched a rare question to the Premier. MPs - who...

One of only a handful of sisters in the UK known to be born with an extremely rare and potentially fatal skin condition are campaigning on behalf of a charity that has helped them as it competes for a major national award. Emma Picken, 19, and her younger sister, Stacey, 17, shed their skin every day after being born with lamellar...

Pupils from a Newton Aycliffe school enjoyed a magical walk as they made their way to school dressed as students from Hogwarts. St Joseph’s RCVA Primary School pupil Anna Shorten, 9, won a competition to decide the theme of the walk as part of the MEGA Motion campaign. Anna chose Harry Potter and was delighted when Hagrid himself...

A laptop has been stolen from a car parked just yards away from Newton Aycliffe Police Station. In between the hours of 8.15am and 12.55pm on Monday (July 8), the device was taken from within a vehicle parked on Welbury Way, Aycliffe Business Park. If anyone was in the area at the time and saw anything suspicious please call 101, quoting...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club were delighted to recently receive confirmation that, following a long drawn out assessment, they had been awarded Clubmark by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Clubmark shows that the Cricket Club are prioritising junior development and creating a high quality community cricket club who have systems in...

Woodham garage was hit by three masked robbers who stole cigarettes from its shop. Late on Sunday (July 7), the three suspects entered the Harvest Garage on Burnhill Way. Wearing balaclavas, they have stolen a large quantity of cigarettes from within the shop. Police are appealing for any witnesses to the incident, or if anyone has...

A Newton Aycliffe steel construction company is looking to expand after rescuing a car dealership project from a troubled Welsh firm. Raisco joined forces with construction specialist Mark Jerman, who was made redundant by Newport-based Dudley and Sons. The firm went into administration earlier this year costing up to 43 jobs, following...

Newton Aycliffe travel to Barnsley this Saturday for an exciting out-of-area pre-season friendly against North East Counties outfit Athersley Recreation (2pm). The fixture is part of a double ‘double bill’ against the Yorkshire outfit, as Aycliffe’s youth team are travelling to face Athersley’s reserves on the same day (3pm). And...

World leader in dehumidifier and watercooler technology Ebac has invested £500,000 in adding air source heat pumps to its range of products manufactured at its Newton Aycliffe factory. The move – the latest step towards further growth under the ownership of the Ebac Foundation –utilises existing knowledge used in the manufacture of air...

Newton Aycliffe's Northern League football club will host a high-profile pre-season friendly against Darlington next week. The game, on Wednesday July 17 (7.30pm), will be the first meeting between the sides since Aycliffe beat Darlo in December 2012 - ironically the last time Martin Gray’s side lost a game as they marched to the...