Subsea technology firm Tekmar is to invest £1m in more than trebling the size of its Newton Aycliffe headquarters as it chases new oil and gas opportunities, and creating 30 new jobs in the process. The company, based on Aycliffe Business Park which currently supplies offshore wind cable protection systems, is looking to expand its...

Woodham Academy has launched an innovative new project designed to encourage students to read more widely. Over the course of the next few weeks the school will be releasing to students mock press releases, TV interviews, CSI reports, suspect profiling and other information based upon a fictional event where suspicious items were found...

NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today... It’s that time again for my next blog and I’d like to start this time by commenting on change. Change is that funny thing that can happen anytime – it’s a reality of life. I’m referring to the change that is again occurring within the team. No sooner...

Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre has been given a facelift after 30 volunteers turned out as part of a week-long improvement project. The project, valued at over £19,000 was led by homes and communities organisation livin as part of its livin community fund set up to support local initiatives and was made possible with support from repairs and...

A Newtonian is looking forward to a boyhood dream when he’s expected to play at England’s national stadium next week. Chris Mason, a former Woodham Academy pupil from Aycliffe, has been with Spennymoor Town for the last four seasons, winning three Northern League titles with Aycliffe’s County Durham neighbours. The 26-year-old...

Newton Aycliffe rounded off the campaign with a well-deserved 3-1 win against Guisborough. Danny Lambert opened the scoring while top-scorer Danny Earl emphatically put the exclamation mark on his golden boot award with another two goals, taking his tally to 25 for the campaign. It left the Newtonians 17th in the table following five...

Woodham Academy has appointed a new head of Woodham Learning, Dr. Christine Warburton. Woodham Learning is a unique programme designed to help Year 7 students settle into their new school and develop the skills they need to succeed at secondary level. During their first term, students spend the equivalent of one day per week with the...

Police in Newton Aycliffe are appealing for information following a shed burglary at Thornton Close in the town. A black and white Cube Aim mountain bike (value £180) was taken during the incident which between 10pm on Tuesday (23rd April) and 5am on Wednesday. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers...

Phil Wilson says secret millionaire boss John Elliott is just the kind of industrialist the region needs. The MP for Sedgefield visited Elliott’s Ebac factory on Aycliffe Business Park – where washing machine manufacturing is expected to return to the region in 2014. Mr Wilson said: “It’s a terrific example of how a great...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe finish their Northern League first division campaign by welcoming old foes Guisborough to Moore Lane Park. This will be the eighth meeting between the sides – only Marske have faced the Royal Blues on more occasions - and Allan Oliver’s men are aiming for their third win as they look to end the...