Both of Newton Aycliffe’s cricket teams had their fixtures postponed at the weekend due to the weather. The club’s first team were due to entertain Saltburn’s 2nd XI on Saturday, while the second team was due to play Norton’s 3rd team at home, but both were postponed. Meanwhile, the first team lost a NYSD Division 3 Cup game at...

By Martin Walker The man responsible for Hitachi's new plant at Newton Aycliffe says local firms will be given every opportunity to bid for construction work. Hitachi Rail Europe's progress to build an £82m train-building facility on Aycliffe Business Park took one huge step forward this week when a complex deal was finally signed with...

By Martin Walker Jason Steele is looking forward to his second major England Under-21 tournament after the Newtonian was named in Stuart Pearce's squad for this summer's European Championships. The Middlsbrough goalkeeper, Aycliffe born and bred, will round off an impressive 12 months when he takes part in his final England youth...

Four Woodham Academy students are looking forward to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to volunteer on a traditional American log cabin style summer camp, in New Hampshire, USA. The programme, which has been developed by Woodham, enables 16 year olds to travel to, and coach at Camp Cody, a summer camp with almost 80 years of...

By Martin Walker The company which will bring train-building back to the 'cradle of the railways' insist the schedule is going according to plan. At a construction open day last summer, Hitachi Rail Europe said archaeological works would start in autumn 2012, construction in spring 2013 and completion by the end of 2014. However, the...

A fairly brief question on our Facebook page was enough to provoke a mini outpouring of opinions recently, which suggest the general public is indeed disillusioned or disconnected with local politics. Less than one in four of us turned out for the Durham County Council elections, while the turn-out for the Aycliffe Council elections were no...

Police are appealling for information after a vehicle was broken into on Thursday night. The incident happened at about 10.30pm on Thursday (May 16), when the vehicle window was smashed and items were taken. If you have any information please contact police on 101.  ...

The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) are inviting people to a free Open Day on Saturday 1 June between 10am and 2pm to find out what’s available for them. If you’re looking for something fun and different to do with the kids, there will be family games, arts and crafts and smoothie making. Perhaps you want to know what social...

Engineering students at Woodham Academy have been preparing for a maiden flight! The Flight Club has made a large radio controlled model plane from plan. This hard work had not gone unnoticed. Teesside Model Flying Club has invited the Year 9 students to fly the plane as part of the fly past during their annual air show on the weekend of...

A fairly brief question on our Facebook page was enough to provoke a mini outpouring of opinions recently, which suggest the general public is indeed disillusioned or disconnected with local politics. Less than one in four of us turned out for the Durham County Council elections, while the turn-out for the Aycliffe Council elections were no...