The Newton Aycliffe factory which produces Flymo lawn mowers is to axe around 40 jobs to cut costs. As reported in The Northern Echo, the proposed closure of Husqvarna’s research and development department at Aycliffe Business Park is a blow to the plant which employs 270 permanent workers and up to 650 staff during peak production...

A Newton Aycliffe man has been fined £235 and given a 12-month restraining order for harassing his ex-girlfriend. As reported in The Northern Echo, Mark Roberts admitted harassment without violence when he appeared at the town’s Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that, between 13th and 24th June, he phoned his ex-girlfriend and...

A Newton Aycliffe woman has been accused of punching and bottling a love rival in a nightclub attack. As reported in The Northern Echo, Laura Relton, 22, of Sheraton Road in the town, punched fellow clubber Rachael Byrne in Inside Out nightclub, in Darlington, before hitting her in the face with a glass bottle, Darlington Magistrates’...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe are almost at full strength as they make the short trip to local rivals Shildon on Saturday. Darren Craddock and John Close are expected to return to the fold, leaving Dan Mellanby as the only injury worry at the club. Craddock missed Wednesday night’s defeat against Dunston due to work commitments,...

Our panel of three football writers give their predictions on Newton Aycliffe’s game this weekend… Three points are awarded if our ‘experts’ pick the exact score, 1 point awarded if they get the result correct. All three experts went for a defeat to West last week, proving that they really do know nothing. Glen Robertson –...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe were beaten 1-0 by reigning FA Vase winners Dunston in a closely fought encounter at Moore Lane Park. In a game of few chances, it was always likely to be a case of ‘first goal wins’ and it proved to be the case as Chris Swailes’ 75th minute header gave the visitors all three points. But there...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe captain Sean Tarling says using local players has helped the club kick-start what will hopefully be a memorable revival. Aycliffe had won just one game in 16 before an outstanding 2-1 win over rivals West Auckland on Saturday, when seven of Aycliffe’s starting line-up was made up of local...

By Martin Walker The star of an award-winning national advertising campaign will open a new supermarket in Newton Aycliffe. Jean Jones, who starred as the gin-loving tea lady in the popular Aldi advert, will open a new branch of the store on Greenwell Road in the town, at 8am tomorrow (Thursday). Mrs Jones, who recently moved to the...

‘Rule yourself in’ – that’s the message to people in County Durham considering becoming adoptive parents. Sometimes when people think about adoption they have a particular idea of what an adoptive family looks like - but Durham County Council doesn’t. All children are different and different types of family are needed to care...

Newton Aycliffe is said to be one of four locations with confirmed cases of the Ash dieback disease. Serious concerns have been raised for the region’s forests after the discovery of four confirmed cases. The fungal infection is threatening to wipe out Britain’s Ash population and has already caused a political storm over the...