By Martin Walker New mums and mums-to-be can enjoy Britain’s newest Baby Café in Newton Aycliffe. Baby Café, established in 2000, is a national network of breastfeeding drop-ins, combining breastfeeding information with a relaxed, informal environment where mums can chat and learn about breastfeeding from skilled practitioners and...

A fast-growing Newton Aycliffe-based company has launched a training division to offer students hands-on experience whilst also helping to reduce printing costs for educational organisations. School-print, part of the Splash Print Management group, offers opportunities for graphic design students to demonstrate their skills and gain vital...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week’s TV highlights… Five Picks Of The Week Monroe: Monday 9pm, ITV1. James Nesbitt returns for a new series of the popular medical drama alongside Sarah Parish. The first episode sees the surgeon clash with his new boss over the treatment of a patient with a potentially life-threatening...

Newton Aycliffe suffered a crushing record defeat as they crashed at home to second bottom club Billingham Town. The defeat compounds a miserable start to the campaign which the club has endured, but spirit in the camp remains positive. Goalkeeper Scott Pocklington saw red for a professional foul just before half-time, and with the score...

By Martin Walker Work on an exciting new indoor football facility in Newton Aycliffe is due to start soon. The £1.7m Soccer Factory will convert the former Thrislingtons factory on Aycliffe Business Park into a state-of-the-art indoor complex, and work is due to start imminently. Managing director  Dan Lewis said: “It has been ...

A Newton Aycliffe-based company has put in a £1m bid to the Government’s enterprise fund as part of plans to become the UK’s only manufacturer of washing machines. As reported in today’s Northern Echo, Ebac wants to start building washing machines and fridge-freezers, creating another 200 North-East jobs. The firm, which employs...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe MP Phil Wilson is inviting members of the public to ask him questions as part of a video Q&A session for his new website. The Labour MP for Sedgefield has launched a brand new party political site, called www.philwilson-labour.co.uk. One exciting feature of his new site is a Video Content section,...

By Martin Walker A Bishop Auckland man has been charged with stealing diesel from vehicles in Newton Aycliffe. As revealed by Sergeant Mark Edwards in his latest blog on Aycliffe Today, a 27-year-old male from the Bishop Auckland area was recently arrested and interviewed in relation to a series of diesel thefts from across the...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe look to climb off the bottom of the table as they face Billingham Town at Moore Lane Park on Saturday. The Newtonians currently prop up the first division, after Wednesday's game against Penrith was called off due to a waterlogged pitch, but can move off the foot of the table with a win over...

NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today… It’s time for another dose of ‘Aycliffe Blue’ I guess – your regular insight into what the Neighbourhood Police Team’s doing in the community. PCSO Ben Cloke, who was one of the beat officers for Aycliffe Village and Neville and Simpasture Ward, went off...