Newton Aycliffe fire fighters will spend some of their time on call at this brand new purpose-built ‘home’. It’s hoped the £600,000 facility will be open by next summer and, despite its cost, will enable Aycliffe fire station to save £250,000 a year in tax payers’ money. See more plans of the new living quarters in our picture...

Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) will be holding a drop-in event to give people a chance to meet the team, find out more about what they do and have a say on neighbourhood issues. GAMP coordinator Brian Riley and his team will be on hand at the Primary Care Partnerships shop (opposite Boyes) in Newton Aycliffe Town Centre on...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club presented their players with awards during their presentation night recently. Awards included: Ben Nicholson – U-15s performance of the year Michael Howe and Sam Telford – U-18s performance of the year Dan Weldon – 2nd team performance of the year Sean Morgan – 1st team performance of the...

By Ryan Gillham Durham Wildcats recorded their first ever victory on the road in the BBL with a 82-76 victory over giants Worcester Wolves. Wildcats new boys Mike Baldarelli and Andrew Keister impressed on their league debuts by putting in outstanding performances. After a slow start to the game the Wildcats looked comfortable with...

By Martin Walker County Durham is being battered by rain, with the environment agency issuing a severe flood alert for the region. Some areas could see 100mm (3.93ins) of rain – an average month’s worth – by the day’s end, the Met Office said. The A6072 road between Heighington and Darlington is passable, but tail backs to...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe defender Darren Craddock says a failure to replace top players in the last year is the main reason for the club’s dip in fortunes. The experienced centre-back is also pointing the finger at some of his team-mates, saying some of them aren’t “pulling in the same direction”. Aycliffe slumped to...

By Martin Walker A fire chief has reassured Newton Aycliffe residents that the service offered by the town’s brigade will not change – despite reducing its workforce. The number of fire fighters at Aycliffe will be reduced from 24 to 14 as part of a new shift pattern. But the brigade insists there'll be no redundancies - with...

By Martin Walker A councillor says a problem road near Tesco in Newton Aycliffe is an “accident waiting to happen”. Great Aycliffe Town Council is calling for the adoption of the road which runs in between Tesco and the Youth Centre, from Burn Lane to Greenwell Road. Councillor Vince Crosby says the road has been a problem since...

Colin McNeillie's gallery of action pictures from Newton Aycliffe's 1-0 defeat at Newcastle Benfield on Saturday... ...

Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre FC Secretary Berni Borsberry rounds-up the weekend’s action… The season continued with a full league program starting on Saturday with the under 11 girls. The first game v a strong Washington Wildcats would see how the girls had progressed since the first meeting which Washington won...