Rules governing how streets in County Durham are officially named will be discussed by councillors next week. A draft Street Naming and Numbering Policy will be presented to members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet when they meet on Wednesday, 7 March. The council has a statutory duty for the naming and numbering of streets across...

Richmondshire 24,  Newton Aycliffe 10 Newton Aycliffe Rugby Club lost ground on the promotion places in Durham and Northumberland Division Three with a disappointing defeat at Richmondshire. With a number of players unavailable, Stuie McLean came in for his first game of the season. Richmondshire’s large pack, playing downhill,...

Budding DJs are taking to the airwaves at a Newton Aycliffe School thanks to Area Action Partnership funding to set up their own radio station. Greenfield School and Community Arts College is setting up and running Synergy Radio to help pupils learn more about developing and designing radio shows with daily themes and focuses. GAMP...

Darlington defender Paul Arnison talks about a Race Night and auction the Quakers players have organised to raise money for the proposed community club. Go to our Video Vault to see it now...  ...

The nation’s newest BBL team is making County Durham businesses an offer it hopes will prove too good to refuse. With a goal of raising £10,000 for club development, the Wildcats, based at Durham County Council’s Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre, will introduce ten thousand local youngsters to the sport. The club is looking for 20...

A Newton Aycliffe man has been jailed for 18 months for a mini crime spree following the tragic death of his twin babies. A judge branded Mark Blackburn’s history as “horrendous and appalling” after committing a number of crimes while on licence from a 30-month burglary sentence. As reported in the Northern Echo today, the tragedy...

By Martin Walker A secondary steelwork firm has moved into its new £500,000 premises in the town. SCH Site Services is a division of Newton Aycliffe-based steel erecting firm Finley Structures, and has just moved into its new factory on Aycliffe Business Park. The stand-alone firm works alongside Finley Structures, focusing on...

Construction firms interested in winning contracts worth millions of pounds are being urged to attend an upcoming event. The Building and Construction’s meet the buyer event will take place at the Xcel Centre. This year’s event, supported by Compete North-East and Nepo, will be focusing on sustainable construction, enabling suppliers...

By Martin Walker A man is due to appear before Magistrates tomorrow in connection with a serious crash near Burtree Caravans, which resulted in two cars bursting into flames. The incident, which involved a Renault Clio and a Citroen C3, happened shortly before 6pm on Wednesday October 12, near Burtree Caravans on the A68. The driver...

By Martin Walker Police are hunting a thief who stole £1,000 from cashpoints in Newton Aycliffe. Crimestoppers have released this CCTV image of a suspect after more than £2,000 was taken during the stealing spree - £1,000 of which was stolen in Aycliffe. The suspect used stolen cards and pin numbers to obtain a total of £2,200...