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BIZARRE: Newton aycliffe - You Need To See This

‘You’d be ashamed to bring someone here’: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reform’s road to No 10

Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of decline – and a warning for Labour

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer: £500m Hitachi deal will relieve anxiety of rail workers

Hitachi’s UK and Ireland director said the contract was a ‘positive step forward’.

Evening Standard

Hitachi’s £500m train deal secures hundreds of jobs at UK factory

Contract for 14 new trains from FirstGroup will help give County Durham site a future

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£500m train deal secures hundreds of jobs at Hitachi plant

Uncertainty had surrounded the future of the Newton Aycliffe site in County Durham and the 700 people employed there due to declining orders.

The Independent UK

‘Nobody can fix the country’: voters in former Blair town sceptical of change

Let down by broken Tory promises of levelling up, some in Newton Aycliffe and across north-east turned to Reform

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re forgotten about here’: the broken promises of levelling up

Five years after the Tories won over the ‘red wall’ with a pledge to restore deprived areas, voters in the north-east say they’ve given up waiting for change

The Guardian - UK

CCTV footage shows masked thieves stripping down County Durham school mini bus as investigation continues

Intruders broke into the UTC South Durham site in Newton Aycliffe last month and targeted a school mini bus

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Thieves target specialist County Durham school and render minibus useless after stripping it for parts

Intruders broke into the UTC South Durham site in Newton Aycliffe over the weekend

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CCTV issued as police look to trace missing man, 34, last seen leaving Newton Aycliffe home

Two images have been issued of John Fitzgerald, aged 34, who has been reported missing

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Teen told mam he thought he was dying after breaking back in horror fall into quarry

Travis Dixon was on a bike ride with his friend when he fell around 12 metres down a quarry in Newton Aycliffe

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New live music festival will celebrate County Durham's town 75th anniversary

Following a year-long delay, Newton Aycliffe's first live music event - Ayclive - is set to make its debut this summer, marking its big birthday

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Warrens Emerald to expand North East plant after turning festive food waste into heat and power

The Newton Aycliffe plant will expand later this year - increasing its renewable generation by 40%.

Birmingham Post

Investigation launched after elderly woman dies in house fire during early hours in County Durham

Fire crews attended the scene on Shafto Way in Newton Aycliffe where the woman was pronounced dead at the scene

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Forensics at the scene of a serious assault in County Durham

Officers remain at the scene in Newton Aycliffe after an incident on Saturday evening saw paramedics take one person to hospital

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County Durham defibrillator legacy for "fantastic dad" who always "had a smile on his face"

Darren Scott died suddenly during a football match in February but his wife and local community are ensuring that he won't be forgotten

Birmingham Post

Frozen fish supplier Collins Seafoods sees turnover leap as trading returns to pre-Covid levels

The Newton Aycliffe-based business has been supplying frozen fish for more than 30 years

Chronicle Live

When the Queen dropped by a County Durham council house for a cup of tea and a chat

It was 1960 when Queen Elizabeth II, with Prince Philip by her side, stopped off for a cup of tea in a typical family home in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham

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Newton Aycliffe man fractured former best friend's skull in attack after text message fall-out

Kieran Richardson, 27, punched the man in the back of the head before kicking and stamping on him as he lay on the floor

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Residents rescued from window of first floor of block of flats after terrifying County Durham blaze

A fire at a bin store had spread at a block of flats in Ashfield, Newton Aycliffe to the properties above

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Police appeal after beloved family dog is stolen in broad daylight from Newton Aycliffe park

A black dog named Dexter was stolen from its owner at West Park in Newton Aycliffe on Friday, July 29

Birmingham Post

Newton Aycliffe's Prefere Resins acquired by US private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners

The deal sees Sliverfleet Capital dispose of the multi-site resins maker

Birmingham Post

White Digital to open additional North East base following Design 365 acquisition

The Darlington business has acquired Design 365 which has bases in Gateshead and Newton Aycliffe

Daily Mirror

Schoolboy, 14, collapses and dies in class 30 minutes after telling gran 'I love you'

Ted Sanderson, 14, sadly passed away at Woodham Academy in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, on Tuesday, with heartbroken grandmother Lynn Wilson describing him as "perfect"

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The 65 North East schools that 'require improvement' according to Ofsted ratings

The schools requiring improvement in Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside and County Durham

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Durham council completes work on £650k section of cycling and walking route linking Blyth to Darlington

£650,000 in funding was awarded to the Council, from the government's Active Travel Fund.

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