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Pop star Amelia Lily
was the star attraction
as an estimated 1,500
Newtonians celebrated
the re-launch of Aycliffe
town centre.
T
he 19-year-old X Factor star
performed five songs as part of
the Christmas lights party.
Aycliffe town centre has undergone
a £2m facelift and the party was to
mark it, with new Christmas lights
and an impressive formation of five
festive trees in the central area of the
shopping centre.
Lily, from Middlesbrough, finished
third in the 2011 X Factor competition
and her debut single, You Bring Me Joy,
reached number two in the UK Singles
Chart – a song which she performed in
Aycliffe.
There was also star performances by
local band North Road and local solo
singers Oli Patto, Hayley McKay and
Jack Millican.
The centre’s owners, property
management firm Freshwater Ltd,
have spent £2m on the second phase
of a £10m Master Plan.
The latest development, which
started in February and has lasted
all year, has included new paving
throughout, new lighting, a new spiral
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