Police have arrested a man in Darlington after he was suspected of stealing from a car in Newton Aycliffe. As revealed in his blog on Aycliffe Today, Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards says his team made a number of significant arrests recently when they apprehended two local males - one 16, the other 18 - who were suspected to...

By Martin Walker The boss of Ebac admitted she was on "cloud nine" after the firm's new freezer factory was officially opened this week. Former CBI Director General Lord Digby Jones returned to Ebac for the first time since filming BBC2’s Digby Jones: The New Troubleshooter, to launch the Norfrost at Ebac factory. In a Video...

The headquarters of County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) has been officially opened by Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex. Firefighters, officers, control and corporate staff from the service gathered at HQ, Belmont Business Park, Durham, to greet the Royal party. They were joined by local councillors and...

By Martin Walker The TV star known as the "troubleshooter" was in Newton Aycliffe again today to launch Ebac's freezer range during a special event. Former CBI Director General Lord Digby Jones returned to Ebac for the first time since filming BBC2’s Digby Jones: The New Troubleshooter, in which he worked with Ebac as they looked to...

Great Aycliffe & Middridge Partnership (GAMP) are holding a community forum event to celebrate what’s ‘GREAT’ in Newton Aycliffe and Middridge this weekend. The Event is taking place on Saturday (8th November) from 10am until 2pm at Newton Aycliffe Youth & Community Centre, and a range of local community groups and service...

Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today... Hello all. As we sail into November I can’t believe how fast this year has gone by. There’s been so much change on the Neighbourhood Team during 2014 with more, I suspect, to come. Gone is (former) Pc Tracy Henderson who left to...

Team members at Newton Aycliffe's Wilko store raised £160 for their regional charity of the year, Macmillan Cancer Support, with a hair-raising Halloween event. The team swapped their usual red uniforms for witches’ hats, capes and fake blood to give customers a fright, the Wilko way. Having the store taken over by witches, zombies...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club have appointed their first Commercial and Marketing Manager with the remit to maximise the club's sponsorship and advertising revenue. Valerie Palmer, owner of graphic design company Vanila Design and Print Services, has been appointed to the role after previously lending her expertise to the Cricket Club by...

For the second year running, global workplace provider Regus is supporting a Christmas campaign which sends present-filled shoeboxes to needy children in developing and war-torn countries. The Regus Centre, along Durham Way South on Aycliffe Business Park formerly known as Evans Business Centre, is a local drop-off point until the 18th of...

A third of people living in our region have confessed to smuggling booze into bars as drink prices go up, it has been claimed. With alcohol prices on the increase, residents in the North-East are becoming savvy and looking to cheaper brands of alcohol. Nights in at home and are even giving up alcohol altogether to avoid paying the higher...