Eight fitness fanatics were flying the Newton Aycliffe flag at a national CrossFit competition. Members of the town's CrossFit All Out were cheered on by 30 supporters at the Thorium Throwdown, held at Peterlee Pavilion. See picture gallery below CrossFit All Out owner and head coach, Terry Anderson, came sixth, followed by coach Joe...

More than 11,000 cigarettes and nearly 9kg of rolling tobacco have been seized as part of a crackdown on the supply of illegal tobacco. Trading Standards officers from Durham County Council and Durham Police officers searched two premises in Newton Aycliffe and Chilton last Friday (24th October). Both raids netted a total of 11,140...

Newton Aycliffe manufacturer Ebac has been fined £7,500 after a worker suffered serious burns to his face, hand and arm when he was struck by a jet of hot molten plastic. John Calcutt was helping clear solidified plastic from a large plastic injection moulding machine at the Aycliffe Business Park firm when the incident happened on 9th...

Officers from Durham Constabulary have been carrying out raids in Shildon and Bishop Auckland to disrupt suspected criminal activity in the area. Six properties were searched on Byerley Road, Auckland Terrace and Osborne Street, all Shildon, and Proudfoot Drive, Bishop Auckland, on Sunday. Two men, a 25-year-old from Byerley Road, and a...

Neighbours in communities across County Durham are being urged to look out for each other as part of a campaign to tackle rogue traders. Durham County Council’s Trading Standards team will be asking residents to spot the signs of unwanted doorstep callers by asking: Are you a good neighbour? Do you want to protect vulnerable people from...

Staff and pupils at Woodham Academy took advantage of the unseasonably good autumn weather to showcase their broad-leaved trees and shrubs to groups of enthusiastic youngsters. The event, which formed part of the school’s Y7 Specialist Day, also included a practical workshop on how to design and make model bird-boxes – ahead of Woodham...

Durham County Council has picked up a national award for a scheme which has seen more than 2,200 tonnes of furniture and household items saved from disposal and provided for families on low income. The County Durham Reuse forum received the prestigious Best Partnership Award from the LARAC (Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee), the...

Aycliffe Today columnist Zoe Skerrett continues her weekly review of the X Factor... With 12 acts left, this week’s theme was Saturday Night At The Movies. There was plenty of classics, some great performances and more bickering from Simon and Cheryl. Jake Quickenden opened the show with a Dirty Dancing classic, She’s Like The Wind....

Police are appealing for information after missiles were thrown at a passing vehicle from a bridge over a busy road in Newton Aycliffe. It happened around 1.30pm yesterday (Sunday 26th October) when someone standing on the footbridge over St Cuthbert’s Way – known locally as the ‘Blue Bridge’ - threw objects at vehicles passing...

Newton Aycliffe JFC U23’s were delighted when Honest John kindly agreed to sponsor a new away kit for the 2014-15 season. The offer of sponsoring a new away kit could not have come at a more opportune moment for the team as Durham FA this season have made it a requirement that all teams entering and playing in the DFA Sunday u23’s...