Here's a picture gallery from the official opening of Horndale's new Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) on Thursday... ...

Popular TV talent show Britain’s Got Talent is scouring the length and breadth of the country with its biggest-ever open audition tour visiting a total of eleven cities across the UK and Ireland. The show will be heading to Newcastle United's St James' Park on Saturday 11th October to uncover some of the best talent around, looking for...

Britain's financial watchdog has launched a full investigation into the Tesco accounting scandal that has now wiped £4 billion from the troubled grocer's stock market value. Tesco, Britain's biggest grocer and the world's third-largest retailer which has a store in Newton Aycliffe, announced on 22nd September that it had overstated...

By Martin Walker A groundbreaking project aimed at getting drug users into recovery and away from crime is being rolled out across the Durham Constabulary area. After a successful pilot scheme in Peterlee and Bishop Auckland police stations, the ‘Drug Test on Arrest’ policy has now been extended to cover all of the force’s custody...

A group of super-fit Newtonians will compete in a specialist fitness competition in the region this weekend. Eight members of Aycliffe specialist gym CrossFit All Out have qualified to take part in the North-East's Thorium Throwdown event at the Peterlee Pavillion on Sunday (5th October). The competition was open to all CrossFit boxes...

By Martin Walker The managing director of Durham County Council's business arm says Aycliffe Business Park is now an "economic powerhouse". Business Durham boss Dr Simon Goon admits Aycliffe has "hidden its light under a bushel" in the past - but now insists it's time to put the spotlight back on the town. Dr Goon was speaking at the...

Newton Aycliffe police officers are hoping to set up a new base in the town's shopping centre. As revealed by Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards in his blog on Aycliffe Today, it's hoped two officers will be based from one of the units in the town centre. "There’s quite a bit of work ongoing at the moment to increase our...

Aldi has vowed to maintain the supermarket price war as it announced a 65% increase in its UK profits. The German discounter - which opened a store in Newton Aycliffe nearly two years ago - said it would respond to price cuts from competitors with further discounts and claimed that attempts by rivals to match its budget approach had only...

Police are appealing for information after a bike was stolen. The red and black Honda motorcycle was stolen from an address in Guthrum Place at around 8.30-8.40pm on Tuesday 23rd September. "Fortunately, the motorcycle was found by officers the following morning in the Burn near to Brafferton Close," said a police statement. If anyone...

By Martin Walker The man heading up the proposed University Technical College for Newton Aycliffe says they have to "break the mould" to attract young people into engineering. Sunderland University, with support from Gestamp Tallent and Hitachi Rail Europe, won a bid to launch an advanced engineering and manufacturing centre of...