A Newton Aycliffe man was handed a suspended jail sentence after he was caught drink-driving twice within the space of five days. As revealed by Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards in his blog on Aycliffe Today, 51-year-old Malcolm Paterson, of Pemberton Road, admitted two drink driving offences and one count of possessing...

A capital investment programme worth more than £262m will be put before councillors next week. The proposed budget includes £30.2m for highways improvements and major projects in Durham City,  Bishop Auckland, Peterlee, Seaham, Stanley, Crook and Spennymoor. A £1.3m increase in the Winter Maintenance budget and the extension of the...

Newton Aycliffe tots have been enjoying a range of activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The Year of the Horse began on January the 31st, and it is tradition in China to have celebrations take place over several weeks. And Stephenson Way Nursery got into the Chinese spirit, converting an area of the nursery into a restaurant,...

Half a million pounds could be set aside to boost employment opportunities in County Durham. Councillors will be asked next week to assign the cash to projects that will help young people into work and support others wishing to start their own business. Members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet will also discuss allocating an...

Durham County school leavers’ destination survey shows that almost all of Woodham Academy students have been successful in continuing in education, employment or training following their excellent GCSE results last summer. The school’s NEET (not in education, employment or training) figure of 1.9% is the lowest ever and compares...

A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with handling stolen goods after police recovered two bikes in Newton Aycliffe. In his blog on Aycliffe Today, Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards revealed how officers made a number of arrests in relation to a crime spree that happened on the evening of Monday 20th January,...

Woodham Gymnastics Academy has made an excellent start to the year with its performance at the Regional Milano Competition at the University of Cumbria, Carlisle. Woodham had two teams of four gymnasts compete in the competition, which was a qualifier for the national finals. The gymnasts were required to perform a floor routine, two...

Newton Aycliffe FC saw their quest to move on towards the top half of the EBAC Northern League First Division table frustrated by the weather at the weekend as their home game against Durham City was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. With the visitors fresh from a takeover by former Newcastle United full back Olivier Bernard, it was a...

Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today... Hello again from the Aycliffe Hub! It’s almost two months now since we moved in with our colleagues in the Fire Service and I think it’s safe to say we’ve settled in nicely. It’s refreshing to be back in a central location and...

By Martin Walker One of Aycliffe Business Park's biggest companies admits the park will be "stronger together", and hopes to see more big firms getting involved with the business community. Paul Stiller, the managing director of Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, is impressed by the steering group of the Aycliffe Business Park...