Police are appealing for information after a house window was smashed by vandals in Newton Aycliffe. Between 5pm on Thursday 3rd January and 10.30am the following day a stone was thrown through a rear ground floor window of a house in Rowan Place, causing it to smash. During the early hours of Sunday 6th January a brick was thrown at a...

By Martin Walker A wave of excitement sweeps across Aycliffe Business Park as the town's first and only B2B magazine is launched, while Aldi's new £1.5m store opens its doors. “The Business Park has been crying out for something like this for a long, long time," says Aycliffe Fabrications boss Dave Spensley (pictured with the first...

By Martin Walker Aycliffe-based Ebac announce exciting plans to bring washing machine production back to the UK, Aycliffe Sports Club reveal £30k investments and South West Durham celebrate 45 years in the town. There was loads of other exciting news in October 2012 – another busy month for Newton Aycliffe. We continue our series...

Durham Councillors will next week consider how the Government’s latest cutbacks will heap further strain on the local authority. Durham Council were told to save a whopping £190m between 2011 and 2017 – but has already made savings of £90m in the first two years. But councillors will hear next (Wednesday 16th Jan) how more changes...

Students from Woodham Academy were the envy of their peers in the last week of the school term when forty five students and teachers experienced the life and culture of Berlin at Christmas time. The visit provided young people with an opportunity to travel, speak German, appreciate foreign culture and above all have fun in the...

    A man has been jailed for eight months after fiddling disability hand-outs while working as a fitness instructor at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre. As revealed in today’s Northern Echo, Alan Lawson received £88,008 in benefits over eight years after suffering a back injury that meant he could only walk with the help...

By Ryan Gillham Durham triumphed over fellow play-off challengers Cheshire Phoenix in an outstanding display, triumphing 101-96 at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre. The Wildcats came out all guns blazing in what was their best start to a BBL game in their short history. It was a high scoring start to the game as Durham came out on top...

By Martin Walker Two teenage cousins go missing, a family of four are terrified by an armed robbery in their own home near Aycliffe and Vane Road School’s head teacher is suspended. September wasn’t exactly a month for positive stories, with some bad news stories making the headlines. There was some good news as well, though, as...

Muddy Mayhem is heading to County Durham this year when runners take part in a race that’s not for the faint-hearted. The event, taking place at Hardwick Park on Sunday 24th March at 11am, is one of a growing number of mud runs held across the country. Muddy Mayhem will include a variety of obstacles, including cargo nets, tyres,...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week’s TV highlights… Five Picks Of The Week Lewis: Monday 9pm, ITV1. New series of the popular crime drama sees Lewis struggling to come to terms with the double life of a recently murdered psychologist who was moonlighting as a psychic. Two-part story starring Kevin Whately. Stargazing Live:...