Police are appealing for youths to think twice about making a hoax call following an incident in Bishop Auckland. Officers blue lighted through Bishop Auckland when a child was reported to have been hit by a car in Tindale on Wednesday, May 5. But when officers and the ambulance service arrived on the scene, ready to give potentially...

Plans of what a revitalised Darlington Station will look like once a major multi-million redevelopment is complete have been revealed – meaning more frequent and better services across the region and beyond. The £100m scheme, which has been backed by the Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen and the Tees Valley Combined Authority with £25m, will...

Labour's leader at Durham County Council is to step down over “deeply disappointing” election results, which saw the party lose overall control. Simon Henig, who has held the post since 2008, saw Labour lose control of the council for the first time in a century, with 21 seats lost. The party has 53 of the authority's 126 councillors...

Newton Aycliffe’s two cricket fixtures were washed out by the rain on Saturday. Aycliffe’s first team were due to play Darlington’s second team at home in the NYSD Division Two on Saturday, while our second team were scheduled to play Guisborough’s seconds away. But both fixtures fell four of the weather. This week’s senior...

A Newton Aycliffe-based charity has launched a new befriending research project to target mental health needs across the region. Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP), a health and wellbeing charity, are underway creating a befriending focused insight that will engage with professionals, organisations and service users in and around County...

The balance of power has moved away from the Labour Party in Newton Aycliffe after the Lib Dems took six seats in the 2021 elections. With 13 Labour councillors out of 30 voted in by the Aycliffe electorate, the party no longer holds a majority, although is still the party with the most number of representatives. But Aycliffe's 11...

Lib Dem candidates Michael Stead and Nev Jones have rocked local Labour with shock wins in the 2021 Durham County Council elections. The pair stormed to comfortable victories in their Aycliffe wards, with both taking seats from Labour. Popular community champion Nev – co-owner of Aycliffe bus firm J&C Coaches – stormed to a...

Newton Aycliffe’s town clerk will spend his final day at the helm this week after stepping into retirement. Andrew Bailey will work his last day at Great Aycliffe Town Council on Friday after 32 years with the local authority – 15 of which as town clerk. The experienced local government officer has enjoyed a colourful career which has...

As we await the Durham County Council election results due on Friday afternoon, it has been a bad night for the Labour Party in other areas of the North-East. In Sedgefield’s neighbouring seat of Hartlepool, which had been held by Labour for more than 50 years, the Conservatives stormed to victory as Jill Mortimer (pictured above) was...

Elections were taking place in Newton Aycliffe on Thursday for the county council, Police and Crime Commissioner and town council wards. Results of the various elections are expected to come in on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Aycliffe Today will be reporting live from Spennymoor Leisure Centre all day Friday, when we’re expecting the...