Police are appealing for information after an Aycliffe mum had her purse stolen after a fall. The incident happened at around 8.30pm on Monday, 24th August, when a lady and her four-year-old son walked through the grassed area near to St Francis Primary School, heading towards Burnhill Way. As the female walked past a group of teenagers she...

Aycliffe pace bowler Jack Slatcher smashed an Aycliffe club record with a dazzling 10-wicket haul. The 20-year-old swing wizard skittled Yarm's second team out in under 11 overs as Aycliffe's second XI romped to a record-breaking victory at Aycliffe Sports Club. Slatcher became the first ever Aycliffe player to take all ten wickets in a game...

Residents in County Durham are reminded that there are no changes to bin collections during the bank holiday weekend in August. The week commencing Monday 31st August, all household waste collections will take place on their usual collection day. This applies to all bins including refuse, recycling and garden waste for those who have...

Thousands of households across County Durham will soon receive letters asking them to check information held on the electoral register. The letters will be sent to residents who have not yet responded to Durham County Council’s earlier request for people to confirm their details. It is important to respond to the request for information,...

Newton Aycliffe Neighbourhood Policing Team are to hold an online PACT event on Facebook on Thursday 3rd September from 6pm. Members of the team will be available to answer questions and offer advice. The team will be able to contacted either by commenting on the post notifying that the session is live or by sending us a private message on...

Newton Aycliffe-based online retailer Modern Rugs has been awarded the title of ‘Best Online Retailer 2015’ by Interiors Monthly Magazine. The awards, which are now in their seventh year, cover the UK’s interiors and flooring markets, and are voted for by the Magazine’s readership. Modern Rugs was set up by Ben Dale in 2004 and moved...

By Bob Wood After three successive wins Aycliffe went down to a single goal loss at Seaham Red Star. It was a disappointing result for a team who had made an impressive start to the season. Red Star's goal came after just five minutes when Liam McBryde headed on for Nicky Kane who sent his shot across James Winter's goal and into the bottom...

Newton Aycliffe's MP Phil Wilson says Liz Kendall is the Labour leadership candidate who is feared most by the Tories. Ms Kendall was in Newton Aycliffe at the weekend as her campaign took her around the North East. Mr Wilson, the Labour MP for Sedgefield, took her to the "Big Club" as part of her visit, when she met more than 100 Labour...

Work to install the latest generation of Tekmar Energy’s pioneering TekLink cable protection system has started on what is poised to be one of the world’s largest offshore wind parks, the Gemini project in the Dutch North Sea. Tekmar’s contract with the Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord, involves the subsea specialist implementing its...

Plans have been submitted for a new 125-home development on Woodham Way. Chapter Homes, formed by Durham County Council to improve the county's housing offer, wants planning permission to build on 4.2 hectares of land known as Agnew 5. The area of land is currently under developed but has previously been allocated for residential use. In...