Troubled supermarket Tesco has said it will close 43 unprofitable stores across the UK - more than half of which will be local convenience shops, known as Tesco Express. The firm, which has a Tesco Extra store in Newton Aycliffe, is also shelving plans to open a further 49 new "very large" stores. Additionally, Tesco is closing its staff...

Hitachi has started shipment of the first completed pre-series Class 800 train from Tokyo to Newton Aycliffe. The train manufacturers unveiled the train that will soon be gracing the East Coast mainline last November at Kasado Works in Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. In the first half of 2015 the three trains – each measuring...

A suspected thief asked a member of staff at Tesco to remove security tags from computer games before leaving the store without paying. Police would now like to speak to the male pictured in the above CCTV still in relation to the incident. It happened on Tuesday 23rd December at Aycliffe's Tesco Extra store. The suspect walked around...

By Martin Walker Durham County Council leader Simon Henig admits the local authority will no longer be able to protect frontline services after it was revealed cuts have yet again been increased. DCC said two years ago it must save £190m by 2017 and in December it said that figure had risen to £225m after the Chancellor's 2014 Autumn...

Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) are looking for individuals or organisations that have done something great for their community. The Chairman’s Medal is presented to individuals and groups to recognise significant achievement and outstanding effort in all walks of life. It’s the highest honour Durham County Council...

Police are appealing for information after a car was broken into this week. A statement said a silver Peugeot 308 estate vehicle was broken into on St. Oswald's Court, some time between 6pm and 10.10pm on Monday (5th January). Numerous items were removed from the vehicle. Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101, or...

Goals from former West Auckland players Jordan Laidler (2) and Aaron Brown helped Aycliffe boss Peter Dixon secure a remarkable 3-0 win over the league-leaders on his return to Darlington Road on Tuesday night. West started the game the brighter, and had three chances to take the lead, with Steve Richardson testing 'keeper James Winter and...

An acoustic duo will use music and movies to illustrate how World War I affected local people during a special presentation in Newton Aycliffe. Man-and-wife musical team Steve and Carol Robson, known as Fool's Gold, will bring their musical performance 'Beat The Drum' to the town's Library, on Central Avenue, in February. The event will...

FC Turbinia got off to a New Year winning start after a five-week lay-off. The Tub re-started their 2014-15 season at Barnard Castle's Castle Rangers, and after the lengthy spell without any action they romped to a 5-0 victory. The visitors played a possession game and kept the ball well. A cross field through ball from Paul Hepper...

Criminals are being tracked by a new type of electronic tag being trialled by Durham Constabulary. The tags have been fitted to 10 offenders with a history of committing crime and enable the force to monitor the movements of the individuals remotely. This means officers’ time will be freed up to be spend time on other priorities and...