Cops are hunting a thief who broke into a popular community centre before making off with two cash tills. Police say a suspect (pictured below) ransacked the Scout Centre, next to the Navy Club on Bluebell Way, before taking the tills, overnight on Tuesday 30th December going into New Year's Eve. "We believe the suspect has made his/her...

Newton Aycliffe's Northern League club got off to the best possible New Year at the weekend. Peter Dixon's side halted a five-match winless run with a thumping 3-0 victory at home to fellow strugglers West Allotment Celtic on Saturday. The win lifted Aycliffe back up to 17th in the first division table, three points above the relegation...

A record £268 million will be spent on improving local roads between 2015 and 2021 in the North-East, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has revealed. The investment amounts to £45m a year, enough to fix around 800,000 potholes across the region. It is the first time councils have been given locked-in funding over this length of...

Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker takes a look back at 2014, reviewing October, November and December... October • A £40,000 Multi Use Games Area at Horndale Park is officially opened (pictured above). • Aycliffe FC appoint former West Auckland boss Peter Dixon as their new manger. • Tributes are paid to popular Newtonian...

The next PACT meeting for Shafto/St Mary’s Ward is due to take place on Thursday (8th January) from 6pm at The Library on Central Avenue, Newton Aycliffe.  ...

Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker takes a look back at 2014, reviewing August and September... August • The Government confirms the first Universal Technical College (UTC) for the North-East will be in Newton Aycliffe - the South Durham UTC, sponsored by the University of Sunderland, Hitachi Rail Europe and Gestamp Tallent. •...

Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker takes a look back at 2014, reviewing June and July... June • Aycliffe’s market looks doomed after traders snub an offer to relocate it to the Greenwell Road car park (pictured above). • Aycliffe Today plays a key role in the sale of Woodham Golf Club – its new owners, Rushyford-based Hall...

Brave Newtonian Paul McGeary has been handed a New Year surprise - a few days at home with his family. The 33-year-old, who was diagnosed with leukaemia at the end of November, has been undergoing a gruelling programme of Chemotherapy at the James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough since early December, where he spent the festive season. But...

Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker takes a look back at 2014, reviewing April and May... April • Aycliffe detectives are set to pioneer state-of-the-art spying technology that enables them to watch criminals in their own homes - but is 'Polar Flair' all what it seems? The story is later revealed to be an April Fool joke. • The...

By Martin Walker The date for the third phase of Newton Aycliffe's award-winning town centre redevelopment has been revealed. The Freshwater Group, owners of Aycliffe Town Centre, has confirmed Churchill House and adjoining shops - excluding the town clock - will be demolished in March. It has also been revealed that Durham County...