By Martin Walker Burglars made off with an iPad and quantities of tobacco after a house was left unsecured in Newton Aycliffe. Police officers are urging Newtonians to be vigilant after the opportunistic thieves bagged baccy and a white iPad mini during the ruse in Bewick Crescent. It happened some time between 11pm on Thursday night...

Aycliffe Today and its publishers Mantis Media have adopted a charity set up to improve the quality of life for young children. Mantis director and Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker has decided to help out the Finlay Cooper Fund. The charity was set up by Hartlepool United manager and Boro legend Colin Cooper and his wife Julie, in...

TV comic Terry Joyce will star at a footy fundraising event in Newton Aycliffe on Friday night. The hilarious 60-year-old, who won a role in the second series of North-East comedy sitcom Hebburn last year, will join the Three Legends at a Pie & Peas Supper in Aycliffe on Friday evening. Tickets are priced £15 - and are available on...

St Joseph’s Primary School pupils travelled back in time as they walked to school with a knight in shining armour and his faithful squire. It was all thanks to nine-year-old Anna Shorten who chose the theme as part of the MEGA Motion campaign to promote healthy lifestyles. As well as themed walks, pupils earn points every time they use...

A Newton Aycliffe-based recruitment agency has marked 35 years in business with its silver Investors In People (IIP) accreditation. Temp-Team, which is head quartered in Gateshead and has a base on Aycliffe Business Park, has been praised for regularly developing its team, playing to its people's strengths and encouraging new ideas in the...

Newton Aycliffe-based Growthfunders, the North of England’s first online equity crowdfunding platform, has made an important appointment to help provide support for investors and entrepreneurs. Jenna Taylor has been appointed by the County Durham and London based company behind the platform, Growth Capital Ventures, as Content Marketing...

Newly-qualified drivers in County Durham who get on the road with a safer driving course could be in line for a £500 cash prize. The EXCELerate Durham Young Driver Programme includes three-hours of practical in-car coaching and those who complete this will be entered into a prize draw. Figures released by Road Safety GB North East show...

A local project aimed at supporting people hit by benefit cuts under the Government’s Welfare Reform agenda will officially launch in Newton Aycliffe this week. The ‘Welfare Champions’ project has recruited a small army of local volunteers who will provide advice and guidance to people in their own neighbourhoods to anyone who has...

By Martin Walker The former Tetley’s Tea factory on Aycliffe Business Park has been refurbished ready for its new tenants. Two Newcastle-based firms have joined forces to facilitate a deal with Tekmar Energy, who have taken a lease on the 90,000 sq ft warehouse. Silverstone Building Consultancy have recently completed a...

Greenfield Community College’s Youth Dance Group 'Grounded' were invited to perform in the Gateshead Schools Dance Festival at the Sage Gateshead earlier this month. The group of students: Charlotte Hugill, David Hugill, Ami Henderson, Tira Sperring, Isabelle Street, Samantha Clark and Sophie Hayes, have been rehearsing once a week with...