People are reminded that there is still time to have a say on proposals for tree management in County Durham. Durham County Council is seeking views on its proposed policy which sets out how it will maintain and manage trees. The policy will include information on: how the council will respond when complaints or reports are received...

Newton Aycliffe Sports Club 2, Huntsman 1 By Paul Eales Newton Aycliffe Sports Club’s first league game of 2014 saw them end local rivals Huntsman’s unbeaten league record on Sunday. With league games few and far between due to poor weather and pitch conditions, this tie had been eagerly awaited for some time with The Huntsman...

Police are appealing for information after a Bull Terrier attacked a Spaniel on Thursday. Officers would like to speak to the owner of the black Staffordshire Bull Terrier who was walking their dog on the field next to Burnhill Way at about 2.30pm on Thursday (20th February). The dog was running free when it attacked one of three Cocker...

By Martin Walker A Newton Aycliffe man described by police as a “one-man crime-wave” has been locked up for nearly two-and-a-half years. Lee Morris, of Bates Close in the town, appeared at Durham Crown Court this week charged with burglary. And the 34-year-old was jailed for 28 months (two years and four months) after failing to...

By Paul McGeary Newton Aycliffe hosted just their second game of 2014 last night, and a mixture of rustiness and depletion in personnel saw the Newtonians slip up against lowly Penrith, who played more than 45 minutes with 10 men. Allan Oliver’s side had twice come from behind to lead going into the final 15 minutes, only to succumb to...

Hitachi Rail Europe has awarded Treadmaster Flooring preferred bidder status on their flooring contract for the Inter City Express Programme. The Cornwall-based company is bidding to provide the fire retardant, PVC free floors on the new trains Hitachi is building as part of the Government scheme on Aycliffe Business Park. Treadmaster...

Concerns about the impact of cuts to legal aid were voiced during a debate at Teesside University. Fears that criminals could end up walking the streets if legal aid cuts proposed by the Ministry of Justice go ahead were mooted by legal experts and members of the criminal law profession. Worries about access to justice and fears of a...

People are being invited to swim for just £1 at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre to celebrate the reopening of the pool following essential maintenance. The pool is due to reopen next Monday (24th February) and the £1 swim offer will be available the following weekend (Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd March). Lesley Tindale, manager at Newton...

By Martin Walker iPad swindler Kirsty Cox has been granted an early release from prison, it has been confirmed. A spokesperson for HM Low Newton in Durham, where Cox was serving her time, has told Aycliffe Today she was released this month after serving just five weeks of a two-year sentence. Cox duped hundreds of people out of...

A budding entrepreneur has been successful in launching a bathroom and kitchen installation business thanks to a council-supported venture. Newtonian Eddie Hall, of E Hall Installations, is Aycliffe’s most recent resident to secure funding via ‘Step into Business’, a scheme set up by the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP)...