Police are appealing for information after a burglary in the town last week. Between 11.30am on Thursday May 23 and 6pm on Friday May 24, unknown persons have approached lower ground elevation of a building in Bede Crescent and gained entry to an independent storage area by forcing a window open and stealing items from within. Any...

A fairly brief question on our Facebook page was enough to provoke a mini outpouring of opinions recently, which suggest the general public is indeed disillusioned or disconnected with local politics. Less than one in four of us turned out for the Durham County Council elections, while the turn-out for the Aycliffe Council elections were no...

A 63-year-old man was this morning arrested for harassment and witness intimidation. It's believed the case relates to a recent accusation of racial harassment. The suspect was arrested at his home in Kirkham Close, Woodham Village, and was earlier today (Thursday) being held in custody at Bishop Auckland police station.  ...

Jordan McAteer has become Woodham Academy’s fourth student governor. He will join the Governing Body to make sure that students’ views are heard. Jordan applied to become a student governor because he wanted to make an impact on the school and the community. He said: “Achievement for All is and rightly should be the schools...

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a burglary in the town. The youths, aged 15 and 16, were arrested today and are helping with their enquiries following a burglary in Greathead Crescent, earlier today (Thursday).  ...

Durham County Council’s new Cabinet was announced at the authority’s Annual General Meeting, where a new Chairman was also elected. Cllr Simon Henig confirmed the membership of his Cabinet after being re-elected as Leader of the council. Cllr Alan Napier retains the post of Deputy Leader with additional responsibility for finance and...

By Paul McGeary Newton Aycliffe FC have announced their pricing structure as they bid to improve on last season’s disappointing campaign which saw them narrowly avoid relegation with an 11th-hour escape. A slight increase on prices – the first for two years – should enable boss Allan Oliver to compete with the league’s bigger...

By Martin Walker Police are warning the owners of Transit vans to be on their guard for thieves in the Newton Aycliffe area. Aycliffe officers have seen a recent spate of thefts of spare wheels and tyres occurring across the town recently, in particular Transit vans. Spare wheels are stored under the vehicles and it is extremely easy...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe's cricket teams had a mixed bag of results over the bank holiday weekend. The first team got back to winning ways last Saturday with victory at Wolviston. In warm and sunny conditions, the pitch was damp and very difficult to bat on, with Wolviston only managing 78 all out. Aycliffe fast bowler Sean...

A series of increasingly-popular sports courses are being held at Woodham Academy during the half-term break. Youngsters in Newton Aycliffe can take part in the courses organised by the Education Enterprise Legacy (EEL) which offer specialist dance, gymnastics and sports coaching. EEL was launched at Woodham last summer and has enjoyed...