By Martin Walker The victim of a house fire had hoarded so many items inside her Newton Aycliffe home that rescuers had difficulty getting inside, an inquest heard. Anne Bradshaw, 66, died in hospital after the fire in Honister Place, Newton Aycliffe, in May 2012. Items piled against the front door delayed access by fire crews, who...

A bike has been stolen from a house in the Osric Place area of the town. It happened some time between 8am and 4.15pm on Tuesday May 22) when the unsecured mountain bike was taken. Police said: "We would urge all owners of bikes and other valuable property to keep them secure at all times throughout the day and night, to help stop crimes...

Businesses in our region are set to benefit from £30m of investment cash which has now been received by the North-East LEP, to create and safeguard at least 2,300 jobs. The LEP has added the cash, which comes from a successful application to the third round of the Regional Growth Fund, to its North East Investment Fund, now worth more than...

Northern League first division outfit Newton Aycliffe have confirmed their pre-season programme, with an eye catching friendly against outgoing league Champions Darlington forming the centrepiece. Allan Oliver’s side will square off against Martin Gray’s Quakers on Wednesday 17th July at Moore Lane Park, three days before their...

NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today... It’s been what feels like a long time since my last blog, unfortunately operational requirements resulted in me being abstracted to another department down in Darlington for a short while. I’m now more or less back in comfortable surroundings and am happy to...

A theft took place on Aycliffe Business Park earlier this week. Some time on Tuesday night, suspects have entered premises in the Groat Avenue area of the park, where various gardening power tools have been stolen. If you have any information regarding this incident please contact police on 101.  ...

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...

Police would like to speak to the driver of a white van after a man was hurt in a road collision. The incident happened at the junction of Durham Way North and Carlbury Road, on Aycliffe Business Park, at about 1.15pm on Sunday May 10, when it’s alleged the van collided with a male pedestrian, who suffered injuries as a result. Police...

Newton Aycliffe’s award-winning media team is looking for new members to boost its output. The Newtonians have been awarded the Northern League programme of the year award three times and finished runners-up once during the club’s four seasons in the league. But the club is looking to improve its content on their other platforms for...

One of Newton Aycliffe’s most popular conferencing venues has revamped its website with new offers available online. The Xcel Centre, on Aycliffe Business Park, has hosted a string of high-profile events in recent years – most notably all of Hitachi Rail Europe’s main functions and a Sedgefield Constituency anniversary do organised by...