A man was arrested by police in Newton Aycliffe yesterday after being found with a bladed article and drugs. The 36-year-old was arrested yesterday evening in Isherwood Close after concerned calls made by residents. He was arrested and charged for possession of a controlled drug and possession of a bladed article.  ...

A driver training programme is available to young Newton Aycliffe people hoping to start driving soon. First Gear and on Two Wheels is a six-week vehicle education programme for young people being run by the Newton Aycliffe Youth Development Team for Aycliffe boys and girls aged 14-21. The programme aims to  educate young people to...

A cocky teenager who flashed a ‘V-sign’ to CCTV cameras after causing more than a thousand pounds-worth of damage has been told to cough up the cash for repairs. Aycliffe Today published pictures (above) of the young vandal who caused £1,000-worth of damage to security cameras in building site near Greenlea Garth and Blackton Close,...

MP Phil Wilson has presented Woodham Academy with the Young Carers Charter. Woodham prides itself on the care, guidance and support it gives to the individual child and in order to meet this vision, staff at Woodham Academy are working hard to find ways of listening to young carers. Young carers may be helping to look after a parent or...

By Martin Walker 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...

By Martin Walker Newtonian Jason Steele has been named in Stuart Pearce's final 23-man squad for this summer's European Under-21 Championships. The Aycliffe-born goalkeeper, recently voted Middlesbrough's Player and Young Player of the Year by Boro fans, joins Stoke's Jack Butland and Norwich's Declan Rudd as Pearce's three goalkeepers...

Police are investigating after a Mercedes van had a window smashed in the town. The incident happened between 4pm on Friday 10th May and 7.40pm on Sunday 12th May. The white Mercedes Sprinter van that was parked in the car park in front of Bewick Crescent Surgery and had its nearside window smashed after a rock was thrown. Anyone with...

Car parts manufacturer Gestamp Tallent has installed a new £15m assembly line as it continues to make significant in-roads in the global automotive market. The Newton Aycliffe-based company designs and makes chassis and structural products for motor giants including Nissan, Volvo, Ford, Jaguar, Honda and VW. The firm, which is...

By Martin Walker Aycliffe police officers are implementing some preventative measures in the town thanks to council cash. With ever-increasing cutbacks to public spending, our Neighbourhood Police Team are constantly looking for innovative ways to make the best use of their resources. So they applied to Great Aycliffe and Middridge...

By Martin Walker The construction deal to build Hitachi’s new train-building facility in Newton Aycliffe has finally been signed after months of delays. Hitachi Rail Europe has announced that it has signed the deal with Merchant Place Developments for the construction and fit-out of a rolling stock manufacturing plant on Aycliffe...