Burgers containing horse meat may have been on sale in British shops like Tesco in Newton Aycliffe for as long as a year, food safety chiefs have told MPs. The Polish firm blamed for the contaminated meat had been supplying products for 12 months, a parliamentary inquiry was told - making that the "limit of possibility". The revelation...

Aycliffe Care Home has celebrated 20 years of providing specialist care for elderly residents. Members of staff, residents and their family members joined in the anniversary party, which included a birthday cake and refreshments, and members of the public were invited to have a look around the home. Located on Burnhope Way, Aycliffe Care...

By Martin Walker Police in Newton Aycliffe would like to speak to two men featured in the CCTV images from the town’s Boozebusters store. At around 7.40pm on Monday, 28th January, the two males ran into off licence on Dalton Way, where they both picked up a pack of Kronenberg Lager, before leaving without paying. Aycliffe...

A freeze in council tax for the fourth year running, increased investment in projects to kick start the economy and job creation and higher spend on areas of adult social care. Those are amongst the headlines of Durham County Council’s proposed budget which will go before the authority’s Cabinet next week. The paper, which also...

Electronics group Filtronic boosted its interim turnover by 56% thanks to soaring sales from its wireless division. The Newon Aycliffe business reported sales of £16.4m for the six months to the end of November, compared to £10.5m in the first half of the previous year. The company also reported an operating profit, before...

The Welsh Secretary was in the region yesterday to see at first hand the plant that will be build the next generation of trains which will eventually link Wales with London as well as being used across the UK. David Jones MP visited the £70m facility being developed by Merchant Place Developments on Aycliffe Business Park which will be...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week's TV highlights... Five Picks Of The Week Death In Paradise: Tuesday 9pm, BBC1. DI Poole is called to investigate the shooting of a geologist, who was part of a treasure hunting team on the trail of the loot of a legendary pirate. Things turn nasty though when there are several attempts made on the...

By Martin Walker Police are appealing for information after a bus driver was assaulted in Newton Aycliffe. The town's Neighbourhood Policing Team would like to speak to the man pictured above in relation to the incident. The Arriva bus was travelling down Shafto Way, close to the roundabout with Central Avenue, at around 5.30pm on...

Chelsea star and proud Newtonian Ross Turnbull pens a regular blog on Aycliffe Today… Flying out to Japan for the World Club Championship just before Christmas was another great experience. It was disappointing not to have won it, to go all that way, you want to come back as World Club Champions, but it wasn’t to be. Corinthians are...

Cloud computing specialist Big Little Fish is gearing up to introduce a groundbreaking new product to North-East businesses which could revolutionise the way firms operate in the region. The County Durham technology business is to host a major event which aims to show the region’s businesses how they can take advantage of the latest...