By Martin Walker Two men admitted stealing fuel from a lorry parked in Newton Aycliffe after embarking on a diesel-thieving rampage. The pair attempted to steal fuel from parked trucks throughout County Durham and North Yorkshire. They thought they'd hit the jackpot when they managed to get £250-worth from a lorry parked up near Oak...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe MP Phil Wilson says we need to remember how far the town centre has come along in recent years, after a £2m makeover was revealed. We exclusively revealed the fourth phase of the town centre plans on Thursday, which includes demolishing the ramp and giving the centre a facelift. £2M TOWN CENTRE...

By Martin Walker Companies on Aycliffe Business Park are being invited to attend an important launch event next week. The Steering Group for Aycliffe Business Park, the second largest industrial estate in the North East covering 672 acres, are encouraging companies to attend the event at the Xcel Centre on Friday 1st February. And...

By Martin Walker A special video feature about the £2m makeover of Newton Aycliffe’s town centre is now in our Video Vault. As exclusively revealed on Aycliffe Today on Wednesday, the £2m spruce-up is expected to start on Monday 4th February and be finished by November this year. £2M TOWN CENTRE MAKEOVER REVEALED The latest...

EXCLUSIVE by Martin Walker An exciting £2m makeover of Newton Aycliffe’s town centre has finally been revealed. And work on the third phase of a £10m ‘Master Plan’ for our shopping centre is expected to start within two weeks! We can exclusively reveal plans that have been revealed by the town centre management which show how...

By Martin Walker Newtonian Jason Steele was named Middlesbrough’s Player of 2012 by fans this week. The Boro keeper, a proud Newtonian and Aycliffe Today blogger, picked up the top award from the official Middlesbrough Disabled Supporters Association at a function earlier this week. “I’m thrilled, any award from the fans shows...

People in Newton Aycliffe are being encouraged to ‘knock next door’ and help out friends and neighbours during the bad weather. Durham County Council is issuing the call to action as the snow look set to continue this week. Residents are encouraged to: · Be a good neighbour by calling on those living nearby to check if they need...

Year 9 students at Woodham Academy spent the day taking part in a careers event last week. The aim of the day was to allow students to investigate different career pathways. Students worked alongside local employers and used online resources to determine which career might be of interest to them. The event was supported by the Durham...

We’re checking the petrol prices at all four filling stations in Newton Aycliffe, so you don’t have to! At Wednesday 23rd January, the prices were as follows: Tesco Extra (Tesco) Unleaded: 130.9p Diesel: 137.9p Jet (Newton Park) Unleaded: 130.9p Diesel: 139.9p Total (St Cuthbert’s Way) Unleaded:...

Continued blizzard-like conditions and forecasts for more snow are having a direct impact on refuse and recycling collections in some parts of County Durham. Whilst the vast majority of collections were undertaken as normal last week there were some problems in a few places due to extremely difficult local conditions on high...