By Martin Walker County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service has launched its public consultation on the Service’s Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP). Integrated Risk Management Planning is about allocating resources in the most effective way to improve public safety, reduce the number of fire incidents and save...

By Martin Walker A Newton Aycliffe woman charged with a £620,000 iPad con is due to appear via Video Link at the town’s Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Friday). Kirsty Cox, 36, has allegedly taken payments for 4,000 iPads and iPods, having offered them at cut-price rates. She appeared before Magistrates last Friday (21st December)...

A 20-year-old Newton Aycliffe man was ordered to pay £400 compensation after damaging someone’s car. As revealed in Sergeant Mark Edwards’ regular blog on Aycliffe Today, Liam Michael Gibbon, from Aycliffe, appeared at the town’s Magistrates’ Court on 18th December. He was convicted of causing criminal damage to a Vauxhall Astra...

Newton Aycliffe conceded three goals in the last five minutes of a nightmare Boxing Day derby defeat at Bishop Auckland. The Newtonians led the game after forward Danny Earl notched his 12th goal of the season with a 62nd-minute penalty. But ex-Shildon forward Andy Johnson bagged a dramatic late hat-trick as Allan Oliver’s side slumped...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week's festive TV highlights... Five Festive Picks Of The Week Downton Abbey: Christmas Day 8.45pm, ITV1. Feature length special which sees Robert and the family head off to Scotland for dancing, shooting and a special visitor for Lady Edith. Back at Downton, however, Carson faces a struggle to keep the...

By Ryan Gillham The Wildcats came out on top after winning in overtime, 95-92 in what was a Christmas cracker at the Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre. It was London Lions who made the early impression by taking a 0-4 lead at the start of the first but it wasn’t long before Durham created some great opportunities and bringing the score...

Aycliffe NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today… As I type this we’re less than a day away from the big day itself – no, not the apocalypse (that was allegedly last Friday according to the Mayan calendar!), Christmas Day. I am one of the fortunate ones this year who gets to enjoy the day with family...

If your little ones can’t wait to see the Big Fella on Christmas Eve, we’ve got his routes in full here… ROUTE 1 (Town) 3.45pm-4.10pm Welbury Grove St Oswald’s Walk Central Avenue 4.10pm -5.00pm Washington area Wycliffe Close Armstrong Close Wren Close Whitehead Close Hutchinson Walk Hylton Close Matthew Close Wolsey...

A teenager has been convicted of a burglary that took place in Newton Aycliffe earlier this year. Reece Gowing, 18, of Baliol Green, appeared at the town’s Magistrates’ Court this week, charged in relation to a burglary in Bede Crescent on 12th September, 2012. Gowing was given a community order, 100 hours unpaid work and had to pay...

By Martin Walker A Newton Aycliffe woman has appeared at the town’s Magistartes’ Court today, charged with a £600k-plus iPad con. Kirsty Cox, 36, allegedly took payment for 4,000 iPads and iPods, having offered them at cut-price rates. She will spend Christmas behind bars after she was remanded in custody, and will appear via...