The case against a Newton Aycliffe woman accused of a £620,000 iPad con has been adjourned again. Kirsty Cox, 36, first appeared at the town’s magistrates’ Court on 22nd December, charged with five counts of fraud by false representation involving £621,689, and was remanded in custody over Christmas. Her case was adjourned on 28th...

By Martin Walker Aycliffe woman is charged with £620,000 iPad con, 17 horses run riot near Horndale and the town’s football club claim historic win over Darlington. The 12th and final month of 2012 was another busy one for Newton Aycliffe. We conclude our series of monthly reviews, looking back on a memorable debut year for...

Councillors will be asked to agree plans to revitalise markets in County Durham when they meet next week. The draft strategy – Revitalising Markets in County Durham – was drawn up as part of a bid to ensure markets are effectively managed and are given the opportunity to develop and thrive as part of wider town centre regeneration...

  Newton Aycliffe claimed a crucial 3-1 win at Consett last weekend - click here to read our match report. Colin McNeillie's gallery of action pictures from the game, meanwhile, are below. ...

Police are appealing for information after a house window was smashed by vandals in Newton Aycliffe. Between 5pm on Thursday 3rd January and 10.30am the following day a stone was thrown through a rear ground floor window of a house in Rowan Place, causing it to smash. During the early hours of Sunday 6th January a brick was thrown at a...

By Martin Walker A wave of excitement sweeps across Aycliffe Business Park as the town's first and only B2B magazine is launched, while Aldi's new £1.5m store opens its doors. “The Business Park has been crying out for something like this for a long, long time," says Aycliffe Fabrications boss Dave Spensley (pictured with the first...

By Martin Walker Aycliffe-based Ebac announce exciting plans to bring washing machine production back to the UK, Aycliffe Sports Club reveal £30k investments and South West Durham celebrate 45 years in the town. There was loads of other exciting news in October 2012 – another busy month for Newton Aycliffe. We continue our series...

Durham Councillors will next week consider how the Government’s latest cutbacks will heap further strain on the local authority. Durham Council were told to save a whopping £190m between 2011 and 2017 – but has already made savings of £90m in the first two years. But councillors will hear next (Wednesday 16th Jan) how more changes...

Students from Woodham Academy were the envy of their peers in the last week of the school term when forty five students and teachers experienced the life and culture of Berlin at Christmas time. The visit provided young people with an opportunity to travel, speak German, appreciate foreign culture and above all have fun in the...

    A man has been jailed for eight months after fiddling disability hand-outs while working as a fitness instructor at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre. As revealed in today’s Northern Echo, Alan Lawson received £88,008 in benefits over eight years after suffering a back injury that meant he could only walk with the help...