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...

Newtonians are being asked to check for changes to their refuse and recycling collections over Christmas. Bins will be emptied as normal up to and including Friday 21 December, with the following changes over Christmas and New Year. Normal collection day Revised collection day after Christmas Revised collection day after...

A Shildon man narrowly avoided jail after stealing a bottle of Rum from Aldi in Newton Aycliffe. Barry Snowball, 34, of Naple Road in Shildon, appeared at the town’s Magistrates’ this week charged with theft, and two breaches of a restraining order. He was issued with a two-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and a 28-day...

Newton Aycliffe's final home game of 2012 has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch. The Newtonians were due to host bottom side South Shields today, but after persistent rain since Wednesday, the Moore Lane Park pitch has been left flooded. Aycliffe's final match of the year will take place on Boxing Day at Heritage Park, as Allan...

By Martin Walker A Newton Aycliffe woman at the centre of an alleged iPad scam was due in court this morning. Dozens of Newtonians are out of pocket after “cut-price” iPads and iPods failed to turn up. The alleged con is said to have cost people from Aycliffe alone thousands of pounds. Aycliffe police charged a 36-year-old...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe design specialists have helped to replicate 11th century manuscripts into stunning new panes of glass at one of the region’s biggest tourist attractions. Aycliffe-based Echo Graphics joined forces with Creative Glass, of Stockton, to produce the six-foot tall semi-circular windows, costing a total of...