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Covering Aycliffe Village, School Aycliffe, Rushyford, Woodham, Middridge, Redworth, Chilton and other surrounding villages.

Attempted robbery appeal

9:41am Wednesday 15th February 2012

*DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after a man tried to steal an elderly woman’s handbag in Newton Aycliffe.

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Where the bus stop buck stops

8:00am Wednesday 15th February 2012

A NORTH-East council knew a defunct bus stop was not on any bus routes nearly six months before it spent more than £5,000 on a new shelter, The Northern Echo can reveal.

Promotional week has sporting aim

5:19pm Tuesday 14th February 2012

A SCHEME to encourage people with disabilities into sport has been launched.

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Authority faces court over worker who lost arm in wood chipper

9:00am Saturday 11th February 2012

A COUNCIL will face prosecution over an accident in which a landscape worker lost an arm.

Council planning £26m of cutbacks

8:00am Thursday 9th February 2012

LIBRARY opening hours face being reduced, community wardens cut and service charges increased as a council faces cuts of more than £26m in a year.

Call girl's £4,000 theft plot

8:00am Wednesday 8th February 2012

A CUSTOMER of an escort had £4,000 worth of property stolen after the call girl stole his house keys and returned with a burglar while he was out.

£250m for weekly bin collections not enough, says council chief

8:50am Saturday 4th February 2012

A GOVERNMENT fund of £250m will not be enough to restore weekly bin collections, the leader of the North-East’s biggest council has said.

Second sex conviction for flasher priest

10:34am Friday 3rd February 2012

A SELF-PROCLAIMED priest has been convicted of his second sexual offence in as many weeks after he indecently exposed himself to a doctor during a medical examination.