Newton Aycliffe have appointed a university sports boss as their new head coach in an impressive coup for chairman Allan Oliver. Colin Stromsoy, director of sport at Northumbria University, has taken over the reins to oversee Aycliffe’s last nine games of the Northern League campaign. Aycliffe are currently fourth-bottom in the first...

A married Shildon couple in their 60’s who sold illegal tobacco products from their home have been ordered to handover more than £1,000. Trading Standards officers from Durham County Council seized 200 Richmond King Size cigarettes, 160 Jim’s cigarettes and 850g of Turner Hand Rolling Tobacco from Janice and Barry Wheatley’s home in the...

By Donna Campbell The past week has been relatively quiet in terms of racing. There were still many members attending the parkruns this week but it was one of our juniors who managed to obtain the only PB recorded this week. Well done to Felicity Lineton who secured a PB in her junior parkrun at Darlington. On Sunday she completed the 2k...

A 14-year old girl has been banned from Newton Aycliffe town centre for one year. The teenager was handed a Criminal Behaviour Order from Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court earlier this month following an application by Durham Constabulary. Officers secured the order in a bid to stop her anti-social and criminal behaviour. The girl will...

The Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) has been boosted with the appointment of four new members – taking it back up to full strength. The original 11 board members were appointed when ABPC was first incorporated in the summer of 2016. But as some members left the organisation due to other commitments, ABPC started a recruitment...

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen says work to “rebuild Teesside Airport” will start on Friday after his plans to save it were given the go-ahead by council leaders. The Conservative mayor for the Tees region officially launched a business plan to revive the airport earlier this month after striking a £40m deal with the airport’s owners,...

Two new PCSOs have joined the Newton Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team. The local force has welcomed Abi Hill who takes responsibility for the Western Area of the town and will support PC Michael Welch and PCSO Chris OBrien. PCSO Steven Kipling will cover Aycliffe North (Woodham) and Middridge, and work alongside PC Lyndon...

Newton Aycliffe 2, Dunston UTS 5 By Dave Strickland Newton Aycliffe went down 5-2 at home to table-topping Dunston. A new management team of Allan Oliver and Danny Mellanby saw their side give a good account of themselves. They played with 10 men for 70 minutes, and the scoreline didn't reflect the play. Aycliffe created the best...

The eagerly-awaited new skate park in the Town Park, which has been provided by Great Aycliffe Town Council, has been officially opened by the town’s mayor. Despite the cold weather, local skaters have been using the new facility in large numbers since its completion just before Christmas, flocking from across the town and the surrounding...

A major new initiative has been launched to target serious and organised crime across the region. Operation Sentinel sees Durham Constabulary, Northumbria Police and Cleveland Police join forces in a defiant stand against a whole range of offences – from drug dealing and burglary, to cyber-crime and fraud. As well as targeting offenders...