By Paul Eales Newton Aycliffe Sports Club finally got to play a home game for the first time this season and ran out 5-4 winners in the Division 2 Cup. They were paired against Toft Hill Three Tuns who had managed to scrape a 1-0 win against the Aycliffe side in the league the previous week. The Sports Club got to the final of this...

The son of a missing man who has not been seen for almost a month has issued a heartfelt appeal to find him. Police are still searching for 59-year-old Brian I’anson who was last seen at around 11.50am on September 14 walking along the A167 between Ferryhill and Chilton. The grandfather-of-one, from Ferryhill, is described as being 6ft...

A textile graduate from Newton Aycliffe has been inspired to succeed thanks to the development and support of the thriving creative business community in the region. Artist Sharron Bates graduated from Cleveland College of Art and Design’s (CCAD) university-level campus in Hartlepool in 2016 with a BA (Hons) Textile and Surface Design degree...

Stiller Warehousing and Distribution husband-and-wife employees Julie and Jay Gilpin enjoyed a royal date at Buckingham Palace to represent their Aycliffe employers. Stiller was invited to the royal garden party earlier this summer to celebrate RoSPA’s (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Centenary in the capital. Julie was...

North Shields RFC 32, Newton Aycliffe First XV 33 By Ben Carpenter Merritt Newton Aycliffe’s first XV travelled to North Shields RFC on the back of two losses, first a solid beating at the hands of Bishop Auckland, and most recently and more closely, by a strong Hartlepool side. Aycliffe have suffered from a spate of bad injuries, which...

A charity fundraiser twice struck by Leukaemia has smashed his target of raising £30,000 – and has now set his sights on a new milestone. Paul McGeary has relentlessly spearheaded the charitable push for Bloodwise over the past three years, since his initial diagnosis of Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia back in November 2014. Since then,...

There was lots of cup action for the Newton Aycliffe Juniors teams who play in the TJFA league this week. The League Cup continued for the Under 12's whilst other teams began their Challenge Cup campaigns. The Under 7's had their first taste of cup action but were forced to give up home advantage to Heighington as their allocated pitch at...

A Newton Aycliffe-based property management company, which specialises in giving ex-servicemen and women a new start on ‘civvy street’, is set to launch a recruitment drive after landing an important new contract. Caring Caretaker, part of the AAA Property (North-East) group based on Aycliffe Business Park, has gone from...

Woodham Academy has invested more than £100,000 on new modern and accessible changing facilities. The revamped facilities have been designed to maximise space and help boost participation in PE lessons, as well in the extensive extra-curricular activities offered by Woodham’s Sports Academy. Headteacher Christine Forsyth said: “This...

Morpeth Town 2, Newton Aycliffe 1 Newton Aycliffe were narrowly beaten by league-leaders Morpeth Town at the weekend. Hosts Morpeth made a bright start and took the lead on eight minutes with a goal from Mark Davison, who took advantage of a poor pass and smashed a low drive into the far corner of James Winter's net. Aycliffe stayed in...