A Newton Aycliffe man has been charged with “a number” of recent burglaries across Newton Aycliffe and Shildon. In his regular blog on Aycliffe Today, Neighbourhood Police Team Inspector Mark Edwards says a 42-year-old local man has been charged with multiple incidents and detained until he appears in court. Aycliffe Today had reported a...

Staff and children at House of Eden nurseries were especially egg-static this Easter after receiving a prestigious ‘Top 10 Recommended Nursery Group 2016’ award from daynurseries.co.uk. House of Eden group have a chain of six children’s day nurseries across South Durham, including Aycliffe Village, Cobblers Hall in Newton Aycliffe,...

Newton Aycliffe FC chairman Allan Oliver wants to see more people supporting the town’s football club after they won their first piece of silverware in five years. The Newtonians lifted the Durham County Challenge Cup with an entertaining, 3-1 victory over local rivals West Auckland on Good Friday. It was Aycliffe’s first taste of...

One of the UK’s leading suppliers of rugs is thriving thanks to the support of a neighbouring marketing agency. Newton Aycliffe-based Modern Rugs – one of the largest online rug shops in the UK – has enlisted the help of Thrive Marketing, which already supports a number of Aycliffe Business Park firms to develop brands, websites and...

Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Inspector Mark Edwards returns with his regular blog... Hello all, Time for a bit of blue again, Aycliffe Blue that is! So here we are sailing deeper into 2016 and as I type this piece it’s Easter weekend. No chocolate surprises in sight for me though unfortunately. The NPT I’ll start off with...

A range of exciting sporting activities will be available at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre to keep children entertained. There will be aqua fun, gymnastics and cricket sessions as well as swimming crash courses available at the town’s centre. The activities will take place as part of Durham County Council’s School’s Out programme...

Aycliffe Running Club runners have ventured far and wide over the last week, with runners competing in races in Gateshead, North Yorkshire, the Lake District and one runner even making it all the way to Portugal. On Tuesday 15th March, club runner Judith Porter competed in the Falesia 5k in Portugal. Judith was holidaying in Portugal at the...

Young artists have been working with Bewick Crescent Surgery and artist Vicky Holbrough to create artwork for patients to enjoy and be inspired by whilst providing a welcome distraction for their visit to the surgery. Whilst creating the artwork, the young people on the Youth Cree project – a Public Health and GAMP-funded programme developed...

Staff and students at Woodham Academy celebrated International Science Week by taking part in engineering sessions, visits to university and attending local primary schools to share the fun of science. Professionals from the Institute of Civil Engineering and volunteers from Teesside University visited school to teach students the power of...

Newton Aycliffe 3, West Auckland 1 (after extra time) Durham County Challenge Cup final, Hetton Newton Aycliffe lifted the Durham County Cup for the first time in the club’s 50-year history with an entertaining victory over West Auckland in Hetton on Good Friday. Stunning extra-time goals by Dennis Knight and skipper Paul Garthwaite...