South Shields 2, Newton Aycliffe 2 (after extra-time: Aycliffe win 3-1 on penalties) Newton Aycliffe reached the final of the Durham Challenge Cup for the first time in their history with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win at South Shields on Tuesday night. The Newtonians came from behind to lead the semi-final clash in front of 517 fans at...

A huge jobs boost for Newton Aycliffe has taken another big step forward today. Councillors have voted unanimously in favour of a proposal to install vital new infrastructure just off the A167 to support a major development on Aycliffe Business Park which will create more than 3,000 new jobs. Durham County Council first revealed plans about...

South Shields 31, Newton Aycliffe 11 Newton Aycliffe’s incredible unbeaten league run came to an at South Shields on Saturday. What was novel or intriguing about this game was the pitch, not many of the Aycliffe side had ever played a game of rugby on artificial grass the new 3G type pitch. The players and coaches were looking forward...

Residents in County Durham are set to benefit from a new scheme which will see free central heating systems fitted to a number of homes without, or with only partial, central heating. Thanks to a £6.5m government grant, Durham County Council, as part of Warm Up North, a partnership with eight other North East local authorities and British Gas,...

Huntsman 1, West Auckland Club 0 By Craig Woodhead Following their win against The Sports Club, Huntsman were back in action at the weekend at home to West Auckland Club who before the game topped the league above in the Darlington Charity Cup. Manager Neil Dodds chose to make five changes to the line up as Jamie Herd, Ryan Mercer, Carl...

Newton Aycliffe Juniors footballing weekend came round again with a series of game across the age groups... Their development squad for 4-7 year olds enjoyed their first match on Friday with Thomas starring as man of the match in a great performance. The Under 8’s won their game 4-3 against Spraire Lads in Darlington. They initially went...

Newton Aycliffe 4, Dunston UTS 0 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe regained third place in the Northern League with an impressive 4-0 win over 2012 FA Vase champions Dunston UTS on Saturday. A hat-trick from Matty Moffat sealed the win, Aycliffe's fifth in the last six games. Two goals in the first half from Moffat proved decisive with the...

Local legend Garf Hammond has completed a dream move by signing for boyhood club Aycliffe WMC. Big Club boss Dave Owen finally captured the marauding full-back after months of tracking the talented 35-year-old. Hammond put pen-to-paper on a three-year, pint-as-you-play deal after completing brief negotiations with Big Club bosses over the...

Anti-bullying campaigner Ben Smith completed his 179th consecutive marathon in Newton Aycliffe today. And the 33-year-old says he was inspired by Aycliffe Running Club, who supported him on his 26-mile run around the town. Ben, from Bristol, is aiming to raise £250,000 from his World Record attempt by running 401 consecutive marathons at...

Durham Constabulary has joined forces with Cambridge University to undertake the largest academic evaluation in British policing history. The evaluation is known as a randomised control trial (RCT) and will primarily look at the effectiveness of the force’s Checkpoint scheme. The evaluation began earlier this month and is expected to take...