There was a busy weekend of league and cup action for Aycliffe Juniors this week... The under 8’s (pictured below) advanced to the next round of the cup with a home win against Leven. There was some great football on display and goals shared between Rhys Galloway, Jake Smith (2) and a Harvey Lee hat trick leading to a 6-0 win. The second game...

Newton Aycliffe 3, Barnoldswick Town 0 FA Vase 2nd qualifying round By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe bounced back from last week's FA Cup exit by securing a place in the FA Vase first round proper at the weekend. Three second half-goals against a tough Barnoldswick Town team secured Aycliffe's passage to the next round, where they will travel...

A survey to find out if national retailers would be interested in coming to Newton Aycliffe has resulted in a poor response. As part of Great Aycliffe Town Council's Neighbourhood Plan, the local authority secured funding from the Department of Communities and Local Government to commission a special report. Commercial property agents...

Daniel Wright, an employee at Aycliffe firm Sabre Rail, tasked himself with giving an electric bike a go and comparing it to his normal road bike. Before starting he classed his road bike as light, fast and fashionable compared to an electric bike which he thought of as heavy, cumbersome and geeky. Could he be converted? An electric bike...

Pupils from St Francis Junior School celebrated a year of healthier travel with their own special stunt bike show. Throughout the 2014/15 academic year, pupils at schools across south Durham were again encouraged to walk, scoot or ride to school as part of Durham County Council’s ongoing MEGA Motion campaign. Earning points every time they...

A group of students and staff left Woodham Academy, in the very small hour hours of the morning, to spend the last week of the summer term improving their French in the small town of Etaples on the Opal Coast of Northern France. Sadly, for the first day at least, the soggy English summer accompanied them, so their first sight of the sweeping...

A local mum who launched her own enterprise last year has organised an Autumn Fayre for fellow small business owners to showcase their products as the Christmas season looms. Kim Gauci from Newton Aycliffe has arranged the event at Woodham Community Centre on Saturday October 10th, with several local businesses taking advantage of the...

More than 200 vehicles were left either insecure or with items of value on display when officers carried out force-wide car security checks this week. Police officers, PCSOs and neighbourhood watch volunteers all took part in the patrols, which were carried out across County Durham and Darlington. The aim of the operation was to highlight...

One of the town’s McColl's stores has made a donation of £150 to Newton Aycliffe FC to help carry out essential repairs at Moore Lane Park. The store group makes grants to good causes through its "Making a Difference Locally" initiative. The football club are the first recipient linked to the Simpasture Gate store, whose manager Simon...

New part-time speed limits will come into force around two Newton Aycliffe schools as part of a campaign. Durham County Council is launching its Slow to 20 for Safer Streets campaign at St Cuthbert’s Primary School in Chester-le-Street next week. The new rules will apply to roads near Sugar Hill and St Mary’s primary schools in Aycliffe...