Thousands of suspected fake cigarettes were seized in a raid in Shildon. Trading Standards officers at Durham County Council and police searched two premises in the Shildon area last Thursday (2nd October) in connection with cigarettes and rolling tobacco, which were believed to be either smuggled or counterfeit. As a result two arrests...

Aycliffe Today's Zoe Skerrett continues her weekly review of the X Factor... Down to the final 12, the X Factor starts its live shows this weekend and begins us the road to finding the winner. After another three shows, we saw each judge armed with a guest judge jetting off and have their acts battle it out between them to turn six into...

Newton Aycliffe 1, Shildon 2 By Paul McGeary With new boss Peter Dixon watching from the stands, his inherited Newton Aycliffe side failed to impress as Shildon produced a controlled performance to win 2-1 at the AuxAudio.co.uk stadium. Caretaker manager Allan Oliver said after the game, “We showed plenty of endeavour, but lack that...

By Martin Walker It's D-Day for Newton Aycliffe Football Club... D for Dixon! Our Northern League club has slashed ticket prices for Peter Dixon's first game in charge this week. The Newtonians officially confirmed the appointment of the former West Auckland boss as their new manager on Saturday night. His first game in charge will...

By Martin Walker Tributes have been paid to a popular Newtonian, who died suddenly at the weekend. Darren Ablewhite tragically died on Saturday while taking part in a fun run in Liverpool, aged just 44. The tributes have been led by Newton Aycliffe Football Club, whom Darren played a handful of games including a promotion-winning...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe FC have pulled off a shock coup by appointing former West Auckland boss Peter Dixon as their new manger. The 46-year-old takes over the reins at the Aux Audio Stadium with immediate effect after today's derby defeat at home to Shildon. His first game in charge will be at home to Penrith on Wednesday...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe chairman Allan Oliver says the opportunity to bring well-known Northern League manager Peter Dixon to the club was a "no brainer". The Newtonians tonight officially confirmed the appointment of the former West Auckland boss as their new manager after their game against Shildon. His first game in charge...

Gateshead-born Peter Dixon started his managerial career with Crook Town and after rebuilding the club left a possible second division challenge to join West Auckland in December 2009. He was tasked with the "impossible" job of keeping West in the top flight, but he completed a remarkable escape before finishing 16th in the table. In the...

By Martin Walker A fledgling sports group in Newton Aycliffe has already achieved a string of achievements just seven months after starting out. Aycliffe Velo - the town's only cycling club - now has more than 70 members after reforming in March this year. And after already being nominated for Club of the Year in Sport Durham's...

COMMENT: Great Aycliffe Town Council is taking the Neighbourhood Plan to the people of Newton Aycliffe with "zeal", as Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker writes... Councils and politicians are often accused of being insular; incapable of tuning into the thoughts of the general public. Out-of-touch, grey suits sitting in council...