Newton Aycliffe FC hosted Northallerton Town FC on Saturday in the annual Frank Swinburne Memorial Trophy. This year, the game was held to raise funds for Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group, who are supported by Macmillan. The day raised just short of £500 for the group, a sum that organiser Allison White was delighted with. "This...

By Martin Walker An innovative transport project that helps jobseekers, reduces congestion and protects the environment is expanding following a successful funding bid. Durham County Council’s Local Motion project has been awarded £840,000 from the Department for Transport’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund to further expand the...

An art exhibition at a Newton Aycliffe school has been hailed another success. Work was presented by year 11 GCSE and BTEC students who have studied art for 5 years now at Woodham Academy. The highlight of this year’s show was the inclusion of a selection of light sculptures which the students produced as a response to the...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe's first team slipped to fifth in the NYSD League second division with a comprehensive 117-run defeat at Stokesley. Aycliffe produced arguably their worst batting performance of the season against Stokesley's second XI. Luke Telford earned the man-of-the-match for his 4 wickets for 22 runs as the home...

Sanderson Weatherall is hoping to find new occupiers for a well-known commercial site after completing its sale earlier this year. Interest in the Horndale Business Centre, the former Holiways garage site in Newton Aycliffe, has been strong since the Teesside firm of chartered surveyors, helped complete its sale. Yorkshire-based property...

Newton Aycliffe FC are reeling today after Manager Dan Mellanby resigned just a fortnight before the start of the Northern League kick-off. Club officials held an emergency crisis meeting on Monday night to decide the next steps forward. It's believed Chairman Allan Oliver and General Manager Dan Lewis are currently weighing up the...

Police have launched an investigation after a young man was left with a serious head injury after he was assaulted in Newton Aycliffe in the early hours of Thursday morning. It is believed the 25-year-old victim, who lives in north Wales, was attacked near to Woodham Burn Junior School in Humphrey Close at about 1.30am on Thursday. He...

By Martin Walker The manager of Aycliffe Shopping Centre says Newtonians should be proud of their town. Bryan Haldane is on the Great Aycliffe Neighbourhood Plan steering group and attending the launch of the consultation phase at the Youth Centre on Thursday. One of the hot potatoes regularly raised by Aycliffe residents is the...

By Martin Walker A special annual football fixture will be played this weekend, raising money for the fight against cancer. Newton Aycliffe FC have teamed up with Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group, which has been set up to help anyone that is or has been affected by cancer. And the Northern League club's annual friendly with...

By Martin Walker Great Aycliffe Town Council has revealed how residents on the town can have a real say on shaping the future of Newton Aycliffe. The council hosted its first Neighbourhood Plan meeting at the Youth Centre on Thursday, when dozens of people turned out to have their say. The first consultation phase with the public will...