Newton Aycliffe 1, Team Northumbria 2 On the day that Newton Aycliffe FC remembered Club legend Frank Swinburne, the team were unable to produce the win they so wanted to dedicate to his memory. It is a year since the club lost one of their greatest supporters, and they had hoped to mark the occasion by securing their first division...

By Martin Walker Football players and fans will remember local legend Frank Swinburne when Newton Aycliffe play Team Northumbria today. Frankie passed away on Sunday 24th March last year - leaving an irreplaceable void at Aycliffe and the Big Club - and Monday will mark a year since his passing. A minute's applause will take place...

By Martin Walker Aycliffe police officers have recovered an amount of drugs in a raid carried out on Friday afternoon. Two people - the male and female occupants of the house on Silkin Way in the town - were still in custody this morning after a "reasonable" amount of cannabis was recovered. The pair were suspected of dealing weed...

By Martin Walker Two Newton Aycliffe teachers will go head-to-head on the football field this weekend! Woodham Sports Academy director Liam Clough will take on his pal Peter Watling, cover supervisor at Woodham Academy, when Newton Aycliffe take on Team Northumbria in the Northern League on Saturday. Aycliffe left-back Clough admits...

By Martin Walker Hitachi Rail Europe has announced it’s planning to relocate its global headquarters to the UK in what is a fantastic development for Newton Aycliffe. The manufacturer of the first Japanese bullet train is to move its HQ to London from Tokyo in a move that could create thousands of new jobs. Hitachi, which is...

Woodham Academy has just embarked upon an innovative Digital Leaders initiative. Several students applied for a position and only the best were accepted. Mr Smith, Director of ICT, said: “The standard of applications were really high. It was a difficult choice but it is important position which requires a good level of...

Newton Aycliffe FC slipped to their third defeat in seven days on Wednesday night, as they lost 2-0 to league leaders Celtic Nation. On the back of the away losses at Dunston and Whitley Bay, it was a game that even the most ardent Aycliffe fan expected little from. However, boss Allan Oliver can be proud of the way his players stuck to...

A County Durham company that hires and trains lorry drivers is warning the industry faces its own bottle neck of untrained motorists this year. Driver Hire Darlington, an Aycliffe-based franchise of the national firm, say the transport and logistics sectors are approaching a critical period, as thousands of drivers – hundreds in the...

More than 250 people are counting the cost after committing environmental offences in County Durham. Durham County Council’s Neighbourhood Protection Team tackles issues including littering, flytipping and dog fouling across the county. As well as running educational and awareness-raising campaigns, the team also targets those who...

Police are investigating after mindless thugs vandalised two cars in the town at the weekend. In the early hours of last Saturday morning (15th March), suspects scratched paintwork on two cars in the Guthrum Place area, while another had a paving slab thrown through its rear window. The vehicles involved were a silver Ford Mondeo, a red...