A Newton Aycliffe fireworks display which was cancelled after an increase in visitors raised "serious" safety concerns could go ahead this year. Safety officers advised Great Aycliffe Town Council to cancel the 2013 event after it became "too large" to manage. The council hopes it can now be "resurrected", after plans were drawn up to...

Elderly people who have chronic muscle pain are at a significantly increased risk of having heart disease – researchers at Teesside University have found. Almost half of elderly people who have suffered chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) go on to suffer cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers suggest. And people aged over...

Two pupils from Stephenson Way have been chosen as part of Newton Aycliffe Library’s young librarian scheme. Millie and Kurtis showed in their applications that they possessed the dedication and enthusiasm required to earn a place on the programme, which led to them being selected and starting their roles during the half term...

By Martin Walker Middlesbrough FC legend Bernie Slaven has suggested Boro demolish the Riverside Stadium and turn it into a Tesco if they fail to score at home to Ipswich Town this weekend! In a blog on his official website, the outspoken Scot, who’s set to appear at a Three Legends event in Newton Aycliffe on Friday 28th March, has...

Growthfunders, the North of England’s first online equity crowdfunding platform, has been launched to match ambitious entrepreneurs with great business ideas to a range of investors to create and grow exciting businesses. The site allows businesses and ideas with high growth potential to garner support from a wide range of investors,...

The last man to win silverware for a North-East club has told how preparation is the key to winning any big game. Steve McClaren guided Middlesbrough to League Cup glory back in 2004. The weekend marked the 10th anniversary of Boro’s historic victory at the Millennium Stadium, as fellow North-East side Sunderland lost the same cup...

Newton Aycliffe FC have had a week to forget, with two heavy defeats plunging them right back into a relegation struggle with the final 10 games of the season approaching. After a 5-1 defeat at home to Durham City last Wednesday, the Newtonians were beaten 4-1 at Consett on Saturday. Possibly the only bright point to have emerged from...

By Martin Walker Woodham Golf Club has been put up for sale by an estate agent acting on behalf of the administrators for the troubled course. Woodham closed last November after mounting financial problems took their toll and it was plunged into administrations by its Irish owners, Washington Developments Ltd. Now, estate agents...

By Martin Walker iPad trickster Kirsty Cox has been ordered to pay back just £37,000 to her victims by a judge. As revealed by Aycliffe Today last week, Cox was released from HM Low Newton in Durham in February month after serving just five weeks of a two-year sentence. A spokesperson for the prison told us the 37-year-old qualified...

By Martin Walker Manchester-born Sunderland legend Gary Bennett says there's only one side he'll be rooting for at Wembley this weekend. The Black Cats take on Manchester City in the Capital One Cup Final tomorrow, hoping to end a 41-year wait for a trophy. Bennett was brought up a Man City fan but played 443 games for the Wearsiders...