Research has found keeping your staff hydrated can increase productivity by 10% - but this lot have taken it to the extreme! Staff at Water Cooler World and Driver Hire, based in the same offices at Carlton House, the HUB, have agreed to run this year’s Hamsterley 10k to raise money for the Butterwick Hospice. Boss Lisa Fleming has...

Newton Aycliffe’s end of season awards event will take place on Friday May 10th at the Sports Club. The evening will see a number of awards handed out to the players, while hit-hypnotist Adam Night will return for a second time, after bringing the roof down back in October during a performance at the club. Awards will be handed out for...

Our panel of three Aycliffe ‘experts’ give their predictions for this weekend’s game… One point is award for the correct result (win, lose or draw), and three points are awarded for the correct scoreline. Last time, Paul made a late title surge by correctly predicting the Shildon scoreline.. Scores on the Doors: Glen...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe recorded their biggest home win of the season to move out of the relegation zone. The Newtonians thrashed Bedlington Terriers 4-0 at Moore Lane Park to leapfrog Penrith, Newcastle Benfield, Billingham Town and Sunderland RCA in the table. It keeps safety in Allan Oliver’s side’s hands and wins in...

By Martin Walker Police officers had to deal with a spree of petty thefts in the town last week. Last Thursday, a 17-year-old male was arrested at Tesco for theft of a bottle of alcohol. He was dealt with by means of the Youth Offending Team. The same day, an 18-year-old male was arrested at Tesco for theft of computer games. He was...

Newton Aycliffe are now just four days away from welcoming the "Premier League" of amateur cricket to the town. Aycliffe Cricket Club's first team is due to play its first game in the North Yorkshire and South Durham (NYSD) League this weekend. Yarm will come to Aycliffe Sports Club for an historic match on Saturday (20th April),...

  The Ebac Northern League’s trail-blazing and much discussed Secret Shopper initiative, aimed at tackling offensive language and unacceptable behavior at football matches, has won a top FA award. FA Respect manager Dermot Collins said the award marked out the league as one of the very best in the country. “They have done some...

Newbottle Girls U-13s 4, Newton Aycliffe Girls U-13s 2 The under 13 girls travelled to Newbottle near Houghton-le-Spring on a bitterly cold night for their much anticipated cup final. A great crowd from Aycliffe encouraged the girls in a very tight game, but it was Lumley who made the breakthrough and followed up with a second before the...

With just five crucial games left in Newton Aycliffe's 2012-13 campaign, Glen Robertson takes a closer look at the relegation run-in and all the key remaining fixtures as the Newtonians battle to beat the drop... Newton Aycliffe face a massive two weeks in their fight to escape the drop into the Northern League second division. The Royal...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club are preparing for the biggest day in their history next weekend. After years of preparation and thousands of pounds on ground improvements, Aycliffe will begin life in the North Yorkshire and South Durham (NYSD) League next Saturday (20th April). After a number of years in the North East Durham League, their...