By Martin Walker Relegation-threatened Newton Aycliffe will welcome neighbours Spennymoor Town to Moore Lane Park tonight for a crucial Northern League clash. The Newtonians are hovering just above the first division drop zone with seven games to go. Third-bottom Penrith have five games in hand and are just a point behind Aycliffe -...

By Martin Walker A man has been locked up after embarking on an Easter Monday crime spree in Newton Aycliffe. On the evening of Monday (1st April), police officers arrested 30-year-old Paul Ramshaw in relation to a series of crimes that had been committed in Aycliffe area that day. Ramshaw, from the Peterlee area, had already appeared...

By Paul McGeary Newton Aycliffe signed off their travels for the season by limping to a 4-2 defeat at West Auckland Town. Allan Oliver's men now face seven home games in the next three weeks, in a bid to stave off relegation to ensure that trips to Darlington Road are still on the league calendar next season. Prolific marksman Mattie...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week's TV higlights... Five Picks Of The Week Bedtime Live: Tuesday 8pm, Channel 4. Getting children to sleep has been a problem for many families. This week, Jake Humphrey and Professor Tanya Byron tackle the problem head-on, as they look to send naughty twins and triplets to bed. The Syndicate:...

AUGUST Sat 11: Holker Old Boys (H) 1-1 FA Cup Tues 14: Holker Old Boys (A) 0-3 FA Cup replay Sat 18: Marske United (A) 0-1 Wed 22: Hebburn Town (H) 1-4 Sat 25: Team Northumbria (A) 0-3 Mon 27: Bishop Auckland (H) 1-5 SEPTEMBER Sat 1: Spennymoor Town (A) 0-2 Tues 4: Durham City (A) 2-5 Sat 8: Marske United (H) 1-0 Wed 12:...

A couple from Newton Aycliffe are celebrating after moving into the first purpose-built bungalows by homes and communities organisation livin. Mr and Mrs Reid applied for a new build bungalow after Mr Reid began suffering from arthritis resulting in him struggling to remain in the couples terraced home. The bungalows which occupy a...

Tekmar, a leading supplier of sub-sea cable protection, has recently been OHSAS 18001 accredited, enhancing their excellent Health and Safety reputation. This is the third standard they have received in recent months with the renewal of the ISO 9001 Quality Management and ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards. OHSAS 18001 is an...

A plan for reducing the harm caused by alcohol abuse will be presented to councillors next week. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve the County Durham Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy 2012-15 when they meet at County Hall on Wednesday, 10 April. The document is an updated version of a strategy originally launched in...

Aycliffe police would like to speak to the male pictured above in connection with a theft. It's alleged he left the McColls store at the Parsons Centre on Easter Monday without paying. Anyone with any information is asked to call the police on 101 or message the Neighbourhood Police Team on their Facebook page.  ...

Newton Aycliffe suffered a second successive defeat to a relegation rival, as Newcastle Benfield won 3-0 at Moore Lane Park to leave the Royal Blues scrapping for their first division status. The Newtonians went into the game with a one-point lead over their opponents after losing to South Shields on Tuesday, but the loss leaves them...