By Martin Walker Lifelong Newtonian Richard Ingman is looking to form something new with local musicians to keep Aycliffe on the local gig map. Until last year Richie was the vocalist with The Fibbers, a five-piece rock band who played all over the North-East, from Whitby up to the Scottish Borders. After a winter off he now wants to...

Elphaba Business Solutions boss Zanna Bewick penned an exclusive column in our current B2B magazine, Aycliffe Today Business, which is out now. Here we print Zanna’s column on www.aycliffetoday.co.uk… “Our people are our greatest asset”. It trips off the tongue like a well known proverb – but what does it really mean? Human...

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. No-one predicted the snow storm last week, so its as you were! Scores on the Doors: Glen Robertson – 16 Paul McGeary...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe moved 10 points clear of the relegation zone with a hard-fought 0-0 draw at sixth-placed Bedlington Terriers. The Royal Blues kept a second successive clean sheet and have now been beaten just once in six outings this calendar year. Form like that has seen Allan Oliver’s side move clear of the drop...

By Martin Walker Fellow Newtonians and regular Aycliffe Today bloggers Jason Steele and Ross Turnbull go head-to-head in a special feature. Steele’s Middlesbrough side take on Turnbull’s Chelsea at the Riverside Stadium this evening, in the fifth round of the FA Cup with Budweiser. Turnbull, 28, and 22-year-old Steele are both...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe police are investigating a burglary in the town at the weekend. Between 11.20am and 12.30pm on Saturday, the burglary took place in Paulinas Road. The suspect made off down a footpath leading in to Bruce Road and is believed to have headed in the direction of Lightfoot Road. If anybody saw this...

Police are hunting a group of young men who have vandalised a building site in the Horndale area. On 19th February, at about 6pm, males have entered the building site at the end of Greenlee Garth near to Blackton Close, when some damage was caused. The Neighbourhood Policing Team would like to speak to the young male in the CCTV images...

The UK should learn lessons from sport to boost its economic performance according to manufacturing entrepreneur John Elliott. The UK’s undoubted Olympic sporting success was down to “backing winners”, the same principal should be applied to industry, argues Mr Elliott, founder and chairman of Newton Aycliffe-based manufacturing...

By Martin Walker Police officers seized a quantity of drugs from a bunch of youths in Newton Aycliffe. Last Friday night, the Aycliffe Neighbourhood Policing Team, with help from their colleauges at Shildon and the dog section, conducted an operation in the Neville Parade area of the town. A number of known youths were stopped and...

Students from Greenfield College visited Aycliffe firm Ineos as part of an Apprentice Awareness Programme. Twenty-five pupils from the school visited the site to learn about jobs and apprenticeship positions. Leanne Kennedy, who completed an apprenticeship at Aycliffe, acted as their mentor and they received contributions from Chris...