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 fantastic victory last week, so the scores remain as they were! Scores Glen Robertson – 16 Paul...

A leading North-East media company has added a creative writer to its ranks. Newton Aycliffe-based HPM Group has evolved in recent years to become a multi-service agency specialising in visual communications and marketing. But now it has added a new area of expertise to its services, with the appointment of copy writing and PR consultant...

More than 80 fixed penalty notices for enviro crimes such as littering and dog fouling were issued during a one-month period in County Durham. Durham County Council neighbourhood wardens are working hard to stop people committing these offences to make County Durham a cleaner, greener place in which to live and work. They work in...

County Durham and Darlington Fire Authority has set its budget and council tax for 2013/14. The Authority has agreed a budget of £30.032m for the year, a reduction of 1.8% on the 2012/13 position. The Authority has also agreed to freeze council tax meaning that residents in County Durham and Darlington will not face an increase in their...

AYCLIFFE IS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE Business Durham managing director Stewart Watkins penned an exclusive column in our current B2B magazine, Aycliffe Today Business, which is out now. Here we print Stewart's column on www.aycliffetoday.co.uk... My job constantly surprises as I see more and more examples of world class...

By Martin Walker Durham County Council’s revised savings target could top the £200m-mark when yet further Government cuts come into force. Our local authority says additional predicted cut-backs could mean its savings over a six-year period, between 2011 and 2017, will increase from an original 28% to 36% - a staggering £200m. It...

Great Aycliffe Town Council are constantly looking for new and interesting ways to engage local people in their local environment. A series of countryside half term events for the whole family themed around animals and where they live will be taking place next week over the school half term. Interesting and exotic creatures both large...

By Martin Walker Dozens of people attended MP Phil Wilson’s first welfare surgery in Newton Aycliffe on Saturday. Mr Wilson, the Labour MP for Sedgefield, has pulled together a number of agencies to help local people in his Constituency to cope with more hard-hitting welfare reform cuts due in April. Around 50 people sought advice...

By Ryan Gillham Durham Wildcats were overturned in a 73-99 defeat against an impressive Glasgow Rocks at Durham University’s Stockton Riverside Campus. Glasgow came out of the blocks early on with some trigger shooting from beyond the three point line to open up a nine-point lead at 3-12. Sterling Davis started to work well in the...

Colin McNeillie's gallery of action pictures from Newton Aycliffe's impressive 2-0 win at Dunston on Saturday, below. Click here to read our Match Report ...