By Paul McGeary Newton Aycliffe last night pulled off a shock swoop for Darlington forward Sean Reay. And the 23-year-old striker goes straight into Aycliffe's squad for tonight's home game with Penrith. On Tuesday afternoon Aycliffe boss Allan Oliver sealed an agreement which will see Reay released from his Quakers contract, despite...

Police are appealing for help to find the owners of a large number of horses which appeared on the streets of Newton Aycliffe last night. A spokeswoman for Durham Police said 17 horses strayed onto roads in the Moore Lane and Greenfield Way area of the town. Anyone with information about who might own the animals is asked to contact...

Colin McNeillie's gallery of action pictures from Newton Aycliffe's 3-1 win at Penrith on Saturday is below. AYCLIFFE GO SIX POINTS CLEAR Match Report ...

Police in Newton Aycliffe are wishing to speak to the male in this image, taken from a CCTV camera, in relation to a theft of air fresheners from Poundstretcher at around 9.45am last Thursday (13th December). Can anyone with any information contact the Neighbourhood Police Team at Newton Aycliffe on 101 or e-mail Sgt Mark Edwards at...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week’s TV highlights… Five Picks Of The Week Bad Santas: Monday 9pm, Channel 4. The first of a two-part documentary, to be concluded the following night, exploring what challenges unemployed men must meet at one of the UK’s most successful Santa schools in order to work in Santa’s grotto. We...

Students from Woodham Academy took to the stage for their annual Christmas concert. Around 60 students altogether were involved in the performance, from newer members of Year 7 to the regular faces of Year 11 students. A new addition to this year’s programme was the inclusion of Woodham Dance Academy, which was launched in...

A Newton Aycliffe man has been jailed for burgling a factory on Aycliffe Business Park. As revealed by Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards in his latest blog on Aycliffe Today, Craig Richard Blackburn, 32, from Aycliffe, was convicted at Durham Crown Court for offences of burglary committed at Aclet Electronics in November...

Newton Aycliffe are now six points clear of the relegation places in the Ebac Northern League first division. Their 3-1 win at Penrith on Saturday saw them leapfrog Durham into 19th in the table (sixth-bottom) after Durham’s 4-0 defeat at home to Darlington. Read our Match Report here. Ebac Northern League Division One...

A Newton Aycliffe man was let-off with a conditional discharge after causing damage to a vehicle. As revealed by Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards in his latest blog on Aycliffe Today, Gary Cameron, 38, from the town, was convicted at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court on Wednesday (12th December) of causing criminal damage to...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe came from behind to record a hugely important 3-1 victory against Penrith. Steven Rigg gave the home side an eighth-minute lead, but Danny Earl netted a second-half brace and Danny Lambert added a third as the Newtonians moved six points clear of their opponents and leapfrogged Durham in the...