Woodham Academy students took part in the annual Children in Need fundraising fun last weekend, raising £1,000. Woodham has been raising money for the charity for the past six years, under the supervision and organisation of Jenny McLean, Student Welfare Officer. The whole school actively participated in the event, in terms of sponsored...

Newtonian Kevin Myers took part in the Bright Back To Work Programme after three months of unemployment – before he had even finished the course Kevin had been offered a position as an Assessor! Kevin, 56, had previously worked as a Recruitment Advisor with Home Group before unfortunately losing his job. After three months of...

Students from Woodham Academy spent the October half-term on the Costa Brava coast of Spain for the third consecutive year. During the course of the week students had the opportunity to visit the city of Barcelona and its many attractions, including the world famous Nou Camp Stadium, home of the current FIFA Club World Cup holders Barcelona...

By Martin Walker A 10-year-old Newton Aycliffe girl spotted a spelling mistake missed by blundering Tesco staff. Tesco Extra, in Newton Aycliffe, organised a competition for school pupils to design posters celebrating what they love most about their home town. But an embarrassing spelling mistake on the bag was missed, until spotted...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe are looking to round off November with a fourth victory of the month as they travel to Guisborough. After a wretched start to the campaign, the Newtonians have found some momentum over the past three weeks and perhaps go into the game against the Priorymen as slight favourites. Nothing would have been...

By Martin Walker Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has credited current Newton Aycliffe MP Phil Wilson for helping him “learn the value of teamwork”. Mr Blair was due to make a keynote speech in Aycliffe last Friday, at a high-profile event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Sedgefield Constituency, at the Xcel Centre on...

An exciting new FREE business magazine for Newton Aycliffe is now available! Aycliffe Today Business, a specific B2B publication produced by Mantis Media in association with Splash Print Management, will start going out across Aycliffe Business Park (ABP) from Thursday. Every business on ABP will receive a copy in the post, with the...

Our panel of three football writers give their predictions on Newton Aycliffe’s game this weekend… Three points are awarded if our ‘experts’ pick the exact score, 1 point awarded if they get the result correct. Martin and Paul clawed ground back on fence-sitting Glen last week, by both predicting victories over Team...

The next PACT (Police And Communities Together) meeting for the Woodham Ward will be held on Monday (26th November) from 6pm at Woodham Community Centre, St Elizabeth’s Close. Durham Constabulary is dedicated to making your neighbourhood safer. If you have any issues affecting your quality of life and want to discuss it with your...

A Greenfield School pupil has been awarded for his bravery and resilience in the face of traumatic health problems. Conor Radford, a year seven pupil at Greenfield Community College in the town, was awarded an ITV Brave Heart Award at a prestigious ceremony at St James' Park in Newcastle. Over the last six years, the 11-year-old, who...