By Martin Walker Northern League club Newton Aycliffe are making tickets for their huge derby with Darlington available to buy in advance. Internet reports had been circulating that Aycliffe were considering increasing their normal admission, of £5 adults and £3 concessions, for the Quakers clash on Saturday 8th December. So the...

Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre are thrilled to announce the launch of their new pilot project “Little Gems”. The 13-week project will be every Monday and Friday morning, 10-11am, beginning Monday 26th November. This project has been made possible through the Great Aycliffe and Middridge (GAMP) Area Action Partnership small grants...

A team of eight Year 8 Woodham students took part in the launch event for the Future Business Magnates 2013 at the Xcel Centre last week. The competition is run by Durham County Council each year.  It seeks to encourage young budding entrepreneurs to set up and run a business, teaching them crucial entrepreneurial and leadership skills...

Residents and communities are being asked for their views on how playgrounds should be distributed throughout the county in the future. Durham County Council is currently reviewing its fixed play sites to ensure that they are shared more fairly, and better meet community needs. Cllr Maria Plews, Cabinet member for leisure, libraries and...

A Poodle was savagely attacked and killed by another dog while walking with its owner in Newton Aycliffe. Twelve-year-old Pepe – similar to the Poodle pictured above – was on the lead in Bamburgh Crescent on November 6 when a Staffordshire bull terrier cross dragged it on to a grass verge and savaged it. The owner of the...

By Martin Walker A special Wood head-to-head showdown is the main feature of Newton Aycliffe’s award-winning match programme this weekend. Mark Wood made a long-awaited return to the Newton Aycliffe set-up last month. After a short stint working in Bermuda, the former club captain returned ready for action and has put in a number of...

Hundreds of people attended a Jobs Fair held in Newton Aycliffe this week. Around 500 visitors went through the doors at Aycliffe Youth Centre yesterday (Wednesday 14th November) as 40 organisations had stalls on show. Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) organised the Fair, in conjunction with livin. Exhibitors included...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe look to achieve back-to-back victories for the first time this season as they welcome Team Northumbria to Moore Lane Park. The Newtonians pulled off a superb 5-0 victory away at Norton & Stockton Ancients in a must win-encounter, and can now move out of the bottom three if they can win again on...

Woodham Academy held their annual Careers Fair for Year 11 and Year 10 students and their parents today (Thursday 15th November). The aim of the event is to allow students to find out further information about a particular career or post 16 progression route. Students can pick up applications and prospectuses, as well as get advice from...

Two home games have been added to Aycliffe’s already busy December schedule. the Newtonians will now welcome Celtic Nation to Moore Lane Park on Wednesday 5th December, as well as Penrith on Wednesday 19th December. Aycliffe already have home games with Durham City, Darlington and South Shields in December, as well as a trip to Penrith...