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. Glen stretched his lead by a point by predicting a Shildon victory. Glen Robertson - 10 Paul McGeary - 8 Martin...

Welfare reforms, mental health and the hidden poor are among the issues to be discussed at a day of listening, learning and sharing in Newton Aycliffe next week. The free workshops take place at St Clare’s Church on St Cuthbert’s Way from 9am to 3pm on Friday, 23rd November, and are aimed at supporting people with money...

A Newtonian who work for a leading provider of home-based care has been promoted. Amanda Jackson, pictured middle left in the picture above, already held an executive position at the Darlington-based company having been promoted since joining Heritage in 2008 as departmental managers. The 44-year-old will combine her new board position...

People who live and work in the Newton Aycliffe area are being encouraged to get involved in the November Area Action Partnership forum. The Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) is made up of local councillors from both the Town and County Council, and partners including the fire service, police, livin and various other groups...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe stormed to their first away win of the season with a five-goal rout at Norton on Wednesday night. Teesside boys Fred Woodhouse, Danny Earl and Danny Lambert – all from nearby Stockton – ran riot at Norton Sports Complex as Aycliffe chalked up their biggest result of the season. Woodhouse fired a...

Additional checks on children’s weight should be carried out to provide a better understanding of obesity levels, Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be told on Wednesday. Information on children’s height and weight is currently gathered when youngsters are in Reception Class (age 4/5) and when they are in Year 6 (age 10/11) through...

Durham County Councillors are being asked to give the Armed Forces added priority in getting houses to rent. A report to the Cabinet tomorrow, just three days after Remembrance Day, recommends the move when it comes to bidding for advertised properties. Durham County Council’s Cabinet member for Housing, Cllr Clive Robson, said: “We...

Pupils from all the primary schools across Newton Aycliffe enjoyed an exciting new holiday programme at Woodham Academy during the October half-term break. The Academy has teamed up with Education Enterprise Legacy (EEL) to offer specialist dance, gymnastics and sports coaching. Following on from its success in the summer, EEL now has...

Rehearsals are well under way at Woodham Academy for this year’s Christmas Concert. As usual, this year’s variety performance will feature performances from a wide variety of talented students from years 7 through to 11. Woodham Samba Band, Jazz Band, Instrumental Group, and Woodham Sound are all preparing Christmas-themed...

The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) has been awarded ISO 9001 certification which recognises the quality of the service it delivers to customers. ISO9001 is a rigorous set of quality standards which ensures the highest levels of service and procedures are adhered to in order to provide the best possible customer experience. PCP’s...