By Martin Walker Firefighters from Newton Aycliffe attended a house blaze in Sedgefield which killed a man earlier on Tuesday. A joint investigation by County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service and Durham Constabulary is under way. At around 1.45am on Tuesday (9th October), emergency services were alerted to a fire in a...

A leading North East based specialist software provider is set to grow thanks to fresh investment in its company at NETPark’s incubator. Global Management Platform Ltd (GMP), a tenant of Durham County Council’s groundbreaking science and technology park near Sedgefield, recently secured investment from a venture capital company...

A cash reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of an armed gang who robbed a house near Newton Aycliffe. Four masked men broke into the home of a family-of-four in Redworth, near Aycliffe, on the evening of 24th September. The £5,000 reward has been put up by the householder’s family business in an effort to find...

By Martin Walker Newtonian Jason Steele today joined up with Stuart Pearce’s England Under-21 squad ahead of their play-off double header against Serbia. And the in-form Middlesbrough goalkeeper says there’s “no better feeling” than being involved with your national team. Steele put in another man-of-the-match performance for...

This week’s stage of the Apprenticeship Awareness Competition saw guest speakers from the National Apprenticeship Service and South West Durham Training Ltd visit Woodham Academy. The aim of the session was for students to find out about apprenticeship types, the typical day of an apprentice including the time spent with the company and...

Runners are invited to take on a 5k cross-country charity challenge next month. The Muddy Mo Fun Run, which is open to men and women, takes place at Hardwick Park, Sedgefield, on Saturday 10th November. The event is being held in aid of Movember, which aims to raise awareness of men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer and...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week’s TV highlights… Five Picks Of The Week The Great British Bake Off: Tuesday 8pm, BBC2. The final four compete against each other as the amateur bakers attempt to make the final. The fab four are set the challenge of making a trio of classic patisserie confections, but drama strikes when two of...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe’s relegation battle was dealt another blow with defeat at Ashington. The Newtonians put in another plucky performance at Woodhorn Lane in Northumberland. After going a goal down in the ninth minute, midfielder Martin Young drew Allan Oliver’s side level as Aycliffe competed with their hosts. But...

By Martin Walker Newtonian Jason Steele has told Aycliffe Today his Middlesbrough team needed a slice of luck to record a much-needed 2-1 win at Watford on Saturday. Tony Mowbray’s side bounced back from two disappointing back-to-back home games this week – a defeat against Leicester followed by a draw with Derby at the Riverside –...

Council members will hear next week how the region’s largest authority is continuing to manage unprecedented reductions in spending. An update on Durham County Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan (version 3) outlines how, despite continued uncertainties regarding Government funding, the council’s plan remains on target to deliver the...