By Martin Walker A Heighington mas has been handed nine points and a hefty fine for a motoring offence. As revealed by NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards in his regular blog on Aycliffe Today, Thomas Gordon Watson, 53, from Heighington, was convicted at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court for driving without due care and attention. He was fined...

Colin McNeillie's gallery of action pictures from Newton Aycliffe's 1-1 draw at home to Billingham Synthonia. ...

A Newton Aycliffe man who suffered a cardiac arrest after witnessing a neighbourhood dispute has thanked the police and paramedics for saving his life. As reported in the Northern Echo, police were called to a street in the town at 5.45pm on Wednesday (17th October), following reports of a disturbance involving several people. As the...

Whether it’s Haway the Lads, or Howay the Lads, the biggest game of the North-East football calendar kicks off at 1.30pm today – and Aycliffe Sports Club have got the big match live. The Wear-Tyne derby at the Stadium of Light is a sell-out, but football fans can watch every kick in the Sports Club. With widescreen plasma TVs and...

By Martin Walker A Great Aycliffe Town Councillor is due to appear in court next month charged with harassment. Police officers arrested a number of people earlier this week, regarding an alleged running neighbourhood dispute in the Rowan Place area of the town. The arrests included Independent Town Councillor Irene Hewitson, 54, and...

By Martin Walker The demolition of a troublesome old care home which has stood derelict for years started this week. Local residents cheered as workmen began laying into Greenfields Nursing Home, in Alston Crescent, Horndale, on Thursday. “I think it is marvelous,” said Councillor Dorothy Bowman. “There have been problems on...

By Martin Walker A FREE souvenir programme has been produced for Newton Aycliffe WMC’s All England Cup game on Sunday. Boro goalkeeper and Newtonian Jason Steele will see his Big Club side take on Winlaton Commercial in the first round of the FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup tomorrow (10.30am kick-off) – it’s Aycliffe Club’s first-ever...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe Big Club are expecting a huge turnout for their historic FA Sunday Cup match in the town tomorrow. Jason Steele’s side will take on Winlaton Commercial in the first round of the All England Cup – the club’s first-ever game in the ‘FA Cup of Sunday morning football’ – at Aycliffe FC’s Moore...

NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today… Hello again Newtonians, I would just like to start this edition by taking the opportunity to reaffirm to readers what the NPT are exactly and what we deal with. Neighbourhood Policing Teams work within the Communities addressing those issues that cannot be...

By Martin Walker Hitachi Rail Europe say their heavy involvement in this year’s Oktoberfest event shows their commitment to Newton Aycliffe. Organisers of Durham Oktoberfest, held at the Xcel Centre in Newton Aycliffe, say this year’s event was the best yet. The event provides a platform for engineering and manufacturing companies...