By Martin Walker Police have confirmed a meteor shower flashed across the North-East skies last night. Several Newtonians spotted the unidentified flying object around 11.30pm on Friday evening. Durham Police have said they received a flurry of calls, confirming the origins to be a meteor shower. A force spokesman said: “We were...

By Martin Walker Woodham’s Sports Academy director Liam Clough says the school wants to create its own sporting legacy after an unforgettable Olympic Games this summer. Mr Clough admits sports participation levels have decreased in recent years. But with the school’s new Sports Academy being launched by ex-pupil and Olympian Jason...

The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) are looking for volunteers to help with a new project aimed at improving the health, wellbeing and quality of life for local people. The PCP Health Buddy Scheme is aimed at people living in the Sedgefield and Wear Valley areas of County Durham. It aims to support clients who have recently been...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe are sweating on the fitness of winger Danny Lambert ahead of their trip to Newcastle Benfield at the weekend. The former Darlington and Marske speedster went off with a hamstring injury during the Brooks Mileson League Cup defeat on Tuesday night and is a doubt as the Newtonians return to league...

WEB EXCLUSIVE: By Martin Walker A troublesome old care home which has stood derelict for years will finally be demolished. Councillors yesterday voted unanimously to knock down Greenfields Nursing Home, in Alston Crescent, Horndale, and replace it with 22 affordable homes. The £2m scheme, by house building group Galliford Try and...

By Martin Walker Woodham Academy assistant headteacher Danny Morgans is really excited about the school’s new Sports Academy now being delivered. The Sports Academy delivers specialist coaching to potential elite athletes from specialist coaches in nine different sports. In a Video Interview with Aycliffe Today, Mr Morgans, who’d...

By Martin Walker Aycliffe boss Allan Oliver is confident his side will bounce back from Tuesday night’s cup defeat at Consett. The Newtonians had three key players missing in Scott Pocklington, Darren Craddock and skipper Sean Tarling. But the trio are expected to return for Saturday’s trip to Newcastle Benfield – and Oliver is...

By Martin Walker Football star Jason Steele says Woodham Academy has the right mentality to help students achieve their goals. The Middlesbrough goalkeeper and England Under-21 international, a former Woodham pupil, helped launch the school’s Sports Academy this week, handing out contracts to scholars who have signed up to new...

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service are hosting public ‘drop in’ events to raise awareness of a new ‘Day Crewing Plus’ shift system being adopted at Newton Aycliffe & Seaham fire stations. In response to reductions in government funding, the Service has sought to identify ways of reducing costs without impacting...

Manchester United fans from Newton Aycliffe have a chance to get up close and personal with a club legend who is coming to the region soon. Ex-United and Leeds star Lee Sharpe is hosting an upcoming dinner on behalf of The Philanthropic Foundation at The Sporting Lodge in Middlesbrough on November 15. Sharpe, who also turned out for...