A series of swimming open evenings are being held at leisure centres in County Durham next week – including Aycliffe. Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre is hosting the Learn to Swim open evenings, where teaching staff will be on hand to give information to people interested in starting lessons. The centres offer a range of swimming...

Jason Steele was back at his old school this week - dishing out contracts to young aspiring athletes. The Middlesbrough goalkeeper returned to Woodham Academy on Wednesday night to give dozens of pupils their new Woodham Sports Academy contracts. Full details to follow soon. Meanwhile, go to our Video Vault to see our exclusive...

Unpaid carers in County Durham are being offered the chance to take a well-earned break from their responsibilities. Durham County Council and NHS County Durham and Darlington have once again secured funding to help some of the 57,000 unpaid carers in the area take some time out for themselves. The Government cash can be used to pay for...

A project to bring high-speed broadband to thousands more homes in County Durham has been given another stamp of approval. Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) has given Durham County Council the official go-ahead to move into the procurement phase of its Digital Durham programme. The move means the authority can now start the process of...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe were knocked out of the Brooks Mileson League Cup after a 7-2 defeat at Consett. Consett front men Michael Mackay and Luke Sullivan shared seven goals between them as Aycliffe conceded five in the last 25 minutes. The game had looked tight before, with Daniel Earl (pictured) and Nathan Wilson’s...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe’s new signing Danny Lambert says it was his close pal Danny Earl who persuaded him to sign for the Newtonians. Former Darlington winger Lambert completed his move from fellow Northern League side Marske United this week. The speedy 19-year-old will go straight into Aycliffe’s squad for tonight’s...

The Woodham Warriors American Football team from Woodham Academy played their first game in the American High School League of Europe on Saturday. The Warriors travelled to Menwith Hill RAF base near Harrogate to take on Menwith Hill High School, made up of American students from the military base. Woodham went into the game on the back...

Durham County Council recently announced its partnership with disability organisation DisabledGo to produce a 1,000-venue access guide to the area. DisabledGo, who provide detailed access information to over 100,000 venues across the UK and Ireland, will collate detailed information on a wide range of buildings and venues including shops,...

Careless motorists in County Durham are helping fund an award-winning police scheme for young drivers. Since it began in 2001, ‘WiseDrive – Drive for Life’ has seen more than 12,000 students visit the Aykley Heads site in Durham to learn about a range of road safety issues. The project was launched after research showed those aged...

A whole bunch of runners from Newton Aycliffe’s Banana Army pounded the pavements of Tyneside to raise vital funds for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. Sporting their trademark yellow shirts, the families ran first on Saturday 15th September. Grace Everson, Skye Johnson, Isaac, Jacob and Dominic Hume, Ava Wilkes and Harry & Tom...