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...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe have completed the signing of exciting young winger Danny Lambert. The former Darlington speed-merchant – who played 13 games for Craig Liddle’s Quakers side in the Blue Square Conference last season, scoring one goal – has joined Aycliffe from fellow Northern League first division side Marske...

An unemployed yob who broke another man’s ankle outside DL5 bar in Newton Aycliffe has been given a suspended prison sentence. Victim Stephen Foster broke his ankle when he was pushed over by Daniel Prince – minutes after he suffered a cut mouth when he was assaulted inside the pub. As reported in the Northern Echo, Mr Foster, 24,...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week’s TV highlights… Five Picks Of The Week Derren Brown: Svengali: Tuesday 9pm, Channel 4. The Illusionist’s live show, at the sold-out Theatre Royal in Nottingham, in which he attempts to extract secret confessions from the captivated audience. Derren looks to play mind games and he also delves...

By Martin Walker Footy legend Ray Parlour starred at a fundraising event for Newton Aycliffe FC on Friday night. The former England, Arsenal and Middlesbrough midfielder was the guest speaker at the club’s latest event, held at the town’s Working Men’s Club. Parlour, pictured with club president and Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson...

A Newton Aycliffe school embroiled in an exam investigation has had some of its Sats scores annulled. Marks for mental maths and English reading for year six pupils at Vane Road Primary School have been declared invalid following concerns about the alleged manipulation of the test marks. As reported in the Northern Echo, the decision...

A Newton Aycliffe man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for supplying drugs. As revealed by NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards in his regular blog on Aycliffe Today, Stephen Colin Ord, 50, from the town, pleaded guilty to drugs supply offences at Durham Crown Court on 7th September. He was committed to prison for two years and seven...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe won their first-ever FA Vase game in a victory marred by two red cards. The Newtonians claimed a hard-working but much-needed win at Wearside League side Willington to book a first round home tie with second division side Esh Winning. But dismissals for star striker Dan Mellanby and young defender...