By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe suffered a humiliating derby defeat at home to Bishop Auckland on August Bank Holiday Monday. The Newtonians crashed to a fourth successive defeat against Bishop and now prop up the Ebac Northern League first division, having conceded 13 goals in the first four games of the season. Allan Oliver had to...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week's TV highlights... Five Picks Of The Week New Tricks: Monday 9pm, BBC1. The popular crime drama returns for a new series this week and the team are dealt an early bombshell when Jack announces he’s quitting UCOS. The team attempt to persuade Jack to stay, but before that they must deal with an...

Aycliffe's latest signing Adrian Webster talks to Aycliffe Today about joining the club, and Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Team Northumbria. Go to our Video Vault to see it now.    ...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe will take on local rivals Bishop Auckland in a mouthwatering Bank Holiday derby today. Aycliffe were beaten 3-0 at Team Northumbria on Saturday - they hope to bounce back with a derby victory today. Boss Allan Oliver said: “It’s a big game for us, not least because it’s a local derby, but we...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe slumped to a third straight defeat at Team Northumbria to mark a thoroughly miserable start to the season. Allan Oliver’s side, chronically lacking in confidence, actually produced a marginally-improved performance to their defeats against Marske United and Hebburn Town in the last week. But a lack...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe boss Allan Oliver has added three new players to his squad ahead of today’s trip to Team Northumbria. The Newtonians have snapped up ex-Darlington midfielder Adrian Webster, a former New Zealand international who has also played for Charlton Athletic and Perth Glory in Australia. Oliver has also...

Durham County Council is once again celebrating an overall improvement in GCSE results. 2012 is the tenth year that County Durham has seen an increase in pass rates, confirming the quality of education in the county’s schools. 62 per cent of pupils achieved five or more A* to C grades, including English and maths, at GCSE. This...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe will welcome back player of the year Darren Craddock for the trip to Team Northumbria on Saturday. The defender has missed the club's last three matches through work commitments, as the Newtonians lost their opening two league games and were dumped out the FA Cup by Holker Old Boys. Fellow defenders...

Seven Woodham students have amassed a staggering 86 A*/A grade GCSEs between them! Heather Archer and Aaron Hetherington both achieved 14 A*/A grades. Oliver Dobson and Josie Eldridge achieved A*/A grades in each of the 13 subjects they took. Leanne Smith, Ethan Lunn and Oliver Bainbridge all achieved double figures. All of the students...

Our panel of three football writers give their predictions on Newton Aycliffe’s game this weekend… Three points are awarded if our ‘experts’ pick the exact score, 1 point awarded if they get the result correct. All three experts again put the hex on Allan's men last weekend, as the club opened their campaign with a 1-0 defeat...