By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe MP Phil Wilson has thrown his weight behind an exciting new apprenticeship enrichment programme involving all the major companies in the town. Firms including Tallents Engineering, Flymo Husqvarna, Finley Structures, Aycliffe Fabrications, Palram, EBAC and Stiller Transport are joining forces to launch an...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe have agreed terms on a deal which will see Dan Mellanby return to Moore Lane Park. The club have agreed a loan deal with Darlington and, subject to the league processing the paperwork, the former Bishop Auckland man will bolster Allan Oliver’s attacking options. Mellanby will be unable to play...

A man has been rescued from a fire in a second floor flat in Newton Aycliffe tonight. Fire crews were called to the property on Clanny Road at 9.34pm by police, who reported a carbon monoxide alarm was activating. Fire fighters forced entry to the flat and rescued a man, who was treated at the scene by paramedics.  ...

By Martin Walker On a day when a small group of Newton Aycliffe supporters will trek nine miles to watch their team play, boss Allan Oliver is calling on his players to “stand up and be counted”. Around 15 fans will walk from Moore Lane Park to Brewery Field, the home of Spennymoor Town, on Saturday (1st September) to watch their...

A Newton Aycliffe man is facing jail after a drunken knife attack in which a soldier nearly lost his thumb. As reported in the Northern Echo, Liam Hall, who had been drinking and taking cocaine, held Paul Gray by the neck and produced a knife, which the complainant grabbed in an effort to protect himself. The pair then fell to the floor...

Paul McGeary takes a closer look at the potential reasons why Newton Aycliffe’s ailing fortunes have changed so dramatically this season... A year ago today, Newton Aycliffe lay fourth in the Northern League’s top division, having topped the table after the opening two games. Four games in, and after a Bank Holiday draw away to...

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. Paul McGeary stole a slender lead when predicting defeat at Team North last weekend, but missed the correct score by...

By Martin Walker Gary Farley admits Newton Aycliffe just have to knuckle down and “take our medicine” during what’s proving to be a difficult start to the new season. The Newtonians have lost their opening four league games, on the back of their FA Cup exit against Holker Old Boys, to compound a frustrating opening to the 2012-13...

The next meeting of the Woodham Ward Police and Communities Together (PACT) will be held next week. Durham Constabulary is dedicated to making your neighbourhood safer. If you have any issues affecting your quality of life and want to discuss it with your Neighbourhood Policing Team then get involved in your local PACT meeting. This is...

The fascinating story of how the body of a soldier was discovered and identified almost a century after his death is to be recounted by a local historian. Alastair Fraser will discuss the find on the French battlefield when he visits the DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery on Saturday 8th September. A rare book specialist at Durham...