By Martin Walker Aycliffe Rugby coach Bob Malvern says it’s a “massive coup” to get England legend Rob Andrew down to the club this weekend. Andrew will visit Aycliffe Sports Club this weekend to help celebrate a fundraising testimonial match. Aycliffe Rugby Club have organised the special game to celebrate player-coach Bob...

Zumba lovers came out in force as Greenfield School played host to the Banana Army’s recent Zumbathon in aid of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. With the lure of cakes and photo-booth fun provided by the event sponsor Boothalicious, the crowded room wiggled, whooped, shimmied and shook their way through 2 hours of Zumba moves. The...

A range of activities for young people continue during the school holidays, and there’s more on Thursday. Durham Council’s Extended School Services, working in partnership with Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) have produced a leaflet listing more than a hundred activities for youngsters in Aycliffe during the school...

By Martin Walker Troubled car dealer Holiways Ford are said to be on the brink of bankruptcy, Aycliffe Today understands. An employee of the Newton Aycliffe-based company has told us the firm has been placed into receivership, with crippling debts of £1.6m. Holiways are refusing to confirm or deny the rumours, and only today refused...

By Martin Walker Allan Oliver says Aycliffe are “as ready as we’ll ever be”, with just four days to the start of the new Ebac Northern League season to go. Aycliffe begin the 2012-13 campaign in the extra preliminary round of the FA Cup with Budweiser this Saturday, at home to Barrow-in-Furness side Holker Old Boys at Moore Lane...

A new initiative to get young people and families involved in local activities will be showcased in a new marquee at this year’s Great Aycliffe Show. The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) through the Sedgefield Health Network is involved in a new initiative involving organisations such as Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP),...

A range of activities for young people continue during the school holidays, and there’s more on Wednesday. Durham Council’s Extended School Services, working in partnership with Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) have produced a leaflet listing more than a hundred activities for youngsters in Aycliffe during the school...

EXCLUSIVE by Martin Walker England rugby legend Rob Andrew MBE will visit Aycliffe Sports Club this weekend to help celebrate a fundraising testimonial match. Aycliffe Rugby Club have organised the special game as a gesture to player-coach Bob Malvern, whose select XV will take part in a charity testimonial match to mark his retirement...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week’s TV highlights... Five Picks of the Week CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Tuesday 9pm, Channel 5. The team are set the task of investigating the death of a driver who died after an explosion in a desert race. As the CSI’s begin to draw up a list of suspects, they are thrown a curveball when they...

By Martin Walker MP Phil Wilson says two exciting developments for the town will mark the beginning of a brand new era for Newton Aycliffe. Mr Wilson, the Labour MP for Sedgefield, led a successful campaign to bring Hitachi Rail Europe’s Intercity Express Programme to Aycliffe last month. The £4.5bn deal will bring almost 1,000...