Newton Aycliffe Spartans coach, John Johnston, will deliver high-quality softball coaching to elite athletes at Woodham Sports Academy when Woodham Academy opens next month. John, a level 2 Baseball/Softball sports coach, set up the Newton Aycliffe Spartans baseball club when he realised that there were no other clubs in the area. The...

A revamped service enabling people to contact the council from the comfort of their couch is being showcased next week. Looking Local can bring access to Durham County Council services into people’s living rooms through their television sets – and people are being given the chance to find out more. An event is being held at the...

A police firearms team was called out to the Tesco area of Newton Aycliffe on Tuesday after a knife was found. Shortly after 2pm on Tuesday, police were alerted after a man had been seen trying the doors of cars parked in the disabled bay of the Tesco car park. When officers arrived they found the suspect’s car, a Subaru Legacy, in the...

Pictures from Aycliffe’s FA Cup replay defeat at Holker Old Boys on Tuesday night... ...

A steel firm hope to regenerate a once thriving factory which has been left dilapidated for years. The old Presswork Metals building on Aycliffe Business Park has fallen into a state of disrepair after being left to rot since the company closed four years ago. Now a neighbouring firm which specialises in steel fabrication is branching...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe suffered more misery in the FA Cup as they were knocked out at the first hurdle by Holker Old Boys after a 3-0 defeat. Aycliffe were on top for an hour but Kris Hughes’s missed penalty saw the tie turn in Holker’s favour, as they scored three late goals to progress to the preliminary qualifying round...

By Martin Walker Police seized an off-road trial bike that was causing anti-social problems in the Horndale area of Newton Aycliffe. A male aged 25 was stopped on his Mini Moto in the Waskerley Walk area of the town last week, after police received intelligence in relation to an off-road bike driving in that area. PCSO Mike Welch and...

Woodham College continues to push technological boundaries as it becomes one of a only a few schools in the country to have its own iPhone app. From within the app you can access key dates such as parents’ evenings and concert dates. Students can build their own timetable and record assessment data to help them track performance progress...

By Martin Walker A Shildon man has been arrested and charged for a theft from a vehicle in Newton Aycliffe. As revealed in Sergeant Mark Edwards’ regular blog on Aycliffe Today, the force’s Serious Crime Team arrested the 26-year-old male from Shildon in relation to the theft of property from a motor vehicle in the Pinewood Close...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe go to Barrow-in-Furness tonight, still looking for their first-ever FA Cup victory. But skipper Sean Tarling is confident the Newtonians can make amends for Saturday’s draw by going through to the next round. Allan Oliver’s side were sluggish on Saturday and drew 1-1 with Cumbrian side Holker Old...