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...

Around 15 Newton Aycliffe supporters will walk all the way from the town to Spennymoor this weekend, to see their side take on the three-times champions. In a fundraising effort dubbed ‘Marching On Together’, the supporters will trek the nine miles or so from Moore Lane Park to Brewery Field on Saturday. Organiser Barry Waters...

See Colin McNeillie’s gallery of action pictures from Newton Aycliffe’s 5-1 defeat at home to Bishop Auckland below. Click here to read our Match Report. Click here to see boss Allan Oliver’s post-match reaction. ...

Two men have been arrested following a burglary in Newton Aycliffe recently. In his regular blog on Aycliffe Today, Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards has revealed the two men were arrested in connection with the burglary, which happened in the Boews Road area of the town. A 35-year-old male and a 45-year-old male have both...

A Newton Aycliffe student has achieved two top GCSE results – a year ahead of his classmates. Woodham year 10 pupil Adam Nicholas celebrated a pair of A* GCSE results in both French and German last week. He will now be given the opportunity to take GCSE Latin in September with a view to studying Modern Languages at Oxford or...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe manager Allan Oliver has questioned the commitment of some of his missing players after a humiliating defeat at home to Bishop Auckland. And he has warned his troops there will be new faces coming in to improve the squad. The Newtonians were soundly beaten 5-1 by the Two Blues at Moore Lane Park on...