Teams of Durham Constabulary officers are now back on home turf after providing mutual aid to the national policing operation for the London 2012 Olympics. Around 130 officers from Durham contributed to keeping the Games safe and secure. Beat officers, and those with specialist skills, including public order officers, search teams, dog...

Newton Aycliffe go to Holker Old Boys in Barrow-in-Furness this evening to replay their FA Cup extra preliminary round tie after the two sides drew 1-1 on Saturday. See Colin McNeillie's gallery of action pictures from Saturday's game below. ...

This is Newton Aycliffe FC’s official team photo for the 2012-13 season. Back row: Anth Campbell, Josh Knox, Nathan Wilson, Kris Hughes, Scott Pocklington, Paul Broom, Stuart Owen, Luke Black, Gavin Barton. Front row: Gary Farley (chairman and assistant manager), James Oliver, Tom Hinchley, Paul Robinson, Sean Tarling (captain), Allan...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week's TV highlights... Five Picks of the Week: Frontline Police: Monday 8pm, Channel 5. The first of a six-part series which sees former detective Ray Wilding lend his police skills to officers in Essex. Wilding begins by offering his expertise to a unit conducting a drugs raid on three houses in the...

Dancers at Woodham attended the launch of Woodham Sports Academy earlier this month. Woodham Sports Academy offers high-quality coaching opportunities in a range of disciplines, including football, cricket, gymnastics, swimming, basketball, softball, table tennis and American football. Woodham Sports Academy is part of Woodham Academy...

Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today… It’s Saturday afternoon as I type this, some of the guys are out and about enjoying the (lack of) sunshine as they pound their beats. So what’s new in the world of Policing? I’m not sure about ‘new’ but here we go… Our...

Woodham College student Andrew Cumming has become one of only a few thousand people globally to get hold of an innovative new computer, the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is a small, affordable device designed to reboot the UK computing industry. The device is the size of a credit card with the top model costing a little over...

In partnership with the British American Football Association, Woodham Sports Academy will offer first-class coaching to elite athletes in the Woodham Warriors squad. The Woodham Warriors is open to all girls and boys in Years 7, 8 and 9 and is selective for older students. Having coached American Football for over ten years, coach Jon...

Aycliffe captain Sean Tarling admits the Northern League side weren’t at their best, as they drew 1-1 with Holker Old Boys today. The Newtonians will now have to replay the FA Cup extra preliminary round tie in Barrow on Tuesday night. Go to our Video Vault to see Tarling’s post-match thoughts.  ...

Newton Aycliffe 1, Holker Old Boys 1 FA Cup with Budweiser, extra preliminary round By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe are still waiting for their first FA Cup victory after a frustrating 1-1 draw with Holker Old Boys. In a dour encounter at Moore Lane Park, the Newtonians failed to convert a handful of late chances to finish off their...