Newton Aycliffe legend Dan Mellanby has joined Northern League new boys Darlington. The Quakers have snapped up the 33-year-old forward as Quakers new boss Martin Gray starts to rebuild the shattered club ready for an assault back up the footballing pyramid. Mellanby has been a central figure in Aycliffe’s meteoric rise from the parks...

By Martin Walker If you hadn’t noticed, it’s the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this weekend! What are you doing to celebrate? Are you going to a garden party? Are you throwing a party? We want to share your pictures and videos with our readers next week, so get them sent in! Send all your pictures and videos to:...

By Martin Walker A bunch of work colleagues from Newton Aycliffe are preparing themselves for one of their biggest-ever challenges this weekend! Fifteen members of staff at housing charity ROCSOLID, based at Hope House in the Horndale area of the town, are attempting to complete the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge, starting at 12noon on...

By Martin Walker Hundreds of children in Newton Aycliffe will go home with a Diamond Jubilee memento this weekend thanks to council cash. Every child who attends school in the town will receive a special commemorative mug, while secondary school pupils will also receive a Jubilee pen. The gifts have been provided thanks to funding...

By Martin Walker Ross Turnbull is urging the people of Newton Aycliffe to rally behind the town’s football club this summer. The former Middlesbrough goalkeeper, originally from Aycliffe who joined Chelsea three years ago, says if everyone does their bit, his hometown club can build on the “great things” they’ve achieved in...

By Martin Walker The Huntsman pub in Newton Aycliffe is getting into the British spirit this summer with a specially-themed fundraising night. The popular Woodham pub has organised a Royal Family fancy dress karaoke night next Saturday (9th June). The event is to raise funds for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), and...

By Martin Walker Police are appealing for information after two incidents of car crime were reported in Newton Aycliffe recently. The Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team (NPT) have told Aycliffe Today about the following crimes… Overnight on Friday 27th May, four wheel trims were stolen from a vehicle in Osric Place. Police are...

A construction open day, hosted by Hitachi Rail Europe, Merchant Place Developments and Business Durham, is to be held at the Xcel Centre in Aycliffe later this month. The focus of the day, on Thursday 28th June, will be specifically on the site development, construction and building fit-out activity for the development on Merchant Place...

Newton Aycliffe Spartans are holding their first-ever Family Day at Horndale Avenue, Newton Aycliffe on Sunday (June 3). The North-East's only baseball club are looking to enhance their reputation in the local community by hosting an inaugural Family Day, which gets underway at 12 noon on Sunday opposite Greenfield School. It is a little...

Communities in County Durham are being urged to minimise waste following their Jubilee celebrations this weekend. People are being encouraged to enjoy a Big Jubilee Lunch on Sunday to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The Big Jubilee Lunch is based on an idea from The Eden Project, which is aimed at getting as many people...