By Glen Robertson James Askew won the annual Newton Aycliffe 10k for the second successive year, on the day the Olympic torch visited the town. Askew, who runs for Durham City Harriers, finished with a time of 32 minutes and 18 seconds to finish just one second ahead of 2010 winner James Bulman. Rosie Smith, from the Durham Harriers,...

Aycliffe Today Sports Editor and Newton Aycliffe FC reporter Glen Robertson continues his daily Euro 2012 blog… DAY TWELVE REVIEW England 1-0 Ukraine Sweden 2-0 France England are through to the quarter-finals, and they have avoided Spain. Great, right?  Well, we’ll see. It was a professional job by England, but it could...

By Glen Robertson The further development of partnership work will lead to more employment opportunities for 18 to 24-year-olds in County Durham, the council will hear later this month. Research into the current support available to increase young people’s employment opportunities in County Durham has been carried out, at the request...

Aycliffe Today Sports Editor and Newton Aycliffe FC reporter Glen Robertson continues his daily Euro 2012 blog… DAY ELEVEN REVIEW Spain 1-0 Croatia Italy 2-0 Ireland Another tense and thrilling end to a group, as Spain and Italy just about progress to the quarter-finals.  But it could have been so different. A last minute...

Thousands of people lined the streets of Newton Aycliffe and Middridge as the Olympic torch paid a visit during its North-East leg of the tour.  Here's our image gallery - see if you can spot yourself in the crowds! A big thanks to Colin McNeille, Ian Robertson (Middridge), Ryan Gillham, David Stocks, Cathie Pickering and Andrew Robson who...

By Glen Robertson Thousands of people lined the streets of Newton Aycliffe and Middridge as the Olympic torch paid a visit during its North-East leg of the tour. The 70-day relay is taking in the entire country, with 8,000 torchbearers carrying the flame on its journey to the Olympic Stadium in London. The Olympics hasn’t been held...

A North East media company is giving businesses an online boost with the launch of a new viral payment scheme. Anson Corporate Media, based in Newton Aycliffe, has introduced its unique viewing charge to enable companies to promote and generate more business online without having to manage up-front costs. Having established an ability to...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week's TV highlights... Five Picks of the Week The Secret Millionaire: Monday 9pm, Channel 4. Telecoms tycoon Philip Johnston is the millionaire that goes undercover in Swansea this week. Johnston goes on a personal crusade where he meets a couple raising money to pay for treatment for their...

Aycliffe Today Sports Editor and Newton Aycliffe FC reporter Glen Robertson continues his daily Euro 2012 blog… DAY TEN REVIEW Germany 2-1 Denmark Portugal 2-1 Netherlands The Group of Death was always going to claim a high profile victim, but you’d have had a job convincing anyone beforehand that, not only would the...

By Glen Robertson Football fans are frantically clearing their diaries this morning after the 2012/13 season fixtures were released. And Sunderland and Newcastle fans will both be keeping October 20 2012 and April 13 2013 clear for the Tyne-Wear derbies. Newcastle travel to the Stadium of Light in October, looking to extend their...