By Martin Walker In case you hadn’t noticed, and I dare say you haven’t, it’s St George’s Day today. So here at Aycliffe Today we’re encouraging everyone to do something English! The Irish enjoy a national holiday for St Patrick’s Day, while the Scottish proudly celebrate St Andrew’s Day. So why should we not...

Brodie Millichap previews this week's TV highlights... Five Picks of the Week Jungle Special Inside Nature’s Giants: Monday 8pm, Channel 4. The last of the series sees the team head to Borneo in Southeast Asia as they dissect some of nature’s wonders. Expect to see giant insects, huge trees and other oversized organisms being...

Newton Aycliffe NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his weekly blog on Aycliffe Today… Hello all, welcome back! I recently invited viewers of the NPT’s Facebook page to offer comment on our recently introduced initiative of naming persons charged with specific offences. The results were interesting to say the least – of all our...

Durham Wildcats point guard DJ Glavan, who has scooped the fans' Player of the Year award, talks to Aycliffe Today's Wildcats reporter Ryan Gillham about the side's first season in the BBL, and where his future lies. Go to our Video Vault to see the interview now  ...

By Martin Walker The multi-billion-pound contract which will create 500 direct jobs in Newton Aycliffe is expected to be finalised within weeks. But MP Phil Wilson, who led the campaign to bring Hitachi to the town, has told Aycliffe Today the complex deal is a mere formality. Hitachi has revealed that it is aiming to close the...

By Martin Walker A man has been killed in a fatal road traffic accident near Newton Aycliffe today. The accident happened between junctions 58 and 59 in the South-bound carriageway of the A1 (M), at 3.20am, when a lorry collided with the man, who was walking South on the motorway. The Volvo FH13 3x3 articulated lorry, owned by a...

A Newton Aycliffe-based multi-millionaire is to put his business in a trust to pump profits into the local community – instead of passing on his £30m fortune to his children. John Elliott will today reveal his plans for the future of Ebac, which employs 200 people at its Aycliffe factory. And his two daughters will be by his side as...

Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker talks about some exciting developments for the website… Sometimes it may appear to be quiet on the face of things – but that doesn’t necessarily mean nothing is happening behind the scenes! It has admittedly been a quiet few weeks for Aycliffe Today, but I’ve been busy working on a couple of...

Tom Warke reviews his Album of the Week, Jason Mraz’s Love Is a Four Letter Word… American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, was born in Mechanicsville, Virginia in 1977. From Czech decent through his grandfather, Mraz had a keen interest in music from an early age. In 2001 he released a live acoustic album, ‘Live at Java Joes’,...

By Paul McGeary The curtain fell on Newton Aycliffe’s season in the worst possible way as they crashed to a 4-2 reverse at home to their rivals Shildon. Former Newtonians’ striker Ben Wood opened the scoring with his sixth goal for the Railwaymen following his February move between the sides and Billy Greulish-Smith doubled the...