Aycliffe Today readers can win an exclusive V.I.P. package as part of an exciting new competition. We’ve teamed up with DL5 Sports Bar in the town to offer the package for eight people. It will include eight passes for the V.I.P. area at DL5, two bottles of champagne, two bottles of shots and 12 bottles of Alco pops. How do you win...

Engineering students proved they had the power to impress judges with their designs to harness energy. Darlington College students Gareth Sloane, from Newton Aycliffe, and Jordan Marsh, from Richmond, have secured opportunities with four major employers – and £12,000 bursaries each to help pay for future studies. The Level 3 extended...

Tom Warke reviews his album of the week, Little Broken Hearts by Norah Jones... Nine-time Grammy Award winner, Norah Jones, is an American singer-songwriter born in March 1979. Born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar in Brooklyn, New York, she changed her name at sixteen to Norah Jones. From an early age, Jones enjoyed music, singing in the...

By Martin Walker Two men have been charged with burglaries in the Guthrum Place area of Newton Aycliffe. The pair, both from the town, were arrested earlier this week after two burglaries were reported. In his latest blog on Aycliffe Today, Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards has revealed they’re now due to appear before...

Former Newton Aycliffe striker Dale Jardine (pictured) scored the last goal of the Northern League first division season, as his new club Sunderland RCA beat Dunston UTS 2-1. Jardine, who left Moore Lane Park in March, scored a last gasp winner as the Ryhope club ended the season in fourth, two points adrift of Dunston in...

Newton Aycliffe NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his weekly blog on Aycliffe Today… Hello all, It’s been busy of late here at Newton Aycliffe… Members of the NPT worked alongside our Serious Crime Team earlier last week following up enquiries in relation to two reported burglaries that had been reported from the Guthrum Place...

By Glen Robertson Durham Wildcats chairman Quentin Sloper has stressed the importance of improving the club after their inaugural British Basketball League (BBL) campaign. The Wildcats finished bottom of the table in their first season but there were plenty of encouraging signs. There were dramatic victories over Cheshire Jets and...

By Martin Walker A national firm based in Newton Aycliffe is launching a series of training seminars to help firms handle asbestos. Shield Environmental Services, which has just opened a new branch on Aycliffe Business Park in County Durham, will hold the training programmes for local companies, in light of the recent Supreme Court...

Aycliffe Today’s resident chef Debbie Elizabeth serves up a weekly mouthwatering suggestion specially for our readers… This week… Mediterranean vegetables with lamb Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 250g lean lamb fillet, trimmed of any fat and thinly sliced 140g shallots , halved 2 large courgettes , cut into chunks ½ tsp each...

A new programme featuring guided walks and countryside events in County Durham is now available. The programme includes walks and events organised by Durham County Council’s countryside service which will take place between now and September. There are just under 200 walks to choose from, ranging from one-mile easy strolls to 16 mile...