By Martin Walker More than 100 tickets for a charity ball later this year have already been sold within days of the event being launched. Local fundraising girls The Banana Army – an Aycliffe-based group who organised a string of events last year, culminating with their Forget Me Not Ball – have announced their marquee gig for...

If you were into Wham!, the Culture Club and the Jam in your youth, then there’s a good chance this school reunion could be for you! Fiona Doran and Jo-Anne Nicholson (maiden names) have organised a reunion for pupils who left Greenfield School in 1988 to celebrate their 40th birthdays! Do you recognise any of these names from your...

Motorists are being urged to plan alternative routes and allow more time for journeys while an essential programme of works is carried out near Spennymoor. The work, which is linked to the DurhamGate development, will involve closing the A688 both east and westbound near Thinford from 6am on Saturday March 31 and for five days. During this...

By Glen Robertson London 2012 organisers Locog have confirmed the route the Olympic torch will take through the country this summer. The torch will pass through Newton Aycliffe, travelling from Burn Lane roundabout, along Central Avenue and up St. Cuthbert’s Way on Sunday June 17 at 3:36pm Aycliffe is one of the stops on the...

Brodie Millichap previews this week's TV highlights... Five Picks of the Week Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA: Monday 10pm, Channel 4. Chef Gordon Ramsay returns for a new series of his popular TV show. The foul-mouthed Scot travels to Plainfield, New Jersey, to help sort out the Blackberry’s restaurant. He soon clashes with owner...

By Martin Walker Aycliffe slipped to eighth in the Northern League first division with a third successive defeat at Penrith. After back-to-back defeats against South Shields and Dunston last week, Allan Oliver’s side slumped to another disappointing loss across the Pennines. Steven Ainsworth’s 87th-minute free-kick clinched three...

Aycliffe supporter Clive Cooper turns Michael Parkinson, as he grills camp superfan Terry Davis. Go to the Video Vault to see this hilarious interview! //  ...

Aycliffe police are hosting an event to help young people prove their ID. Our Neighbourhood Police Team are holding the ID4U event on Saturday March 31 (12.30-3.30pm) at unit 11, next door to Coffee Pronto in Newton Aycliffe town centre. ID4U is a scheme which is ideal for young people who need a proof of identification but don’t want...

The Tipster returned from Cheltenham to upset the bookies once more yesterday, from the more humble surroundings of Gosforth Park. After two successes from his three previous Saturday picks, the bookie basher served up winner RED MERLIN in yesterday's 2.35 at Newcastle. Under the mount of Jason Maguire, Red Merlin duly obliged to return...

Ben Wood interviews team-mate Nathan Wilson after Aycliffe's 1-0 defeat at Penrith on Saturday. Go to the Video Vault to see the interview now //  ...