Aycliffe Today’s resident chef Debbie Elizabeth serves up a weekly mouthwatering suggestion specially for our readers… This week… Roast Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary Serves 4 Prep time 20 mins + 15 mins resting Cook time 1 hr 15 mins Ingredients 1 leg of lamb,1.5kg 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced lengthways 8 fresh...

By Martin Walker A number of high-profile football shirts from around the country have been sent to Darlington players for their fundraising auction this weekend. The Quakers troops have organised a Race Night, to be held after Saturday’s game at home to Stockport County at the Northern Echo Arena. They’ve done it to show...

Congratulations to five Aycliffe Today readers who are going to tonight's England Under-21 match at the Riverside Stadium. We joined up with the FA and Middlesbrough FC to offer our readers the chance to win a pair of tickets for the England U21 game at the Riverside tonight (6pm kick-off). We asked readers which Boro player who’s from...

A man found dead in a stream in Newton Aycliffe had suffered an epileptic fit shortly before his death, an inquest has heard. Robert Rendall Harcus, who had a history of epilepsy, was found lying face down in a stream, known locally as the burn, near a boating lake in West Park (pictured). As reported in the Northern Echo, the...

By Martin Walker Former Newton Aycliffe coach Brian Atkinson has been appointed  Spennymoor Town’s new assistant manager. The 41-year-old ex-Sunderland and Darlington midfielder played a major role in Aycliffe’s rise from the Durham Alliance League to the Northern League top flight in the last four years. He took a step back from...

Newton Aycliffe Spartans, the newly-formed baseball team based in the town, are busy preparing for their inaugural season in the British Baseball Federation (BBF). The club, formed last summer, will be playing in the BBF Northern AA Division, taking on teams from Manchester, Sheffield, Oldham, Hull and Harrogate. Training started in the...

Members of the public are invited to get involved in and find out more about the Durham City Conservation Area. In support of that aim Durham County Council is hosting two drop in events for any local residents, business owners and other interested parties to come along to. The purpose of these events is to explain more about the...

Sunderland RCA went back to the top of the Northern League first division on Tuesday night with a 2-1 win at home to Stokesley. Newton Aycliffe, currently sixth in the table, go to RCA this Saturday in a re-arranged fixture. Ex-Boro star Nathan Porritt was on target for Stokesley in Sunderland, but goals by Adam McGuiness and Robert...

Rules governing how streets in County Durham are officially named will be discussed by councillors next week. A draft Street Naming and Numbering Policy will be presented to members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet when they meet on Wednesday, 7 March. The council has a statutory duty for the naming and numbering of streets across...

Richmondshire 24,  Newton Aycliffe 10 Newton Aycliffe Rugby Club lost ground on the promotion places in Durham and Northumberland Division Three with a disappointing defeat at Richmondshire. With a number of players unavailable, Stuie McLean came in for his first game of the season. Richmondshire’s large pack, playing downhill,...