By Martin Walker Aycliffe police are trying to crack down on the use of illegal off-road bikes in the town. Our local Neighbourhood Policing Team is working hard to identify and reprimand people who use the ‘mini motos’. The nuisance bikes, which can only be legally used on designated land with the landowners’ permission, are...

Brodie Millichap picks out this week’s TV highlights… Five picks of the week The Diamond Queen: Monday BBC1, 9pm. The first of a three part series that sees Andrew Marr look back over the Queen’s 60 years on the throne. He begins by reviewing the duties that Queen Elizabeth carries out both at home and abroad. Expect to see...

By Glen Robertson One of the last places you would expect to find an organised game of baseball is Newton Aycliffe. With basketball and American football already played on the town, you would think the quota of US sports had been filled. But Aycliffe is not only a home for the sport, but THE home for the sport in the entire...

Whether it’s pregnancy classes on a Monday, a quiz night on a Tuesday or football on a Saturday – our detailed what’s on guide has it all… Click here to see our What’s Happening page  ...

Poor Sammy the Snowman won’t have much time with us if these temperatures keep up! We’re basking in glorious sunshine today and temperatures in excess of 5° Celsius. Get the sun lotion out. But it means the four-to-five inches of snow which landed yesterday probably won’t be around for much longer! We’d still love to see your...

By Martin Walker Snow and a lack of gritters is caused traffic chaos in Newton Aycliffe on Saturday night. Around four-to-five inches of the white stuff has left a blanket of snow on the town. But a lack of road gritters has left all roads in the town extremely hazardous. Temperatures dropped to a perishing -6° Celsius on...

with Martin Walker Well, it’s been a hectic first few days, but we’re almost into our third week since our launch on Tuesday January 24, and the feedback we’re getting is excellent. A lot of people may be thinking, why Aycliffe Today?! It’s an idea I’ve harboured for some time. Newton Aycliffe, as everyone knows, is a town...

Your Neighbourhood Policing Team has given an EXCLUSIVE interview to Aycliffe Today! NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards covers three main areas of concern in his first Video Interview, which can be viewed in the Video Vault. Sgt Edwards talks about a spate of crimes in the town a fortnight ago, a brutal attack on a 14-year-old boy, and increasing...

By Michael Rippon Greenfield’s primary netball squad got there chance to pick their wits against older opposition this week, with a select team of year 7’s and a mixture of Woodham and Greenfield pupils. So the games itself started with Greenfield/Woodham taking an early lead, but the primary school team coach Kimberley Adamson took...

By Martin Walker Three teams stand a chance of lifting the popular six-a-side title at Greenfield this Tuesday night. The title race was blown wide open this week in the penultimate round of fixtures – Blackstars, West Auckland Athletic and Itallianos are now all in with a title chance. Itallianos were the big winners on Tuesday as...