By Martin Walker Children as young as four will get free training seminars in business and enterprise thanks to forward-thinking councillors. Eight Durham County councillors have each pooled resources from their Neighbourhood Budget fund, along with a £4,000 donation from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) and money from...

By Glen Robertson Durham Wildcats face a double-header in the British Basketball League this weekend, as they look to end a 13-game losing streak. Wildcats travel to Milton Keynes to face the Prestige Homes MK Lions tonight (Friday January 26) before returning to face Cheshire Jets at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre on Saturday...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe go into tomorrow’s clash with cup specialists Ashington as the Northern League’s most in-form side. Allan Oliver’s men have picked up 16 points from a possible 18, a feat matched only by league-leaders West Auckland. Aycliffe have not been beaten in their last seven league games, picked up their...

Police are appealing for witness to a road traffic accident which happened on the outskirts of Darlington on Wednesday night which left a motorcyclist with serious injuries. The collision, which involved an Asprilla 125cc bike and a Ford Transit van, happened on the A67 at Merrybent, heading towards Darlington. The 18-year-old...

By Martin Walker Byerley Park School have shot to the top of the class after national statistics ranked them the best primary school in Newton Aycliffe. Government data published today show 100% of pupils at Byerley Park are attaining their expected level (Level 4) in English and Maths. All Year 6 pupils are also making the expected...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe FC have today been dealt a huge injury blow, with defender Mark Peck ruled out for the rest of the season. The 21-year-old left-sided player, who’s been a revelation for Aycliffe since joining the club in September 2010, has had to undergo emergency surgery on a burst artery in his lower leg. The...

A pervert who indecently assaulted children in Newton Aycliffe almost 30 years ago has been jailed for three years. Clive Alborough, 72, committed the assaults on three young children while living in Aycliffe, between March 24, 1981, and October 24, 1984, Newcastle Crown Court heard yesterday. Alborough, who now lives in Reading, pleaded...

By Martin Walker Developers are hoping to complete the last phase of the Cobblers Hall housing development after submitting plans to Durham County Council. But the proposals won’t reach the council’s planning committee until April, Aycliffe Today has been told. Keepmoat Homes want to build 182 new dwellings on the last plot of...

The third and final part of MP Phil Wilson’s interview is now live on Aycliffe Today! Mr Wilson, MP for Sedgefield, gave us an exclusive one-to-one interview to celebrate the website’s launch this week. The final of three parts, which is just under four minutes long, covers the Government’s plans to introduce the so-called “local...

By Martin Walker Durham County Council have defended a report that they’re one of the highest spenders in employees’ pensions. New figures have revealed local councils in the North-East paid out more than £280m in contributions to employees’ pensions last year, with Durham County one of the highest in the country at £54m. But...