By Ian Palmer A sure sign that summer is approaching is the start of the cricket season. Following a particularly wet March the ground staff at Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club (sponsored by Frank’s The Flooring Store) are trying desperately hard to get the ground playable for the first game, on Saturday, April 15, when the second team...

By Paul Blythe A round-up of this week’s football from Newton Aycliffe Junior Section. Under 7’s Whites – Put in an excellent performance against Hebburn Valencia, it was a strong team performance with all players showing great concentration and focussing on their individual challenges. Goals from Felix (4) and Oliver. Parents POTM was...

Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker swapped his bed for a night under the stars – and has so far helped to raise more than £45,000 for a homeless charity. Martin and his colleagues at sister publication Tees Business were among 75 volunteers who slept rough at Middlesbrough FC’s Riverside Stadium last week. The stunt was to raise funds...

Newton Aycliffe-based shower designer and manufacturer Roman has further reduced its environmental impact by replacing all company cars to fully electric. Roman has furthered its commitment to sustainability by updating all company vehicles to e-cars, helping to reduce its carbon emissions. Roman has electric charging points for all cars...

Newton Aycliffe 9, Sunderland RCA 0 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe maintained their lead at the top of the Ebac Northern League with a stunning 9-0 win over Sunderland RCA at the SecuriCorp Stadium on Saturday. The victory saw Brian Atkinson's side move to 76 points, three points ahead of Ashington who also won at the weekend. Aycliffe...

Students from Woodham Academy recently visited Berlin as part of a trip organised by the school’s history department. Participants were taken on a guided tour around the city, where the history of Berlin through different eras was explained. The group visited significant historical landmarks which they have been learning about in...

Newton Aycliffe-based BTS Facades and Fabrications, a manufacturing firm which produces rainscreen cladding to clients across the country, has won a prestigious national accolade. Last year, the firm became carbon neutral by offsetting its carbon through a verified scheme, which sparked the decision to explore options to become NetZero by...

By Steven Dawson It was the final North Yorkshire South Durham Harrier League fixture with the relays taking place at South Park in Darlington last Sunday. The club had four teams entered with the ladies team consisting of three runners and the men’s team consisting of four runners. Each runner had to complete two laps of the...

Works to restore a popular museum in County Durham are set to be carried out this year. Durham County Council has received funding from Arts Council England’s Museum Estate and Development Fund for restorative and heritage protection works at Killhope Lead Mining Museum. Part of the museum site and some of its buildings have deteriorated...

Ashington 1, Newton Aycliffe 1 By Bob Wood Newton Aycliffe retained top spot in the Ebac Northern League in a top-of-the-table draw with Ashington in front of 941 spectators at Woodhorn Lane. The first half was a tight affair but neither side was able to make the breathrough until just before half-time. Ashington were awarded a...