Great Aycliffe Town Council’s series of Fun in the Park shows continue next week. GATC has been providing the free events, organised by OakLeaf Sports Complex, around the town for youngsters aged between three and eight during the summer holidays. The next Fun in the Park event is next Tuesday (12th August) at St Oswald's Park, 11am...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe FC chairman Allan Oliver admits the time was right for a fresh voice in the Moore Lane Park dressing room this summer. And the former manager now thinks Aycliffe have the right man in charge in Kiwi Adrian Webster. Oliver moved "upstairs" at the end of last season, ending his seven-year spell as...

Woodham Academy’s Head of Technology gave a 30-minute presentation at the Royal Academy of Engineering at Prince Philip House in London. Michael Nelson is the North East Regional STEM Teacher Coordinator and was asked to present to delegates from across the country describing all the projects that he has set up for schoolchildren across...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe FC's new manager Adrian Webster talks to Aycliffe Today ahead of the club's 2014-15 season opening game at home to West Auckland at Moore Lane Park on Saturday. Go to our Video Vault to see our interview, including some footage from Thursday night's training session. We also have a gallery of pictures...

A bull terrier may have to have his penis amputated after he was found wandering the streets in Newton Aycliffe with a cable tie around his genitals, the RSPCA said. The collar on the Staffordshire-type dog was so tight his eyes were bulging when he was found last Sunday morning in the town. The RSPCA wants to trace the owner of the...

A thief delivered a frosty reception to staff at a Newton Aycliffe off-licence when he walked out with a bottle of Frosty Jacks booze. The theft allegedly happened at about 8:30am on Thursday this morning at the BoozeBusters store in the town centre. Police are keen to identify the man pictured in CCTV images, in relation to the...

Police want to trace these suspicious looking individuals riding quad bikes and motorcycles illegally in the boating lake area of the town. If you recognise any of these males please private message the Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team by clicking here.  ...

By Martin Walker Hitachi Rail Europe has welcomed the Government’s announcement this week to rubber-stamp plans for an engineering Centre of Excellence in Newton Aycliffe. It was announced on Tuesday that the first Universal Technical College (UTC) for the North-East will be based on Aycliffe Business Park – a move which is hoped...

We're now working on the next issue of our popular business magazine, which gives companies a chance to market direct to 250 other firms on Aycliffe Business Park. The July-August issue of Aycliffe Today Business was our best yet, and we already have a stack of exciting features lined up for the September-October edition. Space is...

The annual Future Business Magnates competition was held at the Xcel Centre in July. Martin Walker reports on what's becoming an important educational event for local businesses... Business Durham might just have the Midas Touch. No sooner had I sat down with Gary Chaplin from Business Durham to discuss this year's Future Business...