Newton Aycliffe WMC midfielder Stuart Owen has been named Durham Sunday League's Player of the Year. The 26-year-old, who was named Player of the Year for Northern League hometown club Aycliffe earlier this month, will pick up his latest award at the Durham and District Sunday Morning League's end-of-season presentation evening at Ramside...

Woodham Gymnastics Academy attended the national floor and vault final at Fenton Manor in Stoke-on-Trent. There were six girls, who made up the under 14 team, these were Charlie Lough, Lauren Towell, Lisa Robinson, Charlotte Jenner, Keera West and Rebecca Carr. The girls performed in the very first round and began the competition on the...

Newton Aycliffe manager Allan Oliver has told Aycliffe Today that staying up this season is his biggest achievement in football. The Ebac Northern League club had a difficult 2012-13 campaign, struggling at the wrong end of the top flight for the majority of it. But they rallied towards the end and finished 17th in the table - some 12...

Police are appealing for information after a burglary in the town last week. Between 11.30am on Thursday May 23 and 6pm on Friday May 24, unknown persons have approached lower ground elevation of a building in Bede Crescent and gained entry to an independent storage area by forcing a window open and stealing items from within. Any...

A fairly brief question on our Facebook page was enough to provoke a mini outpouring of opinions recently, which suggest the general public is indeed disillusioned or disconnected with local politics. Less than one in four of us turned out for the Durham County Council elections, while the turn-out for the Aycliffe Council elections were no...

A 63-year-old man was this morning arrested for harassment and witness intimidation. It's believed the case relates to a recent accusation of racial harassment. The suspect was arrested at his home in Kirkham Close, Woodham Village, and was earlier today (Thursday) being held in custody at Bishop Auckland police station.  ...

Jordan McAteer has become Woodham Academy’s fourth student governor. He will join the Governing Body to make sure that students’ views are heard. Jordan applied to become a student governor because he wanted to make an impact on the school and the community. He said: “Achievement for All is and rightly should be the schools...

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a burglary in the town. The youths, aged 15 and 16, were arrested today and are helping with their enquiries following a burglary in Greathead Crescent, earlier today (Thursday).  ...

Durham County Council’s new Cabinet was announced at the authority’s Annual General Meeting, where a new Chairman was also elected. Cllr Simon Henig confirmed the membership of his Cabinet after being re-elected as Leader of the council. Cllr Alan Napier retains the post of Deputy Leader with additional responsibility for finance and...

By Paul McGeary Newton Aycliffe FC have announced their pricing structure as they bid to improve on last season’s disappointing campaign which saw them narrowly avoid relegation with an 11th-hour escape. A slight increase on prices – the first for two years – should enable boss Allan Oliver to compete with the league’s bigger...