Our panel of three Aycliffe ‘experts’ give their predictions for this weekend’s game… One point is award for the correct result (win, lose or draw), and three points are awarded for the correct scoreline. Last time, Paul made a late title surge by correctly predicting the Shildon scoreline.. Scores on the Doors: Glen...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe recorded their biggest home win of the season to move out of the relegation zone. The Newtonians thrashed Bedlington Terriers 4-0 at Moore Lane Park to leapfrog Penrith, Newcastle Benfield, Billingham Town and Sunderland RCA in the table. It keeps safety in Allan Oliver’s side’s hands and wins in...

By Martin Walker Police officers had to deal with a spree of petty thefts in the town last week. Last Thursday, a 17-year-old male was arrested at Tesco for theft of a bottle of alcohol. He was dealt with by means of the Youth Offending Team. The same day, an 18-year-old male was arrested at Tesco for theft of computer games. He was...

Newton Aycliffe are now just four days away from welcoming the "Premier League" of amateur cricket to the town. Aycliffe Cricket Club's first team is due to play its first game in the North Yorkshire and South Durham (NYSD) League this weekend. Yarm will come to Aycliffe Sports Club for an historic match on Saturday (20th April),...

  The Ebac Northern League’s trail-blazing and much discussed Secret Shopper initiative, aimed at tackling offensive language and unacceptable behavior at football matches, has won a top FA award. FA Respect manager Dermot Collins said the award marked out the league as one of the very best in the country. “They have done some...

Newbottle Girls U-13s 4, Newton Aycliffe Girls U-13s 2 The under 13 girls travelled to Newbottle near Houghton-le-Spring on a bitterly cold night for their much anticipated cup final. A great crowd from Aycliffe encouraged the girls in a very tight game, but it was Lumley who made the breakthrough and followed up with a second before the...

With just five crucial games left in Newton Aycliffe's 2012-13 campaign, Glen Robertson takes a closer look at the relegation run-in and all the key remaining fixtures as the Newtonians battle to beat the drop... Newton Aycliffe face a massive two weeks in their fight to escape the drop into the Northern League second division. The Royal...

Newton Aycliffe Cricket Club are preparing for the biggest day in their history next weekend. After years of preparation and thousands of pounds on ground improvements, Aycliffe will begin life in the North Yorkshire and South Durham (NYSD) League next Saturday (20th April). After a number of years in the North East Durham League, their...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe’s survival hopes received a major boost with a 3-1 win over local rivals Shildon at Moore Lane Park. It was the fourth time the two teams had met at Moore Lane Park and the first time the Newtonians had got the better of their neighbours. Paul Broom teed-up Martin Young for the opener before drawing...

Aycliffe police are looking for this man in connection with the theft of booze. On Monday 25th March at 3.50pm, the pictured male allegedly stole alcohol from the McColls store at Parsons Centre, then returned 50 minutes later and stole more alcohol. If you recognise this man call the police on 101, quoting ref SK1300534/SK1300537, or...