An early Christmas Fair will be held at a Newton Aycliffe this weekend. Burnhill Way Church, on Sid Chaplin Way, will be holding their Christmas Fair on Saturday (24th November), from 10am-1pm. Newtonians are invited along to enjoy a hot drink, sandwiches and cakes, while you can browse the stalls and find that perfect homemade gift,...

Football legend Peter Beardsley was in Newton Aycliffe to deliver school awards. The Geordie legend, who played for Newcastle United, Liverpool, Everton and England, was guest presenter and speaker at Greenfield Community College’s awards night. The Aycliffe school was packed full of former students, parents, teachers, governors,...

By Martin Walker Conor Radford isn’t your average 11-year-old. The Newton Aycliffe youngster picked up an ITV Brave Heart Award at a prestigious ceremony at Newcastle United’s St James’ Park last Thursday. But the fact he’s been acknowledged for his bravery, after a gruelling six-year battle with an evil bone marrow disease,...

Woodham Academy students took part in the annual Children in Need fundraising fun last weekend, raising £1,000. Woodham has been raising money for the charity for the past six years, under the supervision and organisation of Jenny McLean, Student Welfare Officer. The whole school actively participated in the event, in terms of sponsored...

Newtonian Kevin Myers took part in the Bright Back To Work Programme after three months of unemployment – before he had even finished the course Kevin had been offered a position as an Assessor! Kevin, 56, had previously worked as a Recruitment Advisor with Home Group before unfortunately losing his job. After three months of...

Students from Woodham Academy spent the October half-term on the Costa Brava coast of Spain for the third consecutive year. During the course of the week students had the opportunity to visit the city of Barcelona and its many attractions, including the world famous Nou Camp Stadium, home of the current FIFA Club World Cup holders Barcelona...

By Martin Walker A 10-year-old Newton Aycliffe girl spotted a spelling mistake missed by blundering Tesco staff. Tesco Extra, in Newton Aycliffe, organised a competition for school pupils to design posters celebrating what they love most about their home town. But an embarrassing spelling mistake on the bag was missed, until spotted...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe are looking to round off November with a fourth victory of the month as they travel to Guisborough. After a wretched start to the campaign, the Newtonians have found some momentum over the past three weeks and perhaps go into the game against the Priorymen as slight favourites. Nothing would have been...

By Martin Walker Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has credited current Newton Aycliffe MP Phil Wilson for helping him “learn the value of teamwork”. Mr Blair was due to make a keynote speech in Aycliffe last Friday, at a high-profile event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Sedgefield Constituency, at the Xcel Centre on...

An exciting new FREE business magazine for Newton Aycliffe is now available! Aycliffe Today Business, a specific B2B publication produced by Mantis Media in association with Splash Print Management, will start going out across Aycliffe Business Park (ABP) from Thursday. Every business on ABP will receive a copy in the post, with the...