Preparations are being made to keep County Durham moving during this year’s winter weather. The winter maintenance plan sets out how Durham County Council has prepared for snow and icy weather. The plan is reviewed and updated on an annual basis and last year a number of new measures were incorporated. These measures have been...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe midfielder Stuart Owen insists his struggling hometown club are good enough to stay up this season. The Newtonians are currently bottom of the Ebac Northern League first division after an inauspicious start to the 2012-13 campaign which has brought just one win in the first 16 games. But they’re not...

Durham County Council is once again pledging to continue to tackle climate change. The full council has signed-up to Climate Local, a Local Government Association initiative  to show that councils will work together to share knowledge and practice. Cllr Neil Foster, Durham County Council’s Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration,...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe continue their tough run of fixtures with a home game against West Auckland. After battling draws against top-half sides Billingham Synthonia and Sunderland RCA, Aycliffe were unable to get any points away at Whitley Bay before they were knocked out of the Durham Challenge Cup by holders...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe are set to welcome back former player Elliot Gardner tomorrow. The versatile attacker made 98 appearances for the Royal Blues, starting in the Wearside League and ending in the Northern League first division. The Newtonian is the club’s record goalscorer, with 50 goals from his near-century of...

Over the past month students have been registering their interest to take part in Woodham Academy’s Student Leader Programme. The programme offers students the opportunity to take a lead in key parts of the school’s operation. Opportunities exist in a wide variety of areas, including representing the school at parents’ evenings,...

An inspirational care worker and a team who help people with mental health difficulties have made it onto the shortlist for a prestigious set of awards. Brian Foster, a manager for learning disability day services at Durham County Council, has been nominated for the Dignity in Care honour at the Great North East Care Awards. The...

People in County Durham are being offered advice on staying safe, warm and well in winter. As temperatures start to drop, Durham County Council is issuing the following tips for residents on preparing for bad weather. Stay Warm ● If you at home all day keep the heating on low to maintain a constant temperature. ● Check if you are...

Aycliffe goalkeeper Scott Pocklington was up to his usual tricks during the club’s latest fundraising event last week. But instead of sending other people to sleep with his rip-roaring conversations, the calamitous keeper went one better by sending himself to sleep with his patter! Pocklington attended Aycliffe’s first-ever comedy...

Our panel of three football writers give their predictions on Newton Aycliffe’s game this weekend… Three points are awarded if our ‘experts’ pick the exact score, 1 point awarded if they get the result correct. All three experts went for a draw last week, thus not troubling the scorers. Glen Robertson – 9 Paul McGeary –...