NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today… It’s time for another dose of ‘Aycliffe Blue’ I guess – your regular insight into what the Neighbourhood Police Team’s doing in the community. PCSO Ben Cloke, who was one of the beat officers for Aycliffe Village and Neville and Simpasture Ward, went off...

Newton Aycliffe FC are planning to hire a HYPNOTIST to help them out this season. But the club’s players will be relieved to learn boss Allan Oliver isn’t planning to use the head doctor on his struggling troops! Aycliffe have instead booked top comedy hypnotist Adam Night to help them raise cash at a fundraising event next...

By Martin Walker Darren Craddock is asking Newton Aycliffe’s loyal supporters to “stick with us”. The Newtonians slumped to the bottom of the Ebac Northern League first division with their 1-0 defeat at Newcastle Benfield last Saturday. And the midweek postponement of their home tie with Penrith meant they were unable to climb...

By Martin Walker A Newton Aycliffe girl has opened an exciting new shop which offers designer discounts! Melanie Davies, originally from Aycliffe, has opened a Dress Agency on Church Street in Shildon. The shop is called Jean Eleanor’s, named after Melanie’s grandmother – “a lady who has always had a great sense of style!”...

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Jason Steele is helping to launch a series of exciting coaching courses aimed at helping primary school youngsters in Newton Aycliffe. The Newtonian, Boro’s current number one keeper, is helping his friend and football coach Lewis Marr (pictured with Steele) launch the courses which is hoped will help youngsters...

By Martin Walker The town’s fire station will undertake major changes in the next 12 months. But brigade bosses insist the service to residents in Aycliffe will not change at all. The number of active fire fighters working at Aycliffe will be reduced from 24 down to 14. And as part of a new shift pattern, firemen spend 12 hours...

By Martin Walker Police are appealing for information after a family of four were subjected to a terrifying attack by armed robbers in Redworth near Newton Aycliffe. Police say at around 9.30pm on Monday evening, four armed masked men broke into the house while the family were at home watching television. The householder, a...

By Ryan Gillham Durham came up short against Glasgow Rocks in the Wildcats first home game of the season at the Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre as they lost 82-92. Having played a game the previous night, the Wildcats had to use the depth in their squad and had to look to their bench players to step up in this encounter with Glasgow Rocks...

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. Glen maintained his lead last week, as all three experts bottomed out predicting victory as we crashed to...

By Glen Robertson Midfielder Nathan Wilson has joined fellow Northern League first division side Billingham Synthonia. The former Sunderland player goes in search of regular football, after finding himself among the substitutes in recent weeks. Wilson joined from West Auckland in December last season, after making 13 appearances for...