Police arrested a woman in Newton Aycliffe after a man was assaulted in the town on Thursday afternoon. The incident happened in the Burdon Close area (near the town centre) at around 1.45pm on Thursday. A male was assaulted, and was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital, but was later released. A female was arrested on suspicion of...

Newton Aycliffe FC are planning their second annual Family Fun Day this Sunday (11am-4pm). Hundreds of people turned out for last summer’s event – and organisers are expecting an even bigger turn-out for this year’s, which is being held on Sunday (19th August) after its original date in July had to be postponed due to bad...

As one of only four secondary schools in County Durham with its own swimming pool, Woodham Academy will offer professional coaching to its keen swimmers from September. Woodham Swimming Academy is part of Woodham Sports Academy, which offers high-quality coaching to elite athletes in a range of sports, including football, table tennis,...

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 predicted victory for Allan's men last weekend, so scored zero points for their ill picks as Aycliffe...

By Martin Walker Rob Andrew was at Aycliffe Sports Club last Sunday, as the town’s rugby club presented a charity cheque to the rugby legend. Andrew visited the club last weekend to help celebrate a testimonial match for player-coach Bob Malvern’s 50th birthday, and mark his retirement from first team rugby. SEE OUR PICTURE...

See our picture gallery below of Rob Andrew's visit to Newton Aycliffe Rugby Club last weekend. ...

A leading school has singled out a Newton Aycliffe student for praise following the release of today’s A-level results. Polam Hall School’s commitment to “Excellence for All’ is illustrated by today’s A-level results with 100 percent pass rate. The school is celebrating another set of first-rate A-level results with 70 percent...

Newton Aycliffe Spartans coach, John Johnston, will deliver high-quality softball coaching to elite athletes at Woodham Sports Academy when Woodham Academy opens next month. John, a level 2 Baseball/Softball sports coach, set up the Newton Aycliffe Spartans baseball club when he realised that there were no other clubs in the area. The...

A revamped service enabling people to contact the council from the comfort of their couch is being showcased next week. Looking Local can bring access to Durham County Council services into people’s living rooms through their television sets – and people are being given the chance to find out more. An event is being held at the...

A police firearms team was called out to the Tesco area of Newton Aycliffe on Tuesday after a knife was found. Shortly after 2pm on Tuesday, police were alerted after a man had been seen trying the doors of cars parked in the disabled bay of the Tesco car park. When officers arrived they found the suspect’s car, a Subaru Legacy, in the...