Dancers at Woodham attended the launch of Woodham Sports Academy earlier this month. Woodham Sports Academy offers high-quality coaching opportunities in a range of disciplines, including football, cricket, gymnastics, swimming, basketball, softball, table tennis and American football. Woodham Sports Academy is part of Woodham Academy...

Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today… It’s Saturday afternoon as I type this, some of the guys are out and about enjoying the (lack of) sunshine as they pound their beats. So what’s new in the world of Policing? I’m not sure about ‘new’ but here we go… Our...

Woodham College student Andrew Cumming has become one of only a few thousand people globally to get hold of an innovative new computer, the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is a small, affordable device designed to reboot the UK computing industry. The device is the size of a credit card with the top model costing a little over...

In partnership with the British American Football Association, Woodham Sports Academy will offer first-class coaching to elite athletes in the Woodham Warriors squad. The Woodham Warriors is open to all girls and boys in Years 7, 8 and 9 and is selective for older students. Having coached American Football for over ten years, coach Jon...

Aycliffe captain Sean Tarling admits the Northern League side weren’t at their best, as they drew 1-1 with Holker Old Boys today. The Newtonians will now have to replay the FA Cup extra preliminary round tie in Barrow on Tuesday night. Go to our Video Vault to see Tarling’s post-match thoughts.  ...

Newton Aycliffe 1, Holker Old Boys 1 FA Cup with Budweiser, extra preliminary round By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe are still waiting for their first FA Cup victory after a frustrating 1-1 draw with Holker Old Boys. In a dour encounter at Moore Lane Park, the Newtonians failed to convert a handful of late chances to finish off their...

By Martin Walker Gary Farley says the depth of feeling from Newton Aycliffe’s fantastic supporters cannot be underestimated. A number of fans have joined committee members to help maintain and spruce up Moore Lane Park this summer – all in readiness for today’s big kick-off. Aycliffe entertain North-West Counties side Holker Old...

Remember this? The most famous football trophy in the world came to Newton Aycliffe this time last year. The Football Association brought the FA Cup trophy to Moore Lane Park, to celebrate Aycliffe's first-ever game in the competition. Unfortunately, the result didn't live up to expectations, as Billingham Synthonia crashed the FA Cup...

After a summer break, Chelsea star and Newtonian ROSS TURNBULL continues his exclusive blog on Aycliffe Today… The close-season break never seems to last that long, and it's been a busy few weeks after returning to training in early July. After the euphoria of winning the FA Cup and Champions League finals, in what was a whirlwind end...

By Martin Walker A new £8m biogas centre for Newton Aycliffe has been given the green light. New firm Emerald Biogas have won planning permission to construct an anaerobic digestion facility on Aycliffe Business Park, which will produce 1.4MW of electricity every year from food and farm waste. Energy generated from the site, which is...