Woodham Community Technology College, which will become Woodham Academy on 1st September, has opened a cricket academy to provide professional coaching to talented cricketers. Students selected for the U12s, U13s, U14s and U15s squads attended the launch of Woodham Sports Academy earlier this month. Year 7 students starting at Woodham...

Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his regular blog on Aycliffe Today… Hello again, You know the saying ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’? Well it could almost be the teams tagline! The police are, have been, and probably always will be in the unenviable position of facing criticism for...

Newton Aycliffe have launched a brand new online store for fans to buy club merchandise. Supporters will soon be able to buy replica shirts, t-shirts, tracksuits and other merchandise from nafc-online.co.uk, a stand-alone site which has been specifically set-up for online sales. Tickets for the club’s dinner with guest speaker Ray...

Newton Aycliffe’s pre-season preparations continue with a trip to newly-promoted side Richmond Town on Saturday. Aycliffe comfortably beat Northern Alliance League side Percy Main Amateurs on Wednesday night. And Allan Oliver will take his side to Richmond this weekend as he continues his build-up to the new season, which kicks off in...

By Martin Walker Our MP Phil Wilson says the £4.5bn Intercity Express Programme will be the “making” of Newton Aycliffe. After years of delays, the Government this morning finally announced the deal with Agility Trains, a consortium led by Hitachi Rail Europe, which will bring more than 900 jobs to the town. Hitachi’s initial...

By Martin Walker As the Olympic Games start, all eyes will be on two former Newton Aycliffe students who are set to take part. Ex-Woodham pupils Jason Steele and Angela Whinstanley-Smith are due to represent Team GB in this summer’s London Games, with the Opening Ceremony tomorrow. Steele, the Middlesbrough goalkeeper, is in Stuart...

Some key facts about what the Hitachi deal will mean for Newton Aycliffe… ● Archaeology and groundworks to start this autumn ● Construction to start spring 2013 ● Completion by end of 2014 ● Project involves development of 31.5 acres of land ● Factory will be 42,700sqm in size and will make up to 35 trains a...

A Newton Aycliffe taxi driver has had five points added to his licence after reversing into another car before driving off. As reported in the Northern Echo, Graham Goff, of Greathead Crescent in the town, admitted failing to stop after an accident and failing to report an accident to police when he appeared at the town’s magistrates’...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe comfortably overpowered lower-league opposition in their third pre-season friendly of the summer at Moore Lane Park on Wednesday night. New striker Gavin Barton grabbed two goals as Allan Oliver’s side, beaten 6-1 at home to a young Sunderland side last Friday night, beat Northern Alliance League outfit...

By Martin Walker What a day! It started at 7am this morning, when the official announcement was confirmed by the Government. Shortly after, Aycliffe Today reported that Hitachi Rail Europe’s £4.5bn Intercity Express Programme was coming to Newton Aycliffe. As usual, we’ve brought you unrivalled coverage of what MP Phil Wilson...