By Glen Robertson Around 1,000 women in Newton Aycliffe are being told they will have to repeat cervical smear tests, after it was revealed that the procedure wasn’t carried out correctly. Women who were tested at Bewick Crescent Surgery, some as long as 18 months ago, are being advised by health officials that they will need to re-do...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe dog-owners are being advised to take advantage of a new initiative after the council announced that residents living in South Durham can have their dogs microchipped for free. Getting a dog microchipped means it can be quickly and easily identified if it becomes lost or stray. An event is set to take...

Newton Aycliffe FC are asking their fans to help with ground maintenance next week as they continue preparations for next season. On Saturday June 30, the club are inviting volunteers to an official ‘spruce up day’ to ensure the ground is in top condition for the club’s pre-season commitments, including the visit of Premier League...

By Glen Robertson Four Newtonians will tackle the Coast to Coast bike ride next week in aid of local charity Just Say Yes. Anthony Cox, John Gillham, Michael Gillham and Ryan Gillham will be cycling the 140-mile journey from Whitehaven to Sunderland, starting on Tuesday June 26. All money raised will go to the Just Say Yes fund, the...

Aycliffe Today Sports Editor and Newton Aycliffe FC reporter Glen Robertson continues his daily Euro 2012 blog… Spain 2-0 France Another quarter-final, another embarrassingly one-sided game. Czech Republic, Greece and now France may as well have not turned up for the knockout stages. Spain had never beaten France in a tournament...

A group of five students from Woodham Community Technology College have made it to the final of the Challenge 10 STEMNET competition, which could see them win tickets to the Olympic Games. The successful students were rated in the top eight in the national Mathematics, Science and Technology Competition, that received over 500 entries. They...

Aycliffe Today Sports Editor and Newton Aycliffe FC reporter Glen Robertson continues his daily Euro 2012 blog… Germany 4-2 Greece Germany changed their front-three and convincingly saw off Greece in the second quarter-final. Manager Joachim Low picked Miroslav Klose, Andre Schurrle and Marco Reus instead of Mario Gomez, Thomas...

A hit play will run in Darlington next month to help fund the town’s football club. The comedy drama Alf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather runs at Darlington Civic Theatre from July 24 to 27. It sold out at Durham Gala theatre in 2009 and transferred to Newcastle's Theatre Royal in 2010, where it got standing ovations. About the amazing...

Aycliffe Today Sports Editor and Newton Aycliffe FC reporter Glen Robertson continues his daily Euro 2012 blog… Portugal 1-0 Czech Republic The Cristiano Ronaldo show made compelling viewing in the first quarter-final. The Real Madrid striker was at his menacing best, as Czech Republic’s ploy of playing for penalties was scuppered...

Aycliffe Today Sports Editor and Newton Aycliffe FC reporter Glen Robertson continues his daily Euro 2012 blog… Since there were no games yesterday, I’ll have to fill this space with something else. The one thing that’s guaranteed to get people worked up is to hand out a bunch of 'group stage' awards. Joe Hart (England);...