Aycliffe Today have joined forces with a local college to offer budding journalists the chance to hone their media skills. NCTJ Journalism diploma and Journalism Foundation Degree students at Darlington College will now be making regular contributions to Aycliffe Today. The website, set up by former Darlington College student Martin...

Newton Aycliffe players past and present turned out for a special match at Moore Lane Park this weekend, in memory of former player Shaun Harper who passed away over a year ago. Shaun’s mother, Sheila, talks to Aycliffe Today about the game, along with his friend Steve Moran and Aycliffe winger Stuart Owen, who’s father Dave helped...

By Martin Walker Police officers in Newton Aycliffe are investigating a double burglary on the town’s business park. A business premise was broken into on the evening of Wednesday 25th April, when a number of items were stolen. They then returned on Tuesday 1st May, taking a Mitsubishi Outlander. In his latest blog on Aycliffe...

Four young people had to be cut out of a car by fire fighters in Newton Aycliffe. But don't worry, there was no accident, it was a simulation exercise as part of a vehicle education project involving young people from Aycliffe Youth Centre. See our exclusive Video Feature now to learn more  ...

By Martin Walker Police are appealing for information after a savage dog attack in the town. A light brown, short-haired dog, described as a pit bull or mastiff terrier, viciously attacked another dog in the Whinlatter area at about 4.15pm last Friday (27th April). “The offending dog was not on a lead and after the attack ran off...

Aycliffe Today readers can win an exclusive V.I.P. package as part of an exciting new competition. We’ve teamed up with DL5 Sports Bar in the town to offer the package for eight people. It will include eight passes for the V.I.P. area at DL5, two bottles of champagne, two bottles of shots and 12 bottles of Alco pops. How do you win...

Engineering students proved they had the power to impress judges with their designs to harness energy. Darlington College students Gareth Sloane, from Newton Aycliffe, and Jordan Marsh, from Richmond, have secured opportunities with four major employers – and £12,000 bursaries each to help pay for future studies. The Level 3 extended...

Tom Warke reviews his album of the week, Little Broken Hearts by Norah Jones... Nine-time Grammy Award winner, Norah Jones, is an American singer-songwriter born in March 1979. Born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar in Brooklyn, New York, she changed her name at sixteen to Norah Jones. From an early age, Jones enjoyed music, singing in the...

By Martin Walker Two men have been charged with burglaries in the Guthrum Place area of Newton Aycliffe. The pair, both from the town, were arrested earlier this week after two burglaries were reported. In his latest blog on Aycliffe Today, Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant Mark Edwards has revealed they’re now due to appear before...

Former Newton Aycliffe striker Dale Jardine (pictured) scored the last goal of the Northern League first division season, as his new club Sunderland RCA beat Dunston UTS 2-1. Jardine, who left Moore Lane Park in March, scored a last gasp winner as the Ryhope club ended the season in fourth, two points adrift of Dunston in...