Aycliffe’s top tipster shares his two top tips of the day, as he takes on the bookmakers... Racing 3.10 Sandown, – Bet365 Gold Cup ROALCO de FARGES. £10 with Ladbrokes returns £120. It’s the big race of the day at Sandown and a strong post-Cheltenham field lines up for the Bet 365 Gold Cup. With the winner stood to net £85,000...

Our resident North-East football expert has cast his opinion on the games around the region this weekend. Try our feedback button, and see if you can beat him! Sunderland v Bolton Premier League (Saturday, 3pm) A season which started badly, showed some mid-term promise but has fallen by the wayside of late, fans of the Black Cats could...

The 30th anniversary of the Falklands War will be commemorated by a County Durham museum this weekend when it welcomes former servicemen who fought in the conflict. Veterans Ian Gardiner and Russ May will offer an insight into the campaign when they visit the DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery on Saturday (28th April). Former Royal Marine...

By Martin Walker A family fun day in Aycliffe last weekend helped to raised hundreds of pounds for a local dance group. About 200 people visited the fundraising event hosted by the Aycliffe Dance Academy, at the Bethany Centre, in Woodham, which raised more than £1,600, which will go towards their summer show. Visitors browsed stalls...

Durham County Council, Police and Fire and Rescue Services have issued the following information about localised flooding in the County Durham area… The council and emergency services are continuing to respond to an increasing number of reports of and requests for help as a result of, localised flooding across the county. The current...

A newly-refurbished business centre is opening its doors in an attempt to attract fledgling companies to take advantage of its flexible office scheme. The Evans Incubation Centre in Newton Aycliffe, which offers a wide variety of office space ranging from hot desking to space to accommodate several staff, is relaunching on Wednesday 16th...

One of Aycliffe’s biggest employers has been acknowledged for its safety record. 3M, on Aycliffe Business Park, has won a fifth President’s Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The Heighington Lane site achieved a total of 14 consecutive RoSPA gold awards in the organsiation’s annual occupational...

A hotel near Newton Aycliffe is launching a new fine dining restaurant which will serve quality wines from around the world as part of a major refurbishment project. The restaurant at Hall Garth Hotel, formerly known as Hugo’s, will officially become the WineGlass on Thursday 3rd May, serving Michelin-standard food that is renowned for...

The Pioneering Care Centre is celebrating the successful first year of Colour Your Life with Arts on Prescription with a display of artwork throughout the centre. The PCP is also saying farewell and good luck to Lynn Rocks, who has been responsible for establishing and co-ordinating the Arts on Prescription service. Lynn’s talents as...

By Martin Walker Aycliffe Super Fan Martin Hughes has been crowned the football club’s Supporter of the Year. The gong, awarded to him by the official Supporters Club, was handed to him by players Dan Mellanby and Chase McMullen during last weekend’s game at home to Shildon. The Supporters Club committee made the choice based on...