Two local MPs will visit Newton Aycliffe FC for a special corporate open day being held at the club next week. Aycliffe are hosting the event at Aycliffe Sports Club as a no-obligation open day to local businesses, when Aycliffe play host to Guisborough Town at Moore Lane Park. Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson will be joined by Middlesbrough...

Tom Warke reviews his Album of the Week... Australian singer-songwriter Gotye has become a global phenomenon after this single ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’. The single comes from Goyte’s third album ‘Making Mirrors’ which although was released in August 2011, has come to the forefront due to his single success. Making Mirrors...

By Martin Walker Phil Wilson has conducted his exclusive interview with Aycliffe Today, answering questions from our readers. The second and final part of the feature question-and-answer session, held at Aycliffe Sports Club, is now in our Video Vault. Mr Wilson, MP for Sedgefield, answers the following questions in the second...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe boss Allan Oliver has dramatically resigned. The Newtonians gaffer has told friends he’s stepping down following his side’s fifth consecutive defeat at Whitley Bay yesterday. Ironically, Aycliffe produced one of their better performances of the season at Hillheads on Saturday, outplaying the...

By Martin Walker Newton Aycliffe went down to a tragic defeat at Whitley Bay with a 97th-minute smash-and-grab clincher by the Northern League stalwarts. The Newtonians mustered their best performance of 2012 – and arguably one of their best displays of the season – at Hillheads, only to lose to a last-gasp header. Aycliffe camped...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe travel to FA Vase legends Whitley Bay this weekend looking to complete a league double over the Northern League heavyweights. Aycliffe have only recorded two wins over Stokesley so far this season, though both Guisborough and Shildon could be added to that list with the club’s remaining two home...

Aycliffe’s top tipster shares his two top tips of the day, as he takes on the bookmakers... Racing 3.15pm, Doncaster, William Hill Lincoln. MULL OF KILLOUGH. £10 with Ladbrokes pays £110. The flat season gets underway with traditional curtain raiser the William Hill Lincoln at Doncaster this weekend. The one mile handicap always...

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! Manchester City v Sunderland Premier League (Saturday, 3pm) Martin O’ Neill’s men were woeful on Tuesday night, but could still qualify for Europe with a top seven finish,...

Newton Aycliffe FC chairman Gary Farley talks to Aycliffe Today ahead of his side's trip to Whitley Bay this weekend. Farley talks about Aycliffe's four-match winless run, the 1-0 derby defeat at home to Spennymoor last Saturday, Aycliffe's chances at big club Whitley Bay on Saturday and Dale Jardine's departure. He also talks about MP...

Newton Aycliffe NPT Sergeant Mark Edwards continues his weekly blog on Aycliffe Today… Here we are at the end of a week of glorious weather and I’m sure everyone’s been enjoying it. Unfortunately however, the sun often clashes with a rise in ASB and drink fuelled disorder, so let’s see what the weekend ahead throws at us! We...