Aycliffe chairman and assistant manager Gary Farley talks to Aycliffe Today about Brian Atkinson's appointment as Spennymoor's assistant manager. Farley wishes Atkinson all the best in his new role, after the former Sunderland and Darlington midfielder left the club last October, and thanks him for the huge contribution he made to the club...

By Martin Walker The death of a man in Darlington on Thursday is still being treated as "unexplained" – but police say they don’t believe there was “any third party involved”. A post-mortem has been carried out after the man, in his early 40s, was discovered just before 7am at Springfield Park in Darlington. Police confirmed...

Aycliffe Today are keen to hear from budding young photographers. We want to launch a number of exciting new features on Aycliffe Today over the coming weeks, while we’re also looking for events and sporting fixtures to be covered. Any aspiring photographers interested in working for us should email us on:...

The number of under- 18 conceptions in County Durham has been vastly reduced over the last few years, Cabinet has heard. Durham County Council’s Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Committee carried out a review on Under 18 conceptions in the county and found that numbers have reduced in recent years. The review worked closely with...

Craig Liddle's pre-match interview, ahead of Darlington's match at home to Stockport County this Saturday, is now available to watch in our Video Vault. Click here to see it  ...

Bus companies will soon be invited to bid for £3.3m worth of contracts to run services across County Durham. A report on the up-coming process of re-tendering for subsidised bus services will be presented to Durham County Council’s Cabinet next week. The authority provides financial support for around 20 per cent of the bus network in...

By Martin Walker Brian Atkinson got his Spennymoor career off to a flying start on Wednesday night as his side won 4-1 at home to Esh Winning in the semi-finals of the Durham Challenge Cup. In Atkinson’s first game as assistant manager to Jason Ainsley, following his appointment on Tuesday, Moors won with goals by Sonny Andrews (2),...

A Young Enterprise volunteer is delivering business seminars to eight-year-old children in Aycliffe. Eight Durham County councillors have each pooled resources from their Neighbourhood Budget fund, along with a £4,000 donation from Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP), to finance an £18,000 project to deliver the...

An Aycliffe man was helping police with their enquiries after local officers discovered a small amount of drugs during a raid on Wednesday. After gathering local intelligence and obtaining a search warrant, the Aycliffe Neighbourhood Policing Team raided a house in the Ballarat on the Agnew estate on Wednesday morning – Aycliffe Today...

Aycliffe Today’s resident chef Debbie Elizabeth serves up a weekly mouthwatering suggestion specially for our readers… This week… Roast Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary Serves 4 Prep time 20 mins + 15 mins resting Cook time 1 hr 15 mins Ingredients 1 leg of lamb,1.5kg 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced lengthways 8 fresh...