Police are appealing for witnesses after a Newton Aycliffe woman was hit on the head with a stone while walking through Darlington town centre. The victim, who’s in her 40’s, was walking along North Road, towards the subway next to Marks and Spencer, at about 2.40pm on Saturday, when she felt the stone hit her on the back of the...

Click here to see our picture gallery of Newton Aycliffe's Northern League first division game at Consett at the weekend Aycliffe drew 2-2 on Saturday - click here to read our Match Report  ...

Brodie Millichap reviews the film Woman in Black… When’s this film going to end? I heard myself thinking. Not because it was terrible, more just the extremely chilling tension that had been built. I was hooked on the film, I didn’t want to watch anymore. But, I had to watch. Don’t let that put you off though. I am not the most...

Plans to invest more than £2.15m in community buildings across County Durham will be discussed by councillors next week. Members of Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be asked to agree a two-year strategy for the future of 120 council-owned buildings when they meet on Wednesday, 29 February. The proposals, which also include a...

Brodie Millichap takes a look at this week's TV highlights... Five Picks Of The Week The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff: Monday BBC2, 8:30pm. This new three piece comedy series sees shop-owner Jedrington Secret-Past (Robert Webb) team up with seemingly charming new business partner Harmswell Grimstone (Tim McInnery), but he may not be who he...

Glen Robertson continues his series of ‘Ask Yer Dad’ features – this week, it’s Hartlepool legend Joe Allon… Nobody can accuse Joe Allon of living a boring life. The former Hartlepool United and Newcastle United striker not only boasts an impressive record on the pitch, but off it as well. The 45-year-old scored in the famous...

By Ryan Gillham Newcastle Eagles defeated the Durham Wildcats for the fourth time this season, with a 94-69 victory at Sport Central, Newcastle on Friday night. After the Wildcats had given a valiant performance against the Eagles last time, the league leaders weren’t going to take them lightly and they certainly showed that in this...

Aycliffe captain Sean Tarling says the players were disappointed with today’s 2-2 draw at Consett after letting a two-goal lead slip. In an interview with Aycliffe Today, the Blues skipper reveals how forward Ben Wood apologised to his team-mates after a needless second-half red card which arguably cost Aycliffe two points. But it’s...

By Glen Robertson Newton Aycliffe stretched their unbeaten run to nine games, but threw away what looked like a certain three points with a draw 2-2 away at Consett. Aycliffe led 2-0 with a little over half an hour left, but the home side fought back with two goals either side of Ben Wood’s red-card. Wood had put Aycliffe into a...

Phil Wilson talks to Aycliffe Today about the latest developments on the delayed Aldi site. In an exclusive Video Interview on the site in the town centre, our MP explains why the construction of the Aldi supermarket has been delayed. Go to our Video Vault to see the interview now  ...