By Martin Walker Allan Oliver has explained how his players have dug deep to help one of their injured team-mates. Star defender Mark Peck had to undergo a serious operation on a burst artery in his lower leg last week after developing a blood clot – he’ll be sidelined for several months and out of work. Insurances will help him...

Great Aycliffe Town Council is inviting the views of local residents on a project it is currently considering to install public outdoor fitness equipment in West Park, next to the Boating Lake. The project could receive funding from County Councillors in the County Newton Aycliffe West Division. The proposed site is along the diagonal...

Newton Aycliffe woke up to temperatures of -6° Celsius this morning as winter bit. It’s a cold, crisp morning, with a beautiful low sunshine making for a picturesque town. Although the weather is causing a few problems on major routes in the North-East, we’ve been in touch with our local police and fire service and, thankfully,...

Newton Aycliffe 36, Jarrovians 10 Newton Aycliffe Rugby Club maintained their slim hopes of promotion with a convincing 36–10 victory over Jarrovians in Durham and Northumberland Division Three last weekend. The weather was dry with little wind, perfect for Aycliffe’s brand of running rugby. The large Jarrovians pack, as in the...

A man took his own life in Newton Aycliffe days after his partner was arrested for breaching a sexual offences prevention order. As reported by The Northern Echo, Philip Dawson, 28, was found dead by his partner, Mark Goldsborough, at their home in Aycliffe on July 17 last year An inquest on Tuesday heard that Mr Dawson was found with a...

Durham County Council’s Cabinet will make final recommendations on the 2012-13 budget next week. Amongst the headlines are proposals that council tax stays at the same level for the third year running and that spending priorities, identified during widespread public consultation, continue to inform financial decision making. What...

More than 200 youngsters are set to benefit from funding which will help them keep active this winter. Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) has supported Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre Junior Football Club with its indoor winter training costs. Funding will also be used to purchase new mini soccer goals and support the clubs...

  A new recycling and rubbish collection service could lead to savings of more than £9m over the next five years. The new system, being introduced across County Durham over the coming months, will see rubbish and recycling collected on alternate weeks, with rubbish being collected one week and recycling the other. Similar systems...

Glen Robertson continues his series of features looking back at some of our famous North-East players. This week, it’s Newtonian Brian Atkinson… Brian Atkinson is not just well-liked at one North-East club. The former England under-21 international is revered at three of the region's clubs. He made appearances at Wembley for both...

Councillors will next week discuss proposals that would enable libraries across County Durham to remain open despite reductions in Government funding. Durham County Council, which needs to make savings of £159.2m over the five years between 2011 and 2016, is proposing measures that will guarantee that no libraries have to...