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Hi, and welcome to
the pilot issue of Aycliffe
Today Monthly.
In this pilot issue of
Aycliffe Today Monthly…
We have an ambition to publish
a monthly magazine in Newton
Aycliffe to promote all the positive
things that happen in our town.
We aim to do that with well-written
articles by professional journalists
and good quality photography, which
will hopefully make for enjoyable
reading.
Going forward, we need to gauge
demand for advertising space, which
will fund this free publication, but we
strongly feel there is a market for
a magazine of this type in Newton
Aycliffe, and we hope you agree.
If you do, tell your friends about
us. Show this to your family. Help us
spread the word about Aycliffe Today.
We
launched
our
not-forprofit community website, www.
aycliffetoday.co.uk, in January 2012
and in December 2012 we launched
a brand new quality magazine for
businesses on Aycliffe Business
Park, Aycliffe Today Business, which
has increased from 16 pages since
launching to 24, while our JanuaryFebruary 2014 issue will have 32
pages.
This magazine is to complement
both our website and B2B publication,
by portraying a generally positive
image of Newton Aycliffe as a whole,
as we feel we have a lot to be proud of,
but that we often don’t do enough to
tell everyone about it.
We want to hear your news and tell
your stories, so get in touch if you
think you have stories or features that
will interest our readers – that can
range from general human interest to
news, sport, business or anything to
do with charity fundraising. The more
unusual, the better!
Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this
pilot issue, and we look forward to
hopefully bringing you more editions
in 2014.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
Martin Walker
Editor, Aycliffe Today
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magazine
early February 2014,
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Advertising is available
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If you’re interested in advertising,
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7 OPERATION ORIENT
Police smashed their way into
three houses in Newton Aycliffe
as part of a huge covert drugs
swoop…
8-11 AMELIA LILY
Special four-page feature on pop
star Amelia Lily’s visit to Newton
Aycliffe…
15 BODY SHOPPING
A body shop expert made
redundant by Holiways has joined
one of Newton Aycliffe’s oldest
companies…
16-17 SANTA’S ROUTE
We’ve designed a special map
to show Santa’s route around
Aycliffe on Christmas Eve…
20 IT’S PARTY SEASON!
Festive fashionistas are preparing
to up the glam stakes and sparkle
as the party season gets well
under way