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WELCOME
CONTENTS
Welcome to the first
official issue of Aycliffe
Today Monthly.
We launched the pilot of AT
Monthly just before Christmas
and we had some great feedback
from readers.
We hope you continue to enjoy
this new community magazine as
we look forward to what I think will
be a really positive couple of years
for the town.
In this February issue, we bring
you a story that we think is worth
shouting about. We did a feature
on Enterprise City in one of our
business magazines last year,
but we feel it’s a project that more
people should know about – see
pages 8 and 9.
As always, Neighbourhood Police
Team Sergeant Mark Edwards and
his proactive beat team keep me
regularly informed of what’s going
on around the town. We publish
Mark’s blogs and snippets of news
on www.aycliffetoday.co.uk and
In this issue of
Aycliffe Today Monthly…
we’ve rounded some of that up in
our news pages (6 and 7) along with
other news.
We also bring you a round-up of
local business news on pages 24
and 25 as Aycliffe Business Park
gears up for another important year
ahead.
There are a number of other
features covering a variety of
subjects which hopefully make for
interesting reading. But we always
welcome constructive criticism
as well as positive feedback, so
please let us know your ideas and
thoughts about potential features,
and what you’d like to read in your
community magazine.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
Cheers
Martin
Editor, Aycliffe Today
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CONTACTS - Aycliffe Today Monthly
Aycliffe Today: Carlton House, The HUB,
Welbury Way, Aycliffe Business Park,
Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6ZE
www.aycliffetoday.co.uk
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Editor: Martin Walker
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Contributors to this issue: Martin Walker,
Mark Edwards, Lee Weldon, Paul McGeary
Photography: David Stocks, Martin Walker.
Disclaimer: All advertisements are accepted in good
faith and while we make every effort to ensure accuracy,
we can’t accept responsibility for incorrect information.
All views expressed within aren’t necessarily the views
of Aycliffe Today. The copying of all material is strictly
prohibited without permission.
6 £3K RAISED IN MEMORY
More than £3,000 has been
raised in memory of a non-league
football ‘gentleman’ who died of
cancer…
7 iPAD SCAM COSTS
COUPLE £8K
A Newton Aycliffe couple were
duped out of £8,000 by iPad con
merchant Kirsty Cox…
8-9 A CITY FOR KIDS
Innovative educational project
sees children run their own city in
Newton Aycliffe…
11 MOTOR ADVICE
Car neglect is a false economy,
warn car specialists…
13 PLANET LEISURE
New Tex-Mex restaurant going
down a storm at entertainment
centre…
15 VANE ROAD LUMIERE!
More than 500 people turned
out to see an impressive lumiere
festival at Vane Road School…
19 HOUSE OF EDEN
A group of Newton Aycliffe
children’s nurseries is earning
itself a growing reputation…
20-21 FROM BYERLEY PARK
TO OXFORD STREET
Aycliffe Today catch up with an
old Greenfield School pupil who’s
doing alright for himself…
23 PUZZLE PAGE
Brain-teasers include three
quizzes, a crossword and a Who
Am I?
24-25 BUSINESS
We round up some of the recent
news from our local business
community…
26 D.I.Y.
Are you Do It Yourself, or Don’t
Involve Yourself?
27 NAYFC
Girls footy is on the up!
28-29 THE VOLUNTARY LOT
A special feature looking at a
group of volunteers who keep the
engine room running at Newton
Aycliffe Football Club…