"Newton News" is Aycliffe’s own long established community weekly newspaper, issued free to every home, with a circulation of over 15,000. Companies seeking local staff, find taking space in the Newton News effective and inexpensive, as is the cost of inserting public announcements such as Statutory Licence Notices. Rate card and details available on request.

The Newton News went on-line in 2003. This website received over 2000 hits in its first month and currently receives over 1400 hits per day. Your business could advertise on the Newton News website for only £10 per month, ring for details. If you don’t have a website we are able to offer a webdesign service for you. Single page sites start from £80.

"Newton News" and its predecessor "The Newtonian" have been an important means of communication in Newton Aycliffe for nearly 50 years. The new town residents were receiving free news sheets in the late 1940’s. A Residents’ Committee published the "Newtonian" monthly, selling advertising space to cover printing costs and organised free distribution to each new home as it became occupied. Newton Press started business as the town’s printers in 1963 and later took over the printing of "The Newtonian" changing to newspaper format and running the publication on a commercial basis, yet continuing to deliver copies free of charge to each household. In 1969 "Newton News" evolved and was distributed to a now much enlarged population by-weekly. The publication became a "weekly" in 1984 serving the new town and surrounding villages. "The Newtonian" claims to be the first "FREE" newspaper, distributed to homes and financed entirely from advertising revenue in the UK.

“Newton News” is distributed to properties in Newton Aycliffe, Heighington, Redworth, School Aycliffe, Middridge, Aycliffe Village, Woodham, Brafferton, Redworth and Aycliffe Business Park, with a circulation of just under 15,000.