Newton Aycliffe

Newton Aycliffe was a town in County Durham, (AUDIO: Imaginary Boys) which was near Darlington. (PROSE: Fanboys)

History
In 1970s, Paul Magrs and his Mam lived in Newton Aycliffe. In December, 1979, they went Christmas shopping, using a salvaged shopping trolley that somebody had pushed down Burn Lane, for food and things to decorate their home. They went into shops such as Fine Fare, and the "Council Van Santa" went around the streets of Newton Aycliffe, the ETAs printed in the Newton News. (PROSE: Party Like it's 1979)

By 1981, David and Chris grew up with their Mam and her husband Brian in Sampson Place, located in Newton Aycliffe. One night in January, Chris began sleepwalking, and his family went to look for him by the Burn. (PROSE: Fanboys)

In the late 1990s, Big Sue, Nesta, Maddy Sharp, and Icarus lived in the Phoenix Court council estate in Newton Aycliffe. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)

In 2013, Lawrence the Novelisor came to Newton Aycliffe to document the life of David Taylor. (AUDIO: Imaginary Boys)

Sometime in Paul Magrs' life, he found that his collection of "Terrance Dicks" novelisations had been stolen, and he saw them being sold at a market in Newton Aycliffe. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion)

Behind the scenes
Notable Doctor Who writers Mark Gatiss and Paul Magrs  both grew up in and around Newton Aycliffe.