24 Problems Only People From Newton Aycliffe Will Understand

4. Living Near Aycliffe Approved School

Again with the serious. Aycliffe has been home for many years to a correctional facility for young offenders - known for many years as "Aycliffe Approved School" - which has housed some of the most dangerous and troubled youngsters in the country. Examples of the kind of residents the facility has housed over the years include Robert Thompson and Jon Venables - Jamie Bulger's murderers - and, while the facility obviously does a lot of good, it's not exactly comforting knowing there are people like that on your doorstep (even if they are securely locked up)!