A TEENAGER had to be rescued from the top floor of a building last night after becoming trapped in a lift. The incident happened at Portland House, in the Brambles Farm area of Middlesbrough around 7.45pm. A firecrew from Grangetown Fire Station and
A TEENAGER has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy who died after being stabbed. Mark Smith, of St John's Walk in Newcastle, was found outside a takeaway in the town's West End on Wednesday, and later died in hospital from a single stab
POLICE hunting a gang or armed robbers have released CCTV images in a bid to track down the raiders. Three men raided the BR Woodland Stop and Shop service station on Wetherby Road, Harrogate, at about 7.20pm last Tuesday. Armed with a crowbar, a knife
A NORTH-EAST soldier shot dead in Afghanistan during a gunfight with Taliban fighters was named as Guardsman Simon Davison. The 22-year-old, who was in the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards and is from Newcastle, is the first British serviceman to die in
Leeds United have today announced they have entered administration which means a ten point deduction and immediate relegation to League One. The club were already due to relegated after the final game of the season on Sunday, but now they are sure to
THE Liberal Democrats held on to Durham City Council after their surprise win in 2003 ended years of Labour dominance. They ended up with one more seat than last time with a total of 30 while Labour mustered 17, the same tally as four years ago. The
ELATION turned to disappointment for two candidates within minutes of being declared victorious. For Labour candidates William Hobson and Christine Wilson, who were both contesting seats on Wear Valley District Council, were officially declared elected
LABOUR held control of Darlington Borough Council but by a reduced margin of just five seats. Both the Tories and Liberal Democrats made gains on the council, which council leader John Williams put down to the controversial Pedestrian Heart project.
Record Numbers of Insolvencies in Three Month Period A RECORD 30,075 people went insolvent in the first three months of the year, figures today have shown. Figures from the Government's Insolvency Services show 16,842 people went bankrupt and a further
Results are now in from 172 councils across the country. Labour have lost control of five authorities and 191 council seats. The Conservatives have gained control of 16 councils and 399 seats. The Liberal Democrats have gained control of one authority
THE Conservatives were celebrating in Richmondshire after more than doubling their seats from five to 13. The group fell four short of the number needed to take control of the council. But it is widely anticipated that several of the 15 independent
LABOUR maintained its overwhelming majority on Chester-le-Street District Council - but lost three seats. The Tories, who have enjoyed only one seat on the council, doubled their presence to two when existing councillor Peter May was joined by his wife
THE leader of Sedgefield Borough Council has lost his seat by two votes, it emerged this morning. Councillor Bob Fleming returned 611 votes narrowly missing out to independent, Brian Haigh, with 613. The results, which were announced following a recount
A HUSBAND and wife have been elected as district councillors for Hambleton. Bryn and Jackie Griffiths will represent Stokesley on the council. Mrs Griffiths has retained her seat but her husband is one of 12 new councillors to be elected. The council
TORY Shirley Bowes has made an unwelcome piece if political history by failing to attract a single vote - not even her own. It was always going to be a long shot for a Conservative to taste victory in a ward occupied by one Tony Blair. But 72-year-old
BREAKING NEWS: The results are now in from 141 councils across the country. The Conservatives have taken control of 13 authorities and have gained 337 seats. Labour have lost control of five authorities and have lost 165 seats while the Libreal Democrats
POLICE have seized more than £1.5m worth of cannabis plants in a series of co-ordinated raids across County Durham. Twelve people, one of whom is from Eastern Europe and the remainder thought to be of Vietnamese origin, were arrested during the operation
AS the last vote was counted at Peterlee Leisure Centre in east Durham, MP John Cummings declared "Easington remains a Tory free zone.'' Just three Conservative candidates fought for seats in the Horden South, Seaham Harbour and Seaham North Wards -
LABOUR has only just held onto power in one of its safest North-East councils. The party was left with a three-seat majority on Derwentside District Council after a surge of support for the Independents. Labour lost eight of the seats it had held on
SEDGEFIELD Borough Council's labour leader Bob Fleming faces a fifth recount this morning as he tries to hold on to his seat in Shafto St Marys, Newton Aycliffe. The ward's two other sitting councillors, Mr Fleming's wife Angela and cabinet member Malcom
RAY Mallon has to wait until 5am this morning to learn that he had won a second term as Mayor of Middlesbrough. The former detective gained 58.5 per cent of the vote - polling 10,000 more votes than his nearest rival - but his former deputy was deposed
Country Kitchen COUNTRY Kitchen took first centre pass against DMH, but soon lost possession and DMH scored. Polly Enevoldson made a superb interception and she found, Amy Pattison, who fed in to the circle for Shellie Rowley to finally find the ring.
FA Premier League Sunderland are clinging to their National Division lifeline after Cardiff again failed to make any ground on the Black Cats at the weekend. The Bluebirds went down 3-0 at home to Charlton Athletic in their last ever match at Leckwith
A LOCAL swimmer has returned from the Scottish National Age Group Championships as Scottish Champion. Stephanie Blakeburn, a member of Billingham Amateur Swimming Club and Tees Active Sports Academy was triumphant in the 100m freestyle winning gold in
21st Allstars ALLSTARS Under-14s, sponsored by Saddingtons Builders, were at home to Nunthorpe in a league game. As the half went on Allstars started to get more into the game and were rewarded with a fine header from Liam Cullingworth. Just before half
Durham City have confirmed that they want to play UniBond League football next season - but they are leaving themselves with a safety net in case their move falls through. City revealed last week that they were reconsidering their applicati! on for the
The Inshore Fisheries Langbaurgh League THE new Langbaurgh League season began last weekend with memories still fresh of the thrilling end to the 2006 campaign when Great Broughton & Kirby just edged out Maltby on the very last day. The champions travelled
COUNDON Conservative Club are hoping to crown a remarkable journey by lifting the FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup against Bristol Lebeq Tavern at Anfield on Sunday. The village of Coundon, close to Bishop Auckland, will be virtually empty as around a thousand
FOR a second successive year, the North-East will be represented in the FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup final when Coundon Cons takes on Bristol side Bristol Lebeq Tavern at Anfield. The village of Coundon, near Bishop Auckland, will descend on Merseyside as
The Northern Echo Darlington Sunday Invitation League DIVISION TWO AFTER a close race it was the Highland Laddie who edged out the Shuttle and Loom to win the Second Division title thanks to a nail-biting victory over the Fighting Cocks on Sunday. With
POLLS taken in the US would seem to suggest that the majority of its citizens want their troops brought out of Iraq. The government of the US, the democratically-elected Senate and Congress, in effect say the same thing. The troops should be brought
IN the ongoing debate about Britishness we must always remember we are a country that is steeped in tradition. The opening of Parliament by the Queen and the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace are two examples of this. The Trooping of the
AS five members of a UK al Qaida linked cell begin their life sentences for plotting to kill innocent people by using fertiliser, will they, their supporters or other members of al Qaida consider why their plot failed and why they got caught? They
I'M writing to tell you about Friendship Friday, Save the Children's annual fundraising day that gives children in primary schools the opportunity to celebrate friendship, which takes place on May 25. Any school can take part - all you need to
RICHMONDSHIRE District Council must be congratulated on its decision to withdraw plans to use a well used car park as a site for residential flats (Echo, May 2).The advice of a barrister was that the council would have a high risk of losing if
BBC Sport is going down the pan. For example, after the BBC Panorama investigative programme into a football bungs scandal, the then Bolton manager, Sam Allardyce, refused to speak to them. They also dragged Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock
I HAVE read with interest your reports on the Teesport deep sea container terminal proposal and how it will supposedly bring 5,500 jobs to the North-East. If you look at a well established and much larger port, such as Felixstowe, which employs
SUNDERLAND'S return to the Premiership is rightly cause for celebration, but while the scenes at the Stadium of Light for the last home game against Burnley were more than justified, I agree with chairman Niall Quinn's assessment of the team's
Harrogate Spring Flower Show is an important date in gardeners' diaries as it is a chance to see what this year's trends might be THE start of the flower festival season is always a time of excitement. It's not just a signal to the horticultural
RESIDENTS are being offered the chance to win £100 of garden centre vouchers as part of Compost Awareness Week. The York and North Yorkshire Waste Partnership is running a competition for residents who order a low-price compost bin between Sunday and
PART of the county will go Continental this weekend. Ripon's Market Square is again being transformed into a French market, offering quality produce from across the Channel. It will be the fourth time traders from Normandy have set up their stalls in
A MAN was cleared yesterday of a glassing in a town centre bar which left a disabled man's helper almost blind in one eye. Carl Andrew Simmons, 26, had taken his wheelchair-bound friend Tony Steele around the shops and Wednesday market in Stockton, before
Momotaro, a website which aims to demystify Japanese cooking and its ingredients, it the new baby of a Japanese woman who has made her family home in Richmond, North Yorkshire. DON'T know your soy from your sushi? Your mirin from your misu? Japanese
A DUTCH band that combines traditional music with jazz will perform in a Dales church as part of its first tour of the country. Maalstroom will perform in St Andrew's Church, Grinton, in Swaledale, at 3pm on Sunday, May 20, during a tour of England. Tickets
FUNDRAISERS will hold a treasure hunt to raise money for their local school. The Friends of Pickhill School, near Thirsk, will stage the event from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday, May 20, in Pickhill. The Ritz Cinema, in Thirsk, has provided the first prize of
MUSIC-LOVERS will be transported to the world of the movies at a concert in Ripon this month. The St Cecilia Orchestra will perform movie music, from films such as James Bond, The Dam Busters, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Schindler's List and Dances
A GROUP of Women's Institutes will hold a "basket bonanza" to raise money to help young hospital patients. The group includes the WIs of Catterick, Hackforth, Kirkby Fleetham, Richmond, Middleton Tyas and Moulton, and they are fundraising for the children's
THIS year's Ripon Young Musician of the Year competition has taken place. There were more than 80 entries for this year's competition, 30 up on last year's record entry. The competition, launched in 2001, is open to people aged under 19 living in or
STUDENTS and staff from Durham University's Queen's Campus, in Stockton, raised £1,190 for a local children's charity during the university's 175th anniversary celebrations. Students showed off their musical and dancing talents at Stockton Market while
A MAJOR consultation to gather views on improving transport will start this month. North Yorkshire County Council will spend £300,000 over two years on improving the transport network in Stokesley and Great Ayton, and is seeking residents' views. The
A PRIMARY school has launched a walking bus to improve the health and safety of pupils. The Hartlepool initiative is part of Rossmere Primary School's school travel plan which aims to increase the travel choices available to pupils and encourage alternatives
STOCKTON Borough Council's library service is running a series of craft sessions, suitable for children on their half-term holiday. The events will take place on the following locations and times: * Tuesday, May 29 - Billingham, 10.30am to 11.30am, and
SPORTING youngsters are in training for this year's North Yorkshire Youth Games. The games, at Ampleforth College on June 3, attract more than 1,500 young people to compete in ten sports. Athletics, basketball, cricket, girls football, gymnastics, hockey
MORE than £2,500 was raised when Bedale Golf Club held its third golf day in aid of Butterwick House children's hospice, at Stockton. Twenty-six teams travelled from throughout the region to play in a four-ball amateur Stableford competition. The first
ACTIVE youngsters are invited to a number of sports days during the school half-term holiday. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's sports development team is hosting multi-sports days, with a range of activities for eight to 16-year-olds, including
A PAINTING has been donated to boost the coffers of a charity walk to be held at the end of the month. The eighth annual Darlington Lions Club walk, with a choice of routes up to 15 miles, will take place at Reeth on Monday, May 28, when more than 120
A PUBLIC consultation to gather views on improving access to services gets underway this month. North Yorkshire County Council is to spend £300,000 over the next two years on improving the transport network in Stokesley and Great Ayton and is seeking
A RURAL youth project has been given more than £110,000 by Children in Need. Thirsk Clock youth project will get £112,569 over three years from the BBC's national charity. It will allow the centre, in Thirsk Market Place, to fund the salary of another
A SHOP which sold alcohol to an underage drinker could lose its licence. Trading Standards officials have called for a review of the off-licence at Orchard End, Rossmere Way, in Hartlepool, following a test purchasing exercise. Owner Rebecca Plant told
A CAMPAIGN to ban the pan and free safety checks have helped turn Cleveland Fire Brigade into one of the best in the country. In the past 12 months, there were no accidental fire deaths and a reduction in property fires, according to a new report. Fire
FACE painting and drums will keep youngsters busy during a family learning day. Workshops and taster sessions will run all day at Hall Garth School, in Middlesbrough, with a free lunch. Drop-in sessions include jewellery-making, driving theory, drumming
A PLANNING dispute that has lasted more than 20 years has finally been resolved. The dispute over plans to build a bungalow on a Darlington estate has left the applicant facing £10,000-worth of legal bills after the Court of Appeal rejected his case.
AN archery club is targeting people who want to try the sport with a free open day. Thirsk Bowmen will hold the open day from 2pm on May 13. The club is open to archers of all abilities and ages, and club members shoot in competitions. People can also
A SERIAL shoplifter was jailed yesterday after all other sentencing options had been exhausted. Barbara Cheryl Taylor, 28, admitted stealing children's clothes when she appeared before Darlington magistrates. The clothes, from the town centre's British
COCKERTON EAST: Cockerton East Community Partnership will be reviewing its action plan on Tuesday, at 6.30pm. It will take place in the upstairs lounge at Cockerton Methodist Church. Those people living and working in the area are being encouraged to
TELEPHONE lines have been set up to improve links between residents of two towns and their police teams. The phone numbers will enable people in Spennymoor and Ferryhill to leave messages for beat and police community support officers. Both telephone
YOUNG dancers have received a grant to help them to buy costumes. Darlington Lions Club gave £200 to the Red Hall dance group, in Darlington, after seeing them perform in recycled costumes. For the past three-and-a-half-years, the dancers have used costumes
A 29-YEAR-OLD man applied for two credit cards in his friend's estranged wife's name, a court heard yesterday. Craig Malcolm was warned by magistrates he could face prison when he is sentenced. Malcolm, of Pinewood Close, Newton Aycliffe, pleaded guilty
A PROJECT to protect homes from flooding on a large meander of the River Wear will be launched next week. The £100,000 scheme, designed by the Environment Agency in consultation with the Riverside Residents' Association and Chester-le-Street District
A CREATIVE group that introduced hundreds of children to reading has suffered after council cutbacks. For five years, children aged five and under have been inspired by the monthly Twiglets workshop, which is held in Bishop Auckland Town Hall, and led
A service in a Teesdale church will conclude a series of study groups that have taken place over the past two months for the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. Hamsterley Churches Together is holding the service on Sunday, at 10.45am, in Hamsterley
A CHURCH will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its refurbishment with a flower festival this weekend. The theme of the two-day event at Trinity Methodist Church, in Rosa Street, Spennymoor, is Celebrations. The church will hold a preview event today,
DUSTY photographs and family memories are being given a modern makeover. Bishop Auckland residents are receiving lessons covering the preservation and presentation of family treasures, for the benefit of future generations. Members of the over-50s Evergreen
YOUNGSTERS have been cooking up new ideas in the kitchen to ensure their diet is healthy. Pupils at Barnard Castle School have joined a cookery club to arm themselves some basic skills for when they leave home to work or go to college. Teacher Amanda
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Teesdale have been listening to fascinating tales from a professional storyteller from the gipsy community. Pupils at Montalbo Primary School, in Barnard Castle, spent the day with Richard O'Neill, who now lives in Manchester, but was
A SHOP that sells equipment for the disabled and elderly has re-opened after being closed for several weeks. Home Independence Service was out of action because Stanley Day Centre, in Wear Road, was being refurbished. The shop, which is funded by Durham
A CO-OP member from Durham will be enjoying a taste of Italy after winning a promotion by the consumer-owned retailer. Margaret Hall's holiday prize includes seven nights' stay for two people to their choice of one of five cities - Florence, Milan, Rome
VISITORS to a library can try their hand at the back-breaking work of Victorian washerwomen at an event to mark Local and Community History Month. The event, at the Clayport Library, in Durham City, will allow visitors to discover domestic life during
YOUNG clarinet players hit the high notes as they benefited from tips from a musical maestro yesterday. Durham Music Service took advantage of a visit to the North-East by Hungarian master clarinet player Jozef Balogh. They persuaded the Klezmer-style
MOTORISTS are being warned about possible delays at the Little Burdon roundabout, on the edge of Darlington, next week. Utilities work will be carried out from 9.30am on Wednesday, as part of the Darlington Eastern Transport Corridor project. The work
A FAMILY fun day is being planned as part of a campaign to promote community pride. The Pride in Easington Family Fun Day will celebrate the successes of the campaign so far, and showcase the organisations and services working to improve life in the district
A transport system on trial in Darlington may be introduced across the country. The Local Motion scheme in Darlington - which has seen a 79 per cent increase in cycling trips in the town - has been singled out for praise by the Department for Transport
A NATIONAL dental company that has opened a new surgery has been inundated by calls from would-be NHS patients ADP Dental Company's £500,000 premises at Pelton Lane Ends, near Chester-le-Street, opened on Tuesday, and already has more than 1,000 people
WORKERS from a house-building company will take on a local football team during a community fun day this weekend. Staff from Gladedale will play a team from South Moor Football Club in a match on Sunday. The house-builder - formerly known as Bett Homes
CYCLISTS are gearing up for a weekend of fundraising fun. The Big Bikeathon, in aid of Leukaemia Research Fund, takes place in South Park, Darlington, on Sunday, from 10.30am to 11.30am. Cyclists will join a leisurely ride around the park and there will
Maxwell (BBC2, 9pm) Whatever else he achieved in his colourful business life, Press baron Robert Maxwell will be remembered as the man who fiddled the Mirror Pension Fund. So it's fitting that this 90-minute film about his later years should open with
SIX months after being as The Northern Echo's own Billy Elliot, Theo Close celebrated his 12th birthday while enjoying the excitement of becoming part of Fagin's gang in the musical Oliver! at Darlington Civic Theatre. Theo, who won a 12-month dance scholarship
Across the region, people cast their votes yesterday in what will be the final election for Labour under Tony Blair. The Northern Echo reports from the counts. IT was the people of Sedgefield, on June 9, 1983, who first gave Tony Blair power. Nearly 25
FAMILIES are adopting cute little piglets, visiting them, getting their photograph - then eating them. Duncan Turnbull, 18, runs a scheme where people adopt and name a piglet - to eat seven months later. As harsh as it may sound, no-one has ever backed
A HEROIN addict whose toddler son died after swallowing her methadone has been jailed for two years. Mitchell Bate had enough of the prescription drug in his body to kill an adult, a court heard yesterday. The boy's mother, Gemma Fennelly, had hoped to
THE director of a privately-run secure unit admitted that it was at "bursting" point at the time a troubled teenager hanged himself. Adam Rickwood, 14, became the youngest person in Britain to die in custody when he was found hanged at Hassockfield Secure
POLICE were last night questioning a 16-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death on a crime-ravaged North-East estate. Mark Smith, 16, who was celebrating getting his first job as a mechanic, suffered the fatal wound
OH no. The sun is out. I seem to be the only person in England who can cope with temperatures above 18C. Everyone else goes a little crazy. After work last week, a friend asked if I wanted to go for a drink. "We can sit in the beer garden," he said. But
A 23-YEAR-OLD man charged with violence following a football derby has denied the allegations. Darren Andrew James Moor, pleaded not guilty to using threatening words or behaviour on March 25 when he appeared at Darlington Magistrates' Court yesterday
A CHOIR girl from Darlington has been awarded a music scholarship. Twelve-year-old Hannah Lofthouse-Hill, left, has won a choral scholarship to Ripon Cathedral choir school. The youngster has sung with the All Saints' Church choir for the past four years
IT is now certain that Tony Blair will announce next week - probably Thursday lunchtime after Cabinet - that he is stepping down as Prime Minister. On Friday, he will visit his Sedgefield constituency to inform local people of his intentions as their
SURGEONS at a hospital have won a surgical accolade for the second time in two years. The Moynihan prize for the best piece of clinical research has gone to a team from Scarborough Hospital. The team's research is expected to improve the treatment and
PRIME Minister Tony Blair's constituency last night suffered another manufacturing jobs blow as a clingfilm factory announced its imminent closure. Linpac Plastics told The Northern Echo that it intends to shut its film production plant in Sedgefield,
A 29-YEAR-OLD man applied for two credit cards in his friend's estranged wife's name, a court heard yesterday. Craig Malcolm was warned by magistrates he could face prison when he is sentenced. Malcolm, of Pinewood Close, Newton Aycliffe, pleaded guilty
DAAWEITZA (4.50) heads to Musselburgh this afternoon in a bid to recoup losses after a failing to land a huge gamble at Sandown last Saturday. Brian Ellison's chestnut was backed off the boards on that occasion, however despite flying inside the final
FAMILY and friends gathered to say a final farewell yesterday to a little girl who touched the hearts of many. About 100 mourners attended the funeral of three-year-old Kaylie Precious King at St Andrew's Church, in Haughton, Darlington. Kaylie, who had
A town hit by news of 900 job losses last summer has received its second employment boost in less than three months. Npower has announced plans to double the size of its operations in Peterlee, County Durham and take the number of people it employs across
THE £40.2m acquisition of a specialist coatings firm in North Yorkshire has been completed. Technology group 3M has bought Northallerton-based E Wood Holdings plc, a manufacturer of high-performance coatings used in the oil, gas, water, rail and automotive
SUNDERLAND Football Club has announced its third lucrative sponsorship deal in two months with the launch of a travel business. The club, which was last weekend promoted to the Premiership, has struck a three-year deal with Leisure Path Limited, part
UP to 50 jobs in the region could be at risk after high street retailer Games Workshop said it is to close 35 of its stores and shed ten per cent of its workforce. The company, which reported a 73 per cent drop in annual pre-tax profits last year, said
OUTDOOR retailer Blacks Leisure saw its profits all but wiped out yesterday after sales were affected by unseasonably warm weather. The group, which has a distribution centre in Washington, Wearside, posted underlying pre-tax profits of only £100,000
GARETH SOUTHGATE fears the longer Mark Viduka takes to commit his future to Middlesbough the less likely he is to sign a new contract at the Riverside Stadium. Despite always being aware that the Australian's existing deal expires at the end of June,
Tom Lehman was given further proof of the current strength in depth of the European Tour. Last year's American Ryder Cup captain, invited to take part in the Telecom Italian Open in Milan, sank a 165-yard seven-iron for an eagle two and returned a two-under-par
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is considering legal action against either West Ham or the Premier League following the furore surrounding the signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano. Lawyers are looking into the findings of an independent panel that
OIL services company PSN is continuing its expansion by establishing three new international bases, only months after creating 200 jobs on Teesside. The Scottish-based contractor is to set up offices in the Middle East over the course of the next year
IN his attempts to pocket a first European Tour success, Graeme Storm will take a break from the fairways and turn to the snooker world for advice over the next couple of days. Storm, who has been regularly on cue for his first Tour honour this season
Rafael Nadal had concerns about how well he would adapt in the 'Battle if the Surfaces' exhibition against Roger Federer, but ended up having a ball. Wednesday's match, played on Nadal's home island of Mallorca, saw the world's two top-ranked players
Durham ended the second, and penultimate, day of their MCC University match against Durham UCCE at the Racecourse ground in a strong position, 204 runs ahead with eight wickets in hand. The county's four seamers each took two wickets while slow bowlers
JOEL Porter firmly believes his Hartlepool United team-mates can go into tomorrow's season end in a relaxed frame of mind - with all the pressure on title rivals Walsall. Pools, in second spot on goal difference, meet Bristol Rovers at Victoria Park,
There was relief at UEFA after AC Milan's victory over Manchester United avoided an all-English Champions League final - and president Michel Platini is convinced the climax of the European season will pass off in Athens on May 23 without any crowd trouble
DOOSTEP conmen targeted more than a dozen North-East pensioners in one afternoon. Police warned people to be vigilant after bogus callers visited homes across County Durham on Wednesday. They claimed to be either from the water board or the council and
A week after telling four of his players they were no longer needed, Dave Penney's Darlington revolution continued yesterday when he released two more of his ever-diminishing squad. Last Saturday, The Northern Echo revealed that Brian Close, Darren Holloway
A MAN was declared dead after his car careered off the road in Darlington, yesterday. Police believe the man died of natural causes just before the crash happened in Brinkburn Road, at about 3pm. The Ford Mondeo estate crashed into a wall on the opposite
As part of a national campaign to give older people confidence to use computers and the internet, Age Concern is holding a 'silver surfers' event. The event, at Bradbury House in Beaumont Street, Darlington, will run from Monday, May 21, until Friday,
CLEVELAND County and the village of New Marske were well represented at the St George's Day Parade for Queen Scouts at Windsor Castle last week.Explorer Scouts Richard Butler and Matthew Sievert, together with leader Steve Swales, joined the parade.It
A TEACHER who runs a drop-in cafe for young people has had her work recognised by the Government.Andrea Benson became involved with the free cafe at Colburn recreation centre, near Catterick Garrison, ten years ago.The venue, set up through the Fair Play
TONY Blair will only resign early as an MP if a major international organisation such as the United Nations offers him a job too good to reject, his agent pledged last night.John Burton's comments followed renewed speculation that Mr Blair will next Thursday
PRIMARY school children have been taking part in an event aimed at educating them about dogs.The youngsters, from Broom Cottages Primary School, in Ferryhill, were at the Paws-a-While dog creche on the Chilton Industrial Estate, yesterday.The event was
POLICE have yet to fine goods vehicle drivers using a no-overtaking stretch of the A1(M) despite reports of lorries flouting the ban.In an 18-month trial, which began in March, goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes were banned from using the outside
SHOPLIFTERS have stolen an eight-week-old kitten from a North-East pet store.The shop's owner has appealed for the return of the kitten because he is concerned that the thieves will not be able to look after it."We are really worried about the kitten's
Hampshire v Yorkshire (County Championship) : Day TwoMichael Vaughan was involved in yet another injury scare at the Rose Bowl yesterday when he had to retire hurt after being struck a painful blow on the middle finger of his right hand.The England captain
OPPOSITION parties were confident yesterday's elections would change the political landscape of Darlington.The ruling Labour group on Darlington Borough Council has come under pressure following the proposed merger of Hurworth and Eastbourne schools,
RAISING money for charity is as easy as a walk in the park.A sponsored 1.5-mile Toddle Waddle is being held in South Park, Darlington, on Sunday, May 13.Children and their parents can be sponsored to take part in the walk in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.The
AN artist is delighted at the outcome of a commission to produce a set of railings along a stretch of adjoining footpaths.The footpaths are in the sensitive setting of the wooded riverbanks of Durham's cathedral and castle peninsula.County Durham specialist
A SOLDIER from Ferryhill climbed his way to a peak position in an Army contest.Rifleman Mark Bihari finished in fifth in a rope competition at the Army Sport Climbing Championships, in Anglesey. More than 60 disciplines were included in the championships
A TEENAGE artist who started painting to avoid boredom has launched his first exhibition.Eleven works by Tom Wilson, a sixth former at St John's School, in Bishop Auckland, have gone on display at Woodhouse Close Library until the end of the month.Tom
A SAFETY campaign launched after the deaths of two young men in a reservoir has won national recognition.Yorkshire Water joined the police, fire and ambulance services and Hambleton District Council after the tragedies in Cod Beck, near Osmotherley, North
STEPHEN CRAWFORD was once described as a smooth-talking romantic who liked to give flowers to impress women. But once his victims were in his grasp, he would turn in an instant, carrying out horrifying sex attacks. One woman, Joanne, not her real name
A BOGUS taxi driver, previously cleared of five charges of rape, has been given four life sentences for carrying out a series of sex attacks on lone women walking home at night Stephen Crawford was described by a judge as a "sexual predator" and an undoubted
SIX more prisoners have been charged by police in connection with riots at a prison that caused up to £1m worth of damage. The men, all aged 18 to 21, face charges of prison mutiny in relation to trouble at Deerbolt Young Offenders' Institution, at Startforth
VITAL information for residents in the region or those thinking of moving to another part of the country are now available online. Traffic updates, school league tables, doctors' details and crime figures from across the region are included in The Northern
You can be turned into a diamond, sent up in space in a rocket, or buried in a wildlife meadow. Lindsay Jennings looks at the jolly good send offs on offer when you fanally depart thisl life. CELESTE Egan had always wanted to walk down the aisle with
MICHAEL Owen is expected to make his long-awaited England comeback in the unlikely surroundings of Turf Moor after the Football Association announced the details of a B international at Burnley's ground later this month.England B will face Albania on
IT has been billed as one of the biggest promotion parties that Sunderland has ever seen, but Roy Keane has warned his players they will not even be travelling to Luton on Sunday if their celebrations have already got the better of them.While Derby's
Parkinson's is a condition often thought to be completely debilitating and normally associatd only with men. Sarah French meets a woman who is dealing with the disease by taking on the challenge of a lifetime.After 24 years dedicating her working life
COUNTING of seats in Middlesbrough was delayed by computer problems last night. By 1am, no seats had been declared due to difficulties encountered processing postal ballots. A spokesman for Middlesbrough Borough Council said: "There was an initial delay
