Aycliffe squash club have gained the Bronze Accreditation award from England Squash. The Bronze Club Charter is an indication that Aycliffe squash club has a development program that will increase the number of adults and juniors playing squash. The
UNDER 15'S STAY IN TOP FLIGHT Under 15's 3 - 2 Yarm Boys Goalscorers;Swankie, Kelly , Gibbon M.o.m; Gibbon In this relagation clash Allstars took the lead through a inswinging corner by Swankie which beat everyone to cross the line. Yarm replied instantly
Hartlepool United 1 Bristol Rovers 2 MILLENNIUM Stadium, May 2005. Hartlepool United are eight minutes away from glory and promotion to the Championship.Then Chris Westwood conceded a penalty, was sent-off, Sheffield Wednesday levelled and went onto
Patrick Collins is one of seven Darlington players with a year left on their contracts but, given the major changes promised by manager Dave Penney, the defender does not know if he will be with Quakers next season. The tall central defender and Julian
AFTER watching his side slip into the bottom three, Wigan boss Paul Jewell vented his anger towards referee Mark Clattenburg. Jewell was far from happy that Mark Viduka's goal was allowed to stand after Stewart Downing inadvertently touched the ball twice
11.00 - The final match of a momentous season, and half of Sunderland appears to have descended on a sleepy industrial town in Bedfordshire. Nine months ago, the same supporters were watching their side lose at Bury. Today, they have travelled to Luton
WITH his triumphant Sunderland side still to get their hands on the Championship trophy, an angry Roy Keane last night branded the Football League's decision not to stage a presentation ceremony at Kenilworth Road a "disgrace". The Black Cats claimed
WITH the exception of Steven Gerrard, Ritchie Humphreys is the only footballer to have been honoured by the Queen this year. Not even that, however, could disguise the disappointment of missing out on the League Two title. The 29-year-old, wearing the
POLICE divers searching for a man who plunged from the top of a North-East waterfall have recovered a body. The missing man, believed to be in his 30s and from the Jarrow area, fell from from the top of High Force at Forest-in-Teesdale, County Durham
A TOWN is to reinstate its craft and produce show after 50 years to try to get youngsters back to basics. Saltburn Women's Institute (WI) and Saltburn Allotments Association are re-launching the show this summer, and are hoping schools and youngsters
DRILLING work is about to begin to check the stability of a disused mine in Hartlepool. Two rigs will be used to bore holes in the ground so that experts can assess the condition of the town's former anhydrite mine, which was closed 75 years ago. The
CHILDREN are hoping motorists take note of their latest road safety message by using flashing road signs. The 20mph zone, at Highcliffe Primary School, in Hutton Lane, Guisborough, has been introduced as part of a pilot project. The school travel plan
THE public is being given a chance to support the Spring Clean Hartlepool campaign by taking part in a litter-pick. The Fens Residents' Association has joined forces with Hartlepool Borough Council's countryside wardens and their team of volunteers to
A TEAM of young entrepreneurs who have created a directory for all the shops and offices around their school has won the latest round in a competition to find the business brains of tomorrow. The pupils, from Framwellgate School, in Durham, have taken
AN £8m package has been approved to pay for improvements to council homes in Sedgefield over the next two years. It is the first major investment by Sedgefield Borough Council since residents voted against the council's plans to transfer its homes to
DARLINGTON MP Alan Milburn has rejected claims that the town is now a marginal seat. After Thursday's local elections - which saw Labour's majority cut from 15 to five - the Conservatives said the town was now politically balanced. Conservative
WHEN it comes to amateur drama, barber Bernard Lally reckons his hometown theatre club is a cut above the rest. For while the final curtain has fallen on groups across the region, the Glenholme Theatre Club, in Crook, celebrates its 30th anniversary this
BRAVE Ella Moran is preparing to take part in a run to raise cash for a children's cancer charity, despite suffering from the debilitating illness leukaemia. Three-and-a-half-year-old Ella, who is undergoing chemotherapy, made clear her determination
TEENAGERS will be able to enjoy a range of events, from graffiti art to salsa dancing, at a youth centre. Peterlee Youth Centre, in Hailsham Place, is holding six weeks of free taster sessions for 13 to 19-year-olds. The final session will give young
RESIDENTS have been helping to make the proposal of a Necklace Park running through Durham City a reality, with a a mapping project at the weekend. Dozens of people joined a project called Mapping the Necklace to create their own maps of the 12-mile
COUNCIL bosses have pledged to crack down on fly-tippers who are ruining a country lane. The problem is so bad that, at times, residents living in Patches Lane, near Coatham Mundeville, have been unable to get into their houses. The lane is being targeted
THE gateway to a Teesside business park has taken on a new look with the arrival of a large sphere, to promote the idea of recycling. A mobile crane lifted and lowered the artwork into place on the A66 roundabout at South Bank on Saturday. The sphere,
Retired teacher Joyce Jackson plans to make her fourth visit later this summer to Tanzania with more funds from Teesdale residents to support a village hospital. This time, the money will go towards an infusion unit for eye and ear treatments, so it
STAFF at The Gates Shopping Centre, Durham, are celebrating after they gained NVQ qualifications at work. The customer service team members have completed NVQ level two in customer services, while administrative assistant Michelle Martin has gained an
A BOROUGH councillor has praised a new apartment complex for elderly people. Speaking at the official unveiling of the Middleton Woods apartments, in Middleton St George, ward councillor Doris Jones said the newly-completed development was "first class
TEENAGE volunteers dressed for success - to celebrate more than 15,000 hours of voluntary work within their communities. The Hambleton North 4Youth Millennium Volunteers, based at Northallerton College, were rewarded for their efforts with a fancy dress-themed
AN accountant has claimed that a unitary council for North Yorkshire would dramatically increase council tax bills. The county council, which has applied to the Government for unitary status, says the move will save £2.7m a year by replacing the existing
TWO talented young sports players at Bedale High School have won cups dedicated to the memory of a former pupil killed in a road accident. Richard Blanchard, who died at Middleham on Good Friday in 1997, was a talented rugby and basketball player, and
ONE of the region's great stately homes is preparing for a Royal visit with a difference. Castle Howard, near Malton, is about to roll out the red carpet for Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert. Foundation Degree Theatre Studies students from
HUNDREDS of families visited a newly-refurbished Darlington park to enjoy its annual fun day. It is the first time that the South Park Family Fun Day has been held since it was extensively restored back to its Victorian splendour as part of
RISING bollards are to be installed in Darlington town centre to restrict traffic during the day. As the Pedestrian Heart project nears completion, from tomorrow the bollards will become operational in Skinnergate
PEOPLE will be able to sample a little taste of France when a popular market returns to Guisborough this weekend. The Marché du France will be in town on Friday and Saturday for its fourth visit. The market traders all come from the same area in Normandy
A SCOOTER scheme will help young people living in isolated areas in Teesdale get to work or college. Teesdale Community Resources' (TCR) Wheels to Work scheme will provide motorbike and scooter training to young people who don't have access to a car and
EXHIBITION organisers have pulled out all the stops to keep live music in one of the region's oldest churches. More than 170 paintings have been collected for the display in St Helen Auckland, near Bishop Auckland, where the parish church organ needs
A RECENT contributor to Hear All Sides wrote in response to an article by columnist Peter Mullen that he was waiting with baited breath for a possible outcome to the article concerned. In Friday's edition of The Northern Echo a snippet on the
ISN'T it so refreshing to think that Jonathan Woodgate prefers to play for his hometown club, Middlesbrough, rather than go back to Real Madrid, one of the biggest clubs in the world, to try and win medals? He could have chosen to play for any
CONGRATULATIONS to manager Roy Keane and chairman Niall Quinn for the brilliant job they have done in rescuing Sunderland AFC and getting the Lads back in the top flight after such a disastrous last season in the Premiership. You only have to look
FOLIO, part of Mentorn Television (makers of Question Time) are developing a one-hour prime time documentary for ITV1 about the late Princess of Wales. The documentary's working title is Memories of Diana and will feature unseen footage together
READING your story about the small parking bays in the Commercial Street car park in Darlington (Echo, May 1) reminded me of an experience last year. I parked my small car in the upper part of the town's Beaumont Street car park and noticed it
IMAGINE how it would feel to be dumped, not once, but three times, simply because no one had bothered to find out why you were hurting. Such was the fate of Fandango, a beautiful long-haired tabby cat. Twice he was taken to an animal sanctuary,
FOOTBALL legend Sir Bobby Robson has vowed to carry on as normal, despite contracting cancer for the fifth time. The former England and Newcastle United manager has started a six-week chemotherapy course after cancerous nodules were found in his lungs
COUNCIL leaders from across the UK will meet in the North-East tomorrow to discuss a multi-million pound litigation threat from thousands of low-paid women. The equal pay wrangles could empty local authorities of spare cash, cost billions and affect services
BIKERS in the region are hoping to help others to live by promoting an organ donor scheme. Bikers' website Motorcycle Junction is launching a scheme to encourage riders to join the NHS Organ Donor Register. They have linked up with UK Transplant (UKT
JOHN Kani was preparing to open his new play in Johannesburg. It was the day of the dress rehearsal, so he was busy and didn't really want to take the phone call. Eventually, after 15 minutes, his assistant told him: "You'd better come to the phone".
OVER the years, I've had to get used to overcoming the odd hurdle when it comes to horse racing. As a trainee reporter at the Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph, I was made the resident tipster - known as The Baron - and ended up getting the sack (and a death
WHEN John Thompson married Elizabeth Bedell in a small village church 344 years ago, it was the start of a family dynasty still going strong in the same rural area. Since that wedding on June 4, 1663, scores of Thompsons have made a living as lead miners
After watching the Hidden Lives documentary, I felt that my wife should write this column. Surely she'd have some time left after doing the cooking, cleaning and ironing the creases out of my copy of The Northern Echo. But I lacked one thing - a copy
YOUNG Thomas Foreman is literally eating his parents out of house and home. He suffers from the rare disorder pica, and can't stop eating carpet fluff, cuddly toys, soil, dirt, and soft furnishings. The six-year-old's parents, Vicky and Jonathan, have
Coundon Conservative Club yesterday won the FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup, at Anfield, beating Bristol's Lebeq Tavern Courage 5-0. Mark Tallentire watched the game with the Coundon fans. WHEN the match was over and the trophy for the best Sunday league team
A SEA of blue and white swept across Hartlepool town centre yesterday as thousands of football fans turned out to applaud their team's rise to League One. It was a day of celebration in the town, where Pools fans young and old waved flags and banners
POLICE are investigating two suspected arson attacks on farmland that led to the deaths of three horses. Officers believe both fires in the Cleveland area were started deliberately at the weekend, but the motives are still unknown. The three horses perished
THE noise is both deafening and distinctive. As the dogs get put in the starting boxes, they begin to howl and bark, eager to stretch their legs down the grass track. In addition, the spectators - humans and canine alike - join in cheering, barking and
A 20-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday charged in connection with the death of a teenager who was stabbed in the neck. The announcement came after a 16-year-old boy appeared in court charged with the murder of Mark James Smith, also aged 16, in Newcastle's West
Geoff Huffer was all smiles after witnessing his 25-1 shot Cockney Rebel - named after Steve Harley and his chart-topping 1970s band - come home in a blaze of glory in the Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. The outsider flew round the stands side group
Jim Bolger gained some compensation for the heartache of Teofilo as Finsceal Beo ran out a brilliant winner of the Stan James 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. The red-hot 5-4 favourite, ridden by Kevin Manning, led two furlongs out and ran right away from the
DURHAM set themselves up for a promotion showdown with Staffordshire in their County Championship Plate final game at Gateshead next Saturday when they scored six tries to beat Essex 44-5 at Hartlepool Rovers. Former Northampton centre Chris Hyndman,
DURHAM are hoping that the return of another of their Australian old boys to Riverside today will not upstage the clash between Paul Collingwood and Andrew Flintoff. After Simon Katich led Derbyshire to victory in the Friends Provident Trophy last Sunday
POLICE divers will this morning begin a search for the body of a man who plunged 60ft from the top of the England's most powerful waterfall. The missing man, thought to be in his 30s and from the Jarrow area, fell from the top of High Force, at Forest
TONY Blair reminded me of "Comical Ali" with his denial of just how bad the local election results were for his party. It was reminiscent of in the final days of Saddam Hussein's barbaric regime when his then Minister of Information was claiming
Hampshire v Yorkshire (County Championship) : Day Four One of the most sensational all-round performances in Yorkshire's history, by Younus Khan, was not quite enough for them to preserve their 100 per cent winning record in the LV County Championship
Newly-promoted South Shields are the surprise package in the Northern Rock North East Premier League. A second win ensured they continued to head the table with their powerhouse rivals, South Northumberland, the only other side to have a 100 per cent
GORDON Brown's succession as Prime Minister seems almost assured now the last remaining Labour "big hitter" has stood aside. John Reid says he will not oppose the Chancellor's bid to succeed Tony Blair because there is "no eagerness" in the Labour Party
THE region's best-known sportswoman has found herself at the centre of an equality row after a top hotel tried to charge £1,000 to install a wheelchair ramp. The Savoy Hotel in London demanded the fee to fit a temporary ramp when Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson
AN airport has announced the launch of a long-haul service from the North-East to Canada. Yesterday, airline Flyglobespan launched a weekly service from Newcastle Airport to Hamilton International Airport. Chairman Tom Dalrymple said last night: "The
A YOUNG woman who defied medical opinion and was once nicknamed a miracle baby has died suddenly at the age of 24. The family of Leanne McArthur have paid tribute to their daughter and sister, who died peacefully at her home in Darlington on May 1, as
Darlington 0 Stockport 5 FOR those yet to decide whether to buy a Darlington season ticket for next year, Saturday's result, and especially the performance, will hardly have inspired fans to open their wallets.Having failed to reach the play-offs for
He's been compared with Gervaise Phinn, who writes of his time as school inspector - now fellow Yorkshireman Jack Sheffield is tipped for similar success. The former headteacher who's now an author talks to Women's Editor Sarah Foster. IT was with
Best-selling author Joanne Harris talks to Hannah Stephenson about the trials and tribulations of writing The Lollipop Shoes, the follow-up to her novel, Chocolat, which was made into a hit film starring Juliette Binoche, and how she keeps her
NEWCASTLE United manager Glenn Roeder brought the curtain down on his 15-month tenure at St James' Park last night when he resigned.Roeder insisted he was the right man to turn around United's fortunes after Saturday's dismal 2-0 home defeat to Blackburn
Newcastle United 0 Blackburn Rovers 2 NEWCASTLE United games tend to draw more questions than offer any definitive answers - and the Magpies latest match against Blackburn was no different. The game marked Michael Owen's first return to St James' Park
Luton Town 0 Sunderland 5 FOR many years Kenilworth Road was the home of the plastic pitch. There is, however, nothing artificial about the fact that Sunderland have returned to the Premiership as champions of the Championship.The Black Cats, by saving
Wigan Athletic 0 Middlesbrough 1 WHILE Mark Viduka's first half strike at the JJB Stadium was enough to secure Premiership status for another season, whether or not the Australian striker will be around come August remains open for much conjecture.It
