National basketball in association with Game Time & Ravenwood Roofing in Middlesbrough & Teesside (01429 291793) Middlesbrough Lions have been notified by England Basketball that their application for entry into National League Division
ACCOUNTANCY software firm Sage is set to announce UK redundancies along with its interim results this week, it was reported today. The Newcastle-based firm is expected to set out plans for 600 cuts this year on top of 400 posts last year when it reports
DURHAM snatched a last-ball victory against Surrey at Riverside when the visitors threw away wickets off the final two balls. After making 266 for seven, Durham won by one run with Ian Blackwell taking the last two wickets after Surrey began the
DURHAM snatched victory by one run against Surrey at the Riverside this afternoon. Surrey all rounder Grant Elliott drove straight into the hands of Liam Plunkett at mid-off and Jon Batty pulled the final delivery to Dale Benkenstein at deep
TRIPS by the first steam locomotive to be built in 50 years will resume tomorrow - after engineers worked overnight to carry out repairs. The £3m Tornado is one of the stars of the current steam gala on the North York Moors Railway but on Saturday night
You know you're in trouble as Prime Minister when Cabinet colleagues start rushing out statements insisting they still have complete faith in you. It's like football managers getting the dreaded vote of confidence from the chairman. It's utterly
Notes From The Treehouse is 18 year old Londoner Alessi’s debut album. Alessi’s Ark is filled with an innocent kind of wonder at the world, her voice sounding otherworldly but strong as it carries words filled with visions of nature and magic. She uses
A MAN wanted in connection with a suspicious death has this afternoon handed himself in to police. The 21-year-old walked into Newton Aycliffe police station with members of his family and was arrested. The man, from Chilton, County
FOOTBALL legend Paul Gascoigne wowed North-East fans today by scoring on his return to the pitch for the first time in five years. The former ace refuted earlier rumours he had pulled out of the crunch charity match to raise funds for the beleaguered
PERFORMERS from Canada will be bringing their magic to Northallerton next week. Dance company Motus O will be performing Carmina Burana at the Hambleton Forum on Sunday, May 10. The show will also feature members of the North Yorkshire County Youth
Three new cases of swine flu were confirmed today bringing the total number of victims in the UK to 18. The cases involved two children from London and a man from Ayrshire, Scotland. One of the children had recently returned from the
RICKY Sbragia has made three changes to his Sunderland midfield for this afternoon's home game with Everton. Steed Malbranque, Grant Leadbitter and Dean Whitehead all come into the side that lost 3-0 to basement boys West Brom last weekend, with Andy
A VINTAGE fairground and a packed programme of arena events will be part of the fun at the annual Pickering Game and Country Fair. The event, now in its sixth year, is being held on next weekend (MAY 9 and 10) at the Ryedale Arena and Pickering Showground
PAUL Gascoigne IS playing his first football match since 2004 - despite reports from his media advisers that he had been sidelined by a foot condition. The former Newcastle, Tottenham and Lazio midfielder Gascoigne, now 41, took to the pitch
HUNDREDS of cyclists from around the region will be converging on North Yorkshire next weekend. They will be heading for the picturesque village of Coxwold, for their 83rd annual Service of Remembrance at St. Michael’s Church. The service
A NORTH-EAST captain of a cargo ship and his crew threw planks of wood to repel Somali pirates. The British-owned Boularibank was targeted by pirates aboard two skiffs in the Gulf of Aden. Captain Peter Stapleton, of South Shields, together with his
MACABRE treasure hunters have been using metal detectors to search for souvenirs from the scene of a horrific jet crash more than 50 years ago. An RAF Sabre fighter from Linton-on-Ouse near York plunged into Hood Hill, near Sutton Bank on the North York
POLICE are today continuing their hunt for a North-East man wanted in connection with the death of a 28-year-old married father of one. Neil Paul Jones' body was discovered in the early hours of Thursday morning and four people have so far
PEOPLE turned out in their thousands over the weekend to sample some of the very best the region has to offer. The eighth Dales Festival of Food and Drink at Leyburn was blessed with blue skies and sunshine which the Bank Holiday weekend crowds took
ALAN SHEARER has shown that friendship counts for little in Newcastle United's relegation fight by dropping Michael Owen for today's test at Liverpool. Speculation has been rife throughout the weekend that Owen would not figure against his former club
A WOMAN seen being assaulted and bundled into a car has been traced and was involved in a ''domestic incident'' police said today. Northumbria Police said they were satisfied the woman involved was uninjured. Police expressed concern for the woman's
A GIPSY family is bidding to move onto land set aside for horses because the home they were forced into is too small. Robert Smith has applied to convert a piece of equestrian land on Snipe Lane, Darlington, into mixed use to also include a private
RESIDENTS are being reminded they must be registered to vote or they will lose their say in the upcoming European Parliamentary Election. Darlington Borough Council has joined forces with the Electoral Commission for Register to Vote Week next week
A MILITARY policeman from Darlington deployed to Iraq is preparing to help hand back power to the indigenous population. RAF policeman and dog-handling specialist Corporal Mark Robson, known to friends as Robbo, is deployed on operations in Al-Basrah
HERITAGE lovers can delve into the past which shaped their community as a Darlington library marks Local History Month with a series of events. Exhibitions and talks are on offer throughout May in the Centre for Local Studies, Crown Street Library,
CHURCHES have joined forces with voluntary organisations and the public sector to help people who have lost their jobs due to the economic downturn find a new direction. Unemployed people will be able to get practical help and advice on job
A WOMAN was beaten up by two men before being forced into a car, police said. Concern is growing for the woman, aged between 18-20, who was last seen at around 6.53am yesterday morning in Wallsend Road near North Shields. The woman was walking across
Chester City 1 Darlington 2 HAVING said farewell to the Football League with a defeat to Darlington, it was with either delicious irony or a deeply misguided tribute that saw Chester City trudge off the field to the strains of the classic
