DURHAM ended a five-match losing streak and dumped Worcestershire back on the bottom of the Friends Provident t20 North Group with a three-run victory at New Road. A second-wicket stand of 85 in ten overs from Mark Stoneman and Ben Stokes formed the
A WORLD War Two bomb was discovered in the River Foss, near York tonight. The munition, believed to have been dropped by an aircraft, was discovered due to the low river levels. It was located on the Towthorpe Road, between Strensall and Haxby. Insp
A TEESSIDE sister garners public support for her brother’s release from an Afghan jail by launching a support group on the internet. Maria Blades the sister of ex paratrooper Anthony Malone who has been held prisoner in Pul-i-Charkhi prison
Raoul Moat may have evaded capture for almost a week by using the drains beneath Rothbury, it has emerged tonight. Moat, 37, has been pinned down near tennis courts for several hours after a chase through the centre of the town. In a
Further to my blog earlier this week about the way ahead for the The Forum music centre in Darlington, which is under threat because of a funding crisis. I'm pleased to say a joint statement has now been released by Darlington Borough Council and Humantics
A VILLAGE famed for its floral displays in planning to celebrate Yorkshire Day by inviting people to tea. Appleton Wiske, near Northallerton, is a five-times gold award winners in regional and national In Bloom competitions. And it is marking Yorkshire
A TEENAGER hoping to spark world leaders into helping to provide a basic education for children in poorer countries is being backed by the foreign secretary. Emma Woods, 15, of Bedale School, led her fellow pupils in supporting the worldwide 1 Goal -
A VISIT to one of North Yorkshire’s most famous attractions will become a journey back in time later this month. For the first time in recent years, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, the World Heritage site near Ripon, is holding an event as part of
FED-up gardeners are fighting back against a mystery plant poisoner - by calling in security guards. The green-fingered folk of Cayton, near Scarborough, have set their hopes on achieving success in this year’s Britain in Bloom contest. But in May their
ALLAN JOICEY is looking to find an old friend who was his best man. He is Bernard Hunter, known as Barny, aged 75, from the Moorside area of Consett, County Durham. He was a mechanic at Consett Iron Company, served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Darlington have announced their squad numbers for next season. Two goalkeepers have arrived this summer and it is Kelvin Jack that takes the number one jersey while Sam Russell will wear 23 as he did during his previous spell at the club.
A KEEN Rotarian has been given a Rotary’s top honour by his club for his efforts in improving the local community. Tony Jordan, 58, of Thirsk, has been awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship by Thirsk Rotary Club for his efforts over the years. A former president
STRINGENT measures brought in to tackle anti-social youths blighting a rural market town have been deemed a huge success by the police. Thirsk Police joined forces with Hambleton District Council to create a dispersal zone over a large tract of the town
THREE mobile phones used by fugitive gunman Raoul Moat have been found, one of which was handed in by a member of the public in Rothbury, Northumberland. Northumbria Police also said that a further two people, a man and a woman, were arrested
Antiques dealer Raymond Scott has today been cleared at Newcastle Crown Court of stealing a rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio but was found guilty of handling stolen goods and removing stolen property from the UK. Scott, 53, of Wingate
SCHOOLCHILDREN will remember a much-missed mentor in a secret garden they have created. Tow Law Millennium Primary School’s chair of governors Alice Donaghy died in July 2009. Known to children as ‘Mrs Alice’, the 65-year-old taught youngsters to
HOUSEHOLDERS are being advised to stay alert after a spate of thefts from gardens. Solar lights, bird tables, wrought iron benches and hosepipes are just some of the items which have been stolen from homes in the Stanley area over the last couple of
Forming in 2008, Misled Icons have become a large part of the North East music scene. Playing a mix of pop-punk and punk rock, whilst blending elements of hardcore punk into their music, the band have managed to find their own place in a genre
A DENTIST forced to turn away patients has written to David Cameron after his practice was refused an NHS contract. Children are getting free check-ups at Wolsingham’s West End Dental Practice as patients struggle to get on NHS waiting lists, says manager
The huge popularity of fashionable countrywear has come at a good time for Zara. Jenny Needham reports. IT was a love of all things horsey that led 39-year-old Donna Dobson to open Zara Countrywear, in Barnard Castle. Ironically, sales are
THE VAMOS! Festival is in full Latino swing with a cornucopia of all things wild and wonderful that celebrate the world of Spanish and Portuguese cultures. It was my first visit to Newcastle University’s Culture Lab, and what a fabulous, intimate
The Old Guys (BBC1, 9.30pm); The Playboy Murderer (C4, 7.30pm); Dive – Robert’s Story (BBC2, 9pm) AS Victor Meldrew, the Last of the Summer Wine crew and The Golden Girls have proved, growing old disgracefully can be a lot of fun. Early
STRANGE to hear about the reduced numbers of house martins in the southern part of our region (HAS, July 1 and 5), but I can testify there is a thriving and apparently larger population in and around our allotments at New Hill, Sacriston, this
I WOULD like to offer my sincere thanks to a man and two ladies who all came to my assistance at the top of North Road, Durham City, on Tuesday this week. My wife had just been thrown headfirst from her wheelchair after the front wheels hit an
LAST Sunday, on a visit to my home town of Darlington, we visited South Park. What a shock I got. I was totally dismayed to see weeds 3ft high in the rose beds near the bowling green. We then walked to the rose garden, or should that be the “weed
IN the passage of time, women have played an important part in different roles and situations and since they were allowed to vote in the early part of the 20th Century they have come more to the fore. During the First and Second World Wars, without
MUCH as I regret that Darlington will not be receiving the money it was hoping for to renovate three local schools, the crocodile tears being shed over this by some local Labour politicians somehow fail to move me. Labour left a huge black hole
TYPICAL of idiotic union leadership, they want to bring the Government down. Thinking union leadership more honestly faces reality, knows there is waste and where cuts are in order and realises leading employees into loss of wages through strikes
CONGRATULATIONS to Tony Kelly for his letter describing the Angel of the North – above – as an unsightly heap of junk (HAS, July 3). For me, he has hit the nail on the head. Every time I travel north to Newcastle by train I always have to avert
EVER come across a publication called Archives of Disease in Childhood? Me neither. I must look out for it next time I’m in the newsagents. I became aware of it this week as it carried a report about the link between exercise and obesity in children
Only days after England is kicked out of the World Cup, Will Roberts talks to former player and coach Paul Bielby, who has some tips for our top players and for those just beginning. DARLINGTON-BORN Paul Bielby, 53, has just published his first
A speaking engagement at Wolviston Court Women's Institute on Teesside provided a welcome break from the seemingly never-ending Raoul Moat saga last night. My thanks to the WI member who gave me a fading booklet, entitled "How To Be A Clever
I SHARE Christopher Wardell’s hopes for the future of “Teesside Airport” (HAS, July 6) now that it has been taken over by Vancouver Airport Services (VAS). Its current name, DTV (Durham Tees Valley) International Airport, is a misnomer in more
THE 2010 World Cup will be remembered for the way it has illuminated the remarkable story of South Africa, and the enormous strides that nation has made under Nelson Mandela. But as a festival of football, it will be remembered as a disappointment
SPAIN have reached the final of the World Cup and there is every chance - if you believe the latest prediction from the octopus - that they will win it for the first time on Sunday night. But even the Spaniards would have to concede they have failed
SHILDON teenager Kate Avery received a huge boost on the eve of today’s English Schools Championships when she was picked to represent Great Britain in the World Junior Championships in Canada next weekend. The 18-year-old Darlington College
FLEETING Spirit can become the first horse since 1958-59 to win back-to-back renewals of the Darley July Cup. Not since Right Boy struck many moons ago has this unique Newmarket double been completed. But Jeremy Noseda’s exemplary mare is no
THE last fortnight has been more of a balancing act for Jessica Ennis, but now Great Britain’s heptathlon hero is focused on using a trip to Gateshead as a platform for European Championships glory. Ennis was forced to miss the Aviva European
POLICE are stationed in Rothbury schools today after a request from members of the community at a public meeting on the manhunt for Raoul Moat. People attending Thursday evening's meeting in the Jubilee Hall in the small Northumberland town
INNINGS of contrasting style from Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell saw England to a comfortable six-wicket win in the first one-day international against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge. Strauss teed off to the tune of 50 in 37 balls at the top of the
JONNY Bairstow says Yorkshire’s County Championship victory against Warwickshire yesterday provided him with one of the biggest highs of his career so far. The 20-year-old hit 64 not out off 61 balls to ensure the White Rose chased down 200
DURHAM return to Twenty20 action at Worcester this evening after a week off in which assessment of their priorities for the second half of the season have focused on the championship. Although victory in all four of their remaining T20 group
As the World Cup draws to a close, and SCOTT WILSON is back from South Africa, The Northern Echo’s chief sports writer selects his team of the tournament. FERNANDO MUSLERA Uruguay He might have conceded three goals against Holland, but Muslera
The sun shone on Ravensworth's family weekend over July 3rd and 4th. Spread over the two days, activities included sports, face painting, a boot sale, scarecrow trail, a bouncy castle and duck race. Some £1200 was raised towards village hall improvements
MIDDLESBROUGH have stepped up their interest in Rangers’ combative midfielder Kevin Thomson with Walter Smith revealing the clubs are in negotiations over a proposed move for the Scotland international. But the deal has some way to go with
THE winning feeling returned for Mark Cavendish on the fifth stage of the Tour de France after a fraught and forgettable period on and off the bike. The 25-year-old HTC-Columbia sprinter recorded his 11th Tour win in three seasons on the 187.5
GRAEME Storm’s hopes of qualifying for next week’s Open championship at St Andrew’s have been boosted – by a new putter. The Rockliffe Park representative from Hartlepool lies one shot behind Darren Clarke at the top of the Scottish Open leaderboard
ON the day Sunderland held talks with former England defender Sol Campbell, manager Steve Bruce was forced to come to terms with losing his unsettled captain, Lorik Cana, to Galatasaray. Campbell was on Wearside yesterday to discuss the possibility
A WOMAN has returned to employment by becoming her own boss after giving up work to look after her disabled daughter. Katie Richards capitalised on her experience of working with animals to set up pet grooming salon Stanhope Proud Hounds.
A SMALL garage in North Yorkshire that grew into a Northern haulage industry has won a deal worth more than £460,000. Specialist equipment supplier Londonderry Garage, based near Northallerton, has completed a contract for the City of York Council
A BUSINESS advisor who has helped a young entrepreneur launch his company has had her efforts acknowledged through the If We Can, You Can challenge. Elaine McCartney has been named as the inaugural winner of the Supporter of the Year category
BUSINESS confidence is starting to return to the North-East as more enterprises expect to grow in the next 12 months, research has revealed. Almost half of North-East businesses, 46.6 per cent, questioned in Yorkshire Bank’s latest business
A PERFORMANCE and leadership development company is marking its first year in business by launching another service. Good Enough Never Is (Geni) has launched Marketing Geni, to help clients with all aspects of marketing and broaden the service
NORTHERN Rock could be subject to a takeover attempt from a City group being set up to buy state-owned banking assets, it was revealed yesterday. The nationalised Newcastle lender, which the Government has said it wants to sell back to the private
A RARE books dealer accused of stealing a priceless Shakespeare volume, also claimed to deal in Edwardian jewellery, a court has been told. Raymond Scott’s claim emerged shortly before a jury retired to consider whether he is guilty of stealing
EXPERTS from a North-East university are pioneering research that could dramatically improve the number of people saved by donated organs. A team of scientists from Sunderland University hope they have found a way to expand the donor pool.
A SCHOOLGIRL who will undergo a double organ transplant is stepping out to raise cash for a North-East hospital. Mica Newcomb has pledged to complete a fivemile sponsored walk for Newcastle’s Great North Children’s Hospital on Sunday, August
POLICE investigating the murder of a man found battered to death in his home have searched a number of houses as part of the hunt for his killer. Officers yesterday carried out searches at addresses in Easington, Peterlee and Hartlepool as
A POWERLIFTING pensioner is celebrating after setting yet another world record. Seventy-year-old Gavin Walker already held the age 70 and upwards world records for the squat and the total lift – the combined squat, bench press and deadlift.
YOUNG engineers came from across the country to compete in an electric car racing tournament. The event, at Croft Circuit, near Darlington, pitted students and their creations against each other and the clock. The competition, run by Greenpower
AN MP who lost her seat at the General Election could make a £150,000 profit from the sale of her second home. Vera Baird was ousted as Redcar’s representative in May, but despite promises to stay in the region and fight to regain her seat,
A MUSEUM devoted to the Second World War is making visits even more realistic, thanks to the medium of film. Eden Camp, housed in a former prisoner of war camp near Malton, North Yorkshire, has obtained a licence to play clips from Pathe news
A FURTHER £2m has been “secretly” slashed from school rebuilding projects in the region as part of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) fiasco. Three local authorities – Darlington, North Yorkshire and York – have had their funding cut,
A TELEVISION film crew is scaling great heights to catch a different glimpse of some of Britain’s finest buildings. Durham Cathedral is the first iconic structure to receive the new bird’s eye documentary treatment. The BBC2 daytime
FIREFIGHTERS are breaking with tradition by looking for buildings to set ablaze. Disused, derelict and unwanted premises in Darlington are being sought for training for fire investigators. The properties can be residential or commercial
A FUGITIVE businessman wanted on drugs charges who escaped justice for 12 years after he fled abroad was last night beginning a jail sentence for his crimes. Former nightclub boss Gary Robb was jailed for five years at Teesside Crown Court after
AN elderly woman who drowned in a park lake told a neighbour that she “wouldn’t be here at Christmas’’, an inquest heard yesterday. Doris Sadler, 81, of Wordsworth Road, Darlington, died in the town’s South Park one evening last September and
THE policeman gunned down by Raoul Moat should be “an inspiration” to all those trying to bring the rampage to an end, the officer’s brother said yesterday. PC David Rathband, 42, is recovering after being blasted by Moat as he sat in a parked
RESIDENTS and visitors to Rothbury were refusing to panic yesterday – despite police warning that fugitive Raoul Moat may target members of the public. The announcement by detectives that the former doorman had threatened to harm civilians failed
NO ONE appeared safe from on-the-run gunman Raoul Moat last night after the fugitive warned police he would target members of the public. Moat’s warning marked a significant escalation in his cat-and-mouse game with the police. As the search
TWO men arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of assisting an offender as part of the hunt for gunman Raoul Moat have been bailed by police, pending further inquiries. Northumbria Police made the announcement shortly after 12.30am today.
