ACTOR and comedian Ade Edmondson has been out and about in the Yorkshire Dales to front a new TV series. The star of The Young Ones and Bottom has been filming for a new fly-on-the-wall series, The Dales. The series follows on form the successful show
INVESTIGATIONS were continuing today into the swimming pool tragedy that left an eight-year-old boy dead. Kaimen Ward was pulled from the pool at Northallerton's Hambleton Leisure Centre after getting into difficulties on Wednesday afternoon
PEOPLE across the North East and North Yorkshire have raised more than £2m to help flood victims in Pakistan. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) announced today that donations from the region has reached £2,704,000. The widespread flooding has
A WOMAN has been jailed for almost three years for stabbing her ex-boyfriend with kitchen knife in an unprovoked attack. Samantha Marie Shutt, 42, of Stockwell Avenue, Knaresborough, had previously pleaded guilty to wounding with intent at York Crown
A VILLAGE cricket club is hoping for a bumper crowd when it hosts its first representative fixture this weekend. Sedgefield Cricket Club, in County Durham, will host a county championship game between Durham Ladies and Derbyshire Ladies on Sunday. The
As a member of the Scots Guards destined for Afghanistan, 19-year-old Andrew Gibson was a young man who accepted that his life was in danger. His loving family also knew the risks involved in his profession as a soldier. What they did not expect was
A MEMORIAL engine named after a former bishop and railway fan has carried 70 vicars across the North York Moors after a £600,000 refit. The Eric Treacy is named after a former Bishop of Wakefield and it began hauling passengers along the North York Moors
Section 1 - Vegetables The M & J BLackburn Cup (Most Points): Jean Teasdale £5 donated by Mr & Mrs Lund (Best Exhibit): Geoff Lawrance Section 2 - Flowers Stanwix Rose Bowl (Best Exhibit): S & J Hopper Darwin Trophy (Best Rose):
A LARGER-than-life adventure epic from Glasgow’s comic guru, Connolly who in sailing the North West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific outdid the likes of Captain and Drake. In true Connolly fashion, he breezes through an Arctic world that is
JEREMY Musson was the most curious of house guests on TV and he makes the grandest of guides as he introduces us to the life of the servant in country houses, great and small. All these houses depended upon the services of menials to run efficiently
POLICE are hunting three masked men who burst into an isolated house and threatened the occupant before stealing cash, jewellery and her 4x4 vehicle. The incident happened sometime after 10pm last night as the 50-year-old victim was alone in the property
AN apt title for a book which almost puts you hand-in-hand with the grim reaper. Death stalked the killing fields of the former Yugoslavia as new nations were born in bloody conflict and death is on hand again 18 years later when four bodies are accidentally
THE Druids used to have a presence in Darlington and may still have, and like many people I imagined them to be a bunch of white robed homeless loonies, who brandished sickles to cut mistletoe, worshipped the sun and had a fixation with Stonehenge.
THIS thorough and enthralling look at superstition, reason and religion between 1250 and 1750 is a fairly long read at 486 pages, but it is never verbOse or boring. Whatever your bag, whether it be "true religion", ethnic heritage, folklore, magic of
The world of Roman Emperor Domitian is bathed in blood, greed and treachery, but at least he can relax and delight in the company of the singer Athena, known as the Mistress of Rome. Or can he? For Athena herself is not what she seems. She has
TEENAGERS are being called upon to join a youth council and add to weight to efforts to improve the local area for youngsters. North Yorkshire County Council is seeking members for the councils as part of a recruitment drive to boost group numbers.
This is James Samuel Willis, the 17-year-old who died after getting into difficulty in the sea at Whitby. The teenager, originally from Stockton, Teesside, but now based in the Gosforth area, and two 16-year-old girls were believed to have been using
ACTOR and comedian Ade Edmondson has been out and about in the Yorkshire Dales to front a new TV series. The star of The Young Ones and Bottom has been filming for a new fly-on-the-wall series, The Dales. The series follows on from the successful show
INVESTIGATIONS were continuing yesterday into the swimming pool tragedy that left an eight-year-old boy dead. Kaimen Ward was pulled from the pool at Northallerton’s Hambleton Leisure Centre after getting into difficulties on Wednesday afternoon
A FAMILY has condemned the sentence handed down to a teenager who pleaded guilty to killing a soldier in a nightclub attack. Andrew Gibson died after being punched in the back the head as he enjoyed a last night out with fellow soldiers.
THE mothballed Corus steel plant on Teesside is to be sold to Thai firm SSI. The plant was partially closed when an international consortium suddenly walked away from a long-term contract to buy its products. More than 1,000 workers
Make the best of your store points with some clever card-play. WHAT do points make? A great data mining tool that allows retailers to better focus their marketing on us, that’s what. Okay, it’s not as sexy as Brucie’s answer, but it’
Medium (Living, 9pm); Would I Lie to You? (BBC1, 10.35pm). PATRICIA ARQUETTE needed a clairvoyant to turn around her career in 2005 and she found just that in Allison Dubois, the humdrum housewife who solves major crimes with her dreams in
I WAS both saddened and furious to read that the Government has said it will allow a free vote in Parliament which could lead to a return to the cruelty of hunting wild animals with packs of dogs despite the fact that a massive majority of the
ALTHOUGH my letter (HAS, Aug 20) was published alongside one of several castigating Tony Blair for donating the proceeds of his memoirs to charity, I do not endorse the views of the other correspondents. Peter Barron is right in his From the Editor
IN 2018 it will be more than half a century since England hosted the World Cup – a sobering thought for those of us who huddled around black and white TV sets at the time. It was simpler back then. It had been a straight fight between England
DARLINGTON Borough Council has many pay and display machines with the technology to take money, but not the technology to pay money back. Insert £4 for £3.60 worth of parking and watch 40p disappear into the council’s pockets. How much does
I AM writing on behalf of the Meningitis Trust in response to news that Matthew Carnelley, 18, has triumphed in his A-level results at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, Darlington, and will be studying his dream subject – sports coaching – at
COLUMNIST Peter Mullen’s latest outburst about extremism (Echo, Aug 24) is possibly merely an example of paranoia about Muslims, but I think that he goes too far and seems to be so one-sided. It would be wrong were the state of Iran to be manufacturing
WE in the Liberal Party can understand the disillusionment and disappointment of many grass roots Liberal Democrats with the actions of the coalition Government. We cannot imagine that VAT rises, draconian cuts in public services and limited security
THE Government’s shake-up of economic development has given rise to some confusing views about how the North-East is responding, with some suggestion that the region is not unified in its approach. The facts are these: the Government has asked
THIS year’s GCSE results show that grades have improved every year since 1987. One pupil in Hartlepool was awarded 12 Grade A* and five Grade A passes. Other pupils were awarded six, seven, eight or more passes at Grades A* or A. These
As the NHS goes through another round of major changes, North-East health researcher David Taylor-Gooby considers the place of public involvement in the health service. "THE National Health Service is a great national institution. The principles
MANY of our readers will have happy memories of taking their children swimming at Hambleton Leisure Centre, in Northallerton. It is a family-friendly, fun place for families to go, with slides, waterfalls and wave machines. But the family of
JAMES Given is relishing the prospect of taking on red-hot St Leger favourite Rewilding with Dandino in the Ladbrokes-sponsored Classic at Doncaster. The Dansili colt, owned by Elite Racing Club, has progressed from winning a Redcar maiden in April
SIMON Dyson refused to let two late bogeys dampen his spirit in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. On a day that saw injury end Ross McGowan’s Ryder Cup dream and Italian Francesco Molinari clinch his debut as a result, Dyson continued
THIS weekend’s sporting agenda will be dominated by the publication of a squad list that is likely to cause division, drama and upset. For once, though, Fabio Capello will not be the man facing the subsequent flak. He probably should be. The
AS he surveyed the soggy scene at Taunton yesterday, Durham batsman Gordon Muchall regretted a missed opportunity to press his claims for a new contract on a pitch which is traditionally full of runs. For the second successive day no play was
GRAHAM Gooch had to go into bat for Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen last night, after each had put himself under a little more urgent pressure to score runs. While the England captain did so by deed – bowled through the gate for 13 by an
YORKSHIRE captain Andrew Gale believes that his side will have to win both of their remaining games in the County Championship if they are to claim the title. His comments came after a battling display from the Tykes on the final day at Scarborough
Trabzonspor 1 Liverpool 3 Liverpool win 4-2 on agg LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson insists he wants to build his team around people like Dirk Kuyt and has no intention of selling him. The Dutchman’s agent claimed he wanted to join former Reds boss
SIR Alex Ferguson is looking forward to crossing swords with his former assistant Walter Smith after Manchester United were drawn in the same Champions League group as Rangers. Smith was Ferguson’s assistant at Old Trafford in 2004, at the
DARLINGTON face Gateshead for the first time in half a century tomorrow and aim to use the occasion to kickstart their season. They have won only one of their four Blue Square Bet Premier matches and put in a poor performance on Tuesday in
MICK Wadsworth is happy to carry on as caretaker boss at Hartlepool United for the immediate future. The club’s first-team coach has stepped up following the exit of Chris Turner last week. He has overseen a win at Yeovil and a Carling Cup
BRIAN Marwood believes criticism of Manchester City’s big-spending is ‘‘laughable’’ and insists the Blues have a long-term plan. Jerome Boateng, Aleksander Kolarov, Yaya Toure, David Silva, Mario Balotelli and James Milner have all arrived
STEVE HARPER has been warned to expect a tough season at Newcastle, regardless of how quickly the United squad adapt to life back in the Premier League. Last Sunday’s 6-0 win over Aston Villa raised hopes that a relegation fight might not be
SUNDERLAND are still pursuing a number of options before the transfer window closes on Tuesday, but chairman Niall Quinn has indicated there will not be any panic buying on deadline day. Quinn has been one of the more active movers on previous
MIDDLESBROUGH hope to reveal a solution to their midfield problems today by adding a new face on a season-long loan to replace Didier Digard. Hamburg’s Mickael Tavares is favourite to arrive, having interested manager Gordon Strachan in recent
PLANS for a multi-million pound development at one of the region’s leading golf clubs have gone on display. Wynyard Golf Club is inviting people to view the proposals for a 50 bedroom hotel, leisure facilities including tennis courts, a luxury
A SHORT story competition will help commemorate a popular journalist at a Dales show next Wednesday. Jill Neill, Richmond and Dales reporter for The Northern Echo and Darlington & Stockton Times, lost her battle against ovarian cancer in October
A TEENAGE girl who dreams of stardom is cramming as many appearances under the spotlight into her school holidays as possible. Sophie Watson, from Spennymoor, County Durham, created a media storm this week by revealing she has had semi-permanent
THE North-East fire control centre was facing the axe last night amid claims the Government was preparing to slash the controversial project. The regional headquarters, in Belmont, Durham, is standing idle, costing the taxpayer more than £100,000
GLOOMY car industry predictions have been smashed by Nissan with its North-East plant to make a record number of vehicles this year and 22,500 new Juke models sold before the first one rolled off the production line yesterday. The Sunderland
A with a lifelong passion for making necklaces and earrings has hailed a regional business support scheme for helping turn her hobby into a successful career. Elizabeth Carney, 43, from Hesleden, in County Durham, is now marketing her wares all
WORKERS at a North-East engineering firm have been boosted by the company posting record interim results and confident predictions that their strong performance is to continue. The statement was further good news for Amec’s 900-strong workforce
A TEESSIDE transport company has taken on staff in response to a growing demand for its services. Billingham-based Nicholson’s Transport has employed two drivers and created two positions in its warehouse and transport office, taking the total
A WHEELCHAIR manufacturer is to create 13 jobs as it installs equipment to carry out previously outsourced work in-house. Greencare Mobility has received a £65,000 Grant for Business Investment from regional development agency One North East
TROUBLED electric van maker Tanfield Group is attempting to raise cash after the value of its shares plunged by almost half, hitting a seven-year low. The dramatic drop followed an announcement by the Wearside-based firm that it planned to
Footballer’s car up for auction... but how well does it take corners? FOOTBALLER David Beckham may be a fashion icon and the darling of the gossip columns, but he is also renowned for his taste in flash cars. With Victoria by his side
A SCHOOLBOY could be scarred for life after a Chinese lantern fell on his face. Callum Howard, 11, is feeding through a straw after the roof of his mouth, lips, chin and chest were burnt at a get-together in his family’s back yard in West Auckland
A FAMILY say their young son might still be alive if he had not been released from hospital while being treated for an e-coli infection. An inquest heard yesterday that The University Hospital of North Durham, in Durham City, had instituted
YOUNGSTERS from the region enlisted some professional help to produce an MTV-style music video. Children and young people aged ten to 18 from Ferryhill, County Durham, were joined by TV’s Matt Mills, from Don’t Stop Believing, and Jonny Dixon
THE Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said it is alarmed at the speed at which job cuts are to be made in the North- East NHS. The NHS in the North-East has been ordered to make savings of £800m by 2014. One of the main areas of cost-cutting
THIRTEEN women are baring all for a charity calendar. They appear nearly naked in an Uncovered Charity Calendar for 2011 in aid of the British Heart Foundation, with only strategically placed props for cover. They are pictured outdoors at locations
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy who died trying to save a friend after they were caught by a rip current and swept out to sea was on an outing from a psychiatric unit, it emerged yesterday. James Samuel Willis, originally from Stockton, but now based in the
AN animal lover has spoken of his dismay after he rescued two cats that appeared to have been put out with the rubbish. Bill Johnston, of Redcar, east Cleveland, saw a woman come down two flights of external stairs with a cat basket and a bag
TWO television favourites have given their backing to a hospice’s sponsored dog walk. ITV North East Tonight presenters Pam Royle and Philippa Tomson took their dogs to St Cuthbert’s Hospice, in Durham City, to show their support for the Paws
A COUPLE who bullied a man into living under the stairs and dumped his body in a back street after he overdosed were jailed yesterday. Israel Moses Wood and Stacey Wood abandoned Alan Rusby, who was either dead or dying, in an alley behind
THE North-East was given a glowing endorsement by Fifa delegates as they wound up their four-day assessment of England’s bid to host the World Cup in 2018. Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the Chilean federation president who led the six-strong Fifa
A BUSINESSMAN is facing a minimum five-year jail sentence after being caught with an illegal pistol and live bullets at his Army surplus store. Steven Thompson has admitted possessing a prohibited firearm – a charge which carries the mandatory
Mother’s torment after son, eight, dies in swimming pool tragedy. A DISTRAUGHT mother whose son died in a busy indoor swimming pool last night asked: “How could this happen?” Kaimen Ward died after getting into difficulties during a visit to
A FUNERAL company is collecting unwanted underwear to help vulnerable women in Africa. The Co-operative Funeralcare, in Shildon, County Durham, is supporting the Knickers 4 Africa charity, which sends underwear and baby clothes to women in the
