Second Division leaders Team Northumbria cruised through their Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup game against Ryton tonight. TN reached the last eight of the competition with a 6-0 home win. Lee Scott scored a hat trick, with Dean Critchlow, Tom Davies and
Charley Boorman’s Extreme Frontiers (C5, 9pm) The British Woman on Death Row (Channel 4, 8pm) Digging the Great Escape (Channel 4, 9pm) CANADA is an extraordinary place. The population, about half the size of the UK, (34 million and rising),
THE nicest task of last week was to compere the launch of the charity Future Sport which raises money to give out in grants to sporting youngsters. With the support of Durham County Cricket Club stars Graham Onions, Scott Borthwick and Ben
OH, how we love a good debate in this country. A member of the audience on the BBCs Question Time recently asked the question: “Is boardroom pay out of control?” This is nonsense, rather like asking whether the world is round or the Pope a Catholic
AFTER David Cameron suggested workers take their children to work if they are affected by next week’s public sector strike, I wish I had written a book about all his mistakes. The real showstopper was at Prime Minister’s Questions when he was
HIGHER education is increasingly becoming the preserve of the affluent, while the education of everyone else’s children and the future of this nation are being destroyed. Those in work have to work longer, preventing the young from getting
CHANCELLOR George Osborne will deliver his Autumn Statement tomorrow at a pivotal moment for the British economy. The Eurozone is in turmoil, business confidence is shot to pieces and bank lending has seized up. The 2.5 per cent growth forecast
ON my recent visit to Scotland I noticed all the souvenirs were adorned with the saltire and in all the shops foods were labelled Scottish. In Wales, all the souvenirs were adorned with the Welsh dragon. In England all I can find are things with
THE TaxPayers’ Alliance has revealed that the equivalent of 2,840 full time public sector staff work for trade unions – more than the British Transport Police has officers. The figure does not take account of the money handed out in the form of
WHILE driving down the A1 recently, just after the Chester-le- Street interchange, we spotted what seemed to be the plastic back cover of a television on the road ahead. I said to my wife: “I’ll bet there’s a scrap wagon up ahead.” As we travelled
THE Government has never been concerned about saving hardworking households’ money. Until now, that is. It says if it retains the 50p top bracket of tax it could end up costing every UK household an extra £30-a-year. They say by keeping the 50p
AS the Olympic Games approach I would like to ask Lord Coe a question. At the time London was awarded the Games he said that everyone would gain by them. I would ask him if that is the case now? I know, speaking personally, that I will not benefit
WHEN the state of Israel was set up I was very supportive because of the sufferings of the Jewish people down the centuries. They had the opportunity to settle there and live in peace with the inhabitants who had lived for centuries in that region
THE BBC Trust is soon to announce decisions about the future of local radio because cuts have to be made across the board. I would urge readers to make their feelings known because these cuts will affect listeners enormously. Instead of each
The Special Constabulary play a vital role in combating crime and providing reassurance alongside their regular colleagues. Gavin Engelbrecht joins them on patrol. THE twitch of a curtain in an upstairs bedroom gives him away. Then a flash through
A MUSICIAN has carried a piano up a mountain in Thailand to play classical tunes to blind and handicapped elephants. Paul Barton, a former music teacher at Ayton Friends School, in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, said performing The Elephant
A FORMER professional footballer has teamed up with nine other publicans to offer residents and tourists a beer tour of a town. Former Darlington midfielder Gary May said the pub trail map of Richmond, North Yorkshire, highlights the variety of offers
NEWCASTLE Falcons slipped deeper into the mire yesterday, when they were brushed aside by a team enjoying their best start to a season. After Worcester’s win at home to Bath, the Falcons are nine points adrift at the foot of the Aviva Premiership
COLLEAGUES have paid tribute to a Red Arrows pilot who was killed after he was ejected from a plane while on the ground. Officers said Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, who served with 100 Squadron at RAF Leeming, near Bedale, North Yorkshire, before
BLAYDON’S hopes of pulling well clear of the bottom four in National One were dashed by a 27-15 home defeat by Sedgley Park. Fourth-bottom Wharfedale’s shock win at Cambridge means they are only four points behind Blaydon, who now face tough
IT must be very frustrating for Tynedale that Newcastle Falcons starlet Joel Hodgson is rarely available as he clearly provides a missing spark. Established fly half Gavin Beasley has yet to appear this season because of a back problem and
A LORRY driver arrested after a five-vehicle motorway crash which killed a four-year-old girl has been released on bail without charge, police said. The 63-year-old man from Sunderland was held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after
SOCIAL housing tenants registered with one of the biggest providers in County Durham are to benefit from a £150,000 partnership. Housing company livin, formerly known as Sedgefield Borough Homes, agreed a two-year repairs and maintenance contract
Richmond's newly re-opened art gallery in Finkle Street is hosting a late night festive shopping evening from 6pm until 8pm on Friday 2nd December. Previously known as the Finklegate Gallery, it has been taken over by mother and daughter team
POLICE are hunting a woman who attacked a pensioner with a hammer - and her own walking stick - in broad daylight in a Yorkshire Dales market town. The 84-year-old was hit over the head four times before being robbed in public toilets in Leyburn
Darlington's defence of the FA Trophy will start away to Grimsby Town. The draw for the first round was made today and sees Quakers handed a trip to Blundell Park - where they won 2-1 earlier this season. Darlington's visit to the Mariners
If Craig Liddle does not want the Darlington job, he is going the wrong way about it. He turned it down earlier this month, but has now been in temporary charge for three league games and Quakers have won all of them with the latest success
Darlington plan more talks with some of their higher earners this week with the aim being to resolve the wage reductions that chairman Raj Singh wishes to implement. Many of the squad have accepted proposals of between ten and 25 per cent cuts
AS the life of a true but forgotten hero was at last commemorated half a world away yesterday, a campaign has started for his name to be cast in iron in his home village. The recently rediscovered ashes of Antarctic pioneer Frank Wild, the
TUNEFUL villagers impersonating their musical idols helped to raise more than £6,000 for three Weardale charities. The 11th annual Stars In Their Eyes event, in Wolsingham - based on the popular Nineties television contest of the same name - attracted
VOLUNTEERS are needed to join a community conservation project to improve habitat for flora and fauna. Countryside officers at Durham County Council are appealing for help to clear overgrown scrub, small trees and long grass from a stretch of the railway
A COW which went on the rampage after escaping from an auction market has been shot dead by a police marksman. The cow went on the loose from Darlington Auction Market, in Clifton Road, Darlington, before 9am this morning. Four
For the second game in a row, Boro threw away maximum points from a winning position when Paul Taylor's 81st minute wonder strike cancelled out Bates' opener. It came seven days after the Teessiders had twice thrown away the lead against Blackpool
On a day when Championship leaders Southampton lost at Bristol City and fellow promotion chasers Leeds and Blackpool dropped points, Boro were presented with an ideal opportunity to enhance their place in the league table. A win would have
A TRAVEL agent has launched its annual appeal to collect presents for a women’s refuge. Co-operative Travel, in Morrisons, North Road, is running a Santa’s Suitcase Christmas Appeal to pass on gifts to women and children at the Darlington Refuge
THE North-East faces a dismal decade of unemployment as the North- South divide continues to grow, a think-tank has warned. Economic forecasters say it will be 2020 before employment figures in the region return to 1990 levels and many more
VICTIMS of domestic violence can feel like wartime hostages, according to the director of a charity that helps women throughout the North-East. Becky Rogerson, service director of My Sister’s Place, in Middlesbrough, said women often cannot
THE new Bishop of Durham will preach at a church’s final service before the congregation joins a new branch of the Catholic Church. Worshippers at St James the Great Church, in Darlington, will hold their final mass at their church, in Albert
STEVEN Taylor claimed he was “the best professional in football”. Mark Hughes said he was “a privilege to work alongside and call a friend.” Alan Shearer described him as “a magnificent person who lit up every room he walked into”. The world
ALAN Pardew claimed yesterday was “one of the saddest days in football” after former Newcastle United midfielder Gary Speed died at the age of 42. Speed, who made almost 300 appearances for Newcastle under Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullit and Sir
STEVE Bruce's position as Sunderland manager is looking increasingly precarious this morning after thousands of the club's supporters turned on him in the latter stages of Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Wigan. Bruce is ready to tender his resignation
LAST week Mick Wadsworth quoted Winston Churchill as he looked into the problems of Hartlepool United's form, saying: "It's a mystery wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in a puzzle.'' On Saturday, he referred to both Jack Nicklaus and Napoleon
A NORTH-EAST training organisation wants to see the Government's £1bn youth jobs fund encourage more businesses to recruit apprentices. Steve Grant, Managing Director of Middlesbrough-based TTE Technical Training Group welcomed the Youth Contract initiative
FEARS that the North-East is fighting against the downturn "with one hand tied behind its back", has prompted business leaders to call on the Government to place this region at the forefront of his economic recovery strategy. In a letter to George Osborne
Northern Sinfonia leader Bradley Creswick stepped up to plate to present a sterling account of Mozart's Violin Concerto No 5 “Turkish” at The Sage Gateshead. His playing was characteristically crisp and refined, with a certain edge that captivated
HEAT generated by a North- East crematorium could be fed back into the National Grid to provide electricity. Durham Crematorium is investigating the possibility of installing turbines in two of its new furnaces to use the heat generated from
THE football world is in mourning today after the death of former Leeds United and Newcastle United midfielder Gary Speed. Speed, who was 42, was found hanged at his family home in Chester in the early hours of yesterday after apparently committing
A ROW has broken out over charging for parking in one of the region’s most historic town centres. The idea of charging to park in Yarm, near Stockton, has rumbled on for two years, but a meeting between council officials and community leaders
THE family of a taxi driver who died a month after a vicious attack by a drunken passenger paid tribute last night to “a giant of a man who was loved by everyone”. Mohammed Zabir, 56, was hit on the head with a bottle and, when he got out of his
A POLICE officer from Poland who helped with a high-profile North-East murder inquiry has been named as County Durham’s special constable of the year. Special Constable Daniel Kempf liaised with Polish police on behalf of detectives investigating
Justin Welby was enthroned as Bishop of Durham on Saturday, passionately challenging Christians to ‘re-convert the region’. Mark Tallentire reports. ‘THE idols of our age have fallen.” That was the inescapable message of the Right Reverend
AT the start of last week, Sunderland supporters were enthused at the prospect of watching Bruce Springsteen perform at the Stadium of Light next summer. By Saturday evening, however, thousands had decided that they did not want another boss called
ANTONY Sweeney is as frustrated as anyone at Hartlepool United and admits everyone would settle for an ugly, scrappy win at home to Preston North End tomorrow night. Pools lost at home for the sixth time in a row on Saturday, going down to Yeovil. With
