A WOMAN has tonight been charged with the attempted murder of a pensioner in Leyburn, North Yorkshire. The 47-year-old, who is from Wensleydale, has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before Northallerton magistrates in the morning
Andy Colledge has returned to Easington as manager -- only six weeks after walking out on them. The club parted company with Mark Proudlock last Saturday after a string of defeats to leave them bottom of the table. And now Colledge has
Darlington RA went joint second with a 4-0 home win over Alnwick in the STL Second Division last night. It took an hour for the RA to break the deadlock, when Steve Allison fired home from just inside the area, then Graham Whitehead converted
WHEN I review a gadget I like to read what other people thought about it. Sometimes this confirms my view but at others I'm left wondering if I actually reviewed the same thing. Before I checked out the Urbanista Copenhagen headphones I already knew
Ryan Bowman and Kris Taylor return to action as Darlington's two changes for this evening's game at Wrexham. With Liam Hatch suspended and Aaron Brown having failed to recover from the hamstring strain sustained during Saturday's win over Tamworth
A NORTH-East firm is to create 20 jobs after securing a multi-million pound deal with Virgin Media. The contract will see Upnorth Group, which provides heating, ventilation and air conditioning services, carry out power and cooling assessments across
A LEADING North-East public transport firm is to move to new facilities following a £7.7m investment. UK Land Estates said yesterday that it had submitted a planning application for a new purpose built bus depot and support facilities for Go North East
THE North-East based subsiduary of a global construction consultancy has secured millions of pounds worth of new business and increased staff numbers from three to 25 in the past year. Driver Project Services, a division of international firm Driver
A JAPANESE firm's buyout of a company employing more than 350 North-East workers was completed today. It emerged in September that TMD Friction, which has its UK manufacturing plant in Hartlepool, was to be bought by Tokyo-based Nisshinbo Holdings
STEVE BRUCE has left Sunderland after two-and-a-half years in charge at the Stadium of Light. He joined the club in the summer of 2009 and he has paid the price for a disappointing start to the season, which has left them two points above the
ASKRIGG COMMON renowned for grouse shooting and suitable for sheep is the focus for an eight and a half mile Ramblers walk on the 4th December. It involves a steep climb to the Moor, and then onto Woodhall Greets and Woodhall Village. Splendid green
Fastflow Chief Executive Neil Armstrong is in Nepal to see what a difference his company’s £68,000 donation to WaterAid has made to the people of Biratnagar. Here is his second blog about his six day visit. For the last two days we have been visiting
THERE was noticeably less traffic on Durham City’s roads yesterday morning but a lot more noise. The big public sector pensions strike reduced rush hour congestion considerably. But those drivers still on the roads demonstrated their support for
A PUBLIC exhibition detailing the nativity has gone on show in north Durham. The Christmas Story is being told with eight displays at Leadgate Methodist Church on Tyne Road, in Leadgate. It has been organised by chapel steward Margaret Grey. Bill Stockdale
A MULTI-MILLION pound project is being planned to help wildlife and communities make more of the River Tees. Environmental regeneration charity Groundwork North-East is carrying out a consultation process, asking local residents and organisations
TWO men who attempted to steal lead were caught after returning to the scene minutes later, a court heard. Charalambos Constantinou and James Sinclairwere traced after witnesses wrote down their car's registration number at the site of their
BUSINESSES are likely to be balloted over plans to create a £1.5m scheme aiming to bring more people into the town. The proposed Business Improvement District (Bid) would raise money for services not already provided by Darlington Borough Council
WORK by students on an art therapy course has gone on display at Darlington Arts Centre. The Openart Studio was set up with funding from Darlington Borough Council and County Durham and Darlington Primary Care Trust to help improve mental wellbeing
A TEENAGER who fell asleep on a bus after an all-night drinking session shouted racist abuse at a police officer when he was woken, a court heard. Dax David Harbottle was found asleep on the top deck of the bus at the Darlington bus depot on
Tonight's STL First Division game between Bedlington and Shildon has been postponed. High winds over the weekend and earlier in the week have put some of the floodlights out of alignment, and with conditions preventing repairs, then the match
THE region’s leading union official issued a rallying cry as thousands of public sector workers set off for a march and rally today. TUC Northern regional secretary Kevin Rowan was "heartened" by the huge turn-out of public service union members
TRANSPORT UNION RMT confirmed today that rock-solid strike action on Tyne and Wear Metro and the ferries has led to a total shutdown of key transport services on the North East. Pickets are out in force this morning at the transport control
A UNIVERSITY lecturer from the North-East was arrested today over phone-hacking at the News of the World. Bethany Usher, who worked at the axed Sunday tabloid and its former rival the People, is being questioned in custody at a police station
Up to 300,000 public sector workers from the region will strike today (Wednesday, November 30) in a row over pension reforms. Opinion is divided over the strike which is affecting schools, health services and council operations. Tell
TALKS are expected to reopen in the New Year to find a new centrepiece development for a stalled shopping centre scheme. Discovery Properties is trying to find a replacement for Debenhams, which had been due to be the centrepiece of the Oval development
A MEDIA centre has been offically opened by Tyne Tees news anchor Pam Royle. The media hub, C: The Box, has a studio, with the latest green-screen technology and full production and editing equipment, and is designed to provide youngsters with
A FORMER boxer has described how a car crashed into him and pinned him against a wall, before a man got out and slashed and stabbed repeatedly at his injured legs. Kevin Harland, 48, whose legs were crushed – he had to have one amputated immediately
Millions of public sector workers are preparing to take part in another one-day strike in protest at pension reforms. Stuart Arnold does some number crunching to ask if the pensions they draw really are ‘gold-plated’ as some critics suggest
POLICE were last night questioning a woman in connection with a hammer attack on a pensioner. The 47-year-old was arrested late on Monday night after the violent assault on an 84-year-old woman in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, earlier that day. The woman
PUBLIC-SECTOR workers and poorer families felt the pain of yesterday’s bleak “mini Budget” as the Chancellor announced an extra £30bn of spending cuts – and was warned of the risk of a fresh recession. George Osborne delivered an autumn statement that
THE Northern Echo speaks to workers from different areas of the public sector to get their views on today's strike action. SOCIAL WORKER DAVE GLEW is a social worker in the Youth Offending Service of Durham County Council, based
UP to 300,000 public sector workers will strike today in a row over pension reforms. Joe Willis looks at the impact on the region. LOCAL COUNCILS Darlington Darlington Borough Council said its town hall reception would
TONY Mowbray last night admitted West Ham's extensive Premier League experience had played a key role in his side's 2-0 defeat at the Riverside. Goals at the start and end of the game from Frederic Piquionne and Carlton Cole condemned Middlesbrough to
NEWCASTLE'S Martin Ward insists he won't miss out on qualification for next year's Olympic Games after topping the podium at the test event in London on Sunday. Ward failed to secure automatic qualification for London 2012 when he suffered
RYAN Noble provided a timely reminder of what Sunderland's first-team are missing when he scored his second reserves hat-trick in the space of three matches in a 7-0 win over Scunthorpe yesterday afternoon. Steve Bruce's persistent refusal to select
Darlington head to north Wales today aiming to take with them the momentum they have created by taking maximum points from their last three matches. Saturday's victory over Tamworth made it three successive league wins, something the club had not achieved
HAVING lost to Manchester City and drawn with Manchester United, Yohan Cabaye is confident Newcastle are capable of rounding off a testing treble by beating Chelsea provided they reproduce their performance from Old Trafford. The Magpies drew 1-1 at
LORD Coe has defended the costs associated with staging Olympic football matches in Newcastle, and expressed confidence that the North-East will get the 2012 Games off to a flying start. St James' Park will stage nine matches as part of the Olympic football
A BUILDING firm is to employ homeless people in the construction of a new facility, after it worked with the public and voluntary sector to secure Government funding. The Durham City based Esh Group worked with homeless charity The Cyrenians on a joint
THE National Audit Office (NAO) has been asked to investigate claims that Virgin Money could effectively be getting Northern Rock for free. Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury Chris Leslie claimed that the investors behind the deal, including
Darlington RA could climb into the top three of the second division if they beat Alnwick at Brinkburn Road tonight. After dropping into midtable in the middle of October, the RA have suddenly picked up their momentum, and have lost just once in their
A search of the River Tees in the Blackwell area of Darlington was called off tonight after reports that a man had been seen to jump in. A passer-by alerted police at around 8.20pm and fire crews were called in to help officers make a search
