THREE arrests have been made by police after valuable Chinese artefacts worth an estimated £2m were stolen following an audacious raid on a North-East museum. The exhibits were removed from display cabinets at Durham University's Oriental Museum
Colchester United 1 Hartlepool United 1HARTLEPOOL United were forced to settle for a point at Colchester, a late penalty proving costly. After Antony Sweeney headed in his seventh of the season on 17 minutes, Pools looked good for a second successive
NEWCASTLE'S push towards the top four gathered pace this afternoon as they made it four wins on the bounce with a 2-0 success at Swansea. Papiss Cisse's double lifted the Magpies above Chelsea into fifth position and took them to within two points of
Anthony Woodhouse today quit as manager of second division club North Shields. Woodhouse has been in charge for two full seasons, but unfortunately has been unable to deliver promotion, after being in good positions going into the last quarter of the
The draw for the Brooks Mileson Northern League Cup will mean a hectic end of the season for Vase finalists West Auckland. West have been drawn at home to Bedlington, with the game to be played on Thursday April 26th, and the final on the following
Kent all-rounder Mat Coles scored a maiden century to help Kent amass 537-9 declared during the second afternoon at Headingley. The 21 year-old left-hander, who had only passed 50 on two previous occasions, shared a record ninth-wicket partnership of
DAVIDE Santon returns to the Newcastle side as Alan Pardew's men look to record a fourth win in succession when they line up at Swansea City this afternoon. Santon takes the place of the injured Danny Guthrie, who drops out of the side that beat Liverpool
Spennymoor comfortably won their first Durham Challenge Cup for 15 years when they beat Gateshead 3-0 in the final at Eppleton yesterday. The result wasn’t in much doubt once Adam Johnston headed Moors into the lead from a left wing cross by Bobby Moore
JACK Baldwin starts in central defence for Hartlepool United in their game at Colchester. With Peter Hartley suspended for a game, the 18-year-old plays alongside Sam Collins. Luke James is on the bench, with boss Neale Cooper wary of playing the teenager
An unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 85 between Kent pair Matt Coles and Mark Davies has spoilt some good work from Yorkshire's bowlers early on day two at Headingley. Ajmal Shahzad and Adil Rashid shared three wickets to reduce the visitors from 358-5
With only six matches to play Darlington's horrific season will be over in just over three weeks - and Craig Liddle cannot wait. Supporters, players and all connected to the club have endured a traumatic campaign that has seen Quakers battle against
West Auckland manager Peter Dixon says that the club has more than one just cup final in its sights over the rest of the season as they prepare for today's home game with Billingham Town. While West and Dunston justifiably received the accolades last
In the second division, the scramble for promotion continues. Hebburn, who are second, are hoping to go level on points with leaders Team Northumbria by beating Chester-le-Street. Manager Paul Bennett could choose the same team that won
Thieves have taken two valuable artefacts in a raid on Durham University's Oriental Museum. Police responded to an alarm call last night to the Elvet Hill museum at 1040pm last night arrived to find entry had been forced to a ground floor gallery
A 19-year-old woman died after she was in a collision with a taxi at 4.50am this morning. Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident which happened on the coast road between Redcar and Marske. The teenager, who is from the Redcar
PAUL Collingwood will open the batting for Durham in the three-day match against Durham University starting at Chester-le-Street today. Michael Di Venuto is rested after proving his form with a century in the friendly against Yorkshire and the vacant
AN offender jailed for assaults carried out nine years ago has finally been brought to justice after fleeing to Spain. Rory Burn was arrested for assaulting two men in a confrontation outside the Whitehills pub, in Waldridge Lane, Chester-le-Street
FOOTBALL fans from across the region have been urged to get behind a troubled club this weekend. In Darlington, Saturday is being dubbed as Save Darlo Day as the group trying to take the Quakers out of administration is hoping to get a bumper
POLICE are investigating a Sky News reporter who has admitted hacking into the email account of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin. Copies of the documents that Gerard Tubb, the broadcaster’s North of England correspondent, uncovered were
THE Queen was met with cheering crowds at York Minster as she took part in the traditional Royal Maundy ceremony, handing out money to pensioners from across the UK. Thousands lined the streets surrounding York Minster as the royal party arrived
STEVE BRUCE thinks he paid the price as Sunderland manager because much of his youth was spent supporting Newcastle United. Bruce was sacked in November after a dreadful start to the season which had left the Black Cats in the heat of a relegation scrap
MATTHEW BATES has been told he could still earn a new contract at Middlesbrough, even though manager Tony Mowbray admits a plan for next season without the injured captain has to be made. Bates is out of contract in the summer and faces an uncertain
A NORTH-EAST soldier was shot dead by insurgents when he stopped to let Afghan police officers pray, an inquest heard yesterday. Lance Corporal Jonathan McKinlay, 33, from Darlington, was shot through the neck while on patrol with 1st Battalion
SPRING lambs were once again able to bask in the sunshine – only 24 hours after being buried deep in driving snow. The Northern Echo yesterday published a photo of the moment farmer Adrian Dowson dug out one small lamb from a 5ft drift.
A MAN who had part of his chin bitten off by his girlfriend says he hopes that talking publicly about his ordeal will encourage other male victims of domestic violence to come forward. Former police officer Michael Pattinson needed plastic
A JAPANESE company is creating about 200 jobs at a warehouse to be built near the Nissan plant in Sunderland. Vantec Europe is spending £22.5m on the 40,000sq metre site at Turbine Business Park, in the first development in the country to be built
YORK put on its warmest possible welcome yesterday, as the Queen visited the city for the first time since 2005, joined by the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Beatrice. It was a double celebration to mark the beginning of the Easter holidays, ahead
If Yorkshire were thinking that gaining promotion back to the top tier of the LV= County Championship would be a formality, they can think again. The White Rose endured a tough opening day of their division two campaign against Kent at Headingley yesterday
WITH around £800,000 at stake per Premier League place, Martin O'Neill is aware of the importance of leading Sunderland to a strong finish - and feels his players realise that to. After sealing a point at the Etihad Stadium last Saturday with a performance
JACK Baldwin is out to impress and get pass marks this afternoon; after already making an impression at Hartlepool United, the teenager will be playing in front of his old school teacher. When Pools are at Colchester United, the 17-year-old will be
HAVING already tasted Champions League football at Lille, Yohan Cabaye has ambitions to play European football again and the Frenchman believes he is in the right place to achieve that at Newcastle United. In the seven years Cabaye spent as a professional
TWENTY years ago next weekend, Durham County Cricket Club played their first ever game as a first-class county. The battle to secure first-class status had been long and arduous, but the pioneers responsible for winning it were clear in what they wanted
HE is a former England captain and is still regarded as one of the world's most talented all-rounders, yet when Durham begin their County Championship campaign with a home game against Nottinghamshire next Thursday, Paul Collingwood accepts he is not
A CARE home is opening the region’s first specialist unit for residents suffering from memory loss caused by alcohol abuse. The 17-bed unit has been set up within the existing Kingsway Care Home in Langley Park, near Durham City. One of the main
