AN ELDERLY couple say they still intend to continue their plans to create an extra care home in the Upper Dales, despite concerns from local councillors. Graham and Mary Watts, 90 and 77, currently live in Askrigg but have always wanted to move
MESSAGES of support have been left for brave teenager Kieran Maxwell, after it was revealed he has suffered a cancer relapse. The 14-year-old, from Heighington, near Darlington, had to have his left leg amputated at the knee, after being diagnosed
A GLASTONBURY festival act will bring Preston Park to life tomorrow (May 27) as part of a music event. Bridie Jackson and The Arbour, a group confirmed for the Pyramid Stage at this year’s Glastonbury, is headlining The Walled Garden Festival at
Workers for one of Britain’s biggest shops lined up against each other in a charity football match. Staff at Sainsbury’s supermarkets took on their counterparts from Sainsbury’s Local stores in the match to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance
FIREFIGHTERS from Stockton helped free an injured person from a car in Billingham on Saturday (May 25). Fire crews were called to the road accident, involving a Renualt Megane and a Land Rover, which happened on The Causeway outside Billingham
THE completion of a project to create a new river crossing, which was backed by residents and community groups, will be celebrated on Saturday (June 1). The instalment of the Jubilee Bridge across the River Leven in Stokesley is the result of several
A temporary bridge was put in place over the weekend to provide an outside link to around 100 residents. Last weekend's downpours caused havoc when the stone bridge across Thornhope Beck, near Wolsingham, County Durham partially collapsed - after
A FUNDRAISING fun day in memory of a popular shopping centre worker has raised about £1,000 for a North-East charity. Russell Longstaff, who was a service yard supervisor at the Cornmill centre, in Darlington, died last week after a battle with
Daring volunteers steeled themselves to take a walk on the Tyne-side. For the first time this weekend members of the public were able walk on the roof of landmark building The Sage Gateshead. At points the building is more than 120ft high -
A PHOTOGRAPHER with a keen interest in vintage cameras was taking pictures of the public with his 1919 Box Brownie at a farmers’ market. Charles Twist, of Saltburn, was at the Stockton Farmers’ Market in Wellington Square capturing images of visitors
A NEW gene associated with congenital heart disease in babies - known as "a hole in the heart" - has been discovered by researchers, including scientists from the North-East. British Heart Foundation Professor Bernard Keavney, from Newcastle University
A live show featuring the music of country music star Dolly Parton is coming to the Empire Theatre in Consett. The Dolly Parton Story, featuring Andrea Pattison and the Partoners, starts at 7.30pm on Saturday June 29. Tickets cost £15-£16.50 and can
TWO more victims of historic alleged child abuse at a North-East school have contacted the police. The men, aged in their 60s, have told officers they were abused by a former headmaster at The Chorister School at Durham Cathedral. They spoke
A schoolgirl was injured after a woman passenger in a car threw a firecracker at her. The 13-year-old had just got off the number 12 bus at the top end of Cass House Road, Hemlington, near Middlesbrough, at about 4pm on Friday (May 24) when the
A FEMALE motorcyclist has died overtaking a tractor in North Yorkshire. Skipton Police are appealing for a vital witness to come forward following a fatal road traffic accident in the Craven area. The accident happened just after 1pm on Saturday
A woman was cut free from a Ford Ka after an accident on A1 between Durham and Chester-le-Street at 6.30pm on Saturday. Police said the 23-year-old, from South Shields, lost control after blow out on one of its tyres. She suffered minor injuries and
TWO teenage cousins teed off for a round of golf with a pair of their football heroes. Adam Lee-Shield and Matthew Charlton played 18 holes with Darlington FC players Joe Tait and Gary Brown on Sunday (May 26). The pair had wanted to take part
POLICE are continuing to appeal for witnesses after reports a man was seen falling from the Tyne Bridge. A man was seen on the wrong side of the railings on the bridge before falling into the River Tyne at 6.30pm on Friday. Police, Tyne and
THE opposing demonstrations held in Newcastle city centre on Saturday (May 25) passed off without major incident, police said. It is estimated that between 1,500 and 2,000 people took part in the far right English Defence League march and around
A far right demonstration in the North-East saw dramatically increased numbers following the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich last week. Gavin Havery spent Saturday on the streets of Newcastle with the English Defence League. THE sound
A DELEGATION from the Indonesian government has visited the North York Moors National Park on a fact-finding mission. Indonesia has 50 national parks, six of which are World Heritage Sites, and more than 117 conservation areas. The parks are
PLANS for a new £20m headquarters for Cleveland Police could go ahead as early as October this year, The Northern Echo understands. Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger has gone out to tender on the site at Hemlington Grange in Middlesbrough
MAJOR developments are being planned at a stately home. Plans to build a cookery school, visitor centre, more accommodation and cafe at the grade II*-listed Wynyard Hall have been submitted to Stockton Borough Council. An impressive feature
Three men have been arrested after a man was attacked with an axe. Armed police and a dog unit were called to a house on Farndale Avenue, in Osbaldwick, on the outskirts of York on Thursday (May 23) after the man was reportedly attacked at a nearby
A FUGITIVE sex offender could use dating websites and social media to lure potential victims, police fear. Cleveland Police are hunting missing sex offender, 41-year-old Geoffrey Mark Ball, who was released from Holme House Prison in Stockton on
A CHARITY football tournament in north Durham over the weekend has raised over £4,500 for Cancer Research. The Mary Hayton Charity Football Day was held on Saturday at the Welfare Ground at Sacriston Cricket Club, which allowed her family to use
A TOMBOY in a potato sack has been crowned Miss Durham after entering the competition to prove her boyfriend wrong. Lauren Abel describes herself as a football-loving tomboy but decided to enter the beauty pageant after partner Dale Elgey said
YOUNG people aged five to 11 are being encouraged to give Tri-Golf a shot. Tri-Golf is a fun way to introduce large groups of children to golf. Sessions, run by Darlington Borough Council’s sport development team, include teaching putting, chipping
THE detectives who put a serial conman behind bars have been praised by a judge for their year-long investigation to unravel his web of lies and financial frauds. Judge Howard Crowson said the Durham Police officers had dug so deeply into the dealings
PRAYERS were said today (Sunday, April 26) following the sudden death of the Dean of Ripon. The Very Reverend Keith Jukes died suddenly at the age of 59 in Harrogate District Hospital on Tuesday, May 21, hours after being admitted. Two days
A RENOWNED concert pianist, who teaches worldwide over the internet, made a rare personal appearance in North Yorkshire to teach local students. Richard Meyrick instructs students from America to Hong Kong using Skype as well as on-line tutorials
A GROUP determined to preserve and celebrate the Teesdale landscape will hold an open day and barbecue next weekend to get people involved in the project. The Heart of Teesdale Landscape Partnership will hold their Big Day Out at the Hub in Barnard
A public meeting for people in south Consett to speak with police officers about crime concerns is being held at Selby Gardens Community Centre, Selby Gardens, The Grove, Consett, on May 29 from 6pm-7pm. The meeting will be attended by a representative
THOUSANDS of music fans are descending the banks of the River Tyne for the region’s biggest outdoor music festival. Evolution on Newcastle’s Quayside is underway and tonight’s headline act The Vaccines will follow on from Ellie Goulding, Rudimental
A MAN who repeatedly breached his suspended sentence order has been jailed for 45 weeks. Last year, Kirk Birdsall, of Gurney Street, Darlington, was given a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for a year, for common assault. He breached it
BUDDING actors are hoping for a place in a forthcoming theatre summer school to take part in a musical in the North-East. Auditions for Sunderland Empire’s Stage Experience were held at the city’s Royalty Theatre on Saturday. Now in its eighth
SHOPPERS in one of the region’s historic city centre’s are enjoying a taste of yesteryear with the recreation of life during the Second World War. The 1940s was brought to Durham’s Market Place today (Sunday, May 26) with a range of attractions
A THIEF who stole a satellite navigation system and other electrical items from a van blamed the owner - for leaving the vehicle open. Kenneth Graham went on a stealing spree near Middlesbrough town centre just six months after dodging prison for
A free information event for carers is to be held in Harrogate on June 12. The company Home Instead Senior Care, which provides support to older people in their homes, has teamed up with Dementia Forward and Carers’ Resource for the Carers Week event
DEMONSTRATIONS of sheep shearing are being given at a North-East visitor attraction. Gary Tyers has been showing how to give professional animal haircuts at Hall Hill Farm, near Lanchester, in County Durham. The 48-year-old has been shearing
A SCHOOL built in the Edwardian era is inviting pupils past and present to celebrate its history before the home time bell rings out for the last time. Greenland Community Primary School opened in the mining area of South Moor, near Stanley, in
FIRE crews are expected to remain at the scene of a major blaze in Darlington for the next 48 hours. An investigation into the cause of the fire, on the Albert Hill Industrial Estate, is due to get under way. The alarm was raised at about 7pm
NORTH-East weightlifters have qualified for national strongman finals at a first competition to be held in a County Durham town. The North of England qualifiers for the England’s Strongest Man competition were held at Spennymoor Leisure Centre
A FAMILY fun day has raised more than £2,000 for a charity that is helping a blind five-year-old girl deal with an inoperable brain tumour. Friends and family of Nicole Agar raised £2,083.49 during the four-hour long fun day on Saturday at Bishop
A TOWN’S annual celebration will close tomorrow (Bank Holiday Monday) with a parade and family fun day. The Barnard Castle Meet has been running in the County Durham town all weekend and culminates with the grand parade through the centre at 1pm
VANDALS have forced a successful tennis club to temporarily close after smashing dozens of beer, wine and spirit bottles across its courts. Dismayed coaches arrived at Bishop Auckland Tennis and Bowls Club on Saturday morning to find the glass
BINGO MOVE: The Willington Neighbourhood Watch bingo session will be held at Willington Care Village on Hall Lane on Friday, May 31, from 6pm to 8pm. This will be the new venue for the bingo which used to be held at the Victoria Club. The bingo will
A RETIRING vicar has been given a warm send off by his congregation - as he reveals his secret plan to learn Spanish. Father Stewart Irwin will step down at the end of the month after spending 18 years as vicar for the Hunwick and Howden-le-Wear
