THIS is the moment a Royal Navy sailor from the North-East was welcomed home by his number one fan after more than six months at sea. Engineering Technician Daniel Richardson, originally from Spennymoor, County Durham, was greeted by son, Jack,
NORTH-EAST relatives of a County Durham woman who was found dead in a stairwell of an American hospital more than two weeks after going missing have spoken of their heartbreak. Lynne Spalding, originally from Peterlee, disappeared from her room
A GUEST house owner has admitted failing to ensure a boiler and its equipment was maintained – but says the faulty equipment had nothing to do with the death of one of his residents from poisonous gas, a court was told today (Thursday, October 10).
WHO'S sorry now... within the last hour we have inadvertently upset Dr Who fans across the universe by breaking an embargo about the identity of some long lost episodes. We would like to make it clear that this was a genuine mistake and we did
PRIME MINISTER David Cameron visited North Yorkshire today, where he spoke about growth in the economy being driven by the private sector - days after North-East councils warned public sector cuts were threatening growth for the region. Mr Cameron
THIS year’s Big Draw in Gisborough Priory Woodland Gardens will take place on Sunday (October 13), between 11am and 3pm. Visitors will be able to explore and draw, choosing from a range of creative activities that reflect the creatures and colours
A TWO-HOUR disco for babies and toddlers is to be held in the region. Dance trainers called Airy Fairy Faye, Princess Crystal, Jumpin' Jessie and Shufflin' Sam will work with the under fives at the special disco on Saturday, October 19 at The Arc
DETECTIVES have launched a murder investigation after a body was found buried in woodland near Darlington. Officers looking for missing 25-year-old Alan Youngson, who has not been seen since August 15, found a man’s body buried in woodland near
VINCE WOODS, director of the film Harrigan (15), featuring Stephen Tompkinson, will take part in a question-and-answer session at Darlington Film Club, at the Forum, in Borough Road, on Monday (October 14). The session will follow a screening of the
STUDENTS are drawing inspiration from the work of world famous artists as part of a new venture to explore the country’s painting collection. One of LS Lowry’s paintings was brought into the King’s Academy, Middlesbrough, so that students could
DISTURBANCE: A drunken man who continually shouted and swore in a Darlington street and resisted arrest has appeared in court. Jonathan Evans, 21, of North Road, Darlington, was celebrating his birthday on September 25 but began causing a scene on
SEDGEFIELD Folk Club is holding a live music event at the cricket club on Station Road in Sedgefield, County Durham, at 7.45pm on Friday, October 11. Richard Adams Band will headline the concert, with Bert Draycott, John Weighill and the John Wrightson
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire at a flat in Hylton Road, Sunderland. It happened at 11.30pm on Wednesday, October 9, at a flat above Good Fillers Sandwich shop. No one was injured during the incident, which is being
ONE of the region's premier culture and heritage festivals will be held next week. Called Discover Middlesbrough, the annual festival involves talks, walks and open-door events as well as musical concerts. It will be launched on Monday, October
A YOUNG woman is rebuilding her life after being left so paralysed by a rare medical condition that she could not even blink. Emily Thompson spent ten days being unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy as she battled back from the brink
BUILDING work has finally started on a controversial academy school, seven years after it was first proposed. A groundbreaking ceremony was held this afternoon (Thursday, October 10) to officially begin work on Consett’s new academy and leisure
A FURTHER four people have been arrested in connection with the death of Benji Bolsenbroek, bringing the total up to six. All have been held on suspicion of violent disorder and assault in connection with a large scale disturbance in the Park Hotel
A BLACK tie charity event is being hosted by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council’s Rising Stars team to raise money for the Prince’s Trust as part of the Million Makers Corporate Challenge. This event is taking place at 7.30pm on Friday, October
RSPCA officers found a kennelled dog in such a poor condition that it could barely lift its head, a court heard. The RSPCA seized the animal along with three others when they raided the home of 18-year-old Luke Evers of Tyne Crescent, Darlington
THE FATHER of Claudia Lawrence says he is encouraged by assurances that investigators will again sift through all the information since her disappearance. At 2.30pm today (Thursday, October 10) Peter Lawrence stood outside York Minster to mark
A PARISH council is preparing to crack down on dog fouling after a survey revealed it was one of residents’ top concerns. Bishop Middleham and Mainforth Parish Council are planning to drop leaflets across both villages to urge residents to report
ASHLEY Hewitt lived up to his billing yesterday as he powered through to the semi-finals of the Aegon GB Pro-Series tournament at Sunderland Tennis Centre. Bolton-based Hewitt, who is the number one seed, outclassed India’s Vijay Prashanth as he
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a pensioner suffered serious head injuries following a vicious attack. The 46-year-old remains in police custody while investigations continue. Cleveland Police confirmed that the
An operatic performance by the R3 Tenors is taking place at Hartlepool’s Town Hall Theatre on Saturday, October 19. The trio was formed 14 years ago by Hartlepool-born Robert Crowe plus Bruce Davis and Declan McCusker, who all belonged to the full
POLICE and health care officials are investigating how a North-East woman's body lay undiscovered in one of America's top hospitals for 17 days. Lynne Spalding, 57, a mother of two from Peterlee, County Durham, was found dead under a stairwell
A NORTH-EAST pharmacy has recently been accredited as one of the first Healthy Living Pharmacies in the area. As a Healthy Living Pharmacy, Bewick Pharmacy in Newton Aycliffe offers expert advice on stopping smoking with a stop smoking adviser
TOP BANGERS: R&J Yorkshire's Finest Farmers and Butchers Ltd, Kirkby Malzeard, North Yorkshire, has been given a place in the BPEX Foodservice Pork Sausage of the Year grand finale – and a chance of winning the overall champion title for 2013.
A CONMAN who tricked dozens of hospitals up and down the country into offering him medical treatment for fake ailments has been jailed for four years. Derek Martin was branded a persistent liar by a judge and “diabolical” for wasting precious NHS
THE director of a skip-hire firm accused of considering itself above the law said its waste disposal site was “as good as anybody else's”. Paul Shepherd also told Teesside Crown Court he thought it was acceptable for waste to be stored on the access
A MAN has appeared in court charged with aggravated burglary following a large-scale disturbance in which a number of armed men attacked a house in Guisborough. Simon John Thirlwall did not enter a plea when he appeared before Teesside Magistrates
THE funeral will take place next week of an avid racegoer who failed to recover from a heart attack after collapsing at a racecourse. Raymond Coatman suffered a heart attack at Haydock Park, Merseyside, on September 27 and died at the Liverpool
CHILDREN have been raising money for Guide Dogs for the Blind. Shotley Bridge Junior School, in Shotley Bridge, near Consett, chose the cause as its charity for the year because Lee Gourley, the father of two pupils, has a guide dog. Today
THE long-running saga of a community’s police station rumbled on this week, after plans for a new build in the town centre were replaced with an office in the fire station. Durham Police is considering moving the Newton Aycliffe beat team from
STAFF and patients at North-East hospitals have helped promote World Mental Health Day at a series of events. Balloons were released at the cenotaph, in the grounds of Darlington Memorial Hospital, on Thursday (October 10). A similar event
A CHARITY that supports sick and injured service personnel and veterans has today launched a mobile and tablet app to raise money for its work. Help for Heroes hopes its Hero Bear game app will break the record for the fastest downloaded charity
Man hurt: A man in his 40s was airlifted to hospital in Leeds after becoming trapped in farm machinery in an accident in Stutton, near Tadcaster, at about 7.30am today, October 10. The Health and Safety Executive are investigating. Van county:
DARLINGTON mayor Charles Johnson has urged people to support a charity ball that will benefit good causes across the borough. Tickets for the mayor’s annual charity ball have been disappointing so far this year, a fact Coun Johnson considers a
A MUSICAL theatre company is hoping to leave audiences asking for more with its production of Oliver. The Northallerton Musical Theatre Company has spent around £23,000 on staging the performance on costume, an orchestra and royalties – but according
AN entrepreneur and a scientist from the North have made the shortlist of a national scheme to unearth the next generation of high-flying women. Bishop Auckland businesswoman Sara Davies and stem cell researcher Rebecca Hill, from Billingham, near
A NORTH YORKSHIRE police team has seized around £1.5m of property and drugs in the past month after a crackdown on travelling criminals. The road crime team has been acting on intelligence reports and hits on Automatic Number Plate Recognition
POLICE are appealing for help to trace distinctive jewellery which was stolen during a house raid in North Yorkshire. Much of the jewellery is from various places around the world and some items are family heirlooms of high sentimental value.
A NORTH-East head teacher has launched a fierce attack on the Education Secretary after he accused schools of “cheating” by encouraging pupils to resit exams. David Davies, the head at Sedgefield Community College, said Michael Gove was wrong to
There can only be one Johnny Cash. The US singer-songwriter died in 2003, but his music lives on. Matt Westcott talks to Clive John, whose tribute act has received the backing of the Cash family themselves. He comes to the Tyne Journal Theatre,
COFFEE MORNING: A coffee morning will be held at Hurworth Methodist Church on Saturday, October 12, from 10am to 11am. Admission £1, including coffee and biscuits. All proceeds to church funds.
Ashley Barnard discovers supper with a capital S at Middleton Lodge’s Cellar Door Supper Club AS DINING experiences go, an evening at a secluded Georgian mansion as part of an exclusive club sounded like it would deliver something special. And
THE Government has welcomed a big increase in the number of people in the region buying their council house. New figures reveal that 461 local authority and housing association tenants in the North-East and North Yorkshire purchased their home
RAIDERS stole agricultural fuel and spilled some into a nearby stream when they struck at a farm in North Yorkshire. They took red diesel from a tank at Grange Farm, Topcliffe, near Thirsk, sometime between 12.30pm and 3.30pm on October 7.
Pianist Idil Biret makes a good case for the many varied pieces of music Hindemith wrote for piano with orchestral accompaniment. He is joined by harpists Olivia Coates and Chelsea Lane and the Yale Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Toshiyuki Shimada
Marin Alsop, conducting the Sao Paulo Symphony, presents a compelling performance of Prokofiev’s Fourth Symphony, alongside excerpts from the composer’s final ballet for Sergey Diagilev, The Prodigal Son.
Completed in 1936, but not performed until 1961, Shostakovich’s Symphony No 4 stretched his musical idiom to its limit. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko, present a brilliant rendition of this shattering work
VISITORS will have the chance to see some of Durham Cathedral’s treasures up close from this weekend. A series of Show and Tell events starts on Saturday (October 12) with a focus on early mathematical books from the Cathedral’s archives, including
MY travels this week take me to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where my partner-in-crime James Keelaghan and I are battling through unseasonably hot and humid weather to entertain the friendly folk at the Susquehanna Music Society. Meanwhile, just down
HOUSING company staff have got their knitters in a twist – all in the name of charity. Northallerton-based Broadacres is supporting this year’s Big Knit, a joint campaign between Age UK and Innocent Drinks to help vulnerable people. And six
I FIRST came across Billy Currington’s music a few year ago when I was presenting the Smooth Country show on Smooth Radio. Whenever I hear his name, I automatically relate to one of his songs called People Are Crazy, which impressed my so much that
This is a remarkably successful debut CD by the Bristol-based trio with Blomfield on piano, Tosh Wijetunge bass and Mark Whitlam drums. The playing, both individually and collectively is spot on and the compositions, all by the leader, are varied and
I think this is the most enjoyable and successful jazz interpretation of the Lennon, McCartney and Harrison songbook I’ve heard. With special guest John Ruocco, Dave Liebman finds fresh things to say on every number. challengerecords.com
THE first steam train built in the UK for more than 50 years is getting set to star in a series of railway events. Tornado, which was built in Darlington in 2008, remains popular with steam enthusiasts. Since its completion at Darlington Locomotive
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man stole a ladies handbag from a Darlington social club. The victim was volunteering at the Havelock Centre, in Katherine Street, on Sunday (October 6), when the incident happened. She and fellow
NORTH-East wildlife watchers can get up close and personal with seals as the breeding season gets underway. The Farne Islands, off the Northumberland Coast, are home to England's largest population of Atlantic grey seals, with numbers increasing
A PARK will be transformed into an illuminated wonderland every evening for the next three weeks. Alice In Wonderland sculptures placed around Roker Park in Sunderland will be illuminated at dusk to create a magical evening for families. The
CONTINENTAL are connoisseurs braving the October rain to bring far-flung food flavours to the North-East. A Continental Food Market will be in Durham Market Place until Sunday (October 13), with food on offer from France, Germany, Poland, Italy
A NORTH-EAST businessman who spent more than 20 years caring for his disabled wife has been shortlisted for a national award. Martin Healey, from Darlington, put his own ambitions on hold when his wife, Mandy, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
THE Pioneering Care Partnership, based at Carers Way in Newton Aycliffe, is inviting residents to star in a DVD to promote the many health and wellbeing activities it offers. There are parts for those who desire the limelight, as well as those who
POET and writer Ian McMillan is not the biggest fan of cars, in fact he doesnt even own one. The 57-year-old, known as the Bard of Barnsley, still lives in his birthplace. On October 24 he will be presenting Talking Myself Home at The Witham, Barnard
A YOUNG motorist caught circling a car park with a passenger hanging out of the front passenger window has been banned from driving for 15 months. Stephanie Whitfield was caught on CCTV driving around Feethams Car Park, near Darlington Town Hall
A ‘sing-along’ Rocky Horror Picture Show is being screened at the Georgian Theatre in Stockton on Halloween. The audience is encouraged to dress up for Richard O’Brien’s time-warping classic which is being shown at 8pm on Thursday, October 31. For
A WAR hero awarded the Victoria Cross has been honoured by his former school, after its cadet force pupils won a national competition. Lieutenant commander George Bradford, who was born in Darlington, was part of a raid on Zeebrugge, Belgium, which
HUNGRY families are going for days without a meal, according to the manager of a foodbank which is feeding thousands of people living on the breadline. A small warehouse stocked with tins, pasta, tea bags and the odd pack of nappies is temporarily
DOZENS of Darlington students braved gusty winds to help clean-up their community. Pupils from Darlington School of Mathematics and Science and Cockerton CE Primary School collected rubbish from outside flats and shops in Cockerton on Thursday
A MUCH-CRITICISED business improvement company has elected a new-look board in an effort to further boost Darlington’s economy. Distinct Darlington Ltd represents retailers and businesses in the town and attempts to drive success for the town centre
FREE electrical safety checks are being offered to residents in County Durham. Durham County Council and Age UK are offering to test small electrical appliances like kettles, irons and electric blanket. The sessions are taking place from 10am
A LOCAL authority has taken on its first graduate trainee under a scheme to get more young people into the workplace. Laura Kaye, 24, has begun a four-year training programme with Hambleton District Council in Northallerton to become a fully-fledged
THE Tory MP behind calls to secure an EU referendum before the next general election has been told to "get on with it" and drop his amendment to the European Union (Referendum) Bill. Commons Leader Andrew Lansley - who is responsible for setting
POLICE are appealing for information after mobile phones and a luxury watch were stolen from a football club’s changing rooms while the players were on the pitch. The raiders struck at the clubhouse of Harrogate Railway FC on Station View, Harrogate
THE company behind a steel firm employing more than 1,500 North-East workers says production has increased. Bosses at Tata Steel, which has plants in Middlesbrough, Redcar, Skinningrove, in east Cleveland, and Hartlepool, says it produced 2.2 million
RELATIVES of care home residents will hold a market stall tomorrow (Friday, October 11) to boost the coffers of its social fund. The stall in aid of HC-One Tenlands Care Home, in Ferryhill, will be at the town’s weekly market from 9am to 3pm.
DETECTIVES have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a man’s body in Darlington. Officers looking for missing 25-year-old Alan Youngson, who has not been seen since August, found the yet-to-be identified body buried in a wooded
Carl Allen, Rodney Whitaker and Aaron Diehl provide a foundation for various configurations of Mack Avenue regulars Gary Burton, Sean Jones, Tia Fuller, and Kevin Eubanks on a lively and enthusiastic set. Add slots for newcomers Alfredo Rodriguez,
Karl Howman has never escaped his fame as Jacko in TV’s Brushstrokes. He talks to Steve Pratt about touring in Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap TOURING in a play for a long time means the actors get to visit an awful lot of places. Sometimes, says
Beth Stobbart is about to raise her performing profile in Darlngton by taking the lead role of Princess in Aladdin at the Civic Theatre, alongside the ever-popular Chuckle Brothers. She discusses her career highs and lows with Steve Pratt SHE’S
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has demanded Government clarification that the Guardian newspaper has not broken the law by sending detailed personal information about British spies across borders. Tory Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) pointed out that doing
JOHN Rzeznik is in pragmatic mood. Odd really for someone who thinks they have just made the album of their career. Magnetic, the tenth release from the Goo Goo Dolls, could be the last, he says. It's not terminal, theres no suggestion
FORMER Stockton MP and party treasurer Sir Ian Wrigglesworth and former legal services ombudsman Zahida Manzoor took their seats in the House of Lords today as Liberal Democrat peers. Lord Wrigglesworth and Baroness Manzoor were both given peerages
Royal Shakespeare Company actor Charlotte Cornwell has an angry message for David Cameron on the subject of arts funding. She talked to Viv Hardwick THERE is a long gap between visits, but Charlotte Cornwell is looking forward to returning to Newcastle
Since her 2010 debut single, singer Jessie J has enjoyed a phenomenal run of success. As she releases her second album, and quits TV’s The Voice, she tells Andy Welch about the lessons she’s learnt in a few short years WHEN Jessie J wrote her debut
THE Bank of England kept interest rates on hold today and left its £375bn economy-boosting drive unchanged as hopes grow over a strong pick-up in UK growth. Policymakers - who concluded their monthly meeting yesterday to allow some officials to
Gary Barlow has confirmed that he will be embarking on a solo tour in April 2014 and will be coming to the MetroRadio Arena, Newcastle, on Saturday, April 12. Barlow’s new album Since I Saw you Last will be released through Polydor Records on November
HAVING a quiet pint in one of Soapland’s pubs – be it the Rovers, the Vic or the Woolpack – is as likely to happen as David Cameron voting Labour. These watering holes are not somewhere to relax and enjoy a bag of pork scratchings. More likely
MEMBERS attending the October meeting of Darlington Flower Club were disappointed that the demonstrator that had been booked was unable to come. After a certain amount of panic, some members made a quick dash to a nearby supermarket to buy some flowers
THREE generations of the Carson dynasty enjoyed a racing family affair when sharing in the success of Argot at Nottingham. The Three Valleys colt was bought and is part-owned by five-times champion jockey and former BBC TV racing pundit Willie
MARLAND YARDE discussed his dream of becoming an England footballer with childhood friend Steven Caulker before his strength and power took him down a different route. As youngsters the pair were on the books at QPR, but while Caulker went on to
A COAL miner has submitted a planning application to carry out further work at a North-East surface mine. Banks Mining wants to continue operations at Brenkley Lane surface mine, in Newcastle, extracting more than 500,000 tonnes of coal from a
DARLINGTON Mowden Park head coach John Newton wants his troops to keep playing with smiles on their faces as they bid to get one over Birmingham & Solihull this weekend. Newton’s men enjoyed their biggest win of the season last time out as
MALKY MACKAY will not resign as Cardiff manager despite the club suspending one of his most trusted aides Head of recruitment Iain Moody, who worked for the Scot during his time at Watford before making the switch to Cardiff with him in 2011, has been
CHURCH CEILIDH: A ceilidh will be held at Spennymoor Town Hall tomorrow (Friday, October 11) at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 each and include a pie and pea supper, proceeds to St John's Church, Kirk Merrington. For tickets or details call 01388-812348 or 816808
Breathless (ITV, 9pm) Trust Me I’m a Doctor (BBC2, 9pm) Truckers (BBC One, 9pm) ONCE upon a time there was an actor called Jack Davenport and an actress called Natasha Little, and they both found fame in This Life, a BBC series about trainee
IT has been back-to-university month – emotionally tough, physically even harder. I’m not one to complain but I have a stressful job, with long hours, and I need the weekends to rest. But all I’ve done lately is drive up and down the A1 like someone
THE column three weeks ago not only broke the news that the Quakers would be moving to Blackwell Meadows – officially “revealed” almost a fortnight later – but that dismantling had begun of the familiar Tin Shed at Feethams. The back of it, of
ON the sixth day of a fiveday working week, the first of a corpulent career in the inky trade, they sent me to Darlington Rugby Club to cover the match against Carlisle. No matter that the rugby union code might as well have been the Da Vinci code
ORGANISERS of a wedding fair hailed a success earlier this year will host a second event at the weekend. The free event at St Paul’s Centre, Spennymoor, on Sunday, October 13, will feature local businesses all keen to show couples planning their
DAVID CAMERON got his deck of cards out this week, he then reshuffled the cabinet (Echo, Oct 8). He promoted a handful of women and MPs with less than privileged backgrounds in what was dubbed a “flat cap reshuffle”. After spending more than
THE resignation of Tommy Robinson, Kevin Carroll and other leading members of the English Defence League (EDL), is a vindication for Unite Against Fascism (UAF). EDL street mobilisations began to lose momentum following the massive demonstration
I FIND it very interesting that the Government is helping firsttime home buyers by offering them the chance to pay a low deposit on a house and have a 95 per cent mortgage, if they can keep up with the monthly payments. Someone I know went to her
POLICE have arrested a 46-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after an incident in Redcar. The arrest follows an investigation into how a 65-year-old man received head injuries. The man remains in police custody for questioning.
THE debate regarding who would win a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano (HAS, Oct 9) would be a no contest in my opinion. Ali had a 12in advantage in reach, was 4in taller and, even at his lightest, weighed 18 lbs more than Marciano
MY dad recently had a small lump removed from his head. The procedure was carried out at Darlington Memorial Hospital and we live about five minutes’ walk away. However, we then had to travel to the University Hospital of North Durham each
I WAS amused, but not surprised, when the vice-chairman of governors at Polam Hall School said that the difficult economic situation has played a part in the decision to apply for free school status (Echo, Oct 9). Get real, this is an opportunity
JENNY SYKES from Darlington criticised my letter about boy bands (HAS, Oct 7). She claimed my opinion was irrelevant, which I though was a bit harsh. I know that One Direction are for teenage girls, and not for the likes of me, but I can’t
AT those exhausting party conferences, policies were unveiled and promises made about energy, transport, health, housing, education and every possible subject. Except one. Sadly, one topic was almost entirely missing from the debate – how to ensure
Besides training soldiers, an Army base is playing a vital role in detecting environmental changes, as Chris Brayshay discovers KEY pointers to the state of Britain’s environment are being provided by an Army camp in North Yorkshire. Catterick
WAYNE ROONEY believes the Football Association got it right when it appointed Roy Hodgson England manager even though he was among those who championed Harry Redknapp for the job. Redknapp launched a blistering attack on the FA this week for ignoring
IT is hard enough to lose a loved one in tragic circumstances which unfold close to home. It is even harder for families when a death occurs abroad. We, therefore, have sympathy with campaigners who have been protesting outside the Foreign and
A MAN who assaulted a policeman before trying to kick a nurse in the face has been jailed for 18 weeks. David Regan had drunk more than a bottle of vodka and became aggressive and abusive while undergoing treatment at Darlington Memorial Hospital
RAIL passengers have been urged to help the search for an alleged phone thief on a main line service waiting at a North- East station. British Transport Police (BTP) are appealing for information after a man, who accidentally left his mobile phone
Foreign Secretary William Hague's private office spent more than £800 of taxpayer funds sending official Christmas cards to ''foreign ministers and other partners'' in the UK and abroad last year. The figure emerged following a Parliamentary Question
ELECTRICIANS have stripped off for a calendar to raise funds for a colleague suffering from locked-in syndrome. The sparkies, from Bedale, North Yorkshire, wore just blue helmets and toolbelts to cover their modesty when they posed among step ladders
TICKETS are selling fast for the North-East’s biggest book festival, which kicks off tomorrow (Friday, October 11). This year’s Durham Book Festival will run for longer and feature more events than any other in its 23-year history. A string
FOOTBALL camps are being run for youngsters at County Durham leisure centres across the half-term break. Durham County Council is running On the Ball camps to improve youngster’s football skills. They are at Spennymoor Leisure Centre on Monday
A FURTHER four people have been arrested in connection with investigation into death of Benji Bolsenbroek. All have been held on suspicion of violent disorder and assault in connection with the large scale disturbance in the Park Hotel pub, Linthorpe
A COUNTY Durham woman has been found dead in a hospital stairwell in America, more than two weeks after going missing. Lynne Spalding, originally from Peterlee, disappeared from her room at San Francisco General Hospital on September 21. The
KEVIN PIETERSEN and Jack Wilshere became embroiled in a Twitter spat last night as the row over foreign-born sportsmen representing England intensified. In the build-up to England’s crucial double-header against Montenegro and Poland, Wilshere
THERE’S a good feeling around Hartlepool United right now; and the longer it lasts, the better their season will be. Colin Cooper has engineered back to back away wins in the last week, with the League Two win at Mansfield followed up by Tuesday
PRIMARY bone cancer survival rates have not improved in the past 25 years. The Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) has teamed up with the Royal College of GPs to launch an e-learning module to help doctors spot the symptoms and diagnose patients
AN ambitious golf club - rated one of the best 100 in Britain and Ireland - is in the swing again and ready to secure a future as prestigious as its past through a massive £160,000 of improvements. Now in its 89th year, Brancepeth Castle Golf Club
THE mother of a teenager battling a rare bone cancer for the second time in his life has backed a national campaign to raise awareness. Earlier this year, Kieran Maxwell suffered a relapse of the Ewing’s Sarcoma that resulted in him having his
A “SADISTIC” bully carried out sustained beatings on a woman before going on to rape her after one of the attacks, a court heard. Wayne Mansfield, described by police as “manipulative and controlling”, then tried to coerce her into withdrawing
AFTER seeing Ben Gibson flourish in Middlesbrough’s first team this season, Tony Mowbray could offer an opportunity to Christian Burgess when his loan spell at Hartlepool United comes to an end. Burgess has been in fine form since signing for Pools
A CAREER criminal, whose prolific car crime spree left scores of elderly and disabled motorists stranded at home without transport, has been jailed. Drug addict Gary Wayne Drummond stole alloy wheels from 99 cars over a two and-a-half year period
CHEICK TIOTE has urged Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley to make Loic Remy’s loan move permanent in the summer after the striker continued his impressive start to life on Tyneside. Remy’s brace earned the Magpies a crucial win at Cardiff last
NEW Sunderland head coach Gustavo Poyet insists he has no issue working with director of football Roberto De Fanti, but admits the pair will have to work towards the same aim in order to deliver the right players to the club in the future. Poyet
WHEN Jodi Ewart played a starring role in Europe’s Solheim Cup success Stateside last month, the North-East’s golfing fraternity was rightly proud. The North Yorkshire talent, who played out of Catterick for years before settling in the United
FORMER Newcastle United goalkeeper Steve Harper has backed Gus Poyet to be a success at Sunderland – but only after his first Wear-Tyne derby later this month. Harper spent a month on loan at Brighton during Poyet’s three-and-a-half reign on the
THE owner of a specialist North-East industrial coatings firm has agreed a deal to supply equipment to the offshore energy industry. The John Wood Group will work with Siemens on a business to support the power generation, oil and gas and industrial
AN army of heritage volunteers is to be recruited in a bid to help save listed buildings from neglect and decay. From next year, English Heritage hopes to recruit volunteers to help survey around 345,000 of the country’s Grade II listed buildings
BIDDING starts today (Thursday, October 10) in an online charity auction which hopes to raise £1m in memory of Sir Bobby Robson. Over the next 18 days, supporters can post bids for a string of once-in-a-lifetime prizes, including lunch with Spurs
A LEISURE centre, which was the first in the country to use its members exercise efforts to create electricity, has won an award for its climate change credentials. The Spectrum Leisure Centre in Willington County Durham, installed ten pieces of
MONEY set aside by housing developers to provide play parks has been used to transform a wasteland into a community field. The land behind Deneside Chase in the Etherley Lane area of Bishop Auckland has undergone a £24,500 renovation. The work
WITH the first energy supplier this week announcing price rises as winter approaches. Dani Webb looks at the options available to householders as they battle to afford to heat their homes. FEEDING the family or heating the home is a dilemma charities
