CONCERNS were raised about the care of patients on medication for chronic pain at an inquest into the death of a mother-of-two today (Friday, February 28). Charlotte Leanne Allen died at her home in Willard Grove, Stanhope, County Durham, on April
The A688 between Evenwood Gate and West Auckland is currently closed in both directions following a "serious accident" earlier this evening. At 11.30pm Durham Police confirmed the road closure - between Evenwood Lane and the Oakley Services roundabout
A HARIDRESSER has responded at being ‘named and shamed’ by Business Secretary Vince Cable - insisting she unintentionally failed to pay a worker the correct minimum wage. Anne Henderson of Chambers Hairdressers in Middlesbrough is one of five UK
How many cops does it take to batter down a front door? The answer - just two. However, it does take the determined duo an exhausting two-and-a-half minutes to finally breach its stout defence. They take it in turns with a manual battering
TWITCHERS from across the county have descended on Darlington hoping to catch a glimpse of the town's famous pink pigeon. The colourful Columbidae has become famous after it was spotted in the skies above Darlington by an eagle-eyed dog walker
The North-East hasn't exactly been overwhelmed with success when it comes to football silverware. It is a decade since Steve McClaren's Middlesbrough became the last of the region's clubs to win a major domestic trophy by lifting the Carling Cup
DETECTIVES are appealing for information after a man was sexually assaulted on a street in an east Durham town centre. A police spokesman said the 33-year-old victim was approached by another man in Church Street, Seaham, at 6.30pm on Saturday,
A MAN who narrowly avoided prison for stabbing his estranged wife in the head has dodged jail again - for threatening to kill her just days after his reprieve. Martin Clarkson turned up at court with a huge bag expecting to go to custody - and
A FOOTBALL club and a children’s charity are working together to help parents tackle their children's bad behaviour. Middlesbrough FC and Barnardo's are giving 16 parents the chance to take part in a course on parenting - and then go to the match
THOUSANDS of sick benefit claimants are dying within six weeks of being wrongly assessed as “fit to work”, a North-East MP claimed yesterday. Ian Mearns, the Gateshead MP, blamed the Government for the misdiagnosis at least 10,600 sick and disabled
EXTRA police will be on patrol as fans get together to watch the cup final. With many of the region’s pubs screening the match, police are calling on Sunderland fans to enjoy it peacefully. Chief Superintendent Steve Neill of Northumbria Police
FANS are snapping up copies of a terraces favourite in the hope of making it the cup final number one. Long-suffering Sunderland supporters have adopted D:Ream’s 1994 hit Things Can Only Get Better since Gus Poyet took over at the Stadium of Light
AN expensive tricycle designed for playground use has been stolen from a pre-school. The red tricycle and a yellow scooter were stolen from Mowden Pre-School, in Bushell Hill Drive, in Darlington, sometime around 7.30pm on Wednesday, February 26
THE great exodus of tens of thousands of Sunderland fans to London began today (Friday, February 28). Trains to the capital were fully booked weeks in advance and dozens of direct coaches have been organised. Margaret Lowson and son Kieran,
THREE men involved in a drunken brawl at upmarket country hotel following a champagne and lobster event have been spared jail. The row in the reception area of the Hardwick Hall Hotel, in Sedgefield, spilled into corridors and left traumatised
A UNIVERSITY student is sharing her passion for science with children at a County Durham primary school. Kat Thorogood is encouraging youngsters at Trimdon Junior School in Trimdon Village to see themselves as the scientists of tomorrow, as part
THREE allotment sheds were severely damaged in a fire in Darlington on Friday afternoon (February 28). Firefighters were called at around 3.25pm to reports of a shed fire at the rear of Redmire Close, in Darlington. The sheds were used for
PUPILS are staging a photography exhibition at a North-east visitor attraction. Students from Belmont Community School, in Durham, have proudly been given their own exhibition at Durham University’s Botanic Gardens following a successful art trip
VILLAGERS are being invited to don fancy dress and pretend to be their favourite singing star for a charity night in aid of a poorly mother and daughter. Etherley Cricket Club, in High Etherley, near Bishop Auckland, will host a Stars in their
THE National Trust is putting the impact of the First World War under the spotlight at its regional headquarters. Goddards, on Tadcaster Road, in York, was the former family home of the Terry family, once owners of the Terry's of York chocolate
SUNDERLAND have given fans a further boost ahead of this Sunday's Capital One Cup final by announcing significant price reductions on season cards. Every season card holder will pay less for their seat at the Stadium of Light next season, provided
PUPILS were taught that safety comes first on Pancake Day after a visit from the fire service. Children from St Mary Magdalen’s RC Primary School, in Seaham, learned how to safely flip the perfect pancake with advice from Joanne Brenkley and Mark
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of throwing a bottle that left a nine-year-old girl needing hospital treatment. Abbie Keers, from Stanley, County Durham, could have been blinded when a beer bottle was thrown at her grandma’s car
A MAJOR investigation into the sexual exploitation of vulnerable women and girls has now been running for a month. Northumbria Police has made 54 arrests during Operation Sanctuary and one man has been charged with rape. Approximately 80 women
IT claims to be the world’s biggest boutique but Psyche in Middlesbrough is soon to have a rival after announcing it is opening a second, even bigger, designer store in a UK city. The location for the new shop, which will trade over 30,000 sq ft
YORKSHIREMAN Simon Dyson remains nicely placed at the Tshwane Open after shooting a solid 68 in his second round in South Africa. Dyson was the overnight leader on Thursday when storm interrupted play and he followed on from that by making birdie
POLICE are appealing for information after an 18-year-old man was assaulted in a nightclub in Whitby. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, February 23, in Raw on Wellington Road. The victim suffered a broken nose, severe facial
A YOUNG Middlesbrough striker Middlesbrough has swapped the Riverside for Romania. Wilson Kneeshaw, 19, has signed a two-year contract with ACS Poli Timisoara after being told he could leave Boro. The Darlington-born forward, whose brother
HOMES were raided across a Teesside community on Friday in a high-profile crime clampdown. Cleveland police smashed down doors and searched seven addresses across Thornaby and recovered Class A drugs as well as a stash of Yankee Candles. Detective
PEOPLE living with brain injury are invited to a free social event on Tuesday. Headway Darlington hosts regular sessions on the first Tuesday of every month for people living with brain injury, and their families and carers, to meet others in a
A VILLAGE post office is to extend its opening hours following a programme of modernisation. Middleton St George Post Office, based inside the Londis shop, will offer an extra 52 hours of postal services running alongside its retail operation.
SANDSTONE has been stolen from the top of several metres of farm wall in North Yorkshire. The coping stones were taken from a wall belonging to a farm close to Skutterskelfe, in the Stokesley area on Thursday, February 20. PC Blair Taylor,
COMPOST seized from drug dealers has been used to make up attractive plant pots for a north Durham community. They were handed over by ten young people involved in a gardening project to keep them on the right track earlier today. (Friday, February
HOUSE prices in Darlington are following the national trend according to latest figures, which show the cost of a property in the town has risen by 3.4 per cent in the last year. Land Registry data for England and Wales confirms there is growing
THE Mayor of Thirsk and a senior county councillor have condemned the design of North Yorkshire Police’s proposed headquarters, saying it would be more suited to an American city than a village with a population of 220. In a joint letter to police
A LINE dancing session for improvers of all ages is held at the Chester-le-Street Community Centre, Newcastle Bank, on Monday afternoons between 2.30 and 3.30pm. The cost is £2 per session. People are welcome to just go along. Call 0191-388
IN Thursday’s (February 27) Northern Echo we reported that a public meeting hosted by the Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport is being held on Friday, March 7 at the airport’s St George Hotel. The event is actually being held at the Pot and Glass
A DENTISTRY student was left to die behind some bins after taking a lethal cocktail of drugs. Mariam Ali Shaabam Hussain Khesroh was found dead in Harrogate in April last year after taking a combination of ketamine and heroin. But an inquest
YOU might think windows are only functional – letting in light and keeping you warm (both, admittedly, pretty important jobs) – but they can also make a huge impact on the aesthetics of your home. For this reason, choosing the right windows is doubly
4:09pm Padiham 0 Darlington 1 Two good chances for Padiham at start of second half, Darlington lucky to still be in the lead. Danny Boyle received a diagonal pass that took him into penalty area and although his shot beat
BURLARS wearing balaclavas held a pensioner hostage in his home and stole his wallet after demanding money. Police are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary at a property in Victoria Terrace, Saltburn. The terrifying incident
IF YOU'RE still clinging to neutrals and are nervous about dipping your toe into a technicolour world, help is at hand. Greeny-blue teal is set to star in decor, and it's a colour that could tempt even the most timid to break free from bland and
BUYERS looking for a home that offers an abundance of accommodation are sure not to be disappointed with Northfield House. A substantial fourbedroom family home, it has the benefit of a spacious three-bedroom attached annexe that could either be included
YOUNG people hoping to get on the employment ladder can attend a college event next week when 16 apprenticeships will be on offer. The vacancies include apprenticeships in digital and social media, painting and decorating, bricklaying, transport
A NORTH-EAST property firm is celebrating after achieving planning permission for an eco-friendly house in the Northumberland countryside. The Darlington branch of property and surveying firm, Smiths Gore, managed to secure permission for the sustainable
IF YOU think a contemporary property with clean, uncluttered lines and a decided leaning toward minimalism must be without soul, step inside Templar House, a property whose unprepossesing frontage hides a simply stunning interior. A stone barn
NORTHALLERTON Soul Club is holding a Northern Soul fundraising evening at the Nurses Recreation Hall in the Friarage Hospital on Saturday (March 1) at 8pm. Tickets cost £3 on the door. All proceeds to the Friarage MRI appeal. FARMERS' MARKET
A TALENTED youngster has won £100 for her short stories which she submitted to a competition run in memory of a North-East writer. Teenager Rebecca Henderson, of Shildon, won the junior 14 to 17-year-old age group in the 25th Sid Chaplin Short
A ROYAL Mail van has been vandalised after being parked on a street in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire. Malton police are appealing for information after the driver’s side window was damaged while parked on Tinley Garth on Thursday, February 27
NATURE-lovers are in for a summer of celebration as a Yorkshire Dales’ flower festival returns due to popular demand. The annual Flowers of the Dales extravaganza will feature more than 100 wildflower-inspired events between March and October all
THE Northern Lights were clearly seen across the region yesterday night (Thursday, February 28). Some of the best views of the lights were along the region’s coast and some people reported being able to see them in the south of England. Professional
BUDDING entrepreneurs have topped the £50,000 mark in a decade-long fundraising effort for destitute children in Africa. Every year students from the Allertonshire School in Northallerton design, produce and sell Christmas cards in aid of Imagine
MORE than 100 historic photographs showing the building of a North-East bridge have been unearthed by researchers. They document iron and steel works along the banks of the River Tees, stages of construction of Newport Bridge, in Middlesbrough,
POLICE are linking two attempted burglaries in Spennymoor on Wednesday night. At about 8.35pm the bolts on a garage door, in Craddock Street, were broken and 20 minutes later entry was forced to a council storage unit, in Ox Close Crescent.
THE organisers of a fundraising summer concert in the grounds of of an 18th Century manor have announced a show dedicated to Rod Stewart will headline the event. Thirsk Picnic in the Park, which attracted a record 2,000 guests last year, will be
A TAXI driver was found to be more than twice the legal drink drive limit when he was stopped by police in Bishop Auckland. Michael Cullen, 52, was stopped in his Toyota Auris on Worcester Place, in Bishop Auckland, on Monday, February 10 at 4.45pm
With only ten days to the Cheltenham Festival the racing, almost by definition, is not out of the top drawer this weekend but there is still some excellent sport to get our teeth into. Beginning at Doncaster I hope course specialist Victor Hewgo (1.45
A VETERAN who uses a wheelchair after breaking his back and neck is hoping to compete in the Rio 2016 Paralympics. Mikey Hall, 38, from Richmond, broke his spine in numerous places in 2000 after falling from an assault course while in 1st the Queen
A YOUNG chef who cooked up a storm in a prestigious competition has been rewarded for her efforts. Northallerton College student Georgina Mackley, 15, was one of just five competitors to reach the Northern regional final of the Rotary Club Young
FAMILY homes are to be built on the site of a disused factory which has been branded an "eyesore" by planners. Gleeson Developments were yesterday (THURS) given the go-ahead to build 76 homes on the former Lamplas factory site at Leadgate, near
THE leader of Darlington Borough Council has given his reasons for increasing council tax by 1.94 per cent for the coming year, arguing that the authority has been penalised for keeping rates low for years. Councillor Bill Dixon said his Labour
OUTRAGED villagers have reacted with fury after their carefully-made protest placards and banners were attacked by vandals. The action group fighting plans to create a new police HQ in South Kilvington, near Thirsk, had positioned the placards
A WORLD heritage site is inviting visitors of all abilities to put on their running shoes for the first in a series of “park runs” organised by volunteers. Runners ranging from beginners to Olympians can come along to the National Trust’s Fountains
A PARTY atmosphere reigned around Sunderland on Friday, as the clock ticked down to the Black Cats’ biggest match in more than 20 years. All 30,000-plus of Sunderland’s tickets for Sunday’s League Cup final were snapped up within days. With
A DIABETIC woman has thanked police officers for breaking into her house and potentially saving her life after she was taken ill. Officers were called to a house in the Pierremont area of Darlington in the early hours of Sunday (February 23).
Spennymoor Town are looking for swift revenge against Newcastle Benfield in the EBAC Northern League at the Brewery Field on Saturday. Moors were surprisingly knocked out of the Vase last Saturday by Steve Bowey’s team, but after beating West Auckland
BRIT Award-winning indie pop Franz Ferdinand will perform at a North-East independent record shop next month. The group are due to play a half-four, semi-acoustic set at Pop Recs Ltd in Fawcett Street, Sunderland, on Thursday March 27 at 5.30pm
A LAW firm with offices in the region has advised a North-East company on a sale. Bond Dickinson, in Newcastle and Stockton, worked with adhesive firm Dynea on the sale of PRC UK, the subsidiary which owns Dynea’s UK-based operations at Newton
POLICE are appealing for information after an assault in a bar in Sunderland. The incident happened at Ttonic Cafe Bar in Vine Place at about 11.30pm last night (Thursday, February 27). A 32-year-old man suffered an ear injury and received hospital
A FATHER who harassed his former long-term partner with texts and Facebook messages has been told how close he came to being locked up. Simon Richardson, of Darlington, has repeatedly tried to make contact with his former partner since they split
THE new Bishop of Durham will be introduced to the House of Lords next week. The Right Reverend Paul Butler, who was enthroned at Durham Cathedral last Saturday (February 22), will take his place in Parliament on Monday (March 3). He will swear
AFTER a lovely visit to the class A4 locomotive exhibition at Shildon last weekend my conscience was pricked by the fact Darlington may lose the Head of Steam, formerly known as the Darlington Railway Museum, at North Road. In 1825, Darlington
IT might surprise readers to know that there has been no global warming for 17 years. I read with interest the recent report (Echo, 24 Feb) that volcanoes are responsible for this, because their emissions into the atmosphere shut out some of the
I LEFT school, aged 15, many years ago. Looking back, I was lucky in that, like many other young lads of my age, I found employment in the coal mines. It should be remembered that in the 1950s a miner could leave a colliery and go to work at a
A DAY of action to tackle speeding motorists, drivers using red diesel and scrap dealers has been carried out in the North-East. Police have been working with Durham County Council neighbourhood wardens, customs officers and benefits fraud investigators
I AGREE with VJ Connor’s letter ( HAS, Feb 27) about our MPs. We need more statesmen at Westminster, preferably as defined by Harry S Trueman: “A statesmen is a politician who’s been dead ten to 15 years.” M Hawkins, Durham.
I HOPE most men will support the campaign to make rape pornography illegal for which Professor Clare McGlynn is a key campaigner (Echo, Feb 27). It is good that this campaign has the support of David Cameron. A ban should go some way to make
WHILE I recognise the need for Darlington FC to change strip frequently to raise cash, no part of that strategy should be to abandon the traditional hoops. The black-and-white hoops not only recognise Darlington’s original colours, but present
AS a Scot exiled in England, I am naturally interested in the forthcoming vote on Scottish independence. Rightly or wrongly, there is deep in the Scottish psyche a problem with the English. For short spells, thanks to William Wallace and Robert
HAMBLETON District Council is very concerned about the prison warders and clerks being made redundant with the closure of Northallerton Prison (Echo, Feb 21). It has even produced a regeneration plan to make up for the lost jobs. Mind you, the
It’s nearly quarter past seven. FOR more than three-quarters of an hour one chill evening last November, my son and I patiently wound our way through the crash barrier queues down Claypath to get in to Durham’s Lumiere festival. We could see our
IN the spring of 1997 a different type of detective made his debut on BBC television. A story called The Wrestler’s Tomb introduced the world to Jonathan Creek. David Renwick’s hero was an introverted magician’s consultant who lived in a Sussex
HE may have a Wham!-obsessed mother and live in Margate’s only 1980s-themed bed and breakfast, but it seems pretty unlikely Alfie will be in the mood to jive around the kitchen to Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. Last week’s opening instalment of Edge
Millions of people are flocking to cinemas to see The Lego Movie, based on the ubiquitous toy range. But few people realise the company behind the brand’s range of timepieces is based in the North-East. Gavin Havery reports JIM RICHARDSON confesses
SYNERGY is one of those management- speak buzzwords, flung around in meetings with little heed to its actual meaning. Literally, it refers to something being greater than the sum of its parts, in which case there’s really no better example than 8 Out
START queuing now – tickets for Berwick Kaler’s Old Mother Goose, his 36th pantomime at York Theatre Royal go on sale tomorrow. As usual hundreds of pantomime fans are expected to be in the queue when booking opens at the theatre’s box office at
TUPELO, Mississippi-born singer-songwriter John Murry has more than a few stories to tell – those he can remember that is – and many of them are steeped in dramatic twists. A relative of US writer William Faulkner, Murry’s career has yet to see
I HAVE a confession to make. Despite spending the majority of my life in the North-East of England, I have only recently discovered the wonders of the Scottish Borders. Previously, my experience of Scotland was limited to city breaks in Edinburgh and
HAS Rebecca Adlington had a nose job? Don’t know. Does it matter? Yes, quite a lot actually. If she has and it’s given her a little bit extra bounce and courage and confidence to face the world, then good for her. Probably. It’s all the other
SIMON COWELL and his partner, Lauren Silverman, took their nine-day-old baby Eric for a day to the beach – along with four tents, five sunshades, security guards, assistants, friends, helpers and Cowell’s two Yorkshire terriers. As Cowell was photographed
ALICE Herz-Sommer who died last week, aged 110, was the oldest survivor of the Holocaust. A brilliant musician, she endured tragedy enough for many lifetimes. Yet, despite that – or maybe because if it – she was wonderfully optimistic and inspiring
A BUTCHER in Suffolk was forced to remove his awardwinning display of dead animals – pigs, rabbits, game – as it upset passers by reminding them that meat doesn’t actually grow in tidy little polystyrene packs in supermarket chill counters. Now
TO be a top banker, one would assume that you had to be pretty good with figures. So how can any banker explain these figures: a company makes £8.2bn loss – the sixth consecutive year of stratospheric losses – and yet its leading employees are
ZARA PHILLIPS and husband Mike Tindall were apparently paid £150,000 by Hello! Magazine for pictures with their new baby Mia and have caused a flurry over whether this was the right thing for the Queen’s granddaughter to do. Never mind if it was
Dear Sharon, I WAS interested in your meeting with the police dog who is trained to sniff out explosives. It’s amazing what dogs can be trained to do. There are dogs who can sense when their owners are about to have an epileptic seizures and dogs
BAY KNIGHT can show the old fires still flicker with intent by winning the Compare Bookmakers At bookmakers.co.uk Handicap at Lingfield. The eight-year-old has had a rather nomadic existence, but he is certainly not without ability and was once
NOVICE 50-over captain Stuart Broad is hoping Ashley Giles’ ‘‘back-to-basics’’ regime can pay off with a much-needed victory over the West Indies to kick-start England’s new era. Broad is leading the tourists in three one-day internationals at
THERE was disappointment for Britain’s men and a bronze for Jess Varnish and Becky James on the opening day of the Track Cycling World Championships in Cali, Colombia. Varnish and James claimed third in the women’s team sprint to rescue a poor
YORKSHIRE have announced a post-tax deficit of £600,000 in their 2013 financial results – almost £500,000 more than the previous year. The club, who lost £118,000 in 2012, have also reported a total income of £6.8m compared to £7.8m in 2012, with
RAVEL MORRISON is one of a number of high-profile loanees included in the England Under-21 squad for next week’s UEFA European Championship qualifier against Wales. Morrison, who joined QPR from West Ham earlier this month, is named in a 23-man
AN emotional Luke Shaw was stunned to hear about his first international call-up. The Southampton left-back has been named in Roy Hodgson’s 30-man squad for England’s friendly against Denmark at Wembley next week. The 18-year-old only made
ROY HODGSON insists there is still time for Adam Johnson to thrust himself into World Cup contention despite the Sunderland winger missing out on a place in the England squad for next week’s friendly with Denmark. While Sunderland-born Jordan Henderson
SIMON DYSON hit the headlines for the right reasons as he claimed the clubhouse lead in the Tshwane Open before play was suspended due to bad weather yesterday. An approaching thunderstorm forced the players off the course at 1730 local time and
THE next meeting of Darlington Amateur Gardening Club will be held on Wednesday (March 5) at Bondgate Methodist Church Hall from 7pm. Guest speaker Dianne Nicol-Brown will be taking about pests and diseases. VINTAGE STALLS: The organisers of
BUSINESS leaders are hoping to resurrect a town’s chamber of trade as a way of boosting their profits by tapping into a rail museum’s windfall events. Traders are angry that the bulk of the 120,000 visitors to Locomotion: The National Railway Museum
Four Teesdsale based artists are holding an exhibition of their work at Easter. Paintings and jewellery by Anne Mason, Alan Dyson, Ann Whitfield and Emma Gray will be on show at Eggleston village hall on Saturday 19th April from 10:00am to 5:00pm
HARTLEPOOL UNITED’S two injured full-backs remain sidelined, with no date set for their return. Neil Austin has been missing for four games with a toe injury, and Michael Duckworth, carried off with a suspected broken leg last weekend, will both
GUSTAVO POYET has called on his players to carve out a place in Sunderland’s footballing history on Sunday, and claimed that a Capital One Cup victory will be cherished for decades no matter what happens in the final two-and-a-half months of the season
TWO days to go, and the mindset of Sunderland supporters appears to be fixed. Thirty per cent of their thought process is saying, 'I still can't believe this is happening'. It has been 22 long years since Sunderland last graced the turf in a Wembley
ALAN PARDEW is hoping this week's positive financial results will enable him to splash the cash when he attempts to overhaul his Newcastle United squad in the summer. The Magpies recorded a £9.9m profit after tax in 2012-13, the third year in a
KIRK CRECCO is adamant Durham Wildcats head into their match-up against Manchester Giants full of confidence having racked up one of their most critical and positive results of the entire campaign. Wildcats roared to a fine 89-66 victory over Plymouth
A 'REMORSELESS' convicted killer who abused vulnerable patients after she was employed as a health care assistant has avoided jail. Alison Richardson – jailed for manslaughter after stabbing her boyfriend to death in 1993 – was yesterday (Thursday
A POPULAR fireworks display that was called off after attendance soared to an unprecedented level could return this year as a ticketed event. Great Aycliffe Town Council (GATC) was forced to cancel its annual display in Newton Aycliffe last year
AITOR KARANKA finds himself with a goalkeeper selection dilemma this weekend, following the departure of Shay Given, who played the last two months for Middlesbrough with some distinction. READY TO RETURN? Jason Steele is over his injury problems
A POTASH firm hoping to build a £1.5bn mine in a national park says it has changed the way it will transport its product. Sirius Minerals wants to extract up to 15 million tonnes of polyhalite every year under the North York Moors National Park
A MIDDLE aged woman who had battled tirelessly to keep her area litter-free reached the end of her patience and dumped a bin bag-full of rubbish in a council sports centre. Exasperated Jacqueline Stanhope, who describes herself as “the most boring
A HOUSEBUILDER is creating more than 1,000 workers after recording a five-year sales high. Barratt Developments told The Northern Echo it wants a number of North-East apprentices, graduates and trainees to capitalise on buyers' increasing confidence
A FUNDRAISING community project between a military wives' choir and North Yorkshire bands has won the backing of William Hague. Harmonies For Heroes is a project involving Reeth Brass Band, Muker Silver Band, the Military WAGS Choir Catterick,
THE number of job vacancies has increased and will soon hit 800,000, a report has said. A study says the 14 per cent growth is the result of a rise in manufacturing and engineering jobs. These posts have been fuelled by strong recovery in the
THE 'Help to Buy' scheme - to allow people to beat high prices and get on the housing ladder - got off to a strong start in the North-East, new figures show. But take-up has been much slower in North Yorkshire – where some districts failed to record
A NORTH-EAST recruitment and HR consultancy firm has doubled its workforce and moved into new offices to continue its growth. Exclusive has switched operations to larger premises at Prestwick Park, near Newcastle International Airport, and expanded
A CONSTRUCTION and property group says the North-East will play a key role in its future after revealing a £6bn order book. Kier Group, which has offices in Peterlee, east Durham, Newcastle and Hebburn, South Tyneside, says revenues increased to
A GRIEVING widower is considering suing a council after his wife died after tripping on a drain. Brian Childs’ wife Lillian was walking down Alexander Crescent, in Durham City, on July 14, 2012, when she tripped on a metal drainage channel running
SAKS hair salons are a staple of the British High Street, but few people know that the chain was born 40 years ago in a small shop in Darlington. Vicki Henderson went to meet the men behind the brand. IN 1974 chains of hairdressing salons were
