STARTLED residents watched on helpless after three cars exploded in a ball of flames. The blaze, in Skipton Close, Newton Aycliffe, was reported to the emergency services at 9.13pm on Sunday evening. One resident said: "The explosions were
TWO surfers had to be rescued by Scarborough's inshore lifeboat after they got into difficulties. The two 18-year-olds, from Catterick, North Yorkshire, were tired and clinging to a kayak, whose occupant held a paddle aloft to make it easier for
DEFEATED, yet defiant. Mark Tallentire found the faith still strong among the Sunderland supporters at Wembley, despite today’s (Sunday, March 2) Capital One Cup final loss. DARE to dream. That’s what they told us. Didn’t they know? Didn
THREE of North-East’s television stars were honoured by the Royal Television Society at a ceremony on Tyneside. Gina McKee, star of BBC2 comedy, Hebburn and Sky Atlantic's The Borgias, won Performance of the Year, Robson Green’s Tales from Northumberland
POLICE searching for missing university student Megan Roberts have found a body in the River Ouse. The body was discovered about 100 metres upstream from the Ship Inn at Acaster Malbis, to the south of York, on Sunday afternoon. North Yorkshire
ARTIST Linda Birch will lead a painting workshop at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, County Durham, from 10am to 4pm on Friday March 14. Participants will choose a painting from the museum’s collection and then adapt the composition into another
Plans to build 36 homes and access on land north of The Willows in Dalton are due to go before planners at Hambleton District Council’s planning meeting on Thursday (March 6). Outline permission has already been granted for the housing development
MORE than 10,000 people across County Durham will have their concessionary bus passes renewed this month. Travel scheme passes due to expire on Monday March 31 will be replaced by a new pass valid until June 2019. The passes will be sent out
A 28-YEAR-OLD man was left with a neck injury after a fight near a pub on Saturday (March 1). The victim, from the Guisborough area, was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough where he remains in a stable condition. Police
BUSINESS owners in and around Hambleton are invited to join regular brain-storming sessions and information events. On Monday (March 3) local industry heads, SME owners and business professionals will be attending an event at Santander’s Northallerton
THE BISHOPS of Durham will be the subject of Dr Ian Taylor’s talk at the next meeting of Aycliffe Village Local History Society. The meeting takes place at Aycliffe Village Hall on North Terrace at 7pm on Wednesday. March 12. Admission is £1 for members
Full-time: Sunderland 1 Manchester City 3 SUNDERLAND suffered Wembley heartbreak as Manchester City overturned a half-time deficit to claim the Capital One Cup. Two goals in two second-half minutes from Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri proved decisive
A SPORTING tradition that has united residents of all ages for centuries will take place in a North-East town on Tuesday (March 4). For almost a thousand years hundreds of competitors have taken to the streets of Sedgefield, County Durham, for
A domino drive will be held on behalf of the Bowls Club at Thirsk Athletic Club House, Newsham Road, on Tuesday, March 11, starting at 7.30pm. Admission is £2 which includes tea and biscuits. A raffle will be held and all are welcome. HOSPICE FUNDRAISER
A RESCUE team searched through the night only to discover the woman they were looking for had gone home by herself. The Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team was called out by North Yorkshire Police at 3am today (Sunday, March 2) to search for a missing
SHOPPERS enjoyed free entertainment as they made their way around Darlington town centre today (Sunday) as a free busking festival made its debut. The Busking in Blackwellgate event, organised by local trader Beryl Hankin, was one of a series of
SUNDERLAND are 45 minutes away from ending their 41-year wait for a major trophy after Fabio Borini's goal gave them a 1-0 interval lead in the Capital One Cup final. Borini drilled home a tenth-minute strike to give the Black Cats a half-time
POLICE are renewing an appeal for information following a collision between a pedestrian and a car in Sunderland. The incident happened at 8.20am, on Monday, November 4, 2013, on Riverside Park, near to the Hylton Sea cadets premises when a man
SIX people were injured following a crash between a car and a minibus in North Yorkshire. The crash happened on the A172 in the Stokesley area at about 7.40pm on Saturday (March 1) and has left an elderly man seriously hurt. Police say a red
AN autistic teenager with a passion for singing will perform a song about bullying at a national variety show in London. Alice Jordan, from Coundon, near Bishop Auckland, will take to the stage at the Mermaid Theatre on Saturday, May 10, as part
ALL things 1950s were celebrated at a one-off festival at the weekend. Enthusiasts packed out the Mima art gallery in Middlesbrough where the Art and Optimism in 1950s Britain festival was held. The event was organised as part of an exhibition
A VAN windscreen and flat window were smashed by ballbearings on Hylton Road, Sunderland. Officers believe the offenders were using a catapult-type instrument to fire the ballbearings in the area at around 3.20pm, on Saturday, March 1.
A LONG-serving councillor has called for his colleagues to take a ten per cent pay cut as some authority staff face salary cuts of up to £2,000-a-year. Conservative councillor Bill Stenson made his comments to a full meeting of Darlington Borough
A MAN was attacked by two burglars who knocked at his home. Officers were called to an address at Usworth Cottages, Sunderland, at just after 5am, on Sunday, March 2, after two men knocked at the address. "They assaulted the 32-year-old
AN MP has urged Stockton Council to do all it can to fight plans for a major housing development. James Wharton, Conservative MP for Stockton South, made his comments after Stockton Borough Council's planning committee unanimously rejected plans
THE half time air was sweet perfume. Well, that might be pushing it, but there was definitely the scent of victory at the Stadium of Light, home to Sunderland AFC. Quinn’s Sports Bar, bedecked in red and white, attracted huge crowds of loyal
ALAN Pardew was fortunate to keep his job after his clash with Hull's David Meyler, according to Mark Jensen, editor of online fanzine, www.themag.co.uk. Pardew has been fined £100,000 by his club and faces the prospect of a Football Association
VOLUNTEERS are preparing to spend a night sleeping under the stars to raise cash and awareness for a youth homelessness charity. Sleep-outs will take place in Northallerton and Richmond organised by charity Safe and Sound Homes (SASH), which helps
TWO teenagers remain in a critical but stable condition in hospital following a crash on a dales road. The accident took place near Bellerby Camp military ranges in the Yorkshire Dales, on Thursday. Soldiers on training exercise nearby rushed
A COMMUNITY leader trying to clean up graffiti at one of Teesside’s most iconic landmarks says he is disappointed a Government department cannot help. Andrew Sherris, Stockton borough councillor for Yarm, has been trying to have graffiti on flood
A SHOW celebrating legends of country music Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline will be performed at the Galtres Centre, Easingwold, next Friday, (March 7), at 8pm. For tickets, costing £15, call the box office on 01347-822472. FAMILY FUN
A DRIVER has died following a collision with a lorry near York. Police are looking for witnesses after the accident at 2.47pm on Saturday, March 1. It happened on the A1246 between Fairburn and the junction with the A63 near the Selby Fork
A YOUNG motorcyclist is gearing up to take part in two competitions. Jake Hopper, who is nine and from Belmont, Durham, is competing in the National Mini-Bike Road Racing Championship next Sunday. It is in Whilton Hill, Northamptonshire, and
MUSIC lovers were given the chance to control a group of choral singers, using a medieval technique that sees musical scales printed on the hand. Video artist Anton Hecht, from Newcastle, brought 40 singers to Darlington for The Singing Project
A DRIVER was taken to hospital after colliding with a stationary car on Saturday (March 1). The man, believed to be in his 40s or 50s, had been driving a BMW when it was in collision with the car on Redhill Road, Roseworth, Stockton, shortly after
An army of volunteers descended on a popular outdoor education centre this weekend for its annual makeover. For the last 26 years, Weardale House, in Ireshopeburn, has provided a base for children and young adults from across the country to explore
SUN spots, distant galaxies and the art of space photography were the focus of a special event to mark the start of National Astronomy Week in the region. Bishop Auckland Astronomical Society held an open day at the County Durham town’s Community
A NEW indoor skate park that has already proved a huge hit with enthusiasts from around the region is looking for community support to help raise the last £10,000 of its fundraising target. The Darlington Indoor Skate Park, based in the former
ONE of the North-East’s oldest residents has celebrated her 106th birthday with a party surrounded by family and friends. Gwendoline Darwin was born on February 29, 1908, meaning she has only celebrated 27 official birthdays during her life.
A TEENAGE driver has died after his car collided with a tree on a rural road in County Durham. The 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on the A688 Staindrop Road, near West Auckland, on Friday, February 28. Police
A SPONSORED skydive in aid of the Heel and Toe children’s charity in Durham is being held at Peterlee Parachute Centre on Saturday, April 26. Volunteers are being asked to jump 13,000ft from a plane as part of a tandem skydive. For further information
WORK is expected to get underway next week on a multi-million pound affordable housing development on the edge of a village. Building work on the first phase of the £3.3m development at The Green, on the edge of Nettlesworth, near Chester-le-Street
THE Mayor of Darlington will continue his year of cultural events for the town with an evening of lectures celebrating the North East. Councillor Charles Johnson will welcome Sir John Hall, the former chairman of Newcastle United, and Dr Gill Cookson
Durham City extended their unbeaten run to six matches when they denied title chasing West Auckland in a 1-1 draw at the Seagraves Stadium on Saturday. The point was even more deserved from Durham’s point of view considering that they had to change
3:31pm Richard Mason at Wembley: Giaccherini coming on for Sunderland it would seem, just been called back from warming up. 3:17pm Richard Mason at Wembley: Noise level
