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  • Six of the worst for free-falling Pools

    Hartlepool United slumped to a sixth successive defeat - increasing fears of dropping out of the Football League. A feeble 3-0 reverse at Burton leaves Pools only two points outside the bottom two with three games to play. They face Morecambe

  • Match Report: Chelsea 1 Sunderland 2

    Full-time: Chelsea 1 Sunderland 2 SUNDERLAND'S survival bid received a massive boost as they became the first side to beat a Chelsea team managed by Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge. In one of the biggest shocks in the history of the Premier

  • Quakers seal play-off home advantage

    Darlington 3 Farsley 0 A 3-0 victory over Farsley today was Darlington’s fifth successive league win, which effectively sealed second position and home advantage in the play-offs. With two games to go, Quakers are six points ahead of third-placed

  • Match Report: Newcastle 1 Swansea City 2

    Final Score: Newcastle United 1 Swansea City 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED’S losing streak stretched to five games after Wilfried Bony’s stoppage time penalty earned Swansea City a vital 2-1 win at St James’ Park. Shola Ameobi had given the Magpies a

  • Match report: Middlesbrough 1 Millwall 2

    Full-time: Middlesbrough 1 Millwall 2 MIDDLESBROUGH saw their slender play-off hopes effectively come to an end at the Riverside Stadium this afternoon – despite a brilliant free-kick from Emmanuel Ledesma. Two goals from Austrian striker Stefan

  • LIVE MATCH-DAY FOOTBALL BLOG

    7:25pm Chelsea 1 Sunderland 2 A quite remarkable night at Stamford Bridge as Sunderland's survival bid receives a massive, and wholly unexpected, boost. They've inflicted Jose Mourinho's first ever home Premier League

  • Road closure no obstacle for pub landlord

    A LANDLORD is determined to revive the fortunes of a Darlington pub despite knowing that the main road leading to it will be closed for a year. Stephen Grabham has recently taken over The Spotted Dog in High Coniscliffe only a matter of weeks before

  • New pilates class for all at The Kings Church

    PILATES CLASS: A new pilates class for men and women who want to improve their posture and core strength will start at The Kings Church Centre, in Whessoe Road, Darlington, on Monday, April 28, between 11.15am and 12.15pm. The class is for mixed abilities

  • Civic award for 102-year-old poppy seller

    A TOWN treasure has been recognised with County Durham’s highest civic award. At 102-years-old, Carmel Connolly is the oldest volunteer in Spennymoor and her decades of charity work were acknowledged with a chairman’s medal. The award was presented

  • Business premises could become homes

    TWO former business premises in a village centre could be converted for residential use. Planning permission has already been granted to turn a ladies’ hairdressing salon in Byers Green, near Spennymoor, into a house and a former pub nearby could

  • Teenager hit by car now in a stable condition

    A TEENAGE girl who was seriously injured when she was knocked over by a car has improved and is now in a stable condition. The 14-year-old suffered head injuries when she was hit by a car at Fir Tree, near Crook, County Durham, just after 3.30pm

  • Delighted Gray to build on Thompson’s new deal

    Darlington intend to build a team around Stephen Thompson after the forward committed his future to the club by signing a new contract. Quakers are reluctant to reveal how long the contract lasts, but manager Martin Gray could not hide his pleasure

  • Saturday Spotlight: Eagles' Fab has always defied the odds

    Newcastle Eagles were crowned British Basketball League champions last weekend for the sixth time in nine years under Fab Flournoy. Sports Writer Steph Clark met up with the New York-born player-coach and found out how the 40-year-old has always had

  • Karanka satisfied with Boro progress under his watch

    DURING the six months Aitor Karanka has been in charge, he has overseen 27 fixtures as Middlesbrough's head coach. In a sign of the progress he thinks he has made since succeeding Tony Mowbray, the Spaniard feels there are only “three or four”

  • Wickham's time has come, says Black Cats boss

    HE arrived as a 18-year-old with the expectation of an £8m price tag on his shoulders, but three years later Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet finally believes it is Connor Wickham’s time. Signed by Steve Bruce as a highly-rated teenager after two

  • Poyet has every faith in Mannone

    GUS POYET is confident Vito Mannone will bounce back from his error against Manchester City and insists the goalkeeper is in the right frame of mind going into this afternoon’s trip to Chelsea. The Black Cats were on course for a shock win at the

  • Villagers hope to 'Save West Rainton' from 150 new homes

    RESIDENTS say they are fighting to “Save West Rainton” from plans to build 150 homes in the village. Tees Valley Housing (TVH) wants to develop open countryside off Station Road. But villagers have launched a Save West Rainton campaign: organising