CHRIS Tomlinson insists he is finally ready to travel to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games after a victorious outing at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games in London. With Glasgow 2014 right around the corner, Tomlinson headed to Horse Guards Parade
THERE were wagging tails and biscuits aplenty as dog lovers and their four-legged friends descended on a North-East park for a charity fun day.Hundreds of dogs and their owners took part in the Darlington Dogs Trust annual fun day at South Park, in Darlington
A CEREMONY at Ripon Cathedral completed the enthronement of a new bishop for a new super diocese in Yorkshire.The Rt Reverend Nick Baines took part in three separate enthronements in the three cathedrals of Wakefield, Bradford and Ripon over several days
Phil Taylor heads to his beloved Blackpool to defend his BetVictor World Matchplay crown seeking a seventh straight title on a run of 30 games. Taylor hasn’t been beaten in the competition since a 17-11 semi-final defeat to Terry Jenkins in 2007
FOLLOWING the overwhelming success of the Saxon Princess exhibition a prequel gallery has opened at Kirkleatham Museum showing how people lived in east Cleveland 5,000 years ago.Excavations in a field at Street House farm, near Loftus, have revealed a
THE region is playing host to young American footballers who are on a month long trip to England. On Saturday, Bishop Auckland St Mary’s Juniors staged a friendly tournament for Temecula Valley Soccer Academy Hawks, from California. St Mary
KENNETH OMERUO has confirmed he is rejoining Middlesbrough on a season-long loan, with the Chelsea defender expected to link up with the rest of Aitor Karanka’s squad before the end of the week. Omeruo was one of Boro’s key players as he spent
MORE than a thousand cyclists descended on a North-East market town before riding over the hills and far away in a punishing bike challenge. Barnard Castle offered a dramatic backdrop for the start and finish of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape
WEIRD and wonderful engines of all kinds were celebrated at a North Yorkshire steam rally this weekend.The Masham Steam Engine and Fair Organ Rally overcame the rain to mark its 49th annual steam rally in style. Everything from tractors to vintage commercial
THE new director of Mima has pledged to bring his experience of engaging with the public to the gallery of modern art in Middlesbrough. Alistair Hudson, deputy director at Grizedale Arts in Coniston, Cumbria, will start his new job in October as
TWO leisure centres have been commended by the NHS for their support for breastfeeding mothers.Freeman’s Quay Leisure Centre, in Durham City, and Spennymoor Leisure Centre, both run by Durham County Council, were praised for offering baby cafes,
A CHARITY that helps children who struggle to learn to read is appealing for volunteers in the region.Beanstalk, a national charity that gives one-to-one literacy support to children in primary schools, needs people to work with children who have fallen
LEGIONS of nuns will jog through a North-East park in aid of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). Members of the public are invited to take part in the Nun Run, a 5k race taking place from 11am on Sunday, October 5, at South Park in Darlington
PEDAL power has helped a North-East cycling club raise more than £4,000 for charity.Last month, 12 cyclists from Carmel College Cycling Club, in Darlington, tackled the gruelling 200-mile Coast and Castles cycle route from Edinburgh to Darlington
BIKERS from across the region have taken part in the 20th anniversary of an event to promote motorcycle safety. The annual Bikewise event was held at Durham Police Headquarters, Aykley Heads in Durham City today. (Sunday, July 20) The attractions
MORE than 6,000 people took part in Sunderland’s first ‘Color Run’ today (Sunday, July 21). Covering the crowd in vibrant powder explosions at every kilometre, the 5k course had no official times or winners. The event, at The Stadium of Light
MEN and women in the North-East have the lowest healthy life expectancy in the country, according to official new figures.A statistical bulletin produced by the Office for National Statistics highlights the continuing North-South divide in health life
THE PILOT who flew BBC presenter Richard Hammond to hospital after his high-speed crash has retired after a decade with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Captain Steve Cobb has flown hundreds of missions for the emergency charity. But none were as high
LONG-TERM Newcastle United target Alexandre Lacazette is on the verge of signing a new three-year deal with French club Lyon.While the Magpies have already completed a £6m deal for Emmanuel Riviere this summer, Alan Pardew would like to bring in
A TEENAGER is critically ill after falling more than 20ft down cliffs at a North-East park.The Great North Air Ambulance was called to Mowbray Park, Sunderland, at about 7.30pm on Saturday after the 14-year-old girl fell 24ft.She suffered serious head
BOXER Stuart Hall threw his weight behind a charity golf day by swapping his boxing gloves for fluorescent trousers.The event at Saltburn Golf Club raised a total of £3,800 to be shared equally between Macmillan Cancer Care and Zoe’s Place
PLANNING officers are recommending that a housing development on the site of a former dairy be granted planning permission.Gentoo Homes has applied for permission to build 29 homes on the land just off the busy A690 commuter route at Stonebridge in Durham
THE man who brought the Tour de France to Yorkshire has been awarded an honorary doctorate.The University of York has conferred the honour to Welcome to Yorkshire chief Gary Verity.He was one of about a dozen people to be presented with honorary awards
A FARM at a special school which breeds its own pigs has become so successful it is attracting coach-loads of visitors.Jonathan Tearle, head of Mowbray School, in Bedale, said while the BBC’s Countryfile was hoping to make a programme about the
PUPILS have spent the last week of term recording a single to raise money for a local charity. Youngsters at the Park View School in Chester-le-Street have put the song online where it can be downloaded for 79p to support the work of the If U Care
A LONG-LOST First World War letter in which Winston Churchill brands the German Navy "the baby-killers of Scarborough" has been unearthed. Researchers for an exhibition to mark the Bombardment of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough, contacted the
A PIECE of the region’s transport heritage has helped make a North-East couple’s wedding a day to remember. Rather than hiring the usual wedding transport, Cameron Dulston, of Darlington, made sure his guests travelled in style – by
PLANS for a controversial opencast mine that requires the backing of two neighbouring authorities have cleared the first hurdle.UK Coal Surface Mines wants to remove more than a million tonnes of coal and 175,000 tonnes of fireclay from a former coal
CHORISTERS and choral scholars leaving Durham Cathedral have recreated the quire area as part of the North-East landmark’s Lego model. The 100 bricks form part of the initiative, which is designed to raise funds to transform the experience of those
A MULTI million pound initiative to improve internet access across County Durham will see two communities get high speed fibre broadband for the first time. Sedgefield and Trimdon will benefit from the next stage of Digital Durham - a £25 million
PARISHIONERS marked the £15,000 renovation of a village cemetery with a dedication service attended by their MP, whose own father is buried there. Durham county councillors, Trimdon Parish Council and worshippers at St Mary Magdalene Church, in
TWO teenagers have been recognised for their outstanding voluntary work with young people who have been sexually exploited.Caitlin Boys and Abbie Rodgers have won Peer Supporter Awards in this year’s Diana Awards, named after the late Diana, Princess
PARISH councillors hope improved road signs will reduce speeding vehicles in their village.Lartington Parish Council is working with Durham County Council’s highways department to install warning signs for motorists to slow down on Lartington Green
FABIO BORINI has flown to Boston with the rest of Liverpool's squad for a pre-season tour despite Sunderland agreeing a £14m fee for his services on Friday night. Gustavo Poyet confirmed an agreement was in place to sign Borini on Friday evening
A CONMAN labour who fleeced an elderly householder of several thousand pounds and a man who helped cash a fraudulent cheque are beginning jail sentences. It was only a suspicious bank employee whose vigilance prevented the frail 85-year-old woman losing
A SERVICE to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Britain entering the First World War is being held in north Durham.The memorial will be held at Stanley Civic Hall, at the top of Front Street, on the evening of Monday, August 4.The bar will be open from
FOR four centuries a Weardale school has helped to shape the hearts and minds of thousands of young people.At the weekend many of those pupils - past and present, from near and far - came together to celebrate Wolsingham School and Community College&rsquo
MIDDLESBROUGH’S players have seen plenty of the ball this pre-season – and George Friend feels the effects are already clear to see. Boro claimed the first win of their pre-season training camp in Marbella on Saturday morning as goals from Lee
IF Durham thought a home friendly against Sri Lanka A would help them emerge from the doldrums they were mistaken as seamer Panagamuwa Gamage took a hat-trick this morning. He should have had four wickets in four balls, but Niroshan Dickwella dropped
NORTH YORKSHIRE diver Jack Laugher warmed up for the Commonwealth Games in style as he claimed his first senior international medal in Shanghai this weekend.Laugher, who will compete in the individual and synchro springboard events in the Commonwealths
GUSTAVO POYET has confirmed that a number of Sunderland's fringe players will be leaving the club this summer. Modibo Diakite is set to join Fiorentina as part of a deal that should see full-back Marcos Alonso returning to the Stadium of Light,
GUSTAVO POYET has confirmed that Liverpool have accepted Sunderland's £14m offer for Fabio Borini - and expressed a hope that he will be able to discuss personal terms with the striker as quickly as possible. The Black Cats' bid, which is understood
POLICE have issued a new photo of a "dangerous" man they want to trace in connection with the murder of a guesthouse landlady, as police in North Yorkshire join the search. Members of the public have been warned not to approach John Heald, 53,
THE family of John Alder, the Newcastle United fan who died in the Malaysian Airlines crash last week, have thanked people for their support. Family members in Darlington issued a statement through Durham Police saying: “We would like to thank
YOUNG tennis players have bounced back from defeat to represent the region in a national competition. The Hummersknott Academy under 15 boys tennis team, featuring James Souter, Daniel Smart, and Andrew McBride, all 15, and Jamie O’Brien, 14, will
TWO people have been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a head-on collision. The Great North Air Ambulance sent two helicopters to the scene in Greenside, near Ryton, near Gateshead, shortly after 3.30pm today. A man, approximately
