RESIDENTS are challenging a council’s decision to allow a filling station to retain a widened rear exit - which they say is directing traffic from a busy bypass along their once-quiet street.Objectors in Wheatley Hill, near Peterlee, say they have
A FARMER thinks he may have the oldest pygmy goat in the world.Daisy, the dainty pygmy has been a resident at Easingwold Maize Maze since it opened in 2003 and has now reached the grand old age of 17.In her lifetime she has been stolen on two occasions
A PARAGLIDER who was winched off a steep escarpment by helicopter after being seriously injured in a crash is recovering in hospital. Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team (CMRT) were called out at 3.15pm on Sunday (July 18) by the Yorkshire Ambulance
FORMER TV presenter Selina Scott has been approached by top Tories to put her name forward for a North Yorkshire conservative seat, according to close friends. Roderick Gilchrist, a long time friend and media advisor to the former broadcaster,
TWO women had to be rescued from a lift at Homebryth House retirement complex in Sedgefield, County Durham, this afternoon (Monday, July 21). Firefighters were alerted to the incident at around 2.35pm and the women were rescued uninjured within 25 minutes
A COMPUTER games counterfeiter will face a fresh court hearing after a judge said he disagreed with his claim that the items were sold largely to family and friends.John Swinhoe admitted 14 copyright and trademark offences relating to the sale of pirate
LADY Elsie Robson has thanked fans who have raised money in memory of Newcastle United fans Liam Sweeney and John Alder. Sunderland supporter Gary Ferguson began a collection to raise £100 for floral tributes, but by Monday evening the total was
THE SOUND of loud clapping reverberated around Newcastle United’s home ground today (Monday, July 21) as hundreds of people remembered two loyal fans killed in the Malaysia Airlines catastrophe. A minute’s applause followed an emotional service
A HISTORY society will lead a series of commemorative events to mark the centenary of the First World War following a £10,000 research project.Over the last year, Aycliffe Village Local History Society has been working hard to discover how the Great
A PRIEST tasked with leading one church which accepts women bishops and another which refuses them had to be blessed by two bishops, all in one service. The Reverend Carl Peters’ new job will see him take charge of St John’s Church in Brandon,
THE emergency services are looking for a man reported to be in difficulties in the River Tees at Stockton. The report was received at 7.40pm this evening. Cleveland Police, Cleveland Fire Brigade, the RNLI and the Police Helicopter are currently
A MAN who seriously assaulted his ten-month old baby after she repeatedly woke while teething has been jailed for nine months. The former soldier, from Middlesbrough, said he “snapped” and squeezed the child’s face hard for two to four seconds.
A NORTH-EAST BNP activist has been appointed acting chairman of the party after Nick Griffin stepped down as leader. The party's website is reporting that Adam Walker, from Spennymoor, County Durham, has replaced Mr Griffin as acting chairman by
AFTER three weeks of shows held across ten venues, the curtain comes down on the Darlington Comedy Festival this week. Highlights of the festival so far have been the charity gala, held at the Civic Theatre and the performances of Patrick Monahan
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help in locating a wanted man.Michael William Powell, 30, is wanted for recall to prison as he has displayed poor behaviour while on licence.He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for robbery in
A PRIMARY school cricket team narrowly missed out on becoming northern champions – but the team is still proud of their achievement.Bedale Church of England Primary School year six team fell at the final hurdle at the National Northern Kwik Cricket
DURHAM City bus passengers are helping to road test a new cashless payment system. Instead of paying cash for a ticket, Durham University staff, using the 40B Stanley Travel service between Durham Railway Station and the university, present a Pay
OFFICERS from North Yorkshire Police will provide security at the first NATO summit in the UK since 1990. Up to 60 world leaders, including David Cameron, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, will visit Newport, Wales in September.
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed the “Pompeii of the north" at a County Durham excavation site.The discoveries at Binchester Roman Fort, near Bishop Auckland, have uncovered some of the most well preserved remnants of an empire dating back 1800
CONFRONTED with a front door full of graffiti on a Monday morning, most business owners would be upset and some would consider calling the police. But not Malcolm Hepper, who was delighted to find a full size image of a smiling cinema usherette
THE leaders of a Christian fellowship have launched a bid to create the first new church in a town for decades.Northallerton Community Christian Centre has applied for permission from Hambleton District Council to convert a building in Romanby Road, Northallerton
A SOON-TO-OPEN North-East factory is closing in on a deal to build trains for London commuter lines. Hitachi Rail Europe today unveiled the first pictures of the commuter train, called the AT200, that it plans to make at its plant near Newton Aycliffe
AROW that had been bubbling in the publishing world for months finally boiled over this week – and the internet has become its battleground. Once upon a time (OK, in January), a stubborn publishing firm called Hachette started negotiations with
A WHIRLWIND romance began fifty years of wedded bliss for a Darlington couple. Doreen and Arnold Bower had their first date in 1964 and were married just three weeks later. However, it wasn’t love at first sight for the couple who hated each
A MOTHER who allowed a crop of cannabis to be cultivated in her loft in return for cash to help pay off her debts has been given a four month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months.Mandy Summers was said to have acted out of desperation when she agreed
A NORTH-EAST training and apprenticeship provider is relocating to tackle a skills shortage in the construction industry. The Nordic Focus Training Group is opening a new academy in Chesnut Street, Darlington, which will house facilities for delivering
THE Samaritans has joined forces with rail company bosses in a bid to reduce suicides on the tracks. Volunteers from the charity for people in crisis now carry out regular patrols of Northallerton train station – an area which has seen a number
The First World War would never have been won if women hadn’t taken over the ‘men’s work’, says Kate Adie. She tells Ruth Campbell about why those female workers were so important WITH glossy, white hair and wearing a floral knee-length fitted
POLICE want to speak to a man after a passenger’s rucksack was stolen from a train. The 27-year-old victim, from Northumberland, had his yellow North Face bag stolen from a luggage rack. The theft happened on Saturday, July 12, on the 9.46pm
MAYORS from across the region will gather for a church service this weekend. Fifteen North-East mayors will join the Bishop of Jarrow for a Civic Church Service in honour of Darlington’s mayor, Councillor Gerald Lee. The mayors – and their
FORGET fancy terrines and delicate jus, if you want to impress chef Tony Singh, just heat up some baked beans and offer him some sparkling company. Here is one of his recipes for you to try. Ingredients: Serves Four Vegetable oil 4 garlic
DETECTIVES have released images of a man wanted over a sex act on an early morning train. British Transport Police said the man, who is believed to live in the Thirsk area, boarded the TransPennine Express service at 6am on Friday, 20 June, at
FORGET fancy terrines and delicate jus, if you want to impress chef Tony Singh, just heat up some baked beans and offer him some sparkling company. Here is one of his recipes for you to try. Ingredients: Serves Six 1kg berries (your choice
THIS week’s recipe uses the classic combination of lamb with mint. I’m not a great fan of traditional mint sauce as I think the vinegar detracts from the sweetness of the meat but I can see why people like it. Here, fresh mint is used which lifts both
A MAN has been jailed for 15 months after he broke into a supermarket store just two days after being given a suspended prison sentence for a hammer attack. Kai David Anderson used a large rock and a shopping trolley to smash his way into the Asda
We need to be more open about where our meat comes from for everybody’s sake I REMEMBER my father telling me that he never took a driving test, which could have been rather worrying if it were not for the fact that he was a very practical person
Beat the heat with beautifying treats. Lisa Haynes reveals how to keep your cool HOME or abroad, a dramatic rise in the barometer can mean chaos for your beauty regime. There’s the make-up meltdown, sweaty complexion and an odour that’s far removed
A FORMER farm worker who helped to run the management for her family’s business has celebrated her 100th birthday.Anne Saunders, of Willington, marked the occasion today (Monday, July 21) with a party at the Parklands Care Home.Her neice Christine
STEAM enthusiasts can sponsor a piece of the region’s railway history as fundraising for a multi-million pound locomotive reaches more than £1m. The team that built Tornado, Britain’s first new steam engine in a generation, at Darlington Locomotive
A RAFT race has raised more than £2,000 for charity.Twelve teams of up to six people contested the 2014 Durham Raft Race on the River Wear in Durham City on Sunday, June 8.The event raised £2,289, which was split between The Fire Fighters
A CYCLIST who has shed nearly four stones is gearing up for his fourth annual community ride. Michael Sinclair was 24 stones when he completed the 25-mile Durham Big Ride for the first time three years ago, taking the only XXXL size souvenir t-shirt
A MONTH after Sunderland man Robert Hutchinson disappeared police have renewed their plea for help in finding him. The 57-year-old was last seen at 6.20pm on Monday, June 23, leaving his home in Corporation Road, Hendon. He left in his car
RESIDENTS are challenging a council decision to allow a filling station to keep a widened rear exit - which they say directs traffic from a busy bypass along their once-quiet street. Objectors in Wheatley Hill, near Peterlee, say they have been
THREE sets of siblings from the Hambleton area will be taking to the stage this summer for a large theatre production.The teenagers, from Northallerton and Great Ayton are currently rehearsing for a production of Our House at the Grand Opera House in
A DARLINGTON scheme that tackles conflict and anti-social behaviour is seeking volunteers in the area.Launched in November, the work of the Neighbourhood Resolution Scheme is almost entirely carried out by specially trained community volunteers, with
A WOMAN who was savaged by a police dog searching for a suspected criminal has died in hospital. Irene Collins allowed officers into her Park End home last Wednesday (July 16) and suffered bites to her body. Neighbours tell of shock as
A SCHOOL that has worked tirelessly to engage with parents has been rewarded by being selected to work on a project run by Harvard University.Bishopsgarth School in Stockton has been using social media and text messages as a way getting parents to interact
THE academic achievements of students at a Darlington school have been honoured at an annual award ceremony.Staff and students at Carmel College, in Darlington, celebrated exceptional exams results, winning The Northern Echo school of the year award,
A NURSE has told how her pets were "dognapped" by an angry landowner during a weekend walk. Emma Heslop was walking her three dogs - an English springer spaniel and two Hungarian wirehaired vizslas - on a public footpath in a field near Richmond
A DAY of physical activities for children inspired by popular Disney films will visit Darlington this week.The Disney 10 Minute Shake Up Roadshow, part of the Change4Life initiative, will join the Darlington by the Sea event in the Market Square on Thursday
CLEVELAND Police are appealing to trace a scooter which was stolen from outside a home in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough. The electric ‘E-scooter’ was taken from Farndale Walk on Thursday, July 17. This particular model is quite rare and officers
NINETIES indie band Shed Seven play the Stockton Weekender on July 26. Matt Westcott spoke to frontman Rick Witter. Matt: What was it like to be involved in music in the 90s when you were at your height? Rick: It was a great time to be
A NEW partnership is being developed as the next phase of regeneration at a Middlesbrough park begins to blossom.Under the plans, York-based Askham Bryan College will develop a new training centre in the Victorian estate buildings at Stewart Park.Local
The nation heaved a sigh of relief when wartime rations ended but, with Britain’s obesity crisis growing ever greater, could we learn a thing or too from the diets of yesteryear? Hannah Stephenson thinks so JUST 60 years ago, the average woman
A THIEF stole a man’s wallet while he slept on the train home from a night out. The 19-year-old from York was sleeping on a train travelling south between Newcastle and Durham at about 5am on Saturday, June 14, having enjoyed a night out with friends
Inspired by her daughters and the countless children’s parties they were invited to, Lynsey Caizley launched her own party supplies business. Ruth Addicott reports AS a busy mum of two, Lynsey Caizley, was forever organising children’s parties,
POLICE are appealing for help to trace a Shildon woman who has gone missing from her home.Helen Martin, 30, was last seen in the West Cornforth area, near to Ferryhill, in County Durham, around 8pm on Monday, July 14.Police are particularly concerned
A CHARITY day at a Northern League club has been hailed as a success.Durham City AFC hosted the event at their New Ferens Park home ground, in Belmont, on Saturday (July 20), in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.First team players took part in a challenge
YOUNG photographers are invited to get advice and tips on entering an inaugural competition at an event this weekend.The This Is My Durham contest, open to anyone aged 16 and under, invites young people to send in a favourite photo they have taken showing
RAF personnel have erected a memorial to mark their mission to patrol the skies of north-east Europe.Members of 135 Expeditionary Air Wing, based at RAF Leeming, near Bedale, North Yorkshire, placed a cross at the Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai, Lithuania.The
EXTRA buses and special services will run during this weekend’s Sunderland International Airshow.Go North East will run the A1 to Roker from Sunderland Interchange and Fawcett Street, on Friday evening (July 25) and all day on Saturday and Sunday
A new cafe and gift shop aims to put a Durham village on the map. Sarah Foster pays a visit to Number 4 THE most remarkable thing about Number 4, a cafe and gift shop in Langley Park, on the outskirts of Durham, is that it is unexpected. Approaching
VOLUNTARY organisations are urged to discuss their transport plans with a rural Teesdale charity. In a bid to increase the use of minibuses throughout Teesdale, the Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services (UTASS) is looking for details of
FELLOW football supporters held a minute's applause for the two super fans killed in the Malaysia Airlines atrocity. Click here for pictures of tributes to Newcastle United fans killed in Malaysia Airlines crash About 200 people gathered
NEWCASTLE United manager Alan Pardew has said the forthcoming season will be dedicated to the two fans who tragically died on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Super fans John Alder and Liam Sweeney were killed when flight MH17 came down in eastern
A HUSBAND and wife soul duo are in the North-East this weekend (Saturday, July 26).Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson, partners on and off the stage, will take their blues, folk and soul act to the Gala Theatre, Durham City, on Saturday night.Hat Fitz is a veteran
A TEENAGER, believed to be the country’s youngest Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator, has won national praise for his tireless community work.Andrew Donnelly, who turns 16 on Wednesday (July 23), helps out at Ushaw Moor Kids’ Club, in County
FREEMASONS have donated £50,000 to a cathedral.The Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham presented the money to Durham Cathedral in support of its £10m Open Treasure appeal.The Lodge has already committed to donating another £50,000.Eric
MORE than half of the businesses across the region are feeling direct benefits from the continuing economic recovery, according to the results of new research R3’s latest Business Distress Index (BDI), which reports regularly on the successes and
PUPILS have graduated from Bowes Pre-School in traditional garb as teachers and parents celebrated an outstanding Ofsted report. The pre-school pupils donned graduation caps and gowns last week to mark their moving on to primary school. Sherren
HUNDREDS of people enjoyed an annual party in the sunshine at the weekend.More than six hours of free entertainment took place in Blackhill and Consett Park on Sunday, with the sun bringing out the crowds.The event was organised by Derwent Valley Area
FIRE crews from two service areas attended a kitchen fire near Darlington this lunchtime (Monday).Crews from County Durham and North Yorkshire were dispatched to The Green, in Dalton on Tees, shortly after midday.The fire was out on arrival and no one
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has appointed a new director to give North East manufacturers a greater voice. Liz Mayes joins EEF from the CBI as North East Region Director on the September 8. The move allows EEF to ramp up support in
A BOY has become the youngest Briton to scale the Africa's highest peak, while raising more than £7,000 to help children born with facial deformities.While his friends started their summer holidays playing football and cricket, Jack Rea, a pupil
STAFF at a town centre store have launched a new charity partnership after raising more than £7,500 for another good cause.Team members from Wilko, in East Street, raised £7,657 for the Great North Air Ambulance Service last year.The store
ON Wednesday July 21 1954, 21-year-old Keith Hopper, in his first season with Bishop Auckland Cricket Club, strode to the wicket at Grangefield Cricket Ground in Stockton to join his skipper, Bill Proud, at the crease against Middlesbrough in the final
A COMPLETE story can now be told about all 24 postal workers listed on a roll of honour after serving in the First World War. The final one is now known to be Stanley James Clarkson, who was a postman and grocer’s assistant at Cotherstone before
SEVEN businesses have pledged their support to entrepreneurs in the North-East by becoming corporate partners of the Entrepreneurs’ Forum.The new partners are: Port of Tyne; Northumbrian Water; GrowthFunders, the North East’s only equity crowdfunding
lsingham school is celebrating its 400th anniversary. Here are a few of the highlights from four centuries WOLSINGHAM school opened on June 19, 1614, after William James, the Bishop of Durham, had given land to nine eminent local men for the buildings
Attending to Kate Adie’s unreliable Hillman Imp was all in a day’s work for a mechanic – but one call-out was anything but routine FRED HENDERSON was doubly delighted to see the picture in Memories 185 of the ANSA garage at Langley Moor, near Durham
While celebrating 150 years of religious tolerance, Memories looks back to when Catholics and Protestants didn’t get on quite so well NOWADAYS, the churches in Trimdon are very ecumenical. They get on very well with each other. Today, both Protestant
Yorkshire v Middlesex LV=County Championship (Day Two) RYAN SIDEBOTTOM took seven wickets in a first-class innings for the second time in his career yesterday as Yorkshire claimed the initiative at the halfway stage of their LV= County Championship
MORE than 66,000 jobs have been created in the UK by foreign businesses over the past year, government figures show. More than 1,773 projects were set up, with the US, Japan, France and Germany leading the way. More than half of inward investment
DURHAM’S hopes that a home friendly against Sri Lanka A would help them return to winning ways were shattered in the space of three balls yesterday. A hat-trick by lanky seamer Lahiru Gamage plunged them to 46 for five and they never recovered
ALEXANDER KRISTOFF took the win on stage 15 of the Tour de France as the sprinters caught Martin Elmiger and Jack Bauer on the line. Bauer had disappeared into the lead from the very beginning of the 222 kilometre stage between Tallard and Nimes
TONY McCOY gained great satisfaction from another personal milestone as he overtook his former boss and mentor Martin Pipe with victory aboard It’s A Gimme in the Betfred Summer Plate at Market Rasen on Saturday. The record-breaking champion can
COUNCIL chiefs have apologised after residents who opposed plans for 90 homes on farmland on the outskirts of Darlington criticised the consultation process. A 29-acre site at Muscar House Farm, off Barmpton Lane, on the eastern fringe of the town
LEWIS HAMILTON was left to reflect on arguably one of the greatest drives of his Formula One career, even though victory in a dramatic German Grand Prix gallingly belonged to title rival Nico Rosberg. Following an accident in qualifying and subsequent
IT WAS decimation by downpour, with none of the seven First Division matches extending beyond a few overs of first innings skirmishing. There were only 15 overs of play possible at Easington, but title-chasing Tudhoe were able to squeeze out three
Happy Birthday Royal Baby! by Martha Mumford, illustrated by Ada Grey (Bloomsbury £6.99, ebook £3.66) ON his first birthday, the royal baby is inconsolable – it’s his party after all and he can cry if he wants to. Despite the dinosaur-shaped balloons
MARTON beat the weather which knocked out the rest of the day’s matches, but they couldn’t spring the surprise they wanted – a 25 point win – which would have given them the chance to recharge hopes of a top six place. Mid-table opponents, Hartlepool
AS WEEKENDS go it was one of the best for Shotley Bridge, a Friday night League Cup final victory over Swalwell followed a league win over Ponteland taking them to the top of the NTSL table with nine games remaining. With the other title contenders
ENGLAND are clinging to the belief they can defy the odds for victory against India at Lord’s, and that Alastair Cook remains the best man to lead them in the rest of the Investec series. All the indications and vibes from England management are
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter (Century £18.99, ebook £6.64) 4/5 stars KATE Murphy’s first day as an Atlanta police officer couldn’t get off to a worse start. She’s despised by the women, lusted after by the men and disregarded by the public she
THE hopes of Hetton Lyons putting pressure on the leaders, South Northumberland, suffered a setback on a day which saw just one of the six top-flight games achieve an outright result. Starting the afternoon 33 points adrift, they finished a further
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JUST a reminder that the closing date for entries to our Room To Write Short Story Competition is coming up, so get those entries packaged up and sent (together with a £5 cheque payable to Room to Write) to Gillian Wales, Room To Write, Briarhurst,
Vanity is no exception As everything in time must pass A life time spent looking Through a rose tinted looking glass. Pale Angel face eyes shadowed Lips ruby blue are out of sight Silently slips through fingerless palms Twilight embraces
A little bird Sang loud and clear Upon the top branch Of a tree so near. A melody to simply bless Those with ears to hear. As we walked by We glanced up high To see the bird so sweet ‘Twas a gift A heavenly treat. A song of praise
ENGLAND are in danger of a defeat captain Alastair Cook can ill afford, in the second Investec Test against India at Lord’s. Ravindra Jadeja, an arch rival after the Trent Bridge spat with James Anderson which is yet to play out in a high-stakes
A tree once grew Sheltered, in this misty vale. Standing beautiful A treat for all. As each season rolled gently by Its limbs spread strong and oh so tall. As the misty light shone down Onto its magnificence tall and wide. The tree
Oh buttercup, buttercup so yellow and fine Gently swaying in a faint cool breeze. Like a miniature sun for all you do shine Displaying your beauty with such grateful ease. Garry Mitchell, Leyburn
RICKIE LAMBERT made his first appearance in a Liverpool shirt as Brendan Rodgers’ side came from behind to beat Preston 2-1 in a friendly on Saturday. Lambert, who supported the Reds as a boy, made his dream move to Anfield from Southampton earlier
ONE man, no guvnors is the best description for award-winning National Theatre boss Sir Nicholas Hytner, who is taking his hugely successful comedy One Man, Two Govnors back out on tour to Newcastle, Sunderland and York before stepping down as artistic
DARLINGTON have welcomed Adam Mitchell back into the fold and are hoping to re-sign him before the season. Having ended last season with Quakers, he had been on trial with Gateshead since the beginning of pre-season and the winger made a surprise
Clothes To Die For (BBC2, 9pm) IN April last year more than a thousand people were killed when the Rana Plaza, a factory building in Bangladesh, collapsed. Around two thousand workers were injured and many were rescued by local people who risked
TIGER WOODS believes he should be at this year’s Ryder Cup – but accepts he may have to do more to convince United States captain Tom Watson. Former world number one Woods is on the comeback trail after a threemonth lay-off following a back operation
TESCO chief executive Philip Clarke is to quit as the boss of Britain's biggest supermarket. The group, which is seeing its worst sales performance in four decades, announced Mr Clarke's departure as it issued a fresh warning on profits. He
SPAIN’S Sergio Garcia finished as the Open Championship’s runner-up for the second time in his career but insisted this near miss was a positive experience. Seven years ago the Ryder Cup star was centimetres from winning the Claret Jug at Carnoustie
THIS time there was no procession, but Rory McIlroy still created more history as he held off a spirited challenge from Sergio Garcia to claim his third major title on a thrilling final day of the 143rd Open Championship. Having won each of his
Pebbles on a beach Breeze ripples over the dunes Fresh air heals the mind. Paul Snaith, Darlington
WHEN Andy Wells’ pager sounds, the 30-year-old immediately drops what he is doing and heads to his local fire station in Sedgefield, County Durham. Unlike Superman, the transformation from depot manager to fireman takes more than a few spins in a phone
NICK Clegg, wants people to judge him on his record. So let’s remember exactly what it was the Liberal Democrats promised at the 2010 General Election. They said they wouldn’t raise university tuition fees and then trebled them. They promised
IN view of the recent sad event of the shooting down of flight Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 could the same thing have happened to Flight MH370 but over desolate country? It seems very strange that nothing has been heard or seen of that flight
ON what basis does JE Bearby declare that migrants in this country “cost a great deal of revenue” (HAS, July 15)? All the evidence is to the contrary. Immigrants contribute far more in tax than they take in benefits. When discussing immigration
IN response to David Leonard’s accusation that I’m only looking at the current Middle East conflict from an Israeli perspective (HAS, July 18), my only defence of Israel is the right to protect its borders in agreement with international law. I
A YEAR on from labelling his own play “brain dead”, Rory McIlroy spoke of his pride at winning the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool and immediately targeted more major glory. Missing the cut at Muirfield last year prompted McIlroy to make a
PRESIDENT Putin claims to be an interested bystander in the civil war between Russian separatists and pro-Western Ukrainians in Kiev. But the Russian annexation of Crimea revealed him to be a leader prepared to intervene regardless of international
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after his climbing companion died after falling from a coastal cliff. The 51-year-old man was thought to have been abseiling from the 375ft high cliffs at Kettleness Point, near Runswick Bay,
FABIO BORINI is keen to keep his options open for as long as possible despite Sunderland having agreed a £14m fee for his services on Friday evening. Borini was part of the Liverpool squad that flew to the United States yesterday afternoon ahead
ALMOST seven years since the sight of customer’s besieging a North-East lender offered irrefutable proof that the banking industry was undergoing a sea change, Business Editor Andy Richardson talks to the people behind the region’s latest foray into
THE beauty of North East England could be showcased to millions of travellers, if the region scoops the prize of £1m in free advertising at Heathrow Airport.The North East Chamber of Commerce is calling on businesses and individuals to back the
COLIN COOPER has informed two of his trialists if they have a future at Hartlepool United, and will now turn his attentions to the others. Biko Bradnock-Brennan and Eugen Bopp started Saturday’s 1-0 win at Bradford Park Avenue. The winning goal
A MAN viewed indecent films featuring children after installing software on his home computer to enable him to access the “dark net”, a court was told.The software allowed Peter Angell to view material on the hidden internet not usually available
AN engineer jailed in Dubai after breaching Islamic laws on alcohol says the nightmare is still not behind him even though he is back at his North-East home. Terry Harrison was sentenced to three months in custody after he was convicted of drinking
THE Future Fund - a new campaign to establish a specialist children’s cancer research centre in the region - has received its first major donation. The North East Children’s Cancer Research (NECCR) charity has pledged £500,000 towards the £5.5
THE wife and children of a man convicted of a violent crime he says he did not commit have put banners proclaiming his innocence outside their home as part of a campaign to free him. Mother-of-six Jaime Collishaw believes the evidence against her
HEALTH bosses in County Durham, Darlington and Teesside have revealed they are developing a radical new way of working to improve care and avoid centralising more hospital services. The talks underway between GP-run clinical commissioning groups
SEVEN projects that will see the centenary of of the First World War commemorated in different ways across the North-East have been awarded more than £100,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund.The schemes range from research into the role of Africans
AN education centre, founded just two years ago, has been awarded a top status by a learning body.The Youth Training Academy, which helps youngsters move into careers in the creative and digital sectors, has been named as an Edexcel Centre Status.The
CHANGES to pension arrangements could open up a new front in divorce cases, a law firm has warned. Ward Hadaway says a Government move to free up people's pension pots instead of making them buy annuity policies will make it easier to split pension
A COTTAGE industry designed to integrate prisoners back into the real world has proved so popular that the business is rapidly expanding to keep up with public demand. A cafe and shop that opened last September at HMP Kirklevington Grange, near
