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  • Bishop chairman steps in to run line at Shildon in emergency

    Bishop Auckland chairman Richard Tremewan took over as an emergency assistant referee in Shildon’s home game with Morpeth last night. Tremewan volunteered to run the line after match referee Lindsay Robinson announced that she was unable to continue

  • Businessman faces month-long trial over fraud allegations

    A BUSINESSMAN could face a trial lasting up to a month after he denied a series of fraud charges.Michael Smallman, who previously ran Newton Aycliffe-based fashion firm APM Clothing Developments, pleaded not guilty to participating in a fraudulent business

  • Stockton named sixth best place to live in the country

    SOME might beg to differ, but Stockton has been named the sixth best place to live in England and Wales. The Daily Telegraph examined more than 7,137 council districts across the country taking into account latest statistics on average incomes,

  • Man jailed over petrol threat and sinister texts to 'ex'.

    A MAN who could not accept the end of a relationship bombarded his former partner with increasingly threatening and hurtful text messages.Clive Richardson, 47, was thrown out of her home after turning up uninvited earlier this year, but agreed to abide

  • Early Help project changing lives in Middlesbrough

    TROUBLED families are having their lives transformed by a scheme which has saved the taxpayer more than £500,000. Across England £8bn is being spent targeting marginalised parents and their children from so called ‘troubled families&

  • Car production accelerates

    CAR manufacturing accelerated ahead last month, according to official figures. A total of 132,570 cars were made in the UK in July 2014 - a 2.8 per cent rise on the figure for July 2013, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said

  • Wartime food on the menu at Court

    A RESTAURATEUR is offering a wartime at home menu to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. And diners arriving in period attire will be sold beer at 1918 prices – a shilling (12p) for a bottle of Heineken. While

  • Unlicensed landlord fined

    A LANDLORD is counting the cost of failing to abide by a licensing scheme that aims to improve standards of rental properties and tackle anti social behaviour.Patrick Jackson, 37, of Carradale Close, Eaglescliffe, near Stockton, rented out a house in

  • Cot death toll rises in region

    CHARITY bosses say we are failing to protect babies from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) after new figures showed an increase in ‘cot deaths’ in the North-East.The latest figures released for England and Wales by The Office of National

  • Festival of entertainment takes to streets of Durham

    VISITORS to an annual street festival are encouraged to share their favourite moments of the event on social media. Durham Streets Summer Festival takes place over the weekend with a host of international street acts entertaining crowds in Durham

  • New police HQ ready for Durham force

    A POLICE force is starting the move from its old headquarters to a new £15m base.Durham Constabulary has been handed the keys to its state-of-the-art HQ by builder Kier Construction.It has been built on the Atkley Heads area of Durham City - a short

  • Funeral details of Flight MH17 victim Liam Sweeney

    THE FUNERAL of one of the devoted Newcastle United fans who died on the doomed Flight MH17 will be held tomorrow (Thursday, August 21). The family of Liam Sweeney have said all are welcome to his funeral service at St Mary’s Cathedral, in Newcastle

  • Farmers urged to help fight rustling

    A LANDOWNERS’ group is urging rural communities to pull together to combat a rustling rush.The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) says there was a 129 per cent rise in livestock thefts in the six months to March, with rustlers seeking to

  • Train travellers' pick of the pubs

    TRAIN passengers have been picking the region’s best pubs.East Coast Trains travellers voted for their favourite pubs at towns and cities along the rail route from London to Scotland. The Bay Horse was named Darlington’s best and The Head

  • Engineering apprenticeship success

    A FEMALE student has beaten all the males on her course by winning an apprenticeship with a leading north east engineering firm.Samantha Johnson, 18, had an interview for her apprenticeship while studying for a Level 2 qualification in Performing Engineering

  • Cleveland Tontine hoping to smell success in White Rose Awards

    THE award-winning Cleveland Tontine hotel has made it through to the final of the White Rose Awards, promoting tourism in Yorkshire.Charles Tompkins has taken over from Eugene McCoy at the boutique hotel and restaurant which has been shortlisted in the

  • Preserving the mane attraction

    A safari without lions may be a sad prospect, but with numbers now so low, it’s a very real one. Sarah Marshall visits an award-winning conservation project in Kenya’s Samburu region, and discovers how tourism is saving Africa’s magnificent big cats

  • 80 Days iPhone iPad, £2.49

    THIS is a wonderful, enigmatic encounter – part novel, part RPG, part strategy. It launches you, as Phileas Fogg’s French companion, Passepartout, on the legendary attempts to circumnavigate the world in 80 Days by any means necessary. Planes, trains

  • Risen 3: Titan Lords Xbox 360, £37.99

    GET set, as the world within Risen 3 is about to rise high above the original and its sequel, when a new threat emerges. As a young warrior attacked and deprived of your soul, you must reclaim what is lost amid the shadows spreading throughout your

  • Darksiders Collection PS3, £32.99

    TWO years is a long time in gaming, yet it’s worth going back those 24 months to remind yourself just how awesome the action in Darksiders is. Bundling the first and second game together along with a season pass for DLC, you’ll discover a glorious

  • Hardy annuals

    The kitchen garden is not all about food, there are also flowers for cutting THE kitchen garden at Harlow Carr includes flowers for cutting, and it’s a rewarding crop to grow, as well as looking decorative among the vegetables. Selecting plants

  • Eco is the way to go

    Save money – and cut your carbon footprint – by investing in big environmentally-friendly home improvements REPLACING your ageing boiler with a new one might seem like a big expense at first glance, but in the long game, it’s one of the most purse-friendly

  • Pots of style

    Inspired by Scandinavian style and its own coastal setting, C&C Interiors in Marske-by-the-Sea offers a wealth of ideas for revamping your home IF you want to bring some Scandinavian style to your home, C&C Interiors in Marske-by-the-Sea

  • Ethical bank supports almhouses project

    AN ambitious project to restore a set of 17th-century almshouses has won the support of an ethical bank.The Charity Bank is supporting the £1.1m refurbishment of Lady Lumley’s Almshouses at Thornton-le-Dale, near Pickering, with a £500,000

  • Birthday treats in store

    A host of Britain’s favourite homeware stores – including John Lewis, Habitat, Lakeland and Oliver Bonas – are marking big birthdays this year. Gabrielle Fagan joins the party and raises a toast to these interiors stars JUST like old friends who

  • Scheme to help people get to work gets boost

    A SUCCESSFUL mobility project designed to help unemployed people find work is set to roll forward after winning a major financial boost.The community scheme which helps young people access work and learning opportunities across the sprawling Hambleton

  • Creating a summer buzz

    So far this summer, there have been no droughts, no torrential downpours and no cold snaps, and scientists are celebrating this return to normal weather, which has allowed our beleaguered insects and bugs to bounce back. Liam Creedon reports THE

  • North-East councils allow meetings to be filmed

    COUNCILS in the region have agreed to allow the public to film their meetings after the Government ordered local authorities to improve access to voters.A survey by The Northern Echo revealed that councils across the North-East and North Yorkshire have

  • Can gaming be good for kids?

    Worried that your kids have spent the holidays glued to the Play Station? Don’t be. A new study reveals playing video games can be good for them, as Katie Wright reports A STUDY published last week in the journal Pediatrics has found that children

  • Head’s golden goal

    Steve Pratt talks to Anthony Head about becoming the voice of a footballing villain HOME, says actor Anthony Head, has always been Britain. “We have a very lovely place in Bath and I find it immensely grounding when I come home,” he says. There

  • Commercial director leaves Durham Tees Valley Airport

    DURHAM Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) has confirmed that Andy Foulds, commercial director has left the business to pursue new opportunities. At the time of his appointment two years ago Mr Foulds described DTVA as a success story waiting to happen. Mr

  • Centre closing for repairs

    USERS of a community centre have been warned it is expected to remain out of use for up to six weeks while repairs are carried out, from next month.The centre, serving the people of Blackhill and surrounding areas west of Consett town centre, closes its

  • Lamb leg steaks with mint and apple cider sauce

    In a bid to cure her daughter’s eczema, Eleanor Ozich ditched sugar and wheat. The results have been life-changing. Here is one of her recipes for you to try. Ingredients: Serves Two 2 large organic lamb leg steaks, each weighing about

  • Sweet potato, carrot and cashew soup

    In a bid to cure her daughter’s eczema, Eleanor Ozich ditched sugar and wheat. The results have been life-changing. Here is one of her recipes for you to try. INGREDIENTS Serves Four 3 large orange sweet potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped

  • Insurance has to be on the menu

    We know how much food costs, so where does all the money on the bill go? WHEN non restaurant people look at the prices restaurants charge, they often think that the owners are raking it in. Well it must be the case, mustn’t it, when you’ve seen

  • Feel the heat – but stay safe

    A few sensible precautions to prevent heatstroke will go a long way, says Abi Jackson WITH British summers so unreliable, it’s no wonder many of us are keen to make the most of the sunshine when it shows up, and a leisurely walk – or a strenuous

  • Walk this way

    Two Teesside authors are arguing the case for walking – the easiest and cheapest way to keep fit and stay healthy MAGGIE Humphreys and Les Snowdon, Middlesbrough-born authors of the best selling Walking Diet, have just launched their latest eBook

  • Head-turning hairstyles

    With the summer wedding season in full swing and York’s Ebor Festival about to get underway, Sarah French speaks to the experts in managing hat and hair WE all love a chance to dress up and any occasion to wear a hat as well is generally a happy

  • Second crash at Pittington where accidents are 'rare'

    DETAILS have emerged of a second crash where a young couple had a miraculous escape at the weekend.Jamie Espin and Andrea Hall are calling for extra safety measures after they were involved in a crash on Lady’s Piece Lane, near Pittington, County

  • Old show looks to future

    THE oldest agricultural show in the country hopes to build on its successful history thanks to improved facilities.Next month, Wolsingham and Wear Valley Agricultural Society will combine celebrating 251 years of staging Wolsingham Show with the official

  • Motorist blamed ex-girlfriend's death for drink-driving

    A MOTORIST blamed the death of his former girlfriend for him being more than three times the legal alcohol limit when he was stopped by the police. Andrew Sergeant, 46, was caught when police stopped his Toyota Yaris on the A67 at Winston, near

  • Fifty shades of grey

    FROM Fifty Shades of Grey to family sagas, bookworms in Middlesbrough have an insatiable appetite for reading. LUCY RICHARDSON hops aboard the housebound library van to hear why the service is so valued. SOMETIMES he walks straight into a home

  • Youngsters brighten up Durham unit's grounds

    EVERYTHING in the garden is lovely at a centre for youngsters with mental health issues.Patients and staff worked together to make the grounds of North End House, in the North End area of Durham, into an attractive place to spend team in.North End House

  • Shady business

    Enhance your features with some shading and highlighting trickery. Lisa Haynes unveils a masterclass in facial contouring YOU may have heard of the word contouring, you may even have seen Kim Kardashian’s contoured selfies, but many women don’t

  • Display of flowers with an eastern twist

    AN exhibition has offered a rare chance to see an eastern take on the traditional art of flower arranging.A range of Japanese flower displays, assembled by ladies from the North East Japanese Women’s Association, went on show at Palace Green Library

  • Man in court over alleged Darlington assault

    A MAN has appeared in court charged with grievous bodily harm with intent following an incident in which a man was placed in an induced coma after suffering a bleed on his brain.Neil Somerton spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and address when he

  • Missing Redcar teenager found

    A 16-YEAR-old girl from Redcar, missing from home, has turned up safe and well. Hannah Rose Brown had been last seen by her family at Hayling Grove in the town yesterday evening (Tuesday, August 19).  

  • Fish and chips treat for Mabel, 103

    BIRTHDAY girl Mabel is truly old Labour.Mabel Raine, believed to be the oldest member of the Labour Party in County Durham, has just celebrated her 103rd birthday.Born in Bradford on August 16, 1911, Mrs Raine was married to the late Wilfred, a radio

  • Work inspired by filmmaker's struggle to flee Iran

    A FILMMAKER who fled his homeland after criticising the regime is producing a film inspired by his struggle.Kurosh Asemani fled Iran when he was 19 after his student friends were arrested for dissent.He escaped to Turkey before making his way to Britain

  • Teenager missing from Redcar

    A SEARCH is underway for a missing 16-year-old girl from Redcar. Hannah Rose Brown was last seen by her family at Hayling Grove in the town yesterday evening (Tuesday). She is described as white, around 4ft 10” tall, of medium build with a

  • Cash boost for centre revamp

    A PROJECT to expand and improve a Victorian community centre has received a cash boost.Earlier this summer, Framwellgate Moor Community Association leaders signed an asset transfer deal to lease their community centre, on Front Street, Framwellgate Moor

  • Outlook healthy for manufacturers, say CBI

    THE outlook for manufacturing output growth in the next three months is strong, despite an easing of pace over the past quarter, the latest CBI survey shows.While nine sectors surveyed reported that the pace of growth had slowed in the past three months

  • Tories attacked over regional development funding

    THE Government's flagship regional development scheme is "mired in chaos and delay" and £900 million behind schedule in attracting private investment, Labour has claimed.Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said Labour would "

  • Surprise for golden wedding couple

    A COUPLE had an extra special present for their golden wedding anniversary when one of their daughters made a surprise visit from the US.Malcolm and Hilda Woolley, who met at a Darlington youth club, had been told Judith, who lives with her family overseas

  • Gold price fall hits pawnbroker

    A FALL in the price of gold and intense competition left Britain’s biggest pawnbroker nursing a sharp slide in halfyear profits. H&T, which has 191 outlets, added that the fall-out from the regulatory crackdown on payday lenders was felt across

  • New recruits at chemicals firm

    CHEMICAL company Lucite International has taken on a team of talented new recruits.Six youngsters, all sponsored by the acrylics intermediates manufacturer throughout their 3 and 4-year apprenticeships at TTE in Middlesbrough, have impressed enough to

  • Gordon Brown adds to team

    LAW firm Gordon Brown, has appointed Andrea Hanna as associate solicitor of the firm.Following ten years’ experience in conveyancing, Mrs Hanna, 34, has risen through the ranks at Gordon Brown Law Firm, which has offices in Newcastle and Chester

  • Parents facing strict new terms

    This time of year sees many parents stretched to the max as they try to cover back-to-school costs. Vicky Shaw reports on how to ease the pressure THE summer break gives many parents a welcome opportunity to spend some extra time with the children

  • Free business advice sessions

    A FREE two-day master class which promises to help businesses grow and meet their commercial objectives is being offered to businesses in October.The Business & IP Centre Newcastle’s Innovation Elevator programme is aimed at start-ups and SMEs.Comprising

  • Wood Group benefits from US shale boom

    THE owner of a North-East industrial coatings firm has reported a 10 per cent rise in revenues on the back of activities in US shale gas market.Oil services company, Wood Group, reported earnings were £2.7bn in the first six months of this year.There

  • Thai economic recovery is good news for Teesside steel

    THAILAND'S economy avoided a technical recession in the second quarter, suggesting the country may be back on the path to growth following a military coup in May.Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 0.9 per cent in the three months to June, compared

  • Carillion sweetens Balfour Beatty offer

    CARLILLION last night (TUESDAY) raised its offer for Balfour Beatty for the third time, offering new terms that value its rival at more than £2bn.Carillion said that it continues to believe in the powerful strategic logic of a merger with Balfour

  • Ineos plans to tap shale gas in Scotland

    CHEMICAL firm Ineos has bought the majority share of a shale gas exploration licence close to its Grangemouth plant in Scotland.Ineos has a 51 per cent share of the shale section of the Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence, which is expected

  • Super Sam beats the boys to apprenticeship

    A FEMALE student has beaten all the males on her course by winning an apprenticeship with a leading North- East engineering firm. Samantha Johnson, 18, had an interview for her apprenticeship while studying for a Level 2 qualification in performing

  • My steps to writing

    As a busy working mum, Elizabeth Buchan began by writing a page a day. Now, three decades on, the award-winning author is sitting on the Costa Book Awards judging panel. Hannah Stephenson discovers how a lonely childhood sparked her love of books

  • Struggling with the case

    Suspects (Channel 5, 10pm) HAVING taken a battering from BBC2’s Line Of Duty in the battle for viewers, C5’s new cop show Suspects was pulled mid-series earlier this year. Now a cast that includes Fay Ripley, Clare-Hope Ashitey and Damien Molony

  • Region's more recent history needs recording

    MY grandmother was born at Mount Pleasant, married my grandfather in 1901, and moved into a house in Newton Street, Dean Bank. My grandfather left the pit as his family grew, and took up farm work. Some 30 years earlier my great grandfather, on my

  • Rioting's wrong

    WHY is it Arab and Islamic countries feel they have the right to riot against their governments in the hope of overthrowing them and getting their own way? This “policy” usually ends in up in a civil war and the people who suffer are the wives

  • Bad exit strategy

    JEREMY PAXMAN is supposed to have said that he would like to see a Dignitas clinic on every street corner. This does seem an extreme way of reviving our high streets. Martin Birtle, Billingham.

  • Britain ain't broke

    THERE is a saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. The United Kingdom can hardly be described as “broke”. So what is the point of this current move to “fix it” by breaking it? Taking another view, since when was it a good idea for the

  • Ambulance facts

    THE letter written by Malcolm Bateson (HAS, Aug 16) on stand-by ambulance crews shows a basic lack of understanding as to how stand-by ambulance crews actually work. He is also wrong about the longrunning dispute over the fire service. May

  • War coverage

    DON’T worry, I’m sure the BBC’s tribute to the Great War will be over by Christmas. VJ Connor, Bishop Auckland.

  • Contrasting emotions for Gray and Ainsley after derby

    Spennymoor 0 Darlington 2 SPENNYMOOR TOWN manager Jason Ainsley admitted last night’s 2-0 EvoStik First Division North derby defeat to Darlington was like watching “men against boys”. Graeme Armstrong’s first half brace consigned Moors to their

  • Threat to Britain

    TEACHING young people to hate the British is a worldwide phenomenon. Our cowardly do-gooder excuse of a Government should act but it won’t. It would rather send what remains of our threadbare Armed Forces out to other countries filled with British-hating

  • MP's a disgrace

    MONEY-HUNGRY people should not become MPs Foreign Office minister Mark Simmonds resigning because he can’t manage on £117,310 a year is a disgrace. This is a guy who believes in “public service” only if he is paid even more. No wonder most people

  • Anne rejects limelight for librarians

    AMID the high-volume worldwide tributes to the much-loved actor and comedian Robin Williams came a quiet voice from Teesdale. Children’s author Anne Fine, of Barnard Castle, creator of Madame Doubtfire, recalled that she never met Williams, whose

  • Human contact does the trick

    Feeling lonely? You’re not alone – more and more Brits are suffering. Lisa Salmon reports on a growing and worrying problem WE all have days when we feel slightly alone. Our friends are busy, the kids are away, nobody’s responding to our texts

  • Fighting for the best deal

    CONFIRMATION of the shortlist for train operators lining up to run this region’s rail services has been greeted with a wave of pessimism. Politicians and union leaders have expressed immediate concern about the dominance of foreign ownership amongst

  • Time to go Dutch at York

    DUTCH Connection can continue his ascension by taking the Tattersalls Acomb Stakes on the first day of the Ebor Festival at York. With the two feature races on the card, the Juddmonte International and the Neptune Investment Management Great Voltigeur

  • Gold medallist is a stranger to disappointed Miller

    STEPHEN MILLER believes a classification error cost him gold on day one of the IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea – adamant he’d never seen the eventual winner before. The three-time Paralympic gold medallist produced a best effort

  • MPC split fuels prospect of interest rates rise

    TWO members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise interest in August, the first time in three years policymakers have backed a rise.The split decision is the first under governor Mark Carney's tenure.Minutes of the

  • Bresnan full of confidence

    TIM BRESNAN has revealed his confidence in Yorkshire’s ability to end the season in style by winning two trophies, the LV= County Championship and the Royal London one-day Cup. Bresnan played his part in Monday’s crucial Championship win over Sussex

  • Gunners see out a draw

    ARSENAL survived a hostile atmosphere and the sending-off of midfielder Aaron Ramsey to leave Istanbul with what could prove a priceless 0-0 draw against Besiktas in the first leg of their Champions League play-off. The Gunners were stretched by

  • Victorians worked into their 90s

    THE number of older people working has declined since the end of the 19th century when the Victorians worked in physically-demanding jobs such as mining and farming into their 80s or 90s.Family history website Ancestry.co.uk said more than half of workers

  • Black Cats boss is ready for a rethink over Wickham’s role

    SUNDERLAND are ready to fight off late transfer window interest in Connor Wickham despite the length of time it has taken the striker to sign a new contract at the Stadium of Light. Wickham has entered the final 12 months of his existing deal and

  • Sissoko is our leader on pitch – Pardew

    MOUSSA SISSOKO has been backed to revel in the extra pressure placed on him to perform for Newcastle United this season after Alan Pardew told the Frenchman: “You can be our leader on the pitch.” The former Toulouse midfielder performed solidly

  • Balfour rejects last-ditch offer

    BALFOUR Beatty today spurned a last-ditch attempt by Carillion to keep alive the prospect of a £3 billion merger, a day before the deadline for any deal expires. Shares fell nearly 6% after it said it had considered the latest offer and consulted

  • Match report: Hartlepool United 0 Dagenham 2

    THREE games, three defeats in League Two. Back to back home reverses by the same scoreline in the space of four days. The main striker wants away amid interest from Peterborough and the manager’s top defensive target has gone elsewhere. Fair to

  • Ward Hadaway agrees deal with business network

    WARD Hadaway has teamed up with Gateshead Business network to become the organisation's official legal partner.The law firm, whose largest office is in Newcastle, will provide advice, assistance and support to the network and its 850 members from

  • Eco warrior or captain of industry?

    IN addition to my business duties I now edit our paper’s monthly round-up of regional green stories, called Northern Eco. Balancing the often wildly opposing views of the green lobby with business will be interesting. Is it possible to be an

  • Rug firm rolls out growth plans

    AN ONLINE retailer of rugs is expanding into much bigger premises after running out of floorspace. Modern Rugs will leave its Bishop Auckland base before the end of this month and move to a warehouse six times bigger, on Aycliffe Business Park. The move

  • Decision time for A-level students

    MANY of us will recall the clammy hands, the lip-biting and the long walk to school the morning of A-Level results day, writes Lucy Humphreys, NECC Policy Adviser. For some it proved the summit of their educational climb through the school years and the

  • Global interest in sight-saving sleep mask

    A PIONEERING North-East company which has developed an innovative way of preventing blindness in diabetics has been inundated with inquiries from all over the world.Since the story of the ‘eye-repairing’ sleep masks being developed by PolyPhotonix

  • Police investing North-East telecom scam make arrests

    POLICE are investigating allegations of a telecommunications fraud which has targeted North-East small businesses.Northumbria Police confirmed last night that several arrests had been made by officers investigating two companies, One Cloud Solutions Ltd

  • Business Angels

    IT'S the kind of investment that everyone dreams of: a £4,000 stake to help your partner’s friend start a business that nets you millions of pounds in return, writes Gary Welford, assistant investment manager at Brewin Dolphin. In 1977

  • Call to tackle infrastructure problems

    MANUFACTURERS have called for the creation of a permanent UK Infrastructure Authority to address the nation’s long-term strategic requirements, and encourage vitally needed investment to support growth and competitiveness.The call by EEF, the manufacturers