COLIN COOPER held a dressing room inquest into Hartlepool United latest humbling. Pools were whacked 5-1 at Northampton, gifting the home side the first four goals, despite taking the lead after only 44 seconds. It was every bit as desperate
DAMIA ABELLA will have a scan later today to determine the extent of a knee injury which has left the Middlesbrough squad’s satisfaction with winning at Cardiff City tinged with disappointment. The Spanish right-back had to be stretchered off in
NEWCASTLE UNITED midfielder Jonas Gutierrez has revealed he is battling testicular cancer. In an interview in his native Argentina, the midfielder said he has had a testicle removed after discovering a tumour. The 31-year-old, who spent the
Final score: Blyth 3 Darlington 0 Blyth strikers Dan Maguire and Robbie Dale showed Quakers how to take their chances as Darlington crashed out of the FA Cup at Croft Park last night. Just like the second half on Sunday, Quakers had the chances
Full-time: Cardiff City 0 Middlesbrough 1 OLE Gunnar Solskjaer is someone who should know quite a lot about successful strike partnerships having enjoyed more than a decade of success at Manchester United. And the Norwegian, nicknamed the baby-faced
MUSICIANS from across the North-East are swinging into action as the region’s newest Big Band began rehearsals. The Gala Theatre Big Band met for its first rehearsals at the theatre in Durham tonight (Tuesday, September 16). The band brings
Teenager Adam Cocks comes into the Darlington side as one of three changes to the team that drew with Blyth at the weekend. Liam Hatch will probably play at the back instead of the injured Chris Hunter, while Ryan Noble, who hit the post twice
EVERY dad knows it’s not easy to get a good night’s sleep. For the first year, the kids wake every couple of hours and you go through life in a kind of hazy, brain-dead state. Until they get beyond the age of three, they have you up at
STUART Parnaby returns to the Hartlepool United side for their trip to Northampton. The right-back suffered a hamstring injury against Shrewsbury ten days ago and returns in place of Jordan Richards. Pools have goalkeeper Freddie Woodman on
BELGIAN striker Jelle Vossen will make his full debut for Middlesbrough in tonight's Championship game at Cardiff City. Vossen, who came off the bench at Huddersfield on Saturday, has been handed his first start for the club following his seaosn
A POLISH-BORN graduate artist, whose work explores the relationships between nature, objects and architecture, has been named the winner of the £20,000 Woon Foundation Art Prize at Northumbria University. Ramona Zoladek, who graduated from Anglia
RECRUITS hoping to join one of the world's most famous Army regiments are set to appear in a new documentary. Young soldiers training for a career with the Parachute Regiment at the Infantry Training Centre, in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire
AN ORGANIC farm is set to mark the arrival of autumn by staging a pumpkin day.The free-entry event, on Saturday, October 25, from 11am to 4pm, will be held at Home Farm, Newby Wiske, near Northallerton by vegetable box producer Riverford, which delivers
A NEW timeline which depicts events in the history of an East Cleveland town has been installed in a museum. The panel, which shows events from the burial of Captain James Cook's father in 1779 to Malcolm Campbell's land speed record on Marske
ABOUT 400 people attended a memorial lecture celebrating the life of Pitman Painter Norman Cornish.His biographers Dr Bob McManners and Gillian Wales captivated the audience at Spennymoor Town Hall in County Durham, on Sunday, September 14, with their
A MAN has been arrested as part of an ongoing drug and money laundering investigation on Teesside.National Crime Agency officers carried out a series of raids today (Tuesday, September 16) in Stockton and Middlesbrough.A 31-year-old man was arrested on
AN irate guest at an engagement party broke the jaw of a distant relative who was trying to calm him, a court was told.Terry Farrel, who had been threatening to assault another guest, was immediately apologetic after landing the single punch and offered
A VASE that was expected to bring £40 at auction sold for more than £10,000 earlier this month.The Chinese enamel vase, which sold for £10,100, was presented by Addisons of Barnard Castle at its Antiques and Interiors Sale on September
A EURO MP says the potential £600m cost of turning the A1 into a dual carriageway between Newcastle and Scotland is a price worth paying.UKIP North-East MEP Jonathan Arnott said it would make the region a “much more attractive proposition&
A SCHOOL cookery club has gone from strength-to-strength as pupils seek to recreate the healthy meals they enjoy in the canteen.Woodham Academy, in Newton Aycliffe, launched the Let’s Get Cooking club five years ago and since then membership has
A DEVELOPER has submitted plans to build up to 220 homes on two sites in the Willington area, prompting concerns about traffic congestion, increased flood risk and lack of amenities.Avant Homes is seeking outline permission for up to 70 homes on a field
A FINE art student who paints industrial landscapes has donated some of her work to a youth centre in Middlesbrough.Kiera Birkenshaw, from Scarborough, has donated the two huge canvases, which depict industrial Teesside, to Myplace in Middlesbrough, a
A NORTH Yorkshire teenager has described the dramatic moment that he and a friend ran into a burning shed to rescue terrified cattle. Seventeen-year-old Tyler Scarr and his friend, Matthew Chisholm, herded the frightened animals to safety as the
A CHARITY is celebrating after getting its best set of exam results ever for its alternative education programme.Consett YMCA has been once again working with year 11 students outside mainstream education from the schools across County Durham.A total
A TEAM of students have represented the region at a national debating championships.A nine-strong team of Year 13 students from St Leonard’s Catholic School in Durham represented the North-East at the European Youth Parliament Debating Championship
POLICE have arrested four men in connection with a raid on a supermarket.Security staff were delivering money to Asda, in Marina Way, Hartlepool, at 4.50am on Monday, September 1, when the incident happened.Four men, aged 22, 24, 25 and 49 from the Durham
TEESSIDE comedian Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown has donated £5,000 to a North-East cancer treatment team that helped to save his life.The gift, donated out of the profits from Mr Brown’s merchandise sales, will go into the Endeavour unit&
A WOEFUL workman is facing prison for a series of botched jobs which left his customers thousands of pounds out-of-pocket. Michael Tolliday completed just a handful of jobs fitting kitchens, bathrooms and wardrobes at homes across the North-East
THE North-East has been chosen to pilot a new campaign to find families for children waiting to be adopted.There are 220 children in the North-East waiting for a home at the moment. The new campaign will encourage people in the region to consider adoption
A PLAN to create a £1m community centre, pavilion and sporting facilities for two villages with a combined population of 400 has received a major boost after securing a grant to stage a Royal Institute of British Architects design competition.
POLICE have confirmed a man reported missing from his home in Stanley has been found. Earlier today officers said they were increasingly concerned for the safety of Frederick Watson, 83, from South Moor. He went missing at 9.30am this morning
GREEN-FINGERED volunteers are being encouraged to help transform a town centre churchyard into an eco-friendly haven.Wild flowers are being planted in the land surrounding St Cuthbert’s Church, in Darlington, as part of the national Grow Wild project.The
SCOTT Borthwick and Paul Collingwood continued their rich veins of form as they piled up the runs against hapless Northamptonshire this afternoon. Borthwick followed his 176 at Lord’s last week by reaching 125 at tea, when Collingwood was on 77
THE CBI has urged the people of Scotland to remain within the United Kingdom, arguing that the Union is the best way to grow the economy and boost jobs. The heads of the employers' organisation network of 190,000 businesses, including North-East
COUNCILLORS deciding on the future of a controversial abattoir were played the cries of sheep waiting for slaughter that could be heard from a young girl’s bedroom at night.Campaigner Neville Brown recorded the sheep and lambs as well as the constant
REDCAR and Cleveland Borough Council will be hosting a clean-up of the town’s beaches as part of the annual Great British Beach Clean. The litter pick, being held in partnership with the Marine Conservation Society, is appealing for volunteers in
THE ill-effects of alcohol are costing Darlington’s local economy more than £43m a year, a senior police officer has warned councillors. The NHS, the police and social services are all taking the financial strain of dealing with people who
YOUNG athletes battled for honours on the sports fields commemorating the foundation of a school that opened its doors at the outbreak of the First World War.Hockey and rugby players from across the North of England landed on Barnard Castle Preparatory
A HOT-headed baker who headbutted a sausage roll making machine has ended up with a financial headache. Shane Thompson, of Princess Road, Malton, North Yorkshire, smashed his forehead into the touch display screen of the £27,000 computer-controlled
PROFESSIONAL darts players will show off their skills at a masterclass for fans. Terry 'The Bull' Jenkins and Andy Hamilton will appear at the Darlington Legends of Darts event at The Dolphin Centre on Saturday, September 27. The Professional
A HELICOPTER has crashed into the North Sea off the East Yorkshire coast, leaving two men dead, police have confirmed. The bodies were recovered from the crash scene near Flamborough at about 5pm, Humberside Police said. The Northern Echo
THE best of the North-East’s entrepreneurial talent will be honoured on Friday as 300 business people come together to celebrate their success. The Entrepreneurs’ Forum is hosting its annual awards ceremony and dinner at the Gateshead Hilton Hotel
A 107-year-old dream has been realised with the installation of a tourist lift on Teesside's most famous landmark.A new glass viewing lift has been installed as part of a £2.6m transformation of Middlesbrough's Transporter Bridge and visitor
A TEENAGER has been raped inside a busy city centre bar. Police are investigating the rape of an 18-year-old woman inside Ohso bar in the Groat Market, in Newcastle in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Officers believe the offender
A TENANT has been evicted and drugs and cash recovered from a Stockton house after a joint operation between police and a social landlord.The partnership between Tristar Homes and the town's community police team led to a raid on a house in Parkfield.Liz
A NORTH-East woman who survived breast cancer more than 35 years ago is to take to the catwalk for a celebrity fashion show to launch Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Helen Haydock, 67, from Hurworth, near Darlington, is one of 24 men and women who
CHILDREN'S theatre specialists Theatre Hullabaloo will present Angel at the Dolphin Centre, Darlington on Friday, October 10. The play, about the relationship between young and old, tackles issues around dementia and memory-loss in a child-friendly
PEOPLE living in Darlington and Stockton have been warned of possible disruption to Freeview television services as new 4G mobile masts are switched on. at800 (CORR), an independent body that works to ensure everyone can receive a clear Freeview
SCOTT Borthwick became the first Durham-born batsman to make 1,000 championship runs twice when he reached the landmark on 19 this morning. He was still there on 42 at lunch, when Durham were 96 for three after being put in on a morning which was
DURHAM University has again been ranked among the world’s top universities for the employability of its graduates, according to the new 2014/15 QS World University Rankings. Durham was ranked 25th globally for employer reputation with regard to
ORGANISERS of a 10k run say they plan to make it an annual event after the success of the inaugural race.Almost 200 people took part in the first Coxhoe Trail Run held on Sunday.The off-road run, organised by Active Life Coxhoe, took place on an undulating
A CLOTHING chain is set to hold a sale to boost a charity works to improve health, reduce isolation and loneliness in the Thirsk area.High street retailer Boden will offer its autumn range of women's men's and children's clothes at Upsall
ALMOST 20 years after her breakthrough movie, Trainspotting, Glaswegian actress Kelly Macdonald still does not like seeing herself on screen. This isn’t self-consciousness though; she says she doesn’t know “anyone who loves watching themselves”.
A TOWN is gearing up for an active weekend, with the return of a popular running race and a free afternoon of fun and games.Sedgefield Harriers will host its annual Serpentine Race on Sunday, September 21, starting and finishing at Sedgefield Cricket
VISITORS to a play scheme for young people with complex medical needs have been given £500 of sensory equipment by a housing developer.Mulberry Homes Yorkshire, whose developments include the 925-home Sowerby Gateway development near Thirsk, donated
THE founder of Phones 4u says mobile networks acted callously after his firm collapsed and put 5,600 jobs at risk.John Caudwell said the decision by O2, Vodafone and EE to end their contracts within six months of each other appeared to be an attempt to
SHERIDAN SMITH bursts into a hushed hotel room, breaking the silence with a warm “Hiya!”, and doling out hugs before tottering to her seat in a figurehugging black dress. The Bafta-winning blonde (who turns out to be wearing a wig, having wet-shaved
NICOLE KIDMAN might have relinquished her anonymity 25 years ago, but she’s tried her hardest not to become cynical or jaded in the ensuing years. “I’m still someone who wants to experience (new things). I have friends who say, ‘You know, I operate
HISTORY enthusiasts are being given the chance to delve into some of the diaries and journals held at the North Yorkshire County Record Office in Northallerton.The course, called Dear Diary – with a Yorkshire Accent, will give an insight into how
THE message is simple and poignant. “To the people of Gelderland. British and Polish soldiers fought here against overwhelming odds to open the way into Germany and bring the war to an early end. “Instead we brought death and destruction for
PEERING over a balcony, I admire the dancers below. I’m not sure what dance they’re performing, but it looks like they know what they’re doing. A cute teenage couple are perfectly in step, the girl’s pretty dress swinging elegantly as she moves. On
A PRIMARY school’s fundraising drive to provide laptops for pupils has been hailed a success after netting £3,000 from events culminating in its annual summer fair.St Mary’s Bolton on Swale Primary School, in Scorton, near Richmond,
THE fact Sunderland have three times the amount of points they had in 2013/14 at the same point last season may be sound reading to fans on Wearside, but when they also took eight games to register their first win it is no time to celebrate. Off
SINCE early this year I have been looking after the Alpine House at RHS Garden Harlow Carr. In the spring months and into early summer looking after our display was easy. I would sink a pot containing a plant that was looking its best into the ground
IT’S no secret that buying in the right location, location, location is key. How many times do house hunters on TV shows say a property would be perfect if only it could be picked up and put in a different location? Of course, an exasperated presenter
A DECORATIVE solution that’s as easy as learning the ABC, designers have taken inspiration from the alphabet this season. They’ve lifted the written word from our screens, books and magazines to really send the message home. From inky letters
A STORY about the friendship between two of England’s greatest 20th century war poets is the subject of an inspirational play to be performed in Richmond prior to its opening in London’s West End.Not About Heroes centres on the meeting of
BARFORTH Hall Fit Farm and Rural Retreat, which has just opened outside the village of Winston, County Durham, does what it says on the tin. Guests are encouraged to leave old habits at the door and to shape up, but also have the luxury of peace in
YORKSHIRE-BASED poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan was well-qualified to climb aboard the National Railway Museum’s Trainspotting season. “They knew I was a chap who didn’t drive and liked trains,” he says at the York museum after a photo session with
SONG-SHARING site This Is My Jam (thisismyjam.com) doesn’t care that rival Last.FM has 90 million songs under its digital belt, or that the Google Play store stocks 22 million tracks. TIMJ, which hosts “the half-million best songs of all time”, knows
PIERS MORGAN is aware that he’s something of a contradiction. On one hand, having four millionplus Twitter followers and being watched by 19 million viewers during his run on Britain’s Got Talent means he’s as recognisable as some of the celebrities
CHOCOLATE brownies are always incredibly popular. This dense, rich, fudgy dessert sells like hotcakes when we have it on the menu. And I’m a custard lover and can eat a dish of it on its own. But here it’s given a twist by mixing some seasonal blended
I WAS originally an engineering officer in the merchant navy and quickly learnt that there were certain strict rules at sea. Whistling was, I believe, a keelhauling offence. Allegedly, because you could be accused of whistling up the wind or a storm
AN architect behind plans for an £82m North-East train building factory has secured lucrative work in Asia. Ryder Architecture is the preferred bidder on £200m Hong Kong police headquarters project. Bosses hope the work, coupled with UK-based
SUBCUTANEOUS fat is stubborn stuff, easy to take on board, difficult to get rid of. Making sure your diet is healthy and that you take lots of exercise will help prevent it building up, but you might need something a little more technical in your fatfighting
NEWCASTLE UNITED goalkeeper Freddie Woodman has moved to Hartlepool United on loan. The 17-year-old, son of the Magpies' goalkeeping coach Andy Woodman, has represented England at Under 16, 17 and 18 level. He will be back up to Pools' No
WEDDINGS are expensive affairs, and one costly item is the dress. Buying secondhand on eBay is an option for brides on a budget, but you never really know what you are getting or whether it will fit you. Step in Laura Murray, who, two years ago
A high summer wardrobe is like a holiday romance. It’s fleeting and only really works in blazing sunshine. Autumn/winter trends are where your dedication and investment really pay off, thanks to the British climate. Buy wisely and your new threads
THIS weekend marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Brian Clough, one of the most successful and charismatic footballing figures ever to emerge from the North-East. In the second part of a look back at his life, The Northern Echo examines the
HOUSE prices in the North-East rose 9.5 per cent for the year to the end of July, the latest official figures have shown. The average cost of a house in the region climbed to £156,000 from £144,000 a year earlier. Nationally house prices reached
Did you enjoy going back to The Mill for the second series? IT’S been an amazing feeling to go back to something that you were so proud of and that you worked really hard on. When we did the first series, the cast only saw it as a stand-alone four-part
YES WE CAN was an easy winner over Neigh Thanks in a specially staged Ladbrokes Referendum Race at Musselburgh. With the Scotttish vote for independence on the horizon, the Edinburgh venue linked up with the sponsors to stage the two-horse affair
TWO-TIME major winner Greg Norman is expected to make a “full, speedy recovery” after injuring his left arm in a chainsaw accident over the weekend. The 59-year-old Australian underwent surgery in a Florida hospital to repair “some minor nerve
ENGLAND will wear symbols of the Victoria Cross for the first time this autumn after rubber grip areas inspired by the military medal were added to the national side’s new kit. Stuart Lancaster has drawn heavily on England’s rich rugby history
JONNY BAIRSTOW is hoping Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship title triumph can be the first of many for a group of players primed for long-term success. Bairstow, an Ashes winner with England last summer, basked in the glory of his first piece
DURHAM are resting Phil Mustard this week ahead of Saturday’s Royal London Cup final against Warwickshire at Lord’s. No play was possible yesterday on the first day of the championship match against Northamptonshire at Chester-le-Street, in which
SCHOOLS across the North-East and North Yorkshire are being urged to get involved in an exciting new science competition. The Ultimate STEM Challenge, launched by BP in partnership with STEMNET and the Science Museum is open to young people aged
A TRIP to Evo-Stik Premier League leaders Skelmersdale United lies in wait if Darlington overcome Blyth Spartans at the second attempt in this evening’s FA Cup replay. They could not be separated during Sunday’s first qualifying round tie, Blyth
AN illustrator who has transformed doodles into a creative art form is celebrating publication of her first book.Teesside University’s MA Future Design graduate Frances Moffatt is behind a new book to help inspire creativity and encourage people
STUDIO West, Tyneside’s pioneering new school for 13 to 19-year-olds, has opened its doors to students.Studio West will deliver a bold new approach to teaching focusing on project-based learning, which will teach students through real-life projects
A RESEARCHER at a North-East university has found that many people with learning disabilities with hearing loss are not being diagnosed. The research hearing loss in people with learning disabilities, by Lynzee McShea, who is studying a professional
For the first time the North of England has its own Regional Schools Commissioner. Based at the Department for Education office in Mowden Hall, on the edge of Darlington, Jan Renou’s role is to complete the reforms devised by former Education Secretary
SOUTH Carolina rockers, HEYROCCO, are heading across the pond for the first time for a short UK tour. They’re working on their debut album at the moment, which will air in 2015 and already have a few supporters, including Radio One’s Huw Stephens and
Later Live... with Jools Holland (BBC2, 10pm) IT’S always enjoyable when one of the nice guys of music has on-going success. After 44 series, Jools Holland has turned Later into one of the BBC's longest running music shows which has a successful
WISCONSIN guitar virtuoso, Willy Porter, it set to tour the UK through September and October calling at Hutton Rudby on September 25. He’s travelled a few miles across America, Canada, the UK and Europe since he released his debut CD, The Trees Have
TWO days to the great referendum and few await the outcome with more interest than Mayor Boris of Sleegill. “Who knows,” says the mayor, “if the Scots go for independence then maybe we should, too. The least we could do would be to have toll gates
THE Methodist Church is said to have lost a third of its members in the past decade. Last week, through death, it lost one of the most dedicated, most unquenchable, of all. John Littlefair was 82. Shildon lad, he’d been a local preacher for
IN a world of very unpleasant people it seems that Isis are intent on going to new lengths. David Cameron probably feels provoked by those who say he is weak and indecisive, and President Obama is depicted as someone who is too slow to make up
THE inflation rate as measured by Consumer Price Index has fallen to 1.5 per cent in August, the Office for National Statistics has announced.
THE Scottish referendum can be seen as a contest between the ideals of the nation and of the nation state. For those who regard these as synonymous, Germany offers an example of the damage a nation state can do to an otherwise highly successful
AS a member of the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, I find it difficult to digest that in its latest Journal “Your Trust”, it is tying to deal with the forthcoming winter under-capacity at the University Hospital of North Durham.
ON October 27, 1928, Adolf Hitler made a speech in which he said: “We tolerate no one in our ranks who attacks the ideas of Christianity. Our movement is Christian”. With all respect Michael Baldasera (HAS, Sept 10) he talks about the “somewhat
I CHALLENGE anybody, as a first time visitor, to navigate their way into the car park of the Talpore Beefeater pub at the River Tees Barrage. Having wasted about a gallon of petrol you will eventually find the real thing, but then, gasping for
I HAVE always loved trains. From the age of five, I was taken into Leeds Central or Leeds City to catch the steam train to Scarborough or Morecambe. On a good day, you didn’t even have to go all the way into town, for the train stopped at Armley Junction
ENVELOPED in darkness and contorted into a claustrophobic space with a pick poised to strike, the miner is captured in a timeless moment of toil at the coal face. Under the Coaly Tyne, painted by John Hodgson Campbell in 1887, is one the earliest
AS so-called “Jihadi John” continues to hide his face behind a cowardly black mask, we welcome the progress being made to build a coalition to counter the Islamic State (IS) militants who have taken over large areas of Syria and Iraq. As we said
WE are appealing to all secondary schools in the region to ask their pupils to write a poem to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War for The Northen Echo Schools' Poetry Competition. The war inspired some of the greatest
CONNOR WICKHAM is yet to agree a new deal at Sunderland, despite suggestions the striker has edged towards committing his future to the club.The Black Cats are likely to cash in on Wickham at the turn of the year if he has not penned new terms by then
FESTIVAL organisers last night (Monday, Sept 15) said they intend to repay traders who claim they have been left high and dry and owed thousands of pounds.Stallholders have not been paid for the four day Galtres Parklands Festival held at Duncombe Park
THERE’S no bigger advocate in the loan system than Colin Cooper. Equally, the Hartlepool United boss is a huge believer in giving young players a chance to develop in the Football League. Having stepped up from a role as Middlesbrough’s Under-18
MIDDLESBROUGH have had initial discussions aimed at securing the future of Grant Leadbitter in a bid to keep him at the Riverside Stadium, with Aitor Karanka convinced he will still have the midfielder beyond this season. Leadbitter has entered
TWO committed members of an historic philanthropic society have told of their five-year fight to be reinstated following a row which has led to mass resignations and the closure of a well-regarded social club. Geoff Dodsworth, a retired businessman
A GLOBAL survey of universities has confirmed Newcastle University as being in the top one per cent of universities in the world. Newcastle University has been ranked 127th in the QS World University Rankings 2014-15 up from its position of 129
ONE in ten people in the North-East waited longer than a year to be referred for psychological therapy, an investigation has revealed.The We Need to Talk coalition of mental health charities, professional bodies, Royal Colleges and service providers says
