THE last time Mike Ashley drew attention to himself in London, he was stood outside the Golden Lion pub in Soho, apparently making unguarded comments about Alan Pardew’s future ahead of the visit to Stoke. A month on and the Newcastle United owner
A MAN has been rescued by firefighters after he was trapped in a burning kitchen. The blaze, in a two storey mid-terraced home in Lime Street, South Moor, Stanley, County Durham, was reported just after 7pm on Sunday (October 26). Firefighters
THERE was frustration and plenty of satisfaction for Darlington Mowden Park when promotion-chasing Fylde came from behind to earn a draw at The Northern Echo Arena. Mowden held the upperhand for much of the game after earning the early lead through
THE A66 between Durham and Cumbria has been closed both ways to high sided vehicles because of strong winds. The restriction between Bowes and Brough was confirmed by the Highways Agency on Sunday evening. It said strong winds were still gusting
AN MP claims moving a brigade headquarters from York to Catterick Garrison is a “waste of public money” and has written to the defence minister.York Central MP Hugh Bayley has written to Defence Minister Mark Francois to question the proposal
A MAN who lost three members of his family in the New Year’s Day massacre in the North-East is backing a campaign to combat gun crime.A new hotline to report at-risk owners has been launched across the country and will be supported by Bobby TurnbullThe
A REPLICA First World War tank is set to go up in smoke as part of Barnard Castle’s Bonfire Night celebrations.Built by Teesdale conservation group, Rotters, the tank took about 150 hours to complete and is about three-quarters the size of a real
Goals: 0-1: Sanchez (30, latched on to Brown’s horrible error on half way before applying tidy finish beyond Mannone);0-2: Sanchez (90, made the most of Mannone’s failure to deal with Buckley’s poor back pass properly)Bookings: Gibbs
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 24-year-old woman was followed home and attacked by a man.The woman was walking home after finishing work at about 2.30am in the early hours of this morning (Sunday, October 26) in York. As she was walked along
TATTOO ARTISTS from across the country converged on the spa town of Harrogate at the weekend for a celebration of the art form.More than 120 tattooists travelled to the North Yorkshire venue for the Tattoo Royale convention, held at Harrogate International
Millwall Lionesses 0 Sunderland 4 Sunderland manager Claire Robinson insisted her players deserved all the plaudits as they wrapped up the FA Women’s Super League 2 title with a final day victory at Millwall Lionesses. Knowing second-placed
Durham 1 Yeovil 1 DURHAM general manager Lee Sanders insisted that Ellie Christon’s first goal for the club in their end-of-season draw with Yeovil was the perfect reward for her selfless play this year. Christon's first-half strike was cancelled
YOUNG people in Hartlepool have launched a search for residents in the town with experience of the Holocaust.Working with Hartlepool Council’s Youth Support Service, eight young people aged between 13 and 16 have formed the ‘Holocaust Memorial
A NORTH-EAST council leader has warned his authority is 'only just starting' the process of making difficult financial decisions – potentially including millions more pounds worth of spending cuts.Earlier this year, Darlington Borough Council
A GIANT pumpkin and a 22ft scarecrow are among the spooky additions to a North-East visitor attraction.Visitors to Hall Hill Farm, near Lanchester, will have seen them after they ‘appeared’ alongside animals over the weekend.Extra Halloween
A VETERAN poppy seller has been joined by two of the Royal British Legion’s youngest members to launch this year’s appeal in part of the North-East.Vera Parnaby, who has fundraised for the charity for 70 years, was joined by eight-year-old
SECURING the longterm lease of a former school has been a drama for Earthbeat, a theatre group for adults with learning disabilities, but their story looks like it will have a happy ending now work has begun transforming a former school.More than 60 volunteers
RUNNERS tried out a new ultra-tough race at the weekend - and raised money for charity in the process.The inaugural Adrenalin Rush race took place on Saturday (October 25), at a North Yorkshire assault course used in the television programme The Krypton
KIP Watson, the man who helped nurture football’s Phyllosan fraternity and who in 2001 won the Northern Echo Local Heroes award, has died just weeks short of his 97th birthday. He was co-founder in 1980 of the Sunderland and District Over 40s League
Sunderland were unable to bounce back from last Saturday’s 8-0 humiliation at St Mary’s, turned over by Arsenal. The overall performance was a far cry from the capitulation against the Saints, however, and with upcoming fixtures against the
THE MAN who was at the centre of one of the world’s most well-known ghost sightings has died. Harry Martindale’s account of witnessing a Roman legion apparently marching through the walls of the cellar of York’s Treasurer’s House has become one
Barnard Castle based Ann Whitfield will be opening her studio to the public over the weekend 8/9 November. New work and work in progress will be on display, together with prints and cards. Browsers are always welcome. Ann's studio is at 2 Raby
TEESSIDE MPs are holding an urgent meeting with Business Secretary Vince Cable tomorrrow (MON) to demand assurances about the possible sale of Tata Steel.The Redcar plant which employs about 1,300 workers has announced plans to sell its ‘long products
DOZENS of volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help lay the foundations for a heritage trail linking a North-East park with a nearby beauty spot.The trail, which will link South Park and Snipe Pond, is one of a series of schemes being pushed forward
MAGICIAN Paul Daniels has had a finger bitten by one of his stage rabbits, nearly two years after he accidentally sliced off the tip of a finger with a circular saw. It is not known if the same digit was involved in the recent nibbling incident
A WOMAN who died in a road traffic accident on Friday has been named. Vikki Tinkler was struck by a vehicle on Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe, at about 8.35 pm. The 30-year-old, from Newton Aycliffe, was taken to James Cook University Hospital
A COMPETITION winner turned choosing a wedding dress into a girls' day out for herself and family members. Bride-to-be Kathryn Miller, from Shildon, County Durham, took her mother, auntie, grandmother, cousin and future mother-in-law to help her
Stuart Hall doesn’t know when to give in Having punched himself to a standstill as he beat Vusi Malinga to claim the IBF title last December, Hall produced another display bursting with guts and stamina as he pushed Randy Caballero all the way.
HALLOWEEN will mark the start of a planned four-day national firefighters strike, as a long-running dispute with the Government over pensions continues to escalate.Members of the Fire Brigades' Union (FBU) are set to walk out at 6pm on Friday, with
A COUNTRYSIDE retreat has held an open day to showcase its work within the community.LionMouth Rural Centre in Esh Winning, near Durham City, invited people to visit on Saturday.The centre works with people who have suffered mental, physical and social
FELL Running international Nick Swinburne led Morpeth Harriers to Sherman Cup victory after winning a thrilling senior men’s duel with Elswick’s Ethiopian athlete Tadele Geremew at Temple Park, South Shields.Defending champion Swinburn, who
A PRIVATE collection of Victorian microscopes and other scientific instruments belonging to botanist David Bellamy are to go up for auction this week.The collection of instruments belonging to the television personality and scientist are to be sold at
A TEMPORARY bridge closure could put traders out of business in a North-East town, it is feared.The County Bridge, which is the main route for tourists into Barnard Castle, County Durham, is expected to close for five days during the school half term,
IT was described as a dunce’s hat and a bit of rolled carpet while being branded the worst Christmas tree in Britain. Stockton was subjected to national ridicule for the artificial cone-shaped tree erected in the town's High Street as part of last
NORTH-EAST football legend Paul Gascoigne is being supported by his former club Tottenham, after it was reported he had been placed on an emergency three-day detox. Medics sectioned the 47-year-old Tyneside-born former England and Newcastle footballer
HIGH-ACHIEVING students were celebrated as a Darlington school held its annual senior awards ceremony. Pupils, parents, staff and governors from Polam Hall School celebrated the wide range of academic and personal achievements of senior school
MECCANO fans young and old gathered for an exhibition of the popular model construction sets in a North-East town.The North-Eastern Mexxano Society held an exhibition at St Cuthbert's Church Hall, in Darlington, on Saturday (October 25) afternoon.Among
A COUPLE have raised £2,000 for charity with a fundraising evening backed by world famous actor Michael Yorke.Alan and Irene Nattrass, from the Blackhill, Consett area of County Durham, would like to thank people for supporting the event for a new
A NORTH Yorkshire department store has managed to raise thousands of pounds for a support group which helps women suffering breast cancer.Barkers in Northallerton raised £750 at an afternoon tea event, which takes the amount it has raised over the
AN error from former Hartlepool United goalkeeper Jan Budtz helped Gateshead on their way to earn a comfortable 4-0 victory over Gainsborough Trinity in the FA Cup.The Danish shot-stopper, who spent two years at Pools after signing in 2007, was beaten
A MAN has appeared in court accused of donning a friend’s uniform without permission and posing as a police community support officer (PCSO).Samuel John Houlihan is said to have put on the uniform, which includes a CS gas spray, before going &ldquo
X FACTOR contestant Kerrianne Covell will be giving an illuminating performance at Stockton’s fireworks display.Legendary rock classics from past decades will set the scene for the colourful pyrotechnics on the town’s Riverside on November
A NORTH-EAST vet could find himself in the unlikely position of joining the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis and Chiwetel Ejiofor in winning a high-profile award.Jason Atherton, of Value Vets, in Darlington, acted as an advisor on the recent children's TV
SPOOKY-THEMED fun was the order of the day for youngsters who dressed in their scariest ghoulish garb to celebrate the forthcoming Halloween.The party, held at the Pierremont Community Centre, in Darlington, on Friday (October 24), was organised by the
Spennymoor still fancy their chances of progressing into the first round of the FA Cup despite a controversial and heartbreaking end to their 2-2 draw with Telford at the Brewery Field on Saturday. Moors led 2-0 going into stoppage time, during
Shildon manager Gary Forrest reckoned that Norton United’s goal was “blessed” after the last remaining Northern League team in the FA Cup drew 1-1 at Community Drive on Saturday. Shildon left the Potteries hoping that missed chances won’t come
West Auckland manager Anth Smith says that his players have issued a “statement of intent” after they thumped third placed Bedlington 7-2 on Saturday. West scored five times without reply in the second half as they maintained their three point
GUS POYET is puzzled by the number of errors costing Sunderland after a further two were responsible for Sunderland’s latest miserable afternoon in the Premier League. A first half howler from Wes Brown, when he gifted possession to Alexis Sanchez
A BOXING club designed to keep youngsters out of trouble and nurture untrained talent has been floored after hearing the building it has been using for the last two years is to be converted to offices.The Joint Amateur Boxing Society (JABS) was set up
