PLANS to convert a former social club into student digs have been approved on appeal. Durham County Council had refused Andrew Ward, of Angel Homes, planning permission to convert Neville’s Cross Social Club, on Neville’s Cross Bank, Durham City
THE '£100,000 For 100 Years' appeal to help the rehabilitation of injured soldiers was boosted yesterday (Sunday) by the publication of a Remembrance Sunday special edition of The Northern Echo.Thousands of copies of the unique issue were sold by retailers
THE four men, each facing different directions, resting on Lee-Enfield bolt action First World War rifles, looked like statues. They were positioned near the Durham Light Infantry Boer War Memorial at Durham Cathedral, but it was only when crowds
FROM North Yorkshire’s smallest communities to its largest towns and city - generations of all ages came together to pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday.Communities turned out in force to as the nation marked the hundredth anniversary since the outbreak
A MAN was airlifted to hospital today (Sunday) after falling off his mountain bike in Hamsterley Forest. The 41-year-old, from Darlington, was treated at the scene by paramedics and a doctor-lead trauma team before being flown to the James Cook
HUNDREDS of people are expected to attend the funeral of a woman who touched thousands of hearts during her lifetime. Lorraine Stephenson, 50, from Bedale, died recently after a battle with cancer and her funeral is due to take place in the North
HUNDREDS of people turned out for Remembrance Sunday services across South Durham today (Sunday, November 9).Bishop Auckland residents attended a parade at the town’s war memorial in Market Place where about 300 people gathered to watch several organisations
WITH medals glinting in the sun, veterans and those set to follow in their footsteps marched proudly to Darlington’s cenotaph this morning (Sunday). Hundreds gathered in the autumn sun to watch the parade wind its way from the Holy Trinity Church
Crook Town, who are bottom of the ENL First Division, have today parted company with manager Nick Harrison. The decision came following yesterday’s 4-0 defeat at West Allotment, which left Crook eleven points away from safety, having won only one
A NEW war memorial formed the centrepiece of the Remembrance service at a County Durham market town.Durham County Council leader Simon Henig was joined by former chairwoman, Cllr Linda Marshall, to look over the many wreaths after they had laid their
HUNDREDS of serving members of the Armed Forces took part in the parade from Sunderland Civic Centre to the city's War Memorial in Burdon Road earlier today (Sunday). They were joined by hundreds of veterans from past conflicts, led by the Band
RALLYCROSS drivers geared up for a major championship by displaying their cars in Darlington this weekend. On Saturday, visitors to the town had the opportunity to meet local drivers and get up close to their high-powered vehicles. The event
FILM crews took over Darlington this weekend as a local filmmaker shot his latest trailer.John Fletcher with his cast and crew were in the town to film a trailer for the upcoming revenge thriller Kill.Director and writer Mr Fletcher, 44, will eventually
GOGGLEBOX celebrity Scarlett Moffatt opened a new beauty salon in her home town of Bishop Auckland today (Sunday).The reality TV star cut the ribbon of Truly Scrumptious Hair and Beauty, on Princes Street, where dozens of people gathered for the launch
A TERMINALLY ill teenager is hoping to raise as much money as possible for a charity which is granting Christmas wishes to sick youngsters. Dylan Knox, 18, is following in the footsteps of inspirational fundraiser Stephen Sutton, who died in May
A MAN has been airlifted to hospital after he was involved in a road traffic collision in Bishop Auckland today (Sunday, November 9). Fire crews rescued the man who was trapped in his vehicle after the collision at Denham’s Scrapyard, at about
POLICE are to patrol the North York Moors with National Park Rangers in a bid to combat the problem of off-road bikers damaging the environment.In recent months there has been an increased number of complaints made to the National Park Ranger Service
A RECORD 300 people attended the annual Remembrance Day service at Saltburn's war memorial today (Sunday).The Reverend Adam Young, a curate at Emmanuel church, told the crowd that work on restoring the memorial should be completed next year.The Last Post
Full-time: Sunderland 1 Everton 1 LEIGHTON BAINES’ 76th-minute penalty denied Sunderland victory as Everton came from behind to claim a point in a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light. Baines converted from the spot nine minutes after Seb Larsson
Middlesbrough ended Bournemouth’s seven-match winning sequence in the Championship as Aitor Karanka’s side missed the chance of going top of the table, playing out a goalless draw at the weekend. Boro remain 4/1 second favourites for the title but trimmed
ON the centenary of the start of the First World War, Paul Smith is ready to push himself to reach three figures. At 11 minutes past midnight on Tuesday morning, Mr Smith will start his 2,872nd consecutive day of running – keeping up his streak
POLICE have named the man whose body was found in undergrowth in Newcastle. He has been identified as 49-year-old Peter Martin Hedley, of Burdon Terrace, Bedlington. Clare Louise Humble, 50, of Burdon Terrace in Bedlington has been charged
MORE than 1000 people voted on how a £40,000 grant should be split between community projects in Spennymoor at the weekend(Saturday, November 9).Twenty-four projects were put forward in the It’s Up 2 U event, hosted by the Spennymoor Area Action Partnership
TWO businesses have been severely damaged after a fire broke ripped through their buildings. Firefighters spend more than two hours on Saturday afternoon tackling the blaze which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to two units and a number
POLICE have been distributing leaflets as they continue to search for a missing man. Paul Anthony Kerrison was last seen in the area of Birkdale Road in New Marske, east Cleveland, on Saturday, October 25, and officers are calling on local residents
Northallerton have appointed Steve Skinner as their new manager. Skinner, a former pro at Carlisle, takes over from Peter Mulcaster who quit last month. He beat 16 other applicants for the job at the ENL second division club. Northallerton
SUNDERLAND boss Gus Poyet has made three changes to his starting line-up for this afternoon's Premier League game with Everton. Wes Brown returns to the starting line-up, with Poyet forced to make a defensive change after Patrick van Aanholt dislocated
Full-time: West Bromwich Albion 0 Newcastle United 2 NEWCASTLE United made it five wins in a row to climb up to seventh in the Premier League by defeating West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns. After a largely uneventful first half, young Spanish
STEVEN TAYLOR has been ruled out of Newcastle United’s lunch-time kick-off with West Bromwich Albion. Taylor, who has enjoyed a fine return to the side during the Magpies’ recent resurgence, is a big absentee at the Hawthorns, so manager Alan Pardew
A TEN-YEAR-OLD with a passion for cooking is to appear in popular, nail-biting television contest to find the nation’s best young cooks. Amelie Hunter, from East Harlsey, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, is to appear in Junior MasterChef on CBBC this
THE family of a baby who suffered fatal injuries when he was five months old have been overwhelmed by the success of its first fundraiser in a bid to become the UK’s official charity dedicated to shaken baby syndrome (SBS). More than 50 people
BARNARD Castle Rotary Club has hosted a guest speaker from Teesdale School to talk about his recent visit to two Auschwitz camps. The Holocaust Educational Trust arranged for student, Jake Madgwick-Lawton, to take part in the trip which is designed
A SERIES of talks exploring the First World War starts on Monday (November 10).Staff from Durham University’s Palace Green Library will draw on the university’s archives and special collections to discuss topics including the Darfur campaign of 1916,
WITH medals glinting in the sun, veterans and those set to follow in their footsteps marched proudly to Darlington’s cenotaph this morning. Read about the heroism and sacrifice carried out by the men and women of the North-East in the Great
A YORKSHIRE Dales village is to pilot ground-breaking technology which could provide a solution to the problem of delivering high-speed internet to remote communities.However, as residents of West Witton, near Leyburn, await more details of the Airwave
A HOSPITAL trust’s decision to fine patient transport ambulances £70 if they spend longer than 20 minutes unloading patients has been criticised by a health union.It followed the decision by bosses at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle to extend parking
KAT DRISCOLL achieved one of the best results of her career as she finished fourth in the final of the World Trampoline Championships in Florida. Driscoll, who is based in West Rainton and trains with the Apollo Trampoline Club in Washington, was
CHESTER-le-Street residents have been given a special award for their efforts to improve their surroundings.The County Durham Environment Partnership honoured the Central Residents’ Association It after it spruced up a bare patch of land by placing planters
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A WOMAN bravely fought off a would be sex-attacker by biting him on the face. Police have launched a hunt for the man who may have visible injuries after the incident in Consett on Friday night. The 40-year-old was attacked as she walked home
Spennymoor manager Jason Ainsley said that he was considering his future after Moors suffered their worst home defeat since they were reformed when they were crushed 6-1 at home by Bamber Bridge on Saturday. It was the difference between chalk
West Auckland manager Anth Smith says that he is going into the transfer market to bolster his squad after they drew 1-1 with Marske United in the clash of the ENL top two on Saturday. The game was a good billing for the top of the table clash,
BRITAIN will unite to pay tribute to fallen troops today as Remembrance Sunday services are held across the country. To read about what's happening locally, go to our centenary website - thenortheastatwar.co.uk - where you can also read about
Today, The Northern Echo has published a special Remembrance Sunday edition, commemorating the centenary of the First World War. Click on the video link to see how the special edition came together and how the front page looks thanks to original
A SANTA’S grotto has been built by volunteers at the Civic Hall in Stanley.Peter and Louise Burns have been working on the project in a rehearsal room as part of the town’s festive celebrations.It will be officially unveiled with live reindeer on Sunday
Promotion-chasing Spennymoor Town were looking to get back on track after the midweek defeat to Darlington, but were battered by Bamber Bridge at the Brewery Field. With Alistair Waddecar scoring a hat-trick, the visitors won 6-1, just a week after
