A CONSERVATION group has condemned revised plans to turn a former psychiatric hospital into student accommodation.The City of Durham Trust says Peveril Securities’ multi-million pound plans for the former County Hospital, off North Road, Durham, would
“WE bought it for this room,” says John Hawgood. “Ten years ago, when Mary was mayor, we were looking at the flat next door, and looked in though the window and saw this, and had to have it. Fortunately, it came up for sale soon afterwards.” He
Ossett Albion 0 Darlington 2 Darlington picked up three points in their first game for three weeks, enjoying a comfortable 2-0 win at Ossett Albion. A goal in each half, scored by Graeme Armstrong and Stephen Thompson, gave Darlington a deserved
IT is now known as Durham Tees Valley Airport, but it started life as RAF Goosepool in 1939, when the Government bought wet farmland on the outskirts of Middleton St George, home to a gaggle of geese, and built an aerodrome. It opened in January
ON March 18, 1938, on the stage at the prestigious Dorchester Hotel in London, surrounded by sporting celebrities, a boilermaker from Darlington took to the oche and was crowned the inaugural Pouff Darts Champion of the World. With his ten pouffs
Full-time: Manchester City 0 Middlesbrough 2 AITOR KARANKA has hailed magical Middlesbrough for delivering a performance worthy of beating one of the “best squads in the world” to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup. Second half goals
A TEDDY BEAR fanatic and former care home worker has opened up her own shop dedicated to her passion.Gayle Snaith, from Normanby, has opened up a new shop devoted to teddy bears in Stokesley, where bears ranging from three foot high to the very smallest
MIDDLESBROUGH have dumped Premier League champions Manchester City out of the FA Cup after turning in a brilliant display at the Etihad Stadium. Patrick Bamford, the young man on loan from Chelsea, was the scorer of the goal that put Boro on their
Full-time: Sunderland 0 Fulham 0 SUNDERLAND will have to replay with Fulham a week on Tuesday after the two sides played out a desperately poor goalless draw at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats survived the second-half dismissal of Jack
HARTLEPOOL UNITED avoided defeat at Tranmere in a game they couldn’t afford to lose – but they were left to rue what might have been. In their most complete away display of the season, Pools came from a goal down to draw 1-1, but couldn’t find the
Spennymoor Town 1 New Mills 0. A first half goal by Andrew Stephenson lifted Spennymoor closer to the play off positions. But they failed to kill off their Derbyshire visitors by wasting some good chances. It was a quiet start to
A THREE-STRIKES burglar was arrested after one of his victims searched the internet and recognised him on his Facebook site, a court was told. Stephen Kevin McGill is now beginning a four-year jail sentence after pleading guilty at Durham Crown
A PROPOSED site for a multi-million pound emergency services station in Barnard Castle is the safest option, according to fire chiefs.Phil Innis, district manager of the Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service, updated members of the Teesdale Action
OLDER people in North Yorkshire are being offered advice on keeping warm and cutting fuel bills.Age UK North Yorkshire has teamed up with National Energy Action to stage a Senior Citizen Warm Winter day on Monday, February 2.The initiative is part of
STAFF at a grade II-listed arts and business venue are to hold an open day to show off the facilities at the venue following a £3.2m overhaul.The Witham, in Barnard Castle, underwent the renovation last year and it now boasts two meeting spaces and 250
By Andy Walker and Joanna Morris A WOMAN has died following a fire in a bungalow close to the County Durham/North Yorkshire border, police have confirmed. Crews were called to an address between the villages of Barninham and Newsham, near Richmond
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car was stolen from an address in Newcastle last night. Officers were called to Kirkston Avenue, in Lemington, at about 9.45pm. Two man forced entry to the property, demanding the keys for the occupant's
Darlington's match at Ossett Albion today is on after the pitch passed an inspection this morning. The fixture will only be Darlington's second of the year having suffered a number of postponements this season. Supporters are reminded that
If any of the Darlington squad had been contemplating confessing to not being at the top of their game due to their enforced winter break, they’d better keep it to themselves because Martin Gray says he will not accept any excuses today. Two successive
Leicester boss Nigel Pearson has hailed 'Mr Ordinary' Mark Schwarzer as a credit to his profession.Twenty-four years after making his professional debut for Sydney-based Marconi Stallions in Australia's now defunct National Soccer League, the 42-year-old
MORE than ever before, there are television programmes dedicated to the welfare state – in particular, its claimants and their families. They call it ‘benefit porn’, with such shows named Benefits Street, Can’t Work Won’t Work, Too Fat To Work
POLICE and environmental health officers have objected to the possible re-opening of a pub which has been shut since last November.The previous landlord of The Royal George in Thornaby surrendered the licence on November 24 ahead of a review hearing at
Jose Mourinho believes it would be a "disgrace" if Chelsea lost to League One side Bradford in the FA Cup today as he wants his players to be fighting to succeed in all four competitions.Chelsea face three important fixtures in eight days, with
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini claims his team will be refreshed and ready for the challenge of Middlesbrough after a week in Abu Dhabi.The Premier League champions flew to the United Arab Emirates for a five-day warm-weather training camp
JERMAIN DEFOE is determined to repeat his FA Cup final appearance from 2008 – but this time the Sunderland striker wants to be wearing a strip rather than a suit.Defoe was part of the Portsmouth squad that beat Cardiff City to lift the FA Cup at Wembley
SUNDERLAND owner Ellis Short has given Gus Poyet some strict instructions about his treatment of the FA Cup this season – ‘Give it your best shot and get us back to Wembley’.While Newcastle United’s board have made no attempt to hide their disdain for
WHEN Middlesbrough walk out at the home of the Premier League champions this afternoon, there will be an argument for Aitor Karanka to send his players out Livin’ on a Prayer.After all, the majority of the country will not be giving one of the Championship
MIDDLESBROUGH will attempt to stun one of the richest football clubs in the world this afternoon, with Aitor Karanka insisting money is not the reason his own team have become a force to be reckoned with in the Championship this season.Karanka has become
A GRIEVING mother says she is totally gutted that no-one will face charges over the death of her disabled son. Carol Hall’s 28-year-old son Scott died in August, 11 days after an alleged assault. Today (Friday, January 23), two teenagers appeared
A SUNDAY league football team sitting rock bottom of their division after a series of double digit defeats are hoping to finally win something – the title of worst football team in the country. Redhall Tigers FC were only formed in August last year but
BEN GIBSON wants his latest trip to the Etihad Stadium to be a memorable one – just like it was a decade ago when he was a schoolboy following his beloved Middlesbrough.Gibson was born and bred on Teesside and will never forget the experience of seeing
POSTMAN George Thorn was due to be away from home for a fortnight in 1914 when he did his annual stint as a naval reservist. But when war was declared in August he was on board the battleship HMS Caesar - so right away he became a full time gunner in
HE’S twice been in charge of Tranmere, was a centre forward there of some repute. Today Ronnie Moore goes back to Prenton Park hoping for a repeat of the last Tranmere v Hartlepool game.April 2013, Moore’s Rovers were beaten by John Hughes’ Pools. “Last
