Shildon missed a chance to go second in the ENL tonight when they were beaten 3-0 at home by Dunston. Shildon had the better of the first half chances, with Billy Greulich-Smith denied twice by Dunston keeper Liam Connell, who also pulled off a
A CONVICTED murderer who has gone on the run is believed to be in the London area, North Yorkshire Police said tonight.William Kerr, 53, who speaks with a Scottish accent, is wanted for emergency recall to prison after breaching his release licence.Detective
SUNDERLAND LADIES’ first home experience of life in the top-flight might not have ended in a victory, but in plenty of other ways, last night’s meeting with Manchester City could be regarded as an unqualified success.A crowd of 1,433, which was an increase
MIDDLESBROUGH winger Mustapha Carayol has revealed how he already feels more at home on the south coast after last week’s short term loan to Brighton. The 26-year-old joined the Seagulls for a month a week ago and he is set to make his debut against
TODAY, The Northern Echo reflects on the career of William Hague who is standing down after 40 years in politics. And, although the election starting pistol has been fired, it is right for people of all political allegiances to acknowledge what
THE world’s most famous sponge is coming to the region for a 4-D adventure this Easter.From Friday (April 3) SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D, The Great Jelly Rescue will be showing on the Newcastle Life Science Centre’s 4D Motion Ride. Ian Simmons, Director
A MOTHER and daughter are ‘ecstatic’ after their 1950's home won the public vote to become part of the North-East’s living history at Beamish Museum, writes Ashley Williams. The semi-detached Sunderland home of Esther Gibbon, 92, will be replicated
A PETITION which calls for the Dean of York to lose her job over a service she gave at York Minster during last week’s Richard III commemorations has been described as “malicious”.A group of supporters who had wanted a York burial for Richard III have
SUNDERLAND emerged victorious at a charity golf day featuring former players from both sides of the football derby divide.Micky Horswill, a member of Sunderland’s 1973 FA Cup-winning side, led his team against former Newcastle United full-back John Anderson
A MAN has appeared before magistrates following an alleged altercation involving a fake hand gun outside a town centre pub.Stuart Lawson, of British School Yard, Darlington, is charged with possessing an imitation firearm, namely a gas charged BB gun,
A HOLLYWOOD-style ‘walk of fame’ could be coming to a town undergoing a multi-million pound modernisation.People, places and events important to Stockton will be celebrated by a cast bronze plaques which will be set into the high street’s granite paving.There
A COUNTY Durham museum has today (Wednesday, April 1) reopened to the public.Killhope: the North of England Lead Mining Museum near Cowshill, Weardale, is back in business following its traditional winter closure.Tomorrow (Thursday, April 2) youngsters
MAYORS from across the region enjoyed a 'steam and cream' event to showcase the best of a North-East town.Dozens of mayors from North Yorkshire to Northumberland paid a visit to the Head of Steam museum, in Darlington, to learn more about the town’s rich
WEIRD and wonderful ideas from the minds of children are being harnessed as inspiration for the creation of a new theatre for youngsters.Last July the North-East children and young people’s theatre company, Theatre Hullabaloo, was awarded £1.5million
A GROUP of students are making a college campus their home as they aim to game for 48 hours – breaking two world records in the process. The students have set up in East Durham College’s students’ union on the Peterlee campus, as they look to break
AN ORGANISATION supporting the integration and social development of people with learning disabilities is celebrating after winning a £50,000 award.The Lisa Dixon Centre, Home of Haswell & District Mencap, was named winner of the national Enterprising
A WOMAN accused of stealing nearly £26,000 worth of lottery tickets and scratch cards from the newsagents where she was working made her first appearance at crown court today (Wednesday, April 1). Lisa Johnston, of Skerne Way, Darlington, faces
A MOTORIST deliberately drove in the direction of an unmarked vehicle not realising the occupants were police officers, a court heard.George Robert Honeyman was at the wheel of a Subaru Impreza which approached the police vehicle, on the opposite carriageway
SOUL legend Geno Washington is to headline the fifth Durham Blues Festival this summer. The American star, who made an impact in the 1960s with the live shows he performed with the Ram Jam Band had two top ten albums, Hand Clappin' Foot Stompin
A SCHEME to give police cadets experience of mocked up ‘emergency’ scenarios is to be rolled out nationwide.The Northumbria Police initiative sees young people aged 14 and up the chance to respond to specially-created situations overnight at the Metrocentre
AWARD-WINNING photographs taken in the aftermath of one of the world’s worst industrial disasters have gone on display in the region.Raghu Rai’s images of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, which claimed thousands of lives in shanty towns located near the
A COUPLE who met at a dance hall more than six decades ago are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary.Harry and Jean Edmundson, of Stanley Crook, met around Christmas time in 1952 at The Elite in Crook. They went on to marry at St Thomas’s Church
AROUND 70 per cent of staff from a North-East snack factory will be looking for work when it closes completely in summer. KP Snacks is starting the first phase of redundancies at the former Phileas Fogg factory in Consett, County Durham this week
AN ELDERLY man suffered serious injuries after falling 130ft in a remote part of the Lake District.The 65-year-old from York was walking in Sour Milk Gill, Borrowdale, when he fell.He was airlifted to hospital by the Great North Air Ambulance after the
APPRENTICES donned fancy dress to raise money for charity today (Wednesday, April 1).Staff from EE in Darlington left their office attire at home and arrived at work in a colourful selection of wacky outfits.Batman costumes, onesies and pyjamas were worn
A TWO-month long arts festival has been launched to mark the Yorkshire’s new international cycle race.The Tour de Yorkshire Festival will run until the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race starts on May 3, and will have at least 200 performances and exhibitions
THEATRICAL youngsters can tread the boards and learn the trade at a new academy.The Pauline Quirke Academy is set to open its latest branch in Darlington.The performing arts school will allow children to harness their inner drama queens and hone their
COUNCILLORS have backed plans for gas extraction and a 14 kilometre pipeline through the North Yorkshire countryside - but national park bosses have still to give their approval.Over 150 objections were made to the plan amid concerns it will open the
A RISE in sexual and violent offences across County Durham is due to changes in reporting methods and a sign that more victims are prepared to come forward, according to police chiefs. Between April 1 last year and March 31 this year, Durham Police
SNOOKER   WORTHINGTON C.I.U. League Hunwick A were able to retain their five points lead at the top of the First Division after they only dropped one point at Spennymoor. The first frame was a classic between two of
POOL   BISHOP AUCKLAND League Tow Law New Market slipped down to third place in the table after they lost by the odd point to the visiting Coundon Miners Arms. The home team had two singles from Michael Burke and one
GAMES   CROOK TRI Angular League The semi finals and finals of the Singles Championships in all three disciplines were held at Tow Law New Market. Darts semi finals: Arthur Goldsborough (Willington
DOMINOES   SPENNYMOOR & District League Results: Railway B 1 Weardale 4; Croxdale Club A 2 Voltigeur A 3; Village Inn 1 Football Club 4; Binchester Hotel 1 Masons Arms 4; Ash Tree 3 Half Moon 2; Victoria 3 Durham Ox
A BISHOP has used his Easter message to praise people working to tackle social ills.The Right Reverend Mark Bryant, the Bishop of Jarrow, said there was a “rising tide” of homelessness and rough-sleeping, which was worse in the North-East than anywhere
DARTS   DURHAM COUNTY at Hampshire The four teams from Durham County ensured that will remain in the First Division of the BDO Inter Counties League despite defeat away to Hampshire by 22 points to 14.
POLICE have issued a caution against a non-league assistant football manager over claims he punched a rival manager in the face after a match.Officers were called to Durham City Football Club’s New Ferens Park on Saturday, February 28, after the match
THE winning numbers for the Great North Air Ambulance lottery draw for Wednesday, April 1, 2015 are: £200 N01021, Hexham; £100 N38378, York; £50 N40595, Malton; £50 N09685, Thirsk; £25 N44719, Hexham; £25 N18642, Northallerton; £25 N44888, Scarborough
A TEENAGER who “rained blows” on a fellow motorist, breaking his arm in an apparent road-rage incident has been spared jail.Sean O’Hagan carried out the unprovoked attack on Thomas Norton after being angered by a manoeuvre the victim had carried out in
A WOMAN has admitted at crown court a charge of unlawful wounding from December 12 last year.The case against Kimberley Clemens was adjourned for preparation of a pre-sentence report and she was bailed by Recorder Eric Elliott.However, this was no indicator
A PILOT project aimed at reducing flash flooding in a Darlington ward has seen residents take advantage of free water butts and planters.Project Downpour was launched at the end of last year to encourage residents of the Park East ward to adopt simple
A MAN who was charged with causing a public nuisance after clambering onto a fourth storey window ledge at the hotel he was staying is to face no further action. Jordan Lewis Taylor appeared at Teesside Crown Court via a video link and was told
MORE than 500 young people and 25 employers attended a careers fair at Bishop Auckland College.A range of employers from sectors including engineering and manufacturing, food, hospitality and social housing were represented at the event, held at the college
A VETERAN traumatised by his experiences as an army medic is preparing to take part in a gruelling 260-mile bike ride as part of his recovery.Glenn Prosho, from Darlington, served 25 years with the Royal Army Medical Corps, going on operations all over
A DEVELOPER has appealed against a council’s decision not to allow the company to build houses in place of a derelict former hospital it says is an ‘eyesore’.Gleeson Homes applied for planning permission to demolish the former Homelands Hospital, in Helmington
I KNEW the fallout from this tightest of general elections could be complicated when I found myself wondering if Helen Mirren will play a part in it… With the two big parties neck-and-neck – the latest projection is for the Conservatives to win
A CHARITY has been awarded cash to help it deliver more strategic respite support to carers. The Kirkbymoorside-based Ryedale Carers Support has been given a £15,000 development grant from Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales. The money
EXTRA police will be on the streets of Sunderland throughout the Easter weekend.Officers will be out in force on Easter Sunday for the Wear-Tyne derby and at other times to deal with an influx of revellers heading for the city’s bars and clubs,They aim
HEALTH and social care professionals in Darlington are bucking the national trend by reducing the number of emergency admissions to hospital. Since a new, multi-disciplinary approach to managing frail elderly people and patients who are frequent
A NORTH-EAST golfer has been handed a dream trip to the United States to represent his country next month.Hexham’s Matty Lamb will join Nottinghamshire’s Dan O’Loughlin for England Golf in the Thunderbird International at Grayhawk, Arizona, from May 22
A MAN accused of two sexual offences has already sought treatment in the community to address his problem, a court was told.The case of 56-year-old Gary Smith was sent to Durham Crown Court by North Durham magistrates last month, relating to allegations
THE finals of the Durham County Basketball League Cup were held at Sunderland Univeristy City Space last weekend. Pictures by Tom BanksHARTLEPOOL HEAT stormed to a 79-65 win to add the Durham County Basketball League Division A Cup to their league title
A FILM set in the North-East and based on a book by a North Yorkshire novelist has scooped a best screenplay award in a public vote. Electricity, adapted from a novel by Ray Robinson, from Bedale, follows the life of Lily, played by model and actress
TWO young seal pups are on the road to recovery after being rescued, battered and exhausted, by conservationists. The pups somehow managed to swim hundreds of miles across the North Sea and ended up, lost and alone, on the North Yorkshire coast
THE North-East’s most senior churchman says he is disturbed at the decline in young people’s hopes and aspirations as they move to secondary school.The Right Reverend Paul Butler, the Bishop of Durham, said children in the North-East had lower aspirations
DESPITE campaigns to recruit more women into traditionally male-dominated industries, still only four per cent of professional engineers are women. Although, considering a recent survey found only one per cent of parents would encourage their daughters
X-FACTOR finalist Ray Quinn has added a Darlington date to his UK tour.Mr Quinn, who lost out to Leona Lewis in the 2006 X-Factor final, will perform at Rockliffe Hall on Saturday, April 11.It is part of Mr Quinn’s Dare to Dream tour and Rockliffe Hall
A HUSTINGS event will see Darlington’s election candidates field questions on environmental issues next week. The Friends of the Earth (FotE) have organised the hustings in a bid to give members of the public chance to quiz the candidates on a
TRIBUTES have been paid to a university college principal who has died, aged 60.Joe Cassidy was principal of St Chad’s College at Durham University, as well as a canon of Durham Cathedral.Born in Canada, Dr Cassidy was a Catholic theologian before becoming
A PENSIONER who was choking on a pickled onion was saved when his dog performed a canine version of the "Heimlich Manoeuvre". Alan Spencer, 67, of Withernsea, East Yorkshire, claims he was lying on the floor, about to take his last breath, when
THEY may be some of the fiercest rivals on the pitch, but a group of Newcastle United and Middlesbrough fans have put their tribal allegiances aside in the name of charity. ‘Fat Lads on Bikes’ was the idea of Middlesbrough fan Neal Bullock, who wanted
A POPULAR Darlington band is being joined onstage at a Middlesbrough concert by musicians from iconic eighties band The Specials.The seven-piece Darlington-based Skapones have been together for a year and will play alongside guitarist Roddy Radiation
WOMEN are being urged to get fit and have fun by signing up for a series of ladies-only begin to run sessions.Ten weekly sessions are to be held as part of the Feel Good in Hartlepool project, which aims to get more local people active.The full programme
FIREFIGHTERS and police officers are joining forces in a concerted effort to tackle arson as it is revealed it has cost taxpayers £10.8 million to deal with 2,681 attacks in the last financial year.In recent weeks Cleveland Fire Brigade has been called
THE government is facing legal action over its failure to ensure the proper treatment of waste water at three North-East sites.The European Commission has referred the UK government to the European Court of Justice court over the inadequate treatment
A PICTURE by celebrated artist Norman Cornish- gifted to a heart surgeon by a famous patient - has sold for a record price. Two men and a whippet at a bar sold for £14,000 nearly £2,000 more than the previous record for a work on paper by Mr Cornish
I THINK I have spotted this year's April Fool Story in The Northern Echo. It is headlined "Small Firms better off with Labour" (Echo, Apr 1). Alastair Coe, Stockton.
DW LACEY: following your letter headlined "Privatise the NHS" (HAS, Mar 31), what part of planet moon do you come from? John Longworth, St Helens Auckland.
YOU report on the improvements that have been made at Barton Cricket Club, North Yorkshire (Echo, Mar 27). May I suggest the club has invested in new "sight screens" not "site screens" as stated. Malcolm Neesam, Thirsk.
REFERRING to the photo of Councillor Doris Jones pointing to a leaflet saying "Stop Over Development" (Echo, Mar 11), a few years ago Cllr Jones was saying how delighted she was when the hall at Middleton St. George got planning permission to build
Road safety message I NOTE with interest the latest police campaign on motorcycle safety launched by the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operation Unit (CDSOU) (Echo, Mar 30). The article says: "Two-thirds of all motorcycle collisions took place at
SPACE, the final frontier. When the late, great, Leonard Nimoy and friends first set out to trek across the stars, it was to be a five year mission to boldly go where no man has gone before, writes Jeffrey Ball, assistant director at Brewin Dolphin
Durham plan IN a report on the Growth Beyond the Big Cities event at Durham County Hall (Echo, Mar 20, politicians and experts from across the country criticised the current focus on core cities to drive the economy forward. They argued that smaller
Nurse's manifesto I RECENTLY attended a hustings debate hosted by the Royal College of Nursing with Dan Poulter, the Tory health minister, and Norman Lamb, the Lib Dem health minister and Andy Burnham, the Labour Shadow Health Secretary all in attendance
GORDON BROWN’S last speech in the House of Commons should have been front page news for its content. Could you find any other MP with such integrity? Always thinking of the good of the people of the UK, be they English, Irish, Welsh or Scottish
A WOMAN accused of stealing almost £26,000 worth of lottery tickets and scratch cards from the newsagents where she was working made her first appearance at crown court on Wednesday. Lisa Johnston, of Skerne Way, Darlington, faces three charges
Ineos Golf ClubThe season’s opening competition saw a captain’s team take on a vice-captain’s team.The captain’s team won 5-3.The Individual pairs top ten scores were: 1. G. Donnelly and Ian Pocklington 43 points, 2. David Pinkney (captain) and Anthony
YOUNGSTERS got stuck into egg-stra special activities this week as part of Teesdale School’s Easter programme.More than 80 children from across the dale got stuck into a range of activities from the traditional swimming, baking and arts and crafts to
A NEW service has been launched in North Yorkshire to help people needing emotional and practical support after becoming victims of crime.The Supporting Victims North Yorkshire service aims to help victims cope and recover after experiencing crime by
A FAMILIAR voice will return to the airwaves as she takes over a popular mid-morning radio show, writes Ashley Williams. Anna Foster is set to replace Jonathan Miles on BBC Radio Newcastle as the new mid-morning radio presenter from April 7.
Bishop Auckland Rugby Club Ladies had their latest run out against a strong Barnsley side.From kick-off Barnsley made a number of strong attacks, but Bishop’s defence remained strong with a number of crunching tackles, not least by Emily Gallone on her
SAMPLES have been taken from swans at a popular park following the unexplained deaths of more than 20 birds. Pictures: The RSPCA faces the tricky task of catching the swans before being able to take blood samples The RSPCA visited the
A YOUNG woman who has lost more than four-and-a-half stones through diet and exercise celebrated her new zest for life with a charity fitness challenge.Keely Madgin, from Langley Moor, near Durham City, cycled 100km on an exercise bike in just over two-and-a-half
A CHARITY that tackles homelessness is getting money and know-how from a bank.The Stanley-based Single Homeless Action Initiative in Durham (SHAID) is getting £2,000 from Virgin Money and the same amount from the Northern Rock Foundation, which is being
LOCAL residents and all Northallerton road users must surely agree with Colin Telfer of Darlington (Echo, Mar 26) and his frustration caused by the delays and tailbacks due to the railway level crossings on two of the main routes through the country
By Jeff HerbertMosella Quaker anglers enjoyed a terrific week on the Stillwater scene.Andy Nelson led the way winning the Oaks midweeker at Sessay. Staged on Cedar Lake, Andy hammered out a level 102.0.0. Drawing peg 62 a long pole approach at 14m to
Redcar TownThe Under-11s put in a good performance to beat Brompton Juniors 5-2 thanks to goals from Dominik Carter (3), Riley Layton and Nathan Moore with Peter Woodall and Oliver Collins replying for Brompton.The Under-13 Whites won 11-1 at North Skelton
A NORTH-EAST digger maker has supported £1.5m growth plans at a demolition and construction firm.Komatsu UK has supplied Thompsons of Prudhoe with new machinery.The raft of machinery will be used across a number of Thompsons’ sites, and will feature a
A FAMILY-RUN glass business says it will create new jobs in an expansion supported by a multi-million pound takeover.Peterlee Glass (PLG), in east Durham, aims to strengthen links to international markets after being bought by Brownhills Investments.The
AN offshore equipment maker says it has secured a world first to enhance its international status. InPipe Products, in Brompton on Swale, near Catterick, North Yorkshire, makes machines, known as pigs, which are forced through offshore energy pipes
As he prepares to stand down from politics after an illustrious career spanning 40 years, William Hague shares his plans for the future, the Coalition and the upcoming General Election Pictures: William Hague's 40-year career in politics
AFTER 40 years, William Hague’s all-consuming involvement in politics is coming to an end. At one minute after midnight last Monday, as the fixed term parliament was formally dissolved, he ceased to be an MP after 26 years representing Richmond. By
Richmond and Zetland HarriersAfter the mass of races last week it was a select few that raced over the weekend.On Sunday a few took the trip up to Hartlepool for the Marina 5 mile race. Shona Fletcher, Ken Harker and Jeremy Pattison represented the harriers
A PRIMARY school has picked up a national award for tackling bullying.North Park Primary School, in Spennymoor, has secured the BIG Award for Excellence in Challenging Bullying for the second year in a row.It was awarded by the Bullying Intervention Group
SCHOOL cricketers have been bowled over after being crowned Yorkshire champions.Richmond School and Sixth Form’s under 13 team won every match to take the Indoor Yorkshire Championships at Headingley, Leeds.The eight-a-side teams battled it out for eight
A UNIVERSITY has been awarded more than £30,000 to raise awareness of intellectual property issues among its students.Durham University has secured £34,500 for its UnzIP Knowledge of Business Value project, which teaches students how a business can protect
YOUNGSTERS came face-to-face with their comic selves when an illustrator created their caricatures during a workshop.Students at Ripon Grammar School posed for portraits by Kev F Sutherland, famous for his comic strips Bananaman and others in the Beano
ONE of the cheeriest of the region’s politicians when Westminster shut its doors for the General Election was one who was leaving for good. But, although Ian Swales is undoubtedly happy to be retiring – to “get to know my wife again and spend time
Sun-sorched desert Waits for the rains Tumbling tumbleweed Broken chains Dried up riverbeds Ships with tattered sails Snakes coiled like springs Stings in scorpion’s tails A one more forgotten wilderness Shrouded in purple haze
I gazed down into the faintly rippling water and became transfixed A beautiful white round ball rested on the waves, so peacefully It was the moon’s reflection, cast like a fine exquisitely-patterned imprint against the dark watery mass So full
MILITARY items used in the First and Second World War will be up for auction in Barnard Castle this week. The sale will take place tomorrow (Thursday, April 2) at Addisons’ auction rooms, Staindrop Road in Barnard Castle from 10am and includes
I thought last night of what once used to be Of windswept coasts and solitudes immense The nightmare desolation of that sea That harbours dreams of life’s lost innocence. And how down lonely corridors of time Where dreamers flee from reasons
RADIO star Alex Horne is set to close this year's Barnard Castle Comedy Festival.Radio 4 comedian Alex Horne will present an extended version of his award-winning comedy show, Monsieur Butterfly, at The Witham arts centre on Saturday, July 18.The show
A 28-YEAR-old man has denied murdering his parents after they were found badly injured in their home. Martin Ruddy appeared before Newcastle Crown Court for the brief hearing. The defendant is charged with murdering his father Eric, 64, and
SUNDERLAND and Newcastle fans are being urged to help make the upcoming derby match a success. The match - which is being held on Easter Sunday, April 5 - will see a capacity crowd at the Stadium of Light. There will be extra police officers
UNIONS have been pressing Labour to commit to ban zero-hours contracts, which have been increasingly controversial over the past few years. The latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that just under 700,000 workers
ULTRA distance runner Sharon Gayter has set a new world record running for 12 hours on a treadmill. But the former bus driver, who has broken several extreme running records, had to abandon her attempt at the 48 hour record after taking ill.
PEOPLE should not be barred from jobs simply because they have mental health problems, Nick Clegg said as investigators focused on the medical history of Germanwings crash pilot Andreas Lubitz. The Deputy Prime Minister, who has championed mental
THE MANUFACTURING industry grew at the fastest rate in eight months in March, bolstered by strong domestic demand and a pick-up in export orders, a survey showed.The purchasing managers index, compiled by data firm Markit, hit an eight-month high in March
A TWO-year-old is feared to have been injured after the motorcycle he was being carried on on hit a parked car, writes Ashley Williams. The toddler was a passenger on a green scrambler involved in a hit-and-run incident in Sunderland. A spokesman
Yorkshire are awaiting confirmation of the dates for Australia A’s tour of India this summer before finalising a plan regarding Twenty20 overseas recruit Glenn Maxwell.The innovative and powerful batting all-rounder had been signed for the vast majority
Chancellor George Osborne has said the Conservatives will not raise income tax or national insurance if they are returned to power in the General Election on May 7. David Cameron wrong-footed Ed Miliband in the final Prime Minister's questions
ONE of Stan Wilson’s favourite stories – he had many, enthusiastically and tirelessly re-told – was of his Northern League debut for Shildon back in the 1950s.After the match, players lined up in front of the treasurer to claim what euphemistically were
A story about Sir Paul McCartney finding song-writing inspiration in the loo generated a record entry for our daily Headline Challenge. The winner on BBC Tees this morning was the brilliant Loo Seats In The Sky With Diamonds. Here's my personal
MORE than 100 business leaders - including Darlington entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne - have declared their support for a Conservative-led government in a letter to today's Daily Telegraph. The signatories support Conservative proposals to lower
Let’s start with the obvious. It’s April 1st - don’t believe anything anyone tells you (especially if they’re politicians). Talking of tall stories, a so far unnamed baby giraffe has been born at Flamingo Land Zoo in North Yorkshire. When
PREMIER DIVISION IN the Premier Division Portrack secured the points they needed to clinch the runners up spot to Hardwick Social and they did this with a 4-1 win away to Thornaby Village with one game remaining in the league. Star man with a hat-trick
THE man prosecuted for smuggling the biggest haul of cannabis on to UK shores 20 years ago is in talks with film producers over the rights to his life story. Phil Berriman was cleared of all charges despite being caught red-handed sailing a 3.5
A FAMILY is honouring their ‘always smiling’ father by hosting a charity night in his name to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. Father-of-three and loving husband Keith Wilson died in September 2009 at the age of 59 following a nine month battle
Northwich Victoria 0 Darlington 1 One down, six to go. A week ago Martin Gray admitted Darlington needed to win each of their remaining seven games if they are to finish ahead of leaders Salford City. It’s a big ask, but one they are capable
LABOUR’S candidate for Bishop Auckland has described plans to spend £20m on expanding A&E facilities in Durham City five years after closing a brand new emergency department in Bishop Auckland as “a waste of taxpayers’ money.” Follow our
A MOTHER who took her two children on a drugs deal was today locked up for three-and-a-half years. Stacey Sherwood was told by a Teesside Crown Court judge: "That's not an example you should be setting." The youngsters - aged two and nine -
I HAVE read in the popular and not so popular press in the past few days that there has been a couple of seismic shifts in the very foundations of the nation and the world will never be the same again as Clarkson exits Top Gear and someone called Zayn
TEES Valley is in better shape to create jobs and investment than it was as part of defunct development body OneNorthEast. That is the view of regional CBI chief Alison Thain, who believes the area's business and development leaders have made huge
DURHAM are hoping the Mustard and Onions combination will regain its old bite this year following the disappointments of last season. Injuries restricted Graham Onions to six LV County Championship games, in which he took 12 wickets compared with
A CORNERSTONE of the EU in/out debate hinges on the belief that we will do better on our own than as part of a collective. A similar argument could be put forward for the way that we promote our region through regional development bodies. During
HEADINGLEY Cricket Ground will become the first stadium in the world to install the latest retractable roofing system that will become the centrepiece of the new North/South Stand, due to be built in time for the 2019 cricket season. The Yorkshire
DCI Banks (ITV, 9pm)SO what makes Leeds-based DCI Alan Banks, played by the dourly delightful Stockton-born Stephen Tompkinson, such a good copper?"Banks has a real sense of justice and belief in the system," says Tompkinson. "He will strive
GALE force winds caused havoc on the region's roads yesterday (Tuesday, March 31).Police were called to the A1(M) near J60 at Sedgefield at about 4.15am after a lorry overturned on the southbound carriageway.At about 4.30am another lorry blew over on
A HOTEL in Whitley Bay is giving Fawlty Towers a run for its money, according to a Darlington family who suffered a "holiday from hell". Following a hospital stay, Lindsey Walker was treated to an overnight stay at Rex Hotel, a once highly-regarded
A COUNCIL has responded to traders’ fears over scheduled maintenance work to large areas of the cobbles in a North Yorkshire market town during the build-up to the tourist season. Richmond businesses had voiced concerns to North Yorkshire County
SPEAK candidly to the majority of trainers, and they’ll all admit they’re looking for “that horse”. It’s all very well hauling yourself out of bed at five in the morning to put the first lot through their paces, before hurtling down the motorway
NEWCASTLE UNITED continue to regard Steve McClaren as their preferred choice of permanent head coach, even though Derby County officials have signalled a determination to hold on to the former England boss no matter what league they are playing in
BEN GIBSON achieved a lifetime ambition when he represented his country at the Riverside on Monday night, and he will realise another long-standing dream if, as expected, he is named in Gareth Southgate’s England Under-21 squad for this summer’s European
Business Editor Andy Richardson looks at the region’s runaway industrial powerhouse - vehicle manufacture.COAL, steel, and shipbuilding made North-East businesses world famous. But the powerhouse industries that employ thousands are all gone - or are
