RONNIE MOORE suffered triple frustration as his Hartlepool United side went out of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy at the first hurdle. While his side drew 1-1 with Sheffield United – to end a three-game losing streak – they lost on penalties to the
Spennymoor 2 Harrogate RA 0. Spennymoor earned a home tie against Blyth in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup when they beat Harrogate RA with two first half goals. Moors missed several chances on Saturday, but there was no sign of that
Marske United and North Shields both went out of the FA Cup to EvoStik League sides. Marske United lost 1-0 at Lancaster. The EvoStik League side missed a couple of good chances early on, but they took the lead when a shot hit the post and
POLICE say they have traced 34-year-old Peter Wyatt who was last seen at the University Hospital of North Tees yesterday evening. Mr Wyatt has been returned to hospital, say Cleveland Police.
THE death of a father-of-three was a “tragic accident”, a coroner has ruled. Paul Anthony Armstrong died in the early hours of April 26 after his blue Ford Mondeo left a road near Staindrop, in County Durham, and went through a fence before coming
MOST QUAKERS were to be found in the park last week for the latest of the summer relay events where, unlike at the World Athletics Championships, all our runners managed to get the baton round safely! Stewart Park in Middlesbrough was host to the Tom
AN application to remove a noise condition from a racecourse’s licence has been approved by councillors, despite passionate please from nearby residents.Objectors fear the removal of the condition will lead to large outdoor music concerts at Sedgefield
OFSTED'S report into children's services managed by Darlington Borough Council is not all bad. There are strengths highlighted in important areas such as adoption and the progress of children leaving care – and those positives should be properly acknowledged
A ONE-year-old baby boy had to be airlifted to hospital on Sunday (August 30) from Reeth, in the Yorkshire Dales. The family had been on holiday when the child became unwell and emergency medical help was called for. The Great North Air Ambulance
DOZENS of budding artists put pens, pencils and paintbrushes to paper over the bank holiday weekend in an attempt to ‘capture the spirit’ of Barnard Castle.That is after Barnard Castle Town Council put on an event as part of the Big Draw – the World’s
BUDDING journalists are needed to play their part in a brave new world.An adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s dystopian classic Brave New World will be staged in Darlington this November.As part of its Young Reporters Scheme, digital organisation Theatre Cloud
A FORMER soldier who survived an IRA bomb blast was today (Tuesday September 1) jailed for two years for fiddling benefits for almost 20 years following his medical discharge from the Army. David Sutherland was said to have “gilded the lily, far
THERE was slapstick a-plenty during Bank Holiday celebrations in County Durham.Street performers from all over the world performed death-defying acrobatics, fire juggling and unicycling at the Durham Streets Summer Festival over the weekend.The event
A SCHEME to bring minor offenders fact to face with their victims has been introduced across Cleveland today (Tuesday, September 1).Community Remedy will offer a voice to victims of low-level offences on out of court disposals under the Antisocial Behaviour
AN elderly dementia sufferer was driven to withdraw money by a gang of rogue traders - then abandoned when they realised he had forgotten his bank card.Details of the heartless actions of three Hartlepool men were revealed when they appeared in court
THE impact of the First World War on communities across the North-East will be explored at a special event next week.The free event is aimed at community groups and organisations working on projects connected to the First World War, or who are interested
INSPIRATIONAL Julie John has had her head shaved for Macmillan Cancer Support after surviving cancer twice, writes Beth Hughes.Mrs John, 55, from Darlington was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago in 2011.Macmillan helped and supported her when
CONTROVERSIAL plans to demolish a nursery in the west end of Darlington and replace it with nearly 30 new houses will be discussed by council planners. Developers Esh Group have submitted an application to Darlington Borough Council to demolish
FOOD made by small producers in North Yorkshire are to go on sale in Co-operative Food stores, which has signed a deal with local companies. Brands such as Yorkshire Dales Ice Cream and Mercers of Yorkshire, based near York, will soon be on the shelves
HEARTLESS thieves broke into a seasonal tourist attraction and stole the contents of charity boxes as well as equipment. The raiders at York Maze emptied the collection boxes – containing cash destined for a children cancer charity – of hundreds
A KIND-HEARTED eight-year-old has donated her hair to a charity that helps children with cancer – in what is the latest in a series of fundraising ventures by the youngster.Adeline-Rae Snowden, known as Addie, from Northallerton, was inspired to cut off
WITNESSES to two suspected arson attacks in Darlington are being urged to come forward.Investigations are continuing into two fires which appear to have been started deliberately at Darlington Town Hall and a social services building in North Lodge, off
A CHINESE restaurant owner who fraudulently claimed more than £100,000 in VAT repayments has been jailed – after customs officials noticed his forged invoices contained spelling mistakes. David Ying Chung Lai, 50, of Doncaster Road, Jesmond, submitted
RESEARCHERS are taking on a unique project in an attempt to change the behaviour of teenagers and prevent them from getting into dangerous situations as a result of alcohol.Dorothy Newbury-Birch, professor of alcohol and public health research at Teesside
POLICE are appealing to farmers after suspected stolen lambs were found near Thirsk. About 20 lambs – aged between six months to one year old - were recovered by police at the beginning of last week. The animals did not appear to have ever
A BOY is in hospital after being assaulted by a gang of up to five teenagers. The 15-year-old collapsed in the early hours of this morning days after being assaulted in the Fullwell area of Sunderland. The victim was taken to hospital where
IN DIVISION Two Billingham The White House made it two wins in a row with a hard fought victory against Jolly Farmers. The visitors shocked the home side when they scored in the opening minute and this served as a wakeup call but they could not make
VOLUNTEERING opportunities at a North-East museum will be under the spotlight this weekend.Locomotion: The National Railway Museum, in Shildon, County Durham, is hosting a Have A Go Gala, on Saturday, to raise awareness of volunteering at the establishment.Volunteer
THE international smash hit musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert has returned to the North-East by popular demand. The production starring Blue’s Duncan James as Tick is at the Sunderland Empire until Saturday, September 5. Based on the movie, Priscilla
A COUNCIL chief executive has stopped short of issuing an apology after a damning Ofsted report rated children's services at Darlington Borough Council as inadequate. Ada Burns expressed disappointment and regret at the report, but insisted there
SCHOOLS are being given the chance to make a little bit of history – by giving their name to a new species of tree.A University of York conservationist discovered the new species of tropical tree while exploring in East Africa, and is inviting schools
A CATHEDRAL service is to take place to celebrate The Queen’s record-breaking reign.St Nicholas Cathedral in Newcastle will hold an Evensong service on Wednesday, September 9 at 5.30pm to mark the day Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest
THOUSANDS of visitors turned out to enjoy this year’s Stockton Summer Show.Despite the typical bank holiday weather, the two day event in the grounds of Preston Park Museum attracted large crowds over the weekend.The event featured a whole range of activities
A GROUP of jugglers are hoping to catch some new recruits with a series of sessions for beginners.Durham City Jugglers is on the look-out for new members and have organised a short course of informal taster sessions so beginners can try their hand at
A NORTH Yorkshire brewery is celebrating the arrival of the Rugby World Cup with the launch of a special new seasonal ale.The Masham-based Black Sheep Brewery has produced its new beer, Blind Side, from an all-English pack of eight hops varieties.The
REMAINS from a Stone Age campsite have been unearthed in the North-East.Volunteers from the North Pennines AONB Partnership’s Altogether Archaeology Project made the discovery on land belonging to Northumbrian Water, in Upper Teesdale, County Durham.The
POOH may have been a bear of very little brain, but the pastime he invented still brings joy to young and old - and now tourism experts have identified an ideal spot to play it in the region.Poohsticks is probably one of the simplest games to play – but
A NEW clinic is being launched to offer a range of personal development support to businesses and private clients, including counselling, coaching and anger and stress management. The clinic, run by Houghton-le-Spring firm of specialist advisors
PAINT firm AkzoNobel is to invest about £1m to build a pilot plant for coating resins at its performance coatings site in the North-East.The new facility, which will create three new jobs and safeguard a further 28 positions at the site, will provide
A FORMER police officer accused of benefit fraud has refused to accept his claims were dishonest - even though there was £180,000 in an account. Vaughan Dodds insisted in court today (Tuesday) that he believed a firm of financial advisors was acting
AROUND 300 runners are expected to take part in a cross country race taking place this weekend.The second annual Coxhoe Trail Run, sponsored by Hope Construction Materials, takes place on Sunday (September 6).The 10k cross country event follows the success
THE UK's biggest holiday park operator is to be created in a £960 million merger deal.Newcastle-based Parkdean and Park Resorts, which has its headquarters in London, are joining forces to form a combined business with 73 sites serving 1.8 million customers.The
THOSE young American guys with smart suits, white shirts and Lord-above leaflets must have been knocking about longer than might have been supposed. In the 1850s they found Faceby, which many might struggle to do 160 years later, and with quite
THERE is no doubt that Tony Blair is damaged goods as far as the Labour Party is concerned. The flawed justification for bombing Iraq hangs over him like a bad smell and, with prolonged delays over the publication of the Chilcot inquiry, the air is not
AN angler has been knocked unconcious after being "punched" by a fish. The huge fish took its revenge after being caught in South America. The fisherman was trying to wrestle his catch into a bag when its tail knocked him unconscious. Video
THREE men are facing lengthy prison sentences for their parts in an eight-month campaign of burglaries across the region.Richard Copeland, Ian Froom and Glenn Milburn have confessed to 32 break-ins between June last year and February this year.The offences
If the North-East wants devolution, it will have to accept elected mayors. Kevan Jones argues there are too many unanswered questions.WHAT are the powers of a regional mayor? What extra resources will the North-East gain from having a regional mayor?
IN his support of Jeremy Corbyn, Allan Ryan said it didn’t matter if the leader of the Labour Party was electable as long as the party offered a clear alternative (HAS, Aug 21), but the whole purpose of a major political party contesting a general
I READ with sadness and sympathy the letter from Derek Hutchinson regarding the Darlington 10k Road Race (HAS, Aug 27). I can understand Mr Hutchinson’s frustration but I beg him to be tolerant for just this one morning in the year. He is absolutely
I AM sorry I caused John Lavender’s blood to boil (not literally, I hope) over my letter regarding the massive cost of our heroic athletes (HAS, Aug 19). I plead guilty to his charge of envy but still fail to understand the sense in spending £½bn
WE witnessed the outcry when a over-paid under-educated dentist murdered a majestic king of the jungle; now we have someone telling us to lock cats up after 7pm or shoot them (HAS, Aug 29). Cats are a domesticated relative of the lion, and they
I RECENTLY visited Sports Direct in Darlington (HAS, Aug 3 and Aug 25). I drove into the car park and displayed my Blue Badge. Some days later, I received a parking notice from Smart Parking for £45. I appealed the notice claiming I had displayed
WEDDING planners in search of a bargain will be converging on the heart of North Yorkshire later this month.The ancient Hospitium in York’s colourful Museum Gardens is playing host to the Wedding Table Top Sale on September 13 from 11am to 3pm.The event
A POPULAR park has been awarded funding to create an outdoor gym.The Trim Trial at Middlesbrough’s Fairy Dell will allow visitors to benefit from a workout while enjoying the great outdoors thanks to a Physical Activity Fund grant of just under £20,000
PUNK ROCKERS from across the country are coming together to perform at a charity gig organised by a Darlington cancer survivor.Brian Alderson, 53, was diagnosed with bowel and lymph node cancer in 2012, battling through six months of chemotherapy and
THE new man appointed to lead a North-East university has taken up his post.Professor Stuart Corbridge today (Tuesday) began took up the position of Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University, having previously served as deputy director of the London
AN unnamed punter has won £30,000 on a football bet after backing a string of outsiders to overturn the odds.The online gambler from Durham put a £5 bet on five matches with bookmaker Coral.During a weekend of surprise results, the bookmaker said most
A PAIR of teenagers were assaulted, one slashed with a knife, on the pier behind Hartlepool yacht club.The two victims, a male aged 16 and female aged 15, were riding their bikes when they were approached by two males who are believed to be about 16-years-old
I HAVE been a railway enthusiast been for many years. Last week we received through the post a circular from local Labour MP Tom Blenkinsop in which, under the banner The Tories Great Northern Power Cut, he expresses anger that the Conservative
DAVID CAMERON has made it quite clear that he has no intention of leaving the EU, but prefers to pussy-foot around making feeble attempts to sway the Brussels assembly to amend or adjust certain laws imposed by the EU, all of which have been bluntly
A NEW multi-million pound scheme has been set up to deliver a range of free energy saving measures to vulnerable people across Teesside.Stockton-based Community Energy Solutions has won a contract to deliver the installation of new boilers, heating systems
A UNIQUE project is helping to bring redundant and broken hand tools back into use to benefit developing communities around the globe.The Middlesbrough Tools Workshop, which is based at the Larchfield Community in Hemlington, is run by small local charity
INVESTORS behind Teesside iron and steelworks have revealed that a sale of the loss-making plant is being considered amid discussions about the site's financial woes. Online news site Steel First quotes a source at one of the Asia-based financial
THE man who led Newcastle-headquartered Virgin Money through its stock market flotation is leaving the business, it was confirmed yesterday. Lee Rochford is to stand down as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and as an Executive Director of the Company.Mr
ONE of your correspondents writes about blackberry and tatie picking week (HAS, Aug 21). Some 65 years ago, when I was 13, I went to Bede Grammar School in Sunderland. Our masters all wore gowns and one excellent English master, in his mid-forties
CUSHIONS created to mark the Millennium have been praised as one of the region’s great hidden treasures.Mainly American quilting enthusiasts on a tour of the north of England were bowled over by the cushions on show in Ripon Cathedral.The 38 boxed cushions
LAST Sunday in Reeth, my sister-in-law became disorientated and violent towards her husband. After ringing 101, the North Yorkshire Police came and calmed down the situation. We finally got her into the care and home safely. I would like to thank
IN Saturday's Echo there was a headline “27 held in lorry swoop” above a photograph and short article (Echo, Aug 29). The 27 were arrested at Cobham Services on the M25 and were described by a trucker, who drove into the services, as looking “like illegal
A FEW years back, a contributor to Hear All Sides said that Mike Amos was writing a lot of gobbledegook. As a long-time admirer of Mike's work, I sent in a letter to refute this monstrous slur, and was glad to see it published. I would like to
A DAMNING Ofsted report has rated Darlington Borough Council’s children’s services as inadequate - highlighting ‘serious failures’ placing youngsters at risk. Council chief Ada Burns expresses regret at damning children's services report In
COOKER firm Aga Rangemaster is at the centre of a bidding war after revealing US electronic appliances giant Whirlpool was considering a bid to rival Middleby's £129m offer.The maker of the distinctive cast-iron ovens said it was in talks with Whirlpool
TRAIN manufacturing will return to the North-East this week when Hitachi opens its £82m train facility.Hundreds of guests and journalists from around the world will attend the event at the Japanese firm’s purpose-built Newton Aycliffe Rail Vehicle Manufacturing
6:35pm One Newcastle deal slipped through before the transfer window closed - Haris Vuckic signed a new one-year
Easington have been told that they must have their floodlights in full working order – or face a heavy fine. The club has started its third spell in the EBAC Northern League, and its first midweek game against Crook Town three weeks ago had to
MIDDLESBROUGH are prepared to keep Albert Adomah beyond this evening’s transfer deadline rather than sell on the cheap after his bust-up with head coach Aitor Karanka. While Adomah's wish to leave could be granted today if an interested club matches
A WOMAN described as being in a "drunken state" caused a holiday flight from Newcastle to Turkey to be diverted. The woman, alleged to have become abusive and disruptive, was restrained in her seat while the Thomas Cook flight diverted to Sofia
Jack Brooks would be playing against Somerset at Headingley today even if Liam Plunkett was not with England.That is not to say Plunkett would have been the seamer left out to accommodate the Northamptonshire man’s inclusion, but such is Brooks’s record
RONNIE Moore has demanded his Hartlepool United players “man up” after suffering a third successive defeat in the space of a week. Pools take on Sheffield United in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy at Victoria Park this evening (7pm) on the back of Saturday
DURHAM'S visitors in their final two home games will be relying on West Indian pacemen to help them avoid relegation.The game against bottom club Hampshire starting today will feature Fidel Edwards, who took nine wickets in the match when Dale Benkenstein's
FABIO BORINI is excited to be back at the Stadium of Light after Sunderland finally brought an end to a 13-month chase for his signature– and he will be joined by another new recruit later today.The Italian forward has signed a four-year deal on Wearside
NEWCASTLE UNITED are ready to put talks to sign Hamburg striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga on hold until January after failing to reach an agreement over the terms of a loan. The Magpies were encouraged to learn that they could sign the 23-year-old
A COUNCIL could face being inundated with requests for parking fine refunds after failing to correctly follow parking restriction regulations. Parking in Richmond has become highly contentious for many who say they have been left unable to park
AN MP has been asked to intervene to help save a magistrates court from closure.Peter Bowes, chairman of the Hartlepool bench of magistrates, has written to the town's Labour MP Iain Wright saying the proposed closure of the court was not in the public
FLYTIPPING is on the rise across the country - with figures showing taxpayers in the North-East and North Yorkshire alone footed a bill of almost £1m last year to clear up illegally-dumped waste. Incidents of rubbish dumped illegally - and the
A POLICE commissioner and head of a rural crime organisation is calling on the Government to reconsider proposed changes in police funding – which do not take into account the cost of rural policing or time spent on issues not related to crime, such as
