Spennymoor Town 3 Glossop North End 2. Two well taken goals by Shane Henry put Moors into the first qualifying round of the FA Trophy with a 3-2 home win over Glossop tonight. After a chanceless first 15 minutes, Moors nearly took the lead
West Auckland are still on the bottom of the table after they lost 2-0 at home to North Shields tonight. West created the better chances in the first half with Kris Goss and Anthony Hume both going close, but it was Shields who took the lead with
UNIONS will hold an emergency summit aimed at ending a wage wrangle at a £250m energy plant. Officials are due to meet workers and their families tonight (Wednesday, October 7) to thrash out plans, as a row with Sita Sembcorp UK (SSUK) rumbles
A GRIEVING mother whose son was killed in a car crash is now sharing her experience with youngsters to try to prevent more deaths as part of a road safety campaign.Friends Nick Davidson, 27, of Middleton-in-Teesdale, and Grant Benson, 21, of Barnard Castle
A NORTH-EAST baker aims to build on its high street supremacy by dominating petrol forecourts.Greggs is expanding further into roadside bakeries to satisfy drivers’ hunger pangs for sausage rolls and pies.The Newcastle-based firm has secured a deal with
A MEAT substitute firm will continue creating jobs in the region to maintain its standing as a leading light in Northern business, its boss has vowed.Quorn is plotting international growth after being sold to Philippines-based Monde Nissin for £550m.Kevin
THE first Briton to enter space has landed in Hartlepool to launch a new secondary school initiative.Helen Sharman, the only British member of the Russian scientific space mission, Project Juno in 1991, officially launched the new STEM (Science, Technology
CINEMA wars have broken out in Durham, as two rival operators race to open the city’s first multi-screen complex.Today (Tuesday, October 6), Clearbell Capital won planning permission for a £30m scheme to redevelop the ailing Gates shopping centre as shops
A PIONEERING digital bank which could create 340 jobs looks set to get the go-ahead for a new North-East headquarters next week (Tuesday, October 13).But Atom Bank’s plans for a purpose-built new home in Durham could be derailed by critics worried about
THE biggest book festival in the North-east opened a new chapter today with a talk by a children’s book author and illustrator.Students from Hardwick Primary School, Bowburn School and Shincliffe Primary School attended the opening event of Durham Book
A NIGHTCLUB owner has been fined £76,000 at crown court for a catalogue of fire safety breaches which were said to have put the lives of visitors and staff at risk. Aaron Mellor, 45, appeared before York Crown Court on Monday (October 5) for sentencing
TWO pupils today (TUES) cut the first turf on a £12m new free school development in Teesside.Parents have been campaigning for a second secondary school in Ingleby Barwick for nine years - and Ingleby Manor Free School opened in temporary premises in
CAST your eyes over yesterday’s newspapers or type ‘Sunderland manager’ into Google and you will soon understand that taking over at the Stadium of Light has not proven to be the most appealing job for those being seriously considered by Ellis Short
RESIDENTS of a quiet, rural area are celebrating after an attempt to open a motor sport circuit on their doorstep was thrown out by councillors.An open countryside site west of the A68 near Satley has been used as an unofficial track for about two years
Supermarkets gave away more than 8.5bn carrier bags last year but from this week shoppers will have to pay 5p for one. Nigel Burton reports BLOWING across windswept wastelands, choking our hedgerows, fluttering uselessly in tree branches and floating
CHANCELLOR George Osborne’s move to allow local councils to keep 100 per cent of business rates revenue is taking the devolution agenda into a new “bold frontier”, according to think tank organisation IPPR North.The Chancellor spelled out his plans at
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build wind turbines on two neighbouring farms have been approved, despite the concerns of neighbours.The owners of Trimdon House Farm and West House Farm want to erect two 500kw turbines on agricultural land south of Harap Road,
DARLINGTON MP Jenny Chapman is urging her constituents to join her in backing a campaign turn the town into a dementia-friendly community.She wants residents and businesses across Darlington to join forces and make the town a place where people with dementia
A 47-year-old former local radio DJ is set to battle 17 younger contestants, five of which are more than half her age, to become Lord Sugar's latest business partner.The Apprentice contestant Ruth Whiteley will follow in the footsteps of fellow Harrogate
THE North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership is launching a new programme of stargazing events to encourage people to enjoy its inky skies.With funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council, the AONB Partnership
BUSINESS leaders in the North-East have voted unanimously in favour of keeping the interest rate at 0.5 per cent amid concerns that there is still too much fragility in the economy.A partnership between The Northern EchoV&A Vigar & Co (Darlington) LLP
AN exploding fishing boat lit up Redcar's South Gare as tv camera crews captured all of the action for a detective series Vera.Paddy's Hole was transformed into a set for the North-East based drama starring Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope.Now in its
A SCRAP metal dealer who claimed he did not need a licence to operate in County Durham because he was only passing through has appeared in court.Paul Bond was driving a vehicle carrying scrap metal when he was stopped by police in Esh Winning last January.A
Owner David Metcalfe has decided against supplementing Mecca's Angel into the Qipco British Champions Sprint at Ascot on October 17. Having missed the Prix de l'Abbaye on account of fast ground at Longchamp on Sunday, Darlington trainer Michael Dods
IF the New Zealand All Blacks go on to win the Rugby World Cup, a Darlington eatery can claim to have helped fuel the squad to success.For The Bay Horse in Hurworth catered for the full New Zealand rugby squad and team staff when they popped in for an
FLOOD defences have been lifted into place to protect the community in Port Clarence thanks to a local business.Wilton Engineering has fabricated the defences which will act as a removable section of flood defence along the front of its site. The first
A PLAN to create a 960-panel solar farm close to 'The Stonehenge of the North' and an abandoned medieval village has been unveiled.Richard Alton, the owner of Rushwood Hall, once the seat of the Nussey baronetcy and home to Teesside steelworks artist
CLEVELAND Police have located missing 15-year-old Hannah Harris. The force thanked the public for is co-operation during the search for teh Stockton teenager.
A FORMER North-East man has published his first book.Stephen Hunt, who grew up in Middlesbrough and was formerly a journalist with The Northern Echo and Durham Times, has written Quartet, a compilation of short stories.His work, published under the name
A CHARITY started by three breast cancer survivors is expanding its reach.Hug in a Bag was set up almost ten years ago by Eileen Richardson, Judith Wright and Sue McCoy, who met at hospital.Since then, it has delivered bags containing useful information
CAR dealer Vertu Motors has opened a new £2m central support centre in Gateshead.Northern Powerhouse Minister James Wharton MP performed the honours at Vertu House on Team Valley.Vertu, the fourth largest company in the North-East, has created about 300
THERE’S lots of lolly in the Hope family.Brother and sister Peter and Lisa Hope are now both on the lollipop school crossing team at Neville’s Cross Bank, in Durham City.Mr Hope, 27, started the job in 2008 and has been at Neville’s Cross, one of the
HOUSEHOLDERS are invited to register for a scheme which has saved Sedgefield residents thousands of pounds on their energy bills.People living in Sedgefield, Bradbury, Mordon, Fishburn and other nearby villages saved more than £41,000 on their gas and
GREEN-FINGERED schoolchildren saw the flowers of their labours after scooping the top spots in a tallest sunflower contest. Pupils at Sedgefield Primary School, in Rectory Row, County Durham, were given sunflower seeds to plant in their gardens
ROTARIANS raised about £1,000 for an Alzheimer’s charity by doing a memory walk.About 50 people took part in the three mile walk in Bishop Auckland, in County Durham, to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Keith Black, from the Bishop Auckland Rotary
A MAN had a tooth knocked out when he was punched and kicked during what is believed to be a homophobic hate crime.The 36-year-old was attacked as he was walking along the footpath on the opposite road to the cemetery near to the junction of Victoria
TOP performing students have been urged to be bold, imaginative and creative as they forge ahead with their plans for life.Richmond MP Rishi Sunak told students at Richmond School and Sixth Form College to trust in their own ideas, like the founders of
A SHOP aiming to provide help and support to people struggling to make ends meet has opened in Redcar.The Next Step Shop, based on Queen Street, is being run by local charity Footprints in the Community as an additional outlet to its Redcar Area Foodbank.This
A MAN who had a “personality change” following a head injury at work died after taking a combination of drugs, an inquest has heard.David Colin Frost, 41, died at his home in Brandon on June 8 this year.An inquest into his death heard that the father
A MOTHER whose daughter died in a tragic accident has appealed to teenagers to think twice before binge drinking and has launched a sponsored walk for the charity that supported her family in their hour of need. Michelle Ildam, 39, of Worcester
BRITAIN’S newest film studio has secured its first tenant – a glossy, big-budget TV drama series which is expected to have global appeal. The ambitious eight-part ITV show Victoria will be the first production to be shot at the Yorkshire Studios
DURHAM is to host a major fireworks night display for the first time in four years.Durham Police’s popular display, previously staged at Aykley Heads, has been at Beamish Museum since 2012. Now St Cuthbert’s Hospice is to hold its own event, at Framwellgate
MAJOR works to remedy a landslip at a popular beauty spot will begin this week.Durham County Council has been investigating the ground at Pelaw Woods, near the River Wear in Durham City, since bad weather caused a slip in early 2013 and since when diversions
SCHOOLBOY Benny Evans had a taste of what’s on offer at the upcoming Countryside Live agricultural show when he got to grips with Royal Python Chloe.The reptile is one of thousands of animals which will be taking part in the event, known as the little
A CATHEDRAL concert has raised money for old soldiers and families affected by a devastating earthquake.Durham Cathedral hosted a concert by the Band of the Brigade of the Gurkhas and the Pipes and Drums of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Gurkha Rifles on
THE entire works of Charles Dickens will be condensed into 70 minutes for a comedy show.Dickens Abridged is the work of Adam Long, a founding member of The Reduced Shakespeare Company and co-creator of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged
TEESSIDE car parts manufacturer, ElringKlinger (GB) has taken on 13 new apprentices this September – its biggest intake to date. The recent additions bring the number of apprentices ‘live’ on-site to 19 – all working across different departments and at
A FORMER ship's Master has joined the Port of Tyne as a non-executive director bringing more than 30 years of experience in the maritime and subsea sector. Previously chief executive at CEONA Offshore, Mark Preece brings extensive senior management, commercial
A kitten which lost its back legs in an accident is enjoying a new lease of life after being fitted with its own wheelchair. Cassidy lost his back legs shortly after being born in Canada and survived for nine weeks living alone in a forest.
YOUNGSTERS across Darlington have been rewarded after proving themselves Summer Reading Challenge champions.The campaign involved children aged four to 11-year-olds signing up at their local library to read six library books of their choice, collecting
PUPILS have been brightening up a building site with a new mural. Students from Wolsingham School's art department have been working on the project to improve the look of the building site for the school's new facility.The school is currently building
BRITAIN’s most senior air force officer swapped the world of high-speed jets for a very different form of transport during a visit to North Yorkshire.The Chief of the Air Staff was among the first to take to the wheel at the relaunch of RAF Leeming’s
NORTH Yorkshire has bucked the national trend in the numbers of children placed for adoption.Official Government figures show that the number of children granted an adoption placement order nationally has fallen by 24 per cent in a year, despite an increase
LANDLORDS across Darlington can find out about what the introduction of Universal Credit will mean for them at a special meeting later this month. Darlington Borough Council’s Private Sector Housing team have organised the event to offer private landlords
YOUNGSTERS at a Darlington primary school are celebrating an outstanding start to the new term after securing a glowing report from church inspectors.The newly named St Mary’s Cockerton CE School has been graded outstanding after a rigorous inspection.Earlier
A TEENAGE cancer survivor said he does not let losing his leg hold him back after meeting Prince Harry at a prestigious national awards. Kieran Maxwell, who battled a rare form of bone cancer which forced doctors to amputate his leg, was hailed
UNIVERSITY is fun! Financing University? Not so much, writes Jo Jackson is Head of Financial Planning at wealth management firm, Brewin Dolphin in Newcastle. So your child has gone off to start a new life at University? What an exciting time. Great experiences
A BENEFITS CLAIMANT lived it up at rock concerts and music festivals while supposedly housebound, recovering from a road accident. Joy Taylor’s original claim was legitimate, with her mother Linda her nominated carer, having suffered a serious
IT was the very beginning of the Rolling Stones age, 50 tears ago on Thursday, and for all sorts of reasons Ian Wright has never forgotten it. It made quite an impression on Mick Jagger, too. It was also the night that Jagger and Keith Richard really
ELLIS SHORT would scrap Sunderland’s sporting director structure if it helped to land the right manager after years of struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League. The Sunderland owner is open-minded about the next step as he considers the
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has been awarded a benefit by the county in 2016.The 31-year-old batsman has represented the White Rose since the age of ten as well as playing for England at under 15s, 17s, and 19s level. He also captained their Lions team
FRUSTRATED in his efforts to make signings last week, Ronnie Moore is seeking a quick breakthrough.Following Saturday’s 4-1 defeat to Luton, and the 3-0 home reverse to Bristol Rovers last week, the Hartlepool United boss is out to boost his options.But
KEVIN MBABU was spared from seeing much of Newcastle United's collapse at Manchester City – but hopes the Magpies can learn from their mistakes made at the Etihad Stadium.Mbabu limped off after pulling up while tracking back for City's third goal in a
A FATHER who downloaded indecent images of children told police he had no idea how they got onto his computer. Gary Smiley, 41, could not explain the illegal photographs, but pleaded guilty on Monday as he was due to go on trial. He was given
THE life of North Yorkshire’s shepherdess Amanda Owen and her 1,000 Swaledale sheep - and eight children - are to be brought to a worldwide audience by Hollywood. High up in the dales, nestled by the head of the River Swale, Ravenseat Farm may
A LONER pretended to be a woman on social media to befriend children and got one of them to perform sex acts and send him pictures. David Groom's perverted behaviour came to light when he asked a taxi driver to take him past a school so he could
GRANT LEADBITTER wants to focus on the positives after Middlesbrough's winning run came to an end on Saturday.Boro were looking to extend their run of victories to eight games at Reading, which would have opened up a five-point gap between themselves
IN one of his final press conferences before the start of the World Cup, England head coach Stuart Lancaster challenged his players to do “something remarkable”. They have done it. Somehow, they have made the World Cup efforts of England’s footballers
POLICE were called to an overturned tanker on the A1185 between the Seal Sands roundabout and Marsh House Ave, Billingham, early this morning. The driver was left shaken but unhurt. Please have advised that this section of road will be closed
DETECTIVES are appealing for information after the attempted rape of a 42-year-old woman in the Middlesbrough area. She was approached while walking during the early hours of Sunday close to a Royal Cars taxi rank on Marton Road by a man speaking
POLICE were called to an address in Middlesbrough following a report of the sudden death of a 13-year-old boy on Monday evening. A spokesman for Cleveland Police said the death at the property in Bank Sands in the Acklam area was being treated
THE owner of historic Windlestone Hall claims he has been the victim of a "witch-hunt" by the authorities after buying the 30-bedroom mansion for just £241,000.In an exclusive interview, William Davenport, who purchased the grade II* listed
A WOMAN who was suspected of lying about having fertility treatment to avoid going to jail was found to be telling the truth - and wept as she dodged custody. Serial con artist Jayne Maughan faced prison when she appeared at Teesside Crown Court
A WOULD-BE rapist is being hunted after a woman was attacked in the early hours of Sunday morning as she walked through Middlesbrough. The 42-year-old victim was as approached by the suspect close to a Royal Cars taxi rank on Marton Road and she
