THE LAST couple of weeks have been very quiet at Witton Castle Lakes with only a handful or so of anglers braving the unpleasant weather conditions to fish the lakes. The strong winds, heavy rains and recent cold temperatures have combined to keep visiting
HARTLEPOOL UNITED lost 3-1 at Mansfield Town – after a second-half disappointment. The Stags went into the game without a win in five, but they powered past Pools after the break. Home keeper Brian Jensen saved his side on 11 minutes, when Pools
JAMIE VARDY scored for the tenth Premier League game in succession as Leicester City outclassed a dreadful Newcastle United at St James’ Park. Vardy equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Premier League record for scoring in consecutive league games as
A CHRISTMAS card depicting a seasonal scene in north Durham has been launched.Consett Brass has unveiled its second of five cards in a set showing the former steel town in a festive light. Consett artist Michael James conjured up the image of a brass
ALMOST one million North Easterners are ignoring Government health guidelines and drinking at levels which are putting them at greater risk of seven types of cancer. A survey carried out by Balance revealed that almost two in five of the region
POLICE have reopened part of the A1(M) in County Durham after it was closed due to an incident. It is understood the air ambulance landed at the scene, which was between junctions 59 and 60. Durham Police Road Policing Unit said: "The A1m is
TWO Good Samaritans helped save a woman who was dragged to the ground and threatened by a knifeman. Eston Police are appealing for a driver who stopped his car to help the victim of the attempted robbery and a dog walker who may have seen the suspect
NEWCASTLE UNITED head coach Steve McClaren has named an unchanged starting line-up for this afternoon's Premier League game with Leicester City. As expected, Rob Elliot has been passed fit to retain his place in goal despite missing both legs of
Sports Editor Nick Loughlin reports live from Field Mill as Hartlepool take on Mansfield Town. Tweets by @loughlinecho Kick-off: 3pm
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PEOPLE living in the poorest parts of the North-East can expect to suffer up to 20 years of poor health compared to those in the richest, new figures show. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that the number of years that
A COMMUNITY came together for a special remembrance concert in Bishop Auckland earlier this month.The Bishop Auckland Music Society held the special event at St. Andrew's Church, to remember the fallen and to raise funds for the Help for Heroes (HFH)
VOTERS will not receive polling cards in a county by-election after a controversial meeting saw councillors decide against them.At a recent Barnard Castle Town Council meeting, councillors were torn between whether to provide the cards for about 2,000
AITOR KARANKA has called for Middlesbrough’s fans to trust the players like he does in the club’s push to bring Premier League football back to the Riverside Stadium after witnessing a dramatic stoppage-time win last night. With Boro seemingly
IT is regularly claimed that good things are worth waiting for and that was exactly how the Riverside Stadium felt as a penalty deep in to stoppage-time sealed an important three points for Middlesbrough. For 93 minutes it had looked as if Boro
DARLINGTON’S wait for a league game continues as their match with Grantham Town has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. An inspection held at Heritage Park at 8:30 this morning deemed the Heritage Park pitch to be waterlogged – the second
STRONG winds wreaked havoc across parts of the region on Friday night, as the first snows of winter fell in other areas of the North-East. A roof was blown off a four-storey property on Marine Parade, Saltburn, with debris landing on cars in a
BY now, it is a story that is reasonably well known. Having been released by Sheffield Wednesday at the age of 16, Jamie Vardy dropped into the non-league game, where he spent time with Stocksbridge Park Steels and Halifax Town before eventually joining
Adil Rashid has revealed that he couldn’t say no to Jason Gillespie’s offer of a place in the forthcoming Big Bash Twenty20 League with Adelaide Strikers.The Yorkshire leg-spinning all-rounder will link up with his county coach in Australia next month.Rashid
SAM ALLARDYCE already has one eye on the January transfer window and believes Sunderland can’t afford to sign the wrong players if Premier League football is to stay at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats are deep in the relegation zone after 12 games
DARLINGTON hope to beat Grantham Town and the weather today as they bid to return to league action with a win. Not since October 24th have Quakers had a league match to contest, their fixtures since either being in cup competitions or postponed
JAKE Gray has caught the eye in two games for Hartlepool United and plans are advanced to extend his stay at Victoria Park. Signed on an emergency month’s loan from Crystal Palace, the attack-minded midfielder netted twice in last weekend’s win over Leyton
DARLINGTON Mowden Park have recalled former Chester scrum half Matt Walsh in place of Bruno Bravo in the only change for today's visit of Hull Ionians.After last week's heartening win at Plymouth they are able to name the same pack for a third successive
Five go to post for the Betfair Chase including the winners of the corresponding race for the last three years - and hat-trick seeking Silviniaco Conti (3.00) gets the vote. The selection who won this valuable prize in 2012 and 2014, is likely to try
Although my luck wasn’t in at Cheltenham last weekend, I was delighted to see Ian Popham finally get the rub of the green when winning the Paddy Power Gold Cup aboard Annacotty.A couple of years back Ian looked to have such a promising career ahead but
STEVE McCLAREN has warned Ayoze Perez against a move from Newcastle United in January, and claimed the Spaniard is already in the perfect place to assist his footballing development. With the transfer window due to reopen at the turn of the year
Newcastle United have the chance to pull away from the relegation zone with Leicester City visiting St James’ Park, and the Foxes have been the Premier League’s surprise package. Jamie Vardy is the division’s leading scorer, and Claudio Ranieri’s side
ARRESTS of children have fallen by 54 per cent in the last four years, a study released today shows. The Howard League for Penal Reform said police data revealed that a long-running programme of work to keep as many children as possible out of
STEELWORKERS and their families will join a rally today (Saturday, November 21) to highlight the crisis in their industry and call on the Government for more help. Thousands of job losses have been announced in recent weeks in areas including Teesside
