Durham City still have a chance of avoiding relegation when they beat Guisborough 1-0 at Belle View last night. Ross Wilkinson scored the goal after 61 minutes from a corner, which leaves Durham needing four points to clinch safety with two games remaining
WHILE MOST runners’ races lasted a few hours at most last week, one Quaker spent literally the entire weekend on their feet. The latest of this year’s Hardmoors events was the biggest one of them all; the 160 mile event which took in the entire Cleveland
HUNDREDS of North-East steelworkers’ futures could be secured in a business sell-off.Liberty House and Excalibur Steel have finalised approaches for Tata Steel’s UK plants.The advances provide a potential lifeline to 600 staff at Tata’s Hartlepool pipe
THE Head Housekeeper at Rockliffe Hall in Hurworth has become one of just 18 people to win a coveted national diploma place.Kirsty Whitwell, of Darlington, is one of just 18 hotel industry employees across the country to be selected to study for the internationally
OUTRAGED residents will not have the chance to voice their concerns about plans to build 120 homes at a public inquiry. Councillors on Durham County Council’s planning committee voted in favour of approving plans for houses on agricultural land off Mill
SAGE Gateshead has announced the appointment of one of London’s "most exciting young conducting talents" to lead the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia.The conductor, orchestrator and arranger Hugh Brunt has experience of choral tradition, orchestral
THE CLUB entered a total of ten teams at this year’s Neptune Relays organised by Sedgefield Harriers. Held in the picturesque grounds of Hardwick Park, it has always been a happy hunting ground for Crook AC over the 1.6-mile lap course and this year
AN army of dedicated walkers are preparing for a hike across the Cleveland Hills and the North York Moors in aid of a vital life saving rescue service.The long-established Boosbeck Station Hotel charity walk for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (
A SCOTTISH folk band is set to perform in County Durham as part of its UK tour.RURA, are touring with their second album Despite the Dark, and will be visiting Barnard Castle on May 24.The five-piece band blends fiddle, Highland pipes, whistle, flute,
AROUND 10,000 North-East fun-runners of all ages and abilities are taking part in a giant charity event later this month.The 34th annual Children’s Cancer Run is being held at Newcastle Racecourse on Sunday May 15.The event is organised by the North of
A COUNTY Durham museum is appealing for donations to help create a piece of art to accompany a new exhibition.The Bowes Museum, in Barnard Castle, will host From Temple to Home: Celebrating Ganesha, from May 21 until September 18.To celebrate the opening
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two portable toilets were stolen after being hired for a marathon race in New Zealand. The portable toilets, weighing 150kg each, disappeared overnight from the start of the Rotorua Marathon in New Zealand
A PLANNED protest against stressful SATs exams for primary school children has been hailed a success by parents who chose creative learning over the classroom. Thousands of parents have decided to pull their children from schools across the North-East
A BEAUTY student from a North-East college took second place in a national competition run by the Association of Hairdressers and Therapists.Kelsey Athey, aged 19, from Ferryhill, in County Durham, competed against 24 other students from across the UK
A FORMER Sunderland footballer accused of raping a woman he met in a nightclub has told a court she is lying. Cabral, whose real name is Adilson Tavares Varela, told Hull Crown Court he did not know why the woman would try to destroy his life.
NORTH Yorkshire County Council is targeting over 9,000 residents who live with dementia to help them get information, help and support.Dementia Awareness Week runs from May 15 and the authority is working with the NHS to encourage people who are concerned
A CAMPAIGN warning how smoking can cause 16 types of cancer has inspired thousands of North-East smokers to quit.Fresh's Quit 16 campaign, supported by Cancer Research UK, highlighted the toll that smoking-related cancers have on families in the region.There
REBECCA Charlton is currently presenting the British Cycling Motorpoint Spring Cup and Grand Prix series on Eurosport. Rebecca Charlton. Photo: Emma Tunbridge Why do you cycle? I began racing as an Under-10 when my parents introduced
BUSINESSMEN and women are set to swap their white collars for red gloves in a charity boxing event supported by former world bantamweight champion Stuart Hall.Mr Hall has pledged to train potential pugilists for a corporate boxing showdown at the Dolphin
STUART HALL has been told by IBF bantamweight champion Lee Haskins that he can have a shot at reclaiming the world title but he should expect to be knocked out if they meet later this summer. Haskins delivered a warning to the Darlington boxer
GIRLS are being encouraged to take up the traditionally male sport of cricket after a new scheme was launched in Teesdale.Twenty-seven teenagers from Teesdale School, in Barnard Castle, have joined a new after-school club in the hope of setting up their
A CHARITY set up to provide respite care and short breaks for young people from across the North-East is celebrating a cash windfall.Tesco Bank presented Grace House North East, based in Southwick, Sunderland, with a cheque for £25,287 following a year
BEER lovers can enjoy a tipple while supporting their local mountain rescue team after a 'Name the Ale' challenge was launched.The King’s Head Inn, Newton-under-Roseberry has teamed up with Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team to help raise funds for the charity.The
TWO men pretending to be police officers have targeted the elderly in Middlesbrough.An 84-year-old woman had a "substantial amount of cash" stolen from her home in one incident in the Aldergrove Drive area of Easterside, at 5.30pm yesterday
DOGS, horses and even three squirrels were among more than 50 animals rescued by specially trained firefighters last year.All crews across County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) have been given awareness training. However, at the
A HEALTH trust at the centre of rumours about the future closure of Darlington’s A&E department said the matter is not the subject of a public meeting this weekend. The County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) stated yesterday
A DAREDEVIL grandfather has gone to great heights in supporting his fundraising grandson – by leaping 8,500 feet from an aeroplane. Gordon Smith, 81, from Richmond, did his first skydive at the weekend along with his 19-year-old grandson Cameron
A NORTH-EAST college student has become a champion kickboxer in just his second fight in the sport.Rhys Smith, 15, of Peterlee, who attends East Durham College, has won the World Traditional Kickboxing Association Intercontinental Junior Muay Thai Boxing
POLICE have revealed the details of a spate of suspected shoplifting incidents across the North-East.CCTV cameras caught six men and women inside supermarkets and shops across Darlington, Durham, and Bishop Auckland throughout April and police are appealing
A LANDOWNER has been ordered to remove a dead horse from his field after it died more than five weeks ago.Residents in Evenwood, in Teesdale, County Durham, complained to Durham County Council and the RSPCA after the horse was left to rot in the field.It
A SPECIAL invitation has gone out to ten people who are celebrating their 90th Birthday this year from the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu.The Archbishop is throwing open the gates of Bishopthorpe palace, near York, for a party at the palace. The
A POLICE chief has thanked fans of Middlesbrough FC for reporting racist language at the team's away clash with Birmingham last week.Fans were so upset by the behaviour of one of their own supporters they alerted match officials.Chief Superintendent Steve
A CHARITY dedicated to supporting former mining communities is inviting organisations from across the North-East that encourage and support into work to apply for a share £50,000.The Coalfields Regeneration Trust is offering the cash through through the
ADAM MITCHELL has become the sixth member of Darlington’s title-winning squad to agree a new contract. The winger, who can also play at right-back, has signed a two year contract with Quakers, the same length of deal that five of his team-mates
A GOOD Samaritan who came to the aid of a seriously injured man is being sought by police.Officers from Bishop Auckland are trying to trace the witness after he knocked on the door of a house on Escomb Road to raise the alarm for a man lying injured on
ARTISTS are being invited to bring their drawings to a digital textiles course in Newton Aycliffe.Textile designer Rebecca Hayman is hosting three one-off sessions at the Shed, at Greenfield Arts, on Greenfield Way, where participants can turn one of
DOGS, horses and even three squirrels were among more than 50 animals rescued by specially trained firefighters last year.All crews across County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) have been given awareness training. However, at the
THE young unemployed in Redcar are being given a helping hand by a new course to boost their chances of finding work.Stockton Riverside College is bringing its Prince’s Trust Team programme to the redundancy-hit town in a bid to help youngsters aged 16
SECURITY footage has been released by police hunting two men after an assault which left its victim with a fractured cheek.Cleveland Police received a report that a man had been punched on Yarm Lane outside Aldi at around 9.55pm on Friday, February 26
A POLICE chief has thanked fans of Middlesbrough FC for reporting racist language at the team's away clash with Birmingham last week.Fans were so upset by the behaviour of one of their own supporters they alerted match officials.Chief Superintendent Steve
AITOR KARANKA called for the ‘very best referee’ for this Saturday’s promotion decider with Brighton and the Middlesbrough boss has been told that the Premier League’s Mike Dean will be the man in the middle.Dean was in charge of Newcastle United’s 1-
A COMMUNITY bike ride was held in north Durham over the weekend.Around 50 cyclists took part in the inaugural Stanley Family Ride on Sunday.They set off from Oakey Park and rode down the refurbished Coast to Coast route, taking them to Beamish where youngsters
STUDENTS were tickling the tastebuds of a celebrity chef when he called into their school for a cooking masterclass.James Tanner, who is a regular on Saturday Kitchen and appeared on Ready, Steady Cook, spent a whole day at the school delivering a talk
ALZHEIMER’S Society in Darlington is encouraging residents to confront dementia this Dementia Awareness Week from May 15.Charity staff and volunteers will be providing information about dementia and how to live well with the condition at a series of events
JACK Burnham's magnificent 135 carried Durham to the brink of maximum batting points as they reached tea on 399 for five from 108 overs, trailing by 58. Burnham enjoyed some luck but showed remarkable composure and shot selection for one who was
DISRESPECTFUL photographers and goths have come under fire for damaging the graveyard made famous through the Dracula legend and using it as a backdrop for cheap photo opportunities.Now traditional goths are so incensed they have started an online petition
GATESHEAD’S Millennium Bridge shone brightly in purple on Sunday to launch the Stroke Association’s annual awareness month.Make May Purple is designed to raise awareness of the impact of strokes and to share information and advice on how to help prevent
A POLICE force is facing allegations of fostering a culture of "sexism" and "bollocking" by a former employee, who claims the force "ruined my life, my mental health and my career". Denise Aubrey, 45, who worked as head of legal services at Northumbria
THE mystery surrounding the fate of the ship that James Cook commanded on his first voyage of discovery to Australia and New Zealand appears to have been solved, after researchers claimed to have pinpointed its whereabouts.The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology
FOOTBALLERS looking to share a pitch with a former Middlesbrough player and raise money for charity at the same time are being urged to sign up for an annual tournament.Justice First has organised a 24-team five-a-side competition to raise vital funds
He’s been off the radar for a while, but Hugh Grant insists he couldn’t turn down working with Meryl Streep on new biopic Florence Foster Jenkins. He talks to Gemma Dunn Hugh Grant may have starred alongside a host of leading ladies as a bumbling
As eccentric as it sounds, the Mad Hatter Tea Company is earning a reputation for being entirely serious about the nation’s favourite drink. Sarah Millington talks to its founder, Michael HarrisonWEARING an oversized hat tied with an orange ribbon and
Fat-shaming and Twitter bullying is never okay, but Scarlett Moffatt admits she’d like to lose weight for the sake of her health. The bubbly North-East Gogglebox star talks to Hannah Stephenson She's known for her searing and hilarious one-liners
Time to think about planting out those sweet peas AT last we have reached the time of year when sweet peas we have grown from seed over the past few months perched on windowsills and in our greenhouses can be hardened off and planted out. A
Former chemist Andrew Wildsmith has hit on a fantastic formula for keeping his hotel guests happy, says Jenny Needham The Lake District has long been famed for its extraordinary beauty, which has inspired writers and poets to great heights. Now
By doing your research and shopping around, you might find you can make a profit by taking out home insurance HOW much are you getting paid to take out home insurance? That's right, paid. The record so far this year from my cheap home insurance
A 16-YEAR-old girl said to associate with criminals feared to be involved in sex trafficking should be placed into secure accommodation for her own protection, a family court judge has ruled. Social services bosses from North Tyneside Council asked
As Kay Mellor’s brilliant and touching In The Club returns, Susan Griffin catches up with the acclaimed writer and her leading ladies, to talk labour scenes, complicated relationships and money woes KAY Mellor has always put women centre stage.
Gluten-free choices are getting better – but there’s still a way to go, says Phil Vickery COELIAC disease is not new – the word itself is a translation of the Greek 'koiliakos' meaning 'abdominal', and linked to ancient Greek physician, Aretaeus
THE POPULAR television programme in which people from all walks of life take turns to host the perfect dinner party is coming to Durham. The Channel 4 television programme Couples Come Dine With Me will be in the city and surrounding areas - anywhere
A SPORTS journalism student has scored a full-time job with West Ham United before he even graduates in the summer.Matt Riggs, of Sunderland University, beat hundreds of other applicants to land the 12-month editorial internship at the Premier League
A FORMER postmistress and an HGV driver have fulfilled their long-held ambition by taking over a traditional fish and chip shop.After investing more than £10,000 upgrading Bondgate Fisheries, in Ripon, Janet and Colin Kaye said they would be able to achieve
TRUSTEES charged with overseeing a unique collection of trees beside one of Britain's best known stately homes are celebrating securing funding to help launch a £500,000 scheme to preserve its future.The Yorkshire Arboretum, a 120-acre landscape featuring
A THREE-legged cat is looking for a new home.Tabby Elsa was handed into vets as a stray, she had already had her tail amputated and was struggling to walk with her front left leg. X-rays revealed she had air rifle pellets in her leg and as the problem
FOLLOWING the success of the Tour de Yorkshire in Middlesbrough an exhibition is to open to celebrate the history of cycling. The exhibition will be displayed at Gallery TS1 in the town and will feature a collection of paintings, drawings, textiles
A CHOREOGRAPHER and dancer is returning from the London stage to bring his latest show closer to home.Middlesbrough-born Nathan Johnston is showcasing his first full length theatre-dance production at Stockton's Arc tomorrow (Wednesday, May 4).The 26-
A CYCLIST has been airlifted to hospital after his bike hit a car in Maison Dieu, Richmond. Yorkshire Ambulance Service was called to the incident at 11.49am today and said Yorkshire Air Ambulance took the man, who is in his 60s, to James Cook
SCOTT Borthwick and Jack Burnham capitalised on a stroke of luck each to take their stand to 145 this morning. Burnham was still there at lunch on 73 but Borthwick fell 13 minutes before the break, lbw pushing forward to Gareth Batty for 77. With
A PINK suede saddle, an engraved bit and a pony sized leather bridle were stolen when a Renault Grand Scenic was broken into in Thornaby at the weekend.A range of distinctive horse equipment was stolen during the early hours of Sunday, May 1, including
LEADING artists from across the region are exhibiting work at a special free fair. The Pickering Art Fair will feature many up and coming artists including Dean Regan from Whitby, who paints mainly in oils, and Justine Warner from York, a textile artist
SEARCH for witnesses after suspected motorbike thieves knock over pedestrian.Cleveland Police are appealing for information after a white Honda CBR motorcycle was involved in a collision on Coniston Road in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough at around 9pm
A 12-year-old boy was punched twice in the face in Middlesbrough by an angry taxi driver after a snowball hit his cab.The attack happened after a snowball accidentally hit the taxi, on Broadwell Road, at about 7.40am on Tuesday, April 26, but Cleveland
A GROUP of adventurous students are set to scale new heights when they tackle the National Three Peaks challenge.The second year physiotherapy students will be pulling on their hiking boots to raise funds for The Golden Jubilee spinal cord injuries centre
BRAMBLES and weeds covering part of an overgrown riverbank have been removed as part of a makeover.Unsightly weeds have been uprooted in The Sands area of Durham as part of an environmental project.The cleared site will now be planted with wildflowers
NEWCASTLE UNITED’S players will have to deal with distractions off the field as well as on it when they head to Aston Villa for a crucial fixture in the Premier League relegation battle this weekend. With the Villans already condemned to spending
THE new interim chief constable of South Yorkshire Police has said he plans to listen to the families of those who died in the Hillsborough disaster as he starts work with the beleaguered force. Dave Jones - the current chief constable of North
PUPILS from a north Durham school gained a valuable taste of engineering life last week, thanks to a visit to Washington-based training provider.Students from Consett's Villa Real School – a mixed day school for pupils who have severe, profound, medical
MANUFACTURERS have slashed jobs after the high street crisis exacerbated poorer demand and EU referendum worries, a report has revealed.The industry has dropped to a three-year low amid a “bleak landscape” that is causing an “atmosphere of deep unease
Chris Webber talks to prisoners past and present inside Kirklevington Grange Open Prison, near Yarm, about a scheme to find work 'on the outside' STROLLING inside a prison garden, the sun on our backs, a former prisoner turned businessman chats
NO one wants to see their NHS services downgraded. Clearly, most people want to retain as many services at their local hospital as possible.But what if the message from the experts is that people will get better quality care if they travel further?This
A MAJOR survey of business banking has revealed that businesses are moderately satisfied with their banks, but high account charges and slow account opening processes are a concern.The report drawn from more than 200 businesses by North East Chamber of
GLOBAL electronics manufacturer Stadium Group is to make its Hartlepool facility the European Manufacturing Centre of Excellence within its worldwide operations. The Hartlepool site has been subject to major investment, new contracts and leadership
The James Plays: Newcastle Theatre RoyalWRITER Rona Munro set herself a mammoth task rummaging around in dusty Scottish archives to produce a trilogy of plays about three Kings of Scotland, each named James Stewart. Set within a virtually unknown period
A GOOD Samaritan who came to the aid of a seriously injured man is being sought by police. Officers from Bishop Auckland are trying to trace the witness after he knocked on the door of a house on Escomb Road to raise the alarm for a man lying injured
LORD WALTON of Detchant, plain John Nicholas Walton when a bit bairn at Middlestone Moor primary school, has died, aged 93. He was one of the most remarkable men I ever met. Detchant was the north Northumberland hamlet where he and his wife Betty
Yes: Newcastle City HallTHE tragic loss of 1968 founder member and band constant member bassist Chris Squire, still saw his influence loom large over the evening and his image in a tribute video montage at the start of the show was met with a standing
POLICE have issued a video of dangerous driving in the Stanley area. A concerned member of the public sent in the footage after recording it on a dashcam. Stanley Police said on Facebook: "We would like to speak to all of the drivers involved
HOSPITAL chiefs have admitted the future of Darlington Memorial Hospital’s Accident and Emergency department will be subject to debate. On Friday, Darlington MP Jenny Chapman demanded answers over the future of services at the hospital, as persistent
FIGHTER jets were scrambled on Monday night - causing a sonic boom - to escort a civilian passenger plane after air traffic controllers were unable to contact the pilots. Video courtesy of Griffo Pulse 1 Drivetime. The AFR1558 flight from Paris
SUNDERLAND may have slipped behind Newcastle United in the Premier League’s relegation fight, but goalkeeper Vito Mannone has delivered a warning to their Tyne-Wear rivals ahead of the penultimate weekend of the season.Mannone was part of the Black Cats
ANDROS TOWNSEND has described how the hours he spent on the training ground away from Tottenham’s first-team squad developed the ball striking quality which has given Newcastle United a huge boost in the fight for Premier League survival.Townsend was
A TERMINALLY-ILL Darlington woman has taken her battle against former employers to the High Court. Valerie Cameron and her legal team believe she was exposed to toxic asbestos during her work at the Rothmans cigarette factory in Darlington in the
A CARE firm is facing action from regulators after it failed to protect the elderly and infirm using its service from abuse.Clece Care Services’ Gateshead branch was deemed to be inadequate in four out of five competency areas inspected. Seventy safeguarding
A WOMAN who was paralysed in a horse riding accident in Egypt has arrived back in the North-East. Olivia Fairclough, 31, was living and working in the country when she was crushed by her horse in the accident last month. Her travel insurance
THOUSANDS of parents across the region are set to pull their kids out of school in protest at controversial SATs tests which are making pupils' lives a misery. Parents at schools across the North-East and North Yorkshire are joining a national
VOLUNTEERS are being urged to “join up” and help unearth the history of the Durham Light Infantry’s “Shiny Tenth”. The regiment’s 10th battalion was raised in 1914 as part of Kitchener’s New Army and fought across the Western Front, including the
A COCAINE user turned dealer had more than 27 times the legal driving limit of the drug in his system when police stopped him at the wheel of his BMW car, a court heard. Daniel Yeates was handed his first prison sentence of three years after his
A 41-YEAR-OLD man suffered multiple injuries after a two-car collision near Guisborough. The incident occurred around 12.30pm on Monday and led to the A171 being closed by police. "A 41-year-old man had sustained multiple serious injuries.
A DOG walker who fell in woodland needed help from the Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team. The 65-year-old man from the Northallerton area slipped on an extremely muddy woodland path and injured his leg on Monday. The incident happened around 1pm
A DOG and a cat are believed to have been to blame for an accident which led to a car leaving the road and ending up in a bush. Cleveland and Durham Road Policing Unit detailed the unusual incident which happened on Monday in East Cleveland.
A DRUG company is leading a drive to cut newborn baby deaths after a senior official’s “lightbulb moment”. GlaxoSmithKline has developed the Umbipro gel to tackle umbilical cord-related deaths in Africa and Asia. Bosses say it could help save
UNDER 19 World Cup centuries against Fiji, Zimbabwe and Namibia were mere appetisers for Jack Burnham, whose hunger for runs saw him feast at the top table yesterday.His 135 against Surrey at the Oval helped Durham to maximum batting points, something
TRAFFIC police turned rhyme fighters after stopping a car to check the driver's credentials. Writing on Facebook, Cleveland and Durham Road Policing Unit detailed the stop on Monday in verse. "Rub a dub dub dub, one man in a V'dub," they wrote
AN AUTISTIC teenager with a rare disorder that causes her to see auras will sing at a fundraiser in aid of the service that supported her through her diagnosis struggle. Correction: The event is on Thursday, May 26, not May 6 as stated in
