A MAN was forced to take drastic measures when his girlfriend's hair caught fire as they shared a romantic bubble bath. The Miami couple were in the bath, surrounded by bottles of wine, rose petals and candles, when the woman's hair caught fire
ON a sunny day when they would much rather have batted after last night's T20 win at Old Trafford, Durham had to toil in the field at Trent Bridge as Nottinghamshire racked up 353 for six. The hosts' brittle top three disappeared with only 27 on
FUNDRAISING is about to take off - as a major RAF base lends air support to a charitable cause. Personnel at RAF Leeming, near Bedale, are aiming to sell at least 1,000 tickets in an anniversary draw for a car to raise funds for St Teresa’s Hospice
MORE than 240 people attended a fund raising night in memory of a girl who died of cancer as a teenager.The event at the Salvation Army Citadel in Chester-le-Street was attended by Councillor Tracie Smith and Kevan Jones MP to raise money for the Sara
DURHAM ran out of bowling options on a sunny afternoon as former Zimababwe Test batsman Brendan Taylor cruised to a century in sharing an unbroken stand of 159 with Samit Patel. Nottinghamshire reached 252 for four at tea with Taylor on 109 and
GLASS “postcards from the past” will be preserved in a new artwork being created by schoolchildren.The £6,000 artwork featuring ten A4 sized “postcards” will be created by children from Cestria Primary School, in Chester-le-Street.They will work with
Today’s feature meeting comes from Haydock Park and the ground is likely to be just on the slow side of good following Thursday’s rain, which left the course as good to soft going into yesterday’s card.Journey (2.35) improved in leaps and bounds last
Had my first experience of a Park Run this morning in South Park, Darlington and loved it. Finished the 5k course in 160th place in a time of 29.41 so plenty of room for athletic improvement. This morning's run was organised for the first time
DURHAM would be happy to take four wickets after losing the toss at Trent Bridge this morning. Chris Rushworth, back from injury, grabbed the first two as Nottinghamshire slipped to 27 for three, then a stand of 66 was broken by James Weighell
MOEEN Ali and Chris Woakes made Sri Lanka pay for missing chances as England took control on the second morning of the second Investec Test. The hosts still had work to do, resuming on 310 for six at Chester-le-Street, but turned the screw to take
WHAT could easily have been a day of firsts for two England batsmen ended up being more about efficiency than history-making at the end of a positive start to the second Test against the Sri Lankans. It should have been the morning when Alastair
Wednesday June 1st at 8pm: Darts and pool competitions take place at Smallways Inn at 8pm Thursday June 2nd at 7pm: Quoits on the village green Friday June 3rd at 6pm: Duck race, barbeque and beer tent, and a funfair on the village green.
SHORTS AND t-shirts one day and back to overcoats the next, there’s certainly been a big swing in the weather this week. The warmer weather earlier in the week did bring on some good hatches at Witton Castle Lakes tempting the fish to rise across both
5:47pm There's still plenty to do at the airport this evening before the event officially ends at 10.30pm. Unfortunately
THE village of Evenwood was on tenterhooks 100 years ago. The whole country had been waiting for nearly two years for the Royal Navy – the pride of the nation – to join the war, and on May 31, 1916, at last it did.It was the largest naval battle in history
CLEVELAND Police have extended the detention of the three men arrested on suspicion of murder and aggravated burglary in connection with the death of 50-year-old Lawrence French from Middlesbrough. "The fourth man, a 66-year-old, who was arrested
By Robert McManners and Gillian Wales THE latest exhibition at Auckland Castle opened last night bringing together two seemingly unlikely bedfellows: the bishops of Durham and the county's coalminers. The exhibition, entitled Pitmen and Prelates
First thing’s first, let’s take a look at Mecca’s Angel’s first run of the season at Haydock last weekend.OK, she lost but you couldn’t be disappointed with the way she ran. It was her first run since August on ground which would have been pretty sapping
DURHAM continued their hectic schedule by travelling straight from last night's Twenty20 match at Old Trafford to Nottingham for the Specsavers County Championship match starting today.After fielding the same side in back-to-back wins against Lancashire
ANDROS TOWNSEND is hoping he has done enough to earn a place in England’s final Euro 2016 squad, even though last night’s 14-minute run-out at Sunderland was his only involvement in the two warm-up games. Townsend came off the bench in the closing
STOCKTON have to cope without both their Durham players when they take on table-topping Tynemouth at Grangefield in the NEPL Premier Division.The Teessiders are only allowed to select one or the other under league rules, but this is the first time this
FOOTBALL’S Northern League has netted a three year sponsorship deal worth £100,000. Dehumidifier manufacturer Ebac, based in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, extended its current sponsorship to the end of the 2019-20 season. It takes the amount
Following the massive earthquake in Nepal which left thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless, Dr Mike Lavender, a public health consultant from Durham County Council, who is helping the aid effort, describes the continued efforts of one charity
A £1 MILLION cash injection is set to improve green transport links across the Tees Valley to support the 30 per cent of residents who do not own a car.The Department for Transport (DfT) announced yesterday (May 27) that the six-figure sum would be handed
SPENNYMOOR TOWN have delivered a signal of their intent by completing five notable signings, three of them being former Darlington players. Graeme Armstrong, Jamie Chandler and Rob Ramshaw have all joined Moors, the latter pair dropping down two
DARLINGTON have announced ticket prices for next season in the National North League, a campaign that that will see the club return to the town. After four seasons as tenants at Bishop Auckland’s Heritage Park, Quakers will move to Darlington Rugby
THERE has been a lot of talk about ‘long-term potential’ and ‘winning major trophies’ this week, but Rafael Benitez admits Newcastle United cannot ignore the reality of starting next season in the Championship. Benitez’s decision to remain at St
YOUNGSTERS enjoyed some high-speed thrills of their own devising when they held their annual go-kart race. Cundall Manor, an independent school based near Topcliffe, Thirsk, has held its annual race for a decade, always getting an enthusiastic
