AN internet troll is facing jail for a second time after making anti-Semitic death threats to a Labour MP in which he told her she would "get it like Jo Cox". John Nimmo, 28, from South Shields, sent two emails to Luciana Berger where he told her
A DRIVER was remanded in custody after trying to dodge police after the car was flagged by an automatic number plate recognition system. Checks on the Citroen Xsara Picasso, which was stopped in Hartlepool earlier today, revealed the driver had
A BURGLAR broke into a house and disturbed a woman inside - leaving her with superficial injuries to her arm, chest and face.The injuries suffered by the 43-year-old victim, who attended a walk-in centre for treatment, are believed to have been caused
SUNDERLAND claimed another pre-season victory as they saw off Dijon FCO in Evian this evening, but the win was marred by a second-half injury to Patrick van Aanholt. Van Aanholt hobbled straight down the tunnel after suffering a knock, with the
RELIEVED to put his summer of uncertainty behind him, Josh Gillies is looking forward to getting his Darlington career underway after becoming Quakers’ latest signing. The attacking midfielder was a free agent after leaving Gateshead and has dropped
A YOUNG clergymen who claims he was sexually assaulted by a vicar accused the Church of England of a “massive cover up” in their handling of his original complaint, a court heard.He said he then felt he was “forced out” of his post in the Church in the
THE final member of a ruthless blackmail gang who fleeced a wealthy North Yorkshire farmer of £200,000 has been jailed for two years. Patrick Stokes, aged 38, appeared before Teesside Crown Court for sentencing today (Wednesday, July 27) after
A FULL-TIME carer pocketed almost £12,000 in benefits while working, a court heard.Bryan Willis, of Medway, Great Lumley, near Chester-le-Street, fraudulently claimed £11,992 of Income Support for caring for his sick daughter – despite being employed
AN ICONIC former bank which has permission to be converted into seven apartments will go under the hammer next week after spending several months unoccupied. The Grade II listed site on the corner of Skinnergate and Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, is remembered
TWO men from Crook, in County Durham, have denied stealing a flatbed truck worth £6,000.David Hanley, 25, of Hawes Crescent, and Russell Frederick Snowdon, 40, of Grasmere Grove, face a joint allegation of motor vehicle theft from Alston, in Cumbria.They
A NORTH-East council has voted unanimously to condemn the incitement of hatred in public debate.Members of Durham County Council voted in favour of a motion, which calls on people from all political sides to show respect for each other.It reads: “Durham
A FUNERAL director who stands accused of 13 historical sex offences against young boys has described being questioned by police about his sex life as “embarrassing and upsetting”.Gerald Martin, aged 66, of Valley Close, in Hartlepool, who is on trial
A PRAYER to god and a wish to change the colour of a County Durham river landed a man in court. Simon Hall told police stolen tools found in his possession came to him as a result of an answered prayer - while claiming the reason he tried to steal
A CHILD sex offender has been sentenced to an extra two and a half years in prison after his original five year term was deemed unduly lenient. Former coach company worker Leonard Garnett, from Bishop Auckland, County Durham, was found guilty at
A LOCAL nature reserve has been able to develop a strong volunteer base thanks to a council grant.The Nosterfield Nature Reserve near Bedale is the only designated one in Hambleton and attracts up to 15,000 visitors annually.Situated near Thornborough
A MAN was cut from his vehicle after a collision with a lorry yesterday morning.The driver of a black Volkswagen car was stationary at temporary traffic lights near Redworth Hall on the A607 between Shildon and Redworth when the collision occurred at
A CARE home branded inadequate for breaching regulations will remain in special measures following a return visit by health watchdogs. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said the step is being taken at St Mary’s Care Home, Chester-le-Street, to protect
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to make sure the Yorkshire Dales does not miss out on the benefits of the improved A1 motorway.The road is currently being upgraded to a modern three-lane motorway between Leeming Bar and Barton in a £380m project due to be
POLICE divers have recovered a body from a canal near York.Officers were alerted at 8.45am yesterday (July 27) to Beal Lock, not far from where Selby Canal joins the River Ouse, by a member of the public who spotted the body.North Yorkshire Police say
Classic fun at Richmond's Georgian FestivalRICHMOND’S summer Georgian festival will offer the History Wardrobe, classic Jane Austen films and a rare chance to visit one of the town's most recognised buildings between August 15 and September 2.
RUNNERS wanting to take part in a charity road race which starts and finishes in York can now sign up to the event.The Plusnet Yorkshire 10 Mile sold out in 2015 and is expected to be hugely popular once more.Starting and finishing at the University of
ALEXANDER O'Neal will mark the 30th anniversary of his 1987 album Hearsay by performing one of the great rhythm and blues records of all time on a British tour that will visit York Barbican on April 8, moving the date forward from August as previously
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Scarborough Open Air TheatreNOEL Gallagher’s High Flying Birds head for the seaside on Wednesday for a one-off concert at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre.This will be the first time that the Oasis guitarist and
THE carnage we have seen in Europe since Charlie Hebdo is the result of self-imposed Muslim alienation, leading to a cycle of resentment-aggression-rejection. Add to that the terror, instilled from infancy, of eternal hell-fire for perceived ‘sins
WHEN B&Q downsized at the Dragonville retail park, in Durham, its toilets were no longer available to the public. This meant public wanting to use toilets have to wait around for Pizzaland and KFC opening at 10.30am to be able to use their
THE region’s tourism capital may be miles inland, but it’s about to provide a seaside experience.The city of York has imported 15 tonnes of top-quality sand to create an urban beach within the Coppergate Centre.And even as a team of beach-builders were
I FAIL to understand how a family of four can create the amount of waste that is referred to in S Shields’ letter. The only thought that comes to mind is that this family are not recycling, or they are not recycling as much as they could. Our household
PETER MULLEN exhibits once again his national chauvinism this time about immigrants to UK (Echo, July 25). These are workers who take jobs and contribute to our economy and make our country more interesting and varied than it would otherwise be
I’VE just received my dotage driving licence renewal application but I’m seriously considering not bothering. I already buy a load of carrots each day for the horses in the field behind my house and I’m seriously thinking of getting around in the
A COLLEGE has celebrated its biggest ever graduation ceremony with students leaving with higher apprenticeship qualifications for the first time. More than 300 students graduated from New College Durham from around 40 programmes.And for the first time
A GROUP of volunteers are looking for recruits to help them look after a newly revamped park.The Friends of Wharton Park need volunteers to help them maintain a newly created community garden and support the park.The friends group was launched following
I READ last week that Paris has banned the iconic Citroen 2CV from the city and all other vehicles made before 1997 over pollution fears. Do they think banning a few old ‘upside down prams’ will make one iota of difference to the massive smog problems
SOME people are calling for another referendum on our EU membership and indeed one on Scotland’s membership of the UK. What, short of the passage of a quarter of a century and the emergence of new generation and a new situation, could render this
From the age of four Victoria Scaife dreamed of a life in the sunshine where history and culture combined with a feeling of home. Now she is living her dream. She talked to Helen Cole about her version of paradise - Turkey As the world reeled from
A SWIMMER who became a triple European champion at the age of 86 is encouraging others to take up the sport.Roger Burrell, who trains at Chester-le-Street leisure centre pool, competed in the European Swimming Championships held in London in May.He won
LAST week the crazy post-Brexit world was highlighted here by the contrasting fortunes it had brought for those lukewarm Remainers, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn. The former soon found herself Prime Minister. The latter was left struggling for
WE live in a connected world. Broadband internet connectivity has opened up a truly global marketplace. Sadly, it has also created a growing digital divide between people with fast internet connectivity and users who struggle just to get online
FOOD lovers are being encouraged to sample local food created by local food producers this weekend. Gourmet scotch eggs, freshly baked bread, artisan and local cheese will all be on the menu as part of Middlesbrough’s Local Food Weekend. And
FIFTY full-time jobs will be created following the approval of an application seeking to convert a former brickworks into a recycling centre.Permission was granted to change the use of the former Eldon Brickworks buildings, in Eldon, near Bishop Auckland
ELEVEN people were arrested in a series of co-ordinated drug raids across the North-East this morning.Police carried out raids targetting suspected drug dealers at 10 homes throughout the region in an operation led by Durham Constabulary.Homes were raided
THE region's top two cricket teams will compete for a 109-year-old trophy this weekend to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.Durham take on Yorkshire in the Royal London One-Day Cup at the Emirates Riverside ground in Chester-le-Street
A NORTH-East university has been given an excellence award for its work with schoolchildren.Durham University Library's learning team was given the Sandford Award, which is presented for excellence in heritage education, for its programme at Palace
A CENTURY by Sam Hain left Durham chasing a big target in the Royal London Cup tie against Warwickshire at South Northumberland. Put in by Paul Collingwood, the visitors reached 292 for seven in their 50 overs with Tim Ambrose sharing a third-wicket
CONTACTLESS payments still have a long way to go to usurp cash as the currency king, according to the woman who signs off the country’s notes. Victoria Cleland says printed cash remains the most popular monetary form as people continue to prefer
A VETERAN park ranger has won an award celebrating the unsung heroes of the region’s tourism industry.For 17 years, Alan Anderson has tended the deer park and gardens at Auckland Castle, in Bishop Auckland.Now his dedication has seen the 63-year-old win
COUNCILLORS have approved the development of up to 135 homes and a business park in a town near Newton Aycliffe.Durham County Council’s planning committee this week unanimously voted through the plan for land north of West Chilton Terrace, in Chilton.The
HSBC bank has announced three of its North Yorkshire branches will close in the autumn. The British-based multinational banking and financial services company will close its Boroughbridge and Knaresborough branches on October 14 and Hawes branch
DOUBLE Masters champion Bubba Watson has unveiled the first space-age jet-pack for golfers. The James Bond-style jetpack allows golfers to fly around courses or see over trees if their view of the green is obscured. Watch the video here
ALLOTMENT holders in Bedale have celebrated the successful outcome of efforts to retain their site in the town.It had been feared the site would be lost to a new housing development but after negotiations the owner, the Diocese of West Yorkshire and the
BIRTHING facilities at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton are on the move – but only temporarily. They will move in August while essential maintenance work – and a bit of a make-over – is carried out. For a short period of time, the service
A MAN is in hospital with "life-changing" injuries following a crash in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The crash involved two cars and happened at about 1.15am on the A690 at West Rainton, in County Durham. It occurred at the Pittington
MORE than a century of saving homeless hounds has been celebrated in the North-East by the country’s largest dog welfare charity.Wagging tails and a dog-friendly birthday cake marked 125 years since Dogs Trust was founded by socialite Lady Gertrude Stock
FIRMS are set to challenge for a £20.5 million contract to increase superfast broadband coverage to 96 per cent of premises in North Yorkshire. The county council has agreed to provide £12 million of the funding, while £7.3 million will come from
MIDDLESBROUGH and Sunderland have both been drawn in the opening round of the EFL Trophy, but Newcastle United have opted not to enter a side in the new-look competition. Ten Premier League clubs have opted to join the new EFL Trophy, which was
POLICE divers have recovered a body from a canal near York. Officers were alerted at 8.45am on Wednesday to Beal Lock, not far from where Selby Canal joins the River Ouse, by a member of the public who spotted the body. North Yorkshire Police
THE daughter of a much-respected councillor who died last month is to stand for election in the same seat.Tributes from across the political divide were paid to Labour councillor Michael Clark died after battling cancer.Now his daughter, Eleanor Clark
A MAN has been cut from his vehicle after a collision with a lorry near Shildon this morning. The driver of a black Volkwagen car was stationary at traffic lights near Redworth Hall on the A607 between Shildon and Redworth when the collision occured
EVER since the Brexit vote, some dire predictions have been made about the London commercial property market sending shares tumbling, writes Samantha Dolby. However, there still seems to be huge appetite among overseas investors for London assets
A “TALKING” orangutan could provide the key to finding out how language evolved from the time of the ancestral great apes. The research was led by Dr Adriano Lameira, of Durham University, who showed that orangutans could have the ability to control
A MUTUAL could open more branches after strong mortgage demand galvanised its progress. Newcastle Building Society says an impending expansion into Yarm Library may provide the catalyst for similar ventures. Bosses say the endeavour, delivered
Three Day Nanny Kathryn Mewes is back to restore order to a string of frazzled families. The parenting expert tells Keeley Bolger why, if we want to change our behaviour, we first need to understand where it's coming from IF there's one piece of
The Wind in the Willows, Gobbledigook Theatre, at Bolton AbbeyYORK-based Gobbledigook’s outdoor adaptation of this enchanting children’s tale of adventure and mischief, has been re-imagined especially for the venue, and marks director Phil Grainger'
DARLINGTON Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was racially abused outside BHS in Northgate. The woman is reported to have been verbally abused by a white man, described as being between 46 and 55 years of age, between 4.05pm and 4.15pm
BRITISH Transport Police have released a hard-hitting video highlighting the dangers of trespassing on railway tracks. The video, intended to give people a "reality check", shows one man who fails to get clear of the train in time and is struck
THERE was controversy at Newton Aycliffe last night when friendly opponents Spennymoor Town refused to come out of the dressing room for the second half. Moors objected to the nature of Aycliffe’s first half tackling, and just seconds after the
A DRUGS firm will create jobs in a £275m expansion that bosses say proves their commitment to the UK after the Brexit vote. GlaxoSmithKline is strengthening its factory at Barnard Castle, County Durham. The company says it will spend £92m on
TWO lanes of the A66 near Middlesbrough were closed after an accident involved a car and a lorry this morning. The incident occured on the A66 Westbound between A178 North Road / B1272 (Hartington Interchange) and A1032 Tees Newport Bridge Approach
PASSENGERS on board a train near York station were evacuated by emergency services last night after an engine fire. Crews from York and Acomb were sent to assist after the train had reported it’s fire prevention system had been activated. When
TRAVIS HEAD would love to win a limited overs trophy with Yorkshire and repay the faith shown in him by his fellow Australian Jason Gillespie.Head forged a close bond with the White Rose coach during their two months together with the Adelaide Strikers
WITH all the post-Brexit hoopla and government reshuffles, companies are now considering the ramifications of where the policies of a new(ish) government might be headed, writes Rachel Anderson. First under the sunlamp will be the new approach
WESTERN AUSTRALIA opening batsman Nick Hobson yesterday strengthened his claim to replace the departing Mark Stoneman in the Durham squad next season. The 21-year-old left-hander from Perth, who has been playing for Newcastle in the North East
THE first caracara bird chicks to be born at the Kirkleatham Owl Centre near Redcar have gone on display. The adult pair of striated caracaras at the museum three years but only recently felt secure enough to breed. The result is two,
A FARMER who was hit over the head with a large piece of wood as she tried to stop her sheep being stolen, last night explained how she had stumbled across the men by chance. Lisa Robinson had been doing her rounds on her farm near Picton, near
A STUDENT cleared of rape after the case against him collapsed last night spoke of his 18 month ordeal – and vowed to campaign for anonymity for people accused of sexual offences. Durham University undergraduate George Worrall was facing two counts
A DRUG user wrecked his home when his secret cannabis farm overheated and sparked a devastating fire. Ian Shotton’s “amateurish” attempt to grow plants in the loft of the rented semi has left his landlord with a £35,000 repair bill. And it
A MAN who has channelled the pain of cancer in his family into positive action against the disease is again in the running for a Pride of Britain Award.For a second consecutive year Mark Solan, of Spennymoor, County Durham, has been nominated in the ITV
A COST management company has expanded after agreeing a deal with a restaurant franchise owner. Great Annual Savings Group, in Seaham, County Durham, is working with Dublin-based Press Up Entertainment Group. Press Up, which operates Japanese
NEW Sunderland boss David Moyes took charge of his first full training session yesterday, with Jeremain Lens especially keen to impress his new manager after a frustrating first season on Wearside. Lens was Sunderland’s prestige summer signing
BUSINESSES see a bright future ahead thanks to the £100m culture-led regeneration of Bishop Auckland.The multi-million pound open air live night show Kynren, which launched earlier this month, the transformation of Auckland Castle and the town’s Market
The Three Day Nanny (Channel 4, 8pm)KATHRYN Mewes has more than 20 years’ experience working with children… and their parents. She was trained at the prestigious Norland Nanny School and has since set up her own nanny practice where she has worked intensively
A DRUGS firm is launching an apprenticeship scheme to find workers for its next generation of medicines. GlaxoSmithKline, which runs a factory in Barnard Castle, County Durham, wants school and college leavers for its three-year programme.
A TRANSPORT company says it has shifted up a gear after moving to a new warehouse. Nicholson’s Transport says its 15,000sq ft site on Durham Lane Industrial Estate, in Eaglescliffe, near Stockton, is helping drive growth. The company took on
AN airport boss has refused to rule out increased flights to New York as passengers continue to brush off terror attacks and Brexit uncertainty to jet abroad. Graeme Mason says Newcastle Airport will begin talks over renewing its Big Apple services
MIDDLESBROUGH have discussed a possible deal for Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan, a move that could have serious repercussions for Dimi Konstantopoulos’ position at the club. Boro have already signed World Cup winning goalkeeper Victor Valdes
THE new Northern Powerhouse Minister to going on his first tour of the area today since his appointment – but is not stepping foot in the North East.Andrew Percy will be joined by Commercial Secretary to the Treasury Jim O'Neill while visiting Hull
