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  • Appeal over Transit van stolen from Barnard Castle

    POLICE are appealing for information after a white Ford Transit van was stolen from Thorngate in Barnard Castle overnight Wednesday/Thursday. The van is distinctive with Trophy Pet Food decals and orange safety beacons on the roof. Anyone with

  • Fears for Weardale trail after vehicle ban quashed

    FEARS that off-road cars and trail bikes could soon be “tearing up” historic country tracks have emerged after a ban was overturned by the High Court. In March last year, Durham County Council’s highways committee approved a traffic regulation

  • Clergyman accepts hugging boy, but denies indecency claims

    A FORMER senior clergyman has denied committing any indecent acts with male teenagers, although he did accept hugging one troubled young churchgoer in "comfort".Granville Gibson was giving evidence on the fourth day of his trial at Durham Crown

  • £14m water park complex opening suffers further delays

    THE launch of a £14million water park in North Yorkshire has been delayed again following water temperature issues.Alpamare Scarborough said the North Bay attraction, which had been due to open today (Thursday, July 28) had been put back until Saturday

  • Stanley man fined after repeatedly leaving waste in back lane

    A MAN who repeatedly left waste in the back lane behind his home despite warnings has been ordered to pay £264 in a fine and costs. Peterlee magistrates heard how Durham County Council dealt with three incidents in which Shane McCarroll, 23, left waste

  • Arrest in schoolgirl rape case

    A TEENAGE boy has been arrested by police investigating the rape of a schoolgirl. The 15-year-old girl reported that she had been raped at a house in the Barnes area of Sunderland in the early hours of Saturday, July 16. A 16-year-old boy has

  • Jodie Betteridge 'lived for her children'

    THE brutal murder of Jodie Betteridge in front of her three helpless, young children has devastated her entire family. Marina Griffiths told the court of her heartbreak of losing her beloved daughter in such a cruel and violent way at the hands

  • Charlie takes a break from epic trip

    ADVENTURER Charlie Head made landfall in North Yorkshire during his epic attempt to travel 3,000kms around the UK on his stand-up paddleboard. His long journey is aimed at spreading awareness of environmental damage from ocean plastics as well

  • Prostate cancer patients offered new hope

    PROSTATE cancer patients have been offered hope after North-East scientists identified a new group of molecules that could be targeted to slow tumour growth.Experts at Newcastle University used an advanced screening technique which found hundreds of genes

  • Cream of the crop at show

    CROWDS basked in the sunshine while enjoying a wide range of horse events – as well as the traditional side of an agricultural show.The 68th Borrowby Show, on Wednesday, featured show jumping for youngsters and serious competitors, and a dog show which

  • Superheroes flex muscles at shopping centre

    YOUNG shoppers had an out-of-this-world experience when they met up with some of their favourite superheroes.Stockton’s Wellington Square hosted the visit from an amazing collection of superheroes, including The Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Batman

  • Final brick of Lego cathedral project is laid

    THE final brick has been added of a three year project to rebuild Durham Cathedral in Lego.The last brick – a replica of the cathedral’s famous Sanctuary Knocker – was placed by seven-year-old Pearl Richardson, from Newcastle. Pearl, who won the honour

  • Plans taking shape for Grade II listed building

    PLANS for the future use of a Grade II listed building are starting to come together following a series of consultation exercises.Guisborough Town Hall has been in the spotlight since Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council bought the distinctive three-storey

  • Sunderland play down Jermain Defoe injury fears

    SUNDERLAND will send Jermain Defoe for a scan on his injured thigh, but remain confident their attacking talisman will be available for the opening game of the Premier League season at Manchester City. Defoe has not been involved in either of the

  • Beads that tell tale of courage

    Childhood cancer is a devastating illness that throws families into a whirlwind of unimaginable turmoil and despair. Danielle Johnson spoke to Joanna Morris about the life-changing impact of her young daughter’s serious illness TWO-YEAR-OLD Rosa

  • Parents’ gratitude after baby underwent surgery

    A DARLINGTON couple who endured every parent’s worst nightmare when their newborn baby became seriously ill are fundraising for a charity that helped them.Stuart and Marie Mathers knew that something was terribly wrong with their son Bertie when he would

  • Going pokemonning in a feretory with an ombré

    “OH! My God!” exploded the young girl walking towards me in Darlington’s Post House Wynd on Tuesday lunchtime. “Ombr? is only forty quid!” I didn’t have a clue what she was so excited about. I turned round. She was right. “Ombr? and Balayage

  • Willington youngsters help improve town

    SCHOOLCHILDREN have joined forces with police to help improve their community. Parkside Community Group is made up of 13 pupils from Parkside Academy in Willington, their teacher Amy Fletcher and PC Andy Boyd. Since it was set up, the group has been helping

  • Fund to encourage art in the town

    A PRIZE fund has been launched for budding artists to use contemporary art to regenerate Darlington.The Dover Prize will consist of a two-year bursary of £10,000 and will be awarded to an artist to provide them with “time to think, research, reflect and

  • Baking tasty treats to raise money for forces charity

    DARLINGTON Building Society has raised money for injured veterans with a Bake for Heroes initiative.A bake sale in the Tubwell Row branch helped the Society to raise more than £225 for the Help for Heroes charity.Staff also hosted a ‘Name the Bear’ competition

  • Mima prepares for Winifred Nicholson exhibition in October

    Mima prepares for Winifred Nicholson exhibition in OctoberTHE largest presentation of the late artist Winifred Nicholson's work since the 1980s is being planned for the autumn by Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima).Liberation of Colour draws

  • Marc Almond tops the bill at Tyneside charity event

    Marc Almond tops the bill at Tyneside charity eventA WILLY Wonka-themed ball raising funds for a brain injury charity has had some sweet support – in the shape of legendary pop singer Marc Almond. The WonderLAN Ball, run by Durham-based EMG Solicitors

  • Come and join the Kingston Park party

    NEWCASTLE Falcons’ back row Daniel Temm is expecting a party atmosphere at Kingston Park when the Singha Premiership Rugby 7s Series roadshow hits the city on Saturday.After Cardiff and Exeter hosted the opening two rounds last weekend, the Singha 7s

  • Plan to create leisure complex on North York Moors farm

    A PLAN has been unveiled to transform former farm buildings on the North York Moors into a leisure complex. Belisa Spa and Gym has submitted an application to the national park's planning authority to create a health club and spa, including a swimming

  • Trek to fight cancer is a family affair

    A MOTHER and daughter have raised £2,300 for Yorkshire Cancer Research - after conquering the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.Bridget and Grace Clark, from Pickering, decided to take on the challenge as a way of paying tribute to their dad and grandad

  • Council splashes cash on leisure centre improvements

    THE results of a £200,000 scheme to improve Thirsk and Sowerby Leisure Centre have been unveiled. The work in the pool hall and changing areas, funded by Hambleton District Council, included the replacement of the pool surround tiles, high level

  • Firms unite to bridge cash gap at key business estate

    FIRMS on a business park where about 850 staff are employed have united to help secure its future by creating a Business Improvement District.Members of the Dalton Industrial Estate Business Group have agreed to form the partnership to focus on improving

  • The Bowie Experience tours to Newcastle

    The Bowie Experience tours to NewcastleBOWIE Experience, the most successful David Bowie tribute show in the world, hits the road this May for a multi-date theatre tour in the UK and Europe which takes in Newcastle City Hall on May 20. The show, which

  • Brad Guzan undergoing Middlesbrough medical

    BRAD GUZAN has arrived at Middlesbrough's Rockliffe Park training ground to complete a medical ahead of completing a planned free transfer from Aston Villa. Guzan has already agreed personal terms with the Teessiders, and is set to sign a two-year

  • Town film to focus on past, present and the future

    MORE than 20 volunteers have joined forces to help produce a documentary detailing the past, present and the future of Bishop Auckland Amateur film-maker Chris Anderson, who grew up in the town, is behind the project having previously produced

  • Restaurant Review: Red Hot Indian Bar and Grill, Darlington

    Malcolm Warne tries out Darlington’s latest town centre Indian bar and grill and finds plenty to curry favour QUITE how, on the warmest night of year so far, we found ourselves in Darlington’s latest Indian restaurant –called uncompromisingly Red

  • Food festival by the sea

    The fourth Saltburn Food Festival finds a booking for TV chef Mark Greenaway A relaxing family holiday to the historic French wine region of Bergerac on the North Bank of the Dordogne sparked an idea that would go on to tickle the tastebuds of

  • Film Review: Jason Bourne

    Certificate: 12A Running Time: 123 mins Star Rating: 4/5 ALMOST 15 years since the bullet-riddled body of Jason Bourne was dragged from the sea in The Bourne Identity, the amnesiac assassin returns with a vengeance in the fifth chapter

  • Cast all set for Sister Act tour

    Alexandra Burke, Craig Revel Horwood and the stars of Sister Act prepare for September in Sunderland REHEARSALS are in full swing for the national tour of Curve’s new production of the hit musical comedy Sister Act, directed and choreographed by

  • Spoiled for choice

    WITH the exception of tonight, it looks like the local folk club scene has begun its summer hiatus. This means audiences and performers alike can focus instead on all the great festivals that are taking place in the coming weeks. And to say we’re spoiled

  • Will Charity finally get her man back?

    MOIRA continues to cover for Holly in Emmerdale (ITV), but is forced to come clean about the van robbery and her own run-in with a used syringe after Cain finds her PEP treatment. Cain is furious that his wife lied to him, and insists Holly has

  • James Vincent McMorrow heads for Gateshead

    James Vincent McMorrow heads for Gateshead JAMES Vincent McMorrow is releasing a new album, We Move, via Believe Recordings/Caroline on September 2, just before a UK tour brings him to the North-East in October. The record follows 2010’s platinum-selling

  • Firefighters tackle blaze at French polishers in Billingham

    FIRE crews from Stockton Fire Station were called to a blaze at a French polishers in Billingham last night. A spokesman for Stockton Fire Station said five appliances and a command unit tackled the blaze at K Perkins & D Baldwin French Polishing

  • Changing the baby

    MATHS was never my strong point but I’ve managed to work out that there are now precisely 73 days to go to the due date for our first grandchild, and the tension has been mounting – mostly over the baby’s sex. As I’ve already explained, the parents

  • Lloyds Bank to shed 3,000 jobs and close 200 branches

    LLOYDS Banking Group is cutting 3,000 jobs and shutting 200 branches as the lender braces for a cut in interest rates following Britain's decision to quit the European Union. The part state-backed bank said a cost-cutting programme announced in

  • Foreign fire-starting ants invade North

    AN invasion of fire-starting Asian ‘super ants’ which have a fatal attraction to electricity and are known for building massive colonies has been found in the North for the first time. Academics at the University of York have confirmed an infestation

  • Yorkshire secure a thrilling and crucial win

    IN one of the most thrilling finishes that even North Marine Road has seen Yorkshire Vikings defeated Notts Outlaws by two wickets with two balls to spare when a magnificent 95 not out from Tim Bresnan guided Alex Lees’s side to a vital win in the Royal

  • How Brian Clough started a football revolution in 1966

    1966. The summer England won the World Cup, and the start of a football revolution. While Sir Alf Ramsay was plotting global domination, Brian Clough was on the way to becoming a football icon, a national and North-East treasure. Clough, and

  • Collingwood guides Durham to win over Warwickshire

    PAUL COLLINGWOOD underlined his determination to avert Durham's one-day derailment in emphatic style yesterday.A day after adding the limited overs job to the four-day captaincy, his 53 off 33 balls allowed his team to ease to a four-wicket win against

  • Sad to see Stoneman leave, admits Collingwood

    PAUL COLLINGWOOD yesterday shrugged off the blow of losing the player he has groomed to succeed him as Durham captain by leading the team to a much-needed win.Speaking of Mark Stoneman's decision to join Surrey, Collingwood said: “It's really

  • Waste time with angry Hugh

    Hugh's War on Waste: The Battle Continues (BBC1, 9pm)ACCORDING to figures quoted in this programme, the average family disposes of £700 worth of food every year and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall thinks it's high time that came to an end. As a result

  • Newcastle midfielder set to complete loan move to Italy

    FLORIAN THAUVIN is set to become the latest big-name player to leave Newcastle United, with Lazio close to agreeing a season-long loan for the French winger. Rafael Benitez has already overseen a major clear-out since the end of last season, with