To commemorate the 160th anniversary of Darlington Building Society, Chris Lloyd takes 16 steps through the society’s history and discovers vote-rigging, despicable defalcations in a pasty shop and a badly-drawn topless girl 1. In late July 1856
DARLINGTON completed their pre-season preparations with a 3-2 win over Barnsley’s reserves. Played behind closed doors at Quakers’ training base in Peterlee, this week’s new signings Mark Beck and Josh Gillies were both on target. They helped
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RAFAEL BENITEZ has admitted that he is still in the market for more players as Newcastle United prepare to start life in the Championship on Friday. The Magpies boss has already brought in six new signings and they were all fielded during this
Jack was accurate Jack was quick Jack jumped over the candlestick THE first two lines of this little nursery rhyme could well relate to Jack Ayre, the former Stanley, Crook Town, Bakelite, North Bitchburn and Witton-le-Wear opening bowler.
NEWCASTLE UNITED signed off pre-season with a victory over Vitesse Arnhem on an afternoon when summer signing Dwight Gayle got off the mark at St James’ Park. The Magpies, fielding five new arrivals from the start and still hoping to lure Anthony
BAYONETS were fixed as gunners exercised their Freedom of Sunderland with a city centre parade today. The 4th Regiment Royal Artillery has a long association with Sunderland and was granted the Freedom of Sunderland in 1974. It is known as
THE air ambulance was called to assist a woman who fell from her horse. The 59-year-old suffered head injuries following the accident, which happened at Sadberge, near Darlington, at about noon today. The doctor-led team from the Great North
DANCING displays, fairground rides and a dog show are just some of the treat in store at a popular annual event this weekend.Ferryhill Summer Fair will return to Dean Bank Park on Sunday, August 7, from 11am to 4pm. This year, an arena will host performances
RESIDENTS and businesses can have their say on a new plan which will help shape the future of their town.The submission draft of the Great Aycliffe Neighbourhood Plan, developed by the town council, sets out policies that will help determine planning
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in the early hours of this morning. Two people were robbed of their mobile phones by a man weilding a machete at 2.30am on Westbury Street, Thornaby. The 26-year-old female and 20-year-old male
IT’S BEEN reasonably quiet of late at Witton Castle Lakes, what with the school holidays and all, even though we welcomed 48 visiting anglers who fished the lakes and returned a respectable rod average of just under 3. The 15 fish bag limit remained
SOME fascinating old stones have found a glorious new home in Durham Cathedral’s Open Treasure, the £10.9m exhibition which opened last weekend. The exhibition begins with an artful arrangement of carved stones from the Viking era more than 1,000
WHEN you accept a lift from a stunt driver the journey is never straightforward. And when that stunt driver is none other than Top Gear's Paul Swift you should be prepared for all manner of other directions. Chris Evans, driving, greets
A MAN is in serious condition in hospital after a robbery in York. North Yorkshire Police said the 35-year-old was attacked and suffered a serious head injury in Mill Street, between Piccadilly and George Street, next to the Tramways Club.
PICKING your baby’s name is a huge decision, whether to go retro, unique or embrace the latest trend. So what names are hot so far in 2016? Parenting advice site Bounty Baby Club has uncovered the most popular baby names of the first half of
Tori Williams urged her Sunderland side to pick up their performance at the Academy Stadium against ‘on-fire’ Manchester City in FA Women’s Super League 1 tomorrow. The Lady Black Cats suffered at the hands of a flying Arsenal side at the Hetton Centre
I might be a Chelsea fan but it’s always an honour to ride for the legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and hopefully we can lift the Qatar Stewards’ Cup with Red Kite this afternoon. Sir Alex has a huge knowledge of racing and
Minding (Goodwood 3.10) faces four rivals in this afternoon's Group 1 Nassau Stakes with Ryan Moore's mount unopposable in her quest for a sixth success at the highest level. Aidan O'Brien's filly has been a revelation since signing off
NEWCASTLE UNITED will make a renewed attempt to sign Anthony Knockaert over the weekend after Brighton rejected an initial £8m offer for the French winger. Rafael Benitez will oversee the Magpies’ final pre-season outing when Dutch side Vitesse
IT was clear last season that on the occasions Matthew Bates was missing from Hartlepool United’s defence, the back line struggled. He was absent at Bristol Rovers (shipped four) and Plymouth (conceded five). He helped both Scott Harrison and Adam Jackson
MOTORISTS coming into Darlington can expect more delays when temporary traffic lights are set up on North Road.This will come just one week after roadworks at Brinkburn Road, in the town, come to an end.Road users will have a week’s resbite from delays
THE HEARTBROKEN dad of a Seaham teenager who died at T in The Park music festival has demanded organisers quit other events until an investigation takes place. Chris Bell, whose 17-year-old daughter Megan tragically died at the Strathallan Castle
BARNARD Castle take on Marskse tomorrow in the showpiece Kerridge Cup final. Both teams head to Marton full of confidence. For Marske it will be their third final (Guisborough in 1983 and Middlesbrough in 2002), but they lost both. Barnard Castle were
A SUPERMARKET driver hopes to delivered bags of talent after being called up to represent Great Britain for this year’s Paralympic Games.Matt Crossen, who works as a delivery driver for Darlington’s largest Asda store, had a stroke aged 23, which left
THERE are only two days left to see the Flying Scotsman – the first steam engine to be officially recorded doing 100mph – at the Locomotion museum in Shildon. Following last week’s Memories special on the Scotsman, Ian Wright in Las Vegas sent
A SEXUAL predator who went to a pub's family fun day intending to abuse a boy fled after a horrified dad found him with his five-year-old son in a toilet cubicle. Dominic Onions was lurking for more than an hour before luring the lad into the toilets
MONTHS of emotional turmoil caused a grandmother to snap and take a hammer to the car and home of her son-in-law’s parents. Marina Adams, from Starmer Crescent, Darlington, had spent months consoling her pregnant daughter over the breakdown of
THE mother of a schoolboy who died after jumping into a river says the latest UK drowning statistics have made her even more determined to warn others of the dangers. Yesterday the National Water Safety Forum (NWSF) revealed that 321 people lost their
PARENTS of a three-year-old who died when a chain got wrapped around her neck on a slide have spoken of their heartache.An inquest yesterday (July 29) heard how Ivy Gibson, of Sedgefield, in County Durham, died as a result of an accident while playing
THE brave actions of two men who pulled a motorist from the burning wreckage of his car has been recognised.The quick-thinking of Matt Heap and Matthew Johnson saved the life of deputy headteacher Mark Kerr when he passed out at the wheel and veered off
JOHN O’SHEA and Seb Larsson will make their first pre-season appearances for Sunderland this afternoon, having returned to training at the start of the week. The international duo were given an extended break following their involvement at this
BRAD GUZAN will make his first appearance in a Middlesbrough shirt this afternoon – back at his former home of Villa Park. Guzan signed a two-year deal to complete a free transfer to the Teessiders yesterday morning, and will hope to challenge
Season 1995-96 saw Darlington make history by reaching the play-offs for the first time and although they suffered defeat to Plymouth Argyle at Wembley the campaign remains highly-regarded by supporters who enjoyed a fine season. Striker Robbie Painter
Season 1995-96 may not have ended successfully for Darlington after losing a play-off final at Wembley, but that does not alter how fondly the campaign is remembered among supporters. On the weekend that the Quakers team from 20 years ago gets back
