DEANDRE YEDLIN will complete a £5m move to Newcastle United later on Wednesday, with fellow right-back Daryl Janmaat poised to leave Tyneside to join Watford. Yedlin was at St James’ Park last night watching two Ayoze Perez goals secure Newcastle
NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 CHELTENHAM TOWN 0 CHELTENHAM is a place best known for its racecourse, but on Tuesday night it was the town’s footballers that Newcastle United brushed aside as they successfully negotiated their first hurdle in the EFL Cup.
Bishop Auckland’s 100 per cent start to the season was ended when they were held to a 2-2 draw at Jarrow Roofing last night. Bishops went behind on 28 minutes when James Fairley’s shot was deflected into his own net by Bishop defender Michael Hoganson
AYCLIFFE RUNNERS participated in the Gateshead 10k trial race on Saturday the 13 August. Michelle Zamir was first home for the club with a time of 45.38, coming in position 174 out of 1542 runners. She was followed by Angela Barrett in 54.46 and then
TOM O'Ryan, the award-winning racing journalist and broadcaster, has died aged 61, family friend Richard Fahey announced on Twitter. A former jockey and well-regarded apprentice on the Flat, O'Ryan was deeply respected within the sport and held
A 26-YEAR-OLD woman missing for over a week has been found safe and well. Nilofar Latifi had last been seen in the Mandale area of Thornaby on Sunday, August 14. Police confirmed on Tuesday that she had been found safe and well in the Cleveland
JUST LIKE in Rio, the first place finishes kept coming last week, when once again the black and white vest came home first in a race. This time it occurred midweek up at the Stamfordham 10K near Newcastle, when Alex Kiel crossed the line first to win
EMERGENCY services were called to two accidents in County Durham on Tuesday morning. A woman in her 60s was travelling on Stockley Lane, near Stanley Crook, when her Peugeot 207 left the road just before 8am. The road was partially blocked
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital after being found collapsed at her home in Hartlepool.The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) was called to help the North East Ambulance Service at 5pm on Monday after the 35-year-old was found unconscious in her
A ROCK climber was airlifted to hospital after falling around 50ft from a Northumberland crag. The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) was called to the incident at Peel Crag around 6.10pm on Monday. "The GNAAS doctor-led trauma team
Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson reported live from St James' Park as Newcastle United took on Cheltenham Town. Click here to read his match report
JESUS GAMEZ and Jamie Sterry both make their full Newcastle United debuts in this evening's EFL Cup second-round tie with Cheltenham Town. Rafael Benitez has made eight changes to the team that started Saturday's 1-0 win at Bristol City, with Jamaal
A WOMAN who fell and broke her leg in Whitby was grateful for the attendance of the nearby fire brigade. The incident happened on Skinner Street at 12.40pm on Tuesday. "A crew from Whitby has administered first aid to a female pedestrian who
BISHOP Auckland College has been named one of the top six best performing further education institutions in the country for student success rates. The latest national league tables for 2014/15 published by the Skills Funding Agency have rated the college
AN ambitious IT company is to employ a further 10 staff members after growing by almost 40 per cent in the last financial year.Razorblue Group already employs more than 40 people across its Catterick, north Yorkshire and Leeds bases and is looking to
AS rich in history as it is in character, one of Darlington’s oldest buildings has inspired an evocative new book.The Secrets of 24 Blackwellgate draws upon the past of a building that has stood in the town centre for more than a century.Believed to date
THE body of a missing east Cleveland woman has found in woodland. Pat Kettlewell, 64, from Lingdale, had not been seen since she caught a bus to Guisborough on Saturday morning. Members of Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team located a body in Guisborough
POLICE cells in Northallerton are set to be closed for six months later this year. The custody suite in North Yorkshire’s county town will closed for a trial period at the end of September. During the closure the next nearest custody suite will be Harrogate
TWO men will appear in court charged in connection with a city centre stabbing.A 33-year-old man was left with serious injuries when he was stabbed outside Lloyds bank at Haymarket Metro Station in Newcastle in the early hours of Sunday morning.He remains
AN agricultural show that has celebrated rural life for almost 150 years returns this weekend. The 147th Weardale Show takes place at St John’s Chapel in County Durham on Saturday, August 27. The event attracts farmers and countryside lovers
DEANDRE YEDLIN will join Newcastle United within the next 24 hours after flying into Tyneside to complete a medical. Newcastle have agreed a deal with Tottenham for the right-back, with discussions between the two clubs having taken place throughout
DEVASTATED music fans are calling for an investigation over the cancellation of a music festival after claims 600 tickets were sold but no money is being reimbursed.The Great Northern Mod and Ska Festival was due to be held at Thorp Perrow Arboretum,
CAMPAIGNERS are hoping that council planners will take notice of more than 800 letters of objection submitted to them opposing plans for a huge housing development on land next to a country park.A petition was also set up by Redcar MP Anna Turley when
A SHADOW cabinet minister will visit Darlington in a bid to drum up support for Jeremy Corbyn ahead of the Labour leadership election.MP Grahame Morris, the shadow secretary of state for communities and local government, will speak at an event organised
A PROPOSED visitor centre and shop beside one of the North’s most historic landmarks looks like a public toilet, a residents’ group has claimed.The English Heritage plans for Clifford’s Tower, in York, which last year attracted 144,449 visitors, would
A TERMINALLY ill Darlington woman has received a “significant” pay out following a lengthy legal battle with her former employers.Valerie Cameron was awarded a six-figure sum after legal experts linked a devastating diagnosis of mesothelioma to conditions
THE family of a mother-of-three found dead at home said they were "heartbroken by the tragic and unexpected loss". Deborah Wilkinson, nee Wood-Woolley, known as Debbie, was found at her home in Hemlington, Middlesbrough, on Friday, with a head
A SENIOR police officer has called for a reduction in the drink-drive limit after his force's summer crackdown saw a rising number of motorists failing breath tests.North Yorkshire Police Acting Chief Constable Tim Madgwick described the increase
A NEW organisation has been set up to highlight the problems of some off-road vehicles tearing up the North York Moors’ unclassified roads.The new group, the North York Moors Green Lanes Alliance, has been set up in response to the damage on the national
LITTLE things are being given the big treatment at one of the most prestigious events of its kind.The Harrogate Autumn Flower Show is being staged at Harrogate’s Great Yorkshire Showground from September 16 to 18.And one plot will feature giant, hand-made
DURHAM County Council has denied reports it could be set to reconsider controversial changes to teaching assistant contracts which mean they will be paid term-time only.Councillors will be updated next month on the results of a consultation which followed
TALENTED pooches are enjoying Olympic themed games this week to raise funds for retired police dogs and a young man battling a rare form of cancer. K9 Pursuits in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, is always looking for fun activities keep its doggy
A COUNCILLOR has expressed concerns over plans to remove a village phone box. BT is consulting over the future of payphones where usage has fallen, and the kiosk in St John’s Chapel in Weardale is among those at risk.The phone box, on Harthope Road, was
A DEDICATED group of teenagers have given a new lease of life to a Darlington charity shop.The MIND shop on Bondgate was transformed by a dozen 16-year-olds this week.As part of the National Citizens Service (NCS) scheme, the group lent a hand to staff
A TOY bonanza is putting a big smile on the faces of young hospital patients.Staff from Darlington Building Society visited the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton to hand over a huge bundle of toys for children of all ages. The special delivery to the
WHAT an Olympics that was; competition at it’s very best. I, for one, didn’t think Great Britain would be so successful. Although the BBC coverage was a bit saturated. I think quite a few gongs will be awarded in the New Year: Nicola, Heather,
A VETERAN who is paralysed from the waist down is hoping to add another string to his bow by becoming Paralympic champion.Mikey Hall, from Richmond, is currently ranked fourth in the world for archery, and has been packing in hours of training as he prepares
M WATSON’S letter (HAS, Aug 18) is, like his previous one, a hotch-potch of ill-digested nonsense with absolutely no basis in scientific fact. I will deal here with only one of his alleged points (no room to do otherwise) – his reference to the
DUE to glaring loopholes in what passes for company law in the UK, BHS, a household name in retail, and an old established company has been asset stripped and bankrupted, with its employees thrown out of work. Even worse for those relying on the
I WONDER how Spennymoor residents feel about there only being, £600,000 available for funding part of the re-development of the Festival Walk shopping mall, in Spennymoor? When you consider the extra council tax revenue that Durham County Council
I AGREE with VJ Connor about Jeremy Corbyn (HAS, Aug 20). I also believe that “he is an honest, principled man and a genuine socialist”. However the elephant in the room is that he doesn’t look right. He doesn’t look like a future Prime minister
NEWCASTLE UNITED defender Kevin Mbabu has returned to his homeland to join Swiss side Young Boys on a season-long loan. The 21-year-old full-back, who can play on either flank, joined the Magpies in January 2013 from Servette, but had to wait until
ISLAMIC extremism is a growing problem among Britain’s prison population. The dangers of sending someone as charismatic and manipulative as Anjem Choudary to a jail where 20 per cent of the population are disaffected Muslims should be obvious.
PAUL Collingwood battled throughout a sunny afternoon to score 23 in an attempt to keep his Durham side afloat against Warwickshire. They reached 159 for five at tea. The captain went to the crease in the first over after lunch, when Scott Borthwick
BRITAIN'S manufacturing exports are running at their highest level in two years thanks to the pound's post-referendum slump, but experts warned that currency changes were proving a double-edged sword for the sector. The CBI Industrial Trends Survey
GOVERNORS of a closure-threatened school have written to the Prime Minister in a final bid to save it. The board at Startforth Morritt Memorial CofE Primary School, near Barnard Castle, County Durham, has also sent their plea to the Secretary of
A MEMORIAL is to be built to honour Second World War servicemen who were stationed in Pickering and others who died training on North York Moors. Historian Gordon Clitheroe and trustee of Beck Isle Museum said plans were underway to commemorate
SINGER songwriter Anna Pancaldi, whose song Dear Joey is currently number three in the iTunes charts, is performing in Masham Town Hall on Saturday, August 27.The concert is part of a series being staged in the Bedale and Masham area over the next few
FOOD popular in the Georgian period has been on offer to families at a recent event at an historic theatre.The Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond put on an 18th century-style spread of cakes, biscuits and pies as part of GeorgeFest 2016.Special family
A NORTH-EAST legal team proved they were no stick-in-the-muds when they raised £1,035 for charity by taking on one of the country’s toughest assault courses.Partners, solicitors and support personnel at Hewitts Solicitors took part in the No Ego Mud Challenge
A GRATEFUL father and his friend are getting on their bikes to raise £10,000 for charity Cystic Fibrosis Care which helps desperately-ill children.Christy York, from Hutton Wandesley, and Graham Senior, from Bedale, decided to tackle the 1,000 mile route
A NEGLECTED village pinfold has been transformed into a community garden thanks to the efforts of a 12-year-old girl.Grace Morris, from Hunton, near Catterick Garrison, used to help weed the small patch of land with her mother as a child, but noticed
A GROUP of former SSI steelworks staff have gain a qualification that gives them the chance of new employment in the sports and leisure sector.A sum of £2,000 from UKSE’s Community Support Fund, awarded to Teesside Athletic Football Club, provided funding
T HE Tories’ leading Brexiteers urgently need a full-time nanny to wag an accusing finger and reprimand them: “Now, children, please will you stop this squabbling...” Dr Liam Fox, the new International Trade Secretary, wants the Foreign Office
THE sound of laughter and fun echoed from the walls of one of the region’s most iconic sites as young women took part in a celebration marking 100 years of Girlguiding’s Senior Section.An evening of jousting on space hoppers, live music and mediaeval
WORK has begun to restore a grade II listed Victorian railway station nestled between a viaduct and a tunnel. Network Rail engineers are set to spend 12 weeks repairing buildings at Northern-run Knaresborough station, which once linked Harrogate and Leeds
PLANS for a multi-million pound leisure centre in Ingleby Barwick have taken a step forward, with new artist’s impressions of the complex.People living in and around are being asked for their views about the centre, which will include a library and customer
A KNIFE-WIELDING man has made off with a large amount of cash after robbing a County Durham post office. The armed robbery took place at the premises on Mickle Grove, in Coundon, near Bishop Auckland, at about 11am on Tuesday. Wearing a balaclava
A CRACKDOWN on illegal fishing has netted 18 suspects.Fisheries officers from the Environment Agency have carried out a four-week summer operation targeting local rivers.On the River Derwent, near Consett three men from South Tyneside were arrested for
PARKS and open spaces across Middlesbrough have again received the Green Flag seal of approval.For 2016/17 Stewart Park, Albert Park, Hemlington Lake, Fairy Dell, Linthorpe Cemetery, Pallister Park and Thorntree Park will all be able to fly the flag to
AN asthma sufferer who has discovered a new zest for life after taking up running is encouraging people to take advantage of a new Couch to 5K scheme.Rebecca Turner has dramatically improved her lung capacity and overall fitness since joining a free running
FIVE bands are to perform at a new hard rock festival taking place next month.The first Burning Rock Festival takes place in Stanley on Saturday, September 10.The full-day show will take place at the recently-opened community football centre in Tyne Road
A TEENAGER has walked into a new career after a landlord took her on as its first apprentice.When 17-year-old Kyra Bailey, from Stanley, lost her first job, she pounded the streets of her hometown handing out her CV to local businesses.One of them was
ROMANTIC Ben Anderson proposed to his girlfriend by commissioning a special Lego video which was played at the cinema. Kirsten Dally thought she was on a date to see the new Jason Bourne film at the cinema in Birmingham but the movie was preceded
A SOLDIER has died while taking part in a night live-firing exercise, the Armed Forces Minister has said. Mike Penning said the incident happened at the Otterburn Training Area in Northumberland. The soldier was from the Royal Regiment of Scotland
SUNDERLAND have suffered another serious injury blow after goalkeeper Vito Mannone damaged his elbow in training this morning. Mannone is due to have a series of scans at hospital this afternoon, amid fears he could have suffered a fracture that
NEWCASTLE UNITED are close to completing a deal for Brentford midfielder Alan Judge – even though the Irishman is not due to recover from a broken leg until October. Judge is set to travel to Tyneside for a medical later today after Newcastle agreed
A NORTH Yorkshire brewery is tapping into US Presidential election fever with the return of its Anglo-American IPA for a second term.As Democrats and Republicans line up their candidates, pub customers will be able to make Bighorn their choice, in September
THERE was no surprise in Warwickshire dispensing with the toss on an overcast morning at Chester-le-Street, where Durham battled to 59 for two from 29 overs at lunch. Play began on time following heavy rain and Durham set out to blunt the threat
BUSINESSES are being offered the opportunity to trade as pop-up shops in Darlington. The town’s historic covered market currently has several vacant units under its roof. Darlington Borough Council is now offering businesses the opportunity
A NINE-year-old boy suffered multiple injuries after being hit by a white Land Rover Discovery in Wynyard. The boy was airlifted to James Cook University Hospital after being placed in a medically-induced coma following the incident on The Wynd
DETECTIVES are appealing for two women who saw a man committing a sexual act in woods near public gardens to contact them. The two women saw the man in woods surrounding Harlow Carr gardens in Harrogate on Thursday afternoon (August 18) and reported
The queue snaked around Rio’s Galeão airport yesterday. They were tired, happy, and maybe a little emotional, and so many of them had something to declare too.Brazil promised the most colourful Games ever, and the predominant colour was gold, silver and
THREE men have been arrested over the rape of a woman. The victim was found in a distressed state in a Newcastle street early on the morning of Saturday, August 6. A woman passing by on a bike found the woman in the street shortly after 6.20am
HOUSEBUILDER Persimmon has reported a surge in profits and said that demand has held up following Britain's decision to leave the European Union. The company, which has offices in Bowburn, near Durham City, said pre-tax profits rose 29 per cent
LET’S not dissemble: Kynren is not a comfortable experience, at least not for those for us who sit 6ft 2in in our Marks and Spencer strides. “The worst cramp since Sheffield United away,” says the elder bairn, a six-five, recalling a particularly
TEAM GB are set to receive a heroes' welcome when they touch down in the UK following their best Olympics in more than a century. A Boeing 747 carrying 320 athletes and support staff will land at Heathrow airport at 10am in a gold-nosed British
A WARNING has been issued by North Yorskhire Trading Standards to residents being offered asphalting services with leftover stock from highway projects. Trading standards have warned these individuals are not contracted to any highways projects
AN organisation supporting the integration and social development of people with learning disabilities is enjoying success with its new purpose-built store.Haswell and District Mencap, also known as the Lisa Dixon Centre, recently celebrated the official
ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC returns to action in a Newcastle United shirt tonight, insisting he has never looked to turn his back on St James’ Park following relegation and it is his dream to win trophies on Tyneside. The powerful Serbian, who has been
FEARS that Carl Magnay, the Hartlepool United right-back, suffered a cracked rib on Saturday have eased. After scoring twice in last week’s draw at Crewe, Magnay was forced off in the opening stages of Saturday’s home defeat to Notts County.
One of Us (BBC1, 9pm)WELL, well. Another gritty British drama where the protagonists hate each other about as much as we dislike them ourselves. Around 40,000 litres of fake rain were required up in the Scottish Highlands as neighbouring families, the
TWO games, two defeats. What does the future have in store for Sunderland after losing to Middlesbrough at the Stadium of Light? The next eight days will go a long way in determining whether the Black Cats can avoid another season of struggle,
HAPLESS thieves who drilled through 7-ft gates, picked a lock and removed a double-glazed window to steal a nursery’s safe escaped with just 60p the owner has revealed. Laura Leigh Wayman, managing director of Child’s Play Private Nursery, based
A WOMAN was bundled into the boot of a car and told “I’m going to take you to the moors” after her home was smashed up, a court heard yesterday. Scott Mizsei was said have “quickly come to his senses”, and helped the victim back out before buying
NORTH-EAST leaders will travel to London today to meet with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to seek clarity and assurances on the devolution process. Members of the North East Combined Authority leadership board will
Andrew Gale expects to see Azeem Rafiq handed a new contract at Yorkshire after a seamless re-introduction into county cricket.The off-spinner, quite literally, capped off a memorable two months the weekend before last when he was awarded his county cap
AN inmate in a prison segregation unit made a hoax bomb threat in a phone call to the Samaritan’s listening service, a court heard. Ben Skinner used the dedicated Samaritan’s help-line within the unit at Durham Prison, purporting to be a “peaceful
YOUNGSTERS who encourage people to visit a North-East tourism destination are among a group of 20 projects short-listed for a national award as part of a scheme to celebrate local heritage. Founded by Andrew Lloyd Webber and supported by his foundation
A FEW weeks ago if anyone had said that nine million people would tune in to BBC One on a mid-summer Friday night to watch a game of women’s hockey, I wouldn’t have believed it.That the Beeb would delay News at Ten by popular demand so the coverage could
THIEVES are being blamed for taking down a banner in honour of North-East Olympic hero, Amy Tinkler. The gymnast - the youngest member of Team GB at 16 - won bronze at the Rio Games. She is due home any time following the conclusion of the
TERRIFIED residents have described their horror after waking up inside a burning building where three adults had to be rescued. Firefighters were forced to use breathing apparatus after a ferocious blaze broke out inside a privately-owned block
A MOTHER has told how she endures nightmares following the death of her newborn daughter in hospital. Staff at Stockton's University Hospital of North Tees intervened in the birth of the girl, an inquest on Teesside was told, when there was no
