THE pricing policy of train tickets has recently been in the news and, in my view, an overhaul of the system cannot happen soon enough. It is downright overcharging. I needed to travel to Filey from Yarm. I entered the details and was offered a
A FEW f-words were uttered during a frustrating run of results that threatened Darlington’s play-off hopes. On Saturday two more came to the fore: Formation and finishing. A tweak in tactics has brought about an upturn in fortunes, the weekend’
AITOR KARANKA has challenged his Middlesbrough players to achieve the ‘dream double’ of FA Cup success and Premier League survival. Boro will host either Manchester City or Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup quarter-finals after tonight’s draw handed
Goals: 1-0: Oates (27, smashed in confidently from close range after Thomas had a shot pushed out) 1-1: Kennedy (78, cut inside from the left to curl in a fine effort from 25 yards) Bookings: Threlkeld (foul 29), Harrison (foul 55), Taylor
MIDDLESBROUGH will host either Huddersfield or Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Sunday evening's draw handed Boro a fourth successive home draw in the competition, with Aitor Karanka's side having beaten Sheffield Wednesday, Accrington
NEWCASTLE and Northampton shared 11 tries as the Falcons secured a 46-31 win to emerge as serious contenders for an Aviva Premiership top-six spot. The Saints scored three tries before half-time after flying out of the traps, but they could not
A PLAY about a legendary North-East rower went down a storm during three performances in London.Hadaway Harry, by Ed Waugh, tells how a team of oarsmen led by Tyneside-born Harry Clasper defeated the ‘unbeatable’ Thamesmen at Putney in 1845.It was to
MANCHESTER CITY have lined up Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford as a leading summer target – and are confident of landing the 22-year-old whether the Black Cats retain their Premier League status or not. City boss Pep Guardiola will sell both
MIDDLESBROUGH (4-1-4-1): 6 Guzan: Preferred to Konstantopoulos, but might have done better with the parry that enabled Martinez to equalise 6 Chambers: Came close with a long-range effort in the first half and always looked comfortable in defence
YORK CITY boss Gary Mills remains convinced National League survival is a realistic ambition despite a 1-1 draw with Boreham Wood leaving the Minstermen six points adrift of safety. Having claimed an early lead through Amari Morgan-Smith, York
A PROJECT team has been set up as part of ongoing negotiations over County Durham teaching assistants’ dispute over contracts. Durham County Council is undertaking a full review of the role and responsibilities of the 2,400 teaching assistants who work
GATESHEAD strengthened their play-off hopes as they claimed a 3-1 win over fellow National League promotion hopefuls Forest Green Rovers. Wes York set up Danny Johnson to break the deadlock midway through the first half, and while Jake Gosling
A SON is fundraising for the hospice which helped care for his father during his dying days.Craig Day, 29, has teamed up with his brother-in-law Chris Hird, 33, both from Darlington, to train for the Great North Run later this year.They will be fundraising
Middlesbrough needed a late winner to beat Oxford United, seeing off the League One outfit 3-2 at the Riverside to advance to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Aitor Karanka’s side made hard work of the visitors however, before substitute Cristhian Stuani
AN AIR ambulance pilot has called for tougher sentences for people who shine lasers at aircraft following a rise in incidents. The Association of Air Ambulances (AAA) has revealed that laser pointer attacks on UK medical emergency aircraft have
A HOTEL in Darlington is set to offer an all new culinary experience after recruiting a head chef from Ibiza. Marcus Hall has joined The Bannatyne Hotel from the Ushuaia Tower in Ibiza, the island’s first five star hotel. The chef has previously
A NORTH businessman is inviting organisers of charity and community events to get in touch if they want free use of his funfair attractions. Paul Evans, of Carnival Fun Fairs, based in Shildon, County Durham, is offering to take staffed funfair rides
PUPILS at a North-East school are supporting a campaign to keep safe in the kitchen.Youngsters from North Ormesby Primary Academy received a visit from Cleveland Fire Brigade to warn them of the dangers when they are at home this half-term.The launch
YOUNG people are invited to the opening of a town’s new skate park tomorrow.The £150,000 facility in Jubilee Park, Spennymoor, County Durham, will be formally opened by the Spennymoor Town Mayor Councillor Derek Taylor, at 10am.The skate park has been
A NORTH Yorkshire resident has criticised energy giant npower after facing a 20 per cent increase in his electricity bill. Keith Stanyon, from Barton, near Darlington, is among hundreds of thousands of customers of the firm who will see their bills
GUISBOROUGH Town saw off the challenge of Stockton Town Yellows in the quarter finals of the TJFA U13s League Cup. Goals from Kieran Darby and Sam Innes saw the home side into the semi-finals after extra time. Callum Wiedman scored Stockton's
CHILDREN will protest on the streets of a museum to mark the centenary of a little-known episode of North-East history.In 1917, the starving children of Washington miners refused to return to the classroom until they were given free school meals.About
A CHARITY has found a new way to support people with dementia. East Durham Trust is delivering a series of sessions at their base in Peterlee called Active Minds. The group, which has attracted more than 20 members, uses items from the past
A COMMUNITY has rallied together to help a family raise almost £2,000 for cancer nurses.Angela Leary, from Sherburn village, organised the music night to raise money in memory of her dad, Stan Whitfield.The event at Sherburn Village Club, which was held
A POPULAR fundraising event that combines trains, real ale and music is returning to the Dales in the summer.The Swale Valley Stompers are hosting their third annual Jazz and Real Ale Train on the Wensleydale Railway to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer
Darlington won 2-1 at Boston United yesterday, the team's first league away win in seven attempts, with goals by Nathan Cartman and Dave Syers. The pictures were taken by Nick Burton.
HEALTHCARE scientists are opening their doors to show people the work they do behind the scenes in hospitals.County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is running an event for schools and members of the public as part of British Science Week.Joanne
A NORTH-EAST university has continued its international expansion by opening a new office on the other side of the world.Teesside University has created a new base in the Indian city of Gurgaon, to add to its already established offices in China and Malaysia.Bosses
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a fox was attacked by dogs in the middle of a busy road. North Yorkshire Police officers were called to the B1249 between Foxholes village and Staxton Hill, near Scarborough, after members of the public
RESIDENTS were evacuated from their homes in a North Yorkshire village in the middle of the night after a car crashed and ruptured a gas pipe. The incident happened at 2am on Sunday on the B1258 in Yedingham, near Pickering. Firefighters from
VISITORS have been meeting the newest arrivals at a farm attraction on its opening weekend of the year.As well as meeting the older farmyard residents at Hall Hill Farm, near Lanchester in County Durham, visitors got to meet this year’s newly arrived
RETAILERS have been urged to do more to make Darlington a dementia friendly town.A report for Darlington Borough Council’s Place Scrutiny Committee said dementia was “the biggest issue in the country”, and the town should be doing more so those affected
MACE Bearers from all over the country will be descending on Ripon for special ceremonies next month.Three days of celebrations from Wednesday, March 1 will see Serjeant at Mace for the City of Ripon, Mr Jim Vauvert, installed as the Prime Warden for
FOOTBALL fans are asked to support their club financially, as it needs cash for stadium improvements required by the FA. Spennymoor Town FC, in County Durham, wants to take The Brewery Field up to grade C standard with 250 new covered seats.
A PUBLIC exhibition is to be held to give people the chance to express their views on a major development.Ashall Projects is proposing to transform the land around Middlesbrough’s Centre Square to create new office accommodation, public space and food
WHEN mother-of-one Sara Caines signed up for Sponsor a Grown Up last year she did not realise how big a part of her family’s life it would become.She and six-year-old son Oliver, a pupil at Tudhoe Colliery Primary School, enjoyed the scheme so much they
A DISMAYED resident is to keep a diary of accidents on a busy main road into Darlington in a bid to persuade authorities to launch a crackdown on speeding.Resident Lynn Holland called for safety measures on the A167 Croft-on-Tees to Darlington road after
IT was a science lesson like no other at one County Durham school on Friday as children got to make their own slime, were attacked by a vortex cannon and even made plastic bottles explode.That's after the Friends of Staindrop CofE Primary School,
FORMER students from a North-East art college are mixing with some of the UK’s biggest stars after launching their own businesses. Designers Emma Tweddle, 27, and Vik Watson, 29, decided to set up Brainbox Studios in 2011 after they both graduated
BUDDING young builders have been getting a taste of the construction industry after creating their very own structures from more unusual objects.Darlington College played host to reception class children from St Mary’s Roman Cathlic Primary School, in
A DARLINGTON charity has raised over £4,400 to take five children with disabilities on a pilgrimage to southwest France.Hosanna House and Children’s Pilgrimage Trust (HCPT) Darlington groups held a series of events including coffee mornings and a curry
Spennymoor Town 1 Buxton 1. Spennymoor coach Alan White said that there were still plenty of positives to draw upon after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Buxton at the Brewery Field on Saturday. Moors had to come from behind after gifting Buxton
West Auckland manager Steve Skinner reckoned that his side’s three goal fightback for a point against Washington will be very important in the relegation battle. Every point is precious for West at the moment as they gave themselves a twelve point
South Shields confirmed their position as red hot favourites to win the FA Buildbase Vase by crushing Newport Pagnell 6-1 in the quarter final on Saturday. Shields were 4-0 up inside the first 25 minutes in front of a massive 3,161 crowd, and there
A TANTALISING taste of Spring is set to keep lifting spirits for many into the week ahead - although a return to wet and windy conditions with a risk of gales looms. The blast of balmy air from the Americas currently bathing the British Isles will
SUPERMARKET Morrisons has recalled one of its meat-based products over concerns it may cause flu-like symptoms among vulnerable people. The retailer has asked customers who bought its 150g Ready to Eat Peppered Beef Slices to return them, after
DOG owners are being invited get their pets signed up for Bark in the Park.The charity event is set to attract hundreds of canines and their well-behaved owners when it returns to Darlington’s South Park on Sunday, April 23.The sponsored walk will raise
A COMMUNITY residents’ group is supporting a major housing development.A planning application for 190 homes at Pelton, near Chester-le-Street, was submitted before Christmas.Over the last three months, the developer behind the scheme, Banks Property,
TWO men took advantage of a vulnerable teenage boy, having repeated sexual relations with him, knowing he was underage, a court heard. Kevin Robinson, 32, and 35-year-old Terry Rayner were said to have “exploited” the boy’s vulnerability at a time
