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  • Hartlepool United: Stelling quits as club vice president

    JEFF STELLING has quit as Hartlepool United president. In the wake of Pool’s insipid 2-0 home defeat to Barnet, the Sky Sports presenter blasted manager Dave Jones as Pools slipped into the relegation zone. And on Saturday night he informed

  • Darlington 1 AFC Telford United 0

    Darlington 1 AFC Telford United 0 DARLINGTON again put their off-field troubles behind them to beat AFC Telford United, their fourth win in a row. Mark Beck got the only goal, taking his season’s tally to 17 with a penalty. It is the first

  • Hartlepool United 0 Barnet 2

    HARTLEPOOL UNITED dropped into the League Two relegation places as they slumped to a woeful 2-0 home defeat to Barnet. Newport’s win over Accrington sees the Exiles jump over Pools, putting them two points in front with two games remaining.

  • Teesdale brewer gets go-ahead to sell ales on-site

    A NEW Teesdale brewer has been given the go-ahead to sell his creations on-site.Danny McColl ploughed more than £200,000 into his new business - McColl’s Brewery Ltd - after he took over a unit at the Randolph Industrial Estate, in Evenwood, in November.However

  • LIVE: Darlington v AFC Telford United

    Deputy Sports Editor Craig Stoddart reports live from Blackwell Meadows as Darlington take on AFC Telford United. Tweets by @CStoddartEcho Kick-off: 3pm

  • Gloucestershire vs Durham (Day Two, Lunch)

    TEST batsmen Keaton Jennings and Stephen Cook staged an unbroken half century stand to defy Gloucestershire's new ball bowlers on the second day of the Specsavers County Championship Division Two match at Bristol. Replying to the home side's first-innings

  • Guns roar to salute the Queen

    GUNS thundered over the ancient capital of the North as the British Army celebrated the Queen's birthday.Crowds gathered to watch the spectacular 21-gun salute in York’s Museum Gardens, hosted by 4 Infantry Brigade and HQ North East.The Band of the

  • Fraudster fined for falsifying fish

    A ROGUE trader who "coerced" a homeowner into buying incorrectly labelled fish has been ordered to pay compensation. Francis Gary Damsell labelled coley as halibut, river cobbler as turbot, and an unknown breed of fish labelled as bass. The

  • Disruption as trailer comes loose from tractor

    MOTORISTS are facing disruption after a trailer which was attached to a tractor came loose. The incident on the A66 at Greta Bridge, near Barnard Castle, took place shortly before 11am this morning. It is believed the road is only partially

  • Step out for a run in Spennymoor

    A NEW running club has been launched to encourage people of all ages and abilities to pull on their trainers and get moving.The Spenny Striders, set up by Durham County Council as part of England Athletics’ Run Together initiative, meet in the reception

  • Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see locos line-up

    WORLD famous locomotive Flying Scotsman will travel alongside three modern trains to celebrate the "past, present and future" of Britain's railway. The trains will line up on the East Coast Main Line at Tollerton, North Yorkshire, at around 6am

  • The weekend's best bets, by Charlie McCann of betvictor

    After three wonderful days at Aintree for the Grand National, all eyes turn to Ayr for the Scottish equivalent and a maximum field of 30 going forward for this afternoon’s race, and BetVictor betting the race to five places for each way punters. Last

  • Durham regeneration project wins top award

    A RIVERSIDE construction project has beaten dozens of rival schemes to win a major regeneration award.The £30m Freeman’s Reach project, which aims to breathe new life into Durham’s riverside won the regeneration category at the 2017 Royal Institution

  • Cricket: All systems go as the NYSD League returns

    Darlington who finished fourth last season, get the 125th season of the Darlington Building Society NYSD ECB Premier League underway, when they travel to Hartlepool today. They have Liam Coates and Mohammad Saad as their professionals this season, with

  • Cricket: Champions ready for Newcastle test

    In the NEPL, champions Chester-Le-Street travel to Newcastle and will be unchanged from last week. Skipper John Coxon said: “We played well last week and Newcastle will be strong as usual and we are excited about the game and looking forward to the challenge

  • Hartlepool United: Jones wants a United Hartlepool

    THREE GAMES remaining, three games to save their Football League status and Dave Jones wants a United Hartlepool.Pools fumbled their way to defeat at Leyton Orient, amid an embarrassing display against the bottom club.But as Pools take on Barnet at home

  • Feethams complex scoops top award

    A TOWN centre leisure complex has scooped a top accolade in the region’s property awards. The project to transform the site of the former bus depot into a modern leisure destination in the heart of Darlington was praised by Royal Institution of