REPUBLIC of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill has sent his support to former Sunderland player Liam Miller amid reports he is battling pancreatic cancer. The 36-year-old midfielder is said to be undergoing treatment and news of his plight has been
DEEP in the heart of decimated County Durham mining country, “The Welly” stands defiant – a solid community hub where they meet for the likes of dance classes, mother and toddler groups, and knit-and-knatter. Erected in 1929, and rebuilt after
SHOP workers were left shaken after a masked knifeman held them up and stole a quantity of alcohol and a mobile phone.Police are appealing for information following the incident at Premier Stores in Villette Road, Hendon, Sunderland, shortly before 9pm
DURHAM Police have announced the sad death of faithful sniffer dog Dexter - only a few months away from his retirement. On its Twitter feed @DurhamPoliceK9, said : "We're sad to announce that last week PD Dexter had to be put to sleep having
POLICE have charged a man in connection with a rape that took place more than 29-years-ago.Officers from the Cleveland and North Yorkshire Major Investigation Team arrested a man on Monday in connection with the assault in York in 1988.Following questioning
A GIANT sparkling Reindeer was spotted flying over the rooftops of Stockton town centre as preparations are in full-flight for a festive event.The super-seized decorations were craned into place over the weekend as Stockton Sparkles starts to take shape.The
HOT on the heels of one major gig announcement, The Northern Echo Arena will now play host to a Bank Holiday pop-fest. The Darlington venue has confirmed that Steps will be headlining the show next Spring. The news comes on the same day that
AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy has been hailed a hero after saving his little brother’s hand when it got stuck in an escalator. Noah Chesworth managed to hit the emergency stop switch when his four-year-old brother Ethan got his hand trapped while they
A SHOW fresh from receiving glowing reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe will be taking to the stage in the region tomorrow night.A Monk's Tale includes sketches and songs which celebrate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther, whose teachings sparked
A CRITICALLY acclaimed artist will be making a special appearance at a North-East gallery to present his much-anticipated autumn collection. Local art fans will have the opportunity to meet painter, Craig Davison, at Castle Fine Art on Grey Street
THE OLDEST all-female crew to row across the Atlantic will receive an honourary degree from York St John University. Yorkshire Rows learned to row at the Guy Fawkes Boat Club, in York, and completed the 3,000 mile challenge in 2016. The four
A MOTHER who lost her son to kidney disease is staging a fundraising evening to help others with renal conditions. Kendra King, from Northallerton is raising funds for Ward Four and the Renal Day Unit at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough
A STUDY has revealed North-East communities are the most welcoming in the UK.The research, commissioned by Making Local Woods Work, quizzed 2000 people across the nation about the communities they live in.Published to coincide with World Kindness Day
A NORTH-EAST autism campaigner has helped to create a song to mark the start of her charity's anti-bullying campaign. Anna Kennedy's self-titled charity has released a video of their new charity single Hollow for their Give us a Break campaign.
A MUCH-LOVED cat is recovering at home after she was shot in the eye with an air rifle.Police are appealing for the public’s help following the incident last month.Three-year-old Miriam went missing from her home in Eastgate in Weardale for three days
THE government is being urged to withhold fracking consent at Kirby Misperton until assurances over pollution risks are received.Baroness Anne McIntosh, a former Thirsk MP, has written to Greg Clark, the Government’s Secretary of State for business, energy
PEOPLE are being warned about the harm caused by tenancy fraud.Durham County Council has teamed up with other local authorities and housing providers for Regional Tenancy Fraud Awareness Week (RTFAW,) which aims to let people know about social housing
AN ELDERLY woman has become the victim of a cowardly conman who stole her bankcard after duping her into checking her purse. The 88-year-old woman was approached by a man who told her she had dropped £10 and then repeatedly insisted she checked
TWENTY new Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) will take to the streets of County Durham and Darlington in the coming weeks.The latest additions to Durham Constabulary are completing an initial three-week training course, before gaining frontline
A WOMAN who later admitted to police being "off her face" after she crashed her friend's car into a wall as she tried to move it, a court heard Homeless Kerry Long, was staying with her friend in Grange Villa, near Stanley, when a neighbour called
A NEW exhibition is set to shine light on Northern Art. A total of 72 artists have been selected to take part in the New Light Prize Exhibition at The Bowes Museum, in Barnard Castle. The exhibition features paintings, sculpture, prints and
A MAN has appeared in court charged with aggravated burglary, assault and making threats to kill. Alexander Duncan Millar is alleged to have entered a property in Easson Road in Darlington as a trespasser armed with a plank of wood on November
A FARMER almost lost his arm in a freak accident while working on the North York Moors. John Hardisty, a fencing contractor, was working on a neighbour’s farm in the village of Westerdale when his arm got trapped between his tractor’s post driver
PUPILS at a Bishop Auckland school are celebrating after the academy was recognised for its contribution to sport.King James I Academy, on South Church Road, won the secondary school category for outstanding contribution to sport, physical activity and
DESIGNERS and craftspeople from across the region will be showcasing their work at a special Christmas market this weekend. The Designer Makers Christmas Market will be held at The Witham, in Barnard Castle, on Saturday and Sunday, November 18
A BRONZE statue of Dr Martin Luther King Jr has been unveiled to coincide with the 50th anniversary of his visit to the North-East.The two metre tall structure was commissioned to remember Dr King’s visit to Newcastle University to accept an honorary
A greyhound was prevented from winning a race in Australia - by a low-flying duck. The greyhound, called Loceryl, was coming with a well-timed run at a track in Adelaide when the duck sent him tumbling. Neither animal was injured.
CONCERT-GOERS will be supporting both retired and injured Gurkha soldiers and the young of their home nation by attending an evening of military music. The 17th annual concert by the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas, which visits Catterick Garrison
A MAN who collapsed whilst walking in woods was carried across rough ground and stream with the help of a mountain rescue crew to a waiting ambulance. Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team, a group of around 50 unpaid volunteers, helped a man from Eaglescliffe
A UNIVERSITY student and keen football fan has used his love of the sport to create an animated film documenting the history of his hometown team. Joshua Gilroy-Rossi, of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, was studying Graphic Art and Design at Leeds
A MIDWIFE who fainted at her first delivery has retired after nearly four decades in the profession which saw her deliver hundreds of babies across Northallerton. As a popular theory goes, all individuals are connected within a chain of six steps
FOOTBALL matches are lost, fans are disappointed and managers get the sack. Newcastle fans grumbled over Dwight Gayle’s disallowed goal against Bournemouth in a 0-1 home defeat, while Slaven Bilic at West Ham was the latest Premier League manager
HUNDREDS of visitors will descend upon an innovation conference aimed at helping firms increase their market presence. VentureFest North-East takes place at Newcastle’s St James’ Park tomorrow (Tuesday, November 14). Organisers say the full-day
I HAVE read with interest the start of the debate about police budgets (Echo, Nov 8). Once again you’ve got a call that the police precept should increase year on year by two per cent because the government expects local tax payers to replace a
AN agricultural and engineering operator has “laid a solid foundation for growth”, despite seeing annual profits tumble, bosses yesterday claimed. Carr’s Group says work to offset weaker overseas sales and a major domestic contract delay leaves
I WELCOME Tom Cooper’s comment (HAS, Nov 8) on my letter of November 1 about fracking. He worries about earthquakes. The evidence from the Blackpool area shows that the earthquakes there stopped once the fracking experiments ceased. The fracking
POLICE found a £67,000 drugs factory in a derelict pub after neighbour's complained about the strong smell of cannabis, a court heard. There were three tents containing 148 plants and two more growing rooms in the basement of the property in Zetland
A FAKE police car has been seized by police after forcing a driver to pull over. The black BMW, fitted with illegal blue lights in the grille, forced the other road user to pull over when the lights were activated. The car also featured intermittently
IN reply to CT Riley writing about Halloween (HAS, Nov 7), I do not know what ancient pagans made of the festival (possibly neither does he) but there’s no doubt that the modern version is a celebration of evil. How else could you describe dressing
SOME time ago we started collecting used postage stamps to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy UK. We are pleased to say that the efforts of people in the region have raised over £300 for the campaign in the last 18 months. Muscular Dystrophy
FURTHER to the article headlined ‘Police in £500,000 pay-out to ex-officer’ (Echo, Nov 8). The Cleveland Police area should now undergo a review. The area south of the Tees going into the North Yorkshire force and the north of the Tees going
ONCE again I agree with Tony Kelly on crime and policing (HAS, Nov 1), particularly in regard to Mohibur Rahman, who attacked two colleagues in Darlington’s Shapla restaurant. Opportunities were missed to stop him. Police are letting us down and
LABOUR should be 20 points ahead in the opinion polls according to former party leader Tony Blair. The former PM, who led Labour to three election victories, reckons Theresa May’s shambolic government should be trailing much further behind the
THEY were a huge part of many people's lives in the 1980s. Three Norwegians who took on and conquered the world with their infectious pop tunes. We might not have admitted it at the time, but A-ha were also a big part of mine and my brother's lives
SOMETIMES, it pays to do something different.For Ian Wardle, it was a case of being somewhere different.The former George Wimpey graduate trainee had spent years working across the North-East.His time at Wimpey took in stints as a land manager and development
Craig Harrison no doubt left Meadow Park with plenty of concerns.His Hartlepool United side were second best to a well organised, powerful Boreham Wide side, his team too often forced into long balls easily repelled by a resilient back three.Though they
STAFF and customers at Gala Bingo, Darlington, will be raising money for Movember with a 16 mile walk from the town centre all the way to Middlesbrough. The walk, which will take place on Sunday, November 26, we see the team going from bingo hall
HARRY REDKNAPP is not currently being considered for the managerial vacancy at Sunderland despite weekend reports linking the former Tottenham and West Ham boss with the role. And while the South American media have claimed Sunderland have made
A COMMUNITY meals on wheels group which helps dozens of elderly people has been given charity status. Bedale Community Meals on Wheels, based at the town’s Chantry Hall, cooks and delivers two-course meals three times a week to elderly and disabled
FOUR new members will be sworn in to an historic body at a ceremony to be held today. The new members will be admitted to the City of Durham Freemen at an event taking place at the Guild Hall, in Durham attended by family and fellow members of
USUALLY a trip to Kidderminster Harriers results in more discussion about the amazing catering than the football, but thanks to some poor Darlo defending and then some much-needed and newly-found fighting spirit, the action on the pitch was the equal
AS Tommy Wright sets about making further additions to the Darlington squad, the manager does not wish to see any more players leaving the club – but he has not ruled it out. A week ago Adam Bartlett and Mark Beck were sold to York City and Harrogate
A COCAINE addict first said 'sorry' to a woman out shopping with her daughter before pulling out a knife and grabbing her bag, a court heard. Ian Strong – who has already served a lengthy prison sentence for robbery and burglary and has several
A TALENTED swimmer and triathlete has returned to her roots to help to celebrate two landmark achievements. Georgie Rutherford, who was born and raised in Darlington, returned to the pool where she learned to swim for a triumphant return home after
A MEETING called by an MP to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour has left residents feeling more positive about resolving the problem. People living in the Trimdons have complained to police and MP Phil Wilson on a number of occasions about
PUPILS from four primary schools have been teaching Sedgefield’s MP about their campaign to help reduce global food waste.The youngsters from Chilton, Cleves Cross, Dean Bank and Ferryhill Station Primary Schools welcomed Phil Wilson MP to see their Fuel
A SCHOOL is considering opting out of local authority control and becoming an academy. If Broomfield in Northallerton does convert, it will join Ebor Academy Trust, a York-based multi-academy trust currently comprising 15 schools across the Yorkshire
