A woman has been issued with a criminal behaviour order after her neighbours complained that her singing was like “a drowned cat”. Heather Webb has now breached the order to stop singing twice so magistrates in Norwich have issued an arrest warrant
MIKE ASHLEY has issued a statement insisting that he wants Rafael Benitez to stay in his current position as manager of Newcastle United. Ashley, who has not attended a single home match all season, congratulated Benitez for his efforts in keeping
STUART POYNTER and Michael Richardson demolished Derbyshire’s attack on a record-breaking day for Durham in the Division Two County Championship match at Derby.Poynter made his maiden championship century and Richardson scored his first in nearly four
NEWCASTLE (4-2-3-1): 8 Dubravka: Made a sensational save to deny Barkley at a time when a Chelsea goal might well have given the visitors hope 7 Yedlin: Kept Hazard quiet as he marshalled the right-hand side of Newcastle’s back four and has
RAFAEL BENITEZ celebrated a fantastic final day as Newcastle United romped to a 3-0 win over Chelsea, but the Magpies manager has warned Mike Ashley he will have to make a significant summer investment to ensure the club do not spend another season
So au revoir Arsene Wenger - you will be missed. In the meantime, thank you to the guard with the Wearside accent on the 10.28am train from Darlington to London on Friday, who made us all chuckle with his dead-pan announcement as we approached
AFTER two trophy-laden decades playing at the highest level, John Terry may no longer be hitting the heights his career has become accustomed to, but his trademark passion and hunger remains the same after his one-year dip into the Championship.Now, if
POLICE arrested a man believed to be in possession of stolen items at Farm Close, Bishop Auckland, in the early hours of Saturday. Officers recovered a red Hyosung quad bike and a red Mountfield petrol strimmer. Anyone that thinks either or both items
TOMMY CHARLTON was lost for words as brothers Jack and Sir Bobby sent him a surprise good luck message before he joined them as England internationals at the age of 72.Charlton, from Ashington, made his debut for the national over-60s walking football
JACOB MURPHY returns to Newcastle United's starting line-up for the final game of the Premier League season. Murphy replaces Kenedy, with the Chelsea winger unable to play against his permanent employers. The former Norwich City midfielder
SOME of the country's burliest blokes put their strength, technique and determination to the test at the weekend to secure a spot in a UK-wide strongman contest.The competition to find England's Strongest Man over 40 was held at Stanhope showfield
OU have to say one thing for Newcastle United – they certainly know how to put on a show in an attempt to persuade Rafael Benitez to stay. Two years after the impassioned pleas of the St James’ Park faithful played such a crucial role in convincing
MIDDLESBROUGH (4-1-4-1): 7 Randolph: Couldn’t have done anything with the goal, and made a superb fingertip save as he tipped Snodgrass’ shot onto the post 4 Shotton: Suffered an extremely nervous opening and was at fault as Jedinak ran off
Bishop Auckland’s hopes of lifting the Brooks Mileson Northern League Cup on Saturday were dashed when they were beaten 1-0 by Dunston UTS – but they were furious about a goal that was disallowed. The scores were goalless and Bishops slowly getting
THERE was an emotional reunion at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium when former coach Leo Percovich returned. Percovich was part of the coaching staff under former manager Aitor Karanka and became a hero figure for many of the fans, wearing his
AT least seven cars were damaged in just 40 minutes by a large pothole – but a council is refusing to reimburse the drivers. The revelation comes just days after concerns were raised about the state of Darlington's roads for people with disabilities
ACTION is set to be taken to limit the number of takeaways in areas “saturated” with fast food outlets, as part of a concerted drive to tackle childhood obesity. Darlington’s director of public health is set to intervene in licensing applications
A KARATE studio which recently saw four of its young members win world championship medals has set its sights on making Olympians at Japan 2020.Students of the Karate Dojo, in Ripon, took bronze medals at the recent 9th World Shotokan Karate Championships
INVESTIGATIVE work has been launched to consider whether fluoride should be added to the drinking water of a town with a high proportion of children with tooth decay. Darlington’s director of public health Miriam Davidson said the town’s council was taking
TWO cousins burgled a house to steal drugs and other items. Bradley David Fairless, 18, and Calvin Hall, 19, were both drunk they they broke into a house in Lambton Road, Ferryhill, on April 19. John Garside, prosecuting at Newton Aycliffe
A CHERISHED tree planted by the founders of a County Durham museum has been felled after nearly 150 years at the site.The Monkey Puzzle tree was installed by John and Joséphine Bowes, when they founded The Bowes Museum, in Barnard Castle, in 1871.Documents
FROM Ferryhill comes this picture with a request for more information from Joyce Malcolm. Joyce believes the conductress is Cissie Dring, who also came from Ferryhill, but who were Walters & Johnson who ran the bus company? Joyce believes that
THE county town of North Yorkshire came to a halt as the RAF put on a stirring show for locals and visitors alike.Personnel from RAF Leeming paraded through Northallerton to the rousing sound of the Band of the RAF College to celebrate their freedom of
A MAN has admitted having £15,000 in his bank account, knowing it was all, or in part, the proceeds of crime.But, the case of a co-accused, facing the same charge, has been delayed as he has so far been unable to acquire legal representation.Kieran Thomas
TRIBUTES have been paid to a council boss who is to step down as part of a plan to save £169,000 a year.Darlington Borough Council councillors unanimously backed its leader, Councillor Bill Dixon, in moving a vote of thanks to the authority’s outgoing
A YOUNG woman has suffered nightmares and panic attacks since she was punched and sexually assaulted by a fellow Durham University student. Benjamin David Mills hit his victim on the back of the head and knocked her to the floor when she shrugged
THERE are a ‘frightening’ number of North-East residents who choose to use an unregistered electrician to save money, says an electrical safety charity. After carrying out research, Electrical Safety First found that a third of people in the North-East
HUNDREDS of soldiers took part in a gruelling dawn-to-dusk race along a tough 280km route around North Yorkshire.More than 30 teams from across the country swam, kayaked, cycled, ran and marched the 15-leg relay race covering some of the county’s most
A MAN calling for answers from Cleveland Police has welcomed the support of his local MP.Mike Hopkins, a former senior civilian worker at the force, believes his claims of witness intimidation and harassment were never properly investigated by officers
A FORMER military man has been jailed for three years for sexually assaulting a child. Raymond Armstrong was convicted by a jury on what a judge described as “compelling evidence”. The 59-year-old disputed any sexual wrongdoing during a trial
EACH week we profile a member of the Northern Echo Camera Club. This week it's the turn of Hannah Watson, from South Tyneside Who or what inspired you to take up photography? THE images of my sporting heroes in equestrian magazines. Recent
