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  • Johnson relishing chance to take charge of new Darlington team

    “HE’S one of our own,” the Darlington fans would sing about Steven Johnson, the local hero who was a striker and part of the club’s Northern League success five years ago, and now he’s on his own and looking to make his mark as a manager.Darlington-born

  • Durham defeated comprehensively after morning collapse

    SUSSEX won their second Specsavers County Championship match of the season at Arundel when they defeated Durham by an innings and 64 runs 12 minutes before the scheduled close of the third day.It was a deeply impressive performance by Sussex, with a spirited

  • Avoid area say police after 'serious' crash on A19

    NORTH Yorkshire Police have advised motorists to find alternative routes after a serious crash closed a section of the A19. The force said the road was closed north bound between the A684 Osmotherley turn off and the A172 Stokesley junction.

  • Search of waste ground in murder investigation set to continue

    POLICE trying to solve a 20-year-old murder mystery say a search of waste ground will continue for the next several days.Officers and a specialist search team started work at a former allotment site near to Troon Close, in Middlesbrough, as part of the

  • Rich pickings at Redcar Races for Appleby

    TRAINER Mick Appleby is finding Redcar a fruitful hunting ground this season after landing a double today (Friday) to follow up his Zetland Gold Cup success last month. Appleby landed the historic Gold Cup with Big Country, and he celebrated a

  • Mining firm's tunnel vision means jobs and investment

    CONSTRUCTION has officially begun on a huge underground tunnel which will transport fertiliser 23 miles from the North York Moors to Teesside as part of a £3.2bn mining project.Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry MP sounded a horn to signal the start

  • Croft to deliver more BTCC fireworks

    FORMER British Touring Car Championship winner Tim Harvey is predicting an action-packed weekend as the most popular series in British motorsport returns to Croft Circuit – but the 1992 champion claims it is impossible to predict who will come out

  • Vote now for Durham's next tourism superstar

    THE vote has opened to find the 2018 Durham Tourism Superstar. The award finds the unsung heroes of tourism in the county who make visitors’ experiences magical and unforgettable. Click here to see the shortlist and to vote for your favourite

  • World Cup: Five key talking points from the action in Russia

    RONALDO VERSUS MESSI So who is the best player in the world? Well, on the evidence of the last two weeks, you’d have to put Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Lionel Messi in their personal battle for global pre-eminence. Messi has endured a wretched

  • North-East weekend cricket preview

    IT’S a battle at wrong end of the table today in the Dukes ECB North East Premier League as bottom-placed Stockton face third-bottom Newcastle.Visiting captain Phil Hudson said: “Sam Roseby is out this week, Cameron Steele is back on duty for Durham,

  • Meet the Mayoress event this weekend

    THE new Mayoress of Spennymoor, Councillor Liz Maddison will host a meet and greet event at Spennymoor Town Hall tomorrow. Residents, churches, groups and businesspeople are invited to meet Cllr Maddison, and her husband the Spennymoor Town Mayor Cllr

  • Ben Houchen: Breaking free from EU bonds

    WHILE Westminster politicians were at each other’s throats over the EU Withdrawal Bill last week, I was also in London making sure our voice was heard in the Brexit negotiations. Ahead of the crucial vote in Parliament last Monday, I wrote to all

  • NYSD weekend preview

    Barnard Castle last weekend celebrated success when they lifted the Macmillan Cup. They hope to build on the victory when they entertain Stokesley. Skipper James Quinn said: “Josh Bousfield and Tom Merryweather are both away on holidays, so Mike Dixon

  • Happy Tots 2018: Vote now for your favourite happy tot

    The search is nearly over for The Northern Echo Happy Tots 2018. You came in your hundreds to our photo shoots at Darlington and Bishop Auckland to have your child's photograph taken. Click here to vote for your favourite happy tot

  • Tea Update: Durham heading for defeat at Sussex

    DURHAM continued to lose wickets steadily in the afternoon session as they battled to try to save their County Championship game at Sussex. At 61, Tom Latham was bowled by Ollie Robinson through a narrow gate when he should have been forward.

  • Appeal to find dog 'dumped' in Durham supermarket

    THE RSPCA is appealing for information to find a dog reportedly ‘dumped’ in a supermarket in Durham. The charity was called just before 8pm on Monday, June 11, after a white female Jack Russell type dog – thought to be called ‘Pepper’ – was left at Sainsbury

  • Great things to do this weekend

    Wondering what to do this weekend? Here's a few ideas Fire Engine and Vintage Vehicle Show, Preston Park Museum, Eaglescliffe on Saturday/Sunday WITH an impressive range of over 300 vehicles of all types on display – including the largest number

  • Power tool staff help revamp park

    STAFF from a power tool manufacturer helped to spruce up the area around Darlington's Cocker Beck.Employees from Husqvarna, which has a factory in Newton Aycliffe, dedicated a working day to the area to give it a much-needed makeover.The area was

  • Vaughan impressed as he visits Chester-le-Street school

    Ashes-winning England captain Michael Vaughan dropped in at Cestria Primary School in Chester-le-Street on Thursday for a ‘proper celebration’ of cricket with schoolchildren. Ahead of England’s comprehensive ODI win over Australia, Vaughan was

  • Food: Indian, but not as you know it

    Ella Walker meets restaurateur and cookbook writer Will Bowlby, who relatively new to Indian flavours – though you’d never guess it YOU don't tend to go to Indian restaurants for fried chicken, and Will Bowlby did not go and set up his own Indian

  • Health: Jonny Wilkinson kicks his struggles into touch

    Liz Connor speaks to former England rugby player Jonny Wilkinson about life off the pitch JONNY Wilkinson became a sporting legend 2003 when he delivered a heart-stopping drop-kick that won England the Rugby World Cup. But behind the scenes, the

  • Shildon pupils give school's careers day full marks

    FROM handling small animals to jumping on the town council’s grass cutter, pupils at Timothy Hackworth Primary School got a glimpse into the world of work on Tuesday.That’s after 14 organisations with everyone from the emergency services to the local

  • Martin Lewis: Hidden costs of uni

    Many parents are shocked to learn they must pay towards their child’s university education FOR years parents and students have been told “you don’t need to save up for university, tuition fees are paid for you.” Yet there’s something they’re not

  • Homes: How to install a new radiator

    Keen to attempt the job yourself? Luke Rix-Standing reveals a step-by-step guide THEY may not be the newest smartphone, or next big thing in high-speed broadband, but radiators have been getting a distinctly modern makeover. Remember those

  • Five arrested following 'firearm' incident

    FIVE people have been arrested following an incident allegedly involving a firearm. Three people have been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm following an altercation between a group of people in Stockton. A further two people have

  • Jack aims to kiss the opposition goodbye at Redcar

    JOCKEY Jack Garritty could put himself in the frame for a “smacker” if Eeh Bah Gum pulls off a four-timer on Ladies’ Day at Redcar on Saturday. David Allan was in the saddle when Tim Easterby’s three-year-old gelding won impressively at Redcar

  • Gardening: Be careful where you plant bamboo

    It’s versatile and very strong, but be careful where you plant bamboo BAMBOO is a wonder product. As a material, every part of the plant can be utilised. The shoots and seeds are edible; the seeds taste a bit like rice. It is strong and versatile

  • Plans to build 80 homes on site of former school

    PLANS to build up to 80 homes on the site of a former school have been recommended for approval again. The proposed site is on the former Springfield Primary School playing fields on the west side of Salters Lane South in a predominantly residential

  • Stars line up for Sunderland’s Summer Streets Festival

    ONE of the North East’s leading music festivals has unveiled its biggest line up yet as it joins forces with the Tall Ships Races Sunderland 2018.As start host port for the international sailing event, the city will welcome 55 sailing vessels and their

  • Today's TV: The Last Leg (Channel 4, 10pm)

    Today's TV highlights... The Last Leg (Channel 4, 10pm) What started as a companion show during the 2012 Paralympics has become one of the most popular light entertainment series on the box. This week The Last Leg returns for a 14th run

  • TV: Netflix comedy-drama Glow is back for a second series

    Netflix comedy-drama Glow, about a group of women wrestlers battling their way to stardom, is back for a second series. Georgia Humphreys hears how the set has been a refreshing experience for its stars GLOW is a TV show that screams female empowerment

  • Watch: Man turns Nissan Micra into fish tank

    IT sounds like a bit of a fishy tale, but a creative aquarist has made a tank for his koi carp from a Nissan Micra using 400 copies of the Northern Echo. Aquarium enthusiast Andy Tate used recycled editions of the newspaper to make papier

  • Letters: NHS overstaffed with managers and pen pushers

    A LOT has been written in the press lately regarding the state of the NHS with some inferring it is all down to our ageing population for being alive to reap the benefits of a great organisation that was brought into being in 1948, the year I started

  • St Teresa's summer fun run kicks of in the park

    RUNNERS are limbering up to take on a 5km challenge in aid of a local hospice this weekend.Scores of runners are expected to take part in the The St Teresa’s Hospice Summer Fun Run at Darlington’s South Park takes place on Sunday.The race kicks off a

  • Nine people rescued after fire in block of flats

    NINE people have been rescued after a fire at a block of flats in Gateshead in the early hours of Friday morning. Firefighters were called to Oak Square, in Redburgh, and rescued six adults and three children from the building. Four people

  • Protected routes boost for Durham Tees Valley Airport

    DURHAM Tees Valley Airport could be handed a lifeline after the Government said it would protect regional routes into Heathrow should a third runway be given the go-ahead.The move would exempt carriers from costly Air Passenger Duty and be the first time

  • Wilton opens £3m coatings facility

    WILTON Group has unveiled a £3 million coatings facility for offshore wind turbine components, which was officially opened by Tees Valley metro mayor Ben Houchen.The new centre at the 54-acre Port Clarence Base on the north bank of the river Tees and

  • Darlington: News In Brief

    Local plansTHE Darlington Local Plan 2016-36 consultation, which lasts six weeks, is now open. Residents have until Thursday, August 2 to have their say on Darlington Borough Council’s plan. The local plan will help form the direction of planning across

  • Commentator Aggers not out thanks to Catterick garage

    CRICKET commentator Jonathan Agnew managed to get to his seat at the Emirates Riverside in time today thanks to a local garage. The BBC pundit suffered a flat tyre on his way to the home of Durham CCC in Chester-le-Street where England were playing

  • Music: Paloma Faith chats ahead of her performance in York

    The festival season is upon us, Neil Barston chats to Paloma Faith ahead of her appearance at York Summer Music Saturday BECOMING a parent is just about the biggest event in anyone’s lives, bringing with it a raft of challenges and unforeseen scenarios

  • Dog owner's complaint investigated by veterinary group

    A VETERINARY practice is investigating a complaint from a pet owner who claims he was told his dog was fine, only for it to be put down by another vet hours later. Wilson Veterinary Group has confirmed an investigation is underway into Stuart Hunt

  • New gardens opened at North Yorkshire beauty spot

    NEW gardens at Mount Grace Priory have been officially opened by celebrity gardener Chris Beardshaw – who was also the creative mind behind the design.Fresh from his recent win at RHS Chelsea Flower Show for Best in Show, Mr Beardshaw has been supported

  • RNLI volunteer returns to the classroom

    A RNLI volunteer enjoyed a return to the classroom when she shared her experiences with pupils from her former school.Jayne Mandeville met up with pupils and teachers from Frederick Nattrass primary school when they called into the Hartlepool Ferry Road

  • Three glasses of wine cause Barnard Castle woman to flip car

    A WOMAN flipped her car when she got behind the wheel after drinking wine.Hilary Hallimond, 57, was found by police trapped in her Vauxhall Corsa off the A688 at 12.45pm on May 21.Magistrates in Newton Aycliffe yesterday heard her first words to the officers

  • Future of House of Fraser will be decided today

    THE future of embattled High Street chain House of Fraser will be decided today as creditors vote on a proposed rescue deal which would see half its UK stores close.Creditors will vote on a rescue deal which would see it close 31 of its 59 stores, including

  • Hells Angels to lead the tall ships parade

    A SQUAD of 50 Hells Angels will lead a parade through the streets of Sunderland next month as part of the Tall Ships festival.As start port for The Tall Ships Races Sunderland 2018, the city will welcome 54 sailing vessels and their crews from around

  • Lottery funding for First World War project

    A UNIVERSITY has received £9,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its Rememorial WWI: Narratives of Peace in The Tees Valley project. The HLF's First World War Then and Now funded programme will focus on exploring the stories of local people

  • Forest to come alive with colour for hospice's Rainbow Dash

    A FOREST will come alive with colour as The Butterwick Hospice throws its annual Rainbow Dash.The event, which is now in its fifth year, will see people of all ages take on the 5k fun run while being covered in bright paint, in Hamsterley Forest, on Sunday

  • Bishop Auckland youth theatre group call for members

    A YOUTH theatre group which has been running in Bishop Auckland for more than two decades is looking for new recruits following a change in rehearsal time.Since its first production in 1997, Woodhouse Acting Silly Harry’s (WASH) has been attracting amateur

  • Mental health first aid training in Newton Aycliffe

    A MENTAL health first aid course is set to be delivered in Newton Aycliffe.The Work Place, on Aycliffe Business Park, will welcome the first cohort to its two-day mental health first aid training next week.On Monday and Tuesday, the course will equip

  • 'Magical' ancient abbey plays key role in hit TV show

    FILMING has been taking place for a new series of Sky Arts’ Landscape Artist of the Year – against the spectacular backdrop of Fountains Abbey. The World Heritage Site near Ripon was chosen as the location for two of the heats as a “truly magical

  • Quakers line up replacement for Heaton

    DARLINGTON today intend to reveal their next summer signing to replace Josh Heaton, who last night joined St Mirren.Just seven months after he became Tommy Wright’s first signing, the 21-year-old has moved to Scotland in a deal believed to be worth £75,000

  • Financial support for cycling's Ryedale Rumble

    A CYCLING event had been given a boost with a grant from the North York Moors National Park Authority.More than £7,000 has been donated by the authority’ to help re-establish the Ryedale Rumble as an annual event on the cycling calendar.The money will

  • Artisan food and drink markets coming to Thirsk

    A CALL has gone out for all market traders whether regular, casual or new to pitch up and book a place at Thirsk’s first artisan food and drink market.Following the major promotional campaign for Hambleton’s markets announced earlier in the year, the

  • North Yorkshire: News in Brief

    Annual surveyRYEDALE District Council will shortly be undertaking its annual household canvass to check the details of everyone registered to vote. It will be contacting all households in the district with the information it currently holds and asking

  • Lead The Way: National event to focus on livestock attacks

    THE issue of dog attacks on livestock will come under the spotlight at a major event on Friday (June 22).An impressive array of speakers and participants is due at the third SheepWatch UK conference, including representatives of police forces, Defra,

  • Former Aycliffe Angel celebrates 104th birthday

    AN ex-munitions girl celebrated her 104th birthday surrounded by close friends and family. Renee Glover, born on June 21, 1914, grew up in Frosterley and was in charge of ammunitions at the Royal Ordinance Factory in Newton Aycliffe, where the workers

  • Darlington burglar leaves footprints through fresh cement

    FOOTPRINTS were left in fresh cement by a bungling burglar whose Nike trainers gave him away.Richard Gary Jenkinson, 35, stole two lengths of copper piping during the break-in into the insecure extension of a home in Darlington.The intruder entered the

  • 'Pioneering' reading and writing project gets results

    A CHARITY has hailed impressive improvements in youngsters’ reading and writing skills five years on since the launch of a pioneering project.The National Literacy Trust Hub in Middlesbrough, also known as Middlesbrough Reads, was established in 2013

  • Volunteers create brighter futures for youngsters

    A GROUP of unemployed young people have been rolling up their sleeves to help revamp an unused school building in Catterick.The volunteers, who are taking part in The Prince’s Trust Team programme, could now see their efforts help bring alternate opportunities

  • Adventure in the outdoors is their reward

    THE young winners of North Yorkshire Police’s 2017 Lifestyle Challenge have attended a five-day residential activity holiday as part of their prize for taking part. About to start its sixth year in 2018, the Lifestyle Challenge runs over the summer holidays

  • Groups urged to apply for First World War cash

    COMMUNITIES across the Ryedale district are being urged to apply for lottery funding for projects exploring the First World War.The district is among just six per cent of local authority areas still to apply and secure funding since centenary commemorations

  • Year of Wonders at Durham's Gala

    AN adaptation of a popular novel inspired by true events is coming to Durham’s Gala.Geraldine Brooks’ novel Year of Wonders has been adapted into a one-woman show starring Jane Arnfield as housemaid Anna Frith.When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague