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  • Match Ratings: Sunderland 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2

    SUNDERLAND (4-2-3-1): 6 McLaughlin: Made a good second-half save from Reach and looked comfortable dealing with the ball at his feet 5 Hume: Fared reasonably well defending on the right-hand side, but lost Reach as he doubled Wednesday’s lead

  • Jack Ross makes SIX changes for Sunderland's League Cup game

    JACK ROSS has made six changes to Sunderland's starting line-up for this evening's Carabao Cup first-round game against Sheffield Wednesday. Reece James will make his Black Cats debut in defence, having played for the first 45 minutes of Monday's

  • Sunderland 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2

    JACK ROSS warned against an immediate improvement when he was appointed as Sunderland manager, and at this stage of his rebuilding job, a cup upset will have to wait. Unbeaten in League One, the Black Cats were soundly beaten as they came up against

  • Comment: Wrong to say exam result 'don't matter'

    ONCE again, we are delighted to share the stories of A-levels success from around the region. It would appear that the new exam format has not damaged results, and students and teachers have more than risen to meet the challenge they posed. Good

  • Region's students make the grade despite new exam fears

    SMART students across the North-East have been celebrating astounding academic success after coming to the end of two years of hard work. Sighs of relief and screams of happiness rang out in colleges and sixth forms across the region yesterday as

  • Woman bought vodka for child

    A WOMAN has been fined £90 after she was caught buying a bottle of vodka for a child. Police reviewed CCTV at an off-licence in Spennymoor and spotted the woman buying the alcohol for someone under the age of 18. She was issued with a £90 fine

  • Arriva Rail North calls for talks to head off guards' strikes

    A RAIL company embroiled in a bitter dispute over the role of guards on trains has called for fresh talks in a bid to avert a new wave of strikes. Arriva Rail North said it has formally invited the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) to meet

  • A Spa break with a difference

    JACK Evans heads to the Spa 24hr event in Belgium - and experiences two of Honda's finest sports cars on the way. Now, when I received an email with the subject line 'Spa weekend', my mind wandered to hot tubs, hot towels and those little cucumber

  • Tested: Alfa Romeo Stelvio

    THE Alfa Romeo Stelvio is the Italian manufacturer's first SUV. Jack Evans gets behind the wheel to see how it fares on UK roads. WHAT IS IT? Yes, that's right, it's yet another SUV. However, whereas most four-wheel-drives sport an Audi, BMW

  • Aretha Franklin: The undisputed Queen of Soul

    SINGER Aretha Franklin was the undisputed Queen of Soul with a career spanning seven decades, whose feminist anthem Respect is considered by many to be one of the greatest songs of all time. Franklin has sold more than 75 million records worldwide

  • Mungo Jerry headline blues festival, in the summertime, 2019

    A LEGENDARY name in the blues and pop world will perform in the North-East in the summertime, next year. Evergreen Mungo Jerry have been announced as the headline act for the 2019 Durham Blues Festival, just weeks after this year’s event was staged

  • 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dead at 76

    SOUL singer Aretha Franklin has died aged 76, her publicist has said. The long-reigning "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as Think and her signature song, Respect, died at her home in Detroit. She had been suffering

  • £8,500 fine for Chinese restaurant caked in dirt and mould

    A CHINESE restaurant has been fined more than £8,500 for food hygiene offences. City of York Council said an unannounced inspection in January at the Regency Restaurant in Barbican Road found poor levels of cleanliness and repair throughout.

  • Redcar murder victim named - family 'totally devastated'

    THE family of a woman whose body was discovered at a house in Redcar yesterday, prompting a murder inquiry, have said they are "totally devastated". Barbara Davison, 66, died yesterday at an address on William Street. A 59-year-old man was

  • County Durham students continue to top national average

    SIXTH form students across County Durham have been congratulated for another excellent set of results. Durham County Council has praised the performance of young people at schools and colleges within its boundaries as initial analysis show positive

  • Genoa bridge collapse a 'rare failure' say experts

    THE bridge that collapsed in the Italian port city of Genoa was considered a feat of engineering innovation when it was built five decades ago, but it came to require constant maintenance over the years. The Morandi Bridge’s design is now being

  • School hostel plan withdrawn after community outcry

    CONTROVERSIAL plans to create a 109-bed hostel for vulnerable adults have been withdrawn following a swift campaign of community opposition. Residents in South Moor, near Stanley, were horrified to learn of a scheme to transform the former Greenland

  • Struggling Debenhams to cut nearly 100 jobs

    DEBENHAMS is to swing the axe on up to 90 staff as it enters redundancy talks with hundreds of workers at its fashion and home departments. The struggling department store chain, which is undergoing a major cost-cutting drive, has put hundreds of

  • 'Spiderman mask' robber holds up bookies

    A ROBBER wearing a 'Spiderman mask' and an accomplice have robbed  a bookies on a Gateshead retail park. They men entered Chisholm bookmakers in The Valley Shopping Village, on Team Valley, before threatening the male staff member and demanding

  • Durham scales the heights as a tourism destination

    With the most recent analysis showing that tourism is enjoying record growth in County Durham, PETER BARRON reflects on the growing importance of the “visitor economy”. THE contrast could hardly be greater as far as Phil Chatfield and his wife

  • Gypsy Jazz

    FOLLOWING last year’s successful Gypsy Jazz Day, with tutors Emma Fisk and James Birkett, of Hot Club du Nord, a weekend of playing and learning, takes place at the Barn at Easington, from Friday August 31 to Sunday September 2. It will feature

  • Riding in memory of Joan

    A CHARITY bike ride in memory of a martial arts master from the region is being held next month. Members of several Tae Kwon Do clubs are to cycle 21 miles in honour of Joan Britton, from Chilton. She passed her Dan grade in 1995 and started

  • Driver seriously hurt after crashing off motorway into field

    A DRIVER was seriously hurt after his car drifted off the motorway and hit a fence before landing in a field. The crash happened just before 7am yesterday between junction 58 and 59 at the Burtree interchange on the A1M, between Darlington and

  • Sex offender facing jail for flouting order

    A SEX offender breached an interim court order just days before he was due to be sentenced for downloading indecent images of children. Daniel David Price came clean as soon as police called at his home address in Biscop Crescent, Newton Aycliffe

  • A-level students star in the classroom - and at sport

    STUDENTS and staff were celebrating at Carmel College in Darlington this morning after a year-on-year improvement in A-level grades coupled with some outstanding sporting achievements. In the key measure for A-levels, 55 per cent of students at

  • South Durham: A round-up of news and events

    A ROUND up of news from around the south Durham area Town plan BISHOP Auckland residents are being reminded they only have a few days left to complete a survey on Durham County Council’s latest proposals for the town’s masterplan. The survey

  • Robert arrives in region on 1,000 mile walk with pooches

    A DOG lover on a mission to walk the length of the country with his canine friends to raise awareness and funds for an animal charity has made it to the region. Animal healer and massage therapist Robert Donkers founded Walking To Save Dogs, which

  • Woman taken to hospital after chip pan fire

    A WOMAN was taken to hospital after a chip pan fire. The fire was confined to the kitchen of the property in The Carrs, Whitby and it was already out when fire crews from Lythe and Robin Hoods Bay attended the scene shortly after 6.30pm last night

  • Identical triplets achieve A-level goal

    IDENTICAL triplets, who played together in the same football team, are celebrating after achieving their goal of getting into the first-choice universities. Megan, Laura, and Chloe Summers have spent ten years as team-mates in the Darlington Spraire

  • Bates hopeful Davies will be back sooner rather than later

    HARTLEPOOL UNITED are hopeful that defender Andrew Davies will not need an operation on his injured ankle. The club’s captain landed awkwardly on his left ankle last weekend and missed Tuesday’s draw at Braintree, and will be out of Saturday’s

  • Neighbourhood Police Team welcomes new bobby to the beat

    A NEW bobby has joined the Barnard Castle beat team. Barnard Castle Neighbourhood Policing Team has welcomed PC Mark Gilchrist. PC Gilchrist spent almost 12 years responding to 999 emergencies before he joined the team where he tackled community

  • Donations are needed for the British Heart Foundation

    THE British Heart Foundation in Bishop Auckland are in desperate need of unwanted items. The shop and furniture stores, in Newgate Street, are in need of ladies’ and mens’ clothing, handbags, shoes, furniture and electric items. Items can be

  • In Pictures: Darlington draw despite battering Blyth Spartans

    BLYTH SPARTANS won 8-1 at the weekend and Darlington should have beaten the Northumberland club by a similar scoreline last night after spurning numerous scoring opportunities in a draw at Blackwell Meadows. Chance after chance went begging, Quakers

  • Mayor goes back to school for 2018 A-level results

    TEES Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today visited Conyers School in Yarm to speak to students as they received their A-level results. Across England and Wales, around 750,000 students will be discovering the outcome of their two years of study, with

  • Letters: 'Farewell and good luck Mum at Large'

    I READ that Mum At Large columnist Ruth Campbell has left The Northern Echo. I can remember when she started work at the Echo when we had the newsagents shop in Priestgate before the Cornmill Centre was built. She would call in when passing.

  • Letters: '£6,000 rubbish bins are far from a waste'

    DARLINGTON residents could be forgiven for thinking that £60,000 for ten litter bins is vastly expensive (Echo, Aug 14). If only they would look at the detail. The £6,000 per bin includes installation and five years of maintenance. Holding

  • Young people are helping historic allotment to thrive

    GREEN-FINGERED children, couples and young families are helping a historic allotment to thrive. A new generation of keen gardeners has left the Hummersknott Allotments Association confident that the future of the site is in safe hands. Speaking

  • Letters: Clarifying Bondgate Centre Cafe closure

    AS a church member at Bondgate Methodist Church in Darlington I am responding to the letter from Mrs Nelson (HAS, Aug 14) regarding The Bondgate Centre Cafe. I would not wish the impression to be gained that we are in any way lacking in Christian

  • Six week cookery course to launch next month

    A FREE course will provide opportunities to learn about food safety and hygiene, cooking and global cuisine. County Durham Housing Group and Wellbeing for Life have teamed up to run the Level 2 six-week Durham Dinners initiative at three sites,

  • The Graham Bonnet Band, Trillians, Newcastle

    WHO would have thought that a “one-off” hit single in 1968, written by the Bee Gees would have kick started a career in music lasting half a century? During a fruitless search for a singer to replace Ronnie James Dio in Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore

  • George Ezra announces arena tour

    'WE’RE going on tour!” says George. “And not just any tour, the biggest run of dates that I will have ever played, ending at the O2 in London (The Millennium Dome). "Touring these new songs along with all of the first album has meant that the last

  • Burglars ransack pensioner's property and steal motorhome

    BURGLARS ransacked a pensioner's home and made off with a motorhome parked at the property. The home, on the Park Field estate area of Stockton, was targeted in the last five days. The 82-year-old householder, who owns the motorhome, has been

  • A-level results day 2018 - what to do next...

    IT'S the day of recognition, and maybe your results are not quite what you hoped for - or maybe they are better than expected. So, what to do next? Many teenagers will have their plans already fixed, with university and college places secured

  • Arrest after knife thrown into bushes following police chase

    A MAN has been arrested after a potentially deadly 10ins survival knife was dumped in bushes. Police and university security staff at Teesside University chased after a group of four men who were suspected of throwing the knife. One man was

  • Darlington: News In Brief

    Charity AGM AGE UK Darlington and North Yorkshire’s AGM will be held at Bradbury House on Beaumont Street West from 6pm on Thursday, September 20. This year’s speaker will be the charity’s current CEO, Gillian Peel, who will be stepping down from

  • Students waking up to A-level results today

    SIXTH-formers across the country are today waking up to their A-level results in the wake of major exam reforms, with around one in four entries expected to be awarded the highest grades. Youngsters who are still seeking university places are likely

  • More than 20 people object to takeway proposal for old bank

    RESIDENTS and businesspeople hope to block plans to turn a former bank into a shop and takeaway– claiming their town already has too many fast food outlets. Building work at the old Barclays Bank, in Ferryhill, is already underway but objectors

  • See Romans brought back to life at fort

    VISITORS to an important historic site and tourist attraction will be transported back in time this bank holiday. Binchester Roman Fort, near Bishop Auckland, will hold a a day of living history on Monday, August 27. There will be an encampment

  • Ringo the lovable Staffy needs a new home

    A LOVABLE dog with a lust for life is in need of a new home. One-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier Ringo loves to sing and would be in his element playing football in the garden with a loving owner, according to Pauline Wilson from the National

  • Young actors take play to Edinburgh's Fringe

    YOUNG drama enthusiasts are taking a hard-hitting new play to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe thanks to a legacy from a life-long theatre lover. The Georgian Theatre Royal Youth Theatre are taking the play, This is Yorkshire, to the festival after

  • Single mother made redundant now flying high as cabin crew

    A SINGLE mother-of-three made redundant after a 15-year career is flying high after landing a dream job. Joanne Corbett, 44, secured a cabin crew role with Thomas Cook Airlines after training for a year at Hartlepool College. Ms Corbett said

  • Teenagers join forces to raise cash for Butterwick Hospice

    A TEAM of teenagers have raised more than £500 for a hospice care charity based across Bishop Auckland and Stockton-on-Tees. The group of nine 15 to 17-year-olds raised the money for the Butterwick Hospice as part of their National Citizen Service

  • Pub landlords want 'level playing field' over alcohol pricing

    LANDLORDS blame cheap supermarket alcohol as the number one reason why pubs are closing. A survey commissioned by North-East alcohol office Balance also found that few felt any benefit from tax cuts in alcohol duty. Seventy per cent of all alcohol

  • Folk supergroup bring the melodies to the region

    FOLK supergroup Leveret are set to launch Middlesbrough Town Hall’s Autumn Folk and Acoustic music programme next month. Leveret is a collaboration between three of England’s finest folk musicians – Andy Cutting, Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron.

  • Young 'angels' help the elderly beat the heat

    TWO young girls are helping elderly people stay cool and safe over the summer through their own "Beat The Heat" campaign. Erin Barron and Eleanor Kavanagh, both 10-years-old, are friends from the Thirsk area and are taking part in the North Yorkshire

  • County Durham and Darlington NHS executives host open Q&A

    TEAMS working in Darlington's NHS services will meet members of the public during an annual general meeting scheduled to be held next month. The County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) will host the meeting in the town's Dolphin

  • Comment: University is not the be all and end all

    STUDENTS across the region will be nervously opening envelopes and emails this morning as they find out their A-level results. Hopefully most will get the grades they need to secure their places at university, or to take the next step in their careers

  • Durham celebrity the Little Count inspires documentary

    A FILMMAKER has been delving into the history of a local celebrity for a new documentary. The Little Count explores the story of Joseph Boruwlaski, a Polish dwarf who lived in Durham in the nineteenth century. Just 99cm high, the colourful

  • Cancer group's plea for Newton Aycliffe shop donations

    A NORTH-EAST cancer support group will take over a shop next month to raise funds for members. The Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group has hired a unit in Newton Aycliffe town centre for a week starting from September 24. Founder Allison White

  • Free advice to tenants and home-owners across South Durham

    HOUSING related support and advice is available for free at drop-in sessions across South West Durham. Social landlord Home Group is running the Sedgefield Homestay sessions where people will be on hand to discuss issues with tenancy or housing,

  • Innovative NHS pioneers urged to enter awards

    PIONEERS in healthcare are invited to submit their ideas to a prestigious annual competition that showcases the best innovations in patient care. Now in its 15th year, the Bright Ideas in Health Awards competition celebrates and rewards the ground-breaking

  • GSK Barnard Castle apprentices graduate

    THE dedication of ten apprentices was praised as they gradated from a pharmaceuticals giant. The apprentices from GlaxoSmithKline, in Barnard Castle, were presented with their awards at a special ceremony at The Witham community arts centre, on

  • Bez: 'I wish I’d invented the Floss’

    WHEN Mark ‘Bez’ Berry stepped onto a stage brandishing a set of maracas to help out his mate Shaun Ryder back in 1985, he had no clue that his life was about to change forever. And one thing he certainly didn’t imagine was that more than 30 years

  • Piping in new era of technology

    I had the good fortune to see one of the most exciting tech businesses I have seen for a long time last week. Stellium Data Centres’ development just outside Newcastle has the potential to be truly transformational for the whole North-East. Many

  • Teens create sensory garden for dementia residents

    TEENS have been supporting people with dementia by enhancing a garden of a Catterick Garrison nursing home as part of the National Citizen Service. Rosedale Care Home, for the elderly and people living with dementia, was approached by team members

  • Rain didn't dampen fun day spirit

    POOR weather did not put a total dampener on a popular fun day which remained a success with a reduced schedule of events. The annual fun day at Sam Turner’s in Northallerton is a popular affair with families but was unfortunate enough to catch

  • A chance to buy a piece of York Minster

    PEOPLE vying to own a piece of history can place offers online for the first time as part of York Minster’s auction of historic stone next week. The auction, the first since 2016, will take place on Wednesday and features 140 pieces of stone, which

  • North Yorkshire: News in Brief

    A ROUND-UP of news from around North Yorkshire Rural crafts A COUNTRYSIDE crafts weekend is running at the Ryedale Folk Museum at Hutton-le-Hole this weekend. Visitors will be able to see a variety of rural crafts in action and to watch and

  • The garden for the sweet-toothed and green-fingered

    IMAGINE the perfect garden - then imagine if the spectacular centrepiece was made from real chocolate This year’s autumn theme for the Harrogate Flower Show celebrates plants that have given pleasure for millennia. From chocolate and coffee to wine