FOOD store bosses have apologised to a grandmother who went to cook a roast-in-the-bag chicken – only to find it stuffed with an excrement-like substance.
DARLINGTON MP Jenny Chapman has described the proposed cuts as 'devastating for anyone who lives in or loves' the town.
AUTHORITIES in Australia have performed a U-turn after compounding the grief of a man whose husband died on their honeymoon by failing to recognise their marriage.
STUDENTS have lobbied Darlington MP Jenny Chapman about the rise in pressures faced by Muslims in the town – particularly women – since extremist gunmen killed 130 people in the French capital.
GOVERNMENT officials spent £66,000 of taxpayers’ money hiring private consultants to help a North-East council improve its failing children’s services, The Northern Echo can reveal.
POLICE have concluded an investigation into a reported sighting of one of the world's most-wanted terror suspects - and say they are 'satisfied' it was a false alarm.
ENTREPRENEUR Duncan Bannatyne has used Twitter to comment on a police investigation into a possible sighting of one of the world's most wanted terrorist suspects at one of his hotels.
A TEENAGE strongman killed in a car crash on the A66 last year is likely to have momentarily fallen asleep at the wheel, an inquest heard.
EMERGENCY services attended an accident on the A66 near Darlington on Sunday lunchtime.
A NEW Year's Day flight from Tenerife to Newcastle was diverted following the 'increasingly aggressive behaviour' of a passenger towards cabin crew.
