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Save them from poverty trap

BEGGING BOWL: The North-East has higher levels of child poverty than any other UK region

2:26pm Friday 25th May 2012

Is child poverty a price worth paying for austerity? Helen Goodman, the Labour MP for Bishop Auckland, thinks not.



So would you ‘shop’ your child?

5:11pm Friday 25th May 2012

Parents will protect their offspring through thick and thin, but it’s not always the right decision.



Features: Comment
Features: Letters

Heroes and villains

2:57pm Friday 25th May 2012

THERE could hardly have been a starker contrast...



Biker bites back at slur

4:44pm Friday 25th May 2012

REGARDING the tea shop ban on three ladies who refused to stand for the National Anthem (Echo, May 22), I am incensed at Anita Atkinson’s slur on bikers.



Features: Echo Woman
Features: Health

Coup final?

The people of Mali will play anwhere

5:35pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take pictures in the heart of Africa was snapped up by young photographer Lucinda Grange. Rachel Meek reports on what she discovered about their passion for football



Shaping our health plan

Pat Keane

4:34pm Monday 21st May 2012

In less than a year the controversial NHS reforms will be implemented. Health Editor Barry Nelson reports on the gradual transformation of a much-loved and vital service used by everyone.



Features: Eating Owt with Mike Amos
North East History

Victus, Beulah Street, Harrogate

Racing into work: Jenson Button with Victus staff at Harrogate

6:17pm Friday 18th May 2012

Motoring expert Nigel Burton races off to Harrogate to test out the familyfriendly nature of Jenson Button’s new eaterie.



The Cheese Affair

YOUNG RESIDENTS: In Haughton Rectory gardens. The children are believed to be those of John Fellowes, who was rector from 1903 to 1923

4:01pm Wednesday 2nd May 2012

Echo Memories tells of the national stink caused by a religious nepotism.



Columnists Header

Peter Barron

From The Editor's Chair
Editor's view of the week's events.
Dad At Large
Peter Barron on the heartaches & belly laughs that go with being a father of four.

Mike Amos

Mike Amos
Discursive and multi-faceted column
Backtrack
Sporting memories

Ruth Campbell

Mum At Large
Ruth on the heartaches & belly laughs that go with being a mum.

Ray Mallon

Ray Mallon
A personal view of the week's events

Rob Merrick

Rob Merrick
Weekly political commentary.

Nigel Burton

Gadget Reviews
Best and worst from the world of gadgets
Video Game Reviews
PC, console and handheld
Motor Reviews
Weekly motoring reviews

Chris Lloyd

Echo Memories
Weekly column taking a look at North-East History
Memories Blog
North-East history blog

Sharon Griffiths

Shoptalk
What hot and what's not on the high street.
Sharon's View
Opinion from the region's best known woman columnist who never sits on the fence

Peter Mullen

Peter Mullen
Topical weekly column from the Rector of St Michael's, Cornhill, in the City of London

Harry Mead

Harry Mead
A personal view of the week's events

Viv Hardwick

Theatre
A look at who's walking the boards in the North-East.

Steve Pratt

Tonight's TV
Steve's look at tonight's TV
In The Picture
Latest from the big and small screen
Movie Reviews
Weekly movie reviews
Soapwatch
Light-hearted delve into soapworld

Staff Blogs

PETER BARRON
Blogs: Peter Barron Peter Barron, editor of The Northern Echo since January 1999, joined the paper as a reporter in 1984. He spent a year as editor of the Hartlepool Mail before rejoining The Northern Echo as editor. He is also a former UK columnist of the Year. Sign up for my free email newsletter!

FRASER KICKS OFF
Paul Fraser Football chat with The Northern Echo's chief football writer, Paul Fraser. You can follow Paul and our other sports writers on twitter via our sport page.

ECHO MEMORIES
Chris Lloyd Chris Lloyd's Echo Memories is one of the most popular features in The Northern Echo, generating plenty of reader reaction every week. This blog aims to air as many as the letters and emails as possible, to encourage more memories and feedback, and to act as a first draft for a future column.

Reader Blogs

COCKFIELD
Cockfield Blog Nigel Dowson writes about his home town of Cockfield. Nigel, who was born and bred in Cockfield, owns Jigsaw Hair Salon in Darlington and has a passion for local history.

FASTFLOW IN NEPAL
Neil Armstrong Fastflow Chief Executive Neil Armstrong is off to Nepal in two weeks time to see what a difference his company’s £68,000 donation to WaterAid has made to the people of Birantnagar.

COUNTY DURHAM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
County Durham Foundation This blog will tell you about new funding streams available through the foundation's grant-making programmes, set up by local donors and through other partnerships including government funding.

FEEL GREAT FOR SPORT
Paul Gough Advice from Chartered and State Registered Physiotherapist, Paul Gough, who is known for his successful running of the physiotherapy department at Darlington Football Club for more than four years.

WENDY'S SLIMMING BLOG
Wendy's Slimming Blog Join Wendy on her weight loss journey as she looks to slim from 32st down to 10st with the help of Slimming World.

JUDITH'S DIVORCE BLOG
Judith Middleton Blog Reflections on divorce, separation and associated topics by Judith Middleton, Consultant at Macks Solcicitors. Judith qualified as a solicitor in 1982 and is accredited as a family law specialist by Resolution. She is also the Regional Press Officer for Resolution, Tees Valley.


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