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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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