The Northern Echo | Leader

Ghost town

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:16:56 +0000

A boarded-up, vandalised street earmarked for the bulldozer remains home to a small band of neighbours. Chris Webber meets those living in a street of ghosts.

Historian charts achievement of environmentalist campaigners

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:49:56 +0000

Music historian and author Charles ‘Dr Rock’ White charts the achievement of environmental campaigners Sons of Neptune in his new book. Harry Mead reports.

Seeking peace

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:08:31 +0000

When Margaret McKinney’s son failed to return home one evening, she began a tortured 21-year search for his body, scouring fields and building sites with her bare hands for his remains. Emily Flanagan reports.

The devil is in the detail

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:02:41 +0000

Amid continuing debate about whether women should be permitted to become bishops, Stuart Arnold looks at both sides of the argument.

When Dickens came to call

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:02:25 +0000

On the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth, Stuart Arnold recounts the great author’s impressions of Teesdale and how he included the area in his books.

Football united

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:57:00 +0000

With each passing day, the future of Darlington FC looks more and more as though it rests in the hands of its own supporters. Andy Walker spoke to those with first-hand experience of rebuilding a football club from the ground up.

Learning from generation Xbox

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:34:30 +0000

A North-East school is top of the global rankings in an educational phenomenon that takes learning to a new level. Andrea Jones reports.

Facing some tough decisions

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:55:40 +0000

Darlington Borough Council’s decision to axe the town’s award-winning Arts Centre has provoked a backlash. However, arts facilities across the country are in the firing line as authorities struggle to balance the books.