Film not big enough to contain hundreds of years of village tales

11:05am Wednesday 8th July 2009

Brimming over with history, the village of Aycliffe has too many tales to tell. Chris Lloyd savours a few and passes another milestone in his life

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Gruesome and ghostly tales from Pittington

12:39pm Friday 3rd July 2009

Murders and spirits from village’s past.

Dockside curio which stands as a tribute to rail pioneers

2:12pm Monday 29th June 2009

Echo Memories explores the history of one of the outstanding curios of the Tees Valley – Middlesbrough Dock clock

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School building with a rich history, but does it have a future?

2:19pm Monday 29th June 2009

‘DO you think Eastbourne School should really be demolished?” asked the very polite voice behind me as I queued for my lunchtime soup.

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On the trail of an eccentric GP’s in-laws

2:22pm Monday 29th June 2009

WE’RE searching for relatives of Enid Steavenson, whose husband was a wonderfully eccentric doctor in Middleton St George.

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Murder, he said – but he was the murderer

12:41pm Friday 26th June 2009

Gruesome tale that inspired a local ballad.

Will it be the end of distinguished unit?

9:58am Wednesday 24th June 2009

The Green Howards have fought all over the world and won many battle honours. As doubts emerge over the unit’s future, Joe Willis looks back at its illustrious past

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Tornado is runner-up to Jaguar in TV race

8:21am Tuesday 23rd June 2009

A STEAM locomotive with TV show presenter Jeremy Clarkson at the footplate narrowly lost out on a unique race televised at the weekend.

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Medieval days to demolition of neighbour

1:46pm Friday 19th June 2009

EDMONDSLEY, to the north of Sacriston, dates to Anglo-Saxon times but is first mentioned in Durham’s Boldon Buke of 1180.