The Northern Echo | Northern Echo 150th Anniversary https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/ The Northern Echo Northern Echo 150th Anniversary en-gb Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:18:53 +0100 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:18:53 +0100 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo The Northern Echo | Northern Echo 150th Anniversary https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/ Sir Harold Evans, the trail-blazing Echo editor, dies in New York https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18140645.sir-harold-evans-trail-blazing-echo-editor-dies-new-york/?ref=rss Thu, 24 Sep 2020 06:20:00 +0100 c1c7f8a936890eea5b512bb777aee961 chris.lloyd@nne.co.uk | Chris Lloyd Peter Barron on The Northern Echo's world changing campaigns https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18168892.peter-barron-northern-echos-world-changing-campaigns/?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000 08b136eb668cf87816f877ba7daafdc4 peter.barron@nne.co.uk | Peter Barron Peter Barron: The highs and lows during my 17 years as editor of The Northern Echo https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18168811.peter-barron-highs-lows-17-years-editor-northern-echo/?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:13:35 +0000 3b542e91e730d9a0f3e8dd45134d685c peter.barron@nne.co.uk | Peter Barron The death of Ian Weir which sparked a campaign still saving lives 20 years on https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18168727.death-ian-weir-sparked-campaign-still-saving-lives-20-years/?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:51:05 +0000 6a5f54ab271f460f8addb5ca24d967c4 peter.barron@nne.co.uk | Peter Barron Andrew Smith was editor for two years but was in charge for two massive stories https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18142938.andrew-smith-editor-two-years-charge-two-massive-stories/?ref=rss Fri, 10 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 d1a93daf91c648e1c317339003a021b1 hannah.chapman@nne.co.uk | Author Unknown David Kernek: My professional 'highlight' was the no-confidence motion in Labour that gave us Thatcherism https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18149531.david-kernek-professional-highlight-no-confidence-motion-labour-gave-us-thatcherism/?ref=rss Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:10:47 +0000 d7ba7183e3ec094d6e304f5fd91e33cf Former editor Peter Sands recalls the moment his reporters came face-to-face with a gunman https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18142894.former-editor-peter-sands-recalls-moment-reporters-came-face-to-face-gunman/?ref=rss Wed, 08 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 e0cc4358720e76afdd8cb0634236b9f9 hannah.chapman@nne.co.uk | Author Unknown Allan Prosser: I can finally reveal how The Northern Echo gave The White Fox of Weardale a terrible 'twatting' https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18142882.allan-prosser-can-finally-reveal-northern-echo-gave-white-fox-weardale-terrible-twatting/?ref=rss Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:10:00 +0000 0d63f6dbb74db948cba2adeae26ad331 hannah.chapman@nne.co.uk | Author Unknown Three special dates that shaped The Northern Echo https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18140632.three-special-dates-shaped-northern-echo/?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jan 2020 15:10:11 +0000 2196eba1b4d76a0aeadbbe947bd22964 chris.lloyd@nne.co.uk | Chris Lloyd In pictures: The building of the iconic Northern Echo office https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18136513.pictures-building-iconic-northern-echo-office/?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 dd0361baaa6ff621cea7211851c2dafb chris.lloyd@nne.co.uk | Chris Lloyd Charles Starmer and his age of 'gimmicks and nig nogs' at The Northern Echo https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18136488.charles-starmer-age-gimmicks-nig-nogs-northern-echo/?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 593643d9b36122b7db82798ac54806f7 chris.lloyd@nne.co.uk | Chris Lloyd William Stead saw the job offer to become The Northern Echo's editor as "a glorious opportunity of attacking the devil" https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18136406.william-stead-saw-job-offer-become-northern-echos-editor-glorious-opportunity-attacking-devil/?ref=rss Sat, 04 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 fd40bc7fc2192931b48d2cb357bb5255 chris.lloyd@nne.co.uk | Chris Lloyd The birth of The Northern Echo born out of a bitter local political dispute https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/northernecho150/rss/18136219.birth-northern-echo-born-bitter-local-political-dispute/?ref=rss Sat, 04 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 791b7c52d2553cd61f1f371ed9bed941 chris.lloyd@nne.co.uk | Chris Lloyd