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Darlington swamped by Facebook party

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

A POLICE investigation was under way last night after a half-term teenage party advertised on Facebook sparked chaos when more than 600 young people descended on a North-East bar, blocking the street and sparking fights.

Council leader bids for role as police boss

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

THE leader of Darlington Borough Council has become the first person to throw his hat into the ring for the new position of police commissioner for Durham.

Fans' outrage as Newcastle ditch St James' Park name

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

HUNDREDS of years of tradition were scrapped yesterday as workers with crowbars prized the historic St James’ Park name off Newcastle United’s ground.

Towns gather to recall dark day in mining history

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

Two County Durham communities came together yesterday to remember the mining disasters that devastated the lives of hundreds of families. Catherine Priestley reports.

Quakers shares fly off the shelves

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

A HISTORIC shares issue in a new company formed to buy a North-East football club was yesterday embraced by fans eager to purchase a stake in their club.

Owner of airport seeks help from MPs

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

THE new owner of Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) has sought the help of politicians to secure a long-term future for the business.

Grace launches appeal to thank charity for support

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

A GIRL has launched a yearlong fundraising campaign to thank a charity that helped her through 18 months of chemotherapy.

PIP implants women given surgery dates

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

SIX women who had controversial PIP breast implants from a North-East hospital trust have been given dates for surgery to have them removed.

Support worker denies assault

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

A SUPPORT worker is alleged to have taken advantage of his role assisting vulnerable adults, indecently assaulting two female clients.

North mums-to-be continue smoking

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

WOMEN in the North-East are nearly three times more likely to be smokers when they give birth than women in London, according to shock new figures.

Chef helps veterans in knead

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

CELEBRITY chef Rosemary Shrager yesterday launched a bakery designed to help vulnerable ex-servicemen and women.

South African police visit North-East to pick up tips

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

POLICE officers from South Africa have visited the region for advice.

One for the road

5:05pm Thursday 16th February 2012

ENVIRONMENTAL experts had to be called to help clean up ten tonnes of beer from a rural road.

Dizzee Rascal to headline Evolution music festival

2:50pm Thursday 16th February 2012

RAPPER Dizzee Rascal is to play the headline slot at this year’s Evolution Festival.

Darlington fans launch £750,000 shares issue to save Quakers from closure

8:30am Thursday 16th February 2012

A WEBSITE – buydarlo.org – will go live this morning giving football fans the chance to buy shares in a new company.

Cameron pledges to tackle North-East drinks scandal

8:00am Thursday 16th February 2012

PRIME Minister David Cameron yesterday vowed to tackle the growing “scandal” of alcohol-fuelled disorder during a visit to a North-East hospital.

North-East bucks trend with fall in jobless

8:00am Thursday 16th February 2012

OPINION was split last night on the latest unemployment figures after they showed a fall in the number of people of out of work in the North.

More time to raise Quakers rescue funds

9:58am Thursday 16th February 2012

Fans have been given a historic opportunity to buy a stake in their club and save it from liquidation. Joe Willis reports.

Quakers: £750,000 needed by April 30, here’s how...

10:04am Thursday 16th February 2012

Fans’ groups, businesses and individuals will be able to buy shares in a new company set up to buy Darlington Football Club from today. Joe Willis looks at how the ownership model will work.

Good lord, he's back

8:00am Thursday 16th February 2012

HE was 18 minutes late, but given he had walked 3,000 miles and six million steps to get to the House of Lords, no one minded one bit.

Man jailed for sex with schoolgirl branded ‘every parent’s nightmare’

10:30am Thursday 16th February 2012

A MAN jailed for having sex with a schoolgirl while his partner was on holiday was branded “every parent’s nightmare” by the officer who put him behind bars.

Trial told detective had faced past investigation

11:30am Thursday 16th February 2012

A JURY has been told how a detective had been investigated for misusing the police database before he was arrested for using the system to make sure drug-dealing friends were not under surveillance.

Dickens descendant gives museum lecture on author

8:00am Thursday 16th February 2012

VISITORS to a museum were given a literary treat yesterday with a lecture from Charles Dickens’ great-great-grandson.

£750,000 by April 30 to save the Quakers

2:41pm Wednesday 15th February 2012

DARLINGTON FC administrator Harvey Madden has announced that the club needs to raise £750,000 by April 30 to come out of administration. Follow the story via the feed below as reporter Joe Willis and editor Peter Barron tweet live from the press conference.

Quakers' administrator to announce details of deal

12:03pm Wednesday 15th February 2012

HOPES are high that administrator Harvey Madden will announce details of a community takeover of Darlington Football Club this afternoon.

Court told Northumbria Police detective sergeant dealt in cocaine

11:57am Wednesday 15th February 2012

A SENIOR detective bought and sold cocaine and ensured his criminal associates stayed ahead of the law by accessing confidential police records, a court heard.