The Northern Echo: North East & North Yorkshire News, Crime, Health, Education, Weather

Police seek mystery man after shopkeeper robbed

4:40pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

A MYSTERY man came to the rescue of a shopkeeper who was robbed as she was taking cash to the post office.

• Have your say

12 rescued after arson attacks

2:08pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

TWO suspected arson attacks resulted in 12 people being rescued from their homes.

• Have your say

A19 roadworks create three months of delays

11:40am Tuesday 9th February 2010

MOTORISTS are adjusting to delays which are expected to effect two of the North-East's main roads for at least the next three months.

• Have your say

Cram unveils a "most beautiful marathon"

11:19am Tuesday 9th February 2010

FORMER Olympic athlete and world record holder Steve Cram has unveiled plans for a major new international sports event in the North-East.

• Have your say

Man arrested over Durham bomb hoax

11:19am Tuesday 9th February 2010

POLICE investigating a bomb hoax have made an arrest.

Murderer hands himself in

11:11am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A MURDERER who absconded from an open prison has handed himself in.

Gazza arrested twice in 24 hours

10:43am Tuesday 9th February 2010

FORMER England football star Paul Gascoigne has been arrested for the second time in two days.

Pedestrian dies after stepping into path of car

10:18am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A PEDESTRIAN died after stepping into the path of an oncoming vehicle last night.

• Have your say

Torturer facing indefinite jail term

8:21am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A VIOLENT bully whose campaign of domestic torture against two girlfriends culminated in him branding them with a steam iron was last night facing an indefinite jail sentence.

Factory fire

12:26am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A FACTORY was safely evacuated tonight after a machine caught fire.

• Have your say

More News»