A SCHOOL has thanked a local supermarket for helping to make its Easter fair a success. Staff at Ferryhill Station Primary School were overwhelmed by the generosity of the Asda store in Spennymoor. Headteacher Val Jago said: "They asked us if we wanted
Inspired by the landscape around her, North Yorkshire artist Sue Lawson is establishing a reputation for her paintings. She talks to Women's Editor Christen Pears. SUE Lawson's idea of bliss is standing on a hillside in the middle of nowhere with a storm
FOUR people were being questioned last night over a stabbing that left a man fighting for his life. Bobby Bradley is in an intensive care unit after being found in a pool of blood in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, late on Saturday. Police were called
Echo Memories tells how two examples of the largest living organism on Earth came to grace Darlington's South Park TWO trees, three men, a royal wedding, thousands of children and a story that stretches from Weardale in the north to the banks of the Tees
PARENTS are being offered cut-price holidays to stop them taking children out of school during term time. Families of primary schoolchildren will receive ten per cent off breaks taken during school holidays to improve attendance rates in Sunderland. In
DARLINGTON people who work tirelessly to improve their communities and help others are to be celebrated. The Darlington Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) has launched its Darlington Volunteering Awards, supported by The Northern Echo and the Darlington
BUS passengers in Darlington could be paying twice for passes following a delay in delivery of new ones. Notices are being put up in buses in the Darlington borough informing customers about extensions to passes that were due to expire this week. But
ABOUT 80 people yesterday joined a charity walk that had not run since the foot-and-mouth outbreak. The Derwent Valley Challenge Walk, organised by Consett Rotary Club, is from Shotley Bridge, near Consett, over the site of the town's former iron works
A RETIRED businesswoman who originates from Crook has celebrated her 100th birthday with her family in south Yorkshire. Sarah Ann Amos, whose maiden name was Brassell, still has her Durham accent after many years away from the area. Her parents were Belgian
CAMPAIGNERS have donned bird costumes to protest at a planned free range duck and poultry farm. The application, before Derwentside District Council, aims to site about 500 birds in four containers, in a fenced off area within a mature birch wood, south-east
TRAINEE chefs from the North-East are savouring the smell of success after winning a cooking competition. The students, from the Hylton Centre, at City of Sunderland College, won six first places at the Salon Culinaire contest, held at St James' Park,
ANIMAL rights protesters staged demonstrations outside North-East city centre supermarkets this weekend. Members of animal welfare group Viva! targeted Marks & Spencer stores in Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle and South Shields. They were protesting
THE tears welled up in his eyes as he tried to put into words the disappointment of seeing Sunderland crash out of the FA Cup Semi-Final. After several attempts to compose himself, the 6ft 2in skinhead shook his head, apologised, and pointed his 17- stone
EUROPEAN funding of £3.5m is to be invested in learning and skills development across England's largest county. The money has been allocated to North Yorkshire by the European Social Fund and will be managed by the county's Learning and Skills Council
CAMPAIGNERS have praised the Neale inquiry for agreeing to look at documents submitted late. Even though the documents have caused further delays, Graham Maloney, advisor to the Action and Support Group for Medical Victims of Richard Neale, congratulated
ANIMAL rights protesters staged demonstrations outside North-East city centre supermarkets this weekend. Members of animal welfare group Viva! targeted Marks & Spencer stores in Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle and South Shields. They were protesting
I WAS e-mailed during the week by a Northern Echo reader who wants to know what type of clematis would grow in a pot with a frame in it, and also, what other plants were particularly good in pots. I would suggest trying some of the summer flowering clematis
Sharpastrizam, who is suited by two miles on a soundish surface, has conditions to suit and looks the best bet in the Pat De Clermont Handicap Chase over two miles and one furlong at Kelso, writes Richard Young. Peter Beaumont's nine-year-old has had
LOTTO chiefs have given new hope to people who are in need of counselling and live in outlying rural areas. They have given a Community Fund grant of more than £156,000 to Ryedale Counselling Service (RCS) to expand a wide-ranging service available in
COMMUNITY spirited youngsters have helped design seating to brighten up the streets in Tindale Crescent. A group of children from the community teamed up with artist Jim Roberts to produce three blue metal benches for the village. Tindale Crescent Residents
MORE than 40 men went under the clippers this weekend to raise money in memory of a friend. Regulars at the Burton House pub, in Burnopfield, near Stanley, had their heads shaved, while others submitted to leg and chest waxes, all done by volunteers from
A PENSIONER'S charity is launching a drive to ensure old people get all the benefits they are entitled to. With another big rise in council tax this year, the County Durham branch of Age Concern wants to help old people cope with their bills. Nationally
THE efforts of a diverse range of students have been rewarded after they successfully completed a Government-funded computer course. Elderly and visually-impaired people have attended a 30-week course at Henshaws College, in Harrogate, to learn word processing
After setting out to work as a volunteer at a leper colony in India, Leah Pattison has made helping outcast female victims of the disease her life's work. She talks to Sarah Foster about her amazing mission. THEY were words that no Western person ever
AN initiative that aims to make a town safer for young people has been launched. A personal safety video, Avoiding Street Crime, A Guide for Young People, has been produced by the Hartlepool Community Safety Partnership with Hartlepool College of Further
MORE than £500,000 is to be invested in schemes to help young people in deprived former mining communities become fit and healthy. The cash, from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, will fund a two-year scheme in north Durham, run by Derwentside Health Improvement
A REDUNDANT building that has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of pounds could be brought back to life. The Tommy Armstrong Centre, in Stanley, has been empty since 2001. Derwentside District Council took on a 30-year lease for the property in 1978
Children can join in the fun at Easter events for youngsters this week. Tomorrow, youngsters can make a decorative card at the Activity Centre, Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham, from 10.30am to noon. It costs 50p per person and all materials will
A game of football is to be played tomorrow to forge community spirit. Sixty youngsters, aged between 13 and 18, from different cultural backgrounds, will compete in the match at Arlington Park, Stockton. It has been organised by Michael Sogbetun, from
TOMMY Smith last night pledged to banish the disappointment of FA Cup semi-final defeat at the hands of Millwall by helping fire Sunderland back into the Premiership. A dejected Smith trudged away from Old Trafford after Tim Cahill's 26th-minute strike
AN afternoon of gripping drama in front of Kingston Park's second capacity crowd of 10,000 was marred by a second minute injury to Jamie Noon, of all people. It happened on the day he was setting a Premiership record of 47 successive appearances, and
I WAS e-mailed during the week by a Northern Echo reader who wants to know what type of clematis would grow in a pot with a frame in it, and also, what other plants were particularly good in pots. I would suggest trying some of the summer flowering clematis
For 22 years businesswoman Diane Wright has cherished a dream of opening a tearoom celebrating the life and culture of the County Durham dale where she and her family have lived for five generations. This week that dream became a reality with the first
AN ecstatic Dennis Wise, with four-year-old son Henry sat upon his knee, has now set his sights firmly on Millwall causing one of the biggest FA Cup shocks of all time. Wise's first major honour as a professional footballer was helping Wimbledon to an
Middlesbrough striker Michael Ricketts was counting his blessings today after a miraculous escape from a motorway smash. The 25-year-old's Ferrari aqua-planed on the M62 in Lancashire during heavy rain yesterday and was damaged beyond repair in the resulting
A DARLINGTON man appeared in court over the weekend charged with the murder of student Lee Walker. Lloyd Smith, 29, of Corporation Road, Darlington, is also charged with attempting to steal Mr Walker's passport, cash and personal stereo. He appeared before
SUE Lawson's idea of bliss is standing on a hillside in the middle of nowhere with a storm brewing around her. She doesn't notice the wind or the lashing rain. In fact, she is oblivious to everything except the darkening skies and the way the light suddenly
A LOCAL champion female body builder has organised a race night to help raise money for Guide Dogs for the Blind. June Woodall, from Saltburn, is doing her bit to ensure a team from Marske Vets, in Marske, near Redcar, can take part in the tough physical
SOME of the toughest fighters in the North-East will take on the pick of Europe's hardest men this weekend. The Battle of the Ages is a full contact, mixed martial arts tournament, where fighters punch, kick, and grapple to knock out their opponent or
A NORTH-EAST transport chief is threatening to take legal action against the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) for failing to consult on the latest train service to end in the region. Andy Hyams, head of transport for the Tees Valley Partnership, spoke out
A 14-YEAR-old boy and an 18-year-old man have been arrested following the alleged stabbing of a teenager in Stockton. A 14-year-old boy was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees after police and paramedics were called to Bishopton Road West,
IT is our sad duty to report that Sunderland were yesterday knocked out of the FA Cup.This news will undoubtedly cause much heartbreak across the North-East, and there were undoubtedly tears on the final whistle. The result will also lay Sunderland fans
TRAINEE chefs from the North-East are savouring the smell of success after winning a cooking competition. The students, from the Hylton Centre, at City of Sunderland College, won six first places at the Salon Culinaire contest, held at St James' Park,
EUROPEAN funding of £3.5m is to be invested in learning and skills development across England's largest county. The money has been allocated to North Yorkshire by the European Social Fund and will be managed by the county's Learning and Skills Council
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT: ALRIGHT then Mr Tague (HAS, Mar 30), the regional assembly will get us out of the complicated mess of quangos your party put us in. Quangos such as RDAs , URCs, PCTs, Trusts, SHAs, Foundation Trusts, Police Authorities, Probation
OFFICIALS at a football club were yesterday counting the cost of an arson attack at the ground. Firefighters were called to two fires at Shildon FC's Dean Street ground, where Bishop Auckland also play their home games. The fires damaged the main stand
A RUSSIAN adventure play is to be staged at Darlington's Arts Centre next week. The Firebird is a folk tale about a battle to save the world. It involves a dying kingdom populated by strange creatures, including talking ravens and wolves, an evil wizard
ONE down and seven to go. Sunderland may have failed to reach the FA Cup Final yesterday but, according to Alan Shearer and all his teammates, every Premiership game Newcastle play until the end of the season might just as well be staged at Cardiff's
THE body of a man missing from home since last Tuesday has been recovered from a stream. Police mounted a search for Edwin Cotton, 39, of Brancepeth, near Durham City, after he went out for a walk and failed to return to the home he shared with his parents
MILLWALL match-winner Tim Cahill last night revealed how his impoverished father had taken out a loan to send him over from Australia for a trial with the Lions which has led to the realisation of an FA Cup dream. Cahill's 25th-minute goal was sufficient
A campaign has been launched to recruit beach lifeguards for the summer school holidays at a North-East resort following the death of an eight-year-old boy who was swept out to sea last August. Hartlepool Borough Council's cabinet agreed last month to
MICK McCARTHY has warned Sunderland's defeated and deflated FA Cup semi-finalists to pick themselves up and ensure their primary goal of promotion to the Premiership is achieved. The Black Cats hardly have any time to reflect on losing 1-0 to First Division
TWO brothers - both milkmen - pulled more than a pint in their local pubs and are celebrating a special delivery. Mark and Paul Innes went on a double date with sisters Anna and Clare Bedford, both landladies, and the couples have had baby girls. Anna
Optimism among financial services companies grew by the strongest level in five years between December and March, the CBI said today. The latest quarterly survey of the industry, published by the CBI and PricewaterhouseCoopers, showed business volumes
Two men charged with the kidnap of two young sisters from Middlesbrough have been released on conditional bail by magistrates. The men, Shafqat Rafi, 29, of 50 Woodlands Road, and 34-year-old Arif Hussain, of Haddon Street, both in Middlesbrough, appeared
A NORTH-EAST company has been honoured for its work to upgrade a water treatment plant. Teesside company Binnie Ferguson McIlveen received a commendation in the construction category of the Robert Stephenson Awards. It is presented annually by the Institute
Championship-chasing Stokesley SC now have six games in hand on leaders Birtley Town after their fixture at Ryhope CW was postponed on Saturday. "Obviously, we were disappointed that the match was called off since it means another game to be rearranged
Historyonics (BBC1) The Bodyguards (C4) EDWARD the Confessor was living up to his name. He was confessing which, to be honest, is about all he was good for. "I'm not feeling well," he said. This was an understatement. He was dying and, as we recall from
I WENT on a press trip to Kenya last week and before I was due to meet the other journalists, I was told that I was to be going in a big gang of women. I was delighted and slightly irked by the idea that one male journalist was coming along as well, to
In October, the people of the North-East and Yorkshire will be asked to vote on whether they want to establish regional assemblies. For decades, the northern regions have called for a stronger voice, complaining that their needs are not understood by
WITH five of their first-choice pack injured, the rate at which Mowden were shunted backwards in the second half scrums could accelerate their withdrawal from the county cup. They suddenly find themselves so depleted that the prospect of two games a week
WOMEN fighting for equality in the male-dominated world of the working man's club have once again had the door slammed in their face. Their latest effort to win the right to full membership of WMCs was rejected at the annual meeting of the Club and Institutes
AN emergency worker was killed during the dramatic rescue of a Yorkshire backpacker from a remote Australian gorge. Michelle Suri, 25, from Scarborough, fell into the Hancock Gorge, in the Karijini national park, in Western Australia. But while rescuers
RESIDENTS of Goathland, the backdrop to the television series Heartbeat, have given their backing for the programme to continue being filmed there. A public meeting in the village heard there were difficulties caused by inconvenient parking of television
FORMER England rugby star Tony Underwood is to take part in a teeing off ceremony at a nine-hole golf course in Teesdale. The £300,000 course at Headlam Hall Hotel, near Gainford, has taken almost a year to build and will be the first golf course to open
A MAN his hoping his idea to market a simple pen and paper game he recalls from childhood will be a winner. Keith Duff, 46, has taken out a patent for the grid game, which involves a series of dots that have to be joined up to form boxes. The painter
AN eight-month old labrador- cross dog is in need of a new home. Pauline Wilson, from the National Animal Sanctuaries Support League, said Sandy needed an owner who would be at home most of the day. She said: "He is a lovely, happy little chap, very friendly
COUNCIL teams undertook a wide-scale clean-up of a Darlington estate in response to complaints from residents. Rubbish was cleared and fences repaired in Skerne Park after residents met councillors. Councillors Cyndi Hughes and Joe Lyonette, with Darlington
FORMER England rugby star Tony Underwood is to take part in a teeing off ceremony at a nine-hole golf course in Teesdale. The £300,000 course at Headlam Hall Hotel, near Gainford, has taken almost a year to build and will be the first golf course to open
A FARMER'S controversial plan for a composting facility is to be considered by council planning officials this week. Alan Etherington hopes to gain permission to compost waste at Todhills Farm, Newfield, between Bishop Auckland and Spennymoor. The plan
ONE of the region's oldest residents celebrated her 104th birthday yesterday, with the mayor and a local singer, and family and friends. Alice Gill, who was born in North Skelton in 1900 and moved to Brotton, east Cleveland, 74 years ago, joined in a
A MAN his hoping his idea to market a simple pen and paper game he recalls from childhood will be a winner. Keith Duff, 46, has taken out a patent for the grid game, which involves a series of dots that have to be joined up to form boxes. The painter
A COMMUNITY centre has unveiled its spring programme of free courses. Classes will begin at Park View Community Association, in Church Chare, Chester-le-Street, on Monday, April 19. A range of tutorials on using PCs are on offer, from Computing for the
A FORGOTTEN statue of one of the most important figures in early North-East Christianity has found a new home. The wooden sculpture of St Cuthbert had lain undisturbed in a warehouse for nearly a decade. Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund
AN eight-month old labrador- cross dog is in need of a new home. Pauline Wilson, from the National Animal Sanctuaries Support League, said Sandy needed an owner who would be at home most of the day. She said: "He is a lovely, happy little chap, very friendly
A CHARITY is urging residents in the Durham area worried about debt to get in touch. Christians Against Poverty, in Front Street, Framwellgate Moor, near Durham, offers a free service to help families cope with financial problems. Catherine Thorpe from
SPORTING groups are being urged to get together to explore ways of improving facilities for people in their community. The plea was made after Helmsley Town Council heard that unless action was taken soon, the local sports and social club and pavilion
THE dramatic re-enactment of the last stand of a Viking warrior is among the highlights of the holiday entertainment in a North City. The Jorvik Viking centre, in York, is hosting a series of events during the spring, starting in the Easter break. Spring
A SCHOOL has thanked a local supermarket for helping to make its Easter fair a success. Staff at Ferryhill Station Primary School were overwhelmed by the generosity of the Asda store in Spennymoor. Headteacher Val Jago said: "They asked us if we wanted
THEY may have been on the wrong end of a rather unflattering 48-0 scoreline, but you would never have known it. For the noise generated by the 1,000-strong Barney Army inside the hallowed ground of Twickenham seemed to intensify as the final few minutes
THE Funny Bones Comedy Club show will be performed at 8pm on Thursday, at Windsors, Windsor Road, Saltburn. Acts will include Anvil Springstien, pictured left, and Danny Deegan. No admission price has yet been set, but bookings can be made on (01287)
FIREFIGHTERS are carrying out daily visits to homes in Teesside as part of a safety campaign. Home safety fire checks are being set up through a telephone contact centre and through referrals from partners in other organisations. Firefighters offer advice
A CLUB in Chester-le-Street has been given a donation to buy more equipment. The grant of nearly £900 from Age Concern means more people can play at Chester West and Central Bowling Club. It has been used to buy another carpet bowling mat and a set of
ORGANISERS of the annual Whit carnival in Richmond are hoping a cash prize will tempt more entries. The Richmond Meet programme has recovered since the foot-and-mouth crisis in 2001 - except for the number of floats taking part in the Bank Holiday Monday
LOSING in an FA Cup semi-final is supposed to be the worst feeling in football but, for Sunderland, yesterday's 1-0 defeat to Millwall still represented something of a redemption. Next weekend marks the first anniversary of the club's relegation from
THE future of a youth club and sports centre is uncertain following plans to create a 1,000-pupil school. Brotton Youth Club has been told that its club and a sports centre used by the community may be demolished to make way for the single-site Freebrough
Comedy double-act Cannon and Ball will be appearing in pantomime at Darlington Civic Theatre later this year. The pair will star in Peter Pan from December 9 until January 23. For details and ticket information telephone the box office on (01325) 486555
Veteran athlete Jim Caddy has received £1,000 towards his travelling expenses to the World Veterans Championships, in New Zealand, this month. The 79-year-old is among individuals and community groups from across west Redcar to be awarded grants from
ANIMAL rights protesters staged demonstrations outside North-East city centre supermarkets this weekend. Members of animal welfare group Viva! targeted Marks & Spencer stores in Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle and South Shields. They were protesting
GOALKEEPER Shay Given has warned his Newcastle United teammates they must find an instant remedy to their travel sickness, before it costs them a Champions League place. The Magpies have picked up just two victories on their travels in the Premiership
WHITBY Town Council is holding a meeting this week over the marina site. A Scarborough Borough Council spokesman said that following a community planning weekend two years ago, work had been carried out on ideas for the future of the site. He said that
The mother of the teenage backpacker whose murder two years ago shocked the nation is to marry the man who helped her through the crisis. Marjorie Stuttle, 55, said it was only the support of soul-mate David Marks that stopped her from committing suicide
THE battle to save the world's most famous locomotive for the nation has been won after an overwhelming show of support from all over the country, it will be announced today. The National Railway Museum, in York, beat off competitors from around the world
FRESH from winning the Grand National watched by millions of TV viewers, jockey Graham Lee was back in the saddle yesterday - at rural Hexham. After his triumph on Ginger McCain's Amberleigh House at Aintree, Lee's good form continued when he completed
VISITORS were confronted by pirates taking part in a fierce battle at Hartlepool Historic Quay at the weekend. More than 100 re-enactors from the Northern Re-enactment Society and the Napoleonic Society from Nottingham brought the tourist attraction to
IF this was Jason McAteer's last chance to finally get his hands on an FA Cup winner's medal then he has blown it. In all the razzmatazz of the big preview for this all-First Division semi-final, the Sunderland midfielder suggested this was, more than
A piece of orchestral jazz by a North-East composer will be performed in Durham Cathedral on Saturday, April 17, at 7.30pm. Mass in Blue, by Will Todd, of Durham, will be played by an ensemble featuring Hertfordshire Chorus, the Durham Singers and Durham
A MASSIVE lightning storm that raged across the North-East left more than 200 homes without power. Lightning struck power lines in 25 incidents as the storm passed over County Durham and Teesside on Friday night. And further thunderstorms are forecast
A SCHEME in County Durham that recruits children as young as six for school anti-bullying patrols is being extended across the country. Although there has been a rise in the number of reports of bullying since the "Mini-Buds" scheme was set up, education
MAKE no mistake about it, Darlington's season is going to the wire. The Third Division basement has seen more changes than a David Beckham haircut this season. And after Macclesfield's 2-0 win at York City yesterday, the relegation trapdoor is once again
MICK McCARTHY has warned Sunderland's defeated and deflated FA Cup semi-finalists to pick themselves up and ensure their primary goal of promotion to the Premiership is achieved. The Black Cats hardly have any time to reflect on losing 1-0 to First Division
Ritchie Humphreys admitted a slack second half cost Hartlepool United dearly at Brighton on Saturday. Pool shaded the opening period at Withdean, before missing a second-half penalty and going down to two breakaway goals. Humphreys said: "We had some
Dunston moved closer to the title with a single goal victory at Guisborough and assistant manager Perry Briggs has put their success down to their defence. Dunston go into the final stages of the season two points clear of Durham City with two games in
Historyonics (BBC1); The Bodyguards (C4): EDWARD the Confessor was living up to his name. He was confessing which, to be honest, is about all he was good for. "I'm not feeling well," he said. This was an understatement. He was dying and, as we recall
THERE won't be an open-top bus parade to celebrate it but, in its own small way, Saturday's 2-0 Premiership win over Bolton said as much about Middlesbrough's new-found application and resolve as their epic Carling Cup final success over the same side
DENNIS WISE had the last laugh on Jason McAteer as their feud ended with Sunderland's club captain being sent off and the destruction of the Black Cats' dreams of FA Cup glory and Europe in a bruising semi-final battle at Old Trafford. McAteer saw red
SUNDERLAND boss Mick McCarthy last night hit back at suggestions that he hindered his side's chances in the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Millwall by substituting striker Kevin Kyle. The Scotland international was replaced by Marcus Stewart shortly after
ONE fire brigade to cover the whole of the North-East could be established within two years. Plans to create the "super brigade" - a merger between four brigades - have been hastened by the threat of terrorist attacks on Britain. Radical proposals to
WITH five of their first-choice pack injured, the rate at which Mowden were shunted backwards in the second half scrums could accelerate their withdrawal from the county cup. They suddenly find themselves so depleted that the prospect of two games a week
THE battle to save the world's most famous locomotive for the nation has been won after an overwhelming show of support from all over the country, it will be announced today. The National Railway Museum, in York, beat off competitors from around the world
THE parents of a boy with epilepsy were looking forward to their first full night's sleep in six months on Saturday, thanks to the donation of a £1,000 alarm. Dominic Harper, nine, from Thornaby, near Stockton, was diagnosed with benign rolandic epilepsy
DARLINGTON defender Joey Hutchinson last night called on his teammates to do all their talking on the pitch. Quakers are now just one point clear of the relegation zone after Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Boston United. And with six games to go, Hutchinson
Bishop Auckland manager Brian Honour was livid after his side were denied victory against third-placed Lincoln United at Dean Street on Saturday. Bishops, who are still just inside the automatic promotion places, had to be content with their sixth draw
AN out-of-school club has become only the second in the country to be named outstanding. Ofsted inspectors praised Woodham Burn Infants Out of School Club, which has been open for a year. The club, in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, operates from a classroom
From today, patients who have received transfusions since 1980 are banned from giving blood amid concerns over the human form of BSE. The Government announced last month that experts had advised a ban on blood donation by anyone who had had a transfusion
LOSING two games in succession is a rarity for Hartlepool United these days. Surely Mike Newell, the last boss to lead Pool to successive defeats, can't make it three in a row tomorrow night? You have to look back to March 2003, when Newell's side lost
JONATHAN Greening has paid tribute to Middlesbrough's crop of continental stars by declaring: 'These boys have proved they will fight for the Boro cause.'' Manager Steve McClaren worked wonders in August when he persuaded Gaizka Mendieta and Bolo Zenden
Inspired by the landscape around her, North Yorkshire artist Sue Lawson is establishing a reputation for her paintings. She talks to Women's Editor Christen Pears. SUE Lawson's idea of bliss is standing on a hillside in the middle of nowhere with a storm
MIDDLESBROUGH ensured a home play-off for promotion back to North One when they won 27-5 at home to Morpeth on Saturday. Winning more games than the North Two West runners-up - probably Caldy - ensures home advantage on April 24. Three days prior to that
