One factor behind Darlington's solid start to the season has been the form of talented young goalkeeper Sam Russell. His impressive work between the sticks against Grimsby Town was as vital in the opening-day 1-0 victory as Ian Clark's winning goal. Although
WOMEN will be given a treat when Sadie the Bra Lady attends a health night to give advice and an account of her life. The event is co-ordinated by the health-visiting team at St Andrew's Medical Practice, Spennymoor, County Durham, on Tuesday, from 7pm
CHEMICAL company Terra Nitrogen has bought the Mississippi Chemical Corporation for £145m, making it the biggest producer of ammonia in the UK and US. Terra, which employs 400 people at its UK base in Stockton, hopes the acquisition will mean it will
OH to be young-ish and irresponsible. TV appears to be focusing even harder lately on the pathetic plight of Britain's shiftless group aged late-20s to bordering 40 who seem to be looking for love, a home, a job, a future and, to be quite honest, a life
AS pre-season campaigns go, the managers who come face-to-face at the Riverside today could hardly have enjoyed more contrasting experiences over the summer months. Steve McClaren returned to the England coaching set-up for Euro 2004, and while Sven-Goran
RAPIST Lotto winner Iorworth Hoare could rely on a recent case involving a cigarette company to defend any claims for compensation from his victims, according to legal experts. Charities and Ministers have called for Hoare, 52, to be stripped of the £7m
OLYMPIC athletes live their lives on a four-year timescale, but it seems that sporting administrators do not. When Newcastle swimmer Sue Rolph failed to make the 200m individual medley final at Sydney in 2000, she delivered a withering attack on sporting
TWO lines! Fifteen words! Today's newspapers will be more full than Sir Steve Redgrave's medal cabinet with pictures of the spectacular opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Athens. But The Northern Echo of 1896 devoted just two lines and 15 words
Coxhoe Athletic manager Gary Forrest is looking forward to the challenge of leading his side in their first season in the league. After a couple of encouraging performances he is confident of a good result at home to Washington Nissan UK this afternoon
MICK McCARTHY is well aware that being a football manager should come with a government health warning - but the Sunderland boss admitted he wouldn't have it any other way. Today's visitors to the Stadium of Light, Queens Park Rangers, are managed by
PEOPLE can enjoy free entertainment on Wednesday when the annual Redcar High Street Fun Day comes to town. The event, from 11am to 4pm, will feature entertainment from Topline, a group of talented youngsters from Bankfields School, Eston, games, a magician
OLIVIER Bernard is looking forward to an impromptu bonding session on the team bus this afternoon as Newcastle's injury-ravaged squad get to know each other ahead of their Premiership opener with North-East rivals Middlesbrough. The Magpies have endured
Children have spent a week exploring their community and creating artworks based on their experiences. The activity programme for children in South Moor, Stanley, was run jointly by the South Moor Partnership and Groundwork West Durham at the Stanley
LADS' magazine Loaded has been forced to pay up for stealing a scarecrow dressed as a policewoman from a North-East village. The prank led to angry calls from residents of Middleton-in-Teesdale, in County Durham, for police to take action against the
PAUL Collingwood would love to captain Durham, but if they are thinking of having a change of leadership next season they will have to look beyond him. "I'm desperate to earn another central contract and play Test cricket. That's still my ambition," said
TEENAGERS from a Bishop Auckland youth club have been cooking up a treat. Members of the Lasses' Club at the Four Clocks Centre took part in cookery sessions run by Bishop Auckland College catering tutor Paula King. They produced biscuits and flapjacks
A HEALTH chief fears the difference in life expectancy between the classes in Darlington will increase unless action is taken. Nonnie Crawford, director of public health at Darlington Primary Care Trust, has written about her concerns in the Darlington
DERWENTSIDE'S Young People's Forum is hosting an event to celebrate the talent of the youth of the district. The talent show will be at the Empire Theatre, in Consett, at 7pm, on Wednesday. The show follows last year's Battle of the Bands Competition.
A PUB which was accused of repeatedly flouting licensing laws has been closed down. The Oaks pub, in the Silksworth area of Sunderland, had been under police scrutiny after complaints over the running of the premises, which operated under a temporary
A LEADING cancer campaigner has been appointed to a new Government health group. Mitzi Blennerhassett has joined the National Pathology Modernisation Group, set up by Health Minister John Hutton to improve the Department of Health's focus on the expansion
OH to be young-ish and irresponsible. TV appears to be focusing even harder lately on the pathetic plight of Britain's shiftless group aged late-20s to bordering 40 who seem to be looking for love, a home, a job, a future and, to be quite honest, a life
DURHAM dog owners are being offered free chipping for their pets to cut the number of stray animals that are put down. In the past year, more than 380 dogs found roaming the city's streets were taken to the Deerness Kennels, at Langley Moor. Of these,
A COUPLE have vowed to continue helping injured and neglected wildlife despite the closure of their bird of prey sanctuary. Neil and Juliana Fowler had to close the Scotton Owl and Raptor Rehabilitation Centre, which they ran from their home in Scotton
A PLAN by a farmer and his wife to diversify their dairy farm by setting up a caravan site has upset residents in a North Yorkshire hamlet. Stephen and Nichola Whitaker called a public meeting for the 15 families in Whenby, near Easingwold, to explain
A company is hoping to win overseas orders following a trip to Australia. Specialist engineering service IDEC, based in Stockton, took part in a trade mission to Australia where company bosses met representatives of Worley Engineering, of Perth. The company
MICK McCARTHY is well aware that being a football manager should come with a government health warning - but the Sunderland boss admitted he wouldn't have it any other way. Today's visitors to the Stadium of Light, Queens Park Rangers, are managed by
SIR Bobby Robson is desperate to ensure that his final season on Tyneside ends with Newcastle maintaining their status as the North-East's top dogs. The Magpies will kick off their Premiership campaign at the Riverside this evening against a Middlesbrough
A MOTHER has been issued with a parenting order after breaking down in court yesterday when details of her tearaway son's late-night rampage on a quad bike were read out. She admitted struggling to cope with her "out-of-control" teenage boy at Darlington's
MORE than a million people, including thousands of holidaymakers from the North-East and North Yorkshire, were told to flee last night as the worst hurricane for a generation bore down on Florida. Hurricane Charley - which officials upgraded yesterday
MORE than a million people, including thousands of holidaymakers from the North-East and North Yorkshire, were told to flee last night as the worst hurricane for a generation bore down on Florida. Hurricane Charley - which officials upgraded yesterday
SIR Bobby Robson is desperate to ensure that his final season on Tyneside ends with Newcastle maintaining their status as the North-East's top dogs. The Magpies will kick off their Premiership campaign at the Riverside this evening against a Middlesbrough
SPIRALLING oil prices may affect profit margins in the region's chemical industry, an expert has warned. Oil prices were once again at near record highs last night as fears of unrest in Venezuela and disruption in Iraq sparked fresh concerns over supplies
He's known for eating politicians for brealkfast on Radio 4's today programme but journalist John Humphry's was worried when a bunch of kids trooped in to take part in Junior Mastermind. A dad himself, he tells Sarah Waterfall how he tackled the poor
MOTORCYCLISTS from across the country gathered to pay tributes to their friend at his funeral yesterday. Bikers rode behind the hearse carrying Steven Tarbit, known to everyone as Tarbie, on his final journey. The 26-year-old father-of-one, from Newton
STEVE MCCLAREN is relishing the chance to help lead England to World Cup success after agreeing to resume his post as part-time coach to the national team. Describing the job, somewhat ironically given the recent goings on at FA Headquarters, as his "
SUSAN Richardson was what the Methodists call a minister in local appointment, so local that every service she led involved a 100 mile round trip along the Great North Road. She was the girl next door for all that, or if not exactly next door then a few
POLICE swooped on a brothel containing Chinese prostitutes after neighbours called a sex line number and heard the phone next door ringing. Teesside Crown Court heard that undercover officers then arranged to visit the premises in Middlesbrough, where
THE Olympic Games opened last night with a Greek golden boy athlete lying injured in hospital and facing a drug investigation on Monday. Kostas Kenteris missed a drug test but the explanation for his non-appearance was later given that he had been involved
A FAMILY have spoken for the first time about the tragic loss of a parachutist who died after he jumped from an aeroplane. Julie Wilson said her brother, Andy, had lived life to the full and had died doing something he loved. The 25-year-old's body was
A YEAR-LONG celebration of heritage, culture and sporting activities along the River Tees taking place. The Year of the Tees will illustrate the impact the River Tees has had on the development of the borough of Stockton and aims to encourage more people
DAVID CHAPMAN has found the perfect opportunity for Quito (2.50) to make a successful transition from top-notch handicapper, to genuine a pattern class performer, in today's Group 3 Hungerford Stakes at Newbury. Having dramatically claimed last season's
Plans to put an illuminated sign outside a council office complex have been dubbed potentially dangerous and inappropriate. The proposal is to site an electronic sign board on land near the main entrance to Durham County Council's County Hall headquarters
A NORTH-EAST inventor has created a device to give Britain's Olympic swimmers the edge over their rivals. Joseph Colannino, from Norton, near Stockton, has revolutionised the swimming float and his invention has been tested by British Olympic swimmers
A WOMAN was left traumatised after being dragged from the street into an alley and raped. The 23-year-old woman was attacked in the early hours of the morning as she walked through the Bensham area of Gateshead. The incident happened close to the Blue
FAMILIES in a village cul-de-sac are calling for action to stop a raw sewage leak that is bringing misery to the area. People living in St Andrew's Place, in Westgate, are appealing to the local authorities and water company to repair a broken sewerage
AN Angel of the North with a difference helped the country's leading women's sex store chain open its latest North-East store. Luci Victoria, the face of Ann Summers, donned a nurse's outfit for the launch of the company's shop in the Green Mall, at the
A NHS Trust has been rewarded with £1m from the Department of Health for retaining its three-star status. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust is one of only ten trusts nationwide to retain three stars for four years running. The star rating is based on
SMOKING: ERIC Gendle (HAS, Aug 5) is right to assert that smokers kill thousands of men, women and children every year. If the deaths were caused by another means then there would be a vast outcry to bring those perpetrators to justice. The Government
Having comoc genius Peter Sellers as a father was a mixed blessing. His son Michael tells Lindsay Irvine how the troubled star could swing from being "hilarious" to "a demon." AFTER Peter Sellers died, his son Michael used to travel regularly up to the
SPIRALLING oil prices may affect profit margins in the region's chemical industry, an expert has warned. Oil prices were once again at near record highs last night as fears of unrest in Venezuela and disruption in Iraq sparked fresh concerns over supplies
