A TEAM of young people who turned old jeans into bags, pencil cases and other accessories has won this year's Future Business Magnates title. The group from Belmont School Community Arts College, named Decycle, was tonight named winners of the competition
A TEAM of young people who turned old jeans into bags, pencil cases and other accessories has won this year's Future Business Magnates title. The group from Belmont School Community Arts College, named Decycle, was tonight named winners of the competition
A TEAM of young people who turned old jeans into bags, pencil cases and other accessories has won this year's Future Business Magnates title. The group from Belmont School Community Arts College, named Decycle, was tonight named winners of the competition
A four-year-old girl was murdered by her mother and her boyfriend who had subjected her to "sustained, deliberate and brutal" violence, a court heard. Little Leticia Aalayah Wright had been burned, bitten and beaten in the days before her death last
BACK-up software isn't the sexiest program you can buy for a new PC but it could be the most important. True Image from American company Acronis has been around for many years. During that time it has matured nicely into the all-encompassing disaster
The iPhone was launched in the US last week, and some devotees flew to the Big Apple just to get their hands on one. But was it worth the journey? JUST how much are you looking forward to the iPhone? Hundreds of people camped out in appalling weather
TELLS the eager angler everything he needs to know to tempt the most reluctant fish. All the flies illustrated are tried and trusted fish-takers, and the step-bystep instructions show how to tie on the most popular flies, with guidance on where
WE'VE had the "horse whisperer", now we've got the "horse healer", with the horse itself acting as a healer for humans. Horse lovers and horse owners will all probably be aware of the therapeutic value of contact with horses, but this collection
MAN'S best friend can sometimes turn out to be a right horror, with both the owner and the dog suffering in the process. Dog behaviourist Barbara Sykes believes that humans, the allegedly more intelligent species, should take more time to study
THIS is your all-round guide to producing a socially acceptable dog that is as much at home in the family environment as it is in the field. And while Kennel Club-accredited instructor Paul Rawlings outlines formal training in all its many aspects
PROLIFIC author Patterson comes up with crime capers of style, edge and pace that keep you absorbed until the final page. Love, lust and vengeance feature strongly in this tale of NYPD cop Lauren Stillwell, whose plan to turn the tables on her
THIS has been a surprise best seller, one of those slow burners whose success is due almost entirely to word of mouth, and it's topped the American charts. It starts in the 1960s when a doctor delivers his own twins. The boy is fine, the daughter
JOANNE Harris's Chocolat was a hugely successful novel and then film. It featured the story of Vianne Rocher and her daughter Anouk who breezed into a small French town, opened a chocolate shop and by dint of cocoa and magic, transformed the lives
IT first, it appears that the makers of the fifth Harry Potter film have strayed into troubled teen Asbo territory as the trainee wizard confronts a gang of youths in a children's playground. That all changes when he's stopped in his tracks in
Solutions ACROSS 1 Pinochet. PIN+O(CHE)T 9 Oriental . (anag.) 10 Nile. NI+LE (in rev.) 11 Hermeneutics. HERME(NEUTIC)S (in cute anag.) 13 Labrador. LA(BRA)D+(f)OR 15 At once. ATON(C)E 16 Here. HER+E 17 Sedge. S+EDGE 18 Hope.
Cryptic Clues ACROSS 1 Peg has books about revolutionary dictator (8) 9 Another relation from the east (8) 10 Capsized in the French river (4) 11 Scriptural exegesis reveals God in cute dress inside (12) 13 Boy admits support for heading off dog
Two schoolboys remain seriously ill in hospital after a bus ploughed into them as they walked home from school. The accident happened outside the English Martyrs School, in Hartlepool, at about 3.30pm yesterday. Police are still not sure what caused
** BREAKING NEWS ** SUNDERLAND'S hopes of signing Chris Baird have been dashed after the defender completed a £3.025m move to Fulham. The Northern Ireland international had been close to moving to the Stadium of Light after the Cottagers accepted
GRAEME Storm has maintained his recent fine run of form by shooting a superb 65 in the first round of the Scottish Open. The Hartlepool golfer is currently tied for the lead on six-under-par at Loch Lomond, along with his playing partner, American Phil
A MINERS' union leader has claimed on the eve of this weekend's 123rd Durham Miners' Gala that former Prime Minister Tony Blair left a "terrible legacy'' when he retired in June. Durham NUM general secretary Dave Hopper has revealed that new PM Gordon
A JAMAICAN drug dealer who made thousands of pounds as he travelled from London to flood the North-East with crack cocaine has been ordered to pay back just £75. Oneil Washington Ford was jailed for five years in April but was brought back to Teesside
A High Court judge today questioned the wisdom of prosecuting very young or very handicapped people in the criminal courts. The judge said there might be better ways of dealing with inappropriate behaviour, even in cases involving alleged sex offences
Mystery surrounds the death of a British holidaymaker whose body was found in a flat in Tunisia. Police in the North African country have launched an investigation after Colin McDermott, 73, was found dead in his friend's holiday home. It is
Surrey v Durham (County Championship) : Day Three STEVE Harmison is determined to play for Durham in the championship match against Sussex starting at Horsham on Friday after his best efforts failed to produce a win at The Oval yesterday. After
I've finally scraped the mud off my keyboard so I think it's time I wrote about Glastonbury 2007. I got up at 8am on a Sunday morning and pressed refresh on my computer internet browser a good 17,000 times whilst constantly ringing a ticket hotline
MICHAEL Owen has confirmed his commitment to Newcastle and promised the club's fans that he will still be a Magpies player at the start of next season. Almost two weeks after The Northern Echo revealed that the striker would not be leaving St James'
A hero schoolboy helped haul his badly injured classmates from a crashed school bus. Fifteen-year-old Alex Sanderson, aged 15, was on the white minibus which swerved through a crowd of sixth formers standing by the side of the road. He bravely led fellow
THE daily news broadcasts never cease to amaze me. Over this last weekend we have been told that we will be bothered with terrorist activities for the next 15 years. Where do they get these numbers from and what do they expect at the end of that
PETE Winstanley is correct: Islam has not officially announced a holy war against the West (HAS, July 7). But this is naive. Islam has a long history of gradually suppressing other cultures and attempting to turn non-Islamic countries into Islamic
I WONDER how many people noticed the glib remark from a spokesman representing Somerscales Heavy Haulage after the cable reel on one of that firm's lorries hit a bridge on the A1(M) and fell onto the road (Echo, July 6)? He was quoted as saying
AFTER New Labour lost half of its councillors from Newton Aycliffe in the May local elections, it would appear that not taking the electorate for granted has soaked in. Newton Aycliffe is the largest town within the Sedgefield constituency, but
TWO top tribute bands add Ripley Castle, North Yorkshire, to the growing list of fun outdoor events this summer with a show on Saturday which is also raising money for the National Society for Epilepsy (NSE). The UK Beach Boys and Queen B will roll back
Matthew Rixon tells Steve Pratt that he never thought he'd get the chance to star in John Godber's stage masterpiece Bouncers, in spite of inheriting the large frame of famous actor/presenter father Matthew Kelly. BEING, as he puts it, "a big Northern
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THERE'S a dearth of good restaurants in Soapland. Apart from Betty's famous hotpot in the Rovers, the chances of going out for a good meal are few and far between. Egon Ronay and those Michelin chaps would do better round some greasy café than picking
Up from the ashes comes the latest Harry Potter movie and Steve Pratt talks to its young stars, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint about spending all their teenage years making movies... and their chances of survival HAVING seen his previous
RUPERT Grint won't be following his Harry Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe and treading the boards any time soon. "The stage is a very different experience, you only get one chance to get it right," says the screen's Ron Weasley. Daniel Radcliffe famously
Ready for another reality TV song and dance? Hot Gossip creator Arlene Philips and Striclty Come Dancing judge Bruno Toniolo, plus host Ben Shephard, certainly are. Viv Hardwick reports. GMTV presenter Ben Shephard hides a dark secret - the host of the
WHEN they're babies, you can't wait for them to talk. Once they start, you just wish they'd shut up for five minutes. And then, when they become teenagers, life turns full circle and they're back to not saying a word. I'm going through a phase where
Closer to Bergen than Aberdeen, the northern outpost of Unst in the Shetlands is a real treasure island. THE Shetlands embrace around 100 islands, 15 occupied, arms-length appended to maps of Great Britain like the mugshot of a long distant cousin in
DAIRY CATTLE Holstein Class 134, Junior cow, in-calf, not less than five months, born 2003 or 2004: 1 J Pratt & Son, Leyburn; 2 P&C Harrison, Newcastle; 3 R&E Butterfield, Lancaster. Class 135, Senior cow, in calf, not less than five months, born before
Key government documents relating to a blood disaster - which saw thousands of people exposed to HIV and hepatitis C - were destroyed to prevent a scandal and the victims taking legal action, the Health Minister at the time said yesterday. Lord Owen told
AN initiative by Framwellgate School to improve science teaching across the country is to go ahead, thanks to a £1,000 grant from Rolls-Royce. The car company has given the school the cash to put towards setting up a website offering advice and resources
A COMMUNITY football clubis raising money to send players to an international tournament. Consett YMCA under-15s team is fundraising whenever possible for new equipment and strips. They are taking part in a football competition in Hungary this month.
Bernard Manning: From Beyond The Grave (C4, 10.30pm), It's Me Or The Dog (C4, 8.30pm) Few TV programme titles strike terror in the heart quite so much as Bernard Manning: From Beyond The Grave. They say you shouldn't speak ill of the dead but, quite honestly
A CAMPAIGN that encourages people living in Hartlepool to demonstrate pride in the town has received a boost. Pride in Hartlepool, which previously relied heavily on time-limited European money, will now be funded entirely by Hartlepool Borough Council
A FORMER Corus worker who used his inside knowledge to steal workers' cars was jailed for two years and seven months yesterday. Reformed jailbird Robert Laver was given a job at the plant, thanks to his father who worked there. But Laver, 27, was laid
THE countryside will come to the city with the launch of a programme that aims to get every child in Yorkshire to visit a farm in the coming year. A farm, complete with livestock, will be created in the centre of York in September to start the region's
THEY cost the taxpayer a cool £180m and were bought directly to link cities such as Durham and Newcastle to Paris and Brussels by rail. Without their purchase, and a promise to run so-called Regional Eurostar services, the Channel Tunnel would never
PLANS to install a long-awaited crossing on a busy road used by schoolchildren have won approval, despite objections from a couple of residents. Durham County Council's highways committee gave the go-ahead for a puffin crossing - similar to a pelican
POLICE have appealed for a taxi driver to come forward following an assault on a young woman as she waited for a cab. The 21-year-old victim was standing at a taxi rank in Coan Terrace, Chester-le-Street at about midnight on Sunday, June 17, when the
A MOTORIST who gave a false name to police was ordered to do 80 hours of unpaid work. Shaun Tyers, 23, was told by the judge that he would have been sent to jail if the innocent driver had been arrested and detained. But the man had contacted police when
THANKS were given yesterday to hundreds of Teesdale residents who have improved life for people in a poverty-stricken African village. Retired teacher Joyce Jackson has returned from her fourth visit to Tanzania, where she saw how families are benefiting
A housing company is consulting villagers regarding proposed plans for a housing development. Gladedale wants to build 23 houses, ranging in size, at a site in Evenwood, near Barnard Castle. Villages will be able to view the plans in a portable sales
A SHOPKEEPER was mystified yesterday after someone fired an airgun pellet through a £3,000 historic curved window at his premises. Allen Jenkins said someone caused slight damage a few weeks ago by firing a pellet at another window at his decor and carpet
SUSPENDED TEACHER I AM a former pupil of Mark Walker, who has been suspended from Sunnydale Community College, Shildon, for accessing right-wing websites. I think his suspension is ridiculous and totally out of order. It is as if they have got nothing
BEEF CATTLE Commercial Beef Limousin or limousin cross steer, any weight: 1 W Orme, Leyburn; 2 S Sellers, Kilburn; 3 M Dickens, Milton Keynes. Class 123, Charolais or charolais cross steer: 1 N Slack, Penrith; 2 Brailes Livestock, Banbury. Class 124a,
A SCIENTIST will lead a walk to look at research locations in a nature reserve. John Adamson, from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, is leading a walk at Moor House Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve, near Barnard Castle. Walkers will visit the
COPIES of a guide produced by the Department of Health on the dangers of heatstroke will be available in Bishop Auckland. The booklet warns that elderly people and people with heart, mental, breathing or mobility problems are most at risk. Eleanor Lister
THREE brothers have been rewarded for working for a total of 148 years for the same family. Dennis, Geoff and Ted Glass yesterday received long-service awards from Great Yorkshire Show president Michael Abrahams on the second day of the three-day event
YOUNG musicians will be making an unusual contribution to a major brass band festival by retracing 2,000 years of Northern history. Members of Stanhope Junior Band will be presenting Music Through the Ages as part of the Durham Brass Festival, which ends
CRIME across Darlington has dropped by a quarter compared with a year ago, according to the latest figures. Darlington Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership has produced statistics for April and May showing all reported crimes have decreased from the
Bishop Auckland Town Hall is holding a free reading and craft programme for children from July 24 to August 28, from 10.30am to noon. The programme is called The Big Wild Read and the six sessions will be linked to wildlife. Some of the work produced
A COUPLE who met at the show and became engaged have returned to the event to celebrate their upcoming wedding. Emma Thomas, 34, and Nigel Curran, 36, met at the show in 2004. They returned last year, where Mr Curran tried to propose. Miss Thomas said
A DENTAL nurse is appealing for the return of her wedding and engagement rings which went missing when she left them in a tanning salon. Michelle Britton took her rings off when she attended a sunbed session at Tan 4U, in Woodland Road, Darlington. She
A BUS company has been asked to modernise its services if it takes over a rival firm. Darlington Borough councillors have asked Arriva North-East to run more services and upgrade buses if its planned takeover of Stagecoach is approved. The operator has
A PARTY leader said the shake-up of council procedure was a missed opportunity. Darlington Borough Council's cabinet has approved changes to give people in the town more say about how the authority works. Residents will be allowed to ask questions at
HURWORTH could have a new secondary and primary school, and community centre under proposals put forward by the secondary school's chief executive. In a presentation to Hurworth Parish Council, Eamonn Farrar said the school's "third-world" facilities
A FORTIES celebration is taking place at Bishop Auckland's Newgate Centre and in Newgate Street on Saturday, July 21, from 10am. The event is being run by the Town Centre Forum in conjunction with the North-East Area of the Military Trust. Fans of TV
POLICE have joined pupils to organise a five-a-side football tournament. Police in Bedale have teamed up with Bedale High School for the tournament, which will be played next month, on Bedale Leisure Centre's all-weather pitch. It is open to male and
AN organisation has ploughed more than £50,000 into good causes in Darlington over the past five years, despite a fall in membership. At a party on Sunday, Darlington Lions Club welcomed new president Neil Anderson and celebrated a fundraising year that
INSPECTORS have awarded Darlington Borough Council the highest four-star rating. In its latest inspection by the Audit Commission, the council was rated as "improving well" against other councils. The council was also urged to improve in some areas including
SWIMMERS from the county have won ten medals at a regional swimming gala. Eight athletes from Thirsk's White Horse Swim Team took home gold, silver and bronze medals from the Scarborough Gala. Twenty swimmers from the club took part in 22 events with
Atkinson Grimshaw's paintings, Silver Moolight and A Yorkshire Home, are on display at Harrogate's Mercer Art Gallery. The paintings are part of the gallery's latest exhibition of works from its permanent collection. Call the gallery on 01423-556188
A POET is making a return visit to Darlington to laugh at life. Steve Holden will be at the town's Crown Street Library, on Wednesday, July 25, to read from his new book, Pushing Up the Daisies, which looks at life's idiosyncrasies. The Northampton born
HEALTH bosses say NHS dental services will be restored to a rural area of the county in the autumn. North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) has come under increasing pressure after failing to launch a new dentistry practice for Leyburn and Hawes
A DISTRICT council is cracking down on benefit fraud after paying out more than £100,000 to cheats during the past financial year. The amount was part of Harrogate Borough Council's benefit payout of £25m for the period and was caused by more than 40
A DIVERSE programme of events has been announced to celebrate the refurbished Darlington Arts Centre. The centre, in Vane Terrace, Darlington, has recently undergone a £1m refurbishment and bosses have unveiled the autumn programme of events, which will
HOPES were mounting last night that the Government was poised to abandon proposals which threaten the future of a flagship North-East technology centre. Cabinet minister John Hutton appeared to signal that a proposal to limit the growth of the NetPark
As people borrow up to ten times their salary to buy their first home and Gordon Brown puts housing at the top of his agenda, Lindsay Jennings looks at how first time buyers can get on the property ladder. WHEN Nicki Forgèt left for a new life in Canada
MODERN technology will be used by youngsters to collect knowledge of the nature that surrounds them. Pupils from Ravensworth Primary School, Normanby, will be using adapted handheld computers at Flatts Lane Woodland Country Park, to help them identify
A CONSERVATIVE MP will today table a question in the House of Commons after a by-election visit by a Labour Cabinet minister became embroiled in controversy. John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business and Enterprise, toured NetPark, in Sedgefield, yesterday
A GRANDMOTHER was robbed as she lay dying in the road after an accident, her son said yesterday. Graham Ford, 48, condemned thieves who stole his mother's purse after she was hit by a car, and offered a £500 reward to catch the thieves. Audrey Ford,
THE decision to award a knighthood to Salman Rushdie is open to debate and we join those who doubt whether he has truly earned the honour. That said, we understand why there is such a strongly held view across the country that Britain has every right
TWO people were arrested and 45 vehicles checked in a crackdown on bogus traders and doorstep criminals yesterday. Operation Rogue Trader was a joint exercise by police and trading standards officers. Last night, it was hailed a success by Ruth Taylor
A directory packed with ideas to keep teenagers busy throughout the summer holidays has hit the bookshelves. It includes a range of activities taking place across Hambleton over the six-week school break - everything from bungee-jumping and abseiling
A MAN who was seen leaving a disused house with three lengths of copper pipe in a pillow case was fined £400 at Durham Crown Court yesterday. Michael Gray, 32, of Oak Road, Peterlee, admitted burglary of the premises, in Charles Street, in nearby Easington
A FOREST play day will provide dozens of activities for children and adults. Activities at the event, in Hamsterley Forest, near Bishop Auckland, on Thursday, August 2, from 10am until 4pm, will include mountain biking, den building, rock climbing, a
A COUNCILLOR has expressed concerns over the amount of greenfield sites earmarked for future housing developments. About 866 homes have been earmarked for the Thirsk area and 676, or 78 per cent, have been suggested for greenfield sites. The houses would
A LEISURE centre is looking for people to train as pool lifeguards. Washington Leisure Centre is holding a crash course leading to the national pool lifeguard qualification. The course will be divided into two three-day blocks, with part one starting
A 29-YEAR-OLD man who performed lurid sex acts in mobile phone video messages has kept his job at a call centre. Anthony Talbot appeared before magistrates in Peterlee, east Durham, yesterday for sentence after he admitted sending grossly offensive video
POTENTIAL big-priced outsider, Eradicate (3.10), looks worth a speculative small-stakes each-way punt in this afternoon's feature race at Newmarket, the £90,000 Princess of Wales's Stakes. Mark Johnston is bidding to lift the prestigious prize for the
DURHAM will reassess Scott Styris's position after the game against Sussex, starting at Horsham tomorrow. The New Zealander has quite a serious knee condition and the problem for Durham is to work out their chances of getting value for money from a player
WHEN London was awarded the 2012 Olympics last summer, Lord Coe was quick to insist that the Games would be a national occasion. The capital might be the focal point for everything that happens in five years' time, but, by then, the benefits of a British
UP to 450 jobs could be created in the next stage of the £300m regeneration of part of a city centre. Plans were unveiled yesterday for a £130m development at Farringdon Row in the west of Sunderland city centre, which will see the construction of
THE motor retail business owned by the younger son of Sir Peter Vardy has made its first move into Scotland's specialist car market. Peter Vardy Limited, which was set up only one year ago, has acquired Edinburgh BMW and Mini, one of the city's biggest
Retailer Marks & Spencer shrugged of concerns that poor weather and interest rate rises would affect trading by reporting a rise in first quarter sales. The group posted a surprise sales growth of two per cent for the three months to June 30. However
Marcus Trescothick was delighted to be named in the provisional squad for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa and said: ''I'm desperate to play for England again.'' The 31-year-old Somerset left-hander was named in a 30-man squad yesterday
THE Queen's Awards for Enterprise are arguably the biggest awards open to businesses in the UK. They recognise outstanding achievement and reward companies that have demonstrated excellence. Organisers are urging companies of all sizes and from all sectors
AN internet company has invested more than £5m setting up two new bases in the region that will create up to 35 jobs. Knowledge IT, based in Washington, Wearside, is opening two data and business recovery centres, as part of its efforts to expand its
WORK on a distribution development expected to create up to 1,000 jobs is expected to start this summer. Development company Merchant Place plans to build four distribution warehouses, with offices and parking spaces, on farmland near Heighington, County
A SCHOOL football team are celebrating a year of domination after picking up four trophies.Toft Hill Primary School won every competition they entered, picking up trophies for the Teesdale League, the Teesdale Winter League, the Teesdale Cup and the Rudd
CHILDREN are producing a radio station on the internet.Pupils at Tilery Primary School, Stockton, have learned to make audio recordings for the Radio Tilery website.They have been honing their skills at an after-school computer club, part of a project
DOZENS of primary school children descended on Branksome School, in Darlington, yesterday, in a battle for sporting supremacy.Branksome hosted a sports day for 200 pupils from Alderman Leach, Mount Pleasant, Reid Street and Cockerton CE schools.Zoe Gage
THE cream of Richmondshire's young sports players have been honoured at an annual awards ceremony.More than 350 people attended the Richmondshire Local Sports Council (RLSC) awards at The Wensleydale School, in Leyburn, last week.About 250 nominations
THE Department for Transport (DfT) has rejected suggestions that Virgin could be handed the keys to the East Coast Main Line franchise after it lost its Cross Country route to rival Arriva.Virgin had operated Cross Country services since 1997, but was
TWO days ago, Roy Keane urged Sunderland supporters to "chill out" as he continued to pursue a number of transfer targets. Yesterday, as the identity of one of them was made public, a fair proportion of Black Cats fans went cold. Former Newcastle United
NORTH-EAST oil and gas organisation NOF Energy has strengthened its links with energy markets around the world by forming three global partnerships. The organisation has signed deals with the US State of Louisiana, Offshore Technologies Association of
A DERELICT school building which is one of the last remaining examples of its type in the country has been saved from the bulldozers.But a Government ruling to save the landmark school in Easington Colliery, County Durham, has been met with dismay by
TWO children were seriously ill in hospital last night after a minibus swerved off the road and crashed into youngsters as they were leaving school.The accident happened outside the English Martyrs School, in Hartlepool, at about 3.30pm yesterday - as
A PHOTOGRAPHER and an artist are holding an exhibition inspired by County Durham's mining heritage.What started as a hobby for photographer Fred Wilkinson developed into a passion as he started to record images of the Durham Miners' Gala.Mr Wilkinson,
CHILDREN encountered what they believed were real drug addicts during a school trip with a difference.The extreme shock tactics were used to show children the horrific impact of drug and alcohol addiction.Youngsters encountered what they believed were
ENFORCEMENT teams have clamped or towed away more than 2,000 cars in the North-East since May last year as part of a crackdown on tax dodgers.A total of 2,341 untaxed cars were successfully targeted in the 13 months to the end of last month.About 7,000
HEAVY showers were not enough to deter young revellers from their very music festival.The Sounds in the Grounds festival, at Eppleby Forcett School, attracted a crowd of more than 700 people - and raised more than £2,000 for school funds.The festival
MORE than 2,000 people packed York Minster for a memorial and thanksgiving service for 26 soldiers killed in action while serving in Iraq.Soldiers from 19 Light Brigade, based at Catterick, North Yorkshire, and relatives of those who died in action, packed
THE explorations of 18th Century navigator James Cook have been inspiring teenagers attending a school with specialist status for the arts.Youngsters from Egglescliffe School, Eaglescliffe, used the theme of aboriginal culture discovered by Cook and his
THE family of a popular pensioner, who died following a dispute over a minor car collision, say they have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of grief from their community.Wendy Doyle, 61, died in The James Cook Memorial Hospital, in Middlesbrough, on
Ken Bates has insisted that Leeds have been given ''a clean start'' after his consortium bought the troubled League One club - but doubts remain over the club's Football League future. The Elland Road club were put up for sale on Friday by administrators
HARTLEPOOL UNITED are on the verge of landing their sixth signing of the summer after agreeing terms with former Leeds United striker Ian Moore. Moore will conclude the formalities later today but there are not expected to be any late hitches and he will
TUNCAY SANLI joined in his first training session with his new Middlesbrough team-mates in Austria yesterday, with manager Gareth Southgate shocked by the crowds in attendance to witness it. Tuncay flew straight to Boro's training camp in Austria from
OBAFEMI MARTINS will hold talks with Newcastle United manager Sam Allardyce tomorrow after being made aware of interest from Arsenal. The Nigerian striker impressed Allardyce during the week-long camp in Austria and will resume training in the morning
A MANUFACTURER of healthcare products in the North-East has been sold for £63.2m. Newcastle-based Attends Healthcare has undergone a secondary buyout with shares being acquired by private equity group Rutland Partners. Attends management team, led by
Lancashire v Yorkshire (County Championship) Leg-spinner, Adil Rashid, was back to his best form in the Roses match at Old Trafford yesterday, claiming five wickets for 114 runs before the rain-hit game ended in an inevitable draw. Rashid took his fifth
A GRANDMOTHER is to tackle a 13-mile sponsored walk to raise money for research into a rare illness that affects her granddaughter. Despite having suffered from the illness all her life, it was only recently that medical experts diagnosed 12-year-old
THE Ministry of Defence is to investigate an MP's warning that Durham Tees Valley Airport could be a terror target as its military use grows.Ashok Kumar, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has raised the alarm over security in the wake of
A MAN with a spider's web tattoo on his neck is wanted for questioning by police about a sex attack in the region. The man pounced on a 41-year-old woman, pushed her up against an all alleyway gate and indecently assaulted her. The victim who managed
A FORMER hunt master is among a group of five to have been charged by horse racing officials with cheating.Charles Gundry, the former master of Middleton Hunt, has been accused of entering a ringer in a point-to-point race last year.Horse owner Robert
THE Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) issued a warning yesterday about the safety of a light aircraft produced by a company in the region following the deaths of two men in a crash.Paul Sweeting, 33, from Caerphilly, and Richard Mills, 66, from
THE people of Sedgefield have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to send a message about the biggest issue of the day to the new Prime Minister, the UK Independence Party said yesterday.In October, Gordon Brown travels to Lisbon to ratify the deal Tony
