Heighington has been named the PERFECT village and Mike Amos` Eatingowt has just labeled the George & Dragon as (almost) the PERFECT PUB. The recent POST OFFICE closure may now be followed by Darlington Borough Council`s proposed closure of
Gareth Clennell is back in cockfield for a couple of weeks before he jets back to Australia. Looking fit and healthy, (but with a strange mark on his left cheek) I had a chat with him in the Middle House. Gareth set off to Australia last
POLICE have made a renewed appeal for witnesses to a collision in which a woman was killed by a cement mixer. Azim Kasai, 32, who was living in the Thornhill area of Sunderland, was hit by a cement mixer in the incident which happened close to Green
Tomorrow morning's Headline Game on TFM will be about scientific research that allegedly shows that cows produce more milk if they are given names. Scientists at Newcastle University say that by giving a cow a name and treating it as an individual, farmers
HARTLEPOOL UNITED (4-4-2): Lee-Barrett; Sweeney, Nelson, Clark, Humphreys; Monkhouse, G Liddle, Jones, Robson; Henderson, Porter. Subs: Budtz, McCunnie, Collins, Foley, Mackay. CARLISLE UNITED (4-5-1): Williams; Raven, Murphy, Livesey, M Liddle; Anyinsah
George McCartney returns to the Sunderland starting line-up after recovering from his ankle injury. Andy Reid plays in front of him with Dean Whitehead and Teemu Tainio in cetral midfield. Steed Malbranque returns from his one match suspension
COMMUNITY support for a parish plan was the key to its success, a public meeting heard. More than 80 people turned up to a public meeting on Monday night to discuss Hurworth Parish Council’s proposal to create a parish plan for the area.
COUNCIL MEETING: Darlington Borough Council's full council meets at the Town Hall on Thursday January 29 at 6pm. SCHOOL PLAN: Plans have been submitted to build a covered walkway in the grounds of Abbey School, at Abbey Road, Darlington. GIG CANCELLED
BOGUS lottery draws, phoney competitions and dodgy e-mails are being tackled in Darlington Borough Council's campaign against scams. For the second year running, the council's trading standards team is running the Scamnesty initiative as part of national
THE achievements of hundreds of young people from all walks of life in Darlington are to be recognised at an awards ceremony tomorrow tonight (Wednesday). The Vibe awards, which take place at the Civic Theatre will celebrate more than 400 young people
JOE KINNEAR has been fined £500 in relation to comments made about referee Martin Atkinson after his personal hearing today in York. The Newcastle United manager branded Atkinson a "Mickey Mouse referee" after the defeat at Fulham on November 9 and was
NEWCASTLE Falcons skipper Phil Dowson has spoken of his pride at being named captain of England Saxons for Friday's home game with Portugal. Dowson, who has been in fine form in this season's Guinness Premiership, will captain an England second-string
INVESTIGATIONS are being carried out into the death of a North-East diver at an inland lake, authorities said today. The diver was reported missing at Stoney Cove, Leicestershire, on Saturday afternoon. A search by the centre's rescue team started shortly
TOWN councillors in Shildon have supported plans for a youth council in the area. The Shildon Children and Young People’s Network (SCYPAN) and Shildon Youth Forum propose to establish a formal young people’s decision-making group to support the Forum
AMBITIOUSLY subtitled The 1,000 Wisest Things Ever Said, this collection of quotations excludes anything from Jesus Christ or Shakespeare. They came too early to win the Nobel Prize, the condition for inclusion. The hundreds who have won since
PEOPLE looking for work in the care sector are invited to a jobs fair in Bishop Auckland on Thursday. Many local employers will be attending the event at the Jobcentre on Market Place, including Kelly Park Care, Premier Care, Unique Care, and Durham
AUTHOR of The Chronicles of Narnia, CS Lewis – Jack to his friends – was a deeply spiritual man, a Christian who set aside time most days to write to people who had sought his advice. Beginning with friends, they eventually numbered thousands.
IT’S not an encyclopaedia. But American journalist Amy Rosenthal has carved a unique niche for herself writing columns that are short statements on this and that of modern life. Typical is: “Broker: It is weird and unsettling that a person who
ON-LOAN striker Marlon King goes straight into the Middlesbrough squad for tomorrow night's Premier League away game at Chelsea. King, who has signed a loan deal until the end of the season, is expected to be on the substitutes' bench at Stamford Bridge
BRIDGET is hungry so she steals a biscuit from the child minder’s shed... but it’s a dog biscuit. When Mrs Blair tells her: “Oh my, you’ll go bow-wow and turn into a dog”, of course, she’s only teasing – but Bridget believes her. At first it’s
PUBLISHERS have cottoned on that bringing out feature books accompanying major Hollywood movies is big business. Teen vampire film Twilight, based on a novel by Stephenie Meyer, is the latest to have its own must-have book for all fans. This glossy
JO-JO can’t sleep because he’s afraid that a monster might be living in the darkness under his bed. And he’s right – but it’s a darkness-eating monster. Soon the endearing little brute has eaten every last scrap of darkness in the world. But
THE man at the centre of a major search operation at the weekend has died in hospital. Keith Michael Hope, 54, who lived with his wife Bernice in Glebe Terrace, Easington Colliery, County Durham, passed way in the University Hospital of Hartlepool on
NAT loves his mum reading him stories. Even more, he loves them being interrupted, because as soon as she goes out of the room, Nat sneezes and finds himself whizzing through the air in his amazing silver pyjamas. Yes, he’s transformed
KENWYNE Jones has accepted the challenge of helping to take Sunderland to the next level after finally ending speculation over his future. The 24-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international has signed a new four-and-a-half-year deal, which will keep him
IF you’ve got small children, you’ll know all too well how important it is to have the most special toys readily to hand at bedtime – and what a disaster it is if one goes missing. Here Little Fox can’t find his beloved Cuddly-Boo until Baby Fox
THIS beautiful book is likely to appeal to adults with a taste for the whimsical as much as to children. In the tradition of the once much-loved Flower Fairies books, it comprises page after page of pretty paintings showing child-like fairies
ONE hundred years to the day since Strauss’ opera Elektra was premiered in Dresden, a capacity audience at The Sage Gateshead was swept away by a scorching concert performance of the work by Opera North. From the opening cataclysmic chords the music was
ONE hundred years to the day since Strauss’ opera Elektra was premiered in Dresden, a capacity audience at The Sage Gateshead was swept away by a scorching concert performance of the work by Opera North. From the opening cataclysmic chords the music was
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses and information following a ram-raid at a motorcycle shop. It happened at about 1am on Monday at George Chapman Ltd at Heworth, on the outskirts of York, A maroon-coloured Ford Escort car is believed to have
THE Government has been ordered to release the minutes of Cabinet meetings where the invasion of Iraq was discussed. The Information Tribunal upheld a decision by the Information Commissioner that details of the sessions on March 13 and 17, 2004, should
A COMEDY play aimed at girls and women is being staged in north Durham. Stand and Tan is about bride-to-be Joanne and the hiccups she encounters when her dressmaker loses the tips of her fingers while working on the cheese counter in Fenwicks. Her crisis
HOMELESS performers from Middlesbrough are starring in an opera that is being broadcast on a big screen. My Secret Heart is a ground-breaking film and music installation commissioned by the charity Streetwise Opera. It is based on a 17th century choral
A £2m project has been announced that will transform one of the region’s major attractions. The interior of the award-winning Yorkshire Museum in York will be given a complete new look during the work. The trust which runs the museum plan to create
THE Freedom of the Borough of Stockton has been granted to The Rifles. Following re-organisation of the Army, the Light Infantry, which already had the Freedom of the Borough, are now part of a new regiment, The Rifles. A large proportion of The Rifles
POLICE recovered about £4,000 worth of drugs during a raid on a flat on Teesside. Officers from Hartlepool Drugs Unit executed a drugs warrant at the address in Wynyard Mews, which is in the Owton Manor area of the town, on Friday morning. During the
A CLEVELAND police officer has been seconded onto the Princes Trust Personal Development course with the aim of improving the skills of young people in the area. For the next 12 weeks. Sergeant Christian Ellis will be working with 16-24 year olds who
TIME travellers will be granted a passport to mark the 150th anniversary of the first service at Holy Trinity Church in Middlesbrough. A history day is being held to celebrate the local heritage of North Ormesby with activities for all ages. Visitors
BIDS for £125m of funding for a series of road improvements in North Yorkshire have been rejected by regional transport chiefs. The decision by the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly’s transport board has been met with dismay by the county council
COUNCILLORS capped by the Government for trying to bring in too high a council tax level have ignored officer advice to avoid a repeat. Hambleton District Council was capped in 2005 when it tried to bring a council tax precept rise in of 17.6 per cent
POLICE are stepping up their efforts to target burglaries after a spate of raids in one North Yorkshire town. Incidents of burglary across the Easingwold area have risen over recent months, but the police are meeting the challenge head on. They are
NEWCASTLE United goalkeeper Steve Harper has signed a new deal to keep him at St James' Park. The contract was offered over the weekend and the long-serving Easington-born shot-stopper is now contract to the club for a further three years. Tottenham
A CAMPAIGN to encourage residents to try out different sports is ahead of its target at the half way point. Active Durham is a year-long campaign to combat obesity and improve the health of the city’s residents by promoting a different sport each month
FOUR people were hurt after an accident on the set of the television police drama Heartbeat. Emergency services were called to the Station Tavern, at Grosmont, near Whitby, North Yorkshire, at about 9.20am this morning. Filming of an
TWO new breakfast clubs are sending youngsters off to school with a spring in their step. Youngsters in Thirsk and Northallerton can now spend an hour once a week learning how to trampoline before sitting down to lessons. Two free clubs
A POST office manager was left shaken after two masked raiders armed with a shotgun burst in and demanded cash. The raid happened at Elwick Village Shop and Post Office at around 5.15pm on Monday. The 28-year-old manager, who was alone in the shop at
A LOCAL children’s author has opened a £4,600 library based at a North Yorkshire school. Christine Fieldhouse officially opened the library based at Ainderby Steeple Primary School, in Morton on Swale, near Northallerton. The author of the autobiographical
ONE if the region’s most iconic buildings will take on a spectacular hue on Friday - when it is lit up in bright red. The west end of York Minster will be illuminated in red, for one night only, to launch National Heart Month in February. The British
AN EAST Durham schoolgirl’s recycling message will be displayed across the district after she scooped the top prize in a competition. Eleven-year-old Jennifer Carr’s poster design was selected from dozens of entries in a contest to promote doorstep recycling
A PACKAGE of support for the UK's struggling car industry will be unveiled by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today, Downing Street announced. The measures, which include both short and long-term help, will be detailed in a statement to the
VAN drivers are being urged to remove work tools from their vehicles overnight following a surge in thefts. Police in Darlington have increased patrols in the town to combat the re-emerging problem. They are also considering relaunching Operation Hawkeye
A MAJOR £1.5m scheme to ease traffic congestion in a popular coastal town has been approved despite local concerns. The North York Moors National Park Authority has approved a plan for a park and ride scheme for Whitby with a linked 450 space car park
MEMBERS of the public have been invited to the next board meeting of East Durham Homes. East Durham Homes’ The meeting will be held at the Glebe Centre in Murton from 6pm tomorrow (Thursday Jan29). EDH has developed a forward plan of
SUNDERLAND striker Kenwyne Jones has ended speculation over his future by signing a new four-and-a-half-year deal at the Stadium of Light. The 24-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international put pen to paper after Tottenham were told once and
There's an intriguing feature in today's Northern Echo about a company which delivers diets to your door. Diet Chef offers breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks, delivered to your door. I'm no expert when it comes to dieting but I can't
THE KILLING GAME War games, they’re what politicians play, We see it on the telly day by day, In freedom’s name they order their troops to kill, They show no shame for the innocent blood they spill. We see the hungry children on the
The Sage Gateshead THE Northern Sinfonia’s latest concert at The Sage Gateshead saw the coupling of the eclectic music of contemporary composer Colin Matthews with two firm favourites from the early Romantic era. In his programme notes for his
DURHAM’S Gala Theatre in Durham is looking for two local people who fancy sharing the limelight with the professional cast of Betrayal, when the theatre stages Harold Pinter’s classic in February. Pinter’s slick and stylish play moves between several
FLOWERS will be displayed in prominent places around a city centre to celebrate an arrangement society’s 50th anniversary. Displays will be put in locations across Durham to mark 50 years of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies.
A MONTH-LONG series of events dedicated to railway enthusiasts is to be staged over the coming weeks. Railway Sidings is a celebration of County Durham's railway heritage taking place at Clayport Library in Durham City, starting on Saturday, January
Shameless (C4, 10pm) FRIDAY night on the Chatsworth Estate and, what’s this, the pub is empty. Clearly something is up. The residents of this Manchester area aren’t the sort of folk to curl up on the sofa with a cup of cocoa and the remote control
Lewis & Cooper’s Centenary Tea Room provides quality food for shoppers tired of hunting for bargains. NORTHALLERTON was once described as England’s wealthiest town, or words to that effect. Ten to nine on Saturday morning and it doesn’t much seem
THE present Future Business Magnates (FBM) champions are vying to retain their crown by coming up with another innovative idea. Last year, Framwellgate School, in Durham, won the competition by devising a business that recycled greetings cards
THE INTERNATIONALLY renowned Syd Lawrence Orchestra will play to a sellout audience at Durham’s Gala Theatre with a breathtaking concert of music billed as Strictly Big Band on Saturday. Presented by Britain's foremost Big Band leader Chris Dean,
Her clothes are loved by Katie Price, Girls Aloud and Hollyoaks stars – and they’re all made in Middlesbrough. Julia Breen meets designer Kate Fearnley. VINTAGE mirrors adorn the walls of the boutique, and fairy lights hang over the changing rooms
Looking for a way to lose weight without the hassle but can’t afford a personal chef? Sue Heath discovers a way to drop a dress size without having to cook meals from scratch. I’D always thought that, if I won the Lottery, I’d employ a team of experts
MOST of the world will have sighed with relief when George W Bush stepped down as US President. This warmonger and his loyal lapdog, Tony Blair, have created a mess in Iraq which will surely haunt the Middle East for generations to come. Perhaps
BEFORE I start, I don’t do politics, but something has been worrying me in recent months. Now that Barack Obama has been sworn in as the 44th US President, is America – or the world – a safer place? Or is Mr Obama more at risk than any other president
I READ with great interest the touching story of little Tilly Lockey, of Tow Law, County Durham, whose parents and friends have had to work hard to raise funds for her prosthetic hands (Echo, Jan 20) and, I guess, this will be ongoing as the three-yearold
MIGHT I suggest that all Northern Rock employees who received a bonus payment last Friday donate that money (less income tax) to a fund which will help all of their former colleagues who were recently made redundant. I am sure this gesture would
BANKS lend to the taxpayer tax money at a rate of interest. Good trick if they can get away with it. Or: State-funded bank, funded by the taxpayer, to make loans available. Good trick if they can get away with it. Or: Banks borrow money at interest
THE New Labour prize for Soviet-style manipulation of statistics goes to columnist Rob Merrick whose attempt to make a comparison between unemployment now and that of the mid-1980s (Echo, Jan 15) was quite the most disappointing, disingenuous
DOUGLAS MURRAY, an author and director of the think-tank, The Centre for Social Cohesion, had been invited to chair a debate at the London School of Economics (LSE) called “Islam or Liberalism: Which is the Way Forward?” An official statement from
IT is important not to pre-judge the findings of Parliamentary inquiries into allegations that four Labour peers were prepared to accept cash to change legislation. But it isn’t looking good for the peers involved, the House of Lords and politics
Being bullied as a young child left indelible marks on Monica Gabb. Now she has turned her experiences into a book to help other children. She talks to Ruth Campbell. MONICA GABB was in her final year at primary school when her world suddenly became
CORUS’ largest business on Teesside looks likely to be under new ownership within six months. Although the region escaped the worst of 2,500 UK job cuts announced by the steel maker yesterday, it said it was in advanced discussions to sell a
STAFF at the Darlington branch of Land of Leather are facing an uncertain future after their store was marked for closure yesterday. Administrators for the furniture company announced yesterday that 33 of the chain’s 109 stores will close. Administrators
NISSAN is to reinstate one of the shifts it axed at its Washington plant after winning new work from across Europe, The Northern Echo can reveal. Nissan said it has seen improved activity in Russia, Holland and France, and as a result is temporarily
Well, well, well. I'm in the lead in the Headline Game and we're halfway through the week. This morning's game - played every morning on TFM radio at 8.10am - was about a poll of the favourite "alternative" songs played at funerals. Monty Python's "
A PLANNING application for a renewable energy site that could bring thousands of jobs to North Tyneside is to be submitted. US-owned Clipper Windpower is planning to build a factory on the banks of the Tyne in Wallsend, which could create an initial
WHEN people come together to pursue a business venture there is often real enthusiasm at the prospect of what might be achieved. Many start-ups, and established informal and formal partnerships, decide to incorporate as a limited company. Where
Offer of support for workers facing redundancy . . .and some employees will get a temporary reprieve. HUNDREDS of Nissan workers who are about to lose their jobs are to be given specialist career advice in an effort to get them back into work
BRITISH Energy is expected to announce today that it officially hopes to build a nuclear power station in the North-East. Following a meeting between Government and the Nuclear Development Forum this morning, British Energy, backed by its parent
LAW firm Gordon Brown Associates has helped a regional motor business to expand with the acquisition of a fourth motor dealership. The firm had acted for Richard Hardie for more than a decade when it helped the business buy its Sunderland dealership
A MEDICAL equipment maker pioneering a new way of healing fractures and broken bones has secured funding with assistance from law firm Ward Hadaway. Cambfix specialises in medical devices for use in orthopaedic and trauma surgery, and has developed
BHP Law has become the first law firm in the North-East to gain accreditation from the British Franchise Association (BFA). The law firm, which has offices in Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, Teesside and Halifax, has been made an affiliated professional
OF course it's important not to pre-judge the findings of Parliamentary inquiries into allegations that four Labour peers were prepared to accept cash to change legislation. But it certainly isn't looking good for the peers involved, the House of Lords
ABOUT to embark on a spring clean? Don’t forget, furniture is just as recyclable as paper, cans, glass and even bikes. There are a number of furniture reuse schemes in the region that can make good use of any furniture and household items (that
FARMERS and landowners are invited to attend a series of meetings to discuss issues affecting a national park. Staff from the North York Moors National Park Authority and Natural England will be at the meetings, to be held next month. Sensitive
NINETY jobs could be created if planning approval is granted for an £80m recycling plant. Tyre recycling company PYReco hopes to have the plant built by next year if plans are approved by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. The plant, the first
A BUSINESS centre has undergone a makeover to allow improved access for disabled people. Enterprise House, on the Harmire Enterprise Park, Barnard Castle, now has a lift that allows disabled people access to the upper floor. Some of the corridors
A WIND turbine being engineered in the North-East is one of a handful of projects nationally to be granted funding from an energy research group. Wind Power’s vertical axis wind turbine, the Aerogenerator – which can harness wind from all directions
A CENTRE renowned for its work restoring contaminated land to a usable state has appointed a new leader. Professor Eric Senior, a respected figure in the world of environmental biotechnology, has taken over as director of the Clean Environment
SHOPS in Barnard Castle are bagging the chance to be more eco-friendly. Twelve stores have volunteered to try out biodegradable cornstarch bags in an effort to reduce the number of plastic carriers in the town. As part of the Barney Bag campaign
MORE than 20 businesses have taken advantage of a centre linking them with university biology experts. The role of the Bioscience Business Centre at the University of York is to work with external organisations, giving them greater access to facilities
A RECRUITMENT company is doubling the size of its North Yorkshire premises after doubling its workforce in the past four months. Giraffe Recruitment, based in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, said demand for its services has increased dramatically
A RENOWNED designer has criticised Durham City Council’s attitude to the arts, saying it is failing to support creative businesses. Milliner Dawn Woodward, who trained under royal hatmaker Rose Cory, said the council had no idea what the people
BUSINESSES are being offered help to ease the financial pain caused by the economic downturn. The problems of the retail trade, particularly along Redcar High Street, are the subject of a letter written by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Founded in 1883, Henry Williams Limited is one of Britain’s oldest railway-based companies. But it is diversification and bold investment in spite of the growing economic crisis, rather than the rich heritage left by its pioneering founder,
A WOMAN has died after being rescued from a house fire. Crews called to Princes Road, Brunton Park, Newcastle, at 10.16pm last night found the semi-detached bungalow well alight. They forced entry into the house and rescued the woman
A PET supply business has seen its monthly sales increase by 120 per cent after getting its name first on internet searches. Simon Bruce, director of Pet Points, worked with digital marketing firm Silverbean from June last year to improve the company
WE’VE now come to the end of our series looking at the “Top traits of successful exporters” – vision, commitment, focus, research, planning, training, relationship building, quality, adaptation and energy. These are the common characteristics that
A SYSTEM allowing internet users to search virtual worlds will go live this month. Teesside University’s Institute of Digital Innovation has created the Meta-Mole, which will ultimately be a dedicated online resource for the 350-plus virtual worlds
TWO entrepreneurs have launched a new technology business in the region. Rocket Solutions specialises in business intelligence, performance management and enterprise portals, which enables firms to make better business decisions and gain a
CARVER Commercial Chartered Surveyors Darlington has recent completed a lease on a substantial retail premises at West Park, Harrogate, to The Orvis Company Inc, which specialises in fine quality fly-fishing tackle, shooting clothing and accessories
SEARCHING for new business premises can often be daunting, having to search across several letting agents, often based outside the area, and with the worry you may have unintentionally overlooked your ideal property in the process. Now businesses
ANOTHER major new tenant has been secured by Jomast’s commercial property division for Sun Alliance House in Middlesbrough. HFC Bank Ltd, a member of the HSBC Group, has agreed to lease office accommodation at the Albert Road site following relocation
AN estimated 90% of all commercial property owners still haven’t taken steps to get their energy performance certificate and cannot legally be sold or rented. Most of the 90,000 shops which are expected to be vacant by the end of February will
PANTOMIMES are in full swing, signalling the start of another year and I am going to be positive – oh yes I am – because we have had bad news coming down in torrents for months and we are all soaked. My clients tell me they are starting to
MENTION the phrase “green shoots” and the pessimism police attack quicker than you can say disestablishmentarianism. Indeed, as Lord Turner, the chairman of the Financial Services Authority said, over the next three to six months, the response
SHARES in Barclays rose by more than 25 per cent yesterday after the bank’s two leading figures released an open letter. Chairman Marcus Agius and chief executive John Varley wrote the letter to “address the principal causes of concern which
RICKY HATTON has finally secured his second shot at becoming the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter after his Las Vegas showdown with Manny Pacquiao was confirmed. The Mancunian, currently the world’s top light-welterweight, will face pound-forpound
ALDERLUCK has been mentioned as a possible Cheltenham Festival candidate in some quarters and can underline his claims with victory at Folkestone. The six-year-old won two of his three starts in bumpers and proved three-quarters of a length too
SUNDERLAND Harrier Mark Hood finished a superb fourth in his best-ever run in the North of England Cross Country Championships at St. Helens. The 28-year-old England international, whose previous highest finish was fifth five years ago, completed
TEESSIDER Charlie Simpson- Daniel is following in the footsteps of brother James after being called up to the England Sevens squad for Wellington and San Diego next month. One of four brothers from Yarm, Charlie is a student at Hartpury College
AT much the same time as the mighty men of Arsenal took on Cardiff City in the FA Cup on Sunday, Arsenal Ladies played Middlesbrough Ladies at Billingham Synthonia. This was the Women’s FA Cup, same sponsor. Arsenal have won the cup for the past
OWAIS Shah joined Andrew Flintoff on the sidelines as England developed an imposing lead over St Kitts & Nevis at Warner Park. Shah, who finished unbeaten on 125 in a score of 424 for eight declared, was ruled out of the final two days of this
ANDY Murray insisted being favourite for the Australian Open title did not weigh heavily on him after he crashed out in the fourth round to Spain’s Fernando Verdasco. The world number four, who arrived in Melbourne as favourite for the trophy
TOP seed Rafael Nadal believes he is in better form than during last year’s run to the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Nadal, who has yet to drop a set, defeated Fernando Gonzalez, the 13th seed from Chile, 6-3 6-2 6-4 in one hour and 55
GARETH Southgate has been given a vote of confidence by the Middlesbrough board. At some clubs that often heralds the manager’s imminent demise but Boro’s chief executive Keith Lamb is adamant that, despite a run of ten league games without a
AC MILAN are willing to negotiate a permanent deal to sign David Beckham from Los Angeles Galaxy, but insist it will all come down to the player’s preference. Beckham, who scored his first goal for Milan in the 4-1 win over Bologna on Sunday,
NEW Darlington striker Danny Carlton is determined to prove he can score the goals to boost Quakers’ promotion push. If Liam Hatch fails to recover from a hamstring strain Carlton will deputise this evening against Rotherham United as Darlington
THREE days after enjoying a football education, Gary Liddle will tonight aim to put his learning into practice. Hartlepool United lost 2-0 to West Ham in Saturday’s FA Cup tie and tonight get back to reality when Carlisle visit Victoria Park.
WEST Brom manager Tony Mowbray has pledged to make life uncomfortable for Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester United tonight despite his depleted squad. Former United midfielder Jonathan Greening is the latest addition to a ten-player injury
SHAY Given’s position at Newcastle was hanging in the balance last night as managing director Derek Llambias met with the 32-year-old goalkeeper’s representatives to resolve his future. Manchester City are eager to secure the Republic of Ireland
KENWYNE Jones’ future at Sunderland appears to be resolved with the club about to offer him a lucrative new fouryear contract after resisting a record £15m bid from Tottenham. Last night’s announcement demonstrates the club’s regard for the player
THE wife of back-fromthe- dead canoeist John Darwin has been refused the chance to challenge her conviction. But Anne Darwin, 56, will be allowed to challenge the length of her sixand- a-half year sentence at the Court of Appeal. Meanwhile,
A ROW is brewing over plans to transfer thousands of council homes to a private landlord. Sedgefield Borough Council, in County Durham, wants to transfer 8,500 properties to a registered social landlord. It says the deal would unlock millions
A home is needed for a greyhound who was found abandoned. The male dog, called Snowy, was found about six months ago. Since then, Snowy, who is about 12 months old, has been at Deerness Kennels, in Langley Moor, County Durham.
HUNDREDS of school books are being sent to an orphanage in Kenya. The books are being despatched as a result of a trip to the African country by Ian Hodgson, Andrew Mason and Jack Frater after they left Barnard Castle School last year.
A FOOTBALL initiative pioneered in some of the UK’s most divided communities has come to Darlington. Floodlit pitches will be opened up on weekend evenings to lure young people off the streets and bring areas of the town closer together. The
A COMMUNITY of nuns is preparing to move to a new multi-million pound monastery – the first to be built in the region for more than 400 years. The Conventus of Our Lady of Consolation, a group of 25 Benedictine nuns, will move to the new building
STAFF and students are celebrating after their college was graded best in the country. Cleveland College of Art and Design is the best specialist further education art and design college in England, according to figures published by the Government
THE Leader of the Lords pledged to toughen up antisleaze rules last night after four peers were engulfed in a cash-for-influence row. Baroness Royall launched two parliamentary inquiries following allegations that Labour members were ready to
SOLDIERS from the region will meet Prince Charles today to collect their campaign medals for service in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Lynx helicopter crews and support staff from 9 Regiment Army Air Corps, based at Dishforth Airfield, near Thirsk
HOSPITALS across the region are refusing to implement a £12.7bn scheme to create electronic care records because of the risk to patient safety, a report by MPs reveals today. No hospital in the North- East or North Yorkshire had introduced the
A PUB manageress who stole thousands of pounds from her boss instead of banking his takings has been spared prison. Ruth Scott was yesterday given a suspended jail sentence with probation service supervision by Judge Tony Briggs. Teesside
AN animator from the region has won first prize in an international competition for her film about animal fur fashion. Mair Perkins, right, who grew up in Crook, County Durham, beat 7,000 entrants from around the world with her one-minute animation
POLICE have renewed their appeal for information about a dog attack which resulted in a Jack russell having a leg amputated. After receiving information from the public, officers now believe the attacking dog was NEW YEAR: The Kung-Fu clubs perform
AN artist who created an inflatable work in which two people died when it flipped over in a North-East park, went on trial yesterday charged with manslaughter. Maurice Agis, the 76-year-old designer of the Dreamspace sculpture, which became
THE North-East met the Far- East as two weeks of Chinese New Year celebrations started. The beginning of the Year of the Ox is being marked with various events among Chinese communities. One of the biggest parties took place last night
>> Join the debate here. Share your views on the decision. MOTORSPORT events throughout the country could be threatened after a landmark High Court ruling yesterday went against Croft Circuit, near Darlington. Track bosses have
