AN elderly woman was taken to hospital after she ploughed into a herd of cattle while driving along a country road. The woman, 78, was driving a Toyota Yaris along the B1363, near Stillington, North Yorkshire, at about 6.30pm on last night when the incident
MATT Kilgallon makes his Sunderland debut in this evening's away game at Everton, but there is no place in the side for unsettled striker Kenwyne Jones. Having admitted that Jones had been unsettled by rumours linking him with a possible move
IF you have tears, prepare to shed them now. I'm laid up back in bed. You may be following my travails with my knees - a bit taken out of the right and implanted into the left along with a large amount of polyester - but after a brief rally, things have
Publisher: Activision Format: X Box 360, PS3 Price: £39.99 LET'S face it, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull wasn't very good. Harrison Ford looks too old, the ancient aliens plot has been done before and imposing a son on Indy just
PUPILS from eight schools in north Durham are taking part in events to learn about how they can live a healthier lifestyle. The ‘healthier future’ events which will run until the end of the week are being held at the Belle Vue Leisure Centre in Consett
A CITY police team is embracing modern detective techniques by setting up its own Facebook page. The Durham City neighbourhood policing team’s group on the popular social networking site will feature news stories, events, appeals for information, updates
The Iraq war has been a topic of controversy, stirring up feelings of discontent within the British public, particularly since it has been branded illegal by critics. It was evident that the public did not endorse the war, clearly demonstrated
A WOMAN who fatally stabbed her abusive husband with a knife she was using to make him a sandwich was jailed for more than three years today. Kimberley Flintoft, 32, of Kirkham Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, stabbed Lee Flintoft in the heart after
A SUCCESSFUL chef is hoping to get the chance to show off his culinary expertise on a cookery programme. David Coulson, Wynyard Golf Club's executive chef, has auditioned for BBCs Masterchef (The Professionals) in the hope of making it through
PUPILS had a hands-on trip back in time to learn more about roman history. The year 4 pupils at Myton Park Primary school enjoyed a day of fancy dress, food and Roman culture in a bid to kick start their historical adventure. They were able to sample
CRIME scene investigators called into Yarm Preparatory School to solve the mystery surrounding two different footprints. Pupils enjoyed a special assembly with the principal lecturer in policing at Teesside University, Ian Pepper. The role of the CSI
SCHOOLS across Redcar and Cleveland are getting a real kick out of a series of 23 workshops aimed at delivering the Show Racism the Red Card message. The Council will present the national organisation with a £15,000 cheque to cover the cost of the workshops
COUNTRYSIDE campaigners are celebrating after winning a long running battle to open up a new bridleway after overturning the perverse decision. Walkers, horse riders and cyclists spent several years fighting to clear the way for the 1.5 mile route between
DAILY passenger services are returning to a North-East heritage line this summer almost 60 years after they were withdrawn. The American owners of the Weardale Railway, in County Durham, announced plans yesterday for a new service between Stanhope and
Ch = Challenge PT = Premier Trophy PL = Premier League KOC = Knock Out Cup MARCH Thurs 18th v Workington (Ch) H Sat 20th v Workington (Ch) A Thurs 25th v Newcastle (Ch) H Sat 27th v Stoke (PT0 A Sunday 28th v Newcastle (Ch) A
NEWCASTLE United have completed the signing of Mike Williamson from Portsmouth. The defender has been cleared to play for the Magpies and could make his debut in tonight's Championship clash with Crystal Palace. The 26-year-old, who
THE producers of a pantomime being performed in a market town have moved to quash rumours that the show has been cancelled. Producer Mal Rowland said Bedale's production of Sleeping Beauty will go ahead as planned next month. The show
TOM RUSSELL is no stranger to these shores, but Thad Beckman, the new guitarist accompanying him, is. And what a splendid player and a more than able vocalist who gave Russell’s work a lift. With a wealth of recordings behind him, Russell worked
Sacriston takes its name from the sacrist – a senior monk at Durham Cathedral Priory. The sacrist built a farmhouse there. But colliers disturbed its foundations. Chris Lloyd mines a rich seam of history and even has time to watch an old film
Desperate Housewives (C4, 10pm) Holby City (BBC1, 8pm) Mad Men (BBC4, 10pm) IN the US, this programme has become a more than worthy successor to Sex and the City, and regularly gains well over 20 million viewers an episode, making it one of the
A GROUP of German students are spending two weeks in east Durham as part of an exchange programme. The students from a school called Stattliche Fachoberschule und Berufsoberschule in Altotting, Bavaria, are taking part in an exchange programme with East
A BID by residents to buy the only pub in their village is at risk amid fears that the group behind the plan may not be able to raise enough money. Villagers in Hudswell, near Richmond, are determined to buy the George and Dragon pub, saying that the
A 52-year-old-man has been arrested in connection with a fire at a Middlesbrough bar. Dozens of firefighters were called to deal with the blaze at the Platinum club, in Linthorpe Road, yesterday afternoon. Police were forced to close the busy road for
TOURISM chiefs in Yorkshire have launched their first marketing campaign in China. Welcome to Yorkshire, the official tourism agency, is also targeting potential visitors in Hong Kong and Singapore. Peter Dodd, international sales director
SOFTWARE supplier Sage, a marker for small business sentiment, issued an upbeat interim management statement yesterday stating that it had continued to pay down debt at a rapid rate. It led to speculation among analysts that the Newcastle-based
DESPITE the economic downturn Nissan’s Sunderland plant has been recognised as the UK’s largest car producer for the 12th year running. Figures published yesterday by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders showed that the 338,150 units
INSTEAD of retiring when he hit 63, entrepreneur Ray Sunman decided to start his own business. Mr Sunman set up Ray Sunman Associates, a consultancy service in May 2008, for charitable organisations, local authorities and parish councils looking
AGENCIES working with North-East businesses said firms were under no illusions that the hard times were over despite the end of Britain’s longest ever recession. There was a cautious welcome to yesterday’s news that the UK barely crawled out of
DURHAM Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) has been boosted by the opening of an Irish service and a flight training school. The Dublin service, announced yesterday, follows a franchise agreement between Aer Lingus and Aer Arann. It came on the day it
CHOICE is bad for you, say the experts. We have so much choice that it’s crippling us with indecision making us stressed and unhappy. It can, say authors of a new study from Stanford University “also produce a numbing uncertainty”. Well, we all
IT appears that the 6,000-plus objections to Durham’s Market Place being converted into a modern plaza have fallen on deaf political ears nationally as well as locally (Echo, Jan 21). The eight Durham county councillors (six Labour, one Liberal
I READ the headline, “Pat Glass to succeed Hilary Armstrong”, on The Northern Echo’s website (Jan 23) with some confusion. Succeed her as what? I hope nobody reads that as succeeding Hilary Armstrong as MP for North West Durham because that’s
MANY years ago, from the top deck of an “O” bus, which ran on Teesside’s busiest bus route, linking Middlesbrough and Stockton at roughly ten-minute intervals, an amazing night-time sight could be seen. At frequent stops along Middlesbrough’s busy
A trebuchet, strict rules and a tin of baked beans – Compo and co would be proud IT began, like most of the great wheezes, as a debate after a few pints in the pub – a session on how to build a better catapult. It ended like a classic
I READ with dismay about the threatened closure of Sunderland’s Royalty Theatre (Echo, Jan 23) where I have enjoyed numerous performances over the years. While highlighting the importance of the excellent 200-seat amateur Royalty and the city
CHRIS Greenwell is right to ask what the main political parties intend to do for pensioners (HAS, Jan 22). Before I set out our plans, let us remind ourselves how older people have fared under Labour. First, we had Gordon Brown’s tax raid on
THE case of two hideous, uncontrollable brats from Edlington, near Doncaster, hits the headlines. The inhuman, callous activities of two brothers who tortured a pair of young boys are censured by all (Echo, Jan 23). Again the usual suspects stand
THERE may have been a national sigh of relief yesterday as Britain officially emerged from recession – but there was no cause for real celebration. After contracting for six consecutive quarters, the UK economy grew by 0.1 per cent in the last three
In the early days, gates were used as stretchers and fence posts as splints. Four decades on, Will Roberts hears how a tragedy was the catalyst for the formation of the Upper Teesdale and Weardale Fell Rescue Team IN the early years, they looked
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Fulham 0 TOTTENHAM striker Peter Crouch was delighted with his team’s performance last night as they saw off Fulham 2-0 to keep their Champions League dream very much alive. Crouch opened the scoring at White Hart
ONE benefit for racegoers from the recent cold blast is the need for trainers to get runs into their big Cheltenham hopes, and that is the case on a cracking card at Huntingdon. Mighty Man takes his next step on the big-race road in the Huntingdon
Wolves 0 Liverpool 0 LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez is remaining tight-lipped over reports linking him with a move to Italian giants Juventus. Following the goalless draw at Wolves, Benitez refused to comment on speculation suggesting
ROBERT Thornton is in a ‘‘stable’’ condition after suffering a terrible fall at Leicester. The jockey was riding Cracboumwiz for his boss, Alan King, in the Dick Christian Novices’ Chase when he sustained a back injury. Cracboumwiz appeared to
A WOMAN who believed her exboyfriend was part of a conspiracy against her lured him to her home before locking it and stabbing him, a court has heard. Kenneth Winter rushed to help convicted arsonist Deborah Barry after she set fire to her home
EXPERTS have revealed that they are ready to carry out the North-East’s first liver transplant involving a live donor. Professor Derek Manas, head of the North-East’s liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation team, said he hoped that between
THE North remains among the safest places to live in the country when it comes to gun crime. Durham and Northumbria Police areas both recorded a fall in the number of their already low level of firearms offences over the past year. In North Yorkshire
A MOTHER died in a house fire that may have started after she fell asleep while smoking. Rhiannan Harrison, 30, was found unconscious in the kitchen of her home in Grampian Road, Billingham, near Stockton, by firefighters. Despite efforts
PEOPLE dying as a result of exposure to asbestos will receive compensation, the Government is expected to announce today. Ministers will bow to pressure to do more for the forgotten sufferers of asbestos exposure by setting up a fund “of last
STEVE Bruce has told Liverpool to ‘put up or shut up’ in their pursuit of Kenwyne Jones. Jones will be in Liverpool this evening as the Black Cats take on Everton in the Premier League, but it is the question of whether the Trinidadian establishes
WAYNE Routledge will make his Newcastle United debut against Crystal Palace this evening, and having signed a three-and-a-half year deal with the club yesterday, the winger insists it was easy to turn down Middlesbrough in order to join the Magpies
SMUGGLED cargo from China bound for the UK has been seized by border control officers. The hundreds of boxes of animal-origin food were discovered after arriving into Teesport in Middlesbrough from Ningbo in China. Officers from the UK Border Agency
GORDON STRACHAN was reluctant to discuss the future of Adam Johnson last night, but the Middlesbrough boss revealed that Celtic defender Stephen McManus is close to moving to the Riverside Stadium. Johnson, out of contract in the summer,
THEATRES across the region have said hiss and boo to the recession by reporting their best pantomime season ever. The snow and ice also failed to spoil the happy ending, with bosses boasting record audiences and takings. Among the success stories
A POLICE force is seeking to privatise civilian roles in a cost-cutting move designed to save jobs and protect frontline policing. Councillor Dave McLuckie, chairman of Cleveland Police Authority, said members had agreed to consider outsourcing
THE forgotten diaries of a longdead soldier have shed new light on a little-known expedition that later became known as “Mr Churchill’s Secret War”. Stanley Harrison was a private with The Green Howards when they were sent to Russia in late
Word reaches me via a North-East chief executive that a council's head of communications wants me to stop my campaign against council newspapers. It's just the inspiration I needed to keep it going - and the Mayor of London, no less, has given
A SEX attack suspect arrested three decades after the crime could not initially explain DNA evidence linking him with the crime, a court was told. Former club singer Michael Khannan, who used the stage name Simon Preston, was only suspected of
A ROYAL Marine has spoken of his delight after hearing he will be included in the Great Britain Olympic Bobsleigh team. Corporal John Jackson, originally from Barnard Castle, was in London with the rest of the British team yesterday.
A MAJOR Asian steel company is keen to buy a large stake in Corus Teesside Cast Products (TCP) providing a spark of hope for 1,600 workers due to be laid off at the end of next month, The Northern Echo can reveal. There have been several
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Darlington stalwart who was described as an irreplaceable community champion. Edwina Brown, who was a community activist in Firthmoor, Darlington, for more than three decades, died on Thursday of last week, aged 84. Councillors
Darlington 1 Northampton Town 2 DARLINGTON’S first game on home soil for over seven weeks ended in defeat to Northampton Town, but the performance was a huge improvement on the weekend defeat at Crewe. On Saturday they were 3-0 down at the break
Doncaster Rovers 1 Middlesbrough 4 IN many respects Gordon Strachan could do with the transfer deadline being extended, but not in Adam Johnson’s case. While the Middlesbrough boss continues to pursue different avenues in his attempts to strengthen
SCAVENGERS are being warned they face prosecution if they are caught trying to steal the ivory teeth of a dead whale washed up on a beach. The 35-tonne juvenile sperm whale was discovered on rocks at Collith Hole, north of Beadnell, Northumberland, on
A WOMAN needed stitches after being attacked and mugged while out walking. The incident happened at 5.15pm yesterday on Whitefield Crescent, near the entrance to Barnwell Primary School, Penshaw, Sunderland. She was pushed to the ground by an attacker
MIDDLESBROUGH manager Gordon Strachan refused point blank to discuss the future of sought-after winger Adam Johnson following his side's 4-1 triumph at the Keepmoat Stadium. Johnson turned in a sparkling display which saw him net twice,
Hartlepool United 1 Gillingham 1 CHRIS Turner admitted he had no complaints about Hartlepool United’s performance at home to Gillingham last night. But he was left to rue the lack of a cutting edge. In a game they couldn’t afford to lose, Pools
