DURHAM all-rounder Paul Collingwood is aiming to go out on a high after announcing his retirement from Test cricket. Collingwood, 34, made public his decision to call it a day ahead of today's play in the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney, with England
FORMER Aston Villa loan star Phil Bardsley dropped them into the bottom three of the Barclays Premier League for the first time in seven years as Sunderland secured a 1-0 win at Villa Park. Gerard Houllier's side slipped into the relegation zone on goal
Norton are through to the semi finals of the Durham Challenge Cup after beating Crook Town 3-1 at Station Road last night, but they left it late. Second Division Crook looked as if they were going to hold on for extra time, until a penalty 10 minutes
Seaham's home game with Chester-le-Street on Saturday is already a victim of the weather. The recent bad weather has led to burst pipes at the Welfare Ground, and some of their facilities have been flooded. the league has therefore agreed to Seaham's
Long cold winters in Cockfield aren’t much fun when you chose to shave your head and I was hoping for a couple of new hats as part of my Christmas presents. As it turned out, I was lucky enough to receive three. Two were beanie type, but my favourite
LEON BEST is in line for only the seventh start of his Newcastle United career in tonight's Premier League match with West Ham United. The former Coventry striker, who was signed by Chris Hughton in last winter's transfer window, has been handed a
STEVE Bruce has named an unchanged starting line-up for this evening's Premier League away game at Aston Villa.Bruce has stuck with the same 11 players that secured a comfortable 3-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers last weekend. That means Darren Bent
A TEENAGER used an internet auction site to sell mobile phones he did not even own, a court heard. Daniel Rowntree was branded a "loser" by magistrates after it was revealed he made £1,408 by tricking online shoppers into paying for products which they
POLICE hunting a flasher after a series of indecent exposures in North Yorkshire have released an e-fit of a man they want to speak to about the incidents. Detectives are appealing for help to trace a man who has exposed himself in Harrogate. A 34-year-old
THE brother of Sunderland star Titus Bramble will face trial for raping a teenager. Tesfaye Bramble, a striker with a non-league side in Suffolk, is alleged to have raped the 19-year-old woman at the Vermont Hotel in Newcastle city centre last September
Police investigating the death of a terminally-ill former serviceman in a house blaze say there appears to be no suspicious circumstances. James Kirkpatrick, who was 75, died in the blaze at the home where he lived alone in Birch Grove, Harrogate
A BUS driver was taken to hospital with suspected whiplash after his vehicle collided with a wall. The single-decker Arriva bus is thought to have skidded on some ice and crashed into a wall on the road between Eggleston and Romaldkirk, in Teesdale,
POLICE are asking residents in Eldon to be vigilant over burglaries to unoccupied houses. Since October, two empty properties on New Row and two on South Row have been targeted by thieves. Items stolen from the houses include copper boilers, pipes and
Spanish car maker SEAT is bringing some welcome Latin excitement to the post-Christmas gloom with news that it is extending and refreshing its successful VAT-free offer. While the TV and papers may be full of ominous reports about the Government’s
ONE of the region’s leading commercial property specialists believes the public and private sectors must work closely to get the best out of new planning laws. Kevan Carrick, senior partner at JK Property Consultants, has been involved in regeneration
SOCIAL networking website Facebook has landed a cash injection from a major Wall Street bank which values the company at £32bn. The business, which began as an internet geek’s hobby, has more than half a billion users worldwide. Goldman Sachs
A MEMBER of the European Parliament has assured North Yorkshire dairy farmers he is on their side ahead of a report by the European Commission on the industry. Timothy Kirkhope, Conservative MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, said he was aware
INDEPENDENT auditors have ruled that no further investigation is needed into Darlington's Pedestrian Heart scheme. PricewaterhouseCoopers has released its annual audit of Darlington Borough Council for 2009-10. The audit has marked the council
MANUFACTURING recorded its strongest performance since 1994 creating hopes that an export-led recovery can help rebalance the economy. The closely-watched Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply’s (CIPS) activity index, where a reading over
THE Government has been urged by the region’s largest business membership organisation to support measures that create jobs, encourage new investment and generate success to combat the impact of public spending cuts. The North East Chamber of
THE FTSE 100 Index roared into 2011 with a near two per cent gain yesterday as investors started the new year in a positive mood. A six per cent surge from BP helped London’s top tier soar 113.9 points to 6013.9 in its first trading day of the
A NORTH-EAST firm has become a world leader for providing technology that stops ships from blowing up. Exis Technologies Limited, based in Darlington, is the first port of call for shipping lines who want to prevent explosions occurring on vessels
WITH reference to John Rusby’s letter (HAS, Dec 29) about Del Shannon being refused entry to a working men’s club by the doorman, I can remember the incident well. I was at New Shildon club waiting to see Mr Shannon perform when my husband came
Stockton circus performer Kirsty Nicholson leaves audiences agog at her ability to squeeze herself into a tiny glass jar. Ruth Addicott catches up with her to find out how she does it. MOST women struggle to fit into a size ten dress, let alone
PUBLIC services are being cut because of the annual £154bn budget deficit which was created by years of overspending by Labour. The coalition Government is rightly planning to reduce public expenditure to halve this deficit in four years. At
BACK in 1955, when I was a teenager, I went one evening with my parents on a social visit to an aunt and uncle in Stockton. The aunt met us at the garden gate. Plainly excited, she gasped: “You’ll never guess what’s just happened. Grace Archer has
AND even if The Northern Echo did fall for Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch Lincoln, we weren't the only ones... On January 8, 1910 - days before the General Election - solicitor JF Latimer placed an advert in the Echo defending Trebitsch against
I THANK J Henderson, (HAS Dec 30) for his comments about my letter on the determination of the date of Boxing Day. The Christian church determined that December 25 would be the day of Christmas and that Sunday would be their Sabbath Day, thus
DECENTRALISATION Minister Greg Clark, who hails from the North-East, has announced that the “war on motorists” is over. It is an appealing declaration in the midst of fuel price hikes and the rise in VAT. Measures include allowing councils to set
Mike Heads can’t wait to put a smile back on a deserving person’s face. Health Editor Barry Nelson meets the North-East dentist who is offering free treatment to the right person. MOST people these days have heard of dental implants, but how
MIDDLESBROUGH midfielder Barry Robson has revealed he wants to stop at the Riverside. Boro boss Tony Mowbray is under pressure to sell several of his prize assets this month to balance the books of the cash-strapped Teessiders. David Wheater,
HARTLEPOOL United hope to have influential skipper Sam Collins back in action sooner rather than later. The central defender tweaked medial knee ligaments in Saturday's win over Oldham Athletic and sat out Monday's loss at Notts County as a result.&
MARK Cooper has boosted his Darlington squad with the double capture of Kettering defensive duo John Dempster and Greg Taylor. The Quakers boss has made no secret of his desire to boost his back four options after the departure of Danny Hone, who returned
AN inquiry was underway today into the "unexplained death" of a resident at a privately-owned hostel. The body of the 57-year-old man was found by a member of his family at Albert Care Home, in Front Street, Shotton Colliery, County Durham, shortly before
HOLLO Ladies is a bullish selection for the Bet Tote Direct At Star Sports Beginners’ Chase at Southwell. Ferdy Murphy’s new recruit was a Grade One winner for Noel Meade and has admittedly taken a little while to warm to his task over fences
RUGBY Football Union chief executive John Steele is expected to recommend significant changes to the structure of the organisation. Steele launched a comprehensive review of the RFU, from grass roots to governance, when he replaced Francis Baron
Cardiff 2 Leeds United 1 LEEDS’ 12-game unbeaten run came to an end at the hands of the last team to beat them as Cardiff eased the pressure on manager Dave Jones. The fortunes of the two sides had differed since the Bluebirds left Elland Road
Manchester United 2 Stoke City 1 MANCHESTER United’s unbeaten fight for the Premier League title reached 20 matches at Old Trafford as Javier Hernandez and Nani scored the goals that sank Stoke. Dean Whitehead had headed home a shock
A WOMAN who says she was raped in her home came faceto- face with her alleged attacker in court and received a warning for screaming at him. Judge John Walford warned the woman about her behaviour after the outburst, seconds after she entered
STUDENTS are renowned for their partying, but some undergraduates at Durham University have broken the stereotype by complaining about the music from a restaurant. Restauranteur Fabio Ciampolillo likes to provide recorded music and live jazz for
Four clubs have applied to join the STL Northern League next season, and two of them have been members in the last decade. Three clubs want to come up from the Wearside League. Two of the current top three are thinking about promotion – Easington and
A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER who spent her early years in China and danced with royalty has celebrated her 105th birthday with a party for family and friends. Daphne Stevenson has four sons, ten grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, with another on
VILLAGERS have welcomed the return of a post office service nine months after the suspected murder of the previous postmistress. A mobile post office parked up in Melsonby, near Richmond, North Yorkshire, yesterday afternoon and will return today
A DRIVER was racing another vehicle when he slammed head-on into a car from which the occupants had to be cut free and airlifted to hospital, a court was told. Arkadiusz Margol, a Polish national, is accused of driving dangerously on the A167
RAY Mallon may be the modern equivalent of Middlesbrough's zero tolerance law enforcer, but there was a time when A.P. Peaker was the man not to be messed with. Mr Peaker, a stipendiary magistrate, was "the law in Middlesbrough" for 30 years leading
THE funeral service for tragic goalkeeper Dale Roberts was held yesterday in a church yards from where the talented player grew up. More than 500 mourners – including all of Mr Roberts’ Rushden and Diamonds team-mates – packed into St Mary’s Church
SECURING a Government grant could encourage cinema companies to invest in a North-East town. So far, more than 4,000 people have backed a campaign to bring the big screen experience to Bishop Auckland. A multiplex and bowling alley were planned
An earthquake has propelled a North village into the national spotlight. Ian Noble visits Kirkby Malzeard to find out what damage was caused. RESIDENTS in the small village of Kirkby Malzeard are unused to the spotlight. But on Monday
HATEM BEN ARFA has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at Newcastle United after a fee in the region of around £5m was accepted by Marseille. Ben Arfa, who is currently recovering from a broken leg sustained at Manchester City in October, arrived
THOUSANDS of council workers have received letters to say their job is at risk. Local authorities across the North-East and North Yorkshire are pushing ahead with a first wave of redundancies after drastic cuts in their Government funding.
SUNDERLAND are confident of keeping Jordan Henderson this month after insisting there have been no offers for the England international, nor will one be welcomed. Manchester City are desperate to win the race for the highly-coveted young midfielder
A 21-YEAR-OLD barman with no underlying health problems has died after contracting the swine flu virus. John Walsh was admitted to hospital on Christmas Day with the H1N1 strain of the virus after attending a walkin clinic. He died on
A MAN was found injured on a railway line last night. He was found under a bridge at the Stray, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, around 9.35pm. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Fire Service said he suffered cuts and bruises and they assisted
ONE person was rescued by firefighters after a flat fire in Hartlepool. The incident happened at around 9pm on Tuesday night. A spokeswoman for Cleveland Fire Brigade said three appliances were sent to the flat in Marquis Street on the town's Headland
