West Auckland went top of the STL Northern League with a 2-2 draw at Norton – but they failed to win against ten men. Norton were reduced to ten men after 18 minutes when Leon Scott handled on the line and was shown red, but Mattie Moffat missed
A MASTERPLAN to ensure a county’s road network survives the winter freeze was agreed today. Arrangements to keep motorists moving in County Durham during coming months were outlined to senior councillors. Members of the county council
A HEARTBROKEN family have made a public plea for motorists to cut their speed after the teenager whose dangerous driving killed their daughter was jailed for five-and-a-half-years. Natalia Wiley, a 16-year-old from Pickering, died in a smash
At the end of last week, I wrote an editorial comment in the paper, expressing concern about a court ruling which found a convicted murderer who attacked prison officers with a broken bottle "not guilty". Kevan Thakrar admitted the attack at Frankland
CHILDREN as young as five have launched a campaign to save their local library. Pupils at Lingfield Primary School in Middlesbrough are writing to the town's elected mayor, Ray Mallon, and have circulated a petition to try to stop the proposed closure
CHRISTMAS FAIR: Scorton Village Pre-School will host its annual Christmas Fair on Saturday to raise funds for a Christmas party for the children. The fair will be open between 1pm and 3pm at the War Memorial Institute, in Scorton, and will feature face
CHILDREN got their hands dirty for their community this week. Pupils aged eight and nine from Roseworth Primary School planted bulbs at Roseworth Beck in Stockton, an area recently cleaned up by the council after being blighted by fly-tipping.
SCHOOLCHILDREN are being encouraged to take care of their money by opening special savings accounts at school. The School Savings Club scheme has been organised by the North Yorkshire Credit Union, which is working with three schools in Richmondshire
A COMMUNITY group that works with volunteers to keep disabled and elderly people company while their carers take a break has praised the efforts of those who give up their time. The Sitting Service, operated by St John’s Community Centre, in Shute Road
KEY figures in the row over taxi deregulation in Richmondshire say they are prepared to meet face to face in an attempt to resolve on-going issues over the matter. The decision by Richmondshire District Council’s licensing committee to remove the cap
DRAMA students present the Bernard Shaw classic Pygmalion this week. Sixth-formers at The King's Academy, in Middlesbrough, have had elocution lessons in order to cover the change of accents as the transformation of London flower girl Eliza Doolittle
AN army welfare charity has relocated its headquarters to the heart of the regions largest army base in the hope of boosting its fundraising to support injured soldiers from the area. ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, which provides financial assistance to
THE Mayor of Redcar and Cleveland, Councillor Olwyn Peters, is hosting a Mayor's People's Ball at Bydales School, Marske, on Friday, November 25. The ball, which has been organised by pupils from the school and will have an Oriental theme, will raise
SATURDAY night drug-users were targeted in a police operation in Stockton. Officers took part in Operation Lumberjack, to clamp down on people in possession of drugs in pubs and clubs. A select team visited 12 licensed premises in the Stockton
VILLAGERS who saved their leisure centre from closure are celebrating after getting their hands on the keys to the facility. Councillor Dennis Morgan, chairman of Durham County Council - which has withdrawn from running the Linden Centre, in Coxhoe,
PEOPLE living in Bishop Auckland are being urged to support the town centre in an effort to attract new businesses. Clive Auld, who lives in Deerness Road, has issued the appeal after Durham County Council's planning committee approved plans for an
SUPERMARKET shoppers are being urged to donate unwanted food to a church to give to vulnerable families over Christmas. Woodhouse Close Church Community Centre in Bishop Auckland has launched its People in Crisis service which aims to help people who
An outhouse near flats in Faulkner Road, Newton Aycliffe, was damaged by fire on Sunday November 13. Police are appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident or with information to contact police at Newton Aycliffe on 0345
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help run art and craft sessions that give people the feel good factor. Colour Your Life- Arts on Prescription classes are held at the Pioneering Care Centre, in Newton Aycliffe, on Fridays from 10am to 2.30pm. They provide access
Fastflow Chief Executive Neil Armstrong is off to Nepal in two weeks time to see what a difference his company’s £68,000 donation to WaterAid has made to the people of Birantnagar. He will write several blogs during his six day visit and below
DOZENS of potential Lord Sugars are using their creativity to become the next generation of entrepreneurs. Year eight pupils are competing in Durham County Council's seventh Future Business Magnates contest, which comprises 24 teams from 24 different
A SKATE park, built at a cost of more than £80,000, has been deemed unsafe to use after vandals covered the area with an oil-based substance. The liquid was poured and spread across the ramps and concrete at Chilton Skate Park, inWest Chilton Terrace
COUNTRY File was there. Antiques Roadshow was there. And maybe there were other programmes, besides those two that I happened to see, filmed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. It’s a magnificent tribute to all the members of the
OUR coverage this week of the inquest into the death of mother-ofthree Joanne Hatton has made heartbreaking and disturbing reading. Joanne went into Darlington Memorial Hospital nearly three years ago to give birth to twins and died due to
MICHAEL TURNER feels he is finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel after an injury-plagued year. The Sunderland defender has enjoyed his first real run of games for the Black Cats almost 12 months on from suffering knee ligament damage
CHEIK Tiote will be catapulted straight back into Newcastle United’s starting line-up for Saturday’s top-of-the-table encounter with Manchester City. Tiote has missed the last two matches after injuring his knee in of last month’s 1- 0 win
This week Balance, the North-East Alcohol Office, launched its biggest campaign to try to change attitudes to heavy drinking in the region. Health Editor Barry Nelson was there. A FRONTLINE police officer, paramedic and hospital consultant have been
Darlington's Arts Centre, boastfully described as the largest in the country, was formally opened on April 10, 1982, by US jazz singer Marion Montgomery. "For a town of 100,000 people, it seems astonishing to have an arts centre bigger, in
AS a metaphor for the views of people using the Arts Centre it seemed perfect and fell into the lap of this particular journalist. In a classroom in the complex - used by A-level performing arts students from the next door Queen Elizabeth Sixth
A SCHOOLGIRL abuse victim who has waited more than a decade for justice has finally seen her attacker locked up. Maurice Burton was jailed for three years yesterday after being told by a judge he had left the girl mentally scarred for life.
A ONE-AND-A-HALF tonne dome was lowered on to an imposing new mosque yesterday, altering a North-East town’s skyline. The £2.2m mosque has been built in Bowefield Lane, Stockton, with money raised from the local community and the Muslim community
Yorkshire's new first-team coach Jason Gillespie is determined to breed an environment of "fun and enjoyment" at Headingley. The former Australian Test fast bowler, 36, was yesterday unveiled as the head of a new four-man coaching team who
TRIBUTES have been paid to one of the region’s leading businessmen and boxing promoters, who was found dead yesterday. Gus Robinson, MBE, pictured right, who was 62, established Hartlepool construction company Gus Robinson Developments in 1976.
LOCAL authorities have been warned to plan for the worst case scenario amid fears that the UK’s biggest independent health care firm – which runs more than 70 North-East care homes – faces financial collapse. A report into the finances of
A FATHER spoke of his nightmare last night after an appalling series of NHS blunders led to his wife’s death and left him to bring up their three children. Julian Hatton watched helplessly as his wife’s condition grew steadily worse – even
HARTLEPOOL United could be without Colin Nish until the New Year and Colin Larkin faces an unknown time on the sidelines. The two strikers both need knee surgery. Nish suffered a twisted knee in training last Friday to rule him out of the FA Cup loss
A SUBSEA firm's managing director is helping support homeless people in his community. Modus boss Jake Tompkins and his wife Emma are long-standing personal supporters of the charity First Stop Darlington. Now Mr Tompkins, whose subsea trenching firm
DEFENCE contractors across the UK will get a slice of a billion pound defence contract thanks to a North-East membership organisation. NDI UK, the commercial arm of Northern Defence Industries (NDI), specialises in helping businesses compete
A TEES Valley council worker who lost her job following the Governments spending cuts has set up her own business thanks to an enterprise training programme. The My Future Unlimited scheme is run by Newcastle-based New Skills Consulting. The
DARTS ace Raymond Van Barneveld has thrown his support behind a leading North-East van hire company. Darlington firm Northgate, which has been operating in the town for thirty years, has joined forces with the five-time world champion and former world
A POWER plant manager offered money to a schoolgirl in return for sex on his way to work because he was suffering from stress and going through a divorce, a court heard. Anthony Morton Forster pulled up alongside a 16-yearold girl as she walked
THE Lumiere light spectacular returns to the North-East tomorrow, with organisers promising a festival even bigger and better than 2009’s huge success. Click here to view a map showing Lumiere installations, events and utilities The
PASSENGERS in private jets are “waved through” Durham Tees Valley (DTV) Airport without passport checks, it was claimed yesterday, in a fresh row over border security. Leaked emails revealed that DTV is among a number of airports where staff
COUNTY Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Darlington Memorial Hospital, says that, since Joanne Hatton died, it has increased the intensive care bed capacity and reviewed the way specialist doctors interact with each other across
West Auckland can go back on top of the first division tonight, but they have a tough game away at Norton. West are currently second on goal difference behind Dunston, and will be without defender Andrew Green Norton will pair up their recent striker
James Walshaw has become the latest player to leave Darlington after joining FC Halifax Town. The Dewsbury-born striker only joined Quakers in the summer with Mark Cooper making his move after scoring 32 goals last season for Guiseley in the Conference
A FIRM originally formed to administer rail workers' pensions has bought a company which carries out a similar role for former electricity board workers. Pensions administrator RPMI, based in Darlington, yesterday announced it had bought Electricity
FORMER soldiers in the North-East are being recruited for their discipline and motivation by a telecoms giant. BT announced yesterday that "many" of 31 engineers it is taking on in County Durham and the Tees Valley, as part as a national recruitment
CAMPAIGNERS last night vowed that the fight to save a popular arts centre will go on after a council said the venue will be closed next summer because of spending cuts. Darlington Arts Centre is to close next summer after 33 years in its venue
Darlington's youth team last night provided some much-needed cheer for the club as they secured an FA Youth Cup tie at Newcastle United. There may be question marks over the club's future, but by beating Shrewsbury Town 2-0 at The Northern
