NEARLY 6,000 people showed they cared about saving Darlington Football Club on Saturday. Some travelled five hours or more to be there and, despite the fact that they were rattling round in a 27,500-seater stadium, they created a fantastic
A prison guard maimed by an inmate has called on the Government to investigate his case. Craig Wylde was left fighting for his life after he and his colleagues were attacked by convicted killer Kevan Thakrar at Frankland Prison in Durham.
Rescuers braved gale-force winds to save 11 teenagers hit by high seas today. Volunteer crews from Sunderland RNLI Lifeboat Station launched two boats to go the aid of the youngsters in 11 dinghies outside Sunderland harbour. The group had sailed into
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NEWCASTLE Falcons' European campaign came crashing to an end as they slumped to a 21-13 defeat to French side Lyon. In the end, the result was an irrelevance anyway as Pool Two leaders Toulon saw off Petrarca Padova to book their place in the Amlin Challenge
Had an interesting phone call from a chap called Robert Bainbridge, who lives in Texas USA. Roberts ancestors built the Bottom House (Queens Head) in or around 1851 and he was asking me if I had any information on the pub from that time. As I haven
West Auckland manager Peter Dixon says that a half time transformation was the key to reaching the last 16 of the FA Carlsberg Vase with a 3-1 win at Bitton on Saturday. West were well below their best as they trailed to the Western League side at half
Darlington RA jumped back into the promotion places thanks to a 2-0 away win at Chester-le-Street. There wasn’t much in the game until the RA took the lead direct from a Karl Hewitt corner on 49 minutes, and ten minutes from the end Nick Lyons
One man demolition act Michael Mackay took his tally to an amazing nine in two games when he scored all of his team’s goals for the second game running. The former Hartlepool striker scored all five against Jarrow Roofing in midweek, and on Saturday
