ORGANISERS of a charity auction in memory of Sr Bobby Robson hope this year’s event will raise more than £1m to help fight cancer. The great and the good from the world of football came out in force at the PFA Awards Dinner last night (Sunday,
HYUNDAI SANTA FE PRICE: from £25,850 THE previous Santa Fe was the car that really lit a fire beneath Hyundai’s sales in the UK. It became the company’s best-seller - and remained so even after the arrival of newer models like the i20
ONE man’s refusal to accept he had months to live after being diagnosed with cancer will inspire the latest charity crusade in his tight-knit community. Kevin Simpson, of Chilton, County Durham, was among a group of friends involved in a fundraising
A TINY village today held a service in memory of all those who have died in work-related accidents. The event, in Stanley Crook, near Crook, County Durham, marked International Workers Memorial Day. Linda Whelan, of Willington, County Durham
THE usual tranquility of a forest was replaced with the roar of racing cars today (Sunday, April 28) when it hosted a motor rally. The Tour of Hamsterley, organised by Stockton and District Motor Club, was a round of four regional championships
SWIMMERS in Darlington donned their goggles and joined thousands of others around the country to take part in a national charity fundraiser. The Swimathon raised tens of thousands of pounds for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Darlington’s leg of the
THE body of a man in his 60s and a firearm have been found outside a North Yorkshire police station today 9Sunday, April 28). The man’s body was found by an officer in the visitor’s car park at Harrogate Police Station at around 4.20pm. A statement
PAPERS have been handed to a railway museum revealing the personal tragedies and triumphs of a North-East railway pioneer. The great great grandson of Timothy Hackworth has given York’s National Railway Museum a bundle of documents and letters
PLANS to spend up to £40,000 on public art in a former north Durham mining town to tackle anti-social behaviour have been revealed. Durham County Council has received a planning application to install five six-metre high steel tree structures near
THE RSPB has put up a £1,000 reward for information after the fourth buzzard in four months was shot in an area of North Yorkshire. Police are investigating the shooting of the female buzzard, which was found just north of Kirbymoorside in Farndale
AN inquest into the death of 31-year-old Tracy Weightman, of Beaconsfield, Darlington, who died on April 21, was opened and adjourned on Friday (April 26) at the coroner’s court in Crook, County Durham. WEDDING FAIR: Brides-to-be across the North
EVENTS taking place this week as part of Darlington Arts Festival include... Wednesday, May 1 POLITICS TALK: Prose and Politics: The Literary Legacy of George Orwell, will be held at Cafe Create, in Parkgate, from 7pm to 9pm. Admission is free
A YOUNG woman who jumped to safety from a bedroom window after her stepdad began shooting dead members of her family has spoken of the devastating impact it has had on her. Laura McGoldrick was also shot when Michael Atherton carried out the New
KITCHEN FIRE: Fire crews were called to the Keys pub in Yarm High Street at 7.15am this morning (Sunday) to deal with a kitchen fire. When they arrived on the scene the fire caused by a dishwasher was already extinguished.
MARATHON runners in the North-East today (Sunday, April 28) observed minute of silence in memory of the the Boston tragedy. The second Marathon of the North took place in Sunderland, less than a fortnight after terrorists struck the American distance
A CHARITY duck race organised by students has been held on the River Wear in Durham City. The race, organised by Durham University Charities Kommittee, saw 10,000 plastic ducks tipped into the water from Elvet Bridge, in Durham City. The first
A PIT pony statue has been protected from the elements by caring folk who have covered his head and back with a fetching matching scarf and blanket. The miners’ memorial statue on the roundabout, near to Wheatley Hill, Peterlee, County Durham,
TOP PERFORMER: Stockton Borough Council is celebrating after winning a prestigious award for its work in delivering housing services. The council has been named "strategic local authority of the year" in the 2013 UK Housing Awards, which are organised
A COUNCIL has refused to reveal the findings of a review into the care of a teenager who left a ten-year-old girl for dead on a river bank - because it would cause the attacker "further distress". Connor Hodgson's assault on the schoolgirl caused
ELITE British cyclists have been in the North-East for a weekend of cycling at Derwent Reservoir. The annual Northumbrian Water Tour of the Reservoir road race, now in its eighth year, has expanded from a single day race to a two day, two stage
A BIKER was airlifted to hospital after suffering back and neck injuries at around noon on Saturday. The 23-year-old, from Consett, County Durham, came off his Yamaha 125, on the B6306, near Slaley Hall, over the county boundary in Northumberland
A DARLINGTON street was turned into an alfresco dance floor, as a Latin dance festival got into full swing. Shoppers stopped to take in the colourful spectacle as the area outside Voodoo Cafe, in Skinnergate, was taken over by dancers strutting
A WOMAN had to be cut free from a car following a collision on Redcar seafront this lunchtime (Sunday, April 28). Emergency services were called just before 1pm when a black Peugeot and a blue Renault Megane collided on Majuba Road. A Cleveland
AN emergency food service has been launched in the Hambleton area to help those who are struggling to feed themselves or their families. The aim is to provide a three-day emergency food parcel to people in temporary financial crisis who otherwise
FANS from a North East football club travelled to their last away game of the season in style in hope of watching their team P-p-p-pick up three points. Hartlepool United’s fans descended on London fully resplendent as penguins for their annual
A WOODLAND burial site in the grounds of Durham Cemetery has opened a new facility. The Bishop Stephen Sykes Lodge was opened by Frank Nicholson, former managing director of Vaux Brewery, who has mentored the Woodland Burial Trust Community Interest
CELEBRITY chef Stacie Stewart was one of the judges at a regional canine contest over the weekend. She was at the final of the North-East Dog Competition at Roker in Sunderland on Saturday. The contest was set up by the North East HUB on the
FIVE PEOPLE, believed to be children, have been taken to hospital after an inflatable slide was blown away by strong winds. A total of six people are said to have been injured after the children's attraction was lifted into the air by a strong
FREE insulation is still up for grabs in Middlesbrough to ensure homes stay warm while the cold weather refuses to ease its grip. Extra funding has been made available enable installers to extend the offer for a limited period. The free wall
HOME is where the heart is - and for one boy whose heart firmly lies with Newcastle United, that saying is certainly true after fundraisers helped deck out his bedroom in the club’s colours. Kyran Richmond has a rare and incurable neurodegenerative
ORGANISERS of a month-long festival which starts in Darlington this week hope it will bring creative people together in the same way as the town’s much-missed arts centre did. About 80 different events – ranging from films, dance and drama to music
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CRIME fell by ten per cent across North Yorkshire last year. Government figures show that in the 12 months up to December 2012, there were almost 4,000 fewer victims of crime in the county than in the previous year. The figures from the Office
EMERGENCY service crews have been working around the clock to deal with the aftermath of an apartment block collapse as part of a disaster scenario exercise. A retail unit on fire with human casualties and a building collapse at a Metro station
Darlington clinched the Northern League title yesterday, and they have now announced its ticket prices for 2013-14. Season tickets for next season, which will be in the Evo-Stik First Division North, cost £225 for an adult seat in the main stand at Heritage
DRIVERS are being warned to watch out for roadworks on one of the main routes in and out of Hartlepool. Work will start on Monday, May 6 to relay the southbound section of the A689 from the Owton Lodge roundabout to the junction with Truro Drive
SEVEN candidates are battling it out for two posts in the hotly-contested Consett North ward this week. Political hot potatoes in the area have included the controversial decision to create a multi-million academy school and sports on the town’
A SERVICE of thanksgiving marking the 175th anniversary of Darlington’s oldest charity will be held this week. Among the dignitaries at the event marking Darlington Town Mission’s milestone will be Darlington mayor Paul Baldwin, Lord Lieutenant
POLICE moved on more than 100 young revellers after being called to reports of an illegal rave in a disused hospital building near a North-East airport. Officers were called to the site close to Durham Tees Valley Airport, near Darlington, at about
Police are holding a public meeting for people in Ebchester to discuss concerns about crime at Ebchester Community Centre on Wednesday, May 1, from 6pm-7pm. The meeting will be attended by a representative from the neighbourhood policing team and
PROTESTERS marched through the streets of a North-East town on Saturday calling for an end to austerity cuts. Tees Valley Public Services Alliance held a march and rally in Middlesbrough to draw attention to the impact of government cuts on Teesside
A SERIES of events planned to mark the 150th anniversary of one of Darlington’s most iconic buildings has been described as a fitting tribute to its heritage. Two days of celebrations will be held in June to mark 150 years of the town’s Covered
PLACES are still available for a charity’s women-only midnight walk event, which is expected to attract more than 300 participants. St Teresa’s Hospice is hosting the event, through Darlington’s South Park, on Friday, May 17. Several of the
STUDENTS at a Darlington school are limbering up for a dance festival taking place as part of their studies. The BTEC dance group at Longfield School will host the festival between 7pm and 9pm on Tuesday (April 30). A total of 20 acts will
SHOPPERS had the chance to get into the retro mood when Chic Vintique (CORR) returned to Stockton. The fair saw vintage clothing, retro home wares, antiques, collectables, jewellery, unusual hand crafted goods, gifts and a range of sweet and savoury
A PLAN to build Britain's first large-scale US-style retirement village has been revived. Last December, Stockton Borough Council rejected the plan to build a £100m village at Mount Leven, between Ingleby Barwick and Yarm, because it intruded on
A CENTURY after a small band of music enthusiasts advertised for like-minded people to put on a show, the amateur operative society that formed is still going strong. People from all walks of life joined Spennymoor Stage and Song and today, a hundred
Spennymoor manager Jason Ainsley graciously handed the title over to Darlington after his team’s 3-2 win over Durham City at the Brewery Field on Saturday. Moors have won the title for the last three seasons, and with their current points tally
FIREFIGHTERS were called to blaze in a farmhouse today (Sunday, April 28) Four appliances attended the scene in the Scargill area, near Barnard Castle, at about 2pm following reports of smoke coming from the roof.
