FLOWER arrangers are uniting to create a festival of colour at one of the North-East’s most stunning visitor attractions. The Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, Sue Snowdon, will formally open the Ushaw Flower Festival on the evening of June 12,
THE NHS took over Durham parkrun at the weekend. With support from local NHS bodies, local parkruns gave their regular events a special NHS theme for the day with NHS staff, patients and the wider public being encouraged to attend. Runners
Durham are in a difficult position after day two of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at Emirates Riverside.Before rain brought a premature end to the day, Durham found themselves in a desperate fight to keep the
WHEN Sweden failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Zlatan Ibrahimovic famously claimed, “A World Cup without me is nothing to watch”. Four years on, and while Sweden are set to return to the World Cup stage, Ibrahimovic will once again
WHEN it comes to competing at the World Cup, there are teams, there are ‘tournament teams’, and then there is Germany. Brazil might boast one more world title than the reigning World Cup winners, but no one can match Germany’s record for rising to
Tax supportPEOPLE can find out what benefits they might be able to claim thanks to a website. £26m of tax credits, benefits and other allowances go unclaimed in the town every year, with affected households missing out on about £3,000 a year. Visit www.onedarlington.org.uk
CARERS are celebrating after glowing reviews led to an award win.The team at Home Instead Senior Care was named one of the top 20 most recommended providers in the Home Care Awards 2018.The awards are based on online reviews left at the homecare.co.uk
DON'T miss Monday's Northern Echo for your super-sized World Cup wall chart. Tomorrow's paper comes complete with the huge poster, which will help you track all the crucial fixtures and results throughout the tournament. Russia 2018 kicks off
MIDDLESBROUGH’S young defender Dael Fry had a scoring role to play as England’s Under-21s won the Toulon Tournament in France.The 20-year-old was at the heart of the defence to help seal victory in Saturday’s final win over Mexico to cap another glorious
POLICE are urgently trying to trace a man wanted on prison recall. Members of the public have been advised not to approach Rory McCrae, who until recently was serving a sentence at HMP Humber, in east Yorkshire. The 49-year-old is of no fixed
A BOMB disposal unit was called to carry out a controlled explosion after a member of the public reported finding unexploded ammunition thought to be from the Second World War. The incident occurred on Sunday lunchtime on the beach at Seaton Carew
TICKETS have gone on sale for the Darlington Orchestra's annual summer concert next month.The event presents an eclectic mix of classical music with pieces ranging from Beethoven to Burt Bacharach, and from lively Hungarian folk tunes to a summery
Chester-le-Street remain in second place in the Dukes ECB North-East Premier League, following a 22-point win at home to struggling Stockton, who drop to the bottom. The Teessiders batted first and made just 110 all out, with only Chris Hooker (39) and
BOTTOM-PLACED Bishop Auckland secured their first win of the season, putting more misery on struggling Hartlepool. Bishops clawed back the gap to 20 points from the survival line with their nervy, but exciting, two-wicket win. Pools set them a difficult
EIGHT pigs, two goats and two horses were among the animals rescued from a burning stable overnight. Firefighters were alerted to a fire at stables in Annfield Plain, near Stanley, at 1am on Sunday morning, with the reports indicating animals were
AN artist from a mining village will be displaying a series of landscapes inspired by the industry to coincide with County Durham’s annual Big Meeting. John Scott Martin, from the Nottinghamshire mining village of Hucknall, is putting on the exhibition
A GROUP of former Green Howards soldiers will tackle the Great North Run later this year, dressed in full army kit and wearing weighted backpacks. The group of nine serving and veteran soldiers, all in their late 40s and early 50s, are taking on
A FORMER factory worker left in agony after repetitive work led him to develop carpal tunnel syndrome has revealed how he has secured a six-figure compensation settlement. Steven Baird, 43, from Consett, developed pain and stiffness in his hands
A HEADTEACHER believes a new lower speed limit set to be introduced near his school will 'prevent injuries and save lives'. Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College and residents of the town have been voicing concerns about the speed of traffic
DOZENS of people have turned out to bid a library assistant farewell her stint of more than four decades among the same bookshelves.An open day was held at Sedgefield Library this week to give borrowers and regular visitors the opportunity to say goodbye
EVERY week we profile a member of The Northern Echo Camera Club and publish their favourite images - this week Lee Fisher from Chopwell Who or what inspired you to take up photography? MY dad – I always remember family holidays and trips to
A YOUNG doctor has made an unusual donation to his old school – a life-sized skeleton.Gareth Rogers, 24, makes no bones about the support he received at Hummersknott Academy in Darlington, saying: “The teachers helped me to realise my dream.”As a thank
