ENGLAND lost in the semi-final of the World Cup to Croatia. Gareth Southgate's men lost 2-1 in extra time. Striker Harry Kane told ITV Sport: "It's tough. We're gutted, we've worked so hard and the fans were amazing. "It was a tough game
ENGLAND'S World Cup dreams came to a crushing end after Croatia rallied to prevent Gareth Southgate's men reaching the country's first final in 52 years. Football will not be coming home at the end of an extraordinary summer after the Three Lions
DURHAM County Council this week unveiled designs for its new city centre headquarters.The proposals have been drawn up by Ryder Architecture for the new office on The Sands car park, Durham, which will replace the current headquarters at Aykley Heads.The
THE Northern Echo has announced that Hannah Chapman is taking up the position of Editor at the Darlington-based Newsquest title. Currently deputy editor at the Echo, Hannah will be appointed to the role when group editor Andy Richardson steps down
POLICE held a series of speed checks in Weardale after repeatedly hearing the public raise concerns about road safety during the summer.Weardale Neighbourhood Policing Team was joined by officers from the force's motorbike section and Mini Police
POLICE are trying to trace a woman who is believed to have assaulted a young boy whilst in woodland at the weekend.The alleged incident took place in Wynyard Woods in Wynyard, near Stockton, on Sunday, July 8 between 3.30pm and 4pm. Cleveland Police said
THE Reverend Canon Rosalind Brown, Durham Cathedral’s first ever female Residentiary Canon, has retired.Canon Brown, who began her working life as a town planner in the south of England, has been at Durham Cathedral for 13 years, was formally dismissed
POLICE are appealing for dash-cam footage and witnesses in a bid to piece together the circumstances of a three-vehicles smash which left a woman fighting for her life. The collision happened on the A19 in North Yorkshire on Tuesday - and as a
It’s third time lucky for Rachel Conner-Hill, as she finally gets to sample the fare at Durham’s reincarnated City Hotel AT first there were chalk boards, quietly advertising that the City Hotel was now offering home cooked food. Reopened last
A CELEBRATED illustrator drew on her talents to inspire students’ creative thinking and reward them for their efforts.Hard-working Year 7 and 8 students from Haughton Academy, Darlington, were selected to take part in a special arts workshop with internationally
A TERMINALLY ill war veteran will watch the England team play in the World Cup semi-finals in style thanks to hospice staff. Mark Lyle, of Bishop Middleham, near Sedgefield, will be able to kick back for the match against Croatia tonight in the
A COUNCIL facing a £300m roads maintenance backlog is set to spend £120,000 repairing unsurfaced and unclassified roads (UURs) which have been eroded by off-road vehicles. The move would be a departure for North Yorkshire County Council, which
GREAT Ayton brothers Harry and Charlie Tanfield are set to feature in a star-studded line-up at this weekend’s HSBC UK National Circuit Championships in Stockton.The pair will be joined on the start line by Olympic champion Ed Clancy, national road champion
THE search for a diver who has been missing off the North Yorkshire for four days is continuing. Today officers from the Yorkshire and Humberside Underwater Search and Marine Unit are making preparations to carry out underwater searches on Thursday
THE University Gallery has reopened at Northumbria’s City Campus with a special event which saw the unveiling of the new Woon Gallery of Asian Art and the announcement of this year’s Woon Art Prize winner.The gallery’s new home on the ground floor of
A RURAL community foodbank has had a £500 boost from a North-East housing association.Formed less than six weeks ago, Weardale Foodbank, was established after volunteers at a long-established toddler group in Stanhope discovered that mothers and their
TWO men have today been jailed for a total of 30 years after a shooting in Newcastle just minutes in to the New Year. Jamal Ali Barrat, 45, and Nassir Mohammed, 35, are today behind bars after being found guilty of the shooting at an address in
A LONG-STANDING war of words between a farmer and a neighbour over a protracted planning dispute may have reached a conclusion. Janet Sewell, of Mill House Farm, Windmill, near Bishop Auckland, and neighbour Alison Parker have been in opposition
HE has spent most of the last week running up mountains – now Aden Flint wants to scale the Championship summit with Middlesbrough. Flint completed a £6m move from Bristol City last month, with his arrival in the North-East coinciding with the
NORTHERN Echo Sports Editor Nick Loughlin is on the trip of a lifetime, following England in Russia. Nick has arrived in Moscow with his father John and friend Paul Fryer for tonight's 2018 World Cup semi-final match with Croatia. It is
ADMINISTRATORS to collapsed discount retailer Poundworld are to close 25 stores, resulting in 242 job losses. Poundworld went bust last month and Deloitte, which is overseeing the process, has been attempting to secure a buyer for the business
A FORMER engineering worker from Darlington who was diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer last year is appealing for old colleagues who worked with him at Cleveland Bridge’s Smithfield Road site to come forward. Jeffrey Robinson, 76, developed
PUPILS at one Bishop Auckland primary school have had a "fabulous finish" to their term.That's as 180 children at Evergreen Primary School, in Bishop Auckland, enjoyed concluding their end of term topic Delightful Durham with an event called
A ROYAL visitor is helping The Great Yorkshire Show celebrate its 160th anniversary this week as the event welcomes The Princess Royal today (Wednesday, July 11). Princess Anne, a keen horsewoman and advocate of country life, has arrived at the
A SPORTS club is opening its doors to give would-be members a sample of what the institution has to offer.The Darlington Indoor Bowls Club is hosting free trials for those keen to try the sport, with new bowlers welcome to join the event for a taster
NEWCASTLE Rafael Benitez is adamant that Newcastle United want to keep Jamaal Lascelles – no matter what West Ham United bid for the centre-half in the remainder of the transfer window. Newcastle rejected West Ham’s initial offer for Lascelles
HIGH kicker Amrik Matharoo proved his skills after being awarded Best of Grade at a martial arts exam.The eight-year-old, who trains with Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo Club, based at Haughton Education Village, has been training for more than a year alongside
Paul Carbert, policy adviser, North East England Chamber of Commerce sets the scene for technical education reform and the new T levels, outlining what they mean for businesses.THE development of our region’s future workforce has never been more critical
ONLINE grocer Ocado has swung to a £9 million half-year loss as it counted the cost of hefty investment in new warehouses and IT systems after ramping up expansion plans.The losses in the six months to June 3 compare with pre-tax profits of £7.7 million
THOUSANDS of people are expected to converge on Sunderland today for the official opening of the Tall Ships Races. More than 50 ships from around the world form the highlight of a five-day festival of music, circus, theatre and entertainment.
THE King Willie wasn’t just any old street corner pub, it was our street corner pub, 100 yards from the ancestral home in Shildon.Percy Allen the bookie’s was next door, Mrs Kitching’s little sweetie shop next to that, Mrs Gerard’s fish and chip shop
A WINE bottling business in County Durham has developed an innovative apprenticeship course designed to train local 16-18 year olds with warehouse skills.Headquartered in Stanley, Greencroft Bottling Company is one of the UK’s largest contract wine bottling
TEESSIDE could provide Britain with a new ‘green’ energy source, according to a North-East MP lobbying for the region to take a lead in hydrogen technology.Labour MP for Redcar, Anna Turley, has led the establishment of a new group in Parliament to lobby
SAVERS have been given a boost as the typical rates on offer for accounts where notice has to be given to withdraw cash have jumped to a five-year high.Based on someone having £10,000 to put away, the average rate on a notice account on the market in
A CAR fire in Consett is being treated as suspicious.Police attended the vehicle fire in The Dene at about 2.30am on Tuesday, June 26, following a report from the fire brigade.Officers have confirmed they are treating the fire as suspicious and are appealing
LANGLEY Lane, near Durham, has reopened. The road between Long Edge and Edge Lane / Peth Lane / Holmside Lane had been partially blocked due to a incident involving rush-hour traffic.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (BBC Two, 9pm)Can an eight-part TV version of Joan Lindsay's classic novel outshine the much-admired film version?Those who have seen director Peter Weir's haunting movie would probably answer in the negative, but in recent
THE only council in the region not offering regular green waste collections has unveiled a plan to charge residents £35 a year for the service.Darlington Borough Council’s leading members will launch a public consultation exercise to gauge whether a sufficient
Library closureDARLINGTON’S Crown Street Library will be closed on Saturday, July 21, for essential building work. Parts of the Grade II-listed building will be repaired during the closure before it re-opens on Monday, July 23. Cockerton Library will
DURHAM Police have appealed for calm after trouble following the England versus Sweden World Cup quarter-final match on Saturday. At one point every cell in the Durham and Darlington force area was full. A video released by the force, which
AMBITIOUS plans have been laid out by a shadow governing body hoping to take over the running of a village school, which they say would give the school its last chance to survive.West Burton CE primary is currently within a federation with Askrigg and
IT helpA SPECIAL workshop for sports clubs who use social media is taking place at the Civic Centre in Northallerton on July 18 between 6.30pm and 8.30pm. It aims to explore look for more effective ways to engage participants and create attractive content
THE boyfriend of late Love Island star Sophie Gradon has reportedly been found dead. The body of Aaron Armstrong, 25, is said to have been discovered at a house in Blyth, Northumberland, on Tuesday. On Monday, he had posted an emotional tribute
A FUND has been launched to raise awareness of anxiety, depression and the risk of suicide in memory of a student who took her own life. Alexandra Scarlett Wilshaw, who was reading maths at Durham University and was a member of University College, was
A COUPLE whose gourmet scotch eggs have proved a hit with food lovers have scored another success with their Red Army Parmo Scotch Eggs. David and Christine Laing, of The Clucking Pig Company, sold out their latest creation in a matter of minutes
A GROUP of Labour MPs have flown to Brussels to press the case for the North-East in Brexit negotiations with the aim of making sure the region’s interests are heard. The group included Redcar MP Anna Turley, Stockton South MP Dr Paul Williams,
ORGANISERS of a community celebration of mining heritage are hoping several factors will help shape an electrifying event this weekend. With England basking in a heatwave, potentially playing in its first World Cup final since 1966, the Tory party
A NEW monthly National Trust running initiative is being launched at Ormesby Hall later this month.Trust10 is a free 10k event which hopes to encourage people to get active outdoors whilst also exploring historic sites.Held at 9am, on the 4th Sunday of
A CANCER survivor is celebrating completing university and starting a new job by showing her support for Cancer Research UK’s ‘Right Now’ campaign.As a 13-year-old Lilli Broadbent feared she would need to have her leg amputated as part of her treatment
TIME taken off work for illnesses by Darlington Borough Council staff is more than double the national average for workers, a study has found. While the latest Government figures show 4.3 days absence per worker, staff at the authority reported
CHILDREN are being offered the chance to take part in a holiday club with a difference next month.That's as Bright Woods Forest School CIC prepares to hold its first holiday club at Deepdale Nature Reserve, in Startforth, near Barnard Castle.The club
JUST months to go and Brexit is turning out much as I, and I am sure many reading this, feared. It doesn’t mean Brexit. Or does it? Brexit is a new word. So it might be possible to argue, certainly by politicians, experts in contorted reasoning, that
A SEVENTIES night with an Abba tribute band performing is being held as part of a charity fundraiser.Bjorn to be ABBA is being staged at the Empire Theatre in Consett in aid of Willow Burn Hospice in Lanchester.The charity is hoping the event will raise
DURHAM Area Action Partnership (Durham AAP) will be discussing the County Durham Plan at its next board meeting on Wednesday, July 18.The County Durham Plan will set out how much development will take place in County Durham over the next 17 years. This
A TOURING company is bringing its own version of Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy Much Ado About Nothing to Ripon Cathedral.The production, by Antic Disposition, is playing at seven cathedrals across the country and comes to Ripon on July 20 and 21.Set
THE Goathland Centenary Walk, remembering 12 local men who never returned from the First World War, has been officially opened.The two-mile circular walk was founded as the result of a community project set up after a chance conversation between local
A PUPIL at Ampleforth College has been selected to join a national equestrian squad.Issy Saxby, a Year 10 student at the school, has been selected to join the British Eventing Under 18s Development Squad.The squad is made up of young juniors who have
TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham is heading to North Yorkshire this month as part of his national "BioBlitz", the first independent wildlife audit of its kind in the UK.His goal is to investigate the extent to which the nation’s wildlife
FAILURE of police action, fear of death and a “pervasive culture of violence” discouraged victims from reporting routine physical and sexual abuse suffered at a County Durham approved school, an inquiry heard. On the second day of public hearings
AN application brought by a young couple from Hawes to convert a barn on the eastern fringe of the town into a house has been approved – despite objections from the Highway Authority.It brings to 79 the number of barn conversions that have received planning
ORGANISERS of a traditional agricultural show in Sedgefield are gearing up for its summer return.The 165th Sedgefield and District Agricultural Show takes place on Saturday, August 11, and according to the committee has already attracted a large amount
PROTESTS are planned to take place across the North-East against the forthcoming visit of American President Donald Trump this week. Anti-Trump marches are set to go ahead from tomorrow in Durham and Newcastle to coincide with the US leader’s two-day
YOUNG people are being given the chance to get their hands on their own personally designed trombone as part of this year’s BRASS Festival in Durham.As part of the 12th annual event, children are being asked to create their own designs on paper stencils.One
A CHARITY walk celebrating its tenth anniversary this year was started by Lady Elsie Robson.The 16-mile hike was held once again for The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, and was from Ovington to Newburn, in Northumberland, and back.Before this year’s event
SOME 600 children enjoyed a free educational trip onto the North Yorkshire Moors to learn about the region’s unique habitat and wildlife.The second annual "Let’s Learn Moor" event hosted over three days on Blakey Ridge in the heart of the national
PUPILS from schools across North Yorkshire had a great time when they got together to mark the end of the two-year Food for Life project in the county.Food for Life is a Soil Association national initiative and its aim is to encourage pupils to make good
ENGINEERS are due to begin the final phase of work to repair and reopen Deerness Bridge.The bridge crossing, between Ushaw Moor and New Brancepeth, west of Durham, was closed in April 2016 after routine inspections discovered it was no longer structurally
NEVILLE’S Cross Primary School in Durham officially opened a new multi use games area during Saturday’s summer fair.The games area was formally opened by chairwoman of the governors, Jenny Search, and chairwoman of the PTA, Jacki Patrickson, following
