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  • Match Ratings: Manchester United 3 Newcastle United 2

    How did the players fare in Newcastle's 3-2 defeat at Manchester United? Goals: 0-1: Kenedy (7, raced on to Perez’s through ball and turned inside Young before slotting a low finish into the corner) 0-2: Muto (10, controlled Shelvey’

  • Have you seen missing woman?

    POLICE are appealing for information to trace missing Nicola Johnstone from Stockton, who was last seen in the town a week ago. Ms Johnstone, 19, is described by police as 'vulnerable' and she has not been seen since last Monday, October 1. Officers

  • Masked man with hammer robs lone staff member at bookmakers

    A MASKED man armed with a hammer robbed a lone staff member at a bookmakers, police say. The incident took place at William Hill, on Sixth Street, in Horden, at about 7.30pm yesterday. Durham Police said a masked man entered the premises and

  • Man injured on Stockton high street is identified

    A MAN was seriously injured in a suspected assault on Stockton high street has now been identified by police. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 7pm last night (Saturday, October 6) after a man was found unconscious. He was

  • Crook topple the Second Division leaders

    Crook produced their best performance of the season to topple joint leaders Chester-le-Street on Saturday, and manager Jamie Tunstall said that the performance had been coming. Crook have been inconsistent this season, but have been showing some

  • Dunston spring major shock in FA Cup

    Dunston UTS pulled off the biggest shock of the third qualifying round of the FA Cup by beating former Football League club Chester 4-3 at the UTS Stadium. The Northern League club, three divisions below their opponents who are now in the National

  • Harrogate, Gateshead and York all win

    CALLUM Howe scored his fifth goal of an impressive season as Harrogate continued to make life in the National League look easy with a 2-0 win at Ebbsfleet. Simon Weaver's Town have barely drawn breath since promotion and registered a ninth win of

  • Review: John Lees' Barclay James Harvest, Sage Gateshead

    JOHN LEES reckons he's a bit of a rocker. "The leather jacket bit at least," he jokes on stage at Gateshead Sage on Friday night. But I'm not having it... his guitar play is much too well spoken for that and his gentle vocals as soothing and expressive

  • Bratwurst past the post - German themed fun at Redcar Races

    A NORTH-EAST racecourse was transformed into a fun-packed corner of Germany this weekend as frauleins and lederhosen-clad punters let their “Herr” down. Beer, bratwurst and oompah music were on the menu at Redcar’s annual Oktoberfest Raceday meeting

  • Spurned man smashes window in retaliation

    A MAN banned from speaking to a woman by her mother in the early hours of the morning smashed her window with a bottle in retaliation, a court heard. Ajit Kingh, of Middleham Road, Darlington, phoned a family friend at 1.20am last month asking

  • Cycling brothers have charity in MIND for fundraiser

    THREE brothers pulled on their Lycra to take the Coast to Coast cycling challenge. Paul Taylor, James Taylor and Matthew Robinson were inspired to get on their bikes to raise vital funds for a charity very close to their hearts. The brothers

  • Drunk woman woke as man was sexually assaulting her

    A MAN took advantage of a woman’s “vulnerable” position following a drunken night out, a court was told. The naked victim, said to have been in a “drunken stupor”, came around to discover Carl Luke Griffiths sexually interfering with her, early