JACK ROSS praised Sunderland’s academy set-up after the club’s young guns fired Sunderland to the brink of the knockout stages of the Checkatrade Trophy. More Sunderland news here The Black Cats need a point from their final group game
Middlesbrough Under-21s crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Walsall in the Checkatrade Trophy despite the presence of Andy Lonergan, Lewis Wing and Harry Chapman in their starting line-up. Lonergan was forced into an early save from Kieran Morris, but Walsall
IF the Football League’s power-brokers want proof that the Checkatrade Trophy is a useful showcase for academy talent, they need look no further than the Stadium of Light. Sunderland’s second group game in this season’s competition saw them score
NEWCASTLE United Under-21s made it two wins from two in this season’s Checkatrade Trophy as they claimed a 2-0 win over Notts County at Meadow Lane. More Newcastle United news here With the recently-appointed Neil Redfearn watching
A HISTORIC North-East building welcomed royalty to hear about its plans to become a tourist attraction and arts venue. Pupils from Esh Primary School, in County Durham, welcomed the Duke of Kent to Ushaw College, with a cheer and waving union flags
SUNDERLAND manager Jack Ross has made six changes to his side's starting line-up for this evening's Checkatrade Trophy group game with Carlisle United. Robbin Ruiter replaces Jon McLaughlin in goal, but three members of the back four that started
A MAN has appeared in court accused of robbing a bookmakers at the weekend. James Longworth, 25, of Scafell Close, Peterlee, appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court charged with a robbery at William Hill bookmakers, in Sixth Street, Horden
A NORTH-EAST racecourse was transformed into a fun-packed corner of Germany at the 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
THE biggest stars in Boro's history have been aligned in a new book – and The Northern Echo readers can join them. More than 100 in-depth interviews with legendary former players and managers along and in-depth features on the club’s most momentous
ONLY two of the nine teams Newcastle United have faced this season have managed to beat them by more than the one goal. Rather than those being Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester City or Manchester United, it was Leicester City and Nottingham
BURGLARS stole jewellery from an 85-year-old woman as she slept while raiding her remote farmhouse. The break-in took place at in West Pelton, near Chester-le-Street, at some point between 10pm on Monday, October 1 and 7am the following day.
PLANNING permission has been granted in principle for a new housing development on the edge of an east Durham village, despite some objections. Durham County Council’s planning committee meeting today agreed to allow outline permission for the
NORTHERN Mayors and business leaders have united to demand control over EU cash after Brexit. In a cross-party call, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has joined the Mayors of Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region and Sheffield City Region want
THE mother of PC Mick Atkinson has thanked everyone for their tributes on social media. Police dog handler PC Atkinson was found dead this weekend and since the announcement yesterday friends and colleagues have been paying their respects.
NOISE of gunfire is not unusual in Catterick, after all it is home to the British Army's largest garrison. However, the noise on Sunday was significantly louder than usual, residents have reported. What turned out to be a battle simulation
A STUDENT sparked a major bomb scare after he installed a ‘piece of art’ on a busy city centre bridge. In August last year the High Level Bridge, in Newcastle, was shut to cars, trains and pedestrians after a suspected bomb was found on the walkway
THREE people have been arrested after a number of warrants were executed. Police attended properties in the Borough Road and Station Road areas of Darlington on Tuesday morning. Two men, aged 50 and 20, were arrested on suspicion of possession
WAR Horse star Joey made a special appearance with the Tommy statue in Seaham ahead of his visit to the Sunderland Empire as part a UK tour next year. The life-size puppet also posed at Roker Pier and featured at an event at Sunderland Empire, attended
YOUNGSTERS from Matfen Hall’s Junior Academy have a bit of a swing in their step after competing at the prestigious Wee Wonders Finals in St Andrews. And the club’s Zara Naughton, 12, is feeling particularly proud of herself, having won the 9-12
A RECENT report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calls for “deep emissions reductions in all sectors ... and a significant upscaling of investments in those options”. The “large scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal (
A COCKATOO stolen from a Teesside pet shop is still missing. Police arrested three men aged 33, 34 and 36 in connection with the alleged theft and they have all been released under investigation while inquiries continue. Rosie the nine-year-old
I HAVE been asked, what is Durham County Council (DCC) doing about the North Eastern Hotel in Spennymoor? It was a very important building in its time, but has stood empty for several years. This person, quite rightly, says that the flower beds
KILLINGWORTH junior golfer Amy Buchan has secured victory at the national final of the American Golf Junior Championships, taking the title in the Girls Handicap category with a fantastic score of 39 points playing off a handicap of 11. Amy, who
PRESSURE is growing on a council to change its town centre parking strategy after a campaign group called for a time-limited free offering. Leaders of the I’m Backing Darlington campaign group are calling on Darlington Borough Council to introduce
POLICE have charged a man with murder after a body was found at a house. The discovery was made at a property in Stakeford, Northumberland. Paul Johnson, 33, of Cleasewell Hill, Guide Post in Ashington has been charged with murder and is due
POLICE are appealing for information after a 29-year-old man was found knocked unconscious outside a pub. The incident happened in the Market Place in Richmond, North Yorkshire, in the early hours of Friday, October 5. The ambulance service
A JEWISH veteran of the Polish Underground recently wrote: “Do not ever imagine your world cannot collapse like ours did.” One day he was living happily in Poland, the next he was on the run from the Nazis. War, conflict between nations, especially
ANJEM CHOUDARY could be released this week after serving less than half his five and a half year prison sentence. This preacher of hate against the Western world and follower and supporter of the Islamic State terror group will be free to spread
CHILDREN in County Durham have found themselves in trouble with police after sharing indecent images of each other on Snapchat, it has been revealed. . They are now suspects of possessing images of a child and for creating an image of a child, despite
ABOUT 20 miles west of Newcastle, just to the north of Hadrian’s Wall, lies a stunning Grade II listed building constructed by Sir Edward Blackett approaching 200 years ago. Built on the site of an earlier 17th century house, the Blackett family
A 14-year-old schoolgirl who went missing has been located. Ebony Clancy had last been seen in the Valiant Way area of Thornaby, Teesside, on Monday at 9.30pm. Cleveland Police said: "Missing Ebony Clancy, 14, has now been located. Thank you
THE A1(M) has reopened following a serious road accident which left it closed on Tuesday afternoon. Latest: Motorcyclist, 74, killed in crash The road has now fully reopened between junctions 58 and 60. The road has been closed
A VANDAL who smashed a car window with a brick is wanted by police. Durham Constabulary have shared the footage and are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch with officers. A spokesman for the force said: “This person is responsible
A BUSY road was closed following reports of a group trying to cut down a tree with a chainsaw in the early hours of this morning. A man and woman have been arrested following what appears to be concerted attempts to fell a tree outside Manjaros
A MAN has been charged with murder following the discovery of a woman's body at a property in Middlesbrough. Latest: Police name mother found dead Stephen Charlton, 24, will appear before Teesside Magistrates' Court today, charged with
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a Middlesbrough home have confirmed they are treating her death as murder. A 24-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in police custody. Update: Man charged
VIOLINIST Julian Rachlin and his wife, the violist Sarah McElravy, proved a formidable musical match when they combined their talents for an enthralling concert with Royal Northern Sinfonia, at Sage Gateshead. The centrepiece of the programme, billed
TWO people who died following a crash at the weekend have been named by police. The two-vehicle collision, which involved a motorcycle and a silver Honda Jazz, happened on the Prudhoe Bypass section of the A695, in Northumberland, at 11.57am, on
SAINSBURY'S and Argos are looking for 11,500 temporary workers in the run-up to Christmas. The retail chains have launched a recruitment drive to fill vacancies during the busy Black Friday and festive periods and are also offering extra hours
A LEGAL battle for compensation by thousands of supermarket staff whose personal details were posted on the internet has reached the Court of Appeal. The proceedings before three judges in London on Tuesday follow a ruling against Morrisons last
PRISON officers are to be given canisters of synthetic pepper spray in a bid to combat violence in jails, prisons minister Rory Stewart has said. The incapacitant PAVA spray has been trialled in four prisons, and will now be rolled out at all jails
‘KIND and considerate’ health visitors are offering a golden standard of care in County Durham and Darlington. The area’s Growing Healthy 0-5 Health Visiting service was given a gold award by Unicef recently. Run by the Harrogate and District
WORLD champion darts players will take to the oche for a charity challenge later this month. Triple world champion John Lowe and twice-named world champion Dennis Priestley will pit their skills against each other in Darlington. Together with
MARK Wood has challenged himself to become a more prolific wicket-taker for England but accepts Sri Lanka may not be the perfect place to top up his tally. The Durham paceman has been England's quickest white-ball bowler for much of the past three
A WIDOW woke to discover her memorial garden to her late beloved husband had been destroyed overnight by thieves, a court heard. Although not said to be of high intrinsic value, the ornaments taken overnight from the garden, in early May, were
TONIGHT'S TV Imagine - Hockney, the Queen and the Royal Peculiar (BBC1, Regions Vary) WESTMINSTER Abbey has a very strong connection with the crown. Not only has it been the site of royal weddings, funerals and nearly every coronation since
POLICE investigating an assault have released a CCTV image of a man they want to question. Officers in Peterlee want to identify the man following a Section 20 assault, grievous bodily harm, which happened in Horden on Wednesday, October 3. Anyone
A VARIETY of colourful characters will be greeting people arriving in a North-East village after a team of dedicated yarn-bombers got out their knitting needles. West Green in Heighington village has been adorned with some festive decorations
PACT meeting A POP Up PACT meeting is due to take place on Tuesday, October 16 at St Matthew’s and St Lukes Church, between 10am and11am. Residents are invited to come along and have an informal discussion with their local Neighbourhood Police Team
NORTH-EAST icon Tim Healy is set for a nostalgic return to the area when the television star takes to the stage to remember his early days of working the club scene. The star of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Benidorm and Open All Hours amongst others will
PUPILS are learning all about finance and how make their money grow as part of an initiative with a bank. Virgin Money called into Northwood Primary School to explain how the £5 Grow programme works. A school spokeswoman said: "This is an exciting
THE Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police has paid tribute to an officer who was found dead on Sunday. The officer has been named as PC Mick Atkinson who had served with the force for 17 years. Police officer found dead Chief
BUSINESSES are being encouraged to access grants and funding to help them to grow and develop. Going for Business Growth – Grants and Finance takes place on Thursday from 3.30pm to 6pm at Blackwell Grange Hotel, Darlington. Tees Valley Mayor
POLICE are appealing for information to find missing 25-year-old James Wright. James, who also goes by the surname Longstaff, was last seen in Hartlepool at 3.30pm on Monday wearing a grey and blue cotton tracksuit. Schoolgirl, 14, missing
A WOMAN who "revelled in the drama" of playing her two lovers off against each other has been jailed for four months after her sexual taunts ended in murder. Killer stung by sex photo jailed for 22 years Sarah Bramley arrives at
A HEAD teacher has paid tribute to a parents’ group for making invaluable donations to buy equipment for a Darlington school. The Parents’ Forum at Hummersknott Academy was established six years ago and has raised around £3,000 a year, with the
A FAMILY business specialising in cold storage is marking its tenth anniversary with a major contract win involving three countries. Freezer Management Services, based at Redcar, supplies and fits commercial refrigeration equipment including freezers
A CAKE shop is celebrating its tenth anniversary by offering customers a tasty discount and charitable treats. Celebrate Country Cake Design in Helmsley is marking its anniversary with a charity cake sale and a ten per cent discount for customers
VISITORS to a centuries-old North Yorkshire abbey are being treated to stunning scenes as part of an October light festival. ‘Fountains by Floodlight’ runs every Saturday evening during October at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, near Ripon.
A FIVE-year quest to modernise a village hall has been completed following a £27,000 investment. MP Rishi Sunak joined the villagers of Kirkby Fleetham, near Northallerton, to celebrate the completion of improvement works to their hall. The
GED McNamee is the experienced head for Matthew Bates to lean on – and the Hartlepool United assistant manager is confident it’s a successful mix. Bates appointed McNamee as his temporary right-hand man last season when he was caretaker boss.
TONY PULIS has provided an insight to some of the changes he has overseen at Middlesbrough in a bid to take the club forward – claiming everyone is more united than when he took over. Pulis will not celebrate his first anniversary as Boro boss
YOUNGSTERS travelled back in time last week for a trip down Pudding Lane. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, in Newton Aycliffe, transformed its main hall into a replica of the street where the Great Fire of London started in the early hours of
RAFA BENITEZ insists history can repeat itself and Newcastle United can still turn this season into a success story despite hitting the second international break in the bottom three. The Magpies’ frustrations grew further on Saturday night when
FIVE years ago this week, a coach driver was hailed a hero for his quick action when a lorry overturned on the A1. The coach was carrying 42 Carphone Warehouse employees from London to Newcastle when the collision occurred. Although the coach
TEN years ago, this week, a mission to rescue Britain’s ailing banks was branded the last throw of the dice. The £400bn rescue package to beat the credit crunch included the partnationalisation of all the big High Street names. Gordon Brown said
THIS week, 15 years ago, experts were presented with a treasure trove of finds when the Yorkshire Museum hosted the BBC's Hidden Treasures programme. Among the items taken in for analysis was a Roman Denarius coin, marked with the crest of Emperor
A MULTI-MILLION pound investment to improve education and raise aspirations will stop the North-East being "left behind", the Education Secretary has claimed. Damian Hinds was in Gateshead yesterday to launch Opportunity North-East, which aims
A PRECISION engineering company is planning to add more than £1m to its order book thanks to a £100,000 investment from UK Steel Enterprise, which enabled it to install new machinery. The new machines, now up-and-running at Ronco Engineering in
PLANS are being made to move a coach park out of a city centre. Durham County Council wants to move Durham’s coach park from the city centre as part of its plans to build a new headquarters on the land. Durham County Council submits plans for
Tech age children are struggling to sleep... and that could cause long-term health problems, warns Sunderland sleep expert Dr Paul Innerd. WE are all increasingly hooked on technology, scrolling endlessly through screens on sofas, instead of getting
THE Prime Minister may not think she has much to thank Boris Johnson for – but he has at least forced her indirectly to spice up her normal dreary speech-making. Theresa May and her aides must have watched in something approaching horror his barnstorming
A HISTORY group is putting on a production aimed at bringing the home front to life as part of events to mark the centenary of the First World War. Keep the Home Fires Burning has been written by members of Coxhoe Local History Group and includes
Vote register TIME is running out for Richmondshire residents to get their names on the new Register of Electors. The District Council has put out a final call to householders still needing to complete the paperwork which will make sure their names
THOSE struggling with food poverty can enjoy fresh produce thanks to the efforts of green-fingered volunteers. After setting themselves a half-tonne challenge in May, the team at High Grow Darlo are celebrating smashing their target and growing
A ROBBER wrapped a jumper round his head in a bungled attempt to disguise himself as he struck at a village store, less than two hours after stealing from the same premises, a court was told. Michael Thirling was wearing, otherwise, the same clothing
A HOSPITAL once gifted to the residents of a town has been bought back off the NHS in a drive to save it for community use. Two years after NHS Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group decided the Lambert Memorial Hospital
BRITAIN’S retailers posted their weakest sales figures for five months in September as consumer confidence took a knock in the face of heightened Brexit uncertainty. Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG sales monitor showed that
COUNCILS preparing to stage one of the world’s leading annual sporting events are grappling with the unknown cost of hosting it. Northallerton welcomes Road World Champs, but others not so sure Richmondshire and Hambleton district councils
A MAJOR cold case investigation into the murders of three women in Teesside 20 years ago will also look at whether there was child sexual exploitation and also if there was misconduct among police officers, it has emerged. Operation Pandect is
A NEW piece by acclaimed pianist and composer Nikki Iles is to have its world premiere this month at the Middlesbrough Jazz Weekender. The new commission will be performed by the National Youth Jazz Orchestra as part of their concert at Middlesbrough
FACEBOOK'S UK tax bill rose to £15.8 million last year on record revenues of £1.3 billion. The bill is triple the £5.1 million paid in 2016 - but the social network will get an immediate cut by claiming tax credit. The net charge for 2017 comes
MORE than 200 bladed weapons have been removed from the streets of North Yorkshire in a national week of action aimed at reducing knife crime. The 221 weapons were surrendered at bins located in police stations around the county and they included
A SCHEME has launched to make shoppers and businesses in Thirsk safer and more secure. The Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office (PCC) has supported the installation of a new security radio system in the town. The new radio link will help businesses
A REMOVALS company is now understood to be in the hands of administrators after leaving customers without their goods. Customers of Middlesbrough removals firm left without worldly goods Now those who commissioned Pearson Home Moving
A TOURIST body is launching a new campaign aimed at getting people to “go wild” in County Durham. The national campaign by Visit County Durham is aimed at showcasing the best of its rural attractions, activities and accommodation to drive more overnight
A NORTH-East actor who appeared in hit BBC drama Bodyguard visited a college to talk to pupils about a career in the industry. Richard Riddell, from Ryhope, near Sunderland, visited East Durham College to talk to creative industries students.
NOVELIST Carmen Marcus has joined Writers’ Block North East in search for new writing talent in the region. The creative writing organisation, based on Middlesbrough, is looking for people who want to write a novel. Laura Degnan, who started
A DOCUMENTARY about nineteenth century celebrity dwarf is being shown this month. The Little Count, made by Lone Pine Pictures, tells the story of Polish dwarf Joseph Boruwlaski, who lived in Durham between about 1800 and his death in 1837.
A CAMPAIGN in aid of a cash-strapped historic community arts centre has been given a £60,000 boost. Bosses at the Witham, in Barnard Castle, launched the Investing in the Witham campaign this summer with the aim of raising £150,000 by the end of
HUNDREDS of people turned out for an annual walk raising awareness about cardiac risk in the young. The walk around Durham is organised by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) and raised more than £1,000 for the charity. About 240 people took part
Q CAN you tell me what the difference between angina and heartburn is? I get chest pain quite a lot. I’m convinced it’s just heartburn but my wife has told me to go to the doctor’s straight away. Howard, 49 A YOUR wife is quite right, you should
THIS month is National Cholesterol Awareness month, and with heart disease one of the biggest causes of death worldwide, it seems appropriate that a whole month is dedicated to highlighting ways of reducing this. Cholesterol is a fat, mostly made
A CANCER survivor who has raised thousands of pounds since being diagnosed is holding a charity rock night. Sherburn grandmother Christine Sewell has been raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support since 2012, when she was diagnosed with breast
MORE than 3,500 people united against dementia at a national charity’s biggest North-East memory walk. Relatives and friends of those affected by the condition came together at Bents Park, in South Shields, for the Alzheimer’s Society’s flagship
OCTOBER 9 1701: Yale College in the United States received its charter. 1804: Hobart, Tasmania, was founded. 1888: The 555ft white marble Washington Monument, designed by Robert Mills, was opened. 1905: Sarah Bernhardt had the accident
