DARLINGTON striker Reece Styche played as Gibraltar made history today, winning a competitive game for the first time. They beat Armenia 1-0 in the Uefa Nations League, Joseph Chipolina's second-half penalty giving the visitors a first competitive
5:49pm TWO goals by Harvey Saunders gave Darlington a much-needed 2-1 victory at FC United of Manchester, who had two
SCHOOLPUPILS learned valuable lessons about first aid with a little help from Flat Stan this week. Pupils at Toft Hill Primary School, in Toft Hill, took part in the Flat Stan First Aid workshop. Delivered by The Work Place, in Newton Aycliffe
TWO separate crashes on the A1 heading north caused problems for people on the roads this afternoon. One lane was between junction 59 for the A167 at Aycliffe and junction 60 for the A689 at Bradbury at around 12.40pm. Shortly afterwards police
A SUSPECTED drug dealer has been arrested after a late night police chase. Officers in Consett attempted to stop a black Saab on Friday evening in the Pemberton Road area of the town. It failed to stop and was pursued around the Moorside area
A GROUP of primary schools across North Yorkshire and County Durham is looking for new recruits for its teacher training programme. The Swaledale Alliance, an amalgam of 60 primary schools, is offering an Initial Teacher Training School Direct
ENGINEERING student Jordan Davison has built on his success after winning a top award. The 26-year-old, from Southwick, Sunderland is an an apprentice with Stagecoach North East, and was recognised for his hard work and engineering skills after
A MOTORBIKE was stolen from Victoria Street, in Shildon, on October 3. The bike is orange with white detail. If you ahve any information call 101 or private message Shildon Police on Facebook. Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers on 0800-555111
EUROPE'S largest golf retailer will close one of its North-East stores despite being rescued from collapse - in a deal which safeguards 900 jobs. American Golf was put into administration on Friday and then immediately sold to buyout investor Endless
COMMUNITY groups are invited to apply for a share of three grants funds worth almost £50,000. Organisations that work in the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) area can apply for cash from three funding streams. There is £10,000
THE actor popular for his long-running role as Emmerdale's Eric Pollard is set to narrate Ripon Cathedral's Christmas production. A new version of The Story of Christmas with Carols is being performed at the Cathedral on Saturday, December 1 at
A BAND hit the right note with voters to win a grant towards a new initiative. Trimdon Concert Brass Band– founded as Thornley Colliery Band in 1870 before moving to Trimdon in the early1990s– describes itself as 'friendly, motivated and progressive
A FLORIST has celebrated its 35th birthday with its current and previous owners. Roots and Shoots, in Richmond, started life at a fruit and vegetable shop in Richmond Market Place run by Norman and Angela Bell, and the business was taken over this
THE co-owners of a fish and chips shop have been ordered to pay almost £3,000 between them for operating in “filthy conditions”, an amount a council has described as "disappointing" for being too low. Susan Jane Wilkinson Verrill and Kristopher
RETROSPECTIVE planning permission has been sought to change the use of buildings and a yard for microbrewery and leather goods manufacturing business in Barnard Castle. George Gledhill has made the application to Durham County Council for the change
DOORSTEP criminals taking advantage of vulnerable and elderly victims in North Yorkshire have been targeted in a week of robust enforcement action. The multi-agency safeguarding team, Operation Gauntlet, based at North Yorkshire County Council
Missing Michael Allison, 52, has now been located. Cleveland Police would like to thank everyone for sharing the appeal.
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep a hospital ward open have been given a temporary reprieve but are urging residents to 'keep the pressure on' to see it saved. More than 2,000 people signed a petition against the closure of Ward 6 at Bishop Auckland
A WOMAN has been ordered to pay more than £1,700 for her anti-social behaviour towards neighbours. Debra Watt, of Caris Street in Gateshead, sent neighbours threatening letters, caused one neighbour to be falsely arrested, and repeatedly made unfounded
A FORMER Ripon Grammar School student has achieved his dream of circumnavigating the globe by bicycle after arriving back home in Yorkshire, where his epic 17,134-mile journey began 15 months ago. Iain Johnston successfully completed his monumental
MALCOLM Warne visits an eatery that has long dined out on its 007 connection WE all have crosses to bear, don’t we? The Blue Lion at East Witton has long laboured under the onerous burden of being “that place in the Dales where James Bond used
DETECTIVES have launched an investigation after a man was stabbed. The 47-year-old man was found in Newcastle city centre on Thursday night. Emergency services were called to Saville Row at around 7pm on Thursday. Officers from Northumbria
THE mother of a young man who was murdered in a car park has paid tribute to her son as his killers were put behind bars. Harry Singh, 20, was sitting in his car with two friends behind Springfield Place in Gateshead when he was fatally wounded
A STUDENT who ended up involved in a drunken brawl in a back alley during a night out found himself in court this week. Police had to break up a fight in a little-used alley last month. James Jemmeson, 20, of Widgeon Road, Darlington, admitted
JACK ROSS admits Sunderland’s lack of action this weekend will check their momentum, but the Black Cats boss insists his side would have been at a massive disadvantage if they played their scheduled game. The Black Cats were due to host Blackpool
GARAGES selling part worn tyres have been targeted during a week-long operation. Officers from Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit collaborated on a week of activity with partners from Trading Standards teams at local councils to educate
A DONATION of football kits meant primary school pupils could kick off their new term in style. Students at the Federation of Abbey Schools will now be kitted out in matching Nike outfits when they take to the pitch. The donation of 15 football
Staff needed STAFF are needed for a bar opening in Darlington soon. JJ’s Bar and Lounge will open this autumn on Crown Street and will specialise in signature cocktails and craft beers. To apply, email a CV to admin@jjs-darlington.com Diabetic
HARTLEPOOL UNITED go to Leyton Orient this afternoon; two long-standing Football League clubs who fell through the trapdoor at the same time and who have suffered and rebuilt in the National League. The pair were relegated at the end of the 2016
I was disappointed to miss out on the winning ride at Mabs Cross at Paris-Longchamp last weekend, but delighted for the team who have managed this filly so brilliantly. To keep a filly on the go all season, and at the top of her game, is some achievement
Kevin Webber today completes his epic charity walk which started in Blyth and finishes at Halifax to mark Non League Day and raise awareness of Prostate Cancer. The ultra-marathon hero has visit 10 National League clubs en route to the televised
A COUPLE have invested more than £1million in opening a new city restaurant. Nigel and Deborah Gadd, from Durham, spent the cash renovating the Rabbit Hole in Hallgarth Street, which has been reopened as a 1920's Shanghai inspired supper club.
AN ACCLAIMED musician and author is making an appearance at a radical bookshop in the region. County Durham Jez Lowe will be reading extracts from his novel The Dillen Doll and performing songs from his album during the appearance at The Peoples
A COMMUNITY meeting is being held to try and find ways of improving the increasingly strained relations between students and other residents in Durham. The expansion of Durham University, first announced by vice-chancellor Stuart Corbridge in 2016
A NORTH-EAST drag queen has flown the flag of diversity for the region by taking part in a television advert for the UK's first Pride flight. Tess Tickle, of Ferryhill, County Durham, was one of five drag performers selected to feature in the Virgin
THE findings of a study into effect of a polyhalite mine development on tourism in the North York Moors National Park has found action is needed to raise awareness of the 554sq mile area. Despite receiving more than seven million visitors a year
WHICH buildings in Darlington have the most fascinating hidden histories? Which deserve to be marked with a plaque? You can help decide, because Memories has teamed up with Darlington Building Society to place black plaques on Darlington’s most historic
The previously untold stories of women in mining communities across the region are being brought to the surface in an exhibition which opens in Bishop Auckland today. Jenny Needham reports HANNAH was born at Great Lumley and at the time this image
Director Damien Chazelle follows up his Oscar winning La La Land with First Man, a film about Neil Armstrong's journey to be the first man on the moon. The filmmaker and stars Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy talk to Laura Harding MOST people know the
Flossie Mainwaring-Taylor enjoys a foodie break in Scotland's vibrant capital EDINBURGH is an international tourist destination. Travellers flock from across the globe to feel under foot its centuries-rich history, explore its ancient hilly streets
Inspired by a box-office hit, Katie Wright heads to the prosperous island city of Singapore for a taste of the high life CRAZY Rich Asians has been a global cinematic smash, topping the US box-office and becoming the highest grossing romantic comedy
IT'S been a bumper year for apples, but how do you know when they're ripe for picking? WITH the nights drawing in and the temperatures falling, plants start to become dormant, leaves begin to turn and fall and the tender crops in the Kitchen Garden
Show your space some decor TLC with this season's bargain buys. Gabrielle Fagan reveals her top finds GREAT style doesn't have to be super-expensive. After all, it's those fabulous finishing touches that really give a room personality and make it
As her debut cookbook is published, Ella Walker talks to Saliha Mahmood Ahmed about her passion for the Mughals and their decadent food legacy AS A trainee doctor hoping to specialise in gastroenterology, you might have expected 2017 MasterChef
After something stylish to lug your stuff around this autumn and winter? Katie Wright's here to carry you through the best new looks IT'S all about animal print and Seventies vibes on the fashion front for autumn, but what's going down in the accessories
THE decision to allow doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis to patients has been described as momentous by campaigners. It is also a long time overdue. Sajid Javid took action quickly to launch a dual-pronged review of the therapeutic benefits
AYOZE PEREZ says the Newcastle squad were fully behind last week’s meal with Mike Ashley, and regard the owner’s decision to reengage with the club as a positive development. Newcastle’s players attended a meal with Ashley, Lee Charnley and manager
From the outside, 40 South Street is an unassuming Edwardian property. Inside, Forty Winks is a cornucopia of curiosities just waiting to be explored, says Adele Cooke WHEN you pack your bags and head off to a guest house for the weekend, a stuffed
Butterfly follows separated parents divided over how to support their child, who was gender assigned male at birth but has identified as a girl from a young age. Star Anna Friel talks to Georgia Humphreys ANNA FRIEL is used to being part of groundbreaking
After notching up 37 presenters, 25 pets and one million badges, Blue Peter is officially the longest running children's TV show in the world. To mark the national institution turning 60 this month, Georgia Humphreys chats to current hosts Radzi Chinyanganya
Channing Tatum and James Corden lend their voices to the new animated movie Smallfoot, about a yeti who meets a human for the first time, and tell Laura Harding about throwing themselves into their roles YOU might think Channing Tatum has been in
A MUSICAL theatre company is preparing to stage a completely original production which it hopes to be able to sell to other amateur dramatic groups. Richmond Operatic Society (ROS) chairman John Holliday wrote the musical The Nativity Saga, which
TICKETS are on sale for the showing of a documentary about the only British mountaineer to have climbed all 14 of the world’s 8,000m peaks. The Gala Theatre, Durham, is showing the film Alan Hinkes: The First Briton to Climb the World’s Highest
PEOPLE with physical and learning disabilities can find out more about getting into employment at a free event this month. The Fulfilling Lives event will take place at New College Durham on Thursday October 25 between 10am and 1pm and hopes to
A LEADING horseracing trainer and the Government’s heritage protection body have raised a chain of concerns over a proposal to build a cycle trail beside a prehistoric monument of national importance. Kevin Ryan, whose successes include the French
A FREE community fireworks display will have a girl groups versus boy bands theme, organisers have announced. Stanley Fireworks is at Oakies Park on Saturday, November 3, and starts at 5pm with the display beginning at 7pm. There will be family
HUNDREDS of worldwide customers of a collapsed North-East removals company are still trying to trace their possessions – and some have been waiting for months for their deliveries, The Northern Echo has learned. Administrators of Pearsons Home
IN an exclusive interview in The Northern Echo today, Tony Blair outlines his thoughts on Brexit. The former Prime Minister argues passionately for a second referendum, which would offer a clear choice between the deal that Theresa May is able
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FORMER Sunderland captain Gary Bennett will be the speaker at a monthly breakfast for men. The Age UK County Durham gents’ breakfast takes place on Wednesday, October 17 at Cafe Cenno, in Durham’s indoor market. It starts at 9.30am and and places
OUTDOORSY presenter Helen Skelton tells Gabrielle Fagan how family tragedy shifted her outlook and why her love of fitness has nothing to do with abs HELEN SKELTON, who became a household name as the bubbly, charismatic Blue Peter presenter with
A BLUEPRINT has been unveiled to demolish the former headquarters of a men’s clothing firm and replace it with a housing estate. Bellway Homes has applied to Hambleton District Council transform the former Austin Reed site, opposite Thirsk Racecourse
A GUNMAN who was shot by police after he crossed himself and raised his weapon towards them, spat at officers as they performed first aid on him, a court has heard. Samuel Houlihan, 24, quickly drank three-quarters of a bottle of whisky as he
