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17th October 2018    19th October 2018

  • Metal illegally salvaged from wartime wreck is auctioned

    METAL valued at almost £100,000 which was illegally salvaged from the wreckage of a First World War ship built in Sunderland has gone up for auction. In 2016 the Dutch-registered merchant vessel Friendship was found lifting 50 tonnes of steel and

  • Darlington looking up and hoping for a positive atmosphere

    AFTER securing a much-needed win last weekend, Darlington are looking up and hoping to make ground on the teams ahead of them in the table. Winning at FC United of Manchester saw Quakers rise three places to 16th, and due to it being an FA Cup

  • Williams stepping up his Hartlepool United return

    LUKE WILLIAMS will next week step up his rehabilitation from knee surgery. The attacker signed for Hartlepool United in August, but has yet to appear for Matthew Bates’ side. He won’t be involved when Pools take on Kidsgrove Athletic in the

  • Commemorating 100 years of female suffrage

    A DAY of expert discussions and educational drama is set to celebrate the 100th anniversary of female suffrage. The North Durham Women’s Conference, 100 Years of Progress, is being held tomorrow and has been organised as it is a century since some

  • Temporary road closures to ensure safety of workers

    MOTORISTS are being advised of a new traffic order which could close a stretch of road once a month to allow for vital maintenance and litter picking work to be carried out safely. The new order comes into force tomorrow and will allow Redcar &

  • Magpies’ focus on getting back to business - on the pitch

    RAFA BENITEZ is keen to focus on turning Newcastle United’s season around rather than listen to the ongoing takeover talk at St James’ Park. While speculation mounts as to the identity of the parties showing tentative interest in buying the club

  • Anita Rani announced as host of Blue Planet tour

    BLUE Planet has announced BBC presenter Anita Rani will host its Take a Deep Breath arena tour. The 13-date UK tour includes a show at Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle on Wednesday March 26, 2019. The show promises to allow audiences to share and

  • Boxer Marshall looking to extend unbeaten record in Bulgaria

    SAVANNAH MARSHALL will attempt to extend her unbeaten professional record when she takes on Argentinian Yanina Orozco in a ten-round Intercontinental Championship bout in Bulgaria a week on Saturday. Marshall, who currently sits in seventh position

  • Tiny pony is mane attraction at London award ceremony

    A TINY horse with a big job ahead of him has enjoyed a trip to London for an awards ceremony where he was the mane attraction. Digby the American miniature horse lives at Northallerton Equestrian Centre where he is in training to be the UK's first

  • Falcons back row is selected by England

    NEWCASTLE FALCONS back row Mark Wilson will hope to play a prominent role in England’s autumn internationals after being named in the 36-man squad selected by head coach Eddie Jones. Wilson, who captained Falcons in last weekend’s remarkable Heineken

  • Police investigating bomb scare release arrested man

    A MAN arrested in connection with a bomb scare at a school and leisure has been released by police. Consett Academy and Leisure Centre in County Durham were evacuated at around 1pm yesterday (Wednesday, October 17) after the emergency call room

  • Redcar beach to feature in Danny Boyle Armistice Day event

    REDCAR Beach will host part of Pages of the Sea, Danny Boyle’s commission for 14-18 NOW to mark the centenary of Armistice Day. On November 11, the public is invited to gather on beaches across the UK for a nationwide gesture of remembrance for

  • BMX rider Beaumont finishes season on a high

    AFTER finishing seventh at the age of 40 at the World 4X Championships earlier this year and following that up with a somewhat against the odds National 4X Series win, it was back on his BMX for Northallerton's Scott Beaumont for his last race of the

  • Wedding venue in Sedgefield gets fresh licence

    A HERITAGE building and wedding venue in Sedgefield has won a licence to host outdoor events. On Tuesday, Durham County Council's licensing sub-committee considered an application for the grade-II listed Manor House, in West End, which currently

  • Murder accused: "I love my Uncle John and always will."

    A THIRD man accused of murder has been giving evidence and has told a jury: "I love my Uncle John and always will." What the court heard on Wednesday: 'I could not believe my cousin was dead' Mark Pickering brawled with his 47-year-old

  • North Yorkshire News in Brief

    AN MP has visited the administrators of a lift share scheme aimed at reducing congestion and promoting community spirit. Ripon MP Julian Smith visited Masham Community Offices to understand more about the Masham Liftshare scheme set up in partnership

  • Tribute to great North-East singer/songwriter

    HEXHAM singer/songwriter Judy Dinning is to be honoured next month at the forthcoming Joe Wilson Night that takes place in Newcastle to mark the 177th anniversary of the birth of the Bard of Tyneside. Judy, who lost her fight against breast cancer

  • Caro Emerald, Sage Gateshead

    FOR an artist who has only released two full length studio albums, 2010’s ‘Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor’ and 2013’s ‘The Shocking Miss Emerald’, Dutch pop/jazz singer Caro Emerald has still gathered a loyal following thanks to her outstanding

  • Love Songs, Customs House South Shields

    THIS week saw the premiere of a new play at The Customs House, South Shields by celebrated North-East writer Tom Kelly. Baby Love Productions are now touring his new play Love Songs to four venues in the region. Tom Kelly is well-known throughout

  • Grant for arson-hit cricket club

    A CRICKET club has won £250 towards its recovery from an arson attack. Spennymoor Cricket Club received the grant from chemicals manufacturer Venator’s Together Fund, which was allocated after an online public vote. Louise Whittle, whose dad

  • Struggling to get to work or college? This scheme could help

    A SCHEME which gets people on the road to work or education is inviting people to apply for its support. Wheels 2 Work County Durham helps people who are struggling to get to work, training or college by providing the affordable loan of a scooter

  • Letters: No chance Boro manager will get the wrong trousers

    I RECENTLY saw a photograph of the management team for Middlesbrough FC, Tony Pulis and Curtis Fleming. Both of them had their initials written on their tracksuit bottoms. This means they are unlikely to appear in any remake of the Wallace and

  • Letters: 'Cushy number being an MP'

    MPS make more revenue from expenses than most OAPs get to live on from their pension. No wonder they don’t retire early with all the perks they get. Cushy number looking after themselves. N Tate, Darlington

  • Millionth swimmer signs up for lessons at Richmond pool

    A SWIMMING pool has celebrated its millionth person to enrol on its swimming lessons. Joshua Clarke from Richmond was the millionth swimmer with Richmondshire Leisure Trust this term when he signed up with the Urchins class. Richmond Swimming

  • RAF Squadron returns to Cyprus to combat terror threat

    PERSONNEL from RAF Leeming have deployed to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Their mission is to guard and protect the Royal Air Force’s main operating base in the Eastern Mediterranean region for the operations against the threat of ISIS. The Leeming

  • Richmond Poppy Appeal opens

    THE Richmond branch of The Royal British Legion will be opening a Remembrance Poppy Stall in the Richmond indoor market on Saturday, October 27 from 10am to 4pm every day until Saturday, November 10. It will provide poppies, wreaths, badges and

  • Letters: Worried about our wild rabbits

    I KNOW I keep banging on about our troubled wildlife in the UK but now I hear that the humble wild rabbit is under major duress as the figure of 36 million rabbits is an overestimation when from 1995 to 2012 there has been a decrease of 48 per cent

  • Letters: Solution need for rail problems

    2018 has been an appalling year for the British railway industry. On Saturday, October 13 I travelled from Newcastle to Glasgow and back for an event. Both journeys involved changing trains at Carlisle due to engineering work east of Edinburgh;

  • World's biggest girl band Little Mix heading to Newcastle

    POP superstars Little Mix have announced that they will come to Newcastle during a massive UK and Ireland tour. The LM5 Tour will include two shows at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26, 2019.

  • Minibus driver had taken cocaine before crash that killed dad

    A MINIBUS driver has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a passenger in a crash by driving carelessly while having cocaine in his system. Lee Burdon, of Tristram Avenue, Hartlepool, was driving a Ford Transit minibus that was involved in a collision

  • Season of Remembrance concerts comes to an end

    AN EIGHT-month season of events, exhibitions, theatre and music to commemorate the end of the First World War will come to an end next month. Richmondshire Remembers comes to its conclusion with two events on November 10 and 11 in Richmond.

  • Missing Hartlepool man found safe and well

    A HARTLEPOOL man who went missing on Thursday night has been found safe and well. Cleveland Police said: "Michael Kevin Simpson has now been found safe and well. Thanks to everyone who shared the appeal."

  • Spooky happenings mapped out across York

    GHOSTLY goings-on are set to be mapped out across York and a ghoulish trail has been created through the historic city. The initiative from Visit York will see the city’s ghosts feature in their own map as locals and visitors alike are being invited

  • Schoolgirls compete for national equestrian titles

    A RECORD number of girls from one North Yorkshire school are competing in a national equestrian competition this week. Seven teams and six individual girls from Queen Mary’s School, near Thirsk, qualified for the National Schools Equestrian Association

  • Coffee morning raises £1,230 for cancer nurses

    MORE than £1,000 was raised at a charity coffee morning recently. People flocked to Hurworth Village Hall last month to enjoy an event organised by Michelle Edwards. They enjoyed a variety of stalls, refreshments and a tombola during the coffee

  • Public consultation opens on education changes in Darlington

    A PUBLIC consultation is now underway on proposed changes to special educational needs and disabilities provision (SEND). Darlington Borough Council’s cabinet agreed for the plans to go out to consultation last week after agreeing that the current

  • 'Hate crime ruins lives' - Topic added to education programme

    HATE crime has been added to a new programme designed to help children make the transition from primary to secondary school. The Crucial Crew workshops are designed to deliver key personal safety messages to children and are run by the North Yorkshire

  • Julia Breen: Fairytale princess - or Royal scrounger?

    A FAIRYTALE princess, wearing a long white train and kissing her new husband at the top of the castle steps. A ride through the local town waving at the peasants from your horse drawn carriage. How perfectly lovely. If, that is, you're five

  • Specialist hydrotherapy centre to open next month

    FINISHING touches are being put to a £450,000 specialist therapy centre for the region’s young people with physical disabilities. Heel and Toe Children’s Charity, which is based at Pelton, near Chester-le-Street, is creating the facility with a

  • Eating out deals on offer at more than 35 venues in Durham

    RESTAURANTS and cafes in Durham are offering a range of offers as part of a deal to get people eating out. The eight-day Dine in Durham event, which usually runs on the third weekend of the month, will see a number of destinations putting on special

  • Judge tells sex offender to 'address demons'

    A MAN who downloaded and shared indecent child images has been given a chance to address his “demons”. Michael Bowes, 25, of Charlotte Street, Stanley, admitted three charges of making indecent images of a child and nine counts of distribution of

  • Poison pen letter accused's trial set for April

    A MAN accused of sending a threatening letter to a chief constable and then trying to “shift the finger of blame”, is to stand trial next year. David Alexander Stephen Lindsay previously denied malicious communication by sending a threatening letter

  • Deadline approaches for grass collection opt-in scheme

    TIME is running out for people to register their interest in a new garden waste collection service. The deadline for Darlington residents to indicate their interest in the ‘opt in’ service is Friday, October 26, after which a final decision will

  • Have you been inspired by Bobby Robson?

    A PLAYWRIGHT inspired by football legend Bobby Robson is asking for creative help from the public. Jarrow poet Tom Kelly is writing the play to celebrate his legacy and explore how one person can have a dramatic effect on another, without even knowing

  • Son took dad's Merc and crashed it in 'moment of madness'

    AN unqualified and uninsured driver took his father’s Mercedes and crashed it into a parked car before fleeing the scene. Michael Beattie is now behind bars for what he called “a moment of madness” because he was on a suspended prison sentence

  • Oyster festival raises record amount for hospice

    A SOCIAL event headlined by pop star Gabrielle raised a record amount for charity. Ramside Estates, which organised the 15th annual North East Oyster Festival at Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield, last month has announced it made £36,600 for Butterwick

  • It happened on this day...

    OCTOBER 18 1405: Pope Pius II was born. Pope Gregory XII also died on this day in 1417, as did Pope Pius III, who died in 1503. 1826: The last state lottery was held in Britain. 1910: The trial of Dr Crippen began at the Old Bailey. 1922

  • Throwback Thursday: Hollywood actress reprises leading role

    ACTRESS Jamie Lee Curtis is returning to the franchise which landed the star her first film role. The 60-year-old is reprising her part in the new Halloween slasher 40 years after she played Laurie Strode for the first time. In an interview with

  • Children re-enact fateful battle

    BATTLE cries rang out as schoolchildren recreated a fateful medieval clash between the English and Scottish armies, which saw thousands of men die. Armed with wooden swords and shields and wearing medieval-style tabards, about 60 children pupils

  • Pub crawl and walk in memory of football-mad John

    THE partner of a football club director who died suddenly at a match is preparing to complete a charity walk and pub crawl in his memory. Susan Charlton's partner John Hay was supporting his team Shildon AFC in a Durham Challenge Cup tie against