MIDDLEHAM dual-purpose trainer Stef Keniry is on a roll at Redcar, with her last three runners at the seaside track all winning. A couple of those come back for more in Redcar’s final two races of 2018 and Keniry’s smile could well be lighting
THOUSANDS of people were at The Northern Echo Arena in Darlington on Sunday night for a "fireworks spectacular". The Arena played host to the display for the second year in a row. The event was relaunched in 2017 following a hiatus of six years
HOME is where the heart is, so they say, yet almost two years into their tenancy Blackwell Meadows is a venue Darlington are still not comfortable playing at. Saturday saw them spruce the place up with banners featuring the club crest, permitted
Enable made history at Churchill Downs when she became the first horse in history to win the Arc and then land a race at the Breeders’ Cup. Connections have yet to decide whether she will race again next summer, and she is 4/1 with BetVictor to land
JOE TAIT’S first-half dismissal proved extremely costly as York City crashed to a resounding 4-1 home defeat to Bradford Park Avenue. Tait was sent off in the 27th-minute after striking away Jake Beesley with a flailing arm, and the Minstermen’
HARROGATE TOWN 1 CHESTERFIELD 1 HARROGATE TOWN scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time to snatch a dramatic point in a 1-1 home draw with Chesterfield. Aaron Williams’ 97th-minute strike kept Town in fourth position in the National League
MORE than 200 people and pooches completed the inaugural Durham Poppy Run to raise funds for the Royal British Legion on Saturday. The charity's first ever 5k funrun in Durham, held at Aykley Recreation Ground, helped– along with similar events
GATESHEAD were unable to stop the march of National League leaders Wrexham as they crashed to a 3-1 defeat at the Racecourse Ground. The Welsh side are now firmly established as one of the favourites to win promotion to the Football League this
How did the players fare in Sunderland's 2-0 win at Plymouth? PLYMOUTH (4-5-1): Macey 7; Moore 5, Songo’o 6, Canavan 6, C Grant 6; Ness 6, Fox 6 (Lameiras 73), SARCEVIC 7, Carey 6, J Grant 6; Ladapo 7. Subs (not used): O’Keefe (gk),
How did the players fare in Middlesbrough's goalless draw at Stoke? MIDDLESBROUGH (4-5-1): 6 Randolph: More or less a watching brief for the Republic of Ireland international, who had only one save to make in 90 minutes 7 Fry: Asked
Bishop Auckland are now up to second in the EBAC Northern League thanks to a comfortable 5-0 away win at Penrith on Saturday. Bishops began where they left off at Penrith earlier in the season when they were leading 2-0 and the match was abandoned
Shildon player-manager Danny Moore said that his side produced their best performance of the season when they won 2-0 at Barton Town in the second round of the Buildbase FA Vase on Saturday. The Railwaymen led the Northern League charge into the
Chorley 1 Spennymoor Town 2. Spennymoor’s season got even better when they beat league leaders Chorley 2-1 on Saturday. Moors pulled off one of the best victories in their recent history when they beat York City 3-0 in midweek, and this triumph
FROM standing guard at a gruesome crime scene to supporting grieving families, the work of a PCSO is both vital and varied. Police Community Support Officer Sam Stephenson – who describes herself as part of the furniture on her Spennymoor patch – is
TWO men have been arrested following a suspected stabbing in Newcastle. At around 1.50am this morning (Sunday) police received a report that a 19-year-old man had been assaulted on Stanhope Street. More crime news here Emergency
POTENTIALLY lifesaving machines have been installed throughout a town. Crook Rotary Club, supported by Three Towns Partnership, have installed three defibrillators in Crook, ensuring they are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Club officials
How did the players rate in Newcastle's 1-0 win over Watford? NEWCASTLE (4-2-3-1): 7 Dubravka: Made a crucial block from Success, but didn’t actually have that many saves to make despite Watford’s first-half dominance 7 Yedlin: Produced
NEWCASTLE finally claimed their first win of the season as Ayoze Perez’s second-half header secured a 1-0 victory over Watford. Perez glanced home Ki Yung-sueng’s driven free-kick as the Magpies climbed to the 17th position in the table - what
A VILLAGE has a packed weekend of Remembrance activities planned as the country prepares to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. Middleton St George Community Centre and Parish Council are working together to organise a full weekend
THE story of an unlikely international connection between Middlesbrough and North Korea is to feature in a two-day long festival. It will form part of an exhibition to coincide with a visit by the South Korean Ambassador to the UK and will provide
PLANS to commemorate a North-East pitman painter are progressing as a council unveils locations set for a tribute trail. Spennymoor Town Council is pressing ahead with its creation and installation of The Cornish Trail in honour of Norman Cornish
A LIGHT installation to commemorate the “faith, humanity and resilience” of the people of County Durham is being unveiled to mark the centenary of the armistice. The new sculpture, which spells the word “hope” is being installed in Durham and will
AUDIENCES are being warned to prepare for the fright of their lives as the gothic vampire classic Dracula comes to a theatre this week. Dracula is one of the most universally iconic novels ever written and will be performed at Darlington Hippodrome
A CHURCH is opening its doors for a festival of remembrance this week. The event at St Mary’s Church, in Sherburn Village, is being launched on Wednesday with a concert, starting at 7.30pm, which features local choir Voices Together. The church
A VETERAN is set to hold an art exhibition after turning his life around from poverty, depression and isolation. Artist John Cutting had a difficult return to civilian life after experiencing “traumatic events” in his four-year service with the
CALLS have been made to stop work to fell trees next to a railway track after a section of woodland was stripped from an embankment. Network Rail has been carrying out work to clear trees from Redhills Cutting, a stretch of track between Redhills
BUSINESS leaders from across Darlington are hoping to raise more than £20,000 for charity after successfully surviving a freezing night in a rugby stadium. The hardy bunch of 30 bosses took part in the town's first-ever CEO Sleepout event at Mowden
A POLICE officer trying to detain a man for breaching a restraining order was dragged along by the suspect’s car door as he attempted to reverse away, a court heard. The PC approached Jackson Bryson’s car, after seeing him in the parked BMW at
ONE of the country's most popular comedians– Russell Howard– will bring his global tour to the North-East next September. Following the success of Netflix special Recalibrate, Sky One’s hit The Russell Howard Hour and 2017 international record-breaking
