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  • FA cup defeats for York and Gateshead

    STEVEN Alzate scored his third goal of the season to ensure Swindon avoided an FA Cup first-round shock with a 2-1 win over non-league York at the County Ground. National League North side York were 14 minutes away from taking their League Two hosts

  • Neasham Remembers - villagers turn out to honour war heroes

    VILLAGERS today paid poignant tribute to those from their community who served their country in the First World War. The people of Neasham, near Darlington, remembered the 101 young people - men and women - who saw active service in The Great War

  • Townsfolk's tributes to Syd Howarth

    TOWNSFOLK came together to give their fond farewells to a true community champion at his funeral today. People from all walks of life joined family and friends for the funeral of Syd Howarth, described as a “humble” man, but a “giant figure” in

  • New IVF programme rolled out across North-East clinics

    A NEW IVF programme has been launched at fertility clinics across the North-East with the aim of making the process more accessible. Access Fertility, the company behind the new programme, have been running a refund programme for the past five years

  • Funeral of 'humble' community 'giant' Syd Howarth

    TOWNSFOLK came together to give their fond farewells to a true community champion at his funeral today. People from all walks of life joined family and friends for the funeral of Syd Howarth, described as a “humble” man, but a “giant figure” in

  • Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn visits Saltburn

    LABOUR party leader Jeremy Corbyn enjoyed a walk along the pier with a portion of chips when he called into Saltburn this afternoon. The leader of the opposition was in town to show his support of the party's parliamentary candidate for Middlesbrough

  • Crosby hopes Port Vale test is lucky omen for Sunderland

    FORMER Sunderland boss Malcolm Crosby says he hopes it’s a ‘lucky sign’ that Jack Ross’s Black Cats face Port Vale this weekend. Crosby’s team of 1992 FA Cup finalists disposed of the Valiants to spark an amazing cup run to Wembley and he’s keeping

  • Poppies adorn emergency service vehicles

    EMERGENCY services in Barnard Castle are paying tribute to those who served in the First World War by displaying poppies on their vehicles. To commemorate the centenary of Armistice Day and as a touching tribute to those who fought in the Great

  • Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

    A MAN suffered a serious stab wound to his chest following a 'targeted' attack on Friday night. The 54-year-old man was was taken to James Cook University Hospital where he remains in a critical condition. This morning, police confirmed that a

  • Herriot Hospice Homecare to hold Light up a Life service

    HERRIOT Hospice Homecare is once again inviting people across the district to pay tribute to lost loved ones over the festive season. The hospice’s Light up a Life event returns in December offering people the chance to dedicate a light on the charity

  • Reward offered following theft of Lamborghini

    THE owners of a distinctive Lamborghini stolen from a North Yorkshire village have offered a reward of up to £10,000 for its safe return or the arrest and conviction of the offenders. The Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, registration number RW24

  • Community effort transforms neglected land into sensory garden

    A COMMUNITY effort has transformed a neglected piece of land into a sensory garden for disabled children. The Children’s Resource Centre at Morton on Swale has now officially opened its new garden which was made possible thanks to a fantastic community

  • Police back campaign highlighting hate crime

    NORTH Yorkshire Police and the region’s Crime Commissioner are backing a new nationwide hate crime awareness campaign. The government has launched the initiative to increase awareness and understanding of what constitutes a hate crime. The campaign

  • Mental health top priority for Darlington's Youth Parliament

    MENTAL health is the top priority in a ballot for young people on what should be debated by the UK Youth Parliament. A total of 4,412 young people aged 11-18 years took part in the ‘Make Your Mark’ vote, a 45.3 per cent turnout, which was the second

  • Man, 43, arrested after being abusive in street

    A MAN has been arrested after being found lying in the street of a market town earlier on Friday. More news from Bishop Auckland and surrounding area The 43-year-old was seen on the floor outside The Four Clocks centre, in Newgate Street

  • Bates adds to his squad for FA Cup test

    MATTHEW Bates has returned to his former club to try and boost Hartlepool United’s goal output. Striker Tyrone O’Neill has moved to Pools on loan until the end of the year. Grangetown-based O’Neill impressed Bates in last Sunday’s Under-23 game

  • National award nod for Darlington's NHS 'healthy homes'

    A MULTI-million pound NHS project to build 81 new houses designed with health and wellbeing in mind has been nominated for a national award. Darlington became one of just ten locations in the country selected for the NHS Healthy New Towns scheme

  • Aidan Coleman: Whips rules are already very fair

    THERE’S been a lot written and said about the use of the whip following Christophe Soumillon’s ride on Thunder Snow at the Breeders’ Cup last weekend, but I feel strongly that we have the whip rules spot on. I don’t want to dwell on the subject

  • Weekend racing by Charlie McCann of betvictor

    DONCASTER were expecting between 6 and 8mls of rain last night ahead of today’s November Handicap – the last big flat turf race of 2018. Market leader Royal Line (15/2 with BetVictor) finished unplaced in the corresponding race 12 months ago and

  • Primary school takes delivery of football equipment

    A PRIMARY school has been given a start of term-boost with a pack full of free football equipment. Pupils attending Holy Family RC Primary School in Darlington took delivery of a Premier League Primary Stars equipment pack. It is stocked full

  • Benitez backs Rondon to turn his poor goalscoring form around

    RAFAEL BENITEZ remains confident Salomon Rondon will make a major impression this season, despite the on-loan Newcastle United striker failing to score a league goal in the opening three months of the campaign. Rondon will retain his place in the

  • Charity launches toy and gift appeal

    RESIDENTS and businesses are being asked to support a charity toy and gift appeal so it can spread a bit a festive cheers to those facing a tough time. The Angel Trust hopes to collect a mountain of presents to deliver to individuals and families

  • Newton Aycliffe college and company's remembrance display

    STEEL poppies created by engineering students will act as a permanent reminder of the sacrifices made in conflicts through history. UTC South Durham and Aycliffe Fabrications, in Newton Aycliffe, have collaborated to commemorate the centenary of

  • Students pay respects to war fallen with poppy tributes

    STUDENTS have been reflecting on the fallen and remembering the departed as the nation unites to mark the centenary of Armistice Day. Staff and students at St John’s School and Sixth Form, A Catholic Academy, in Bishop Auckland, have been working

  • Young villagers part of community WWI centenary weekend

    YOUNGSTERS are playing a major part in their village's commemoration of the First World War centenary. Every pupil at Kirk Merrington Primary School has worked on Remembrance projects all week– learning about animals at war, the poppy, life in the

  • Awards for improving Newton Aycliffe public spaces

    COMMUNITY-MINDED residents and businesses in Newton Aycliffe have been awarded for their efforts to improve public spaces with their green fingers. Awards were presented to winners at the Great Aycliffe Town Council offices at its full meeting last

  • Middlesbrough FC pay respect to First World War fallen

    YOUNGSTERS at a North-East football club have planted a special remembrance tree in memory of footballers who lost their lives during the conflicts of the First World War. Members of Middlesbrough Football Club's under 12s planted the tree at the

  • Children come together for special remembrance in Sedgefield

    CHILDREN from three schools joined veterans and local dignitaries at a special wreath-laying and remembrance service at a County Durham war memorial. About 70 pupils from schools in Sedgefield gathered yesterday alongside townsfolk outside St Luke

  • Sponsored beard shave raises £120 for RAF charity

    AN actor braved the shave last week to support a charity ahead of his next role. Castle Players’ member, Tom Howe, needed to shave off his beard to capture the proper feel of the 1940's period ahead of the Player's production of Flare Path tonight

  • Emmerdale role for North-East heart transplant nurse

    A NORTH-EAST nurse has helped to advise the team of Emmerdale on its recent ‘heart transplant’ storyline. Alison Davidson, a cardiothoracic transplant co-ordinator at the Freeman Hospital, in Newcastle, has provided advice to young actress Katie

  • Standing together

    TOMORROW, North-Easterners and many others across the world will mark the end of the First World War. They will do so with solemnity, mindful of the 880,000 British and imperial service personnel who lost their lives. Tomorrow, after all, is Remembrance

  • Art students create poignant poppy field as college remembers

    ART students have created a poignant field of poppies as Bishop Auckland College pays tribute to the fallen on the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. More than 70 students from the art and photography department made poppies from

  • Durham Lion gets international award for long service

    A WOMAN who has spent years getting involved in community activities has been given a long service award. The City of Durham Lions Club presented long time member Ena Gowland with an international centennial plaque for the support over the last

  • Ludworth skate park opens after long wait

    A NEW skatepark has been opened around four years after young people from a village first asked for the facility. A skate park for Ludworth has been in the pipeline since 2014, when young people from the village went to their local councillor to

  • Adverts from The Northern Echo of 100 years ago

    WHILE the news pages of old newspapers tell the stories of the day, it is the adverts that allow you to peer deep into the people's lives of the time. All of these adverts were printed on the inside pages of The Northern Echo of 100 years ago,

  • Diary of Pte Thomas Jackson - a man broken by war

    THE fading of time leaves some stories of war rather hazy. The blood and the bullets of Pte Thomas Jackson’s war are now just a plastic folder of tatty pictures, yellowed newspaper cuttings, some silk postcards from the front, a pencil-written diary

  • Beamish Museum honours Armistice Centenary

    A MUSEUM will mark the centenary of Armistice Day with remembrance commemorations. Beamish Museum will hold activities to honour 100 years since the end of the First World War and remember those who lost their lives. Re-enactors from Durham Pals

  • New chippy wants to serve food and drink until midnight

    A NEW branch of a family-run fish and chip empire could be allowed to open until midnight every day of the week. Bells Fish Shop, which has been running for 60 years, is set to open its fourth operation in Finchale Road, Framwellgate Moor, Durham

  • Newton Aycliffe children lead school's remembrance service

    A REMEMBRANCE ceremony planned and led by schoolchildren was described as “poignant and special” by parents. Years 2 and 6 pupils from St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, in Newton Aycliffe, welcomed two soldiers, a bugler and bagpiper from Catterick