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  • 'Black Cats' eyes are on the very top' says Jack Ross

    JACK ROSS has not been overawed by the size of the task he faces at Sunderland and has outlined how he wants to be the manager who delivers sustained success at the Stadium of Light. Ross has been overwhelmed at times by the thousands of fans travelling

  • Restaurant fined after customer has severe allergic reaction

    A RESTAURANT has been fined after pleading guilty to causing a customer to suffer a severe allergic reaction. The Garden of India, in York, served a customer with a severe pepper allergy an onion bhajii which contained pepper, despite the customer

  • Smash-hit musical Cilla on its way to Darlington Hippodrome

    THE smash-hit musical Cilla is on its way to Darlington Hippodrome later this month, we catch up with actor Kara Lily Hayworth who talks to us about playing a British entertainment icon What can you tell us about Cilla The Musical? In essence

  • £17m town centre scheme approval marks major turnaround

    A COUNTY town which was dealt “devastating” blows when the Government decided to close a prison and relocate a civil service office will bounce back with an improved central area designed for 21st century, a council leader has said. When work starts

  • Purkiss facing opposition to revamping the PFA

    Professional Footballers' Association chairman Ben Purkiss insists the organisation must evolve amid a power struggle at the union. The 34-year-old has already called for an independent review to modernise the PFA. The union's chief executive

  • Mowden set for changes to face Plymouth

    DANNY Brown has named his 20 man squad for Saturday's National One game at The Northern Echo Arena, where a number of key players return to face Plymouth. There are three changes among the backs, including an all-changed back three from the team

  • Man fined £500 after illegal tobacco found in house

    A MAN has been ordered to pay out more than £500 after he was caught in possession of illegal tobacco. Durham County Council Trading Standards officers and Durham Constabulary executed a warrant at Alan Field’s home in Kirkstone Place, Newton Aycliffe

  • ‘Dont jinx me’ - Boro keeper after shut-out

    DARREN RANDOLPH shrugged his shoulders, smiled and urged reporters not to curse him with bad luck after the Middlesbrough goalkeeper turned in his 12th clean sheet of the season for club and country. Randolph is away from Boro’s Rockliffe Park training

  • Renewed appeal seven years after brutal attack

    DETECTIVES investigating a brutal assault which left a father-of-four with serious head injuries have issued a fresh appeal for information. This Sunday marks the seven-year anniversary of an attempted robbery in Washington. Two men entered

  • Shildon boss Moore wants more consistency

    Shildon manager Danny Moore says that he has wiped the slate clean for his players as they prepare for their home game with Ashington today. Shildon were amongst the early pacesetters for the title, but they dropped down to ninth in the table following

  • Ainsley warns of very tough game at Guiseley

    Spennymoor manager Jason Ainsley has warned his team that they face a very tough game when they go to FA Cup giantkillers Guiseley today. The West Yorkshire side are currently 15th in the table, having won three of their eight home league matches

  • Darlington looking to extend unbeaten run to six matches

    DARLINGTON are looking to extend their unbeaten run to six matches when Hereford arrive at Blackwell Meadows on Saturday. Quakers have collected nine points from their last five matches, a tally which would have been more if they had held on to

  • Young golfers benefit from local car dealer sponsorship

    RISING stars in Romanby Golf Club’s junior section are benefitting from sponsorship from a local car dealership. Romanby Golf Club’s junior section has been sponsored by Simon Bailes Peugeot in Northallerton for 16 years and is the company’s longest

  • Prada, Gucci and Chanel bags stolen in burglary

    DESIGNER handbags have been stolen from a shop in Stanley. The burglary happened at a shop on Hobson Industrial Estate on Saturday, November 3. Read more Stanley news from the Northern Echo It is believed the suspect forced entry

  • Two more arrested on suspicion of murder after fire

    TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal fire. Patryk Mortimer, 39, died in a fire in Easington Lane, in Tyne and Wear, which happened in the early hours of Saturday, November 3. A 21-year-old man and a 36-year-old

  • Young fundraisers raise cash for air ambulance

    CHRISTMAS is coming early at a farm-based children’s nursery as they stage their latest fundraising event to support their charity of the year. So far this year, High Bank Day Nursery in Stapleton, near Darlington, have raised £1,500 for the Great

  • Look what this woman found in her Tesco salad

    A HAIRDRESSER has spoken of her shock after reportedly finding a grasshopper missing a leg in her Tesco salad. Middlesbrough woman Kirsty Reidy says she was enjoying lunch at work when she encountered an unwelcome addition to her bowl of Tesco’

  • Strictly speaking, this show should be 'fabulous, darling'

    WITH Strictly Come Dancing in full swing, a theatre is gearing up for two of its most FAB-U-LOUS shows to date. If the thought of the popular BBC One show coming to an end next month leaves you distraught, fear not, you do not have to wait another

  • Traffic warnings as fog causes delays

    FOG and reduced visibility is causing delays on the roads this morning. LIVE traffic updates available here Traffic is slow on the A1 between junction 61 at Bowburn and Junction 60 at Bradbury as a result of poor visibility.

  • New hotel opening creates almost 200 jobs

    NEARLY 200 jobs are being created with the opening of a new hotel in the Dales next spring. Grantley Hall, near Ripon, is set to open as a 47-bedroomed luxury hotel in early 2019 and there are currently around 180 new jobs available. These

  • County line drug dealing: Six arrests in five days

    A CRACKDOWN on ‘county lines’ drug dealing saw six people arrested over the past five days. Police in York arrested two 17-year-old boys and a 21-year-old man from Liverpool at a property in the city following reports of a disturbance on Saturday

  • Numberplate technology catches phone theft suspects

    THREE Middlesbrough men have been arrested in York on suspicion of theft thanks to Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology. Just after 4pm on November 14, police received a report of the theft of four phones mobile phones worth around £3,000

  • Don’t miss your chance to be in a new home for Christmas

    SPONSORED CONTENT IT'S the last chance for potential buyers to move into a new home at Wynyard in time for Christmas. David Wilson Homes have three and four-bedroom homes ready now, plus, if you reserve before November 25, you could receive

  • Road closed after woman hit by van

    A WOMAN is understood to have been hurt after becoming trapped under a van while crossing a road with her shopping. Latest: Police release details on victim's condition Emergency services dealt with a serious road traffic collision

  • Friday's best bets by Charlie McCann of betvictor

    The opening day of Cheltenham November meeting is today’s racing highlight. I am looking forward to seeing Station Master (12.40) in the opening Amateur Riders’ Handicap Chase for Kim Bailey who saddled the winner of the corresponding race back

  • Drunk dad, 22, wrote off best friend's £30,000 sportscar

    A COURT has heard how a drunk 22-year-old wrote off his best friend’s £30,000 car just weeks after passing his theory test. Father-of-two Connor Hemmings had spent the night drinking with friends in Darlington before deciding to take a Toyota GT86

  • Man spanked police officer on buttock to 'show off' to mates

    A YOUNG man has admitted to spanking a police officer on the buttock in an attempt to show off to his friends after a night out. Bradley Richmond, 23, was witnessed thrusting his hips and shouting at two police officers who were on foot patrol

  • Turnaround can help keep key man Maja

    JACK ROSS hopes the progress Sunderland have made in a short of space time to bring the feelgood factor back to Wearside will help when it comes to keeping hold of their top talents in January. The Black Cats boss fears greater financial rewards

  • Strategy to combat 'increasing problem' of parked lorries

    A STRATEGY is to be developed to tackle the “increasing problem” of overnight parking by lorries on roadsides and surrounding areas. North Yorkshire County councillors will hear there is clear anecdotal evidence of mounting issues such as road

  • MP calls for end to "fleecehold" estate fees on new build homes

    AN MP has taken a stand against what she calls “fleecehold” estate fees on new build housing developments. Labour MP for Bishop Auckland, Helen Goodman, presented a private members bill in Parliament on Wednesday in an effort to tackle unfair maintenance

  • Town unveils new bench to mark First World War centenary

    A NEW bench has been installed at Chilton war memorial to mark the centenary of the end of the Great War. Staff and regulars of the Wheatsheaf pub raised half the money to help Chilton Town Council have the bench installed outside Hutton House in

  • Play cafe to open in empty shop

    PLANS to turn a vacant shop space into a children’s play cafe have been approved by Durham County Council. Applicant Kimberley Welburn secured permission to change the use of an unused shop in Seaside Lane, Easington Colliery, into the Oopsy DownTown

  • Memories of world-famous engineering firm wanted

    THE company behind the Thames Barrier, Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Wembley Arch is appealing for stories and memories of the world-famous engineering firm. People are being invited to the Transporter Bridge – another of Cleveland Bridge's creations

  • 20,000 pints drunk since Hippodrome revamp

    DARLINGTON'S Hippodrome Theatre has sold 162,851 tickets after staging 358 performances since it reopened a year ago following a refurbishment. Management at the theatre have worked out that since the reopening, in the various bars and in the new

  • Increased police presence in Harrogate as part of operation

    POLICE presence is set to be significantly increased in a North Yorkshire town in the run-up to Christmas as part of an ongoing operation. Project Servator is a tactic using the unpredictable deployment of both highly visible and covert police officers

  • On this day – November 16, 2018

    1724: Highwayman Jack Sheppard was hanged in front of 200,000 people at Tyburn. 1824: Explorers Hamilton Hume and William H Hovell discovered Australia’s Murray River. 1869: The formal opening of the Suez Canal took place. It had taken 10 years

  • College's £8m STEM building extension approved

    Proposals to improve science and technology facilities at a Durham college have been given the green light by councillors. Earlier this year, New College Durham, in Framwellgate Moor, lodged plans to boost its offer for students with a new three-storey