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  • Four arrested after alleged Ferryhill burglary

    FOUR men have been arrested following an alleged burglary in Ferryhill. "Durham Constabulary received reports of an on-going burglary at Eldon Terrace at 11.50pm yesterday (December 4)," said a force spokesperson. "Three men were arrested at

  • Match ratings: Everton 1 Newcastle United 1

    NEWCASTLE United had to settle for a point at Goodison Park on Wednesday night. Goals: 0-1: Rondon (19, picked out at the back post unmarked where he finished off Murphy’s brilliant delivery) 1-1: Richarlison (38, curled in from close range

  • Everton 1 Newcastle United 1

    IF Newcastle United want to deliver performances to suggest they have what it takes not to become distracted by the latest takeover talk, then this is a decent base to start from. Not that Mike Ashley’s words carry much weight among the Magpies

  • Bradbury odds-on for Hartlepool United job

    CRAIG Hignett will on Thursday morning offer an update on the process of appointing a new Hartlepool United boss. Pools are seeking a replacement for Matthew Bates and Hignett will lead Pools into Saturday’s game at Maidenhead, with the recruitment

  • LIVE: Everton v Newcastle United

    Chief Football Writer Paul Fraser reports live from Goodison Park as Newcastle take on Everton. Kick-off: 7.45pm Tweets by paulfraserecho

  • Four men arrested following burglary

    FOUR men have been arrested following a burglary in Ferryhill. A Durham Police spokesperson said, officers received reports of an on-going burglary at Eldon Terrace at 11.50pm on Tuesday. Three men were arrested at the scene and one man fled

  • Tees Valley economy talks over possible Brexit outcomes

    ECONOMY bosses across the Tees Valley will hold talks to plan for different possible outcomes to the region relating to Brexit. Darlington Borough Council’s deputy leader and economy boss Councillor Chris McEwan said he had been “horrified” by figures

  • West Ham play Crazy Snooker!

    IN COLLABORATION WITH BETWAY West Ham's Marko Arnautovic, Javier Hernandez, Mark Noble and Robert Snodgrass team up with Steve Davis and John Parrott for an epic game of Crazy Snooker! West Ham stars, Marko Arnautovic and Mark Noble, teamed

  • Woman left with facial injuries in robbery

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old woman was robbed in Billingham today (Wednesday, December 5). The robbery happened at around 11.50am on Hylton Road, Billingham, between the junctions of Hollinside and Blakeston Road. Two

  • Gifts galore at Winter Wonderland

    BE inspired and enjoy some great shopping at a luxury Christmas fair taking place this Friday and Saturday at The Garden Rooms at Tennants, in Leyburn. This year’s Winter Wonderland Christmas Fair, being run in association with Living magazine,

  • Two teenage girls sexually assaulted on buses

    TWO teenagers were sexually assaulted and touched inappropriately whilst travelling on buses in York. Detectives are investigating and are appealing for witnesses to the incidents which happened on the number five and 12 bus services. Read more

  • Good Samaritans help woman, 91, after fall

    GOOD Samaritans who stopped to help an elderly woman who had fallen over in a town centre have been thanked by police officers. The 91-year-old was with her friend, in Church Street, Consett, when she fell and hit her head as they walked along just

  • Caught up in A66 traffic today? This might have been why

    CAUGHT in traffic on the A66 this morning in County Durham? Well this might have been why. Durham Police were escorting these huge dumper trucks along the road as they made their way towards the south. Cleveland & Durham Specialist Operations

  • Culine Sweep

    JOHN CULINE recalls his childhood. Born in a caravan, left school at the age of 11, taught by his sisters to read and write, sent to Hull – and back? – to help their Yvonne on the bingo stall. “After that I was on the roller coaster,” he says.

  • Plans for hotel on site of former passport office approved

    COUNCIL bosses have accepted plans for a hotel on the site of Durham’s former passport office at the second time of asking. Planning chiefs rejected a proposal in July, calling the scheme ‘not worthy’ of the city and told developers to try again

  • The Culines - eight generations of travelling showmen

    JOHN CULINE recalls his childhood. Born in a caravan, left school at the age of 11, taught by his sisters to read and write, sent to Hull – and back? – to help their Yvonne on the bingo stall. “After that I was on the roller coaster,” he says.

  • Woman freed from car after crash

    A WOMAN had to be freed from her car after a crash on Wednesday. The accident involving two cars happened on the B6265 at Aldborough, North Yorkshire. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said: "One female was rescued from the

  • National park 'facing major landscape threat'

    ONE of the most distinctive agricultural landscapes in Western Europe is being threatened by the very group charged with its conservation, it has been claimed. As the Friends of the Dales accused members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

  • Lord Lieutenant gets taste of community projects

    COMMUNITY projects across Peterlee area have played host to County Durham’s Lord Lieutenant. Lord Lieutenant Sue Snowdon visited six of the town’s ongoing projects to get a taste of how partner agencies are working together to provide communities

  • Would Theresa May still be PM if she was a man?

    GIVEN the furore concerning the perceived inadequacy of the Prime Minister’s Brexit document, it would be fascinating to speculate that should her position have been occupied by a man, whether he would still be in post. An intriguing hypothesis.

  • Students pulled over by police praised for act of kindness

    A GROUP of students who were randomly pulled over as part of a police campaign have been praised for providing officers with refreshments. Officers from Cleveland and Durham’s Specialist Operations Unit were in Bishop Auckland last night carrying

  • Festival allows youngsters to showcase new skills

    CHILDREN have been taking part in an energetic event to showcase their new skills. A total of 31 groups took part in the Gateshead Schools Gymnastics, Trampolining and Cheerleading Festival on Tuesday. The event, at Gateshead Leisure Centre,

  • Mobile phone left in car after police chase

    THREE occupants who fled a car after a police chase left behind a mobile phone, officers have said. Durham Constabulary tried to stop a beige coloured Volkswagen Golf on Watling Street, Leadgate, Consett at 2.15am on December 2. The driver failed

  • High value cars taken in spate of '2 in 1' burglaries

    FIVE burglaries and three attempts have prompted a police warning in Sedgefield. Police said the incidents in the last few days involve forced entry to a number of addresses with car keys being snatched along with the “high value/high performance

  • Local businesses can help keep your home at its best

    SPONSORED CONTENT REPUTABLE, local companies are on hand to help you all year round and to make sure your home is in tip-top condition, whatever time of year – but especially through the winter. Whether the job is big or small, these local businesses

  • Jobs threat as furniture workers told site faces closure

    WORKERS at a furniture manufacturer have been left reeling after being told their jobs could be axed. Bosses at Godfrey Syrett last week told staff the company proposes shutting its plant at Langley Moor, County Durham, and making employees redundant

  • Police step up patrols to catch drink drivers

    CHRISTMAS is a time of year when motorists are warned of the perils of driving after drinking alcohol. But North Yorkshire Police is aiming its drink drive message at a different group of motorists this year – people who’d never dream of drinking

  • Brewery pulls out all the 'hops' for a unique Christmas gift

    A BREWERY is pulling out all the 'hops' to create the perfect Christmas gift for real ale lovers. Each year, Masham-based T&R Theakston turns out a limited number of wooden “pins” - 4.5 gallon casks casks which are made using traditional tools

  • Tiny litter pickers make a big difference

    MINI litter pickers have made a big difference to their community. Youngsters from Brompton Community Primary School have teamed up with residents, councillors and supporters of the school to help tidy up their local area. Read more of today's

  • Christmas brass returns to miners' hall

    A LONG-HELD festive tradition is revived at the home of the Pitman’s Parliament this weekend. Durham Miners’ Association (DMA) is bringing back its one-time annual Christmas Concert, in the impressive setting of its headquarters building at Redhills

  • Landmarks in focus for My Darlington charity calendar

    A TWILIGHT image of Darlington’s Brick Train sculpture has won its young photographer a coveted slot on a calendar that puts the town in the spotlight. Laurie Nicholson waited for the perfect moment as the sun dropped to take her shot of the prominent

  • Clive Anderson presents industry award to Aycliffe firm

    A FINANCIAL planning firm based in County Durham has been named the best in the business. Newton Aycliffe based Eldon Financial Planning has won The Personal Finance Awards’ UK “Chartered Financial Planning Firm of the Year” 2018/19. The industry

  • Female entrepreneurs from Peru head to North-East

    BUSINESSES in the North-East are at the forefront of a dynamic British Embassy programme which has paired businesswomen from Peru with counterparts in the region. The female entrepreneurs from Lima spent several days on an exchange programme with

  • Still making an impact – War of the Worlds

    NO ONE would have believed that 40 years ago one album would have made such an impact on so many people. Having sold millions of copies worldwide including an astonishing two-and-a-half million albums in the UK alone, Jeff Wayne`s Musical Version of

  • Bobby's tale features in festive fundraiser for PDSA

    THE life-or-death story of a critically-ill dog has inspired a national charity appeal. Bobby, a seven-year-old Border Collie-cross, collapsed with a mystery illness shortly before Christmas last year and spent days receiving intensive care until

  • Tunnel excavation is latest mine landmark for Sirius

    EXCAVATION work has started on Sirius Minerals’ 23 mile underground mineral transportation system at Wilton International on Teesside. Up to 20 million tonnes a year of polyhalite ore, a natural mineral used as fertilizer, will travel through the

  • Gardener comes up smelling of roses twice

    A WOMAN has credited one of the hottest summers in history with helping her to win a housing association’s annual gardening competition. Denise Atkinson is the first person to win Railway Housing Association’s competition twice, taking the prize

  • Jessica's Christmas card design proves a winner

    AN artistic student has seen her Christmas card design chosen as the winner of a competition. Ten-year-old Jessica Ivy Sweet, who attends St Georges C of E Academy, in Middleton St George, near Darlington, won the annual competition organised by

  • Transformation of nightclub into dance studio takes big step

    THE refurbishment of an iconic town centre venue took a major step forward this week when windows bricked-up decades ago were reopened. The Joanne Banks Dancers, currently based in Middlestone Moor, bought the former Top Hat, on High Street, Spennymoor

  • Harry Mead: Brexit in three bitesize chunks

    BREXIT again – but in snatches, the better, I hope, to engage wavering attention. 1 It is very hard not to use the word ‘duplicitous’ to describe Mrs May’s Withdrawal Agreement In her letter to the nation she promised: “We will take back control

  • Paul Smith live at the Waiting Room

    IT was a very different Paul Smith on stage at the Waiting Room to the scissor-kicking, energetic frontman usually fronting Maxïmo Park. One of his trademark leaps could have caused substantial damage to decor and customers alike, given the size

  • New face on the beat in Dale village

    THERE is a new officer on the beat in Weardale. Police Community Support Officer Kim Anderson has joined the neighbourhood team at Stanhope station. PCSO Anderson, 22, from Bishop Auckland, said: “I’m excited to get started. I want to give back

  • Charity Christmas appeal will help over 400 children

    ORGANISERS of an annual Christmas toy appeal expect to help over 400 families this year. Volunteers at The Salvation Army in Consett have already started collecting gifts for disadvantaged youngsters across Derwentside. As well as providing youngsters