The booking of crack Irish amateur jockey Derek O’Connor for Ok Corral at Warwick in their listed Chase suggested the JP McManus owned novice chaser was going to target the four-mile National Hunt Chase at the Festival in March. That still appears
A GUITAR owned by influential bluesman Booker White is set to fetch up to £120,000 at auction. The 1933 National Duolian resonator guitar, named Hard Rock, was owned and played for more than 30 years by White. Booker, known as Bukka, met then
DARLINGTON MOWDEN PARK were unable to make it two home wins in a row – but Danny Brown’s side had the consolation of a losing bonus-point as they suffered a narrow defeat to second-placed Blackheath at The Northern Echo Arena. Mowden led at half-time
GLEN DURRANT has made darts history by winning the BDO World Championship trophy for the third year in succession. Durrant, nicknamed Duzza, beat Scott Waites 7-3 in the final at the Lakeside. The Teessider, who could now opt to switch codes
OFFICERS in Crook are trying to trace this man. Police want to speak to him in relation to an incident in the Crook area on December 28. No further details have been made available at this stage. A spokesman for Durham Constabulary said: "
CHELSEA (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga 6; Azpilicueta 7, Rudiger 6, LUIZ 8, Alonso 7; Kante 6, Jorginho 5, Kovacic 5 (Barkley 63, 6); Willian 8, Hazard 6 (Giroud 86), Pedro 7 (Hudson-Odoi 80). Subs (not used): Caballero (gk), Christensen, Ampadu, Emerson
A LOOK at the points tally in the Championship table only tells part of the story for fifth-placed Middlesbrough, and a trip to St Andrew’s has only highlighted more how the problems are a lot closer to home for Tony Pulis than he would like. A
ANDREW DAVIES, the former Hartlepool United captain, has suffered an injury at Dundee before he’s played a game for them. The centre half last week ended his contract at Pools in agreement with the club and signed for Dundee, bottom of the SPL.
Goals: 0-1: Morgan Smith (7, turned in from close range after Pools were outnumbered in the penalty area after a breakaway) 0-2: Udoh (74, shot came back off the post and striker was first to react to fire home) 1-2: Anderson (90, close
DARLINGTON manager Tommy Wright felt that his team should have collected the three points at Alfreton. Quakers missed several good chances in the second half to win their first away game since beating FC United on September 13. Nevertheless
JANUARY can be a quiet month for entertainment. Most people are still getting over the excesses of Christmas and are probably all partied out. One thing is certain - there won’t be that much spare money in peoples’ pockets. ARC in Stockton have
JACK Muldoon was at the double to ensure Harrogate Town came from behind to sink Dover Athletic in the FA Trophy 2-1. The long trip to the south coast was worthwhile in the end because it ensured Town ended a five-match winless run and booked a
DARLINGTON manager Tommy Wright felt that his team should have collected all three points at the Impact Arena. Quakers missed several good chances in the second half to win their first away game since they beat FC United on 13th September, six
Newton Aycliffe manager Deano Browne admitted that his team is going through a tough spell after they were beaten 3-1 at third bottom Seaham Red Star on Saturday. Aycliffe dropped to sixth from bottom with this defeat, and they haven’t won in five
TWO men have been rescued from the sea after being swept away near a lighthouse. RNLI crews responded to an emergency call at around 8.10am on Saturday, after a 999 request was made by a member of the public who witnessed a man being washed off
Goals: 0-1: Wing (37, slid inside the six yard box to finish off Saville’s ball across the face of goal) 1-1: Adams (79, turned inside the area before picking out the inside of Randolph’s far post with a low finish) 1-2: Assombalonga (82
IT says much about the state of things at Newcastle United that even Rafael Benitez cannot be bothered to fight anymore. Benitez, the supreme political operator, the arch agitator who once promised he would “never stop pushing for the good of the
RECENTLY we discussed how the Spennymoor skyline was dominated by slagheaps from the steelworks for many decades after the works shut in 1901. This is well illustrated by this 1935 painting by Bert Dees entitled Slag Lane. The slagheap is just
RUTH Studholme’s grandfather, Dr Sidney Tinsley, was a GP in the inter-war years. Ruth’s collection of pictures show him in his Ferryhill freemason’s apron, and departing Spennymoor with his wife, also Ruth, on a charabanc outing. The surgery
ANOTHER year. Another dose of Vera. Following the huge success of series eight, the British crime drama - based on Ann Cleeves' novels of the same name - is back for a ninth run, as is Brenda Blethyn's matchless portrayal of the unorthodox, but brilliantly
THERE are all sorts of reasons for buying a house, but a Homburg hat and a worn overcoat belonging to a former Prime Minister might be among the most surprising. The items of clothing are the added extras on offer to the new owners of Park House
A HOUSEBUILDING scheme is expected to generate almost £600,000 for frontline services run by a council facing continuing financial pressures. The leader of Darlington Borough Council, Councillor Stephen Harker said the authority’s fifth joint venture
A YOUNG banned motorist was accused of “dicing” with the life of a police officer who tried to prevent him driving any further, following a short chase. Police spotted James Alan Carruthers in a Volkswagen Golf, minus its front registration plate
JUST before Christmas, we wondered why a 19th Century ironworkers’ Protestant church in Spennymoor should include a flamboyant 17th Century Roman Catholic altar from Spain. A fortnight later, we still don’t have a cast iron answer, but we do have
A SECOND possible route for a controversial relief road has been added to the County Durham Plan ahead of the final stage of consultation. The development of the plan, which will guide development in County Durham until 2035, is now reaching its
AN ice-cream business which appeared to have been frozen out of a popular beauty spot after more than half a century looks set to be given a reprieve. North York Moors National Park Authority officers have recommended granting consent to Whitby-based
IF HORSESHOE Barn doesn't tick all the boxes for even the most discerning of buyers, they must be near impossible to please. A stunning barn conversion, it offers more than 4,500ft² of beautifully presented accommodation and is made up of a main
QUILTS and textiles used by the late Hannah Hauxwell are set to be put up for auction. Thirteen lots from Miss Hauxwell's estate will be sold in Tennants Auctioneers’ Costume, Fashion and Textiles Sale on February 9. The 91-year-old was emblematic
FRESH calls have been made to review the safety of a Darlington road after another car crash heightened the concerns of residents. Kenny Johnson has made another call for the introduction of speed cameras and flashing warning signs on Carmel Road
A MAN who harassed his ex-girlfriend after they split up was told by a judge: "Everybody gets binned – live with it." Michael Warren bombarded the woman with phone calls and text messages for four weeks and threatened to slit her throat when they
