THERE’S no racing in Britain until Wednesday at the earliest following the confirmation that three horses at the yard of Donald McCain had tested positive for equine influenza. Over a hundred stables were being tested throughout yesterday to see if
THE Montane Spine Race is one of the most brutal and challenging in Europe, and last month Shelli Gordon of the Let’s Run store in Stokesley not only completed it, but came second. This Winter Marathon is known as one of the toughest ultra distance
DARLINGTON will have two new signings in their squad for Saturday's game at Blyth Spartans as they return to action after a fortnight without a match. Quakers’ last game was a 1-1 draw two weeks ago at Curzon Ashton, since when Tommy Wright has
A NATIONAL pub chain has now submitted a planning application to open a pub in Bishop Auckland. Amber Taverns seeks permission from Durham County Council to redevelop the former Poundworld store on Newgate Street. Pub chain's plan for
DEVELOPMENT has begun on a former sheltered housing site which will see the addition of 14 properties in the area. Local housing provider Livin has invested almost £2.1million into ten new bungalows and four single-level-living apartments at the
MEMBERS of an authority are set to consider continuing to provide increased funding for community-based projects after learning how the grants helped secure much more money. Richmondshire District Council’s corporate board is to examine maintaining
A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man who was injured in an assault last night died in hospital this afternoon. At about 6.20pm on Thursday, police received a report that a man had been found injured outside The Chesterfield pub,
LEADING members of a council which counts driving economic vitality among its top priorities are set to consider offering business rates relief to numerous businesses to help boost town centres. Hambleton District Council’s Cabinet will examine
RURAL crime was the focus of a multi-force operation targeting cross-border criminals. Operation Checkpoint saw more than 110 police officers, PCSOs and Special Constables from the North Yorkshire, Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire and Northumbria
A NORTH-EAST bridge builder has secured millions of pounds of funding to send hundreds of bridges to southern Asia. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox announced yesterday that UK Export Finance (UKEF) will provide £49m worth of support for Darlington-based
DEVELOPERS are seeking permission to build a major addition to the North-East’s largest business park which they say will deliver 1.75 million sq ft of accommodation, a £140m boost to the economy and create more than 3,000 jobs. Joint venture company
DARLINGTON have made Sam Muggleton their second signing of the day, the former York City left-back arriving on loan for a month. He joins from Chesterfield, the club he joined last summer after leaving York. The 23-year-old goes straight into
THE body of a woman, who is thought to have been sleeping rough, has been found near Newcastle United's football stadium. At 2.36am on Friday, police received a report that a body had been found in a car park at St James’ Park. Emergency services
SPENNYMOOR manager Jason Ainsley says that his team has 15 cup finals to play before the end of the season. Moors have the first of them at home to Bradford Park Avenue on Saturday afternoon, as they continue their promotion bid from the Vanarama
NORTHALLERTON are hoping for three crucial promotion points when they take on second placed Thornaby in the ENL Second Division at Ainderby Road on Saturday. Northallerton are currently in fourth place in the table, nine points behind their opponents
SEVERAL former Darlington players face each other when West Auckland travel to Hebburn in the last 16 of the FA Buildbase Vase on Saturday. It will be a reunion of all sorts for several players who played a major role in Darlington’s success in
A FOOTBALL club has pledged to give more talented young players the opportunity to play in its first team. Shildon AFC chairman David Dent set out plans to grow the club into the wider community in October 2018, with the appointment of a new sporting
A SCHOOLGIRL who was selected for the GB cycling team last year has raced against cycling greats in Manchester. Abi Smith, 16, who is a sixth former at Ripon Grammar School raced at the finals of the three-day, HSBC UK National Track Championships
THE transport secretary Chris Grayling has said traffic and parking problems in a town could be fixed “on a national level” in order to ease congestion. Yarm, near Stockton, has been plagued with growing traffic concerns, and a lack of car parking
A NORTH-EAST teenager has been selected to play football for her country. Lily Patrick has been selected for the under 15 England Schools' national squad this season, the only representative from Cleveland in the team. Lily, who plays left wing
RAFAEL BENITEZ is hoping Newcastle United’s warm-weather camp in Spain next week will have the same positive benefits as last season’s trip to his homeland. Newcastle’s first-team squad will travel to Spain in the immediate aftermath of Monday’
DARLINGTON have signed striker Wilson Kneeshaw and he goes straight into the squad that tomorrow plays at Blyth Spartans, one of his former clubs. He has swapped California for Quakers, the 24-year-old signing a deal lasting until the end of the
PAUL DUMMETT, Ki Sung-yueng, Mo Diame and Yoshinori Muto are back in contention for a place in Newcastle United’s game at Wolves on Monday night. The quartet have all returned to full training this week, and are pushing for a starting spot at Molineux
DETECTIVES investigating the suspected murder of Naheed Khan are working on four new lines of inquiry after being inundated with information following a public appeal. Cleveland Police are attempting to piece together the final movements of the
A GIRL is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being knocked down by a car on Thursday night. The 11-year-old was injured as she tried to cross the A66 in Darlington, near the Brick Train sculpture. Police are now appealing for
DEAN RICHARDS is hoping to put an end to Newcastle Falcons’ semi-final heartbreaks when his side take on Northampton Saints for a place in the Premiership Rugby Cup final tomorrow afternoon. Last season, Falcons lost at the semi-final stage in
POLICE have confirmed a man died after his motorcycle crashed into a stationary lorry in Chester-le-Street on Thursday. A Durham Police spokesperson said: "Officers attended the scene of a collision at around 6am on Thursday morning, on Third Avenue
MIDDLESBROUGH have injury worries ahead of one of the biggest games of the season. Boro play Leeds United at the Riverside tomorrow (1pm). Jordan Hugill and Britt Assombalonga started up front in the embarrassing defeat to League Two Newport
WET and windy weather is set to continue throughout the weekend with the possibility of snow early next week. Storm Erik brought strong winds to parts of the country on Friday and will be followed by rain and more unsettled weather, according to
THE owners of a family-run shop have said they could have to shut if a road closed from construction works is not reopened. Jackie and Manjit Bains, owners of the Brompton Convenience Store on Northallerton Road in Brompton, North Yorkshire, also
A LONG-AWAITED multi-million pound road junction is set to open this Spring. Work started on the Sowerby Gateway junction off the A168, near Thirsk, Nort Yorkshire, last July - almost five years after people were told it would be built as part
A FORMER British champion boxer has visited the place where he used to train in Catterick Garrison ahead of a play about his life being performed in the region. Glenn McCrory visited the new gym at Peronne Lines, Catterick Garrison on Tuesday,
A FESTIVAL of music and the arts will return this spring with musicians from across the world and closer to home performing at venues around the Dales. The Swaledale Festival runs from May 25 until June 8, will welcome the current BBC Young Musician
FOUR people have been arrested after a man suffered life-threatening injuries in an alleged attack outside a pub. At about 6.20pm on Thursday police received a report that a man had been found injured outside The Chesterfield pub on Elswick Road
The Durham Book Fair is being held at Durham Johnston School next Saturday. But why does the school have such a particular name? One of the books on sale at the fair provides the answer DURHAM JOHNSTON SCHOOL stands beside the old Great North Road
YOUNGSTERS at a Bishop Auckland school are delving into the past to secure their heritage for the future. Pupils at St John’s School and Sixth Form College, A Catholic Academy, have done 16 mini projects for At Home with Heritage– an initiative
TEENAGERS involved with boxing and other sporting clubs in Derwentside are to be offered tickets for a play about a local world champion for a nominal fee. Youngsters hoping to follow in the footsteps of Glenn McCrory will be able to see matinee
A MAN has fulfilled a 30-year dream by landing a full-time job as a pilot. Lee Davison, 51, of Northallerton, had a desire to fly when he was 21 but a change of career meant he served several years working with various ambulance services. In
THE former home of Daleswoman, Hannah Hauxwell has been put up for sale. Her extraordinary story of endurance farming in the harshest conditions in Upper Teesdale made the world fall in love with her when Yorkshire Television made a documentary
PORT operator bosses have welcomed the Maritime 2050 strategy released by the Department for Transport to map out a plan to support the UK’s ambition to be a world-leading maritime nation. The report highlights seven high-level themes including
THE doting owner of a 16-year-old Jack Russell are hoping to find volunteers to help give her walks and more freedom in her twilight years. A national charity has stepped in a bid to recruit animal lovers able to devote a fraction of their free
LEARNING is proving to be child’s play for a nursery was hailed ‘outstanding’ across the board by Government inspectors. Ofsted inspectors awarded the top grading to Darlington College Childcare Centre in four key areas including effectiveness of
THE £21m weight of expectation won’t affect Miguel Almiron. Newcastle United’s new record buy is in line for his debut in Monday’s game at Wolves, when the Magpies could be back in the Premier League drop zone. But the Paraguay international
RACING yards in the region have been taking extra precautions against equine flu after the country's meetings were abandoned for six days following an outbreak. Yards in Middleham and Malton have been trying to keep horses free from the disease
STAFF who work in one of England’s finest upland landscapes are urging people not to wait until summer to get outside but to head for the hills now. The North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and UNESCO Global Geopark covers a
JACK ROSS is convinced fatherhood can help Lynden Gooch sparkle even more in the second half of the season after impressing in his first full campaign as a Sunderland regular. Gooch was a late withdrawal from the team that defeated Wimbledon last
FIVE people have appeared in court over the alleged supply of illicit drugs, including the psychoactive substance ‘Spice’, to prison inmates. It follows attempts to smuggle class B and C substances, plus mobile phones into Durham Prison, on visits
THE Sleaford Mods are heading out on tour after they returned to their independent roots by releasing their new album on their own Extreme Eating label. Eton Alive will be the duo’s first album since they left Rough Trade Records. The electronic
YOUNG fundraisers showed what can be achieved when they try after collecting £22,000 for a rugby player struck down by an incurable disease. Barnard Castle School pupils and staff handed over the proceeds of a single term’s fundraising to the My
RESEARCHERS are preparing to delve into the heritage of three historic buildings in Bishop Auckland as part of a process to help bring them back to life. Funded by Historic England, the three unoccupied buildings to be explored are the former Co-operative
ONE of the greatest loved North-East museums will set up shop for a one-off town cente event celebrating the region’s art. Beamish has joined forces with the management team behind Newton Aycliffe town centre to give residents a chance to see and
A FORMER tea manufacturer and civil servant has turned his career sights to chatting on the telephone. Robin Grey, from Darlington, had a long and fulfilling career working until the age of 74. Following his retirement, he decided to take a "
A YEAR long fundraising drive by staff at a property and energy firm raised £14,500 for a cancer charity. Employees at Durham-headquartered The Banks Group voted to raise money during 2018 for Bright Red, which supports people across the north of
A FORMER Olympic canoe coach who is using his love of the water to raise awareness of climate change is trying to get support from the royal family. David Train, who was born in Stockton, is calling on world leaders to sign his Paddle for Life –
SOME of the North-East's most disadvantaged pupils could benefit from the launch of special summer schools – if organisers can raise enough funds for the project. A partnership between education programme Lexonik and Teesside University will result
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Africa will be able to able to develop their IT skills with the help of a housing group which has donated dozens of unwanted pieces of tech. Thirteen, which provides housing across the region, has joined forces with The Turing
A BUSINESSMAN with more than two decades of experience in the laser cutting industry has invested £170,000 in setting up his first base. Rob Smedley's RJS Laser Ltd now has a permanent home on Aycliffe Business Park after 17 years on the road repairing
THE bosses of a North theme park are working on ambitious plans to build a second venture - on the coast. Bosses at Flamingo Land in Malton, North Yorkshire, are hoping to make use of the derelict land which was once occupied by the Futurist Theatre
ONE of Durham city’s oldest institutions has gained four new members. Solicitor Norman Hart, a former senior partner at BHP Law, chartered accountant Alan Ribchester, and journalist George Oliver, who are all recently retired trustees of the City
MENTAL health has been at the forefront of Darlington business taking part in a national campaign to encourage people to seek help. Advent Advocacy, based in Darlington's Lingfield Point, hosted a #TimeToTalk event yesterday, in a bid to share tips
A BRITISH soldier has died six days after he sustained injuries at the Catterick Garrison army base in North Yorkshire. Sergeant John McKelvie, 51, died on Monday from injuries after a crash at Catterick's training area on Tuesday, January 29.
DARLINGTON play at Blyth Spartans tomorrow and their squad is due to be bolstered by some fresh faces, a couple of which will be familiar to supporters. Liam Hughes is in line to return to the squad after a month away from football while resolving
A DIGGER maker is to appoint a new managing director when its current boss steps down after almost two decades. Paul Blanchard, current director of manufacturing at Komatsu, in Birtley, near Chester-le-Street, will take up the new position from
TWO men set up a cannabis farm in an uninhabited house as one of them was under pressure to meet a £3,000 drug debt, a court heard. Matthew Soutar succumbed to the approaches and went along with the plan to fit out the three-bedroom property with
A CHURCH is set to rejoice with more concerts after a music society moved in. Bishop Auckland Music Society (BAMS) now has a new home at the town’s Methodist Church, in Cockton Hill Road, thanks to a warm welcome from Reverend John Purdy and his
THE Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services is supporting this year’s Mind Your Head campaign which kicks off Monday, February 11. Organised by leading farming charity Farm Safety Foundation, it aims to raise awareness and tackle the stigma
A BANNED driver found in bed shortly after a police chase has now admitted he was at the wheel of the car being pursued. John James Anthony Lawson was arrested after being found in bed at a house in Leadgate, near Consett, on September 29 last
HUNDREDS of families affected by cancer have been supported by a North-East group which has now been in operation for five years. Members of the Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group marked its fifth anniversary with a celebration at its monthly
JAKE CASSIDY admits he is happy to be away from Hartlepool United, who he describes as a “negative club”. The striker has returned to Maidstone on loan for rest of the season, after briefly returning to Pools after four months in Kent earlier in
THE Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has held a topping out ceremony to mark the completion of construction work on a new, state-of-the-art facility that will develop next generation light-based healthcare treatments. The National Healthcare
DARLINGTON are inviting teenagers interested in joining their academy to attend an open day later this month. Their academy launched last year with several players since making into the first-team squad. Seven academy players featued as subs
