FOR whatever reason, Middlesbrough put on a united front and were rightly applauded off the pitch at the end too. Whether it was a near sell-out crowd, with passionate and supportive fans behind them, a desire to dig deep and show the fighting
AFTER a weekend in which a batch of negative test results suggested that the current outbreak of equine influenza has been reasonably well contained, Britain’s horse racing industry will be desperately hoping that the sport is able to resume on Wednesday
STEPHEN THOMPSON scored his 90th goal for the club to give a disciplined Darlington side the points at Blyth Spartans. Quakers perhaps didn’t have the composure or discipline earlier on in the season to hold on to leads, but they had those qualities
A DOZEN people were arrested as violent scenes broke out in Middlesbrough after they had played Leeds United on Saturday. There were pockets of disorder throughout the town centre, particularly around the train station as opposing sets of fans
How did the players fare in Sunderland's 1-1 draw at Oxford? OXFORD (4-1-4-1): Eastwood 6; Hanson 7, Nelson 6, Dickie 6, Ruffels 6; Mousinho 5 (Carruthers 86); WHYTE 8, Brannagan 7, Henry 6 (Browne 73), Graham 6; Mackie 5 (Sinclair 63, 7
Sunderland suffered a frustrating afternoon at Oxford United’s Kassam Stadium as Marcus Browne’s 87th-minute strike meant they were held to a 1-1 draw. Jimmy Dunne had opened the scoring for the Black Cats with a first-half header – what were the
HOW we rated Hartlepool's performance in the 1-1 draw with Leyton Orient. Goals: 0-1: McAnuff (22, picked out in the middle and low shot spun low into the net via a Featherstone deflection) 1-1: Kabamba (45, popped up in the area to slide
Hebburn Town 0 West Auckland 2. West Auckland clinched a place in the last eight of the Buildbase FA Vase thanks to a goal in each half in their all Northern League clash at Hebburn on Saturday – and manager Gary Forrest believes that their success
Northallerton’s ENL second division promotion hopes suffered a blow when they were beaten 4-1 at home by second placed Thornaby on Saturday – and manager Darren Trotter admitted that his team wasn’t good enough. Northallerton conceded twice in
DARLINGTON supporters are being asked to choose their home kit for next season. There are four to choose from, and all feature supporters’ names in the fabric of the shirt. An initiative was launched recently giving fans to have their names
GEORGE Thomson capped a superb comeback as promotion-chasing Harrogate Town claimed a sensational 3-2 win at Dover. Town led early on when Mark Beck's header found the corner before a frantic final 11 minutes ensued at the Crabble Athletic Ground
HOW Middlesbrough's players fared in the dramatic 1-1 draw with Leeds at the Riverside on Saturday. Goals: 1-0: Wing (47, controlled Friend’s pass on the edge of the box before slotting a lovely finish inside Casilla’s bottom left corner)
POLICE are keen to speak to a man over a suspected theft said to have taken place last month. Officers in Newton Aycliffe have issued a photograph of the man they are keen to trace in relation to the alleged crime on Tuesday January 8. If anyone
A MAN was found seriously injured in Middlesbrough. The man, who is white and in his early 20s, was found at around 10pm on Friday night on Ormesby Bank. "Police are investigating the circumstances and would appeal for anyone who may have information
A RETIRED medical researcher’s quest for indecent images of children from the internet was partly blamed on medication which made him “hyper-sexual”, a court heard. Examination of material stored on devices seized by police from the Newton Aycliffe
TWO men accused of an overnight burglary at the remote home of an 85-year-old woman have been formally cleared of the charge. But Dennis Burdon and Frederick Cowie were given three-month jail sentences each after admitting either using or handling
LAST week, Memories alighted with delight on Melon Isle – a farm with a wonderfully fruity name on the banks of the Killhope Burn near Cowshill in upper Weardale. Did they once grow cantaloupes or honeydews or galias up in those wonderful wilds, we
WHEN Ethel Bannister was married in January 1919, her marriage certificate said she was an “experimental engineer”, which was a remarkable job title for a woman of her era. She had had an impressive war: she’d been born in Balk, near Thirsk, in
ALTHOUGH perfectly suited to modern family living, The Old Vicarage simply oozes old-world elegance and character. That it occupies a first-class site, in the centre of one of North Yorkshire's most sought-after villages, and offers some of the region's
A NEW partnership has set out to deliver £1million plans to create modern sports facilities in Barnard Castle. Barnard Castle Rugby Club has teamed up with The TCR Hub, Teesdale School and Durham County Council to provide a new site for the whole
A MOTHER has spoken of her relief after her nine-year-old daughter celebrated the end of two years of gruelling chemotherapy. Sophie Laidler of Seaham, County Durham, who was diagnosed with leukaemia in October 2016 was able to ring the ‘end-of-treatment-bell
BACK to the baths – the “old baths” in Darlington’s Kendrew Street and the “new baths” next door in Gladstone Street. The new baths was floored over in winter and used as a large assembly room for balls and concerts – in the early 1950s, there
THOUSANDS of young fish have been released into North East stillwaters to give stocks a boost. More than 11,000 roach, bream, tench, crucian carp and rudd were released by The Environment Agency across County Durham and Northumberland– including
AS someone who relied on her bike to get her everywhere, great-grandmother Alice Wilson was left devastated when she was forced to give up cycling after losing her sight. The 82-year-old from Pickering became partially blind around four years ago
PRIMARY school pupils have been picking up free first aid training as part of a pilot scheme by a housing association. More than 30 students at Seascape Primary School, in Peterlee, have learned vital skills that could help their friends and families
