MORE THAN 64,000 tickets for Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Middlesbrough have officially sold out in just 100 minutes after going on sale. Tickets were released at 5pm on Thursday night ahead of the huge show featuring world-renowned artists coming
LATEST: Man found guilty of manslaughter A BOXER from County Durham is accused of murdering a 31-year-old man after punching him outside a pub, a court has heard. Nathan Robbie Buckland, of Lumley Close, Newton Aycliffe denies the murder of
A 28-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murder after a man died outside a takeaway last month. A man, aged 47, sustained serious head injuries after being assaulted in the early hours of Sunday, February 24, outside Porto Pizza on Windsor Terrace
POLICE have issued a new image of a missing person from as attempts to trace him continue. William Orchin, 34, was last seen leaving an address on Wingate Close, Houghton-le-Spring, shortly after 9.30pm on Monday. His family have not seen him
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the feature race on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival and the reigning champion Native River will ensure there is no hiding place. The likelihood of soft or perhaps even heavy ground is the key to the chances of
POLICE were called after a nine-year-old boy took a 5in kitchen knife into a primary school. The youngster was found with the blade at Greenland Community Primary School in South Moor, near Stanley. Headteacher Mark Stewart said: “We are taking
A "SUSPICIOUS" incident is being investigated by police after a 10-year-old girl was approached by a stranger. The young girl was walking at 8.40am on Wednesday, March 13, when a man walked up to her and grabbed her by the arm. Other news
A FRAUDSTER who took more than £1,500 in council tax support he wasn’t entitled to has been successfully prosecuted. Following an investigation carried out by Veritau on behalf of Richmondshire District Council, Leon Bentley was ordered to repay
LUKE WILLIAMS and Carl Magnay are on track with their recovery to be back shortly for Hartlepool United. Both have been out of action with knee injuries, Williams yet to play for Pools since signing in August, with Magnay missing the last month.
A NUISANCE biker has been taken off the roads after police caught him using a unique DNA tagging spray. Declan Drummond, 18, was riding a stolen KTM dirt bike on High Row, in Darlington, when he was sprayed with the tagging aerosol by police officers
A MAN wanted by police in connection with an alleged burglary has been arrested by police officers conducting routine patrols. Officers carried out a stop and search after noticing a man acting suspiciously on a driveway yesterday. Other news
A PILOT who was the Queen’s representative in North Yorkshire probably became disorientated in cloud before a fatal helicopter crash, an investigation has found. Barry Dodd, the county’s Lord-Lieutenant, was the only person on board when the accident
JACK ROSS insists no concerns about facing Walsall after failing to get the better of them three times this season. The Black Cats take on the Saddlers at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, on the back of Tuesday’s 0-0 draw at Barnsley. They
PLANS to convert a former car park into flats in Durham have been rejected by councillors. Last year, applicant Hillcrest NE Ltd applied to Durham County Council to convert the William Robson House car park in the Claypath area. This included
THIS week has been as exciting as the opening group stage of the football World Cup. I rush home from work each night, turn on the TV and find myself inexplicably drawn into the drama of an obscure fixture such as Uruguay versus Switzerland. Next night
Ghost the Musical, Empire Theatre, Sunderland THERE were ghostly goings-on at the Empire, but on a wild and windy evening on Wearside, it was not a case of things that go bump in the night. Instead, it was the polished touring stage reprisal
A JOCKEY has been suspended from horseracing after giving a positive sample for what is understood to be cocaine. Callum Rodriguez tested positive for a banned substance when riding at Southwell on February 27. The rider, who won the 2017 Ebor
TRAINS for the East Coast main line which are being built in the North-East are to enter operation in May. The Azuma trains, which are being manufactured by Hitachi at its purpose-built factory in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, are to be used
order to provide hot meals for those in need has vowed to continue to stop people going hungry. Food for Thought Darlington was launched more than a year ago and continues to offer events and initiatives designed to intercept and redistribute food
STUDENTS and community volunteers will spring in to action to help celebrate the spectacular Hindu festival of Holi. Families families are invited to join in the fun and mark the passing of winter and the arrival of spring at Durham University's
EMERGENCY services attended a serious car crash in Scorton, near Richmond. Police, fire and rescue and ambulance crews were alerted to a single-car collision at around 11.30am, and the B6271 Richmond road was closed at the quarry. Great North
THE family of a woman who had been threatening suicide are taking legal action against the police force they believe failed to protect her. Janice Clark fell to her death after standing on the wrong side of barriers on Hownsgill Viaduct, near Consett
A FAMILY has paid tributes to a 'much-loved man' who died after being struck by a car. Steven Bell, 64, of Dallymoor Drive, in Bowburn, near Durham, was struck by an Audi A3 shortly after midnight on Saturday, March 2. The collision in which
A LOCAL brewery is launching a new beer to celebrate the fact that it is almost 30 years since Glenn McCrory became the very first person from the region to hold a boxing world title. Labelled Our Hero, the 3.8 per cent traditional English pale
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STOBART Group has been revealed as the operator of Durham Tees Valley Airport following a Mayor's decision to return it to public ownership. In January this year, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen’s plan to acquire the airport was approved at a cabinet
THERE was a time when size mattered...With four children born within seven years of each other, we needed a big house. The bungalow we started out in was no longer fit for purpose, so we took a deep breath and stretched ourselves to the limit.
MATT RITCHIE is enjoying life at Newcastle United so much that he is not even prepared to think about leaving in the summer. While manager Rafa Benitez waits to hear how much money he will have to spend if he can keep the club and commits to a
TWO lanes of the A19 was blocked on Thursday morning following an accident involving several vehicles. The accident happened on the northbound carriageway between A179 (Sheraton junction, Sheraton) and A181 (Castle Eden Intrerchange, Eden Vale)
BELEAGUERED retailer Debenhams has said it will give "careful consideration" to a £150 million loan proposal from Mike Ashley's Sports Direct amid an escalating row between the pair. Its response followed Sports Direct's confirmation late on Wednesday
I MUST compliment David Llewellyn for his letter (HAS, Mar 13) about the proposed congestion charges that Newcastle City Council are considering. I work in Newcastle and commute by car each day. As I need to be at work before 7am each day, public
I HAVE helped to organise the Walk for Peace in Darlington for the past four years. Darlington for Peace organised the event as a response to a worrying increase in hate crime, both nationally and locally, and as a counter to calls for British armed
A SECTIION of road has been closed off over concerns part of a chimney in the grounds of the University Hospital of Hartlepool could come loose during Storm Gareth. Hartlepool Borough Council has said the closure of Warren Road due to safety fears
A MAN who died after his car collided with a HGV in the early hours of this morning has been named. Northumbria Police have now named 24-year-old John Terence Robinson, as the victim of the collision on the A19 southbound, near Washington, shortly
A DARLINGTON woman has been named NCT Volunteer of the Year at the national NCT Stars Awards at the Space Centre in Leicester. The award is presented to a volunteer who has gone above and beyond expectations and made a significant impact on new
A NORTH-East Labour MP has lambasted Boris Johnson for his “outrageous comment” that money spent on historic child abuse investigations is being “spaffed up a wall”. The Tory MP’s remarks came the day after it was revealed five prison officers
ADAM MATTHEWS thinks the latest Sunderland point can be treated as another step towards a Championship return ahead of a weekend when Wearside hopes to edge closer to League One’s automatic promotion spots. The Black Cats had looked to reduce the
A COUNCILLOR has said candidates should be "compelled" to divulge their address following a change in the law giving them the option to withhold it. Durham County Councillor for Weardale, John Shuttleworth, said he did not agree with a change of
A CANCER survivor who switched her corporate job for her own tourism business has said her dreams have come true. Sue Brierley always wanted to open her own luxury pod camping business and had plans accepted in 2011 but she did not act on them because
A CHARITY and one of the region’s largest housing associations have come together to launch a new group aimed at tackling isolation. County Durham Housing Group has provided £3,500 of funding to Journey Enterprises to establish a new weekly friendship
A PUBLIC consultation has launched on proposals for a new Tees Crossing, to take pressure off the existing A19 Tees Viaduct. At an event at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium Cllr Stephen Harker, Tees Valley Combined Authority Cabinet Member for
NEW homes are being built in Bishop Auckland. The 99 properties will offer both public and private ownership options after Linden Homes and The Riverside Group joined forces. Once finished, the properties which will be for sale, shared ownership
A NEW bar is hoping to bring something different to its town centre. BlackJack Seven, located on Blackwellgate in Darlington, opened on Monday March 4. The venue is a coffee house by day and a rum and gin bar by night. Paul McAlpine, from
A GROCERY store owner has been fined £9,701 by magistrates after failing to meet food hygiene and health and safety standards. Environmental health officers visited Adam’s Continental Food Store on Coatsworth Road, Gateshead, last May as a follow
ENTRIES are open for a closed road cycling event in County Durham, set to take place later this year. The Vélo North, comprised of a 50mile and 100mile route, starting and finishing in Durham city, takes place on Sunday, September 1. Up to 15,000
HUNDREDS of new homes could be given planning permission next week. Persimmon Homes Durham has submitted proposals for land north of Coaley Lane, Newbottle, near Houghton-le-Spring. The housebuilder has consent for up to 130 homes on the site
TWO prisoners received hospital treatment following an incident at HMYOI Deerbolt Prison, near Barnard Castle, on Friday, March 8. A Prison Service spokesperson said: “Staff successfully resolved a minor incident at HMP Deerbolt on Friday March
MEMBERS of Darlington Inner Wheel have raised valuable funds for a charity which makes innovative use of horticulture to help people with mental and physical disabilities. A group of Inner Wheel ladies met with Dr Satinder Faulkner at her lovely
A TEAM of apprentices from Darlington were the champions in a challenge which involved a range of physical and mental tasks. The town will now host next year's Tees Valley Apprenticeship challenge after returning home victorious. The event, at
RECYCLING sites available across a North-East borough will be reduced from 17 to seven under council cuts. Ten sites, known as "bring sites" will be removed following an in-depth scrutiny review by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council’s Place Select
GLOBETROTTING students have experienced travel and tourism first hand by taking a mini-cruise to the Netherlands' capital, Amsterdam. Fifteen teenagers studying at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College (QESFC), in Darlington, went on the trip which
ACTOR and writer John Hewer brings his critically-acclaimed stage production Just Like That – The Tommy Cooper Show to the region next month. The Grimsby-born star will don his fez at Middlesbrough Theatre and North Shields-based The Exchange.
THE countdown continues. It is two weeks and one day until we are supposed to leave the European Union behind us. And there is still no deal, because Brussels will never offer us an easy ride, and because the whole issue has divided our nation
A COUPLE have danced their way to pick up their own version of the glitterball trophy. Michael and Michelle Anderson, from Ouston, near Chester-le-Street, were crowned champions at a Strictly inspired dance competition organised to raise money for
CONCERNS over pollution in the heart of a North Yorkshire market town look set to persist after a major trial to tackle the worst offending vehicles was condemned as a failure. A meeting of North Yorkshire County Council’s Thirsk and Malton Constituency
A BANNED driver was jailed after becoming involved in a second high-speed police chase in residential streets in little more than three years. Despite protests from the dock by defendant Scott Haddock, Judge Christopher Prince said a message had to
A JUDGE wants to view an improvised weapon, used by an inmate to threaten a prison officer, before he passes sentence. Lifer James Gilmore is said to have grabbed the officer and held an inhaler refill to his throat in the incident at Frankland
A FOOTBALLER has shown his support for a campaign to raise money to fund ten specialist beds for a hospice. Boro's Adam Clayton called into the inpatient unit at Teesside Hospice to see for himself the urgency for beds which cost £4,500 each.
THE ground for day three of the Cheltenham Festival looks sure to be soft and quite holding although there are a couple of showers forecast which might help the horses go through the ground. I am writing this preview before the start of Wednesday
THE death of Janice Clark left a gaping hole in the lives of those who knew her, but also prompted loved ones to raise thousands of pounds for charity in her memory. Her family said the 50-year-old, who died from her injuries after falling from
PEOPLE are being asked to give their views on proposed changes to a coastal town’s conservation area as part of public consultation. Durham County Council is working towards the second stage of its grant application to the Heritage Lottery Fund
TONY PULIS could not hide his frustration at the Riverside Stadium last night when a combination of some wasteful finishing and a red card decision he described as “poor” left Middlesbrough nursing a second home defeat in five days. After Ashley
