CRAIG HIGNETT praised his Hartlepool United players after securing a deserved win over Wrexham. Third in the National League, the visitors were second best at the Super 6 Stadium. Pools won thanks to Josh Hawkes first-half penalty. The spot-kick
HARTLEPOOL UNITED enjoyed a single goal victory over Wrexham – thanks to Josh Hawkes’ penalty. The midfielder netted from the spot on 23 minutes after he was bundled over in the area. His spot kick was weak, blocked by keeper Rob Lainton but
A REVAMP of a hotel bar has been completed at Walworth Castle. Owner Rachel and Chris Swain, who took over the venue in 2000, have invested £50,000 in the 1189 Bar and Kitchen, named after the year the hotel dates back to. Mrs Swain said: “We
EMERGENCY services are dealing with an incident on the railway. National Rail reports on Twitter: "Emergency services are dealing with an incident between Newcastle and Darlington. Consequently, trains between these stations may be cancelled, delayed
A FORMER fine dining restaurant is set to be taken over by new owners for the second time in less than a year. Holi and Bhang, an Indian restaurant, is opening in The Avenue, Durham, in April. The venue, at Farnley Towers, was previously occupied
PEOPLE are being reminded that time is running out to register to vote in the upcoming council elections. Residents go to the polls on Thursday, May 2 but have until midnight on Friday, April 12 to register to take part in the election for local
Cheltenham Gold Cup fourth Native River is likely to be fitted with blinkers if he takes his chance in the Bowl at Aintree in a fortnight. Colin Tizzard’s chaser did win the Grade 1 Novice Chase at the meeting three years ago on good to soft ground
A COMMUNITY arts centre is on the lookout for a new manager after the man appointed to secure its future left after less than three months in the role. David McKnight joined The Witham, in Barnard Castle, in early January, and said he was excited
BUSINESSES have been coming together ahead of a march to raise awareness of cancer today. Those in Bishop Auckland have been decking out their shops in different colours to represent different types of cancers ahead of a cancer awareness day.
A FISH and chip shop owner is celebrating after being recognised with a national award. Katie's Traditional Fish And Chips, in Barnard Castle, has been given a National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) Fish & Chip Quality Award. The award
STAFF at a primary school are celebrating after being recognised for their efforts to support young carers. Hartside Primary Academy, in Crook, has been awarded the Young Carers Neighbourhood Charter in recognition of the support provided to young
IN many old postcards and photographs of Darlington town centre, like the one on today’s front cover, there is a distant spire. It is a fine spire, tall and slim, slender and elegant, which is covered in yellow-green algae and architectural detail
MOVES to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 have been backed by a North-East MP. Dr Paul Williams, Labour MP for Stockton South, supported cross-party moves by a group of MPs to amend the Overseas Electors Bill debated in Parliament yesterday, so
ONCE voted the biggest waste of money in football history, and dining out on it pretty much ever since, Steve Daley pitched up the other evening at a sportsmen’s do at Tow Law Town. It must have been 15 years since last we heard him and barely a
DOCTORS made an impassioned plea to the public to get behind their “innovative” plans to secure a future for Northallerton’s Friarage Hospital. At a public meeting at Northallerton School and Sixth Form College, about 500 people were crammed into
A HOUSING developer has confirmed that netting torn down by campaigners, after a bird became entangled, will not be replaced. On Tuesday, a group of around 20 people gathered on Edward Pease Way, near West Park Hospital, Darlington, after locals
THE danger posed by a man convicted of a pub stabbing is to be assessed before he is sentenced for the attack. Gary Watkins followed the other man shortly after an earlier confrontation in The Lambton Arms, Chester-le-Street, and thrust a sharp
A FAMILY business lasting three generations is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Flowers by Nattrass began in 1959 as a Hurworth growing market garden, set up by Ronnie Nattrass who passed away last year, aged 91. In its first week of trading
PLANS to shave just three minutes off bus journey times have been rejected over concerns about congestion and pollution. Arriva had requested Durham County Council reopen a bus stop on Hallgarth Street for services leaving Durham. Concern over
PLANS to transform a Victorian covered market to its former glory and extend opening hours to help boost town centre trade have been broadly welcomed by residents. Reaction is being sought to a proposed investment of up to £3.5m in Darlington’s
ONE of the smallest micro breweries in the country is celebrating reaching a significant milestone by creating a special celebratory ale to mark the occasion. Based in the rear of Number Twenty 2's in Darlington, the brewery has developed a Centurion
CAMPAIGNERS say they will not give up the fight to stop unnecessary HGVs passing through their town. Members of the Barnard Castle HGV Action Group have been calling for action from Durham County Council following decades of complaints about the
A TALKATIVE schoolgirl has raised more than £1,200 in aid of Freddie, a young boy suffering from cancer. Ava Shackleton, 10, of Thirsk, North Yorkshire raised the money for the Freddie’s Fight campaign, whose family are hoping to fund potentially
CRAIG HIGNETT feels getting the right blend of youth and experience in his Hartlepool United squad is the key to success. Pools take on Wrexham today, another former Football League club but one which has spent too long in this division. It’s 11
TWO founders of a youth club for children in east Durham have been honoured for their work with young people. Tracey Slater and Julie Griffiths, from Murton, accepted the Durham County Council Chairman’s Medal for their dedication to their group
A CHALLENGING but worthy walk across the moors near Stokesley from the pretty village of Lealholm to Scaling Reservoir and back past the lovely viewpoint on Beacon Hill. Lealholm was once described as ‘the prettiest village in Yorkshire’ and they
LAST week’s column bid premature farewell to Bootham Crescent, York City’s much-loved home for 87 years but knew – of course – that we’d be back. The programme had devoted a page to City’s 7-0 win against Darlington, October 5 1985, Fred Barber
MICK HENDERSON, believed to be football’s oldest referee, is hanging up his whistle after 65 years in the middle. The 85-year-old, who retired from teaching when he was 54, admits that he’s falling off the pace – and that it’s age which is catching
AN addiction treatment organisation is considering offering its services to children under the age of 16 as new figures show thousands of youngsters in the North-East are being admitted to hospital for drink and drug abuse. A new report from Public
ALTHOUGH Vaux beer was obviously very memorable, it is the Sunderland brewery’s horsedrawn drays that have really stuck in the memory – and one of those drays can still be seen in motion in a museum in Northumberland. “I found it on a farm in Sunderland
A Teesside teacher is hoping her dream will come true this weekend as she vies for top spot in a prestigious national modelling competition. WHEN she found out that she’d reached the final of the 2019 TopModel competition, Teesside teacher Fiona
SHOPPERS will be able to sample flavours from around the world next week when the Continental Market sets up stall in Darlington. Organised by Darlington Marke and Market Hall, the visiting trades will be in front of the covered market from Wednesday
JACK ROSS has recognised and praised the contribution of Grant Leadbitter since the midfielder returned to Sunderland. The Black Cats boyhood fan and trainee left the club in 2009 to move to Ipswich, but returned to the Stadium of Light from Middlesbrough
THREE-AND-A-HALF years ago, Mark Wilson sat in the St James’ Park stands and watched New Zealand stroll to a 47-9 win over Tonga. At the time, it seemed as though the experience would be the closest he ever came to the Rugby World Cup. This afternoon
GASTROPUB is not a term I find particularly palatable. For me it conjures up images of skinny-jean wearing hipster types whose too-cool demands turn once-cosy locals into soulless places serving chips from tiny metal buckets and gin from jam jars.
A SPENNYMOOR councillor has announced he is quitting the town and county council. Geoff Darkes has stepped down from both Durham County Council and Spennymoor Town Council and has also resigned from the Spennymoor Independent Group. He claimed
WHEN lollipop man Tony Kelley gets married today, he'll have an extra spring in his step – all because of a heartwarming act of kindness by a grateful parent. Tony, would be the last person to describe himself as dapper, but he'll walk down the
FROM boo-boy to hat-trick hero, Raheem Sterling’s England career has certainly taken a turn for the better. It is not too long ago that the Manchester City winger’s appearance in the England side was under serious threat, such was his repeated
