CHRIS MAGUIRE was delighted to see Sunderland end their Portsmouth hoodoo tonight – but the Black Cats’ semi-final match winner admits it is only a case of a job half-done. Maguire’s second-half strike means the Black Cats will take a 1-0 lead
SUNDERLAND will lodge an appeal against the red card issued to Alim Ozturk in the hope of clearing the centre-half to face Portsmouth on Thursday. The Black Cats take a 1-0 lead into the second-leg of the League One play-off tie thanks to a cracking
THERESA May's Brexit deal is "like a surrender document of a nation that has been defeated in war", Nigel Farage told supporters. The Brexit Party leader was cheered by hundreds of people who attended a rally in the Rainton Meadows Arena, near
THE stable staff at Rebecca Menzies’ County Durham racing yard held a charity day with a difference as they donned their onesies to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. One of the yard’s riders, Leah Cooper, is competing in a charity race
JON Gittens, the former Middlesbrough defender, has died aged 55. He scored the goal at Wolves in 1992 that earned Boro promotion to the Premier League, the first season for the rebranded league. He played 24 times for Boro after initially joining
JASON AINSLEY has mastermind Spennymoor Town’s rise, closely involved in all but one of their years in existence which began in the second division of the Northern League at Step 6, and tomorrow they play for a place in the National League at Step
CELEBRATIONS marking the 150th anniversary of Saltburn Pier drew thousands of people to the seaside town. The special occasion was marked with up to 150 volunteers in Victorian dress mingling with the crowds to bring a nostalgic feel to the event
THE new team leading Middlesbrough Labour Group has been announced following last week’s devastating blow in the local elections. Councillor Matthew Storey will take the helm as Group Leader with Cllr Denise Rooney elected as Deputy Leader. Woman
A WOMAN has been left traumatised after being knocked unconscious by a man outside a Middlesbrough pizza shop. The 20-year-old was inside Sopranos, on Wilson Street, Middlesbrough, with her friend at around 3am when two unknown men approached them
Spennymoor manager Jason Ainsley has told his players that they’re 90 minutes away from history when they go to Chorley’s Victory Park for their Vanarama National League North play off final on Sunday afternoon – backed by a travelling army of a thousand
Ascot host their Victoria Cup meeting, such is the openness of the race there are co-favourites on 10-1! Try and work that tricky puzzle out…. The ground has been softened by the rain and the influence of the draw is negated by us seeking where
Racing TV ambassador Paul Mulrennan gives us the latest news on star sprinter Mabs Cross and his weekend rides, plus pays tribute to Pat Smullen. Mabs Cross has come out of last weekend’s Palace House Stakes in great form and it looks like she could
A PUPPY seller has been jailed and banned from trading after working without a licence. Kevin Knox, trading as Ivy Leaf Kennels, in Burnhope, County Durham, had attracted complaints about dogs becoming ill on the day of purchase. The 59-year-old
WORK has started on the latest phase of major road improvements in Darlington. The work to McMullen Road roundabout will increase the capacity of the roundabout with the creation of two lanes on the approaches and around the roundabout. This
AN artist is holding a meet-and-greet event for her hometown exhibition at Dorman Museum. Impressions, Northern Landscapes by Barbara Renton Wood is now on display at the Linthorpe Road venue in Middlesbrough. She will host the meet-and-greet
JACK ROSS is already proud of what Sunderland have achieved since suffering relegation from the Championship 12 months ago, despite missing out on an automatic promotion spot this time around. But the Black Cats boss, knowing a return to the second
MORE than 200 affordable houses in Crook are set to receive improvements as part of a £138m programme. New roofs will be fitted to 220 properties by believe housing as the latest part of a huge upgrade programme along with new fences, re-pointing
LARGELY unmemorable, the football season edges to an end. Both with a back story, the column’s final matches – probably – took place over the bank holiday weekend. On Friday evening Shildon beat a depleted South Shields 1-0 in the Durham Challenge
HIS book on North-East football has twice been named among the top 50 sports books of all time; two of his cricket books have won the MCC/Cricket Society’s top annual award. Now the polymathic Harry Pearson, a man who can turn a phrase like Lionel
FRANZ LISZT was the great pop star of his day. He had long lustrous hair, he smoked, he drank, he fell in love with glamorous women, and he wowed his audiences with the brilliance of his athletic piano-playing: its strength, its feeling, its energy
A CYCLE path has reopened to the public after major work was carried out. Durham County Council has repaired the path which runs alongside the A167 from Cock o’ the North to Merryoaks as part of a plan to encourage more people to cycle for everyday
THE wild side of nature is being explored by a North-East university next week. That's as Durham University is inviting nature-lovers to take a walk on the wild side with a free exhibition which opens on Saturday, May 18. Wild: A Celebration
A NEW private school, which has just 11 pupils, has been given a ‘good’ rating by education inspectors. The Independent Grammar School (IGS), in Durham, which caters for youngsters aged four to nine, has had the results of its first Ofsted inspection
FOR the last ten years, Lee Cattermole has headed off on holiday as soon as the football season has come to an end. But for the last ten years, the Sunderland midfielder has peeled away from the pool over the Bank Holiday weekend to pitch himself in
A GROUP of Middle East-based technicians have been given the opportunity to work in the region thanks to a North-East training provider. The TTE Technical Institute, based in Middlesbrough, has secured a new project with international energy and
A CAMPAIGN to promote and develop Hambleton as an age friendly community is being launched with a special meeting to find out what works and what doesn’t and how an improved environment can be created. The meeting at Northallerton Forum on Wednesday
THE leader of an influential health watchdog says he fears the needs of North Yorkshire residents will be overlooked following a major NHS reorganisation. Ahead of stepping down after nine years as chairman of the county’s scrutiny of health committee
YOUNGSTERS have celebrated after being selected to lead a parade ahead of a town's medieval fair. Imogen Groves has been crowned flower queen and will take part in Sedgefield Medieval Fair on Saturday, May 18. The 11-year-old will be joined by
THERE have been a number of stand-out moments in Newcastle United’s season. The 2-1 win over Manchester City that saw the Magpies become one of only four teams to beat Pep Guardiola’s league leaders in the Premier League. Last weekend’s thrill-a-minute
THE North-East voted for "real, positive" change in last week's local elections, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has claimed, as he vowed to work with the region's new council leaders to deliver "the best for the Tees Valley". Labour's performance
A RECYCLING project has teamed up with the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to plant 300 trees in the Dales. Harrogate-based Cone Exchange, the community recycling project of Bettys & Taylors Group, works with local schools, community groups, social
STUDENTS have a host of new opportunities in their sights after their college teamed up with the Army to explore the array of careers available in the Forces. An army of advisors descended on Darlington College to give students an insight into the
THE Wombles of Hambleton are continuing their litter picking mission to rid the district of rubbish. The Wombles recently spent an afternoon in Romanby, Northallerton, with NAVCAV - Northallerton and Villages Community Action Volunteers - where
NESTLED in large private grounds with beautifully-maintained gardens and surrounded by views which include the North York Moors, Hambleton Hills and Roseberry Topping, it's possible to see, at first glance, that White Lodge is something special.
A STAR footballer who played for her school's boys team helped them win the trophy her granddad won 59 years ago. Layla Hall, 13, a pupil at Longfield School, Darlington, helped the school's under 14 boys team lift the Darlington Schools Cup final
PLANS for new sports facilities at a secondary school have been nodded through by councillors. In recent months, North East Learning Trust lodged a bid for a multi use games area (MUGA) at Teesdale School, in Barnard Castle. The proposals are
THERE'S no downstairs to our house at present. Over the last few weeks we have gone from having a full working kitchen, to hobs and no cooker – it packed up in disgust the day after we pressed 'go' on the renovations – to just a microwave.
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. The teenager has since been released under investigation following reports of an assault on a 13-year-old boy on May 7. A “slashing” incident is alleged to have
SPENNYMOOR TOWN play the biggest game in their history when they take on Chorley for a place in the National League tomorrow, but their owner and saviour, Brad Groves, will be nowhere to be seen. “I’ve always been very superstitious,” said Groves
WHEN, a few years back, the position of head chef at The Ritz became vacant, The Times reported that a book had opened on who would get it. The two favourites were John Williams and David Nicholls, both renowned chefs with stellar reputations. John
HORTICULTURALISTS are being invited to enter their gardens into a community contest. The Chester’s Best competition encourages residents and organisations in Chester-le-Street and its surrounding villages to keep their area looking great by celebrating
