DARLINGTON’S willingness to welcome female candidates in their search for a new manager grabbed media attention nationally, and one applicant impressed so much that she could yet be offered a role with Quakers. The National League North club today
DARLINGTON are unconcerned by the threat of potential legal action after Blyth Spartans announced they are taking advice from their lawyers following Alun Armstrong’s decision to switch clubs. Armstrong was appointed as Quakers’ manager today,
SUNDERLAND have released the first pictures of their new home kit for the 2019-20 season. The home shirt, which has had a mixed reaction amongst supporters because of the large amount of white on the design, will be available to purchase in Sunderland
REMARKABLY, just when you thought Brexit could not get any messier, Theresa May seemed to make matters worse yesterday with her offer of a compromise wrapped up potentially with a second referendum. Her own party's European Research Group will
A NORTH-EAST port has announced a multi-million-pound investment in partnership with one of Europe’s fastest growing international steel trader. The new long-term contract represents the largest single investment in the last decade at Groveport
A MISSING teenager who failed to return home when expected last weekend has been found. Carlos Grundy was last seen leaving his home in, Consett, on Saturday, at around 12.50pm, to catch the bus to Newcastle. The 16-year-old was due home at
A HISTORIC live action show has appointed one of UK’s leading pyrotechnic display teams as their partners for 2019. ‘Kynren – an epic tale of England’ will see each show incorporate more than 600 separate pyrotechnic effects including burning boats
SIMON HAMMERSLEY is swapping Newcastle Falcons for Sale Sharks after triggering a relegation release clause in his contract at Kingston Park. However, Falcons have stepped up their preparations for life in the Championship with the signing of prop
PUBLIC health bosses have warned they will face “hard choices” over key frontline services amid concerns their budget will be cut by 12 per cent. North Yorkshire’s director of public health Dr Lincoln Sargent issued the warning over services ranging
Police were called to an accident on the A177 near Sedgefield on Tuesday afternoon. The crash, which involved a Jeep Renegade and a white Scania, happened on Stockton Road at 12pm. The driver of the Jeep suffered minor injuries. The road
JONATHAN WOODGATE remains firmly in the frame for a prominent role in Middlesbrough’s new managerial set-up after a backroom cull - even if he doesn’t end up with the job himself. The 39-year-old former defender has survived a clear-out of the first
POLICE were called to the scene of a crash on Durham Road in Bishop Auckland on Tuesday afternoon. The road was partially blocked both ways, near to the Bishop Auckland Golf Club, but has now reopened. Paramedics also attended the scene but
A FASHIONISTA is using her entrepreneurial spirit to bring the first city-style gin festival to a North-East town. Mr Foxx’s Fabulous Gin Fest is set to be the highlight of the summer festival season with a host of artisan gin makers heading to
A LOCAL authority is trying to deregister an area of common land because it wants to build a civic centre on it. Durham County Council is making the application to deregister part of The Sands, in Durham, to allow it to build its £50m headquarters
NIGEL FARAGE tends to elicit a strong response wherever he goes. To some, the Brexit Party leader is a straight-talking man-of-the-people attempting to uphold the result of the 2016 referendum. To others, he is a right-wing ideologue spreading division
THE European elections on Thursday will be the most divisive in many years. Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party wants the UK to leave the European Union with ‘no deal’. This, in my view, would be a bitter blow for the UK economy, leading to reduced revenues
MANY leavers say they won’t vote on Thursday because they’re disgusted by the Government’s failure to deliver Brexit on the back of the 2016 referendum. But I urge them to vote for two reasons: 1. If leavers don’t vote out of disgust, they’re
TERRY TUCKER wonders how the EU is financed (HAS, May 16). It sets a budget in Brussels and HMRC collects taxes from UK citizens. In London, tax payers’ money is then directly administered by the civil service for the statutory payments of the Common
WHAT is the matter with withdrawing from the EU with no deal? When we originally joined the Common Market we joined with no deal. If we arranged to come out in two to three months’ time that would allow us to set up trade agreements with anywhere
A LITTLE girl has written a poem in memory of her father who died in hospital after being found seriously injured in a house one week ago. John Lewis, 32, died in James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, on Tuesday, May 14, after emergency
SMASH and grab raiders helped themselves to thousands of pounds worth of stock and cash after crudely forcing their way into a town centre newsagents’ shop. A four-strong gang armed with a shovel and a large bag smashed their way into Wilson’s
I’M sure the Echo, not being a great Brexit supporter, took great delight in displaying the billboard showing the old quote by Nigel Farage that “we need to move to an insurance-based system of healthcare” (Echo, May17). Does what Nigel say on that
UNION leaders are set for talks with the Government on the future of British Steel after reports that it faces insolvency within days if a deal cannot be struck. Britain's second-largest steel producer is on the brink of collapse putting thousands
A MAN has been arrested for throwing a milkshake at Nigel Farage. The Brexit Party leader was doused in milkshake during a campaign walkabout in Newcastle yesterday. Northumbria Police have this morning confirmed that a man has been charged
A STUDENT campaign group is holding a protest in Darlington later this week to campaign against climate change. Young Friends of the Earth Darlington are holding the strike on Friday, May 24 in Stanhope Park. Organisers say the aim is to bring
IN the past year 343 complaints about noise have been investigated by officers from Hambleton District Council. The authority said concerns ranged from domestic noise caused by dogs barking and loud music from both residential and business properties
RETIREMENT village Middleton Hall has been celebrating Learning at Work Week 2019 with a big sign up. A range of opportunities to learn in the workplace were on offer at a special event held at the employee-owned business based at Middleton St George
HOUSEHOLDERS across North Yorkshire are being urged to question and scrutinise leaders of the police and fire and rescue service over the impact of cuts in police cells and equality and diversity. Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan
THE next generation of the world's fastest animal has been born in the Yorkshire Dales but the tiny Peregrine Falcon chicks are being kept away from prying eyes by their devoted parents. Staff and volunteers from the Dales National Park Authority
A VETERAN journalist has spoken of her pride at becoming the first female president in the history of Darlington Rotary Club. Sue Campbell, who marked 50 years as a journalist last year, will succeed Paul Robinson in the prestigious post at a handover
DARLINGTON Hippodrome will throw open its doors for a family open day. A whole host of activities will be on offer on Saturday, June 1 between 10am and 2pm, including a Family Trail to discover the history of the venue, Arts and Dance workshops
CHURCHES across a 26 mile trail are playing host to sculptures by international artists as part of an ambitious project. Sculpt is a free event sponsored by the Arts Council and church groups. It will be launched on May 25 and run until September
THE next generation of journalists capable of clinching Pulitzer Prizes are invited to sharpen their writing skills with the chance to pen their own headlines for a newspaper. The Cornmill Shopping Centre will play host to an activity day for budding
DARLINGTON have appointed Alun Armstrong as their new manager. He replaces Tommy Wright at the Quakers helm, formalities of his departure from fellow National League North club Blyth Spartans having been completed on Monday. Twelve months ago
A MAN given power of attorney to oversee finances on behalf of his dementia-suffering mother regularly dipped into her funds for personal and family payments, a court was told. Kamran Hamid, granted lasting power of attorney in August 2011, used
PLANS have been submitted to boost the volume of affordable housing on a 925-home estate. Developers Thirteen Group have lodged a planning application with Hambleton District Council to build 97 homes on the Sowerbv Gateway estate, to the south
SHEFFIELD UNITED are set to strengthen their interest in Middlesbrough striker Britt Assombalonga, with another of their leading attacking targets, Oli McBurnie, expected to reject the offer of a move to Bramall Lane. Blades boss Chris Wilder needs
A DARLINGTON man has been jailed after drunkenly shouting racial abuse at an innocent bystander. Richard Barnes, 55, of Larchfield Street, was involved in a drunken altercation with separate male when the incident occurred. Judge Sean Morris
A DARDEVIL grandfather has celebrated his 70th birthday by abseiling from one of the North-East’s best-known landmarks in aid of a cancer appeal. Retired solicitor John Flynn didn’t want presents for his “big birthday” and instead decided to test
A FORMER farmstead at Bowes, near Barnard Castle, will be turned into a haulage yard. Planning permission for the change of use of the site at Pasture End Farm, Stainmore Road, from agricultural land and buildings to a haulage and contractor's yard
IT'S just over two weeks until the Spice Girls' Spice World tour comes to Sunderland, and Geri Horner has given fans a sneak peek of the staging for the reunion gigs. The group will reunite on stage for the first time in seven years for their comeback
THE wife of a former firefighter, left heartbroken when burglars stole her late husband’s service medals, has had them replaced by his colleagues at County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service. The sentimental medals belonging Ian Heath
ORGANISERS of an annual music festival are encouraging people to come in 80s or 90s clothes for the first night. Consett Festival kicks off once again on Friday, May 31, and will run over the weekend. It is at Consett Football Club in Delves
A TEENAGE girl who lost her hands and toe tips as a baby has received a special award. Tilly Lockey, 13, from Consett, suffered Meningococcal Septicaemia B when she was 15 months old. She was given no chance of surviving but defied the odds and
ARMY cadets from across the region took part in commemorations and celebrations to mark British Empire and Flag weekend alongside other youth organisations at an open air heritage museum. Over 150 cadets from Durham Army Cadet Force (ACF) from Stanley
IN 2013, Jon McLaughlin suffered one of his worst afternoons in football as his Bradford City side were thrashed by Swansea City in the Capital One Cup final. Three months later, however, the Bantams returned to Wembley, and with McLaughlin in goal
CREATIVE students from a North-East art school have designs on making an impact on the thousands of music lovers attending Radio 1’s Big Weekend later this week. The talented young graphic design students from The Northern School of Art have teamed
AN MP will speak of his “deep anger” about the attainment gap between North-East secondary schools and the rest of the country in a debate in the House of Commons today. Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Simon Clarke secured the debate after
