The Group 1 Irish 2000 Guineas is the highlight of a wonderful day of flat racing in Britain and Ireland this afternoon with Newmarket Guineas’ winner Magna Grecia going head-to-head with last season’s leading juvenile Too Darn Hot, who had a hard
DANNY Tudhope is setting the early pace at the top of the jockeys’ championship table and he looks poised to strike gold at Redcar on Monday. Tudhope teams up with William Haggas on the well-bred Al Muffrih in the Racing TV Zetland Gold Cup and
SUNDERLAND fans in London for the League One play off final have once again made Trafalgar Square their own. Supporters draped flags and paddled in the fountain ahead of tomorrow's match against Charlton. #TrafalgarSquared 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com
A THIEF held a knife to a baby's throat in a sickening robbery. A grandmother, a woman in her 40s, was taking her 19-month old grandson for a walk along the footpath in the wooded area off Ormesby Road, Normanby, Middlesbrough between 5 and 6pm
POLICE are trying to find a 21-year-old woman who has gone missing. Georgia Woodhouse was last seen on Friday in Bearpark, near Durham. She is believed to have links to the Northumbria area. She was last seen wearing a blue Nike Jacket,
JESS GLYNNE has had to pull out of her performance at Radio One's Big Weekend in Middlesbrough, organisers have confirmed. The star, who opened for the Spice Girls on the first night of their Spice World tour in Dublin last night, has lost her
Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson highlights Sunderland's three key players ahead of Sunday's League One play-off final with Charlton Athletic JON McLAUGHLIN Last season, Sunderland’s goalkeeping department was a huge weakness. This
WHEN Sunderland played at Wembley in the final of the Checkatrade Trophy, it felt, to a large degree, as though the pressure was off. Yes, there was disappointment when Lee Cattermole failed to convert his penalty. But the sun shone, Trafalgar Square
AN MP has spoken of his relief after a man who made death threats against him was convicted. Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald received an email full of 'bile' which made threats to kill him. Dave Stuart, 53, of Topcroft Close, Park End, Middlesbrough
THE first holiday flights to take off from Durham Tees Valley Airport in five years lifted off this weekend. Holidaymakers were flying to Bulgaria just in time for the half-term holidays. Balkan Holidays, which specialises in beach breaks to
SIXTY games, and it all comes down to this. Even without stoppage time, Sunderland have already played a remarkable 5,430 minutes of football this season. Yet the final 90, or perhaps 120, will decide everything. A season’s worth of work condensed
THREE men have been detained after immigration officers visited an Indian restaurant in Chester-le-Street. The Home Office said the immigration enforcement officers who visited Cookson Spice on Thursday were acting on intelligence. Chester-le-Street
CHARLTON finished the regular season with just two defeats in 21 matches after the turn of the year. Sunderland will know that, and they will know Lee Bowyer’s team has dangerous players running through the squad. Chief football writer Paul Fraser
Sir Ian Botham and David Thomas, international sportsmen and pretty much of an age, played Barnard Castle Cricket Club last Friday evening. It was what the Americans might suppose a neighbourhood concert – Dave’s now a couple of miles up the road
On and off for many a year, it has been the column’s irregular custom to convene a gathering of the FA Cup Escape Final Committee (and Scotch Pie Fest), its direction northwards, its intention obvious. Roads high and low pointed last Saturday towards
RADIO One's Big Weekend in Middlesbrough is finally here so we've put together a handy guide to the artists we think are not to be missed today if you're lucky enough to have a ticket. If not, sit back, relax and tune in on the radio! The 1 for
There might only be six runners, but the Armstrong Aggregates Temple Stakes at Haydock today looks like being an absolute cracker and I can’t wait to be on board Mabs Cross again. Heading into Newmarket, I really believed she would run well, but
TEN people have been arrested in connection with the alleged abuse of patients at a private hospital in County Durham. A criminal investigation was launched in relation to material revealed by the BBC which included allegations of physical and
DRIVERS are being urged to plan their journeys in advance as road closures are now in place in Middlesbrough for the Radio One Big Weekend event. The A172 Stokesley Road between Memorial Drive and Ladgate Lane will be closed, as will the B1380
A HALLOWEEN burglar dressed in a vampire mask who smashed his way into a family’s home while they were inside to steal their valuable puppy, has been jailed for ten years. Aiden Blareau was part of an armed gang of three who used a concrete boulder
FORMER pupils rolled back the years when they helped a primary school celebrate its 50th birthday. Mount Pleasant School in Darlington opened its door to give people the opportunity to have a look around and reminisce about their former school days
ONE of the biggest selling British artists of the last 30 years has officially unveiled the artwork of the 2019 Welcome to Yorkshire garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Mackenzie Thorpe's ‘Under the Moon and Stars’ is inspired by Mark Gregory
THE owners of Raby Castle are eyeing up potential development opportunities for its land and buildings. Raby Estates needs to generate significant cash– said to run to millions of pounds– to conserve its historic properties and improve them as visitor
IF Max Power thinks back to London Road almost a month ago, he must still ponder what might have been. With three minutes remaining, he drilled a lovely finish inside the bottom corner to finally break the deadlock. Sunderland’s battle for the automatic
STUDENTS learnt about life in the Armed Services at a recruitment event held at Bishop Auckland College. The day, organised by the Armed Forces Careers Office in Middlesbrough, saw various service personnel give information and demonstrations.
A TURNOUT for the North-East in yesterday's European Parliamentary Election was 32.7 per cent. A total of 623,289 in the region turned out to vote. The results will not be available until 10pm on Sunday, when polls across the European Union
WHERNSIDE (at 2,415ft/736m) is the highest mountain in Yorkshire. It is climbed regularly from its south side at Ribblehead but a much more enjoyable, and quieter route starts near Dent and returns via the lovely Deepdale. 1 ½ miles to the west
SUNDERLAND will play their 61st game of a truly remarkable season when they take on Charlton Athletic in the League One play-off final at Wembley on Sunday. Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson looks back on the club’s journey over the last nine months
CELEBRATIONS to mark the 100th birthday of World War Two veteran who has lived in the North East and North Yorkshire took place last weekend. Alan Moore, from Scruton, near Northallerton, turned 100 on May 19 and celebrated with family at The New
THE East Cleveland Scarecrow Festival has received a welcome boost in the shape of a cheque for £1,000 from SABIC. The chemical company, which has its UK headquarters based at Wilton, has been a member of the Redcar | Cleveland Ambassadors since
A WOMAN with aspirations to work in the catering industry is a step closer to achieving her goal after completing employability courses. Donna Wilkinson, 36, of Peterlee, had been unemployed since 2016 and suffers from epilepsy and depression. She
AN animal rescue centre was targeted by a thief who stole wheels from a charity van and damaged the premises. The Tyneside Cats Protection Adoption Centre, on Green Lane, Gateshead, was burgled in the early hours of Monday. The man, who wore
TALKS in Swaledale Museum recommence on Wednesday, June 5, when Shaun Richardson will present a paper on some of his most recent research into coal mining in the dales – Landscape with Horses: Coal Mining at Tan Hill and Kings Pit Collieries. With
A PROPOSAL has been made to close a village post office and move services to a nearby shop. The Post Office is considering closing its premises in Langley Moor and moving services to the Premier convenience store in High Street. It says the change
RESIDENTS and staff at two care homes played their part in a nationwide fundraising drive which saw cyclists ride hundreds of miles. Care UK directors Andrew Knight, Jacqui White and Tony Weedon visited 26 of the company's residential homes on the
THIS strangely historic glass tap has just come back to Croft Spa from where it was rescued from some ruins 50 years ago, and it will be on display at an open garden this weekend. For 150 years, the village of Croft-on-Tees, three miles to the
PUPILS from a Darlington school swam a combined 603 lengths last weekend to raise money for a charity close to their hearts. Swimmers from Year 5 at the Federation of Abbey Schools in Darlington took part in a swimathon in the town's Dolphin Centre
A WEBSITE has been set up to allow potential volunteers secure their ideal role across North Yorkshire. ‘Volunteering in North Yorkshire’, which has been set up by Community First Yorkshire, has been designed to ‘simplify’ the process of volunteering
THE producer of a pioneering television programme on Netflix will take part in a talk during an event in the county. Russell McLean who produced Black Mirror:Bandersnatch for Netflix will discuss the production behind the innovative episode on Monday
A SCHOOL has been recognised by a governmental minister for its recently-achieved academic successes. Schools minister Nick Gibb wrote to the headmaster of Ripon Grammar School congratulating pupils and staff on their latest GCSE results. Mr
SUNDERLAND AFC’s official charity has smashed its £30,000 fundraising target. The club's Foundation of Light called on fans and businesses to donate £1 through its Give A Quid campaign to support its award-winning sport, education, employability
BIKE lovers have the chance to see models from the last century at an event this bank holiday. The Durham classic and custom bike show is set to take place for the second time on Monday, with a wide range of bikes on display in the Market Place
HE can laugh about it now, but when Jack Ross was formally appointed as Sunderland’s new manager a year ago today, it is safe to say he found himself at the eye of a storm. For a start, he only had 11 senior players. And two of them were refusing
A STUDENT has won a prize of £4,000 after entering a competition run by the UK Space Agency. Nunthorpe Academy student Daniel Currie won the prize in the Agency’s SatelLife competition which sought ways that satellites can improve life on Earth.
DOZENS of community members have come together for a police-led initiative to safeguard prevent particularly vulnerable people living with dementia. As part of Dementia Action Week this week, Darlington Police Community Cohesion Officer Benji Scott
A 73-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed after sexually abusing young children over a period of ten years. George Errington pleaded guilty to several charges of sexual assault, but denied two further sexual assault charges, forcing his victims to go to
ORGANISERS of a Richmond music festival have secured The Lightning Seeds as headliners. Richmond Live will host the Liverpool band famous for their many hits including Pure, Lucky You, Life of Riley and England football anthem Three Lions, and they
A RAPIST who carried out a horrifying attack on a young woman walking alone on a path near a cemetery was branded a continuing risk to the public as a judge gave him an extended jail sentence. Stephen Sanderson admitted raping his 16-year-old victim
A TRIO of world-class gymnasts hailing from the North-East have brought home a clutch of medals after taking on the globe at the Special Olympics 2019. Sean Jewitt, Caroline Jennison and Mica Hoare swapped Middlesbrough for the Middle East as part
UNSEEN BEAUTIFUL is the title of a new exhibition which opens today with more than 700 photographs showing favourite secret places in Darlington – and your help is required to select the best. The images have been submitted by local photographers
