Day two of Royal Ascot begins with the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes over five furlongs and 28 juvenile fillies go to post on ground described as good, but likely to be on the soft side of good if the weather forecast is correct. Wesley Ward has saddled
A £377 MILLION bid to transform the way people travel around the North-East has been confirmed. Major schemes included in the list of 39 transport projects include £4.25m towards the demolition and redevelopment of Durham bus station, improved walking
FOUR major bypass schemes to improve travel times across England’s largest county have been prioritised, despite some of the routes being left off the Government’s recently announced Major Roads Network (MRN). North Yorkshire County Council’s executive
A NUMBER of weapons and quantity of class B and C drugs were recovered from a house following a police raid. Officers from the Hartlepool Community Safety Team targeted an address on Kendal Road, Hartlepool after local residents raised concerns
A NORTH-EAST train builder remains in the running to build a new fleet of Tyne and Wear Metro trains. Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has announced that Newton Aycliffe-based Hitachi is one of the three firms
A COMMUNITY welfare hall has been recreated as part of major plans to allow people relive the 1950s. The hall is a replica of Leasingthorne Colliery Welfare Hall and Community Centre, near Bishop Auckland, which opened in 1957. Beamish Museum
A COW broke loose at a country show and injured a man as it galloped round in panic. It happened at the North Yorkshire County Show on the Camp Hill Estate south of Bedale on Sunday. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the large white cow break free
A ROAD in County Durham is set to close for several months to allow major roadworks to take place. The B6300 Browney Lane, near Durham, will be closed between St John's Road in Meadowfield and the Honest Lawyer roundabout, near Croxdale, to allow
A RACEHORSE trainer’s scheme to build a group of bungalows on farmland outside a village’s development limits is set to be decided by a government inspector. Grant Tuer has appealed to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
I AM a disabled blue badge holder and wish to make a comment on the state of the dropped curbs off the main thoroughfare in Darlington. I use a wheeled walking aid and regularly park my car in Kendrew Street and walk through the underpass to the
THE BBC makes an incorrect assumption in saying that the free licences to the over 75s will cost it £745m as the provision of free licences costs it almost nothing. An anticipated loss of income which it does not currently receive is not a cost
JOHN GILMORE ‘ Gove’s Hypocrisy ’ (HAS, Jun 14) is to be commended for the way he holds to his Socialist views even though I personally disagree with some hardcore socialism he espouses. I also agree with some of his comments regarding the hypocrisy
TELEVISION star Scarlett Moffatt will be hitting the panto stage this Christmas. Scarlett Moffatt will play the fairy godmother in Cinderella at Sunderland Empire which runs from December 13 to January 5. Scarlett will star alongside comedian
AN elderly man has died after being hit by a car whilst riding a mobility scooter. The man in his 80s was travelling on Fulford Road in York, when he was hit by a Ford Fiesta. The incident happened at around 10.45am on Wednesday, June 5, before
POLICE want to trace the occupants of car who may have witnessed a crash on the A171 which killed a biker. The crash happened near Helwath Road junction between Whitby and Scarborough at around 12.35pm on April 19 and involved a white Volkswagen
A MAN is fighting for his life in hospital after he was hit by a vehicle following a large-scale disturbance in Sunderland. Shortly after 12.30am today (Tuesday June 18) police were called to an address in Crieff Square and found a 31-year-old
AN attempted robbery took place at about 5pm on Wednesday, June 12, after a man tried to steal a woman's handbag. The victim was walking along the footpath between Metallink and Bonds Foundry factory near Prospect Road in Crook. A man described
A FORMER NHS clinic could be turned into a specialist off-licence and tap room selling craft beer, ciders and small batch gins. The business behind Durham’s Station House pub, in North Road, want to convert the former clinic in Framwellgate Moor
A SUSPECTED vandal will appear in court after being charged as part of a police investigation into sixty cases of graffiti in Newcastle. Since the beginning of the year both police and the city council have received numerous reports of pink crucifixes
AN opening inquest into the death of Northallerton teenager Leah Elwin was told today the cause of death was intoxication with MDMA also known as ecstasy. The 15 year old, who is also known as Leah Heyes, was found collapsed in the Applegarth car
A MOUNTAIN biker who was seriously injured following a crash has thanked the Great North Air Ambulance (GNAA). The biker sustained a broken scapula, a bleed on the brain, nerve damage to his eye, a dislocated finger, a broken shoulder blade, bruising
FOOTBALL fans can be a strange breed. Last season, Middlesbrough supporters were crying out for a change of direction. So what happens? Tony Pulis leaves, the club appoint Jonathan Woodgate as part of a radical reorganisation, and people are still
FIREFIGHTERS attended a car fire in Peterlee in the early hours of this morning. The incident took place just before 1am in the Severn Close area. Fire crews from Peterlee station used a hose reel to extinguish the flames. Crews left the
A MAN who threw milkshake over Nigel Farage has been ordered to pay the Brexit Party leader compensation following the "politically motivated" attack. Paul Crowther, 32, launched the milkshake over the ex-Ukip leader while he was campaigning in
A MAN who campaigned to raise the profile of the world's first black professional footballer has 'linked' history with an invitation from Usain Bolt. Shaun Campbell, from Darlington, set up the Arthur Wharton Foundation and campaigned to honour
RAFAEL BENITEZ’S Newcastle United future has become even more uncertain after Chinese club Dalian Yifang offered him a remarkable £12m-a-year to move to the Far East. Benitez’s current contract on Tyneside is due to expire in 12 days’ time, and
A LEAD theft has caused damage to roof tiles which date back to the 1860s. Police are appealing for information following reports of a lead theft at Houghton-Le-Spring. The incident is believed to have happened sometime between Thursday, June
THE power of music to evoke memories is at the heart of a community arts project bringing together young performers and people living with dementia. Durham County Council’s community arts team has joined forces with Beamish Museum and the Alzheimer
FIREFIGHTERS attended the scene of a first floor flat fire which started in the early hours of this morning. The alarm was raised at 3.44am and emergency crews despatched to the scene of the fire at High Street, Willington. County Durham and
A hit TV show helping pet owners to better their dog's behaviour is looking for residents to take part. Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly is returning for a brand new series on Channel 5 and is urging pet owners to get in touch. The show follows master
A NORTH-EAST MP has become the latest to back a campaign aimed at bringing new investment to the region. Last week, The Northern Echo joined forces with rival publishers to challenge Britain’s main political parties to commit to a package of policy
A DAREDEVIL great-grandmother who took to the sky to raise money for charity has reached her fundraising target. Last month, Kitty Grove-Stephensen, from Middlesbrough, took part in a sponsored flight in a microlight aircraft with East Durham Microlights
SOME residents evacuated from a huge fire at a neighbouring derelict hotel last week are unlikely to be able to return home until the end of the week. Residents living next to the site are still in hotels or with relatives following the blaze at
A NATIONAL celebration of the contribution refugees make is coming to Stockton. Refugee Week runs until Sunday and this year’s theme is ‘You, me and those who came before’. The campaign is a national initiative aiming to counter negative perceptions
MORE than seven decades of the NHS will be celebrated once again with the return of a tea party in hospital grounds. Last year marked the 70th anniversary since the start of the NHS and Trusts across the country joined together to honour the milestone
CAMPAIGNERS calling for a condemned bridge to be replaced are expected to stage a protest at County Hall tomorrow. Witton Park Bridge was shut to all traffic including cyclists and pedestrians after serious structural defects were discovered during
PREPARATIONS for the 8th Teesdale Business Awards are underway and organisers are looking for sponsors. The awards ceremony will take place at The Witham, in Barnard Castle on February 12, next year. Organised by Enterprise House, also in Barnard
A BOXING club has been given an international standard ring to help train its athletes prepare for top level competition. Brandon Boxing Club, which is based at Brandon Sports Club, was given £5,000 for the new ring to help prepare its members for
A FIRE engine driver whose appliance collided with a motorcyclist is expected to admit causing serious injury by careless driving on his return to court next month. Kevin Hall’s counsel, Tanvir Qureshi, told Durham Crown Court his client would plead
A LONG-RUNNING beer festival which ‘touched down’ at a new home last year, is returning to the venue later in the summer. Durham Beer Festival organisers, from the city and district branch of the real-ale pressure group, Camra, were delighted with
WORKERS at a pork pie producer have chosen to support an independent disability-friendly charity. Based in Leeming Bar, near Northallerton, staff at Vale of Mowbray have chosen to sponsor the Parents and Carers of Special Children group (POSCH)
A START-up tech company offering software to speed up and save memory on people's computers is being launched. Read more business news from the Northern Echo Durham-based Fumarii Technologies is selling downloadable software aimed at streamlining
Spitting, urinating in the street and begging could all land you with a £1,000 fine in central Middlesbrough as Mayor Andy Preston promises to “punish bad behaviour,” writes Local Democracy Reporter James Cain. ONE of the main campaign pledges
A DIAGNOSIS of rheumatoid arthritis can be a very emotional time, with possible feelings of fear, anxiety, low mood and isolation. For those affected or awaiting a potential diagnosis, the message is clear; you are not alone, help is always available
EXPANSION plans for a new business park that will soon be home to a major online retailer will not have "any significant adverse impact" on a town centre, it has been claimed. Earlier this year, Rontec, which operates more than 240 garage forecourts
THE Port of Tyne has appointed Simon Brett as commercial director port services. He joins Port of Tyne from Associated British Ports (ABP) where he was most recently head of projects on the Humber. Nolan Gray, Port of Tyne director of business
A LORRY driver who was one of the first men in North Yorkshire to be convicted of the offence of downloading indecent images of children in 1999 has today been jailed for more offences. Richard Clark, of Whitby, sent money to the Philippines to
POLICE cordoned off a part of a town centre following an 'incident' between a man and a woman in the early hours of Monday morning. At around 12pm on Monday, police were seen to have cordoned a section of area by St Cuthbert's Church in Darlington
VILLAGERS enjoyed a day of fundraising fun and football inspired by the family of a stillborn baby girl. Residents of the Trimdons have helped raise thousands of pounds for charity in memory of Darcie Jane Bowes, daughter of Trimdon Colliery couple
