EMERGENCY measures are being taken to protect residents in flood hit rural areas after another deluge of rain hit the region. There has been further flooding in the Grinton area of North Yorkshire overnight and officers from the county council
Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil will not be available for Arsenal's Premier League game with Newcastle on Sunday as the police investigate "further security incidents", Arsenal have announced. The pair were targeted by car-jackers in north London
FLOODING caused by heavy rainfall has affected several parts of the region. Staff at Durham County Council have been working to keep people safe and moving, from pumping away floodwater from some of the worst hit roads, to distributing sandbags
THE Government has agreed to provide financial support to British Steel potentially worth hundreds of millions of pounds, paving the way for a deal to secure the company's immediate future. Although no deal has been finalised, The Northern Echo
FOOTBALL fans have been warned that match-day disorder will not be tolerated as the 2019-20 football season gets underway. Northumbria Police said officers will once again work with the North East clubs, supporters’ groups and the wider community
POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an attempted robbery on Wilson Street in Middlesbrough. The incident occurred on Friday, June 14 between 3.30am and 03.50am when a man approached the male
EIGHT people have been arrested in connection to the disappearance of a missing 15-year-old girl. The girl was last seen at around 4.40pm on Tuesday, on the bar walls above Station Rise in York city centre. On Friday, police said they had arrested
A PAIR of patrol vehicles to combat crime are rolling out on the streets as part of a commitment to crackdown on antisocial behaviour. Stanley Town Council has funded two new vehicles that will be mobile bases of operations for the town’s Neighbourhood
VOLUNTEERS who support North Yorkshire County Council services have spoken of their experiences ahead of the authority launching a strategy to help manage the unpaid helpers. The council says while volunteers bring great value to services, but also
A COUNCIL which has built a 6,300-member army of volunteers to ensure key and popular services are maintained in the face of dwindling Government funding is set to set out its approach and commitment to unpaid helpers. The strategic move comes more
A TEAM of military personnel are completing the equivalent of three challenges, totalling more than 300 miles, at Sainsbury's in Darlington. Beginning today, Captain Andy Alcock, Lieutenant Paige Welsh, Warrant Officer Class Two Graham Clements
A FAMILY-RUN brewery is celebrating its continuing success after securing three Silver and six Bronze awards in the International Beer Challenge 2019. An expert panel of judges was quick to recognise the fantastic range and quality of beers produced
A SERIAL burglar broke into a dental surgery just months after being released from prison for threatening members of the public with an axe. Andrew Clark, 44, was previously sentenced to 32 months in prison for shouting "people like you get your
JACK COLBACK and Rolando Aarons are the high-profile absentees from the Newcastle United squad list that has been submitted to the Premier League. With the transfer window now closed, Steve Bruce had to submit a squad of 25 players that he will
A MOTHER and her young son using a paddle board has to be rescued after they were blown 400 metre out to sea by the wind The drama on the North-East coast unfolded at Seaburn, near Sunderland, on Wednesday at 12.20pm. The woman and her eight-year-old
POLICE have issued an urgent appeal to trace a teenager who hasn't been seen since Monday. Ben Brunskill, 17, was last seen in the Hemlington area and Cleveland Police are concerned for his wellbeing. He was last seen wearing grey tracksuit
A BID for Government funding to ease congestion on the A689 from Wynyard to Hartlepool has been launched. The bid, for up to £26.75million, is for improvements to roundabouts and junctions on the A689 as well as new footbridges over the A689 at
Darlington face a crucial relegation encounter as they travel to Seaton Carew. Quakers slipped into the bottom two following last defeat to Marton and must now turn the corner quickly. Club official Garry Moody said: “This is a massive game
JOCKEY David Allan enjoyed one of the best days of his career at Redcar’s Caribbean Carnival meeting in 2018 – and he has a golden opportunity to star again this year. One of the unsung heroes of the weighing room, Allan has an excellent chance
A DEAL is “on the table” to secure access for a long awaited car park in Yarm. The town’s lack of a long stay car park has been a bugbear of business owners, residents and visitors for years with opposition councillors claiming congestion has
Northallerton manager Darren Trotter has told his players not to get carried away by the occasion when they go to Newton Aycliffe in the extra preliminary round of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. The road to Wembley starts today for clubs at Steps
MAKING mistakes has been Darlington’s downfall in each of their two games so far, something that needs to be nipped in the bud before it becomes a habit. In the opening days of the campaign manager Alun Armstrong has seen his team show a vulnerability
NEWCASTLE UNITED'S preparations for Sunday's season-opener with Arsenal have received a major boost after Matt Ritchie was passed fit to line up against the Gunners. Ritchie suffered a hamstring injury in the pre-season victory at Hibernian, and
A MAJOR supermarket has announced proposals to close one of its Darlington stores, according to an MP. Darlington MP Jenny Chapman has said Asda could close its store on Haughton Road. She also revealed the supermarket has told her all staff
FIREFIGHERS have been tackling a large hay bale fire for the past 24 hours. County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the blaze at a farm in the Lune Forest, Middleton in Teesdale, at 8.36am yesterday (Thursday, August
PRESSURE is being ramped up on building owners to find a better use for eyesore sites in Thornaby. Stockton Council wants “credible plans” for the Golden Eagle Hotel and neighbouring Phoenix House which have sat derelict for years. The authority
STEVE BRUCE claims the decision to re-sign Andy Carroll was a “no-brainer”, and is confident the returning striker will have a major influence on and off the pitch this season. Eight-and-a-half years after leaving Newcastle United in a £35m move
A SENIOR police officer faces an internal investigation after causing a head-on crash while trying to make a hands-free call to her husband – Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson. Assistant Chief Constable Kerrin Wilson, of Heighington, County Durham, collided
CCTV footage which shows a thief stealing a bike from outside a school has been released by police in a bid to track down the culprit. Just after 3pm on Tuesday, July 17, the high value Trek Mountain Bike was stolen from outside Thorp Academy in
FLOODING forced the closure of the southbound lane of the A1 near Darlington this morning. One lane was closed due to flooding on A1(M) Southbound between J58 A68 (Burtree) and J57 A66(M) Darlington. It caused congestion throughout rush hour
THE inconsistent nature of Durham’s performances in the Vitality Blast continue to frustrate. Earlier this week Head Coach James Franklin called on his players to put a stop to their hit and miss nature in this summer’s event. But defeat at Northants
EVERY year, August results day instils a mixture of emotions for prospective students as they eagerly await the results of all their hard work. Equally, parents and guardians hold their breath in the hope that all ends well and, although no one at
FOOTBALL management. The pressure of the game is enough to add years to a boss in a matter of months. Take Jack Ross, 43-years-old. He’s away from the Stadium of Light on a matchday for a few weeks and, according to some familiar faces, he’s soon
A DRUG dealer caught with more than 100g of skunk cannabis has been spared jail for a second time. Steven Vest appeared at Durham Crown Court on Thursday, August 8, to be sentenced for one count of possession of a class B drug with intent to supply
AN expert in palliative care is asking the community for help in tackling one of the last taboos. Deputy head of care at St Teresa’s Hospice, Elizabeth Price, is seeking opinion on how to be more open about death. She is looking to hear from
A COMMUNITY-BACKED effort has resulted in a life-saving defibrillator being provided on a Northallerton estate. The defibrillator has been sited outside Broadacres’ Rivendale extra care scheme in Bankhead Road. It will be accessible to the local
NORTH Yorkshire has achieved an impressive Ofsted turnaround of its Adult Learning and Skills Service (ALSS) thanks to an increase in those securing qualifications. The service has been judged as “good” by inspectors just two years after it was
MORE than 150 families attended this year’s Big Latch On event in Durham, as part of World Breastfeeding Week. Durham County Council has been working closely with health services including Growing Healthy County Durham infant feeding team as part
A SCARECROW policeman who was harassed last year by having his trousers pulled down and boxer shorts put on his head has been the centre of unwanted attention again in this year's competition . Hunwick, near Crook, hosts a scarecrow festival which
A MAN’S dying words to the mother of his children were: “I love you” – moments after his brother stabbed him in the heart, a court heard. Vincent Bell, 36, is accused of stabbing Damian Banks with a six inch kitchen knife at his home in Durham
PLANS for an estate in Middlesbrough which include proposals for 270 new sustainable homes are due to be presented in a consultation next week. Landlord and housing developer Thirteen are inviting people to take part in the event, where plans for
AN estate agent has been awarded exclusive membership of The Guild Property Professionals as regional representatives in Barnard Castle. The national network of almost 800 estate agents traditionally grants member-ship to just one agent in a given
ARCHAEOLOGICAL finds have opened a window into the lives of some of the country’s most powerful men, from the food they ate to where they went to the toilet. Centuries ago the Prince Bishops of Durham were considered second only to the king, with
THE final preparations are being put in place for the 55th Billingham International Folklore Festival of World Dance. The first country to touchdown and jet into Billingham were Ensemble Bagrati from Georgia, who will be entertaining audiences with
A TAEKWONDO club is celebrating after securing funding which has enabled them to refurbish their training centre. The grant from the Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (GAMP) has been used to help Team Warrior Taekwondo Club, in Newton Aycliffe
RAVENOUS undead monsters will be hot on the heels of fearless fundraisers at a charity event this September. The Butterwick Zombie Run is coming to Dirty Dog Airsoft, in Shildon, and the hospice is appealing for courageous runners to help save humanity
A COUNCIL boss has explained how many controversial planning development decisions are made after a scheme to extend a house was approved despite neighbours claiming it would be disastrous for them. Darlington Borough Council’s planning development
THERE is a truly international feel to the line-up of this year's Durham Book Festival which is announced today. The annual literary festival– the biggest in the North East– returns this October with some heavyweight headline guests among the 100
PARKS, cemeteries and crematoriums across County Durham have been awarded prestigious Green Flags. A dozen Durham County Council sites have received the national accreditation from the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, in recognition of the
POORLY veterans from the North-East crossed the border to demonstrate their athletic prowess in front of Prince Charles at the Highland Games. The Mey Games were held in John O’Groats in front of thousands of spectators as well as its Chieftain
A GROUP of green-fingered volunteers have been helping to the brighten up their village. Easington Village in Bloom Group have been growing plants and flowers with funding from believe housing’s community grant. With just £350 the village green
THE Women's World Cup has helped a struggling football club significantly boost its numbers. Spraire Lasses, based in Darlington, were down to their last 15 players but a concerted effort to attract new talent seen dozens sign up for the club.
