HARRY KANE’S hat-trick helped England maintain their 100 per cent start to Euro 2020 qualifying with a resounding 4-0 win over Bulgaria. The England skipper converted two successful penalties and also turned home Raheem Sterling’s cross from close
A 21-YEAR-old man from the region arrested last week on suspicion of terror offences has appeared in court in London. Anwar Driouich, of The Avenue in Middlesbrough, appeared before magistrates in Westminster this morning, Saturday, charged with
4:57pm IT was a long way for nothing again as Darlington suffered another miserable away day. Club record scorer Alan
A ROD Stewart show ended in an alleged fight which led to a man being hospitalised last night, Friday. Police and paramedics were called out to the Forum Theatre, in Billingham, near Stockton, after the Some Guys have all the Luck - The Rod Stewart
With five rides to look forward to at Thirsk, I’m hoping for a decent day and there are a couple of particularly interesting ones in among them. I rode Harswell Approach in his first three starts and I like him. A mile and a bit of ease in the
It was just a passing reference, a throwaway line as they might almost say in the Crook and District Games League, whose annual presentation we reported a fortnight back. The year’s chief winners had been The Australian in Howden-le-Wear. Idly
WE HAVE a terrific card at Haydock Park to dissect with the feature race the Group 1 Sprint Cup over six furlongs. Advertise won the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville last time and looks to have a favourite’s chance having taken the Commonwealth
THREE wins in a row, and Hartlepool United will only get better according to Craig Hignett. The Pools boss has overseen nine points from nine – including two on the road in the last seven days. This evening, they take on joint leaders Woking at
In the first of a regular series of articles celebrating the centenary of Cummins, Peter Barron explains what the company does and why it has such an important place on the world stage CUMMINS is a global power leader - designing, manufacturing, and
A CARE WORKER was branded a “sadistic bully” as he was put behind bars for assaulting two vulnerable patients with disabilities. Sean McNulty from Darlington worked at the town's Newbus Grange Hospital for 14 years before he was caught on camera
A MAGNIFICENT story from the D&S Times of 150 years ago this month: “A newly-married pair, who arrived on their honeymoon trip at a celebrated watering place not a hundred miles from Darlington at a time when accommodation was at a premium, had
HUNDREDS more police officers will be taking to the region’s streets following the launch of a national recruitment campaign. The Home Office announced on Thursday it wants to recruit 20,000 police officers nationally and each of the North-East
SCHOOLCHILDREN across North Yorkshire will receive a special guest to help celebrate the UCI World Road Championships coming to the region. Mandy Bishop (née Jones) won the Elite Women’s Road Race the last time the Championships were held in Great
A LANDLORD and chef who started learning the industry as a child has been named licensee of the year in the 2020 Good Pub Guide. Nigel Stevens, of the Wyvill Arms, in Constable Burton, near Leyburn, grew up in pubs run by late father Roger and mother
A CHILDHOOD dream was realised when a replica Spitfire took flight in honour of a Second World War fighter pilot. Ferryhill aircraft enthusiast, John Rogerson, found his passion for planes at ten, after his father bought him a biplane model kit.
A JUDGE took a “truly exceptional course” and imposed a community sentence on a dangerous driver, due to his state of mind when he got behind the wheel. Durham Crown Court heard that concerned members of Tony Brown’s family alerted police when he
THIS week in 1869, the D&S was reporting that Flint Jack, the most notorious of forgers, was back in Northallerton jail, this time doing six weeks hard labour. Flint Jack’s real name was Edward Simpson and he hailed from Sleights, near Whitby
A GRIEVING mother saws the law needs to change after the uninsured, unlicensed driver who knocked down and killed her son faced no criminal charges. Nicola Schaible also spoke directly to Polish national Mateusz Boczek at her son Patrick’s inquest
AN evicted tenant of a Grade-II listed building sought revenge on the site manager by returning at night to set the empty property on fire. Lindsey Dent made a further visit to the Old Station House, at the entrance to Dale View Caravan Park, in
NHS chiefs have been slammed over plans which could see beds slashed at a threatened hospital ward. Many believed the axe was set to fall on Bishop Auckland Hospital’s ward six last year, prompting a slew of protests and petitions and, eventually
THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised by golfers in Bishop Auckland in its 11th annual charity golf day. The club raised £5,400 for two local charities, The Solan Connor Fawcett Family Cancer Trust, which is based in Spennymoor, and the Chyrelle
A HOUSING association is looking for new apprentices to help young people learn about the world of work. Bricklayers, business administration and horticultural estates apprentices are among some of the positions being sought by believe housing
HEALTH bosses are working with a local authority to increase the uptake of the MMR vaccination among children and young people. NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group and City of York Council are working together to increase the uptake of
HE might already be the most decorated British distance runner in history, but Sir Mo Farah is determined to continue rewriting the record books – starting with tomorrow’s Simplyhealth Great North Run. Farah will attempt to record a sixth successive
NEWBY Hall has welcomed a stunning miniature addition to encourage visitors to enjoy its extensive dolls house collection. Cotty’s House was one of the first dolls' houses made by Kevin Mulvaney who created it for Fulham shop owner Cotty O’Reilly
A UNIQUE tagging spray is being used to help police tackle the illegal use of off-road bikes thanks to cash recovered from criminals. Proceeds of Crime Act funding, which is money gained by criminals through illegal activity, will be used to purchase
Arbroath Football Club is famous for two things, three if you include the steak and black pudding pies. The other two are that no ground in Europe is believed closer to the sea – about five yards at high-water mark, it’s reckoned, though that seems
A CURRY house has had its application for a new alcohol licence approved at the second time of asking. Spice Island, in Barnard Castle, went to Durham County Council in July seeking permission to serve drinks in a planned cocktail lounge. However
A NORTH-EAST train builder is looking into plans to introduce battery trains in the UK after making a success of them in Japan. Bosses at Hitachi, who are based in Newton Aycliffe, say they are "working hard to secure our first order" for the battery
A FOOTBALL-mad youngster undergoing treatment for leukaemia has been thrilled to learn he will be a mascot for his beloved Newcastle United. Seven-year-old Jude Grayson, of Spennymoor, had been going through a tough patch after his latest gruelling
