A HISTORIC castle is reopening in November following a three-year conservation programme. Once home to the powerful Prince Bishops of Durham, Auckland Castle’s state rooms have been sensitively returned to their original Georgian gothic splendour
JONNY HOWSON faces some time on the sideline along with George Friend after the two Middlesbrough players underwent surgery on Tuesday. The two experienced heads in the Boro dressing room will now be given the necessary time to recover and there
BEN Raine and Steven Finn led the clatter of wickets as bowlers ran amok on the first day of the Specsavers County Championship meeting between Middlesex and Durham at Lord’s. Former England Test man Finn bowled with pace and aggression to bundle
ANDY CARROLL has put a bigger smile on Steve Bruce’s face during the international break by training with Newcastle United’s first team for the first time since arriving at the beginning of August. Even though the injury-plagued England striker
A MULTI-million-pound funding package to improve one of the region’s hospitals has been released by the government almost three years after the money was originally secured. The announcement that the Department of Health is releasing the £4m needed
WEAPONS, drugs and cash have been seized by officers following a number of raids carried by Cleveland Police. Officers raided 20 addresses as part of Operation Sentinel, which is targeting the supply of drugs, making nine arrests and recovering
THE prospect of a British Steel rescue deal "remains strong", according to an MP. Redcar MP Anna Turley says she feels "positive" about the prospect for a successful sale to Ataer. In a statement she said: "A large team from the company have
CROWDS turned out as cyclists taking part in The Tour of Britain raced through the region on Tuesday. Stage Four of the race set off from South Shore in Gateshead and made its way through Birtley, Sunniside and Whickham before visiting Chopwell
A TRADITIONAL country show featuring displays from archery and beekeeping to birds of prey displays and blacksmith demonstrations is taking place this weekend. Beamish Museum’s Agricultural Show recreates a typical event from the early 1900s and
COMMUNITY groups across the North-East are in with the chance of winning a grant of up to £1,000. Last year, the Venator Together Fund gave away 40 grants of £250 to local schools, sports clubs and charitable organisations following an online poll
A GROUP of young refugees have displayed their artwork at a showcase event in Peterlee. The resettled teenagers are from families who are part of County Durham’s Humanitarian Aid programme and have been resettled in homes across East Durham.
AN appeal for CCTV or dash cam footage has been issued by Cleveland Police following a spate of break-ins in the Hart Village area in Hartlepool. Three males were reported to have broken into containers belonging to a local church and community
A POLICE chief has heaped praise on quick-thinking cadets who rushed to the aid of a spectator who collapsed at the Great North Run. An elderly woman came into trouble as she watched the early stages of Sunday’s half-marathon race between Newcastle
A STAFF shortage at a council has led to a bizarre delay in considering a planning application. The UK’s largest supplier of ready-mixed concrete finished extracting the remaining reserves from a quarry before a request for an extension was considered
NHS chiefs are pushing ahead with plans to shut Peterlee Urgent Treatment centre overnight. Proposals were revealed earlier this year by care bosses, who said low patient numbers after midnight mean it isn’t necessary to keep running a full set
A NORTH-EAST golf captain’s dying wish has been honoured with a bridge in his memory on the course he loved playing. Kevin Lillie, 61, was captain of the George Washington Hotel Golf Club when he contracted Aplastic Anaemia and died in hospital
POLICE have appealed to the public for information after a man was attacked on the High Level Bridge in Newcastle. On Saturday, August 24, police received a report a man had been robbed while walking across the east side of the bridge, towards Gateshead
FURTHER to the comment page article from Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Simon Clarke, headlined “Britain wants to have its say” (Echo, Sept 7). Many will agree that the failure of MPs to deliver the referendum result from June 2016 will
DURHAM Cathedral has teamed up with the Durham Miners’ Association (DMA) to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the union and the people and communities of the Durham coalfield, past and present. Lights of the North appeal, launched Tuesday, will
A MAN punched a woman in the face because she was a member of a rival family, a court heard. Carling Hayes admitted he hit the victim in the face after the pair spotted each other in the centre of Middlesbrough after a night out last November.
I HAVE written this short article as a response to many letters published in HAS regarding the fate of common land in the heart of Durham City. They hang the man and flog the woman Who steals the goose from off the common But leaves the greater
A TEAM of police officers are preparing to take on a military-grade Royal Marine-style challenge this Saturday. The Cops 30 miler will see participants tackle a 30 mile yomp across the rugged Northumberland countryside, whilst carrying over 32lbs
I HAVE long been of the opinion that Parliament is a political game played solely by the inhabitants of Westminster village and totally divorced from the everyday lives of the general electorate who put them there. We now have an unpredictable clown
PRIOR to the 2016 referendum, I campaigned for and voted for remain. However, leave won the referendum. So why over three years later have we not yet left the EU? I believe I know the answer to that, however my theory is different to what I hear
REGARDING Barbara Bell’s letter about Bishop Auckland Town Hall (HAS, Sept 9), I couldn’t agree more. My husband and I attend the weekly dance on Tuesdays where 50-plus people attend. Has anyone on the council actually surveyed the town hall prior
A MAN punched a taxi driver with such force it caused a bleed on his brain, a court heard. Michael Robinson was spared jail after attacking the man during a night out in Middlesbrough, last November. The 38-year-old was so drunk he did not
VAN drivers are being warned that thieves are targeting vehicles for catalytic converters after more than a dozen were stolen this summer. Cleveland Police said since August 1 there have been 13 instances where they were stolen from vehicles, in
WHEN tens of thousands of gannets decide it’s feeding time, competition for fish is bound to be fierce – as these spectacular images captured off the East Yorkshire coast demonstrate. Bempton Cliffs, near Bridlington, is home to England’s largest
WHILE most people don't attend charity auctions looking for a bargain, they do expect to find unique items at a fair price. When pricing up items at your next charity auction, you might find yourself wanting to throw out arbitrary numbers in an
THE rate of employment in the North-East is the lowest in the UK, according to new figures. Employment across the UK hit a record high with the number of people in work rising by 31,000 to 32.78 million in the three months to July, the Office for
THE RSPCA is appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage after a man, believed to be in his late 60s or early 70s, was seen throwing a kitten from a moving car onto the road. The animal charity said members of the public witnessed a kitten being
DETECTIVES are investigating a spate of thefts in a County Durham village at the weekend. Durham Police said officers are currently making enquiries regarding theft from motor vehicles and burglaries that occurred in the Langley Park area during
Durham captain Ned Eckersley has insisted that he and his team-mates are ready for a promotion battle to end the Specsavers County Championship Division Two season. They head into the final stretch of the campaign, starting today at Lord's against
A MOTORIST who drove over a level crossing as a train was approaching faces a court bill of nearly £500. Nicholas Mark Hartley, 32, did not appear in answer to a summons to attend York Magistrates' Court, even though magistrates heard he had been
RESIDENTS across Hambleton are being encouraged to park up their cars and put the rubbish on hold as the district prepares for the UCI World Road Cycling Championships. In Northallerton a special video has been launched by the town's Business Improvement
AT least six people killed themselves after being held in custody by North-East police forces last year. Those thought to have committed suicide were among 15 who died in our region following police contact, according to new figures from the Independent
HOLIDAY home owners have carried off the prize for the best National Park property with their converted barn in a national competition involving thousands of properties. John Brooks and Lynn Bowler picked up the award for their property in Goathland
TWO men put their backs into a fundraising drive in aid of their village hall. Wheelchair user John McLeod was pushed in his chair all the way from Hamsterley to Witton Park by friend Paul Hauxwell on Sunday. Wheelchair user will be pushed miles
A GRANDMOTHER who ran a “corner shop for heroin” said she hopes to work as a drug therapist to support people dependent on drugs after being spared jail. Sharon Walsh, 62, was caught dealing heroin outside the window of her home in Darlington last
A THEATRE production celebrating the story of a music giant will be performed in the region on its UK tour. Steve Steinman’s Anything For Love – The Meat Loaf Story will stop at Middlesbrough Theatre on Saturday, September 28. For the past two
AN ART gallery that has provided a platform to hundreds of crafts people and artists from across the region has celebrated its 20th birthday. The Glass and Art Gallery, in Consett, was opened by stained glass artist Maralyn O'Keefe and her husband
MODEL engineers and railway enthusiasts have unveiled their own version of LNER's new Class 800 and 801 trains. The South Durham Society of Model Engineers, who run the miniature railway in the grounds of Hurworth Community Centre, near Darlington
VETERANS from the Durham Light Infantry gathered in Durham Cathedral's DLI Chapel for their annual reunion service. The ceremony commemorated the service and sacrifice of the 37 battalions of the historic regiment. During the service, the regimental
A FORMER UK ambassador to the EU will be will be coming to the region to meet business and community leaders to provide an insight into Brexit. One of the UK’s most senior civil servants, Sir Ivan Rogers will outline his thoughts on No Deal vs Remain
A BELOVED carnival is set to return to a town in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Shildon Carnival is welcoming festival-goers to a fun-filled event suitable for all ages as it makes its grand comeback. Organisers hope the event will stir
A NORTH-EAST lettings agency has increased its portfolio of rental properties by 20 per cent following the completion of a takeover deal. The move, from Darlington-based My Property Box, is part of the agency's strategic plan to grow its business
POLICE have thanked the public for playing their part in “another memorable” Great North Run weekend. Almost 43,000 competitors pounded the pavements between Newcastle and South Shields in what is billed as the world’s biggest half-marathon race
THE Merseyside source of cannabis which was transported across the Pennines for sale in the North-East is finally behind bars after remaining at large for more than three years. Scott Michael Walton failed to respond to bail by returning to a police
The North East Employee of the Year Awards shortlist has been announced with the very best employees from across the region being invited to a glittering event on November 29 at the Crowne Plaza in Newcastle, where they will see who will be crowned
CHRISTIAN ATSU admits the current season could be ‘make or break’ for his Newcastle United career, and concedes a lack of consistency means the Magpies are still to see the very best of him. If his initial loan spell is included, Atsu is now in
YOUNG people are working to combat hate crime around gender identity in Durham City. Investing in Children, a community interest company, held a summit that identified bus station, on North Road, as somewhere that young people had experienced hate
INDIVIDUALS with personal experience of mental health problems are being encouraged to apply for a share of £10,000 to run stigma busting events and activities. Earlier this year County Durham was one of eight areas selected to become a Time to
A GOVERNMENT watchdog has refused to investigate the approval of plans for Durham County Council's new headquarters. The independent Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has received an anonymous complaint about a "new office building", understood
MORE than 250 people turned out at the weekend for the Middleton Hall Retirement Village’s village show. Entries in over 36 competition classes were on show with a total of 206 entries, showcasing a wide range of skills and activities including
A MAN with a history of violent offending lost control when he was made subject of homophobic taunts in the street, a court heard. Maurice Michael Fraser returned to his home to collect a machete and then confronted one of two men who had verbally
A TECHNOLOGY company has announced its new interim chair. Deborah McGargle is the new chair of Evince Technology's board of directors following the death of previous chair, John Urwin. Mr Urwin joined the Evince board in October 2016 with a 30
A 30-year-old man has been stabbed multiple times outside of Aldi in Spennymoor. Police placed a cordon outside of the supermarket following the assault. A 46-year-old man has been arrested following the incident. The injured
AN award-winning restaurant has now secured a place in The Good Food Guide 2020. The Raby Hunt is the highest recommended eaterie in the North East after being placed 13th across the country. Self-taught chef and owner, James Close, was praised
The number of new start-ups across the North-East fell sharply last year and established firms scaled back their growth ambitions due to Brexit uncertainty, according to new data looking at the health of the grassroots economy. The findings have
IT is easy to be a captain when things are going well. When results are good and personal performances are impressive, leading by example is not too much of a challenge. Things become more difficult in the tough times, so as he reflects on the
DFDS has entered into an agreement with Italian ferry company Moby to exchange two passenger ferries, with the focus of raising the onboard customer experience and capacity, for both passengers and freight customers. Moby will acquire the two passenger
Opening batsman Scott Steel admits he relished batting alongside D’Arcy Short during Durham’s campaign in the Vitality Blast. The two players forged an impressive partnership at the top of the order, putting on six stands of 50 in 11 matches together
