DANNY Tudhope may have lost ground to Oisin Murphy in the jockeys’ championship but he’s well clear of the rest and he looks the man to follow at Redcar on Tuesday. Tudhope was on board Star Shield for his main stable of David O’Meara when the
RURAL traditions and values of Weardale folk were reflected in an annual country show staged in its highly valued setting over the weekend. The 178th Stanhope Show took place at its traditional home, Unthank Park on the opposite bank of the River
TWO anglers who became cut off by the tide while sea fishing from rocks on the North-East coast were rescued by a lifeboat crew early today. An inshore lifeboat from Sunderland RNLI was launched to go to the aid of the fishermen who were stranded
COUNTRY folk were out in force for a traditional late season gathering in the show calendar at the weekend The weather was breezy, but otherwise fine for the 132nd Bowes Show, now in its 150th year, staged as ever on the second Saturday in September
How did the players fare in Sunderland's 3-1 win at Accrington Stanley? ACCRINGTON STANLEY (4-4-2): Evtimov 6; Johnson 6, Sykes 6, Hughes 5 (Diallo 62, 4), Opoku 6; Clark 7, FINLEY 7, Sherif 5 (Alese 62, 4), Pritchard 6 (Carvalho 88); Charles
Richmondshire’s hopes of county success, representing the Darlington Building Society NYSD ECB Premier League in the Yorkshire Premier Leagues Champions Competition, were ended with a comprehensive defeat. They entertained Sheriff Hutton Bridge
FRUSTRATED Hartlepool United boss Craig Hignett wants his players to rediscover their touch after watching his team suffer a first defeat in six matches at Dagenham. Hignett felt there were too many of his men short of their best and it proved costly
THOUSANDS of people spent the weekend learning about living a thrifty lifestyle when a popular festival returned to the region. The Festival of Thrift, the brainchild of designer Wayne Hemingway, who attended this year's event at Kirkleatham Museum
MARTIN DUBRAVKA has described how he would love to get his future sorted by signing a new long-term contract at Newcastle United after confirming he is in talks to extend his deal. Even though he still has two more seasons to run on the contract
How did the players fare in Middlesbrough's 1-0 win over Reading? MIDDLESBROUGH (4-1-4-1): 9 RANDOLPH: Made three sensational late saves to keep his side in front, the pick of which saw him claw Moore’s goal-bound header around the post
MIDDLESBROUGH claimed their second win of the season as Marvin Johnson’s second-half strike secured a 1-0 victory over Reading. The Teessiders have climbed to 13th place in the Championship – what were the main debating points from their latest
HARROGATE failed to improve their position towards the wrong end of the National League after a dour goalless draw with Boreham Wood at home. Boreham Wood's Kabongo Tshimanga failed to hit the target from inside the area in a first half of few chances
Bradford Park Avenue 1 Spennymoor Town 1 . A last gasp goal by former Bradford striker Adam Boyes gave Moors a deserved point at the Horsfall Stadium, but once again they gave away a sloppy goal. Moors were hoping to build on their excellent
Bishop Auckland manager Ian Chandler praised the character of his players after they pulled off a 3-2 away win at fourth placed Sunderland RCA in the ENL First Division. Bishops have been badly hit by injuries and Chandler has recruited players
Crook Town manager Jamie Tunstall thought that his side produced the worst performance of their season so far even though they won 2-0 at Cleator Moor in the second qualifying round of the FA Buildbase Vase on Saturday. Crook are through to the
Goals: 0-1: Willems (7, cleverly turned Alexander-Arnold to cap a sweet counter-attack by firing right-footed from just inside the area into Adrian’s top corner) 1-1: Mane (28, fed the ball by Robertson and then took a touch before side-footing
POLICE have appealed for help to trace three people in connection with a suspected stabbing they are investigating. It follows a report of a disturbance in the Harlow Green area of Gateshead, at 1.45am, on Saturday. Officers and emergency services
RECENTLY we introduced a new line of discussion about Concorde’s three visits to Teesside Airport, and it has really taken off. “I was on the Concorde flight to the Arctic Circle in 1986,” says Carol Levitt in Long Newton, who has the certificate
A TEENAGER who made drunken threats to stab a fellow resident at a YMCA hostel said he won’t spurn a chance offered by a judge. Kevin Hetherington responded to Judge Jonathan Carroll’s decision to defer sentencing him for four months, enabling him
A CATERING team are celebrating after winning a national award within their first year of business. Last year, Dorothy Macdonald took over the running of Darlington Farmer's Auction Mart (DFAM) cafe bringing along her catering experience and home-cooked
THE owner of a national security firm has pledged to donate the money needed for a foundation to produce 1,000 lifesaving stab packs for its door staff. Steve Howe of Newcastle-based Phoenix Security which operates across the country, said he would
STRIPPING a drunken man whilst asleep – this headline 150 years ago this week in the Darlington & Stockton Times demanded reading. “On Saturday night, a man named Robert Pattison, of Stanhope, had been at Bishop Auckland, where he had partaken
TURNER: Northern Exposure is the title of an important travelling exhibition showing 13 paintings by JMW Turner from his first tour of the north in 1797. The exhibition runs until October 13 at the Granary galley in Berwick, from October 19 to
ARMED forces personnel can access extra support through their social landlords thanks to a new outreach project in County Durham. The Armed Forces Outreach Service was created in 2017 to support servicemen and women, reservists, veterans and their
IT FEELS like it has been a long time coming but the much-talked about riverside development in Durham is nearing completion. Though many of the eating establishments are yet to open, the Riverwalk is finally starting to get a bit of life about
A MAN made up a story claiming a motorist deliberately drove at his daughter, throwing her over the bonnet of his car. But the allegation, backed by his daughter, was said to have been reported to merely land the other man in trouble with police
BACK by popular demand and bigger and better than ever, North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s (NYMR) Annual Steam Gala returns this autumn with over 15 legendary locomotives, plus more railway themed activities than ever before. The much-anticipated event
KUDOS to those who recently completed the Great North Run, but one adventurous and athletic mother is raising the bar - and altitude - for charity running. Helen O’Rourke, a 53-year-old child carer from Consett, is preparing to take part in the
THE company behind a County Durham wine bottling plant has unveiled plans for a new craft brewery and taproom is to open in a Newcastle business village. Full Circle Brew Co will include a brewing facility, taproom, liquor store and event space
AN engineer, who works for a major engineering and architecture firm in Europe, has led a firm's bid to inspire the North-East's next generation of engineers in the town he grew up. Ben Sickling, a principle engineer at Sweden-based Sweco, visited
FORMER world road cycling champion Mandy Bishop is touring schools across North Yorkshire to inspire youngsters into getting on their bikes. Mandy, who won the championships in 1982 the last time it visited Great Britain told youngsters she had
