ALUN ARMSTRONG has distanced himself from the vacant Hartlepool United managerial position and reaffirmed his commitment to Darlington. Having sacked Craig Hignett today, Pools chairman Raj Singh needs a new manager and it is a position Armstrong
A TEENAGE neo-Nazi who listed venues in his home city “worth attacking” wrote of hoping to follow in the footsteps of Adolf Hitler, a jury has heard. The 16-year-boy from Durham was said to have begun drafting a manifesto entitled “A Manual for
JACK ROSS insists he has left Sunderland with his “head held high” after losing his job at the Stadium of Light this week. The likeable Scot has already been linked with jobs, including Hibernian and Hearts north of the border, following the decision
CAMPAIGNERS have claimed a council which quashed its own decision to allow a former police headquarters to be transformed into a children’s holiday centre “has jumped the gun again”. Residents of the area surrounding Newby Wiske said despite Hambleton
A MAN has been taken to hospital after a suspected shooting in Washington this afternoon. A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "At about 2pm today we received a report from the ambulance service that a man had suffered injuries consistent with
Hartlepool United chairman Raj Singh has admitted the decision to sack Craig Hignett and Ged McNamee was with a heavy heart. Hignett and McNamee have left their respective roles with immediate effect. And now the search is on for a new boss
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash on the roundabout at the Carrville Interchange, with the A1(M) on Thursday. A Durham Police spokesperson said: "We received reports of a road traffic accident on Junction 62 with
A NO-deal Brexit which led to 10 per cent tariffs on exports would make Nissan's European business model unsustainable, its chairman has warned. Speaking at the UK's biggest car plant in Sunderland, where production is due to start on the new model
TICKETS for the IT20 International between England and Australia at Emirates Riverside in July 2020 have sold out. With England winning the World Cup and Durham's Ben Stokes producing memorable moments throughout the summer, demand for tickets has
Hartlepool United go through managers like a monkey peels bananas. While it’s a surprise that Craig Hignett has left Pools, is anyone really shocked? Chairman Raj Singh has brought financial stability to the club, rescuing it from oblivion. When
POLICE are searching for a 24-year-old who failed to appear at two separate courts for two offences. Lee Hayes, who is believed to be in the York area and has links to Scarborough, North Yorkshire, is wanted after failing to appear at York Crown
MIDDLESBROUGH striker Rudy Gestede has suffered further frustration that has prevented him from heading away with Benin. The 31-year-old’s first season under Jonathan Woodgate at the Riverside Stadium has already been hit with numerous problems.
A WOMAN was robbed of her handbag by a female assailant armed with a screwdriver in Middlesbrough. The 38-year-old victim was approached by an unknown woman in the car park on Cooper Court, Eston, at around 11.40pm on Tuesday night. The suspect
A JUDGE has asked why a defendant is yet to be dealt with for one offence of dangerous driving four months after a second more recent case was completed at court. Judge Christopher Prince said it was “ludicrous” that Grant MacLean has now completed
THE NORTHERN Powerhouse Minister visited one of Teesside’s foremost independent research and technology organisations in an unveiling of its new research centre. Jake Berry MP was joined by Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen in a tour of research and
A MAN has been arrested following a multi-vehicle crash which left one dead and two seriously injured on Tuesday morning. The 37-year-old was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after several vehicles, including an Arriva
AS we move towards a Brexit agreement with the EU being put before Parliament for some of our local MPs it will be judgement time. Do they follow their leader Jeremy Corbyn, or do they carry out the wishes of their constituents and support the
ENGLAND’S T20 against Australia at Emirates Riverside next summer is a sell out – but the club hope to install extra seats which would mean a further batch being made available. Tickets for the game, on Friday, July 3 at 6.30pm, sold out in record
A SAUSAGE laced with rat poison has been found on a popular dog walking route. The RSPCA has issued a warning to dog owners after the sausage was found on the route near York. The animal welfare charity was contacted by a concerned member of
IN response to John R Armstrong’s letter headed “Empty property” (HAS, Oct 8). I too have lived in Bishop Auckland all of my life, and am also baffled by all of the empty properties. But most of all can I say that the thing that baffles and upsets
WYCOMBE’S Gareth Ainsworth is one of a number of in-work managers Sunderland have asked to speak to as they step up their search for Jack Ross’ replacement. The Black Cats are hoping to avoid having a hefty compensation bill to pay for Ross’ successor
CAR has flipped over after a crash with a bin wagon at Hamsterley Mill in north Durham. A Durham Police spokesperson said: "Officers were called to the scene of a collision between a bin wagon and a car at Hamsterley Mill at 11.50am on Thursday
A MAN accused of stabbing a man outside a town centre supermarket has appeared in court to deny a charge of attempted murder. Mark Anthony Pearson appeared before Newcastle Crown Court this morning in relation to the attack, near Aldi, in Spennymoor
CRAIG HIGNETT has been sacked as Hartlepool United manager. It is understood that the manager was informed by chief executive Mark Maguire this morning that his services were no longer required after the decision was taken by chairman Raj Singh
PRODUCTION of a new model of the Nissan Juke will begin in the UK next week following a £100 million investment, the Japanese car giant has said. European chairman Gianluca de Ficchy was visiting the Sunderland plant, where unions revealed on Wednesday
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at an industrial estate in Colburn. The woman's body was found near a public footpath close to the entrance of the Walkerville Industrial Estate at around 4.45pm on Wednesday
IT is apparent that the expansion of housing in the Tees area far outstrips its needs. It does not follow the norm for the rest of the country. What are we doing ignoring the perils of pollution not only to ourselves, but to the animals, and fauna
A MAN caught with a replica AK47 in his car after a high-speed police chase was told by a judge to be more careful about how he 'picked his friends' in future. James Durose believed he was transporting a fully operational automatic weapon on behalf
THE Conservative Party has always opposed any kind of minimum wage, so it comes as a major surprise that they plan to raise it. They say they are the party of the future and for once in my life I think I believe them. Most of their policies are
On World Mental Health Day, Paralympian Josef Craig reveals he tried to take his own life, telling his story to help others suffering in silence. JOSEF CRAIG became one of the North-East’s most celebrated athletes after his London 2012 success
IN the present worldwide, disjointed political situation, our nations find themselves in, not much surprises me, as we continue being used as pawns in a European unsavoury game of chess. Let’s face the historic facts – we are disliked immensely
FOR years I have enjoyed the changing seasons of the riverbank at Broken Scar, on the outskirts of Darlington. The wildlife habitat there supports all kinds of butterflies, bees and other insects. Today, it looks like nothing more than an unkempt
Helen Goodman (HAS, Oct 7) seems to be getting her retaliation in first. A general election must be coming sooner than we think. Her foodbank comments omit the fact they started as a result of Labour policies in 2000 and have increased year on
SPONSORED CONTENT TODAY is World Mental Health Day and this week also sees the launch of Public Health England’s new Every Mind Matters campaign, to promote ways in which we can all look after our own mental health. With estimates that one in
AMONGST all the controversy around Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger, many argue that the PCC should not be a political appointment because the police are supposed to be independent of politics. I would, however, go a step
POLICE have issued an urgent appeal to trace missing 16-year-old Taylor Hope who has links with the Stockton area. Police described Taylor "as a white male, around 5’9”, slim build and black hair." He was last seen wearing a grey/white t-shirt
A 68-YEAR-OLD man has appeared at court charged with three sex offences against a child. Alan Jones, of Chilton, appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Wednesday, October 9. The retired factory worker pleaded not guilty to
THE People's Postcode Lottery came knocking on the doors of residents in a Darlington street at the weekend. On Sunday, four unsuspecting residents on Foxglove Close were handed cheques of £30,000 each after opting in to play the competition.
MIDDLESBROUGH Mayor Andy Preston and Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen have announced a £250m investment in Middlesbrough to make it “the digital city in the UK” Investment will see a £45m development of three 20-storey towers, for apartment and office
A MAN who was receiving hospital treatment berated NHS staff for not arranging his transport home – despite having £200 cash in his pocket Paul Longthorne, who has appeared before the court for 236 previous offences, shouted at NHS staff who treated
CHOOSING a secondary school is one of the most important steps you take for your child’s education. At Whitworth Park Academy, we put ‘Children at the heart of everything we do’. We want children to leave school having maximised their academic progress
A BID to register a patch of land in Romaldkirk as a village green has been rejected by councillors. In 2016, Romaldkirk Parish Council applied to have a piece of land along Sennings Lane added to the existing village green. The land has been
IN the past decade Lumiere has become a cornerstone of the North-East’s cultural calendar and added to the myriad of reasons for people to visit Durham. For businesses, it is a great opportunity to work with the arts and cultural community to help
FOLLOWING recent successes with glamorous shows such as Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Top Hat and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Darlington Operatic Society is looking on the darker side for their current production – Jekyll & Hyde. Based on the classic
THE font where a famed Victorian County Durham poet is said to have been baptised could have been installed in the church during the 20th century, it has emerged. Poet Elizabeth Barrett-Browning was baptised at St Helen’s Church, in Kelloe, near
POLICE are appealing for information following two burglaries at the The TA Centre on Trunk Road in Middlesbrough. The first incident occurred overnight between 6pm on Friday, September 21 and 11.30am on Saturday, September 22. Two MacBook
PASSENGERS on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) will be transported back to the 1940s for a weekend filled with the camaraderie and community spirit of World War II. The Railway hosts its Railway in Wartime event from October 11 until October
A NEW Acting Archdeacon of Cleveland has been appointed by the Archbishop of York. Reverend Clay Roundtree officially started in the role on Wednesday and will continue to serve as Vicar at St Francis of Assisi in Ingleby Barwick. The appointment
A GRIEVING mother has raised fears on social media about what happens to miscarried babies at Darlington Memorial Hospital. But the hospital last night moved quickly to counter any fears of parents who have faced early infant loss, saying all babies
A MAN who stole two bottles of whiskey was caught after an off-duty police officer spotted him carrying out the offence. Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court heard that the officer witnessed Graeme Myers walked out of a Co-Op store in Newton Hall
MEDIA students went overseas to find inspiration for their filmmaking projects. The youngsters, from King James I Academy in Bishop Auckland, travelled to Malta to gather footage for a series of online travel documentaries and get to grips with
FEARS that plans to develop a former factory site could put up to 60 jobs ‘in jeopardy’ have been dismissed by planning chiefs. Planning permission up to 425 homes on land previously occupied by Electrolux, at Merrington Lane Industrial Estate,
A MAN has challenged himself to run through each council ward in the town he lives in to raise money for a hospice. Andy Heslop, from Darlington, will be running for those affected by cancer and other terminal illnesses as he passes through all
A BID to register a patch of land in Romaldkirk as a village green has been rejected by councillors. In 2016, Romaldkirk Parish Council applied to have a piece of land along Sennings Lane added to the existing village green. The land has been
LONG-awaited plans to extend the Metro network towards County Durham could finally be edging closer to reality. The prospect of an expansion of the Tyne and Wear transport system has been hinted at for years, with tentative proposals suggesting
A CARE home has been rated ‘good’ by the health watchdog. Residents living at Abigail Lodge, on Gloucester Road, Delves Lane, enjoy a ‘friendly atmosphere’ and receive care from ‘excellent’ staff. According to the report from the Care Quality
A BID for a hot food takeaway to serve food until 5am has been knocked back over crime fears. Earlier this year, Golden Pizza on Front Street, in Consett, lodged a bid with Durham County Council to vary its licence. This included late night refreshment
A PLANNING application to demolish a parish hall and build houses in its place has been approved. In January earlier this year proposals were lodged for the Holy Trinity Church Hall, located to the north of Vicarage Road in West Cornforth, which
OLYMPIC decathlete David Guest enthused youngsters about sports during a charity event at a primary school. Children aged between two and seven-years-old at Cockton Hill Infants and Nursery School, in Bishop Auckland, took part in a variety of sports
A COUNCIL working to reverse a decline in visitors to a town centre has dismissed criticism that its car parking offers are bad for the environment and sees public money being spent just on motorists. Darlington Borough Council’s cabinet has approved
A PRE-sentence report has been ordered for a man who has pleaded guilty to a catalogue of child sex offences. Kevin Pybus is facing a total of ten charges in connection with grooming a young girl for sexual activity, the distribution of child sex
ONE of the UK’s largest manufacturers of degreasing equipment is driving ahead with investment in the firm with the support of Simon Bailes Peugeot. Simon Bailes recently handed over three new Peugeot Partner vans to Technowash, which is based on
RAY Lonsdale, the man behind Seaham's famous Tommy sculpture of a soldier from the First World War, will help to open a new business centre. Mr Lonsdale's sculpture, which is officially named 1101 owing to the fact the armistice went into effect
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build sheds to house up to 2,000 pigs at a County Durham farm are set to be decided next week. The row over the proposed development in New Brancepeth, near Durham, has been ongoing for more than two years, when the first
AFTER the highs of Sunday’s spirited victory over Manchester United that was secured by his brother’s match-winning goal, Sean Longstaff has described how Newcastle United’s players are uniting to build on the success. It has been an indifferent
A COUNCIL has launched a new scheme to help householders facing high energy bills reduce their spending through improvements to central heating. Richmondshire District Council has launched the scheme, which will provide in most cases, qualifying
AN oil industry leader’s ambition to create a “destination” hotel and restaurant while strengthening a national park village community has taken a major step forward. Ian Hewitt told the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s planning committee
STAFF at Linthorpe Beds proved they are no slouches after helping their company win a prestigious national award. The company was crowned Independent Retailer of the Year after being judged alongside four other finalists. Keith Humble who owns
NORTH Yorkshire is now home to England's first seaweed farm thanks to a a £25k loan from the Business Enterprise Fund (BEF). SeaGrown, whose farm is based in the North Sea four miles out of Scarborough, was the brainchild of former fisherman, Navy
A NEWSPAPER article helped reunite old friends and bring one of the world’s leading forensics experts to Richmond School. The Northern Echo's sister paper, the Darlington and Stockton Times published an article in January about former Richmond pupil
A PROLIFIC thief who stole three joints of gammon on the same day he was sentenced for four other thefts has been spared jail for the third time. 44-year-old Brad Roberts said he stole to pay back a debt for heroin he had ran up after allowing
