A GIRL reported missing from her Darlington home has been found. Molly Mohan, 16, was last seen leaving her home on Mayfair Road at about 6pm on Thursday. Police issued a missing person appeal earlier this evening and are now reporting that
THE Teikyo Festival returned to Durham to celebrate Japanese culture. Teikyo University opens its doors to the public every year so people can experience everything from origami and calligraphy to traditional folk dance, music and martial arts.
DEFEATS to a team sitting top of the Championship table would have been seen more as a blow to Middlesbrough’s promotion hopes in the past. Now a narrow one-goal reversal to the league leaders is accepted for what it was: an improved display. How
Goal: 1-0: Donaldson (62, picked up possession and his low shot beat the weak hand of the keeper) Bookings: Featherstone (38, foul); Myles (74, foul) Referee: Andrew Kitchen (Durham): Nothing to get upset about in the game, nothing to get
ALUN ARMSTRONG has only been in the job 153 days and already brought a feelgood factor to Darlington, a club that had been in the doldrums. After missing out on the play-offs in 2016-17 due to not having enough covered seats, two unenjoyable seasons
LEWIS RITSON is targeting a World title fight at St James’ Park after producing a career-best display in front of his hometown fans on Saturday night. Ritson outpointed Robbie Davies Jnr in a fiercely-fought WBA super lightweight title eliminator
A ROAD was closed for several hours on Saturday after a car collided with a lamppost and severed it at the base. The B6286 Hunwick Lane, between Hunwick and Willington, near Crook, was closed from around 4.10pm till late on Saturday evening whilst
How did the players fare in Sunderland's 1-0 defeat at Wycombe? WYCOMBE (4-3-2-1): Allsop 7; Grimmer 6 Stewart 7, CHARLES 8, Jacobson 7; Bloomfield 6 (Pattison 77, 5), Freeman 7, Gape 6; Wheeler 6, Aarons 7 (Parker 90); Akinfenwa 6 Subs
MARK BECK fired Harrogate Town into the first round proper of the FA Cup by winning at Halifax 2-1. Beck has scored five goals this season and three of them have been against Halifax, with two settling the Yorkshire FA Cup derby at The Shay.
How did the players fare in Newcastle United's 1-0 defeat at Chelsea? CHELSEA (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga 6; Azpilicueta 7, Tomori 6, Zouma 7, Alonso 8; Barkley 5 (Kovacic 42, 6), Jorginho 6, Mount 6 (Pulisic 64, 7); Willian 7, Abraham 6, HUDSON-ODOI
NEWCASTLE UNITED crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Chelsea as Marcos Alonso’s second-half winner settled things at Stamford Bridge. The result saw Steve Bruce’s side fall back into the relegation zone – what were the main debating points in West London
Chorley 2 Spennymoor Town 0. Spennymoor manager Jason Ainsley was furious with the match referee after Moors crashed out of the FA Cup at Chorley on Saturday. The game turned on two penalty decisions in the first half, one not awarded and one
Newton Aycliffe are now joint second in the ENL First Division after a 1-0 away win at Billingham Town on Saturday. Aycliffe have now won five out of their last six league matches courtesy of a second half goal by Liam McNamara, and manager Colin
FIVE men - including a teenage boy - have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death in the street this morning, Sunday. The 26-year-old victim was found with serious injuries at 2am outside the Town Hall on St Nicholas
Goals: 0-1: Robson-Kanu (82, reacted first to bundle over the loose ball after Randolph had denied Edwards) Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands) – kept up with play and tried not to get his cards out unless it was needed. 7 Bookings
A COMMUNITY is today coming to terms with the death of a local teenager following a police pursuit in Spennymoor. Tributes have been pouring in for the 19-year-old, named locally as Kelvin James Bainbridge, who was thought to be involved in a police
IS the pizza passé? Last week, Pizza Express was revealed to be £1.2bn in debt and on the brink of collapse, sandwiched between the expectations of its Chinese owners and a decline in the “casual dining market” as people seek out new, exciting tastes
IN 2016, civil servant Gillian Hunt spotted an article in The Northern Echo about how a cross in Gainford churchyard had been restored. It is dedicated to Mary and Charles Farrow who had died at the end of 1918, but no one knew their story. So
A SPORTS club that was on the brink of closure a few years ago has received a sponsorship boost that seeks to further develop it. Crook Cricket Club was at the point of closure – but after David Nevins was appointed chairman and then president,
THE creator of one of Newcastle’s most popular pop-up venues has revealed plans to open his own restaurant inspired by the success of his initial venture. Barrio Comida opened on the city’s Quayside in December 2016 and became a staple of the food
A BOY swam the same distance as the English Channel to raise money for sick children after he was inspired by his cousin’s battle with a rare form of cancer. Three-year-old Daisy Fail was one of the youngest toddlers in the country to have proton
The following cases were heard at Teesside Magistrates Court this week: HELEN TURNBULL, 40, of Blake Street, Hartlepool, a former teaching assistant who had previously been convicted of being involved in a relationship with a boy, was fined £80
WHEN Boris Johnson made his first major domestic speech in Manchester in July, it was heartening that his first policy announcement is to benefit the North. He said he wanted to be the Prime Minister that did for the Northern Powerhouse Rail project
A VIOLENT thug who attacked a fellow inmate with an adapted weapon has been given a total sentence of 13 years. Daniel Illingworth stabbed the man three times to the head, chin and throat when he launched the unprovoked attack while serving in Stockton
A FORMER Olympic canoe coach who is using his love of the water to raise awareness of climate change is hoping to use his "peaceful methods" to make a more significant difference than the Extinction Rebellion protests. David Train, who was born
A MAN has denied driving at a police officer in a primary school car park. Defendant Gary Robson is accused of driving his Jaguar vehicle dangerously in the car park of a Peterlee primary school and on an adjoining road, on Wednesday April 4.
LEADERS of councils across North Yorkshire have agreed to propose changes to their councils participation in the government’s future refugee resettlement scheme from next year. The move follows Home Secretary Sajid Javid confirming the UK plans
AN equestrian firm has secured exclusive rights to launch a new product in the UK, which it says will create a 'pooper-scooping revolution'. JSW, based in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, is using bright colours to design and make a new range of
THIS week's slightly shortened Memories delves into a fascinating packet of pictures in The Northern Echo's library which show how the town was radically reshaped in the 1960s and 1970s by the inner ring road, a ribbon of dual carriageway which may
THE picturesque village of Osmotherley lies in the western flank of the North York Moors with views over the Vale of York. A short half day walk can include a great variety of scenery including the attractive Cod Beck Reservoir. As well as being
DARLINGTON hope to extend the stay of goalkeeper Liam Connell. He continued his fine form on Saturday by saving a penalty and keeping a clean sheet in Quakers’ 3-0 FA Cup win at Tamworth. The fourth qualifying round tie earned Darlington £18,750
