The Quaking Houses Village hall has achieved quite a surprising amount for what it wants to achieve: to create a peaceful, warm yet fun environment for local people. It appears to have been as easy as riding a bike. At least that’s what we’d hoped
Residents will be greeted with Christmas joy as a much-loved festive event makes its return to this North East town next week. Stockton High Street will be turned into a winter wonderland at 5pm on Thursday (November 23) as Stockton Sparkles returns
Christmas arrived in Darlington with a bang, festive cheer and a wild crowd as thousands gathered in the Market Square to watch the festive light switch-on. TFM radio breakfast presenters Steve Furnell and Karen Oxley compered the event as performers
Guinness World Record Day was marked earlier this week (November 17) as the organisation celebrated its some 47,000 titles since its inception in 1955 - here are some of the records that have been broken in the North East. Do you have a hidden
A Darlington man who made an indecent call to the ambulance service control room has been given a suspended prison sentence. Sean Hodgeson, 22, of Globe Close appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court accused of sending a communication of
Two more contestants have left ITV’s Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream during week five of the show. Throughout the series, the talented acts will be tested on everything from singing and dancing, to acting and chemistry. During choreography week,
As a new group of celebrities put their fears to the test on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! viewers will be eagerly awaiting what disgusting food trials and camp drama await. The likes of former MEP Nigel Farage and This Morning presenter
Spending money on the fluffiest towels you can find to replicate the hotel towels you can’t stop thinking about can feel like a silly purchase sometimes. Especially as the cost of living continues to rise and energy and food bills are yet to see
Christopher Wardell talks Madness ahead of their new album and December visit to the North-East. SINCE 1979, Madness has been one of the UK's most successful acts, producing numerous hit singles like One Step Beyond, Baggy Trousers, It Must Be
A support hub for prospective foster carers in an effort to gain new recruits has been launched in the North East as approved carers have fallen by 33% in just a year. Foster with North East, led by Sunderland City Council’s Together for Children
A number of postcodes in the North East have won thousands of pounds in the postcode lottery over the last week (November 13-17) - check and see if you or any of your neighbours have won. 6 streets have been drawn in the Postcode Lottery with
A leading tourist attraction and popular community leisure facility could be reopened within months, it has emerged, after administrators offered the asset back to a local authority which owns the site. Insolvency consultants MHA said North Yorkshire
Recently basic steel making production was announced as returning to Teesside in the form of an electric arc furnace to be sited at Lackenby – part of the Teesworks industrial site. It will use green technology to melt scrap and produce new steel
A pedestrian was taken to hospital after being knocked down in a collision involving two cars in Durham last night (Saturday, November 18). The incident led to the closure of Milburngate Bridge in Durham, causing traffic disruption for people leaving
SUNDERLAND defender Dan Ballard is a major injury doubt for Northern Ireland’s home game with Denmark tomorrow – and could face a battle to regain fitness for Saturday’s return to domestic action with the Black Cats. Ballard played the full 90
A teacher who trained in the North East was 'hours from death' after she was given a terrifying stage four cancer diagnosis. In March this year Newcastle University graduate Mollie Mulheron, 25, returned from working as a teacher in the Galapagos
Petrol prices across the North East are staying high as - here's where you can get a good deal the next time you fill up your car. Drivers are still facing high prices at the pumps as they fill up their cars this winter. Whilst October saw
A Teesside woman managed to live out her lifelong dream of meeting her pop idols, despite a malfunction with her car which saw the vehicle go up in flames. JLS fan Hollie McDonald, 22 from Guisborough was able to live out every superfan dream,
The Greggs brands seems to be growing stronger and stronger, as the North East looks for breakfasts and lunches that do the job and save a few pence. Just a couple of weeks ago, The Echo reported on plans for a Greggs drive-thru at a former petrol
A teenager who went missing from the the Ashington area has been found safe and well. The 15-year-old has last been seen walking in the North Seaton area of Ashington, in Northumberland, at 6.15pm yesterday (Saturday). Get more from The Northern
A person has been taken to hospital after an incident on the railway between Redcar Central and Saltburn. All lines were blocked and services across the region have been affected. It is understood the alarm was raised at around lunchtime.
There will be a royal appearance on This Morning at the start of the week as Sarah Fergerson, Duchess of York will be co-hosting ITV’s flagship programme. Since Phillip Schofield left his presenting duties back in May this year, there have been
The line-up for I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! 2023 has been revealed including none other than former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Nigel Farage. The 59-year-old will be hoping he has what it takes to become the next king of the
Presenting duo Ant and Dec are back as hosts of the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Together, the pair have hosted the show since it began in 2002 and have come a long since their start in Byker Grove in 1989. Since
Sam Thompon has made a name for himself on TV having risen to fame on Made in Chelsea to now being revealed as one of the contestants on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here 2023. Thompson was named among the likes of This Morning host Josie Gibson
A host of new celebrities are preparing to enter the Australian jungle for a new season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here 2023. The popular ITV reality show returns for a 24th season on Sunday, November 19 and will once again be hosted by
Jamie Lynn Spears - sister to US pop star Britney Spears - was revealed on Monday (November 13) as one of the initial campmates entering the Australian Jungle to take part in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here 2023. Spears joins nine other celebrities
Hundreds of props, furniture and costumes from The Crown are up for auction. The items from the Netflix series include a replica of the famous “revenge dress” worn by Diana, Princess of Wales. Close to 450 props will be auctioned by Bonhams
JACK CLARKE has highlighted Tony Mowbray’s attention to detail as one of the key factors behind his successful start to the season with Sunderland. Clarke has been in sparkling form this term, with his nine goals in 16 league matches making him
Those who have committed drug driving offences in Teesside will be the UK’s first to be offered a trial educational programme. The Department for Transport (Dft) has selected the South Tees area, from the Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland local
Glastonbury Festival has announced today (November 19) that tickets for its 2024 event have sold out. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the festival’s official account said: “Tickets for Glastonbury 2024 have now Sold Out. Our thanks to
LOOKING back to the week that was November 20 to 26, ten years ago... A 100-YEAR-OLD car that was the first to leave the Morris Motors factory had its first oil change, in November 2013. The 1913 Bullnose Morris Oxford, which had been kept
The most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner once again - and as the cold nights and festive fever set upon us all, it's never been a better time to visit a Christmas Market. Warm churros, luxury cheeses, hot chocolate and delectable
A coastal barn conversion with "charm, class and hidden features" has hit the market for £650,000. The property, which is based in Old Burdon, Seaham, has been professionally restored and features carved stone. Boasting seaview looks from
Nigel Farage is controversially set to be on our screens tonight as the new series of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! gets underway but he’s not going to be available for all tasks on the ITV show. Following speculation that the former UK Independence
JOSH GOWLING was encouraged by his Darlington side's performance even though they were knocked out of the FA Trophy as they lost 2-0 to Scunthorpe at Glanford Park. The signs were quite ominous again when the full-time home side, who beat Quakers
Today we name four people who have appeared in court during the last week for shoplifting. They were all charged with theft from a shop and received a wide range of sentences after appearing in Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court. Pleas of guilty
KIERAN TRIPPIER has withdrawn from the England squad ahead of tomorrow night's final Euro 2024 qualifier in North Macedonia. However, the defender has not joined Newcastle United's lengthy injury list as his absence from the squad that will travel
KIERAN TRIPPIER might be a long-standing member of Gareth Southgate’s England squad, but given the level of competition at full-back, the Newcastle United defender is not taking his place at Euro 2024 as a given. Trippier is now one of the senior
DOGGARTS was the Grace Brothers of Durham, asking customers if they were being served in 16 branches across the county. The company’s headquarters was in Auckland House facing on to Bishop Auckland Market Place, but it grew to become such an enormous
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Annabel Croft has said a widow sharing her experience has been “quite emotional” for her as she competes in the BBC dancing competition. The former champion tennis star’s husband of 36 years, Mel Coleman, died earlier
Jeremy Clarkson has agreed to sign a megabucks new deal with Amazon for three more series of Clarkson’s Farm, according to reports. Nothing is signed yet "however, the expectation is that a deal — likely to be worth at least $250 million, like
Today's Object of the Week is a fish named Bill, who has a moustache and is really a detective in disguise. Bill is actually just one part of a fabulously fishy collection of objects. Art and design students at The Northern School of Art's
A life-sized replica of a Metro train has been featured in a Newcastle United-inspired production - wowing audience members with its realism. The mocked-up version of the original Metro prototype, carriage 4001, in its familiar 1980s yellow colour
Nine motorists have been named and fined in court after being caught speeding in County Durham. The cases were heard at Peterlee Magistrates' Court. They are: Hamish Brown, 42, of Croftfoot Farm, Denny, Falkirk, exceeded 70 mph in a Toyota
Houses that are close to new pylons and electricity substations could receive up to £10,000 off their bills over a decade under Jeremy Hunt’s plans. In his autumn statement on Wednesday, the Chancellor will detail the bid to reduce the delays to
PREPARATIONS are underway at Richmond Operatic Society for its last performance of its centenary year. The final show of the Society’s 100th year will be The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which will be performed at Richmond’s Georgian Theatre between
Seven people have been arrested following raids at two North East addresses. Cleveland Police confirmed five men and one woman were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs when officers raided two addresses in Hartlepool at
Engineering group Cummins, which has a huge Darlington campus, has been named ‘Most Inspirational North East Stem Employer’ at the North East STEM Awards 2023 The Awards celebrate and recognise STEM Ambassadors, organisations and individuals who
