Monday marks 75 years since Second World War hero sacrificed his own life to save lives in Darlington
David Kernek: My professional 'highlight' was the no-confidence motion in Labour that gave us Thatcherism 6
150th Anniversary Former editor Peter Sands recalls the moment his reporters came face-to-face with a gunman 1
Allan Prosser: I can finally reveal how The Northern Echo gave The White Fox of Weardale a terrible 'twatting' 6
William Stead saw the job offer to become The Northern Echo's editor as "a glorious opportunity of attacking the devil"
Crazy capers of hot air balloonists in the Tees Valley decades before the story of The Aeronauts film
Book reveals hidden history of Durham City in 50 buildings, plus more history books that could make great Christmas presents
The son of a one-eyed sorceress who escaped from the Tower of London made Durham City what it is today
The rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I that led to 99 men being hanged from trees along Darlington road 4
This magnificent Norman Cornish painting is centrepiece of new exhibition of artist's work at Bowes Museum 1
The life of Norman Cornish as an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth opens today at the Bowes Museum 5
The day Gypsy leader's great-grandfather rescued wounded German soldier screaming in agony for his mum
