Nostalgia

Butcher Nigel Alderson who has launched a competition to mark Uk Sausage Week

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Darlington butcher launches contest to find new sausage flavour ahead of festival

Cutting a willow to symbolise the opening of the Bishop's Fen with Andy Wadds and Jim Cokill, both of the Durham Wildlife Trust, on either side of the Rev Rick Simpson, Archdeacon of Auckland, armed with the lopers

Cutting a willow to symbolise the opening of the Bishop's Fen with Andy Wadds and Jim Cokill, both of the Durham Wildlife Trust, on either side of the Rev Rick Simpson, Archdeacon of Auckland, armed with the lopers

Great North Fen to bring nature back to riverside land in County Durham

Darlington finds

Darlington finds

Darlington metal detectorist discovers 400-year-old Tudor buckle

David Shepherd with a photograph of No 390 in its working days. It went on show in Shildon in 2012. David passed away in 2017

David Shepherd with a photograph of No 390 in its working days. It went on show in Shildon in 2012. David passed away in 2017

When a president gave an artist a loco that worked the Victoria Falls Bridge

How did Bishop Auckland get its name?

How did Bishop Auckland get its name?

Bishop Auckland

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How did this County Durham town get its name?- the long history of Bishop Auckland

The pit in Richmond Market Place.

The pit in Richmond Market Place.

Medieval bones found underneath market place during roadworks

sampler dorothy walton, 1832

sampler dorothy walton, 1832

Do you have a sampler made by someone in your family tree?

Patrol leaders and corporals from the 1st Darlington Guides in 1910. Picture courtesy of the Darlington Centre for Local Studies

Patrol leaders and corporals from the 1st Darlington Guides in 1910. Picture courtesy of the Darlington Centre for Local Studies

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Darlington's girl guides in the spotlight of new exhibition

Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire

Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire

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Where does the Scotch Corner name come from? The history behind the junction

Staindrop on April 27, 1955, from The Northern Echo archive

Staindrop on April 27, 1955, from The Northern Echo archive

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Gaslighting Staindrop: when villagers opposed lighting up their streets

The trinkets of a man I never met - the story of my great grandfather's box

The trinkets of a man I never met - the story of my great grandfather's box

OBJECT OF THE WEEK

The trinkets of a man I never met - the story of my great grandfather's box

The order of service for Dr Ian Bagshaw's funeral today

The order of service for Dr Ian Bagshaw's funeral today

North Yorkshire church overflows as community bids farewell to much-loved village GP

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Famous jockey killed in terrible accident at Scotch Corner 100 years ago

Arthur Symes, pictured during his wartime, service, has been reunited with former comrade Arthur Symes, 89, and Joe Ingram

Arthur Symes, pictured during his wartime, service, has been reunited with former comrade Arthur Symes, 89, and Joe Ingram

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How two WW2 heroes were reunited after 70 years on a blind veterans' holiday

Five of County Durham's best nightclubs of years gone by - Mardi Gras, Inside Out, Plastered Parrot, Tall Trees in Yarm, and Top Hat

Five of County Durham's best nightclubs of years gone by - Mardi Gras, Inside Out, Plastered Parrot, Tall Trees in Yarm, and Top Hat

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Five County Durham nightclubs of years gone by - how many do you remember?

The Old Vicarage, High Etherley - S&P

The Old Vicarage, High Etherley - S&P

Childhood dream home in County Durham pit village now up for sale for £1.495m

In 1964, the unsuspecting location of Seaton Carew was used for a Big Beat Night - which included headliners The Searchers

In 1964, the unsuspecting location of Seaton Carew was used for a Big Beat Night - which included headliners The Searchers

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Remembering when famous 1960s band played headline show on North East beach

Members of the metal detector club search the sludge in the lake at South Park, Darlington

Members of the metal detector club search the sludge in the lake at South Park, Darlington

When a Darlington lake was drained to see what lay in the depths

Councillor John Smith accepts the train plate from Ian Ashton

Councillor John Smith accepts the train plate from Ian Ashton

Happy ending after a three-year legal battle of wills

Chris Davison, studio engineer at The Forum in Darlington

Chris Davison, studio engineer at The Forum in Darlington

Darlington singer caught attention of cult classic film musician

Blackwell Grange in the 1850s

Blackwell Grange in the 1850s

The good Miss Allan who employed a feline fisherman to keep the Blackwell moggies fed

Sutton Bank trench excavation

Sutton Bank trench excavation

Volunteers excavating World War Two trenches at popular beauty spot

Local group from Spennymoor The Downbeats. Ken Potts, Don Aston, Alan White, Rob Horsman on organ and Dave Rayne

Local group from Spennymoor The Downbeats. Ken Potts, Don Aston, Alan White, Rob Horsman on organ and Dave Rayne

When a County Durham village was taken over by one of region's first outdoor gigs

Long Boi at the University if York. Image: Zoe Duffin

Long Boi at the University if York. Image: Zoe Duffin

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Long Boi: How a York duck became an international star never to be forgotten

Semerwater in the Yorkshire Dales, by Heather Middleton

Semerwater in the Yorkshire Dales, by Heather Middleton

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The Yorkshire lake that was formed by a curse - and drowned a town

Before the fast food giant opened restaurants in retail parks and on the outskirts of locations across County Durham, they had a restaurant on Northgate

Before the fast food giant opened restaurants in retail parks and on the outskirts of locations across County Durham, they had a restaurant on Northgate

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Remembering when Darlington town centre had McDonald's - and people's memories of it

Mary Eleanor Bowes

Mary Eleanor Bowes

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The castle and the countess: when a high society scandal shocked south Durham

As part of this, The Northern Echo has taken a trip down memory lane and explored images from County Durham from the 1980s, 19990s and 2000s

As part of this, The Northern Echo has taken a trip down memory lane and explored images from County Durham from the 1980s, 19990s and 2000s

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Pictures of the 80s, 90s and 00s in County Durham - and the lost shops and businesses

Wildsmith, Darlington archive

Wildsmith, Darlington archive

Weeding out the truth about Darlington's first school where a cannabis farm was found

The Sandes Soldiers' Home, of 1928, in Catterick Garrison is now a Grade II* listed building. All pictures courtesy of Historic England

The Sandes Soldiers' Home, of 1928, in Catterick Garrison is now a Grade II* listed building. All pictures courtesy of Historic England

From bleak huts to Europe's largest base: the garrison's story told in six buildings

Raising a Barnard Castle School glass to Old Barnadian David Hartley, who fought at the bridge in Arnhem

Raising a Barnard Castle School glass to Old Barnadian David Hartley, who fought at the bridge in Arnhem

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Raising a glass to an Old Barnardian 80 years after he fought for the bridge too far

Greener's 1836 engine

Greener's 1836 engine

199 years ago, south Durham gave birth to the first of the modern railways...

The legacy of Sycamore Gap tree one year after it was felled

The legacy of Sycamore Gap tree one year after it was felled

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Enduring legacy of Sycamore Gap tree revealed today - a year after illegal felling

Graeme Forster pictured at his Metaltech works at Delves Lane near Consett

Graeme Forster pictured at his Metaltech works at Delves Lane near Consett

SPORT NOSTALGIA

Why the metallurgist Doc was a hot property on the football field

Volunteers pictured working on the Sans Pareil replica at Shildon They are left to right (front) Dave Dunn, Den Ewbank and Norman Strongman (back) David heaton (chairman) and Jeff Cail

Volunteers pictured working on the Sans Pareil replica at Shildon They are left to right (front) Dave Dunn, Den Ewbank and Norman Strongman (back) David heaton (chairman) and Jeff Cail

Enthusiasts make a replica of one of the rail industry treasures

A large straw fire on the A167 between Ferryhill and Chilton. Firefighters break up the straw tackle the fire

A large straw fire on the A167 between Ferryhill and Chilton. Firefighters break up the straw tackle the fire

Huge blaze of 200 bales of straw in County Durham

Inside page of The Northern Echo on Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Inside page of The Northern Echo on Tuesday, September 24, 2019

When North East holiday-makers were stranded after Thomas Cook went bust

Dr Ian Bagshaw MBE, who has died aged 83

Dr Ian Bagshaw MBE, who has died aged 83

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Tributes flood in to village GP who personified the traditional community doctor

Lucy Cross, formerly a pub at the junction where the turnpike road from Richmond, on the left, met the old Roman road of Dere Street running north to Piercebridge. Picture: Google StreetView

Lucy Cross, formerly a pub at the junction where the turnpike road from Richmond, on the left, met the old Roman road of Dere Street running north to Piercebridge. Picture: Google StreetView

When there was a walkover at Lucy Cross

Sandes Building, a 'pioneering' mental health facility, has been given listed status.

Sandes Building, a 'pioneering' mental health facility, has been given listed status.

Six buildings at North Yorkshire military base recognised for historic significance

The Red Well, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, is on the market with Savills

The Red Well, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, is on the market with Savills

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The Red Well is for sale - but where is the red well?

The lead bale seal and a field of flax

The lead bale seal and a field of flax

Detectorist's great find takes us back to when Darlington traded with St Petersburg

L-R Potts Gray Operations Manager Marie Wood, Potts Gray Director Nick Westall and Acklam ward Councillor Luke Henman at the pond at Acklam Hall which is currently being restored

L-R Potts Gray Operations Manager Marie Wood, Potts Gray Director Nick Westall and Acklam ward Councillor Luke Henman at the pond at Acklam Hall which is currently being restored

Historic pond in Grade 1 - listed hall getting complete makeover

Jeremy Clarkson and the builders of the Victoria Falls Bridge

Jeremy Clarkson and the builders of the Victoria Falls Bridge

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Clarkson's head for heights on his Grand Tour over Darlington's Victoria Falls Bridge

Diggers at work on the 'lost' medieval cemetery site on Holy Island

Diggers at work on the 'lost' medieval cemetery site on Holy Island

OBJECT OF THE WEEK

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Council car park may have been built over part of 'lost' medieval cemetery

Peter Hill and a re-enactment of the Arnhem landings

Peter Hill and a re-enactment of the Arnhem landings

A Darlington gliderman at Arnhem trying to capture the bridge too far 80 years ago

Robert Redford as Major Julian Aaron Cook.

Robert Redford as Major Julian Aaron Cook.

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From Coundon to Hollywood: how Robert Redford played a Durham lad in famous war film

The result of the 1926 trainwreck of the Flying Scotsman at Cramlington

The result of the 1926 trainwreck of the Flying Scotsman at Cramlington

Drama of the 1926 East Coast Main Line trainwreckers, and the highest point in Durham

The new Binns store on High Row is on the left

The new Binns store on High Row is on the left

100 years of bare bottoms in the window of a major Darlington town centre shop

The launch of the S and DR200 Festival Programme at Darlington Hippodrome. Picture Paul Norris.

The launch of the S and DR200 Festival Programme at Darlington Hippodrome. Picture Paul Norris.

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Fireworks and flowers as region shows off and shouts up about railway bicentenary

Etherley VAD hospital

Etherley VAD hospital

Travel up the dale was the right prescription for hospitalised soldiers

Mark McMullan's finds

Mark McMullan's finds

Darlington metal detectorist discovers rare 400-year-old Bloody Mary coin

ravensford farm

ravensford farm

After 40 years of dedication, the historic gardens of Ravensford say farewell

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"The maddening influence of drink": how Durham was awash with fights and booze

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