Since 1870 The Northern Echo has been there with you.

We have attended major North East events, town hall meetings, reviewed pubs and restaurants, held authorities to account and sang the praises of the region.

During the last 150 years, we have watched you laugh, cry, get passionate, angry and excited because we love telling your stories.

We have always been proud to serve our communities, champion local people and businesses, and showcase the North East and North Yorkshire.

That is why we have decided to make it even easier to follow the news from your area.

As well as our main The Northern Echo Facebook page, we have four new Facebook pages for Darlington, County Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire.

So, what are you waiting for? Come and join us…

Read the latest:

Darlington stories here.

County Durham stories here.

Teesside stories here.

North Yorkshire content here.

Like and follow on Facebook:

Darlington page here.

County Durham page here.

Teesside page here.

North Yorkshire page here.

Main page here.

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Subscribe to our latest content here.

The Northern Echo:

Group Editor Karl Holbrook said: “We are proud to serve the individual communities that make up this amazingly diverse patch.

“That’s why we are splitting up our team to better serve our key areas from Darlington and Teesside to County Durham and North Yorkshire.

“These key areas will have their own team of dedicated journalists reporting on the issues that matter most to people on the ground.

“Each new team will curate a bespoke section of our website dedicated to these key areas and make sure their content is showcased better than ever to the audiences that want it.  

“It will be a work in progress and further changes will be announced in the coming weeks as we look to launch newsletters and other exciting developments built around our different communities and audiences.

“We are so excited about these changes and hope our readers support it by bookmarking the new sections of the website and by following the new Facebook pages.” 

Meet the Darlington Team

The Northern Echo:

The Darlington reporters for The Northern Echo are:

Chief Reporter: Rachel Conner-Hill - @EchoRachelC

Live Reporter: Bill Edgar - @BillEdgarnews

Crime and Court Reporter: Graeme Hetherington - @graemeecho

Local Democracy Reporter: Stuart Minting - @SMintingEcho

Digital Reporter/Editor: Jim Scott - @jimscottjourno

Community Content Editor: Ashley Barnard - @ABarnardEcho

Audience and Content Editor: Nick Gullon - @echonickg

Audience and Content Editor: Andrew White - @apwecho

Meet the County Durham team

The Northern Echo:

The County Durham reporters for The Northern Echo are:

Chief Reporter: Catherine Priestley - @catherinepecho

Reporter - Gavin Havery - @GavinHaveryEcho

Reporter/Photojournalist - @gavinengelecho

Crime and Court Reporter: Graeme Hetherington - @graemeecho

Crime and Court Reporter: Bruce Unwin - @BruceNEcho

Digital Reporter/Editor: Jim Scott - @jimscottjourno

Community Content Editor: Ashley Barnard - @ABarnardEcho

Audience and Content Editor: Nick Gullon - @echonickg

Audience and Content Editor: Andrew White - @apwecho

Meet the Teesside team

The Northern Echo:

The Teesside reporters for The Northern Echo are:

Chief Reporter: Rachel Conner-Hill - @EchoRachelC

Live Reporter: Laura Nolan - @lauraevenolan1

Crime and Court Reporter: Graeme Hetherington - @graemeecho

Reporter: Richard Bellis - @Bellis_on_Twit

Digital Reporter/Editor: Jim Scott - @jimscottjourno

Community Content Editor: Ashley Barnard - @ABarnardEcho

Audience and Content Editor: Nick Gullon - @echonickg

Audience and Content Editor: Andrew White - @apwecho

Meet the North Yorkshire team

The Northern Echo:

The North Yorkshire reporters for The Northern Echo are:

Chief Reporter: Alexa Fox - @EchoAlexa

Reporter: Connor Larman - @ConnorLarmanNE

Reporter: Janet Gleeson - @JanetGleeson

Local Democracy Reporter: Stuart Minting - @SMintingEcho

Digital Reporter/Editor: Jim Scott - @jimscottjourno

Community Content Editor: Ashley Barnard - @ABarnardEcho

Audience and Content Editor: Nick Gullon - @echonickg

Audience and Content Editor: Andrew White - @apwecho

We are The Northern Echo…but so are you.