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From bombs to blitzkrieg: wartime memories recalled in new book

5:00am Wednesday 16th October 2019

ALBERT Roxborough has compiled a book of wartime memories of folk in and around his church, from bombs to blitzkrieg and from evacuees to ITMA. “We needed to change the emphasis from research to recall,” says Albert.

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Headline Challenge - 2019 so far in quirky headlines

10:10am Tuesday 15th October 2019

The Headline Challenge is played every weekday morning on the BBC Tees breakfast show (95fm). Peter Barron, and occasionally Chris Lloyd, bat for The Northern Echo, coming up with a funny story from around the world and challenging listeners to produce a better headline than theirs. Points are awarded for the best headline each day and it's double-points for a song title, film, play or book.

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A class act - the Methodist ladies helping to educate children 7,000 miles away

9:35am Monday 14th October 2019

IN the friendly and elegant setting of Bishop Auckland Methodist Church hall, the conversation over lunch covered a range of subjects.

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Second’s out: Long-serving Shildon boxing coach stands down

5:00am Saturday 12th October 2019

AFTER more promised retirements than Sinatra, more teasing than a golden fleece, John Heighington has finally stood down as Shildon Boxing Club’s head coach.

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Blue plaque finally unveiled for Spennymoor's aviation pioneer

10:13am Tuesday 8th October 2019

ERNIE Brooks finally has his blue plaque, formally unveiled last rainy Sunday morning. Had the blue plaque been decked in red tape, it could hardly have been more appropriate.

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The service that saved a life at Darlington Table Tennis Academy

8:16am Monday 7th October 2019

DEDICATED table tennis coach Dave Ball smiles as he reflects on “the amazing coincidence” that unfolded on the night he nearly died.

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Chris Lloyd: Will Boris end up a snivelling, blubbing blockhead?

10:00am Friday 4th October 2019

THE shortest-serving Prime Minister, whose period in office was not curtailed by his sudden death, was noted for his shock of blond hair and his blue eyes.

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Mike Amos marks the 160th anniversary of a favourite Darlington public house

5:00am Wednesday 2nd October 2019

A SERIES of events this week marks the 160th anniversary of the opening of the Britannia – forever the Brit – one of Darlington’s most venerable pubs.

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On top of the world - the bereaved couple who found love in a group set up to combat loneliness

8:33am Monday 30th September 2019

I’m on the top of the world lookin’ down on creation,And the only explanation I can find,Is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around,​Your love’s put me at the top of the world…

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Ben Houchen: My deep sadness at SSI loss of life

5:19am Monday 30th September 2019

TODAY’S column is the hardest I have ever had to write. It follows what has been the toughest week in the careers of many of my colleagues, and one which no one should ever have to experience again.

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Friends fur-ever

3:23pm Friday 27th September 2019

TO be brutally honest, I wasn’t expecting our youngest son to be a natural uncle.

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Julia Breen: Why 'Aspies' like Greta Thunberg should rule the world

5:00am Thursday 26th September 2019

SHE’S a young girl who stood up in front of the world and attacked the inaction of governments with her fiery demeanour.

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From the Red Arrows to building trains with Hitachi - it's been quite a ride

4:41pm Monday 23rd September 2019

FROM being a little boy, Scott Parkin was always tinkering: taking things apart, putting them back together again, fascinated by how they worked.

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Julia Breen: 'Please don't worry, I don't work for The Sun'

2:18pm Thursday 19th September 2019

SOME weeks ago, I interviewed a woman about a robbery. She wanted to raise awareness about the incident by having a story in the local newspaper, and in the end this worked out well, but she was extremely nervous.

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Community buy-out on the agenda for parish church

5:02am Wednesday 18th September 2019

PROPHESIED hereabouts in July, the folk of Witton Park now formally face losing their parish church – St Paul’s – but with an ingenious plan for its salvation.

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Lighting the way ahead

8:50am Tuesday 17th September 2019

IT’S the darkest of subjects but please stick with it – there’s light to be found through the power of music and friendship.

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Farewell to Darlington's table tennis king Wilf Gilbert

11:20am Saturday 14th September 2019

IN the week that the judging took place for this year's Local Heroes Awards, it's so sad to hear about the passing of the wonderful Wilf Gilbert, one of the stars of last year's event.

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Acting the fool

5:00am Thursday 12th September 2019

AS she toddles joyfully towards her third birthday next month, Chloe's imagination is becoming ever more magical.

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Mike Amos meets the man behind the revival of Shildon Carnival

5:00am Wednesday 11th September 2019

FOR medical reasons which need not now detain us, there wasn’t going to be a column this week. Then Paul Evans got in touch about matters close to – well, close to the bit of the anatomy which now diverts the docs. This very weekend, Paul’s resurrecting Shildon carnival.

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