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AA signs of the times on our streets from the earliest days of motoring
Four churches on banks of the Tees open their doors to their fascinating histories
An epitaph to Durham's mining industry lost among the scrubland
Remembering OK Motor Services and the man who started it
Under the hammer - a gun for saving the dead from the graverobbers
Discovering the truth of the bomber crash at Shildon that killed seven 80 years ago
Amazing drone photo captures historic viaduct on line from Darlington
Darlington in pictures in the late 1960s: a town on the cusp of great change
Il capitano: the only Darlington-born footballer to play in the World Cup finals
How Arthur, and the railways, changed the world from Darlington
King honours aviation historian who leads annual ceremony today at Teesside Airport
Royal seal of approval for Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway
Meet the man with a drone and a new perspective on the beauty of the North East
131 years since a Darlington man committed a double murder out on remote Roppa Moor
'Ewe' look no further as exhibition celebrates 150 years of Wensleydale sheep
Why it is OK to take buses, bikes and barges to Evenwood
Taking the temperature of the lineside landmark that created the world-leading Amdega
60 years since one of Feethams' greatest days: promotion for the Quakers
This 1823 railway picture might show the very start of Darlington’s rail story
This house once called ‘the Buckingham Palace of Darlington’ could be yours
How ‘back-to-front’ design made Darlington’s grand station entrance almost redundant
When Darlington pulled out all the stops for Queen Victoria — but it wasn’t enough
Hidden 1822 railway map signed by George Stephenson restored after 200 years
Death of the Shildon likely lad who played with Cliff and Elton at Live Aid
Posters preserve Darlington's 1950s history, and the night Petula Clark came to town
Stuntman Russ Swift takes his 1936 Jaguar SS100 to tomorrow's Hurworth Grange show
A page in history- Echo reports the jailing of the miner who led the Great Strike
Making the most of mice: Robert "Mouseman" Thompson born 150 years ago this week
Were the miners "hopelessly defeated" in the Great Strike of 100 years ago?
'Pickets on Priestgate' – The Northern Echo's battle to inform during Great strike
From a hidden German spy to an uncertain future- the history of Barton pubs
The life of Brian: looking back at the career of Hartlepool legend Honour
75 years since the Bishops starred at Wembley in front of 100,000 people
Lost Darlington play beat the censors and featured a future national star
How this Yorkshire Dales village was once the face of a Shell fuel poster
Meet the Darlington boxer who helped save the Quakers football club
The story of the street where 300-year-old Baby Auckland's body was found
"Stark & rigid in the gloomy galleries of death" - Willington disaster 130 years ago
After 42 dark years, Bishop Auckland has a cinema. Here are the five it has lost
Easter amid a host of 50,000 golden daffodils as gardens open for first time
As Durham gets its 31st Lord Lieutenant in 470 years: who, why and what do they do?
A tale of two towns- the life and final chapter of Dickens' brother in Darlington
Invitation to a historical hike around Haughton
Meet the terrible knitters and cheesecake gatherers in the topsy turvy Dales
An itchy overcoat takes us back to Bishop Auckland station goods yard and its pubs
Legendary R&B band, once called "a hot and smokin' irresistible force", back on stage
On the market for £3.4m: an abbey with a link to 1,000 years of history
A banking centenary: exactly 100 years since the opening of a Darlington landmark
How Hartlepool became the first place in the country to be all shook up by Elvis
168 year old copy of Echo's sister paper found in foundations of Teesside town hall
Harridan headmistress or much loved disciplinarian? Remembering a Darlington legend
Meet the Mothers of the Hill, and other inspirational south Durham women
New exhibition bringing the colours and shapes of the coalmines out of the darkness
Remembering the days of Heather Bell and how United drove other buses off the road