POLICE have today (January 5) charged a second teenager with the murder of a father-of-two who was found bleeding in a back lane two days before Christmas. David Scott suffered multiple stab wounds in a lane behind Rose Avenue, in the South Moor
NON-LEAGUE Hastings United hit a stunning FA Cup goal at the Riverside Stadium but it was Middlesbrough who progressed to the fourth round. Despite having 12 members of the first team squad ruled out through injury Tony Mowbray was able to watch
A SERIES of print workshop at Bishop Auckland Town Hall will offer the chance to experiment with composition, texture, tone and colour to produce handmade intaglio prints. The first sessions take place between 10.15am and 12.15pm and 1.30pm and 3.30pm
MUSIC SUCCESS: The following pupils of Terence Lawson, of School Aycliffe, have been successful in their Royal School of Music Examinations: Charlotte Altringham, who achieved grade one piano with merit, Holly Killip, who achieved grade two piano,
COFFEE MORNING: The St Mary’s Coffee Morning will take place at the Masonic Hall in Middleton-in-Teesdale at 10am on Saturday, January 19. MESSY CHURCH: Eggleston Village Hall is hosting messy church arts and craft sessions from 3.30pm to 5.30pm
A CHARITY has made an appeal for vintage items and gadgets to form part of a new memory cafe, designed to help people with dementia. Age UK, based at Beaumont House, in Darlington, will launch the cafe on February 14 and need items from the 1940s
WORK has begun on extensive improvements to Barnard Castle's Garden of Remembrance. Paving in the garden, in Galgate - which is home to the town's Boer War Memorial - has been relaid and cleaned. Benches have been taken away and repaired, with
A TEAM of young volunteers who raised thousands of pounds for a cancer charity has received a regional award for their achievements. The group of 16 and 17 years from Darlington took part in the six week National Citizen Service (NCS) scheme last
1:51pm 1:51pm Richard Mason - Brighton 1 Newcastle 0: Shola Ameobi sent off for a second yellow card after he fouled full-back David Lopez. Dear, oh dear. Tough task just got
A GROUP of young people have used technology to come up with new ways to provide information about youth health issues. The podcasts, videos and apps feature health topics that affect teenagers in Darlington and offer advice and support at the
A CAT that was horrifically injured with suspected chemical burns has returned home after it was nursed back to health. Hades the cat, who lives with his owners in Lingdale, Cleveland, suffered burns to 60 per cent of his body and lost a lot of
MESSY FUN: A new craft club aimed at children aged between four and seven will begin in Middleton St George on Wednesday, January 9. The Messy Hands Club, organised by Elaine Faulkner, will run for six weeks at The Crib, each Wednesday between 5pm
THE organiser of a toy appeal that aimed to ensure no child in Darlington went without presents at Christmas has praised the generosity of the people who donated. The Salvation Army Toy Appeal, now in its tenth year, had its most successful collection
NEWCASTLE made five changes for today's FA Cup third round tie at Brighton, omitting striker Papiss Cisse from the squad altogether. Rob Elliot started in goal and Shola Ameobi was named captain in a weakened team that demonstrated manager Alan
YOUNG musicians are preparing to showcase their skills at a special event being organised as part of this year's Darlington Folk Club Springthing festival. This year's festival takes place in March and a special showcase event is planned for the
A MAJOR exhibition celebrating the life of a County Durham astronomer and surveyor is being planned. Cockfield-born Jeremiah Dixon worked with Charles Mason to establish the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania – the Mason-Dixon line – which
THREE more people have been arrested following the shooting of a man in a pub car park. The incident, believed to be related to organised crime, took place at the Six Mile Bridge Inn in Seaton Burn, Tyneside, at 4.12pm on Friday. The
A TEENAGER who had to be rescued by emergency services after falling down a 15ft embankment in Shotley Bridge, County Durham, suffered suspected spinal injuries. The police and specialist hazardous rescue teams from the fire and ambulance service
A COUNCIL service that provides people with support to live independently in their own homes has been shortlisted for a national award. The Responsive Integrated Assessment Care Team (Riact) works to bring together Darlington Borough Council and
WITH 5,000 Sunderland fans travelling to the Reebok Stadium today, Martin O'Neill insists he will field a team capable of doing their away support justice in today's FA Cup third round tie with Bolton Wanderers. In recent years, it has become more
DARLINGTON Mowden Park are hoping their pitch will have dried sufficiently to allow them to make full use of the pace in their back three against Birmingham-Solihull today. Former Scotland Under 20s winger Chris McTurk is at full back with Lewis Johnson
THE magic of the FA Cup? Not at Newcastle United. There has been plenty of fevered reaction apparent on Tyneside this week, but almost all of it has related to the fall-out from Demba Ba's move to Chelsea rather than anticipation ahead of this afternoon's
COUNTY Durham darts star Dave Prins is hoping to claim the biggest victory of his career at the BDO World Darts Championship this afternoon just 12 months after almost turning his back on the sport. Prins, nicknamed 'The Badger', takes on Richie
TONY MOWBRAY is hoping to avoid the sort of fairytale story he once feared was on the cards when Middlesbrough suffered an FA Cup scare to non-league opposition during his playing days. A year before one of the greatest giant-killing acts ever recorded
NICKY BAILEY could continue to shine as Mr Versatile for Middlesbrough this afternoon but his future remains uncertain. The 28-year-old midfielder is one of the options to slot in to the heart of the defence when Hastings United, of the Ryman Isthmian
The only way to combat an opposition team raising their game when they face Darlington is to do likewise, believes Quakers' Stephen Thompson. The talismanic forward will retain his position as a permanent fixture in the side for today's visit to South
A DRINK-DRIVER who killed his best friend in a high-speed crash was yesterday locked up for six years after being branded "dangerously idiotic" by a judge. Christopher Howson told police he wanted to "wind up" the car owner and tragic victim, Gordon
MARTIN O'NEILL admits the FA Cup has lost some of its magic, but the Sunderland manager hopes a good run in the competition will help his side gather some momentum in the Premier League. O'Neill takes his Sunderland team to face Bolton Wanderers for
NEWCASTLE UNITED new boy Mathieu Debuchy insists he is not worried by the club's current position in the Premier League and believes it is only a matter of time before they return to form. Nine months after a potential move was first muted, Debuchy
NEWCASTLE United have been criticised for agreeing to the much-publicised release clause that enabled Chelsea to sign Demba Ba for just £7.5m, but The Insider can reveal some of the background that led to the striker's contract being drawn up as it
FEARS the UK is set to plunge back into recession have been voiced after figures suggested the services sector – regarded as the stalwart of Britain’s economy – shrank last month for the first time since 2010. December’s Markit/CIPS purchasing
WHILE a lot of the business done in the January transfer window is left until the final minutes of the last day of the month, Newcastle could do with getting their targets in as soon as possible. Twelve months ago, Papiss Cisse's £9million
A DRINK-DRIVER who killed his best friend in a high-speed crash was yesterday locked up for six years after being branded “dangerously idiotic” by a judge. Christopher Howson told police he wanted to “wind-up” the car owner and victim,
FIRECREWS were called to a blaze at a Hartlepool gym last night. (Friday, January 4) Five appliances, plus a command and control unit and a hydraulic platform attended Fitness Connectionon Brenda Road at 7.10pm. The fire was restricted to the
TEESSIDER Jonathan Taylor will be aiming to underline his eye-catching form as he joins four other North-East athletes on Great Britain duty in today's BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country International. The 25-year-old Morpeth Harrier helped Britain win
