Pamela Anderson suffered a stumble and a wardrobe malfunction as she became the first celebrity to be axed from Dancing On Ice. The former Baywatch star and Playboy model, 45, was sent crashing out on the first night of the ITV competition, losing
I always find the emergence of a New Year a troubling time. Old practices die hard and I know that I am not alone in stumbling every time I write the date. Okay it’s only the first week of January but panic will set in at the end of the month if I
Model Paula Hamilton and US reality stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have joined jockey Frankie Dettori as the first housemates up for eviction from Celebrity Big Brother. Paula, 51, will face the public vote alongside The Hills couple Speidi
EAST Cleveland X Factor champion James Arthur retained his charts crown after a neck-to-neck contest with Will.i.am and Britney Spears. Despite stiff mid-week competition, the 24-year-old singer from Saltburn saw debut single, Impossible, stay
SPORTS MEETING: Helen Tones, Durham County Council's sports and physical development activities officer, is hosting a public meeting for people interested in launching a sports team or physical activity in Ferryhill. The meeting is being held tonight
THE spellbinding world of miniature railways will be brought to life at a free exhibition at Locomotion: The National Railway Museum in Shildon on March 16 and 17. Model Motion is open each day from 10am to 4pm. For more information visit nrm.org.uk
RAIL services between Darlington and Bishop Auckland have been disrupted after a pony was struck by a train and killed. The incident happened on the stretch of rail line near Whessoe Road, in Darlington, shortly after 6pm (Sunday, January 6). Bus replacement
ARTIST Linda Birch will talk about her 40 year career and what inspires her passion for painting at 2.15pm on Tuesday, January 15, at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, County Durham. Tickets cost £10 or £9 for Friends of the museum and include
ARTIST Linda Birch will talk about her 40 year career and what inspires her passion for painting at 2.15pm on Tuesday, January 15, at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, County Durham. Tickets cost £10 or £9 for Friends of the museum and include
BRIDGES in a North Yorkshire village have undergone safety checks and remain closed after two men were injured when a pedestrian footway collapsed. The men were with a pheasant shooting party at High Askew, near Cropton, on the edge of the North
Newcastle City Council has revealed it is going to face £10m more in cuts to spending over the next three years. In November, Newcastle City Council announced cuts of £90m and more than 1,300 job losses spread over three years. But, having inspected
MEMBERS of a North-East network for science and technology businesses now have access to legal expertise and guidance thanks to a new programme. Law experts Sintons LLP are the latest company to join NETPark Net under its Affinity membership programme
A GIANT crane which has dominated a North-East skyline for almost a year is being removed. The 266ft (80m) tower crane has been used to move steel and building materials at the £150m Trinity Square development in Gateshead town centre. A supermarket
UNION members have announced they will lobby councillors ahead of a meeting to decide whether to close down two council-run nurseries. Darlington Borough Council’s cabinet will meet tomorrow (Tuesday, January 8) to debate and vote on the future
NEWCASTLE Sixth Form College will be open to prospective students, parents and carers on Wednesday to give people the chance to meet staff, discuss the different courses on offer and find out about the new building currently under construction.
HOSPICE staff have thanked everyone for signing up for an annual raffle draw which has it earned it more than £14,000. Every year Hartlepool & District Hospice holds a Christmas raffle, which helps to raise much-needed cash for the charity
An 18-year-old man suffered minor injuries in a disturbance at around 10.20pm on Saturday in Parliament Square, in Hebburn, between a group of men. The injured man was taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries are not life-threatening. Four
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 51-year-old man was severely assaulted. The incident happened at 11.40pm on Saturday in the Jester public house, in Tasmania Road, in South Shields. He suffered a broken leg and fractured cheekbone
A SOCIAL housing group is marking two years in business by outlining its achievements in that time. The Vela Group, which provides affordable housing to thousands of people across the Tees Valley, incorporates social landlords Tristar Homes in
POLICE investigating an assault in Newcastle have made two further arrests. The incident happened around 1am on Saturday in Colston Street, Newcastle. A 23-year-old man was found outside the address with head injuries and was taken to hospital
A TEEENAGE driver had a "miracle escape" after he crashed into the side of an elderly couple's home in County Durham. John and Pam Robinson had to be evacuated from their home on Gipsy Lane in Ferryhill Station when a grey SEAT Ibiza collided with
THE DNA profile taken from the skeleton of a woman found at a North Yorkshire beauty spot, has been sent to a national database to try and identify her. It is a year since the body of a woman found in undergrowth near Sutton Bank, was exhumed in
A MAN has his jaw broken when he was attacked at a North-East nightspot. The 28-year-old man was assaulted at the entrance of the Lambton Worm pub, in Low Row in Sunderland city centre at around 7.45pm last night. (Saturday, January 5) The man
PARISHIONERS have given a mixed reaction to speculation that Britain's most senior openly gay cleric could be the next Bishop of Durham. Jeffrey John, Dean of St Albans, is being tipped for promotion after the Church of England ruled homosexual
BRASS BAND: The Grimethorpe Colliery Band, best known for their appearance in the film Brassed Off, return to the North-East in a new concert tour. The band will appear at Darlington’s Civic Theatre on Saturday, January 26, at 7.30pm. Tickets cost
VILLAGERS cut off from a major commuter route when a landside caused a bridge to collapse say it has had a drastic impact on their lives. The collapse of the bridge in Ovington, Teesdale, County Durham, last month split the village in two and made
MIDDLESBROUGH'S reward for sealing a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup is a home date with League Two strugglers Aldershot Town. It will be the first time that Boro have come up against the Shots and will be played over the weekend of January
RESIDENTS and business owners in Darlington have been urged to take part in two new consultation events about the future of the town centre. Darlington Borough Council announced a number of proposals to breathe new life into the heart of the town
ARTISTS from across Darlington have put their skills on show to encourage people to sign up to creative courses. The Bridge, on the corner of Yarm Road and Hundens Lane, is the new home of a number of arts groups in Darlington and is equipped with
A NORTH Yorkshire police officer who died after his car crashed into a tree as he responded to a 999 call has left behind a "devastated" young family. Pc Andrew Bramma, 32, a married father-of-two, had been reacting to reports of a road accident
A GIRL with hair that cascades down her back has had it cut off for charity. Mia Liddell, nine, from Chester-le-Street, is donating two plaits, each measuring almost a foot long, to victims of childhood cancer. The Red Rose Primary School pupil
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a college lecturer who was killed when he was hit by a car the week before Christmas. James Gibson, 28, suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by a blue Jaguar in Grange Road, in Hartlepool, at around
FATHER Fitness has raised around £1,000 after completing his 12 Days of Christmas running challenge. Paul Stainthorpe, a father-of-two, from Newton Hall, Durham, has run at locations relevant to the gifts given on each day in the traditional song
AERIAL DANCE: People wanting to start a healthier lifestyle after the festive excess are being encouraged to try out something a little different with a one-off contemporary dance class. Upswing is an aerial dance workshop that is coming to Arc in
TWELVE North-East bands and solo artists will follow in the footsteps of musical greats such as Adele and the Arctic Monkeys when they perform at the o2 Academy in Newcastle this month. The twelve acts will battle it out on the venue’s main stage
A GALAXY of North-East singing stars have taken to the stage in a bid to save one of the region’s foremost music venues. Former Lindisfarne member, singer songwriter Steve Daggett, was joined by musician Paul Liddell, folk group Prelude and a host
YOUNG people are being invited to join a new weekly drama workshop. The Drama Factory is aimed at nine- to 13-year-olds with an interest in drama and theatre. Everyone is invited to attend the free sessions at (CORR) myplace, Middlesbrough’
A TRIMDON Grange and Colliery Police and Community Together meeting will be held at The Grange Community Centre at 6pm tomorrow (Monday, January 7). The meeting will focus on speeding complaints on Galbraith Terrace. All residents are welcome.
A HOUSING developer has sponsored a youth football team for the second year. Taylor Wimpey is renewing the football kits sported by Hetton Juniors. Team manager Keith Finch: “We were so thankful to Taylor Wimpey when they originally stepped
A CHURCH has been targeted by lead thieves for the second time in two months. Cleveland Police are appealing for information after leaded windows in St Martin’s Church on Forest Lane in Kirklevington, near Yarm, were damaged. Sometime between
A MECHANIC is to hang up his tools after more than 30 years working for the same family firm. John Rochester spent his 65th birthday working his last shift at Darlington car dealership Sherwoods after a working lifetime in the industry. The
A LOCAL history organisation is looking for people with memories of a locomotive works to come forward and share their stories. To mark the 150th anniversary of the North Road Locomotive Works, in Darlington, staff at the Centre for Local Studies
A COMMUNITY leader has defended a hostel for homeless young people after residents’ concerns about it were aired in a newsletter. The YMCA centre that opened in South Burns, next to the Market Place in Chester-le-Street, earlier this year, is featured
Durham County Council has given approval to a plan to change the use of the Chester Car Sales site in North Burns, by the town’s market place, from car sales to car valeting. COFFEE MORNINGS Chester-le-Street Methodist Church holds coffee mornings
A SALES Director from a Newton Aycliffe based manufacturer has received a special award to recognise 25 years of service. Marc Teasdale, of Bishop Auckland, joined UK Shower Manufacturer, Roman in January 1988, when the company was just approaching
WORK on an offshore wind farm off the North-East coast is starting to take shape. EDF Energy Renewables is installing its 27 turbines at a site off South Gare, Redcar, which is located 1.5km from the shore at its closest point, just south of the
Northallerton Ramblers will be walking around Old Byland, near Thirsk, on January 17. The seven-mile walk will take in Nettledale and Scawton. Those wanting to take part should meet at Old Byland, Thirsk at 10am. For more details ring Dave on 01845
POLICE arrested 13 suspected thieves in 24 hours in a crack-down on post-Christmas burglaries in North Yorkshire. In the early hours of Thursday, January 3 to the early hours of Friday, January 4, more than a dozen arrests were made in connection
AYCLIFFE Village Local History Society is hosting a talk on Binchester Roman Fort at 7pm on Wednesday, January 16, in Aycliffe Village Hall. The talk will be given by Gordon Henderson - an expert on the subject. Entry is £1 for members and £2 for non-members
TOURISM could be boosted in Stockton if the borough made more of its railway heritage, according to a campaigner. John Fletcher, a former member of Stockton Borough Council, is calling on the authority to sell itself more enthusiastically as one
A SENIOR police officer has spoken out to reassure the public after a man was shot in a pub car park. A 54-year-old man was shot in the back by two men as he got out of his car at the Six Mile Bridge Inn in Seaton Burn, North Tyneside, on Friday
A COUNCIL has been accused of burying a report revealing land earmarked for a flagship school and sports development is contaminated. Councillor Owen Temple has accused Durham County Council of suppressing a survey on the Belle Vue site in Consett
A FAMILY had to be evacuated from their home in Ferryhill Station, County Durham, after a car crashed into their garage yesterday evening (January 5). Luckily, the family and the driver escaped uninjured from the incident, which occurred when a
THE young brother of a murdered teenager has received an award in recognition of his work to combat knife crime. Tom Cave was just two-years-old when his brother Chris was stabbed to death in a flat on The Lakes estate in Redcar. However, the
A last minute penalty save by West’s new keeper Neal Atkinson kept his side in the hunt for third place in a 4-3 thriller at Bishop Auckland’s Heritage Park on Saturday. Atkinson, signed as a replacement for the departed Mark Bell, pushed an Andy
A POLICE officer who died in a car crash while responding to an emergency call in North Yorkshire has been named as 32-year-old Andrew Bramma. The officer's patrol car struck a tree in the village of West Tanfield, near Ripon, at around 7pm on
