A19 BLAZE: A Landrover Discovery was destroyed after catching fire on the northbound carriageway of the A19 in North Yorkshire at 3.30pm this afternoon (Monday, April 21). A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said the cause of the
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing incident outside a pub in High Hawsker, near Whitby, on Sunday night. A 30-year-old man from Belper in Derbyshire is currently in a stable condition at James Cook University Hospital
Full-time: Hartlepool United 2 Morecambe 1 RUNNING out of time, and games, with their Football League future in grave danger, Hartlepool United boss Colin Cooper gambled. And a pair of Jacks turned their fortunes around to keep them out of
Spennymoor Town need two points to make mathematically certain of promotion and the title after beating Team Northumbria 4-1 at the Brewery Field yesterday afternoon. They took an early lead when an attempted clearance by James Morgan 25 yards
GATESHEAD need a point from their final game of the season on Saturday to be guaranteed a place in the Skrill Conference Premier play-offs. Today's 2-0 win at Macclesfield leaves the Heed three points clear of Braintree Town, who could only manage
TWO kickboxers from the North-East are taking on the best of the best. Jamie Bates, 24, from Lanchester, County Durham, and Mick Terrill, 30, from South Shields are competing in the SuperKombat World Grand Prix. The contest starts in Romania
ACCLAIMED artist Grayson Perry is heading to the region - to host a night of teddy bear heaven. The Museums at Night event on May 15 at the Yorkshire Museum, York, will include family friendly activities based around the atraction's bear themed
FOOD festival visitors can sample culinary delights when Bishop Auckland College opens its doors for a series of workshops. The college is to open for the first time during the town’s food festival this weekend (Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April
A NORTH-EAST town has celebrated its first same-sex marriage. Wendy Stobbart, 21, and Lyndsay Dixon, 22, both from Stockton, were reportedly married at Stockton Borough Council’s register office, Nightingale House, last week. Gay people across
YORK CITY need two points from their final two matches to guarantee a place in the League Two play-offs after Keith Lowe's first-half strike secured a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Bury. The victory, which featured the Minstermen's ninth clean
TWO British athletes with Commonwealth Games ambitions will start as favourites for next month's Sunderland City Half Marathon. Wearsider Alyson Dixon and Scotsman Derek Hawkins have both been confirmed for the Half Marathon on May 4, and will
DOG owners are warned their haul of Easter eggs could prove poisonous to curious pets. The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has stressed chocolate can prove toxic to pets - and dogs are the most likely to suffer. Chocolate is dangerous
Music festival: The York Spring Festival of New Music - covering every genre from pop to classical - will take place from May 9 to 11 at various venues. For full details visit yorkspringfestival.co.uk. Comedy star: Comedy legend Dawn French is
Jobs cash: Councillors in Ryedale are stepping up efforts to get more apprentices into engineering and high-tech jobs to encourage them to stay in the area. They have backed a scheme to provide £30,000 to help the Derwent Training Association expand
THE final day of the rugby season will be celebrated with a family fun day by a North-East team. Mowden Park Rugby Club, who play at The Northern Echo Arena, in Darlington, will put on a range of activities to show off the community facilities
A WEEK of fundraising events have taken place at a North Yorkshire school in memory of one of its students. Organised by the Year 11 pupils at Norton College, over £2,200 was raised for St Catherine's Hospice in Scarborough and Dyslexia Action,
MORE than ten per cent of those arrested for drug offences in North Yorkshire last year were under the age of 18. Figures also show 96 out of the 1,036 arrests for drug offences made in 2013 were aged under 17, with the youngest being just 13.
PATIENTS at a Bishop Auckland hospice enjoyed an Easter treat as a chick and two ducklings were taken to the centre. Staff at the Butterwick Hospice, on Woodhouse Lane, in Bishop Auckland, had a black rock chick and the chocolate coloured ducklings
A COMMUNITY fun day has been held for families in the North-East. Over 100 people attended the Easter event at St Margaret’s Church Hall at Tanfield, near Stanley, County Durham, today. (Monday, April 21) Children took part in an Easter egg hunt
MANCHESTER United are refusing to comment on rumours that under-fire boss David Moyes is on the verge of being sacked. The club is awash with rumours that the Glazer family and vice-president Ed Woodward are holding talks to decide if the man who
An MP has asked a police force for an explanation after an officer was sent to investigate a group of children making a den in a wood. Newcastle Central MP Chi Onwurah said she is worried an apparent over-reaction by Northumbria Police made a group
Chef show: Leading Yorkshire chef Stephanie Moon will be visit Bedale High School on May 13 to demonstrate some traditional French and Yorkshire foods to the school’s catering students. The visit is part of a new project celebrating the Yorkshire stages
THE Tour de France may be celebrating all things Yorkshire this year - but not necessarily the way true Tykes speak. For the thousands of volunteers recruited to help make the event a success have been told to avoid traditional northern greetings
One of the top young duos on the folk music scene will be playing in Reeth Memorial Hall on Friday, May 2, on their ‘Farewell for now tour’! Sam Sweeney and Hannah James were originally part of foursome, Kerfuffle. Sam now performs with several
STUDENTS looking to exterminate doubts about the future have been offered help from specialists in education, training and care. Dozens of organisations attended a Passport to the Future careers day, hosted by the Dales School, Morton-on-Swale,
ENGINES will purr and paintwork will gleam as a host of classic cars and bikes converge on Ripon next month. The Spring Classic Car and Bike Show, together with an auto jumble, will be held on the city’s racecourse on May 4 between 10am and 4pm
A RIDING club for disabled people was happy not to look a gift horse in the mouth when a shop donated £1,500 to the group. Wear Valley RDA (Riding for the Disabled Association) bought popular cob Ruby after more than a year of hiring the horse
A FORMER Blue Peter presenter met tarantulas and snakes plus Easter chicks as she officially opened a country store. Helen Skelton, who kayaked 2,010miles along the River Amazon in 2010 for Sport Relief, headed to the Mole Valley Farmers Country
A HOST of Darlington businesses have been rallying to raise much-needed funds for people living with MS. The MS Society Darlington and District Branch has organized a grand charity draw with a collection of top prizes up for grabs. Among the
A CHARITY which helps vulnerable people at risk of homelessness has held a Britain’s Got Talent-style contest. Affordable housing provider Home Group held the event recently for clients of its Darlington and Dales Homestay service at Shildon Civic
AN MP has launched a campaign calling for faster rail links to a North-East town, and the addition of direct routes to London. Andy McDonald, Labour MP for Middlesbrough, got involved in the issue after the Government's recent confirmation that
POLICE investigating the death of a man who suffered an allergic reaction to nuts have arrested two men. Detectives launched their inquiry after bar manager Paul Wilson, of Helperby, near Thirsk, died at the end of January following a takeaway
THE manager of Darlington’s business improvement district (Bid) hopes the organisation is more accepted by traders in the town as it approaches its second birthday. Alex Hirst, manager of Distinct Darlington, the company that runs the Bid, said
A CAFE is opening its doors to young people in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour. Christine's Cafe on Front Street, Stanley, is welcoming young people aged 11-18 on Friday evenings. Youngsters will be able to play pool and computer games
GUNS thundered over the ancient capital of the North today (Monday, April 21) as the military paid a birthday tribute to the Queen. To mark the monarch’s 88th birthday a 21-gun salute was fired in York’s Museum Gardens, one of only 12 official
GARY Ballance’s brilliant 174 has helped Yorkshire strengthen their grip on this LV= County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Headingley, which has reached lunch on day two. Yorkshire, whose innings has included a joint world record
A HIGH-STREET shopkeeper has criticised long-running improvement works for drastically hitting trade. Deb Knibbs, one of three owners of the independent Labyrinth shop on Stockton High Street, said trade was 65 per cent down year-on-year in the
A TOURIST attraction in the North-East is on the right track after receiving a top rating for its disabled access. Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon was voted best out of 85 attractions nationally in a poll by disability charity
MORE than 1,400 music fans watched dozens of bands in the fifth annual Stockton Calling event over the Easter weekend. More than 70 music acts from across the country performed throughout Saturday, April 19. HORSE RIDERS: Horse riders across Redcar
Afternoon tea and prize bingo sessions take place every Wednesday in Age UK County Durham's Resource Room, 16c Betjeman Close, East Stanley. It’s £1.50 for tea, cake and a free raffle with bingo tickets priced separately. Call 01207-280-119 for
A HYPNOTHERPAIST who has developed her own weight-loss programme will host a one-off taster session in Darlington next month. Debbie Holden, from Catterick, has developed a seven step weight-loss programme after her previous background in counselling
MIXED vocal choir Northern Voices will raise funds for a Darlington hospice at its next concert. The choir will perform at the Liddiard Theatre, in Polam Hall School, on Friday, May 16, in support of the Darlington Lions Club, which is fundraising
FOUR wickets each for Graham Onions and Chris Rushworth saw Somerset dismissed for 185 and Durham stretched their lead of 123 by reaching 48 for two at tea. Last year’s 1,000-run men, Mark Stoneman and Scott Borthwick, both failed again but Keaton
IT took until the 13th over to make the breakthrough, but Durham suddenly took four wickets in five overs and had Somerset wobbling on 117 for five at lunch. There were three wickets for Graham Onions, who will have impressed watching national
A TEENAGER is hoping to impress talent show judges as she seeks to reach the national final of the competition. Olivia Irvin, 14, of Spennymoor, is hoping to win through her regional final in the TeenStar contest. The pupil at Whitworth Park
PENSIONER Jean Sanderson is back in the saddle after being dramatically rescued following a fall from her pony on the North York Moors. Despite her pain she dragged herself half-way up a hill in an effort to reach help and then spent several days
HISTORY TALK: Crook and District Local History Society is to hear a talk by George Dixon on his ancestor Jeremiah Dixon of the Mason-Dixon Line fame. The talk is tomorrow (Tuesday, April 22) at 7.30pmin the Rafa Spitfire Club, on North Terrace, Crook
A REVAMPED post office that will offer some of the longest opening hours in the area has been officially reopened by the Mayor of Darlington. Middleton St George Post Office was closed for several weeks while it was modernised with a new open plan
A TOAST will be raised to St George at Darlington’s Market Cross on Wednesday, in honour of his Saint’s Day. The Mayor and Mayoress of Darlington, Charles and Carol Johnson, will be joined by other dignitaries from the town, including citizen of
BOOK STALL: Darlington Lions Club will host a bookstall in Darlington Market on Saturday, April 26, between 10am and 4pm. There will be thousands of books available on the stall and at the Lions’ nearby bookshop in Blackwellgate. Books are 50p each
COMMUNITY groups across the Hambleton area are being given the chance to take a share of £70,000 in a series of local authority funding initiatives. The district council has agreed to a further year of funding for its Investing in Communities grant
Members of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain completed their annual residency in the North-East by showcasing their formidable talents at Sage Gateshead. After two weeks rehearsing together at Durham University’s College of St Hild
THEATRE groups from across the region have begun working together to produce bigger and better shows. Stagecoach schools from Darlington and Yarm, Durham, Hartlepool, Newcastle and Sunderland and Nunthorpe and Guisborough, say the collaboration
DELAYS are expected at a busy junction near Darlington after a two car collision. County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service was called to the incident on Croft Road, near the Blands Corner roundabout at 9.48am. Appliances were sent
Durham v Somerset: LV= County Championship (Day One) DURHAM overcame traces of over-indulgence to capitalise on Marcus Trescothick’s generosity in asking them to bat at Chester-le-Street yesterday. While Keaton Jennings made a steadfast 80,
Yorkshire v Northamptonshire: LV= County Championship (Day One) YORKSHIRE coach Jason Gillespie is going to have a selection headache this weekend after a positive day for Yorkshire on and off the field yesterday. As Gary Ballance scored an
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy with head injuries was rescued in the early hours of this morning (Monday, April 21). The youngster had been walking by the side of Skelton Beck at Saltburn, east Cleveland, with friends when he slipped and fell shortly before
The Great North Air Ambulance lottery results for April 16, 2014 are: £200: N19224 Seaham; £100: N41679 Stockton; £50: N12083 Newcastle; N14708 Darlington; £25: N16596 Bishop Auckland, N19378 Whitley Bay, N39883 Darlington and N03390 Barnard Castle
Darlington will have home advantage in the play-off semi-final a week on Wednesday, plus the final if they get there, as second place is now secure with two league games to complete. The semi will see them face whoever finishes fifth, which will
THE last time Hartlepool United left Burton they were heading into one of their biggest games in many a year. This time around and they again exited the town with something else looming large on the horizon. Whereas on their last visit, their 2003
COLIN Cooper emerged from the dressing room on Saturday at 5.25pm. He made it clear he was only talking about Monday’s game and would not discuss the performance at Burton. He took six questions from the club’s press officer for a video interview
Full-time: Chelsea 1 Sunderland 2 WHEN Sunderland lost at Tottenham at the start of the month, Gustavo Poyet talked of needing a “miracle” to have any chance of Premier League survival. How apt then that his players chose the Easter weekend to
Final Score: Newcastle United 1 Swansea City 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED manager Alan Pardew has admitted failure to secure a top-ten finish would be damaging for the club going into a summer of uncertainty. The Magpies suffered a fifth successive defeat
Final Score: Newcastle United 1 Swansea City 2 SO the wait is finally over for a goal, but the wait for a win doesn’t look like ending anytime soon. Newcastle United had gone 363 minutes without scoring until Shola Ameobi put them in front
GUSTAVO POYET admits Sunday's game with Cardiff City will almost certainly decide Sunderland's Premier League fate, and has urged his players to recreate the spirit of Saturday's sensational win at Chelsea when they entertain their relegation rivals
AITOR KARANKA has finally given up on a play-off place and has challenged his Middlesbrough players to gain strength from this season's inability to climb in to the top six. Boro head to Reading tomorrow knowing they missed a golden opportunity
One woman's remarkable vision is helping thousands of North-East cancer patients cope with their illness. Health and Education Editor Barry Nelson met staff and patients at Maggie's Newcastle. A FEW minutes walk from the Northern Centre for Cancer
Full-time: Middlesbrough 1 Millwall 2 A QUICK glance towards the Championship table will leave Middlesbrough fans, players and coaching staff wondering what might have been. Middlesbrough are seven points from the play-off places with just
NEW details of a multi-million pound cinema and leisure complex planned for the centre of Darlington have been revealed as developers look to start building work later this summer. The Feethams Leisure development, on the site of the town’s former
NORTH-EAST innovators, exporters and entrepreneurs have been honoured in Her Majesty The Queens annual business awards, announced today. Inov-8 Limited, which designs and makes running shoes at its headquarters in Crook, County Durham, and Middlesbrough-born
NORTH-EAST innovators, exporters and entrepreneurs have been honoured by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual business awards, announced today. Inov-8 Limited, which designs and makes running shoes at its headquarters in Crook, County Durham, and
SKIN cancer rates in the North-East have more than trebled in the last 20 years with hundreds of people diagnosed every year, new figures have shown. The region has seen a dramatic increase in the number of people diagnosed with malignant melanoma
TURNER award winning artist Grayson Perry is to host a night of bear-themed events at a museum next month. The artist, who often appears as his alter ego Claire, will be at the Yorkshire Museum on Thursday, May 15, when there will be family-friendly
DARLINGTON Mowden Park achieved all that could be asked of them in thrashing Sheffield Tigers 69-5 to set up an intriguing final day in the National Two North promotion battle. Starting the day with a points difference 25 inferior to Stourbridge's, they
Newly-promoted Seaton Carew produced the perfect start to life at their highest level of cricket, joining the season's opening day winners in style and setting a new record high-scoring partnership to crown their display. Seventeen-year-old junior Paul
