HARROGATE’S James Willstrop praised the Glasgow crowds after enjoying a double success on the opening day of the men’s singles squash tournament. Willstrop, who won a Commonwealth silver medal in Delhi four years ago, brushed aside Bermuda’s Nicholas
AIMEE WILLMOTT admitted to mixed emotions as she claimed the biggest success of her swimming career by claiming a silver medal on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Middlesbrough’s Willmott won her first major long-course medal
A FRESH warning has been issued about the dangers of open water after a man died at a North-East lake this afternoon. The emergency services were called to Watergate Park at Sunniside, Gateshead, at 3.26pm, after concerns were raised for the local
THE publisher of The Northern Echo has been fined after naming the victim of an alleged sexual assault in a case described as “highly unusual” and without legal precedent.Newquest North East pleaded guilty, having indicated a “not guilty
A TEENAGER has admitted attempting to carry out a robbery at a village convenience store.Liam Arron Dann entered the Late Shopper in Evenwood, near Bishop Auckland, carrying a meat cleaver, demanding money from shopkeepers Mike Barnes and Wendy Swords.He
A POLICE summer safety message – to raise awareness of the dangers of excessive drinking – momentarily became confused when they briefly appeared to be advising the public to engage in more drinking.North Yorkshire Police’s Less Drinking
9:27pm So that's that for a great night of swimming on day one of the Commonwealth Games. There was a silver medal for Aimee Willmott, a new world record from the Australian women's relay squad and two Scottish golds courtesy
COLIN COOPER does not think having a Premier League transfer budget necessarily makes things easier on the transfer front, despite having to be patient in his wait to add to his Hartlepool United squad.Pools matched their top-flight neighbours Sunderland
THE setting up of potential new Gypsy and traveller sites has been scrapped by a town following consultation.Stockton’s councillors have approved a cabinet recommendation that the existing process to earmark land for caravans in the borough be sent
A GOURMET food store is holding a fortnight-long celebration of great cheese from Yorkshire and beyond.Lewis & Cooper in Northallerton is featuring tastings on almost 20 top cheeses from the region until Sunday, July 27.Visitors will be able to try
STAFF at a Durham city centre pub rolled out the barrel in the name of charity. Workers at The Library, formerly Varsity, in Saddler Street, did their bit for a national fund-raising drive launched by their company. The Stonegate pub company
It’s the interview they all wanted – the chance to quiz a showbiz legend - but it’s The Northern Echo which has bagged it. Our entertainment writer Viv Hardwick is to interview Sooty on Monday ahead of his appearance at Consett’s Empire Theatre
EUROPE’s biggest free airshow gets underway tomorrow night (Friday, July 25) with a mix of music and spectacular flying.The Red Arrows, celebrating their 50th season, will perform at the launch party of the 26th Sunderland International Show, as
WITH a sandy beach, deckchairs and a baking hot sun, Darlington seemed more southern Spain than North-East England as a popular summer attraction got underway. Around 40 tons of sand, supplied by builders’ merchants Jewson, helped to transform
A MAN who suffered 90 per cent burns after being engulfed by a fireball in his car died as the result of an accident, a coroner has ruled. Kevin Heslop bought a fuel can and some petrol from a service station on Valentine’s Day last year before
RESIDENTS and volunteers at an isolated moorland community for disabled people fear their way of life is under threat after radical changes for carers was announced.Botton Village, based in Danby Dale in the North York Moors, was established 60 years
FLOWERS have been left outside an award-winning bar and restaurant following the death of its owner. Online tributes have also been paid to Peter Turnbull, who ran the Old Yard Tapas Bar, in Darlington, for almost 20 years. Mr Turnbull's body
A PLAN to build a housing development on a parcel of land between the East Coast Main Line and a heavily used freight railway line has been approved.Hambleton District Council planning committee heard the former site of Arla Foods creamery, off Romanby
COUNCILLORS have agreed to the demolition of a derelict youth centre which has become a blight at the entrance of a north Durham village and to allow a high-quality housing development in its place.Members of a Durham County Council’s area planning
INSULTS flew at a meeting to discuss the Boosbeck abattoir saga with councillors voting against letting the Secretary of State decide its fate in a bid to speed up delays.Officers from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council were asked to fast-track a legal
VISITORS to an annual Roman festival will be able to see the “Pompeii of the North” unearthed by archaeologists at an excavation site. The well-preserved remnants of an empire dating back 1,800 years have been discovered at Binchester Roman Fort
A MAN standing trial for a string of indecent assaults dating back to the 1970s tried to hypnotise his victims using a pocket watch, a court was told.Edmond John Tudor Hillman, 57, of Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, is accused of seven indecent assault
A POPULAR annual charity football match is returning to County Durham this week and will now raise funds for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.Tow Law Town AFC has a special connection to the charity through their club president – Lady Elsie Robson.Lady
A BOY has launched his school holidays by completing a triathlon of his own making to raise money for Diabetes UK. William Gibbons, ten, raised £655 for the charity as several of his family members have been diagnosed with the disease. William
TWO North-East professors have been honoured by the British Academy.Professors Sarah Curtis and Charlotte Roberts have both been elected as Fellows.They are among 42 UK academics from 19 universities elected this year.Prof Curtis is Professor of Health
A CHARITY says its North-East shops are losing more than £250,000 a year because customers do not understand the Gift Aid scheme.Barnardo's is launching the Missing Millions campaign in a bid to claim money lost each year through the poor take
A NORTH-EAST boxing hero has kicked off a fundraising campaign for a charity close to his heart. Former bantamweight world boxing champion Stuart Hall visited the Darlington branch of Specsavers on Thursday (July 24) to support the hard fundraising work
PAUL DRINKHALL admits England's men's table tennis team were not at their best as they won their opening Commonwealth Games fixture against Jamaica - but the North-Easterner expects to see major improvements as the tournament goes on. England were
KEEN golfers are being encouraged to tee-off on a special four-day event.Organised by Stockton Borough Council, it gives players the chance to compete on four picturesque courses as part of the event – Billingham, Eaglescliffe, Teesside and Wynyard
A COUPLE have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a return trip to the area where they first met.Ronnie Baty met his future wife Betty when she would visit her sister Clara, and her husband Jimmy, who ran the Rookhope Inn, in upper Weardale.Mr
STUART HALL has paid tribute to promoter Dennis Hobson for earning him a crack at becoming world champion for a second time. Hall lost his IBF bantamweight crown in June when he lost a split-decision to Ellesmere Port's Paul Butler after 12 rounds
A NORTH-EAST credit union is winning its battle against payday lenders after clocking up more than £1m in investments for the first time. Darlington Credit Union (DCU) passed the milestone after a £15,000 donation from Hummersknott Academy Trust
A MAN has been ordered to pay a police officer £100 compensation after slamming a door on his foot.The officer had gone to Danial (CORR) Howe’s home in Shildon after reports of a domestic argument, magistrates in Newton Aycliffe were told.Howe
A SCHOOL group has been set-up to operate in partnership with Barnard Castle Rotary Club. Teesdale School, in Barnard Castle, established the Teesdale Rotary Interact Club to develop links with local, national and international communities.
A CONVICTED rapist has admitted failing to tell police that he was living with his girlfriend and her two teenage children for a month.Michael Woods failed to update the sex offenders register between January 16 and February 18 this year, magistrates
POLICE are targeting dog owners whose pets run free in a Shildon park attacking other animals.Complaints have been raised about some dog walkers in Hackworth Park who do not put their pets on a lead.Several residents claim that the loose dogs attack other
A TEAM of astronomers led by North-East scientists have produced the most precise map yet of mysterious dark matter in distant galaxies.The international team, led by Durham University, created the map using observations from the NASA/European Space Agency
AN experienced landlady well-known for raising thousands of pounds for charity could lose her pub’s licence after police raised concerns about underage drinking and people taking drugs in the bar.Durham County Council’s licensing committee
A YOUNG girl who suffered a stroke as a ten-year-old has been recognised for her courage and determination.Emily Simpson was just about to take her dog for a walk when she collapsed in a heap at her home in July 2012.Her father Terry noticed her face
FAMILIES wishing to take part in one of the biggest community carnivals have one last chance to get creative at a costume making workshop.The final workshop will take at Preston Park Museum and Grounds on Sunday, July 27, from 2pm to 4pm.People taking
NEW figures show 29 people lost their lives in accidents around the North of England coast last year - the highest number in four years.A further 52 lives were saved by the RNLI’s lifeboat crews and lifeguards in near misses in the North.Over the
PLANS to slash a county’s children’s centres will be further debated next week (Thursday, July 31), amid allegations local councillors were not properly briefed on the shake-up.As revealed in The Northern Echo earlier this month, Labour-led
A GROCERY store worker has won £70,000 on a scratchcard. Deborah Maddison, deputy manager at The Co-Operative Food store in Easington Colliery, east Durham, bought two £2 of The National Lottery’s Lucky Fortune scratchcards two days before she
A DRUG user who carried a lock knife with him as protection after suffering a brutal assault has been fined after admitting possessing an offensive weapon.Police searched Lee Alfred Clarkson after they saw him drop litter in the street in Shildon on July
THE Care Quality Commission has told a North-East mental health trust it needs to make improvements following an unannounced visit to a mental health hospital.The improvement orders were issued by the CQC after a team of inspectors visited the Roseberry
YOUNGSTERS preparing for the move to big school came face to face with a much more daunting prospect this week - a lifelike dinosaur.Sophie the seven-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex stomped into Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College, in County Durham,
A BULLYING boyfriend who subjected his partner to a terrifying late-night attack has been banned from going anywhere near her for ten years.Christopher Mann, 31, was yesterday spared prison because he has spent the equivalent of a five-month sentence
THE world’s largest banknote printer and passport manufacturer has been praised for helping to boost British exports. During a visit to De La Rue’s plant in Gateshead, Mark Simmonds, the Foreign Office’s Minister for Africa said the
A MAN has been warned he faces prison after he admitted two charges of child abduction.Sean Lancaster will be sentenced at Teesside Crown Court next month once background reports are prepared.The 26-year-old, of Main Road, Gainford, near Darlington, was
A KNIFEMAN terrorised a four-year-old while he threatened the girl's grandfather as the pair of them sat in his car.Robert Boyle vowed to kill the driver when he was parked outside of his home in Stockton in April, a court heard.The drama was said
THE father of a seriously ill young girl whose plight has touched the hearts of many says she is already showing noticeable improvement just days after starting potentially life-changing treatment. Three-year-old Ava Roberts has suffered from multiple
A NEW exhibition exploring everyday life in the region over the past 10,000 years opens this weekend (Saturday, July 26).‘Living on the Hills: 10,000 years of Durham’ opens at Durham University’s Palace Green Library on Saturday.The
TEEN bobbies will experience the full force of the law when they step inside a pretend court room and learn fingerprinting techniques at Teesside University.Police cadets from Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria forces will take part in workshops at the
GOLF enthusiasts can raise vital funds for a North-East charity at an annual tournament next month.Darlington-based consultancy We Do HR is urging local businesses and golf fanatics to tee off at its annual fundraising tournament at Rockliffe Hall, near
SPECTATORS are being invited along to cheer on the teams taking part in the St Teresa’s Hospice Knockout Challenge on Sunday.The challenge is a series of fun and foam-filled games taking place at Blackwell Meadows Rugby Club in Darlington from 11.30am
MUSEUMS across the Tees Valley have joined forces to stage activities for children throughout the school summer holidays.The first event will take place at Preston Park Museum and Grounds in Stockton on Monday from 10am.It will feature staff from Darlington
POLICE investigating the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence have concluded their search of a pub.The Acomb, in Kingsway West, York, remained closed yesterday following dozens of officers and sniffer dogs conducting an intensive search of the property
THE UK economy is expected to emerge from a six-year downturn tomorrow, with official figures showing gross domestic product (GDP) has recovered to pre-recession levels.GDP is expected to have grown by 0.8 per cent in the second quarter of the year, maintaining
The number of cars produced in the UK increased last month. A total of 136,419 vehicles were made in June 2014. The figure was a 3.7 per cent rise on the number for the same month last year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT
JASPER Britton jokes that Henry IV is one of the great thankless roles of Shakespeare. “it’s like Antonio in the Merchant Of Venice. He gets the title role but he’s not exactly the star of the show,” says Britton who reveals that he’s a “king” who
ANTHONY SHER never wanted to play Falstaff. The role was actually offered to Sir Ian McKellan, who has already lit up previous Royal Shakespeare Company seasons at Newcastle. “This is my first Falstaff and not a part I would have dreamt of doing
American Heartland: Legends Of Country (Sony) ACCORDING to various reports country music is having an appreciation surge in the UK. A renewed interest in veterans such as Johnny Cash, who is back in the charts with a posthumous release, and Dolly Parton
REVIEWS: The Kristjan Jarvi Sound Project: Balkan Fever (Naive V5395) A new series highlights conductor Kristjan Jarvi’s extensive classical world, music and jazz collaborations, with an ambitious release schedule over several years. This, the
MANY of our local folk venues are slowing down for a summer break, but I’m finding that I’m just as busy as usual despite that. I’m heading up to the picturesque surroundings of Newbiggin by the Sea, in Northumberland, this weekend for their music
WHAT’S ON: Sunday, Papanosh, Bridge Hotel, Newcastle. 0191 232 6400. jazznortheast.com CD REVIEWS: Jacob Young/Forever Young (ECM 376 8896). I’ve missed the Norwegian-American guitarist’s two previous ECM albums but have thoroughly enjoyed this
SCHOOLCHILDREN are keeping buzzy by offering a helping hand to the bumble bee.Pupils at The Grove Primary School, in Consett, are trying to help the under-threat British honey bee thrive in their area.Housebuilder David Wilson Homes North East, which
THERE is something a little odd about arriving at a restaurant for the first time and discovering that you have already eaten many of the dishes on the menu, yet this was the case when my husband, Paul, and I visited Jamie’s Italian in Newcastle –
UP-AND-COMING performer Reece McMahon is a Jekyll and Hyde character in his latest stage role in the York premiere of the Madness musical Our House. The 18-year-old performing arts student takes the leading role of Joe Casey who, on his 16th birthday
FORMER Hear’Say singer Noel Sullivan was leading a double life – rock star by day and drag performer by night. He went from leather and rock anthems to high heels and Kylie songs. That’s what you get when you’re in the final week of the tour of
A PARISH council is to be reduced in size after a lack of willing volunteers put its viability at risk.Greencroft Parish Council, near Stanley, will be reduced in size from 11 councillors to eight, after Durham County Council rubberstamped the move yesterday.Only
HARTLEPOOL'S Jemma Lowe was satisfied with her performance as she qualified for this evening's semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games 100m butterfly as the fourth-fastest swimmer. Lowe, who swims for Wales because of her father's roots in the country
VILLAGE residents have pulled out all the stops for a 10th anniversary fundraising scarecrow festival.Coastal villages Hinderwell and Port Mulgrave, near Whitby, held the first scarecrow festival in 2004 to raise cash for the local sports club and the
SCORES of North-East jobs have been lost after a car part supplier went into administration.Unipart Automotive, one of the UK’s largest second hand parts firms, has ceased trading.Administrators KPMG say 1,244 workers have lost their jobs, with
FROM Simon Callow to Agatha Christie and Ken Dodd; chuck in a few great shows before we get to the Chuckle Brothers annual panto and Darlington Civic’s autumn programme of events has it all covered. Famous for his Shakespearian performances and
This weekend sees two top music festivals coming to the region STOCKTON Weekender, returns for its fourth year on Saturday 26 and Sunday, July 27. The event organisers Tees Music Alliance (TMA) are delighted to reveal the event’s headline acts
THE Metal Gods from the Midlands come pounding out of the studio in true style on their 17th studio release. All the hallmarks are here on Redeemer Of Souls, with their new guitarist Richie Faulkner slotting comfortably into the lineup. Rob Halford
TORONTO’S Alvvays are a quintet headed by Molly Rankin, progeny of the popular folk group The Rankin Family, daughter of the late John Morris Rankin, but a quite singular talent. The Rankins were regular ceilidh attendees, but a generation on,
ALTHOUGH hailed as Britain’s answer to the White Stripes following their formation in 2006, Sheffield-duo Slow Club’s first two albums showcased a more obvious penchant for twee indie-folk than garage-rock. Their third album, Complete Surrender
THE Californian parodist – whose real name is Alfred Matthew Yankovic – has indicated that his 14th studio album, the last of his Sony contract, could be his last altogether, as the YouTube era necessitates a change of approach. An immediate concession
SCOTTISH star Kenny Anderson, aka King Creosote, has had a rough time of it since the success of his collaboration with Jon Hopkins on Diamond Mine. His Fence Records compadre Johnny Lynch, also known as The Pictish Trail, left to form Lost Map
A TEACHING assistant has emerged top of the class after a successful apprenticeship led to a permanent job.Nicola Bourner proved a big hit with staff and children at Sedgefield Hardwick Primary School while studying for an NVQ qualification in child care.And
Andy Welch catches up with the Manchester band James as frontman Tim Booth reveals the emotional story behind their latest album JAMES returned with a new album earlier this year, six years after their previous work. In the life of most bands,
NEARLY 50 workers have been made redundant at a second hand car firm. Tyneside Autobuy Limited has ceased trading. Administrators say 49 workers have lost their jobs after they failed to find a buyer for the company. They blamed the Newcastle-based
SOME people behave very childishly if they don’t get their own way. Just look at Nick-Nick Tilsley in Coronation Street (ITV1) who should perhaps be called Kick-Kick Tilsley after vandalising an ice cream van. What could be the matter? Did the
WHEN I left primary school what seems like a hundred years ago, I can’t remember anyone marking the occasion. Certainly nobody cried, unless you count Susan McCrae bursting into tears when Mark McKinley called her a rude name. I think we just had
AIMEE WILLMOTT is targeting a Commonwealth Games gold medal after qualifying for this evening's 400m Individual Medley final with an accomplished performance on the opening morning of competition in Glasgow. Middlesbrough's Willmott was the second-fastest
Spennymoor Town will play Hartlepool United in a pre-season friendly next month. The game is scheduled to be played at the Brewery Field on Monday, August 4 (7.30pm). Admission is £4 adults with a £2 charge for concessions. Meanwhile, Spennymoor
The first round draw for the Doodson Sports League Challenge Cup was made yesterday and it saw Darlington paired with Whitby Town. The game will take place at Heritage Park on Wednesday, November 12. Quakers travel to Whitby for a friendly a week
REBECCA ADLINGTON is backing Michael Jamieson to handle first-night pressure and show the Glasgow crowds why he heads into the Commonwealth Games as a gold-medal favourite. Providing he negotiates the lunchtime heats, Jamieson will be aiming for
PACK TOGETHER can raise royal spirits by presenting her owner, The Queen, with Listed glory in Sandown’s Irish Champions Weekend EBF Stallions Star Stakes. Her Majesty suffered a blow earlier in the week with the news that Gold Cup runner-up Estimate
COUNTY Durham lad Keith Bell, long in Canada, detects a familiar accent among the expert World Cup analysts on Canadian television. It’s John Herdman, 38, born in Consett and now, after a successful spell in charge of New Zealand women’s football
A FORMER chorister is to undertake a sponsored walk to help other children attend his old school.James Petherick, a former chorister at Durham Cathedral, is to walk the 62-mile St Cuthbert’s Way from Melrose to Holy Island to raise money for chorister
A NORTH-East charity campaigner has taken part in a day of action at Westminster.Nicola McCann, Durham School’s marketing director, was one of more than 100 Cancer Research UK Ambassadors who attended the event aimed at urging MPs to support the
1:07pm ** Join Scott Wilson for a live blog from the evening session of today's Commonwealth Games programme at around 6.45pm ** 1:06pm So that's it for the first morning of
AS the three day Summertyne Festival at The Sage reached its finale it was fitting that a mouth-watering double bill featuring Bettye LaVette and Booker T Jones brought the event to a close. Quite how Bettye LaVette is not the household name as
THE name Alan Ayckbourn is above the title and he also directs, putting the seal of approval on this musical version of his 1998 play about a boy who finds himself inside the pages of his favourite (and some not-so-favourite) books. Ten-year-old
YOU thought that England didn’t cut it on grass? Compared to the beach football team, we were brilliant. “I went 40-odd games before we won one,” recalls Andrew Grainger, the goalkeeper. “I’m not sure we took it very seriously at first. The
Diamond Geezers (ITV, 9pm) FANCY a bit of bling that isn’t linked to gold, silver or bronze in Glasgow? Those who can afford to splash out on the real deal, usually head to London’s Hatton Garden. The area has been the centre the jewellery trade
A SUNDERLAND teenager has been charged with sending an offensive Tweet about the two Newcastle United fans killed in the Ukrainian plane tragedy. Sunderland-based 18-year-old Mitchell Tace Chapman’s message relates to dedicated Newcastle United
I NOTE that the letter from JW Bearby (HAS, 19 July) suggested the UK has “no alternative but to leave the EU”. I’d suggest we have a plethora of choices when it comes to the European Union. First and foremost, I think the most constructive
IN March, Durham County Council received government approval to transfer its homes to its existing management organisations – Dale and Valley Homes, Durham City Homes and East Durham Homes. A survey on behalf of 22,000 council tenants found that
WE are not always prepared for the impact of death. Like so many of us who question why life is taken at a particular time, we might draw upon the circumstances, such as war or illness. For those who boarded the Malaysia Airlines flight in
THE evidence we have suggests that fighters in Eastern Ukraine spotted an aircraft at high altitude, concluded it to be hostile and shot it down. Then they are surprised and confounded on finding it to have been an airliner carrying civilian passengers
FACEBOOK shares hit a record high after the social network posted profits growth of 137 per cent for its last quarter.Revenue from advertising, which makes up most of Facebook's income, was $2.68bn, up 67% compared with the second quarter of 2013.
AFTER witnessing President Vladimir Putin on the news it was obvious he knows more than he is admitting about flight MH17. You could see by his facial expressions. His eyes were everywhere, he couldn’t focus and he was like a rabbit in a car’s
WE were sorry to read in the paper of the concern by the Castle Players about the generator failure on Friday evening (HAS, July 16). It was fortunate that the problem was resolved so simply it seemed, but the professional way that this marvellous
AS Westminster packs up for the summer holidays, one of the big parties is grinning and the other is gloomy – but it’s far from clear why. The happy lot are, of course, the Conservatives, convinced that grateful voters are preparing to flock back
WAKE-UP up calls must be urgently sounded to help people plan how to cope with increased borrowing costs amid the prospect of the end of rock-bottom interest rates, a think-tank has argued.The Resolution Foundation warned that even a "relatively
Ebac Northern League chairman Mike Amos recalls some painful hands-off experiences IT’S possible that my membership of the Goalkeepers’ Union has lapsed. It’s possible, even though it’s said that you have to be mad to be goalkeeper, that it was
WE defy anyone to read the feature published on page three of The Northern Echo today and not be moved. It tells of an extraordinary love story which ended in great sadness yet went on to produce an inspirational legacy. It would appear far-fetched
ZACH KIBIRIGE will not be fit to play in next weekend’s Premiership Rugby 7s series in Darlington, but the winger insists Newcastle Falcons will be focused on winning the competition rather than using it as a step up in their pre-season preparations.The
IT has been billed as the biggest night in Scottish sport, but Teesside swimmer Aimee Willmott is determined to ruin the host nation’s party on the opening evening of competition at the Commonwealth Games. Willmott, who is a member of Middlesbrough
PAUL DRINKHALL will compete in four events at the Commonwealth Games – and the Loftus table tennis star is targeting a medal in every one of them. The opening round of the team competition takes place today, with the English line-up looking to
GATESHEAD College has recruited a talented sports coach to head up its golf academy. In his new role John Vallely will be responsible for developing the next generation of budding golf enthusiasts. The PGA professional has more than 14 years’ coaching
EMMANUEL RIVIERE thinks Newcastle United will provide him with the perfect platform to hit the international stage – with a little help from another exciting summer signing at St James’ Park. Riviere opened his account in a Newcastle shirt with
A MURDER squad detective's career was in ruins last night (Wednesday, July 23) after he was convicted of a drunken and "unprovoked" attack in a pub while shouting "I'm a copper. I will do what I like". Det Sgt Paul Whiteley, 51, was found guilty
A POLICE commissioner has defended his decision to employ specialist investigators on zero hour contracts despite signing up to a Living Wage campaign. Barry Coppinger decided to advertise the jobs following ‘the unprecedented level of serious
Nicola Mansfield made her husband's dreams come true when she told him she was pregnant. Two days later, cancer sufferer John died. Nicola then faced her own battle when diagnosed with tumours while pregnant WHEN Nicola and John Mansfield met,
THE reigning champion will not be defending his Northern Golf Masters title this weekend, but Daniel Shevill does not intend to be keeping a low profile for long.It is 12 months since Shevill memorably won a four-man sudden-death play-off at Rockliffe
WHAT’S the first thing that leaps into your mind when someone mentions the Commonwealth? Grainy black-and-white footage of the British military attempting to quell an uprising from the indigenous population of some small African state? The Queen looking
SCORES of North-East jobs will be created after at a £160m power station.A 45-megawatt plant will be built at Port Clarence, near Middlesbrough.The factory, operated by Port Clarence Energy, is expected to burn up to 325,000 tonnes of waste wood
