WHILE Darlington Mowden Park had a 1,000 crowd for their first win in National One on Saturday, leaders Ealing attracted fewer than 300 for the visit of Blaydon. The lack of fans evidently doesn’t matter to the Londoners, who enjoy financial backing
DOZENS of well-wishers staged a candlelit vigil tonight to show support for a pensioner in the fourth day of his sit-in at a council-run care home. Former head teacher Don Robson is the last remaining resident of Newton House, in Stanhope, which
X FACTOR hopeful Kerrianne Covell is one of 100 music acts performing at the one-day music festival, Middlesbrough Live. The 23-year-old shoe-shop assistant from Norton, Stockton, impressed judges on the ITV talent show with her powerful voice
A PROPERTY agent is taking part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to raise money for charity.Venture Properties, based in County Durham, will hold a coffee morning on Friday (September 26) between 8.30am and 1pm to raise money for Macmillan
Goals: 0-1: Jelavic (49, powered a terrific acrobatic volley beyond Krul after meeting Elmohamady’s cross) 0-2: Diame (68, allowed to turn on the edge of the area before delivering a delightful left foot finish in off Krul’s right-hand post
TWO popular agricultural shows ensured the summer season ended on a high this weekend.The end of a busy season of agricultural celebrations drew to a close with Eggleston and Stokesley shows on Saturday (September 20).Despite the grey skies and rain,
LIFE inside a Darlington munitions factory and the story of brave pilots from Redcar who flew from the town's Royal Navy air station are being showcased as part of an exhibition at Kirkleatham Museum.Entitled ‘Remembering Our War’, the
YOUNGSTERS in the North-East have been helping harvest a bumper crop of nuts. The children from Barmston Village Primary School worked with National Trust staff at Washington Old Hall to squirrel away hazelnuts. The trees in what is believed
A 1920s flappers’ tea is being held to raise funds for an historic home in North Yorkshire.Kiplin Hall, near Scorton, Richmond, will be staging a return to the roaring twenties on Saturday, October 4, when a love of jazz and Art Deco was the
GRAEME STORM has given his chances of appearing in the DP World Tour Championship a massive boost by claiming a top 15 finish at the Wales Open. Storm, yet to break in to the top 60 in the Race to Dubai, followed up a brilliant 65 on Saturday with
YOUNG ballerinas performed their best pliés and pirouettes at an inaugural dance competition this weekend. Around 60 dancers from across the region took part in the Memorial Awards Dance Day at Polam Hall School, in Darlington’s Grange Road today
THE Poppy Appeal in the region is seeking volunteers ahead of this year’s fundraising campaign which marks 100 years since the start of the First World War.It is being launched on Wednesday, October 22, in aid of Armed Forces’ charity, The
POLICE are appealing for information after a woman was robbed. The incident happened between 8.20pm and 8.30pm on Saturday, September 20, in Warwick Avenue, Whickham, Gateshead. Two men approached the woman and grabbed at her handbag, causing
POLICE are investigating after a cow was shot dead. A farmer found the cow dead in a field at High Park Farm in Sunniside on the farm in the morning of Wednesday, September 17. A post-mortem examination was carried out by a vet who established
AN ENGINEER who befriended a group of coffee farmers when travelling in the Sumatran jungle has set up a roastery in a North Yorkshire village to help them. David Beattie travelled to Sumatra, in Indonesia after deciding to move on from his long-term
CULT British jewellery brand, Tatty Devine, has given its 15th birthday collection to mima for its new gallery.The 15-piece collection will go on show alongside more than 200 pieces from the 1970s onwards to create what is believed to be the finest public
THE sun shone down on Shildon as thousands descended into the town to celebrate the tenth anniversary of The National Railway Museum’s steam gala.Young children were given the chance to see and ride fully working guest steam engines, whilst older
NINE months after opening its doors, a groundbreaking £8m neurological rehabilitation centre is mending fractured lives as well as treating patients who have suffered serious brain and spinal injuries.The Gateway in Middlesbrough is redefining the
BUSINESSMAN Sir John Hall said he believed the Scottish referendum would have “earth-shattering” consequences for the rest of the UK - especially in the North-East - and urged politicians to work together to ensure the region is not forgotten.He
A MAN whose brother was killed while fundraising for the Great North Air Ambulance Service has hosted the seventh motor show in aid of the charity. Colin Toner, of Middlesbrough, has been raising money since the death of his brother, John, who was killed
CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans for an opencast mine in the North-East have staged a protest walk.The Pont Valley Network held the hike today (Sunday, September 21) ahead a second public inquiry over plans to opencast land at Bradley near Leadgate, Consett
BROKEN and battered household items were given a new lease of life at a make-do and mend event.The Fix-It Cafe was held at Voodoo Cafe, in Skinnergate, Darlington on Saturday (September 20) to help people repair and restore items that would otherwise
A NEW footpath linking Shildon and Newton Aycliffe was officially opened this weekend. Locals who came to see the route be officially opened on Saturday (September 20) were given a guided tour of local geology and wildlife. The tarmacked path
A GRANDFATHER has completed a charity walk along the length of Hadrian’s Wall in memory of his late wife. Jim O’Connor, from Esh Village, near Durham, completed the 84.5-mile walk to raise funds for his charity Dorothy’s Well Project Tanzania.
AN NHS ambulance trust has teamed up with a supermarket in a drive to respond to 999 calls in rural areas more rapidly.Yorkshire Ambulance Service, which has faced criticism over the amount of time it takes to reach emergencies in parts of the Yorkshire
MORE than 1,000 people who took part in a North-East charity walk have been praised by the widow of Newcastle United legend Charlie Crowe. The Alzheimer’s Society Tyneside Memory Walk was held on Saturday and Ruth Crowe, who lives in Wallsend,
FUN runners painted a North-East park all the colours of the rainbow as they raised vital funds for a leading autism charity. Darlington’s South Park was transformed into a riot of colour as hundreds of runners, joggers and walkers were pelted
A SCHOOLGIRL has shaved off her waist-length hair in support of cancer victims. Fourteen-year-old Anna Cartridge had her brown locks chopped at The Ball Alley Pub, at Shield Row, near Stanley, County Durham, on Saturday. The Tanfield School
PUPILS of Barnard Castle School are celebrating sporting success after excelling in javelin throwing and horse riding.Year 11 student and talented javelin thrower, Alice Ridley, was picked as one of the nation’s elite athletes by the UK Schools
A SCARECROW competition organised by an east Durham teenager has been held.Residents took part in the Easington Village Scarecrow Competition and more than 30 entrants drew inspiration from films, cartoon characters and nursery rhymes.Group winners included
THERE will be a chance to make a ‘mini me’ of yourself at a special community day in Stockton next month.The free family called Fun Palaces at The Arc is designed to celebrate arts and science activities.A big attraction will be Luke Harding
RELIEVED residents of a Teesdale village are thankful plans to build eight new homes in their picturesque village were rejected.The applicant wanted to build eight three-bedroom detached houses on land to the west of Marwood Terrace, in Cotherstone.More
DURHAM manager Lee Sanders feels his side only have themselves to blame after they let a two-goal lead slip in their 2-2 draw at bottom club Oxford United.The Wildcats looked to be heading towards their fourth win in six games after an hour thanks to
Final score: Yeovil Town Ladies 1 Sunderland Ladies 2 SUNDERLAND boss Mick Mulhern says his team need to keep their feet on the ground after edging closer to the FA Women’s Super League title with victory at Yeovil. The Lady Black Cats took
WINNERS of Ferryhill's annual art and photography exhibition, which is a highlight of the town's summer gala, have been presented with certificates and gift vouchers.Top prizes went to Kristina Mayberry, under 18s arts; Kristina Mayberry, under
A WORLD Cup winner teamed up with a college to launch its newest sports team.Women’s Rugby World Cup star Tamara Taylor kicked off a recruitment drive to find players for Bishop Auckland College’s rugby sevens team.The second row number eight
AN HISTORIC fair takes place next weekend, which traces its roots back to when a Yorkshire Dales market town traded tens of thousands of sheep every year.Masham Sheep Fair celebrates all aspects of sheep farming and takes place on Saturday (September
A HALLOWEEN-themed gourmet dinner is set to tantalise tastebuds and raise money for charity as part of a year-long fundraising partnership between Sir Ian Botham and a five-star resort. The ghoulish gathering at Rockliffe Hall, in Hurworth, near
A TEESDALE village has seen the results of more than a year’s planning come to fruition.Residents of Hutton Magna worked together to design a three-and-a-half tonne stone information board for the village green, which was unveiled on Saturday (September
HAVING started the year taking out his frustrations on a dressing-room locker, Ben Stokes finished it punching the air in delight as he celebrated Durham’s sixth major trophy in the last eight seasons. Transformations don’t come much more pronounced
A MAYOR who was sacked from his job as care manager after whistleblowing has vowed not to stand down from his ceremonial role despite calls for his resignation.Councillor Stephen-Akers Belcher, Mayor of Hartlepool, worked for Newcastle City Council where
A RETIRED GP has fulfilled a lifetime ambition after swapping her stethoscope to embark on a new career as an author. Carol Tetlow, of Bedale, has had her first book published and while it’s taken nearly seven years to get it into print, amid many
A PROTEST group opposed to the privatisation of the NHS has been launched in an attempt to block prospective contracts for medical services being awarded to the commercial sector.A new alliance has been launched on Teesside to fight future tenders bids
GUS POYET is hoping that an injury to Emanuele Giaccherini is not as bad as first thought after Sunderland’s 0-0 draw at Burnley on Saturday. The Italian international limped off in the second half after falling awkwardly making a defensive challenge
TO MARK the birth of highwayman Dick Turpin – and the death of the road tax disc – a tourist attraction is offering free entry to certain law-abiding citizens. After 93 years of adorning windscreens, tax discs will start to be replaced by electronic
WET and drizzly conditions failed to put a dampener on the grand opening of the region’s newest soft play area.Scores of excited families queued in the dank conditions to be the first to use Magic and Mayhem Soft Play, in the ground floor of Darlington
BY the end, it was getting difficult to see. The gloom that had enveloped Lord’s all day, and transformed English cricket’s supposed summer showpiece into an altogether more autumnal affair, was strangling the last vestiges of daylight from
HARTLEPOOL children are being offered weekly football training sessions, which will be led by fully qualified FA coaches at Brierton Sports Centre. Hartlepool Borough Council’s Sports and Recreation Team is launching the Friday night football sessions
CONTROVERSIAL plans to create a housing estate on the outskirts of a picturesque village are being revised following a surge of public opposition.Durham County Council said it has had more than1,000 responses to Story Homes’ bid to build 150 new
POLICE are urgently appealing to trace a 46-year-old Middlesbrough man. Angus Robertson was last seen parking up outside his home at 2.20pm on Monday, September 15 but has not been seen since. Angus is known to visit Middlesbrough town centre
A CHESTER-le-Street personal trainer and his gym have been shortlisted in prestigious fitness industry awards. Former soldier Glenn Hill is in the running for the gym-based trainer category of the National Fitness Awards. Ladies at Leisure,
Final score: Warrington Town 1 Spennymoor 0. Spennymoor saw their 100 per cent away record ended at Warrington, but Moors manager Jason Ainsley wasn’t too downhearted. Moors were beaten by a 22nd minute strike by Louis Corrigan, but Ainsley
Shildon manager Gary Forrest says that his team must improve by at least 100 per cent after they flopped 3-2 at West Auckland on Saturday. Shildon stunned Whitby by beating them in the FA Cup in midweek, but another giantkilling against Stalybridge
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to redouble their efforts to fight a contentious development, as a local authority re-submits plans to build on green space. After withdrawing initial proposals, Darlington Borough Council has drawn up a new planning application
ALAN PARDEW thinks his players proved just how much they want to succeed at Newcastle United by coming back from two goals down to claim a point against Hull City. Pardew was happy to see Papiss Cisse come from the bench to score two goals in the
