Nathan Fisher has been handed a free transfer by Darlington. He was put on the transfer list soon after the beginning of the season, but there have been no takers for the former Gateshead striker, who has fallen down the pecking order at Quakers
A MAN has admitted causing the death of a friend by dangerous driving, while over the drink-drive limit. Adam Lawrence McLoughlin was at the wheel of the Volkswagen Bora Sport which struck a telegraph pole while being pursued by police, on the
A SWITCHED-ON town could provide free internet access in a bid to boost trade and help digitally excluded residents take advantage of services which are only available online.Middlesbrough looks likely to follow in the footsteps of Newcastle and York
TWO members of staff of a north Durham building society have gone the extra mile – or 13 – to raise £1,000 for a local hospice.Rachel Benford, branch manager at Newcastle Building Society's Middle Street office in the Consett, and
LEADERS of a charity project aimed at getting young people into gardening are refusing to give up, despite their allotment being twice wrecked by vandals.Durham Youth for Christ sowed the seeds for the Pacman project back in March of this year, when they
AN INVESTIGATION is underway into what caused a huge fire which badly damaged the east wing of a landmark building yesterday (Wednesday, October 1).Insurers were also at the Crathorne Hall Hotel, near Yarm, today, waiting for firefighters to finish damping
PROVOCATIVE, entertaining and engaging theatre will take centre stage this weekend as a major festival gets underway in the North-East.The Jabberwocky Market festival was launched in Darlington today (Thursday, October 2), returning to the town for the
ENERGETIC youngsters were given top tips from North-East athletes to celebrate the official opening of a new sports facility in their town.Players from Durham Wildcats basketball team and Newton Aycliffe Football Club played alongside youngsters from
THIS year’s Images of Eldon exhibition is to be held next week in the Dene Valley. For those who do not know, the Dene Valley is the fascinating part of the Durham coalfield between Shildon and Bishop Auckland. For historical pictures from
WONGA is writing off £220m to 330,000 people who were given loans they could not afford(Echo, Oct 3), as the company had not carried out the necessary checks. This company, and others like it, is a disgrace preying on vulnerable people. That a
PRESIDENT OBAMA came in for a lot of ridicule when he said that he had "no strategy yet" to deal with Islamic State (IS). It now seems he has been bounced into taking ill-advised military action on the basis that "we can't just do nothing".
A SECTION of the Cleveland Way has been redirected after a section of cliff collapsed, taking part of the pathway with it.The cliff-fall near Whitby, not far from the former lighthouse, Whitby High Light, was reported on Wednesday afternoon (October 1
MOTORISTS whose tax expired on September 30 had since mid-September to renew their road tax online. Others need do nothing, other than remove their paper disc if they wish, as explained in a DVLA mailing which I received a few weeks ago. So
JOHN CRICK mounted a spirited defence of the Conservatives’ record in Government (Echo, Oct 2). It is good to see that ordinary men, who are not the top brass, are prepared to defend and upholds this party. I must admit that in parts of David Cameron
A TOWN council is looking to bolster its influence over the future of a struggling shopping precinct.Spennymoor Town Council wants to have a bigger voice when lobbying for change at Festival Walk and is exploring what support it can offer to retailers
IN Haughton-le-Skerne churchyard on Wednesday morning, a clear autumn day with beech nuts crunching under feet on the path, two second cousins met for the first time and remembered one man from the First World War. They were Penny Boal from West
ON December 28, 1947, the Sunday Times newspaper in Perth, Western Australia, reported: “Manilla, Saturday. Brilliant rescue work in typhoon-tormented seas was carried out by Norwegian mv Samuel Bakke after the Danish mv Kina sank in the Samar Sea
Last weekend’s Festival of Thrift was held at what was once known as the ‘wonder factory’, opened by Patons and Baldwins in 1947 PATONS AND BALDWINS’ “wonder factory” in Darlington was born in the first age of austerity after the Second World War
WHILE the Strictly Come Dancing pros all boast a lifetime of training and dance floor talent, all most of the new hopefuls have in common is a shared willingness to get out there and give it a go. Will they be rumbled by the rumba? Left wallowing after
SYNONYMOUS with playing unruffled men, who boast the sort of cool exterior you require during a crisis, Denzel Washington appears to be a man in control. "It's a facade," he says, laughing. "No, I'm happy with myself, I'm at
A £60,000 fund has been set up to help small companies with projects which will either increase their turnover or create new jobs.Richmondshire District Council has allocated the money – to be spent over the next two years – after a
I DON’T have a telly these days but somehow I still watch Coronation Street three times a week – such is the extent of my addiction to the longest running soap in the world.I moved to Amsterdam for a year and took my addiction with me, forced
FROM Geraldine Grainger in The Vicar of Dibley, to Agatha Christie characters and the inhabitants of Craggy Island in Father Ted – clergy have always held a fascination for writers.Now, North-East vicar Lissa Gibbons has completed six months of
A CAMPAIGN to help people across Teesside stay safe and warm in their homes during the cold winter months is being launched.Latest figures show that in 2011 to 2012 over 31,000 people in the UK died because they couldn’t keep warm in their own homes
A STATELY home best known for being the set of period drama Brideshead Revisited has highlighted its Halloween-themed fireworks display by using a 30ft-tall model of a character in the 1980s film Ghostbusters.Stay Puft Marshmallow Man visited Castle Howard
ED SHEERAN is sitting in his dressing room in Melbourne Cricket Ground. In the background, Tom Jones can be heard soundchecking. "We're singing the Prince song, Kiss, together," says Sheeran, "but we've already rehearsed that." The night before
PRIMARY school children discovered the flavours of India when took part in a cookery lesson with added spice.Youngsters from Trimdon Village Community Infant School in County Durham learnt how to create authentic Indian dishes during a visit to Cinnamon
SATELLITE imagery and the latest computer technology have uncovered the wreck of a German U-Boat off the North-East coast. The submarine has lain on the bottom of the North Sea since it was destroyed with depth charges by an RAF aircraft near the
A RETIRED teacher who this year has received more than 300 begging letters from charities says she is being "morally blackmailed". Daphne Clarke, 82, gets up to five requests a day for donations. Since January 1, Mrs Clarke has kept the majority
POLICE are appealing for information after a 71-year-old woman was injured by an air rifle.The incident happened in Sacriston, near Chester-le-Street, at around 5.20pm on Sunday, September 14, when the woman was walking along Front Street by the Londis
‘GO fun yourself’ is the rather risqué tag line for the revamped Toyota city car. So did the Aygo put a smile on my face or leave me cursing? ON THE ROAD: THE Aygo certainly stands out. With its’ newly designed X grille, the impact is immediate
INTERNATIONALLY renowned North-East artist Mackenzie Thorpe is returning to his industrial roots to raise money for charity. Mackenzie Thorpe has donated the numbered first copy of his upcoming book along with four prints and a small original painting
COMEDY duo the Chuckle Brothers are returning to Darlington Civic Theatre to star in the 2014 panto The Chuckles of Oz.The pair, who delighted audiences last year with their ‘to me to you’ turns in Aladdin, will play the wizards in a new version
VISIONS of one of Europe's most iconic landmarks were brought to a Darlington classroom by students celebrating foreign languages.Year 7 French students at Hummersknott Academy were challenged to create miniature Eiffel Towers to celebrate the European
PLANS to build thousands of homes across Darlington were scrutinised at a town hall meeting, as campaigners voiced strong opposition and councillors vowed to protect the town’s heritage.There was standing room only at a special meeting of Darlington
A TOWN mayor has officially opened a new housing development that aims to help house hunters find affordable homes.Mayor of Chilton, Councillor Elizabeth Bruce, unveiled the ten new homes at the Chilton Gardens development on Wednesday. She said: &ldquo
A RUGBY club has announced a partnership with the National Fostering Agency (NFA).The agency has relocated its regional office to The Northern Echo Arena, home of Darlington Mowden Park rugby club as part of the link-up.Founded in 1995, the NFA works
OFFERING albums for online listening ahead of their release date happens all the time now, but Apple's latest stunt went way beyond a temporary Soundcloud stream: U2's Songs Of Innocence was beamed directly into the accounts of some 500 million
WEDDING photographs from the last 100 years will go on display of a village's parishoners past and present.St Thomas’ Church in Cowshill in Weardale, County Durham, is hosting the exhibition of wedding snaps as part of its centenary celebrations.It
PUPILS put their best feet forward to promote the benefits of walking and raise money for a cause close to their hearts.Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form, in Spennymoor, worked with the Living Streets group on a campaign to encourage people to get
A TEESDALE community centre will be turned into a nightclub for one night only this month.The Hub, in Barnard Castle, will be transformed on Saturday, October 18, to host a club night celebrating its tenth anniversary.London-based record label Nonclassical
NIGERIAN international and Middlesbrough defender Kenneth Omeruo celebrated his country’s national day with a firm of Darlington solicitors.The World Cup star, loaned to Boro by Chelsea, dropped into Macks' solicitors offices to enjoy homecooked
When ghd, king of the straightening iron, launches a new Curve Collection for waving, the beauty world listens. There are four new wands available, all sleek and black and shiny. But while the two Tongs and Creative Curl Wand look similar to other
Rachel Allen had no shortage of recipe tasters when writing her new book, All Things Sweet. Here's one of those recipes for you to try. SERVES FOUR 25g butter 250g caster or granulated sugar 2 eggs, separated 25g plain flour Zest and
A DISCOUNT supermarket chain is creating more than 30 jobs in a town rocked by redundancies.Aldi will open a store in Guisborough, east Cleveland, on Thursday, October 9.The outlet will deliver 31 posts.Charlotte Morrison, Aldi store manager, said: &ldquo
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YOUNG people are not ready for work after leaving education, a report has warned.A British Chambers of Commerce Workforce survey of nearly 3,000 firms said North-East companies believe a lack of work experience is holding youngsters back, with many short
IN response to Stephen Dixon’s latest epistle comparing those terrible old Tories with the children’s TV programme The Clangers, I offer this riposte in the vain hope that for once some balance might be introduced to the political debate (HAS, Sept
A FAMILY-RUN offshore valve maker has been praised for its exporting prowess.BEL Valves, in Newcastle, was visited by Trade and Investment Manager, Lord Livingston.He was given a tour around the firm’s factory and learned about its £15m expansion
A SAFETY initiative has found that one third of electric blankets tested in Darlington were unsafe to use.Age UK Darlington teamed up with the council’s trading standards team to hold a two-day testing event at the charity’s Bradbury House
BUDDING artists and designers in Darlington are being invited to take their first step in to the interior design industry.Online blind retailer directblinds.co.uk is searching for the nation’s best up-and-coming designer and will give them an opportunity
When hard-hitting smoking campaigns left her little boy afraid she might die, The Northern Echo's Lizzie Hill knew it was time to finally give up smoking for good. The young mum is now documenting her bid to break free from a 15-year- long addiction
NORTH-EAST bank Virgin Money says it will return £50m of taxpayers’ cash after unveiling its intention stock market flotation.The Newcastle-based lender expects shares to start trading this month.Virgin, which took over parts of the collapsed
DESPITE suffering from advanced lung and liver cancer an athlete celebrated his 74th birthday by competing in this year’s Tees Pride 10k race.Fred Beauchamp has completed more than 200 ‘parkruns’ and is a regular at the popular 5k event
THE GRAND new staircase welcoming guests into the newly refurbished Tennants of Leyburn gleamed, the cabinets full of an array of exhibits from telescopes to war memorabilia, and staff were busily setting up the Garden Rooms for the arrival of a celebrity
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after camping equipment was stolen from a market town store.A sleeping bag and roll mat were taken after a manhole cover was thrown through the window of the Mountain Warehouse shop in Richmond.The burglary took place
A CHARITY worker will be swapping the dry heat of Africa for a visit to northern Europe’s largest man-made lake at the weekend.Oswin Mahundi will join Team Coco to tackle the Kielder 10k on Saturday (October 4) during this year’s Active Northumberland
Whether buying a real tree or artificial the one crucial factor common to both is the need to measure up for the tree’s location in the room. There’s nothing worse than finding the perfect tree and then getting it home to discover it’s not going
THE European Union saves lives and helps keep us safe. People will have seen news reports of the Ebola outbreak spreading through Africa. It was confirmed this week that a case has been diagnosed in America. It is a terrible illness which causes
LAST week, all five Teesside MPs voted in favour of the UK joining in air strikes on Iraq. As our previous interventions in Iraq and Libya have shown us, wars cannot be won by just dropping bombs, an action which also risks many civilian casualties
WITH reference to the article about the Patons and Baldwins fireless locomotive (Echo Memories, Sept 29), this locomotive has not been in the North Road railway museum in Darlington for several years. It was put out as unwanted some time ago. The
THE people who live near the new housing development in Colburn, near Catterick, are getting sick of the amount of time it is taking to re-lay the footpaths on both sides of the road – it has been more than two months now. The contractor that is
IT’S all about “priorities”, the Conservative Cabinet minister explained – and, boy, were those priorities crystal clear at the party’s conference this week.Now those choices may – even more than the state of the NHS
Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC1, 9pm) THERE’S been a little switch in the tenth year of this always-popular series and Billy Connolly becomes the 99th celebrity to take part and the honour of becoming the 100th celebrity skeleton in the cupboard
With 2014 marking the centenary of the start of The First World War it was fitting that the centrepiece of Fish`s set was dedicated to telling the story of The Somme, a battle in which both of his grandfathers fought, in the 30-minute epic High Wood
Is there such a thing as the perfect murder? Who knows because if there is we wouldn't know because the killer would have got away with it and remained undetected. But with the first play adapted from one of his novels bestselling crime writer
A SUBURBAN road has been cordoned off after a woman was viciously attacked in the early hours of this morning. The 42-year-old victim was walking along Lady Road in the Clifton area of York when she was assaulted sometime between 4am and 4.30am
A COUNCIL has been criticised for planning to “import” 22,000 extra people by 2030 – the same number of people currently out of work in its area. Durham County Council hopes to attract 57,000 more residents by 2030 – well above the 35,000 growth
GUS POYET has backed Sunderland’s misfiring strikers to start finding the back of the net, but insisted his side cannot get too concerned about their lack of goalscoring success this season. The Black Cats head into Saturday’s home game with Stoke
NEWCASTLE University is one of three in the UK to lose their place in the top 200 global higher education league table. The Tyneside university slipped from 200 to 202 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings for 2014-15. The other UK
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TENS of thousands are expected to travel more than 70 years back in time later this month.The North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s annual wartime weekend from October 10 to 12 and stops up all along the line will be taking part.Visitors will be greeted
AITOR Karanka insists Jonathan Woodgate can still play a big part in Middlesbrough’s season despite the fact the defender is struggling for fitness. Woodgate has made just one appearance so far in the Capital One Cup first round win at Oldham having
THE UK'S housebuilding sector growth is showing signs of easing, a report has revealed.A survey says housing continues to remain strong and helped the construction industry hit an eight-month high in September.However, the closely-watched CIPS/Markit
POLICE are searching for a vulnerable Billingham man who has gone missing. Sean Devlin, 34, last made contact with family or friends yesterday morning, Wednesday, October 1. He is described as a white male, 5ft 11ins tall, of stocky build, with dark brown
GUESTS shelled out about £66,000 for charity at an annual society ball.The annual Oyster Festival, at Hardwick Hall Hotel near Sedgefield, County Durham, attracted more than 1,000 guests from across the region and raised funds for Butterwick Hospice
NORTH-EAST conductor and entertainer John Wilson returns to Sage Gateshead at the weekend for a Classic FM Matinee series. The concert, featuring lighter classics will take audiences around the two great continents of Russia and America, at 3pm
A POWERCUT has left a Teesdale school with no electricity or heating today. Despite the outage, Middleton-in-Teesdale primary school and nursery have carried on as usual and say that they are managing fine. Julian Robinson, site manager at
A MAN who fell asleep whilst overnight fishing, woke up to discover a thief had netted hundreds of pounds worth of his fishing equipment. The angler had been fishing at Cleasby Lake, near Richmond over night on Sunday, September 28. He nodded off between
A NORTH-EAST author has won a newly-launched short story competition with her tale of a Chinese grandmother who finds herself living in rural County Durham.Christine Powell, from Stanhope, County Durham, was presented with her award at a ceremony in Durham
CLASSICAL music fans across the North-East and North Yorkshire are promised a real treat over the next eight months, with Middlesbrough Town Hall bringing some of the world’s best orchestras to town. Six major concerts include the welcome return
ALAN PARDEW thinks Cheik Tiote has proven just how much he wants to stay at Newcastle United. Quotes attributed to the Ivorian international have emerged over the last 48 hours suggesting that he was looking for a move following the Magpies’ frustrating
A HOTEL’S intrepid team of cyclists have been back in the saddle to raise funds for Sir Ian Botham’s charity foundation. This year, 20 staff from Rockliffe Hall near Darlington cycled the Way of the Roses from Morecambe to Bridlington, covering
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after falling from her horse, which reared as a motorcycle drove by.A police spokesman said the accident happened in Offerton, near Wearside Golf Club, in Coxhoe Green, Houghton-le-Spring, on Wearside
I WOULD just like to say how much I enjoyed the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walks that took place in Teesside and County Durham. It was the first time I had visited Stewart Park in Middlesbrough and Riverside Park in Chester-le-Street and they provided
INDEPENDENT traders are to stage a fundraising coffee shop crawl to highlight a market town's unique range of retail outlets. A group of eight businesswomen in Thirsk said as Cafe Nero was being launched in the Market Place and there was speculation
A 14-YEAR-old boy has moved a step closer to fulfilling his dream to be a Premier League footballer after netting a scholarship with Leeds United.Thirsk School and Sixth Form College pupil Alfie McCalmont will start the £150 a week scholarship when
A NEW service has been launched which will provide treatment and support for adults in North Yorkshire with drug and alcohol dependency.The service, entitled North Yorkshire Horizons, was officially launched on Wednesday, October 1.The integrated substance
HIGHWAY officials are to look again to try and find a way to make a crossing in Bedale safer, after years of complaints.The Five Land Ends junction with Sussex Street and Firby Road has been a major concern for many years. An elderly mobility scooter
A FEAST of international kickboxing featuring young fighters from north Durham is being staged in Stanley this month.Stanley Civic Hall is hosting the event with several members of the Burnopfield-based North-East Kickboxing Academy vying for titles.All
DAVID CAMERON was good. He was powerful and passionate, personal yet statesmanlike. He was very good. His delivery was polished, and he fluffed none of his lines. He was everything that Ed Miliband last week was not. Whereas Mr Miliband roamed
COLIN COOPER has confirmed Clinton Morrison and Jordan Laidler are on trial at Hartlepool United. With his side netting only five goals in League Two this season, Cooper is looking to add to his attacking options and reiterated the notion that
A FOUR-CAR collision caused major delays on the A1 motorway this morning (Thursday, October 2) and left one driver with minor injuries. Emergency services were called to the collision just before 8am on the southbound carriageway between junction
ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson is to decide whether to call-up Daniel Sturridge against Liverpool's will.A key figure for club and country, the 25-year-old has missed five matches with a thigh strain suffered on England duty last month.It is an injury
EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR has so far failed to recapture last season's goalscoring form, but head coach Mauricio Pochettino insists he has been pleased with the Tottenham striker's contribution.Much was expected from the well-travelled Togo striker this
ARSENE WENGER hailed "electric" Danny Welbeck after the England striker fired Arsenal to a 4-1 Champions League victory over Galatasaray.Clinical Welbeck blasted the Gunners into a 2-0 lead and once Alexis Sanchez had stretched the advantage
MIDDLESBROUGH pair Ben Gibson and Patrick Bamford have been included in Gareth Southgate's squad for England Under-21s. Bamford, on loan from Chelsea, has earned a recall to Southgate's squad for the Euro 2015 play-offs against Croatia after his
MANCHESTER CITY supporters have hit back at criticism from former United players Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand over the lack of atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium.The high-profile pair expressed forthright opinions about the crowd as City played out an
DINAMO ZAGREB manager Zoran Mamic got his Old Firm clubs mixed up ahead of the Europa League clash with Celtic at Parkhead on Thursday night.At his press conference at Celtic Park, the Croatian waxed lyrical about previously playing at the stadium, saying
Richard Hughes finally passed Ryan Moore in the jockeys’ championship after a successful afternoon at Salisbury.Defending champion Hughes has been odds-on in the title race for some time and has been far busier in Britain than Moore, who is likely
MARTYN MOXON says Kane Williamson and Aaron Finch are Yorkshire’s top targets when it comes to overseas recruits for their 2015 title defence.Williamson and Finch starred in this season’s LV= County Championship triumph, and the club would
RORY MCILROY has already described winning the Ryder Cup as putting the icing on the cake of an amazing season, but more cake could be on the cards in the Dunhill Links Championship.As well as victory in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, McIlroy
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ENGLAND coach Stuart Lancaster’s record six-year contract extension will be reviewed after Rugby World Cup 2015, RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie has confirmed. Former Leeds boss Lancaster has signed the longest contract ever awarded to an England
SUNDERLAND Ladies can win the FA WSL 2 title and clinch promotion to the top flight with a win over Doncaster Belles on Saturday. The Lady Black Cats sit eight points ahead of second-placed Belles with three games left, although their opponents
WONGA is to write off the debts of 330,000 customers after it admitted it has made loans to people who could not afford to repay them. The move by the pay-day lender comes after an agreement with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that requires
A DRUNK who smashed a door and bathroom window with a hammer has been spared prison after a judge said it was unjust to jail him. Keith Mulraney, 60, went to the victim’s address in Hemlington, Middlesbrough, to settle a grievance. He and another
DARLINGTON striker Amar Purewal reached a half century of goals by grabbing a hat-trick to help take his team up to second in the table with a comfortable 7-1 win over Harrogate RA. Quakers attacked at will in the second half and should have scored
AN ARMY veteran has revealed how he unearthed footage of those who survived one of the Second World War's bloodiest battles. Thomas Sellars was a projectionist with the Army Kinema Service when he met a number of paratroopers who had survived the
VITO Mannone insists there is no cause for panic despite the fact Sunderland are yet to win a Premier League game this season. It has been an indifferent start to the campaign for the Black Cats, who narrowly avoided relegation at the end of last
THE BROTHER of a survivor of the Dreamspace tragedy escaped prison yesterday (Wednesday, October 1) after clipping a security officer and policemen with his car as he tried to escape after being caught shoplifting.In his mitigation, Mark Nadolski cited
PLAYING a golf course with no grass and teeing off a sythentic turf mat is hardly the introduction to the game that leads to a successful career but Teessider Neil Hunter-Smith's determination to carve out a life in the sport is already reaping rewards
THREE men have received jail sentences for their part in an attempted prison break.Judge John Walford conceded the sentences on William Downes, Ifzal Zafar - both convicted robbers - and Kevin Bennett were somewhat “artificial” since the trio
PHIL MICKELSON’S public bemoaning of Tom Watson’s strategy at Gleneagles stunned the world of golf and it also left Colin Montgomerie, the successful Team Europe leader of four years ago, certain that he never wants to be a Ryder Cup captain again.
SCHOOLS, pubs, villages and residents have been honoured for their efforts in making their area a pleasant place to live and work. Dozens of winners were crowned at last night’s (Wednesday, October 1) Beautiful Durham awards ceremony, held at Durham
AFTER revealing that about 60 of its youngsters are at risk of being groomed, a North-East council has pledged to make safeguarding a top priority following the child sexual exploitation scandal in Rotherham. Vulnerable children as young as 11 in Middlesbrough
PATIENTS in Darlington who find it difficult to get appointments to see a GP are to benefit from a new pilot scheme launched in the town this weekend.As part of national efforts to improve patient access to GPs, family doctors in Darlington have agreed
A WOMAN with terminal cancer is to marry her fiancé of 30 years in the hospice where she is being cared for.June Webster, 60, is due to tie the knot with Jim Carter, 75, in a specially-arranged ceremony at St Cuthbert’s Hospice, Durham City
A FIRST-TIME dog owner blamed Buster, his newly acquired bull terrier, for a high-speed pursuit which could have caused serious injuries or even a fatality. But a judge considered Jordan James Winn’s explanation for his driving was no more than
A WOMAN using a flamethrower to torch garden weeds was left red-faced after the fire spread to a fence, tree and telegraph pole. A passer-by said flames reached 12ft into the air after the woman, who does not wish to be named, accidentally set
THE boss of a technology firm is creating jobs after investing more than £200,000 to make an energy saving light control product in the region.Alex Carter, a commissioning engineer and managing director at Hartlepool’s Durable Technologies
MORE than a hundred firefighters succeeded in saving a historic building after a blaze ripped through its east wing - causing major damage. The fire at the landmark Crathorne Hall Hotel, near Yarm, was prevented from spreading to the main building
