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  • Match Report: Spennymoor Town 4 Darlington 0

    Spennymoor Town 4 Darlington 0 TWO Darlington old boys combined to help Spennymoor Town put four goals past their former club in the Durham Challenge Cup last night. John McReady bagged a hat-trick and Nathan Fisher also netted on a night when

  • Walking changes could predict dementia

    THE way someone walks is linked to dementia in Parkinson's disease, North-East researchers have found.It has been known for several years that there is a link between gait disturbance and dementia in older adults, but until now the relationship in

  • West go three points clear with 4-0 win

    West Auckland increased their lead at the top of the ENL to three points when they easily beat Morpeth 4-0 at the Seagrave Stadium tonight. West scored three goals in eight minutes in the first half. They took the lead on 33 minutes when Dan Lowson

  • Woman struck by bus in Stockton

    POLICE are appealing for information after a woman was seriously injured by a bus this evening. The incident happened on Stockton High Street near to Maxwell’s Corner at about 4.50pm today. The 32-year-old pedestrian was taken to James Cook

  • Match Report: Wolves 2 Middlesbrough 0

    Full-time: Wolves 2 Middlesbrough 0 AFTER going seven matches without losing in the Championship, Middlesbrough were given a firm reminder of just how tough it will be to force their way in to the automatic promotion spots at Molineux. A year

  • Team news: Four changes for Boro at Wolves

    KENNETH OMERUO has returned to the Middlesbrough starting line-up as one of four changes by Aitor Karanka. Omeruo, who sat out Saturday’s win at Brighton after international duty, slots in to the back four alongside Daniel Ayala so Ben Gibson drops

  • No changes for Collins and Pools

    SAM Collins has resisted the temptation to change his side and Hartlepool United keep the same XI for the third game in a row. The only alteration comes on the bench where new loan signing  Matt Crooks, signed today from Huddersfield, is added

  • Privacy fears could stall 'DNA diets'

    BENEFICIAL personalised diet plans will not be widely accepted until regulations are in place to protect information about our DNA, new research has shown.Led by Newcastle University, the Food4Me project is a €9m European Union project investigating

  • Long awaited war memorial unveiled in town's market place

    A TOWN'S long-awaited new war memorial has been unveiled after a three-year fund-raising campaign.The new monument has been built in Chester-le-Street’s Market Place on the site of the now-demolished Civic Arch that was created as part of a

  • Make up artist Jo Leversuch shares her top tricks and secrets

    Ashley Barnard delves into a make-up bag full of tricks and asks expert Jo Leversuch for her top tips for a fresh, youthful look JO Leversuch is an expert at making women look beautiful, from creating flawless complexions for brides and bold statement

  • Spreading her wings

    THE wheels of industry keep on turning for artist Anita Bowerman whose latest project is just about to take off. Having firmly established herself in her home town of Harrogate and the surrounding district, the people of the north east are now taking

  • WIll Ello make you say goodbye to Facebook?

    FOUNDED in March this year by entrepreneur Paul Budnitz, Ello.co was originally only intended for Budnitz and his buddies, but they opened it up in August, on an invite-only basis. The site's popularity soared last month when Facebook started cracking

  • 'It's best to have too much to do'

    A new novel by high-flying businessman Christopher Lowery draws on the author's own experience of having to flee Portugal following the Carnation Revolution. He talks to Sarah Foster AS Christopher Lowery reflects on what inspired his new novel

  • Hat-trick of football writers give pre-match talk

    A TRIO of Teesside football writers are holding a discussion on the beautiful game ahead of this Saturday's Boro match.The authors - Harry Pearson, John Nicholson and Daniel Gray - are taking part in the talk at Middlesbrough's Central Library

  • 'I'm more self-confident now'

    Ahead of Indoor Allergy Week, Dr Christian Jessen offers his tips for coping with dust mites, getting a better night's sleep and overcoming his own health problems It's not an especially embarrassing illness, but for TV's Dr Christian Jessen, having

  • Major redevelopment plan takes big step closer

    A LANDMARK deal has been signed to start the redevelopment of a 35-hectare site in the centre of York.Local council leaders and Network Rail have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start redeveloping the city centre's biggest brownfield site

  • Teesside vet gives advice to calm pets on Bonfire Night

    A TEESSIDE vet has issued advice on how to keep pets calm in the Bonfire Night period. Rob Reid, clinic director at the White Cross Vets which is based in both Redcar and Coulby Newham, near Middlesbrough, says that about three quarters of pets

  • Residents take part in community clean-up

    RESIDENTS have joined forces with council staff to take part in a community clean up day.A total of 23 volunteers began cleaning up a public walkway at Shotton at 10am, and managed to collect 19 bags of rubbish.Durham County Council’s “Clean

  • Work set to start on A66 resurfacing project

    A £2.3m scheme to resurface a stretch of the A66 on Teesside will begin next week.The work, between the A135 Preston Farm industrial estate junction and Elton will begin next week, will result in a lane and junction closures throughout the coming

  • Residents' community safety concerns aired at meeting

    RESIDENTS were given the chance to air their views and concerns about the future direction of community safety priorities in their town.About 70 people attended the Safer Hartlepool Partnership’s ‘Face the Public’ event, where they were

  • Funding for war memorial garden

    SCHOOL children spent the day tidying a war memorial garden ahead of Remembrance Day thanks to a grant.The North of England Royal Horticulture Society donated £500 to the Save Our Soldier Appeals Committee, in Coundon, near Bishop Auckland.Youngsters

  • Step forward for Durham supermarket plans

    A PROPOSED 300-job supermarket moved a significant step forward when it cleared a major planning hurdle. Morrisons hopes to open a new 6,000 sq metre food store at Dragonville, in Durham City by Christmas next year. The company plans to take

  • Fly killer caused historic hall blaze

    A FLY zapper is believed to have started the fire which devastated Crathorne Hall Hotel earlier this month.Fire investigators said the electric fly killer in the east wing attic of the hotel is the most likely cause of the blaze.A spokesman for North

  • Appeal to find missing woman

    POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a woman missing since the weekend. Roksana Baran, aged 34, was last seen at the house she shares with her sister in Harrogate at around 8pm on Saturday, October, 18. She has not been in touch with anyone since

  • Permission granted for 81 homes in village

    PLANNING permission has been granted for a new development of 81 homes in a village.The Durham Villages Regeneration Company, a partnership between Durham County Council and housing developers Keepmoat, was today (Tuesday, October 21) given the go-ahead

  • Demonstrators in Darlington protest against blacklisting

    UNION members held a protest demonstration outside a Darlington business it says was responsible for blacklisting construction workers.The GMB is running a national campaign to highlight the plight of 3,213 workers nationally that were blacklisted for

  • Grant helps Great Aycliffe toddlers get the best start in life

    A HEALTH and well-being project aimed at giving children the best start in life has received a £5,000 funding boost.Great Aycliffe and Middridge Partnership (Gamp) has awarded the grant to the Pre-school Learning Alliance to help the charity support

  • Church calls on community to share their views

    COMMUNITIES across the Ripon area are being invited to join in a consultation day about the future direction of the cathedralThe event on Saturday, October 25 from 10am to 4pm will examine the life of the cathedral and how it can serve the people of the

  • Fisburn's own Repunzel donates hair to cancer charity

    REPUNZEL may be the heroine of the fairytale but it was little Phoebe Wright who stole the show when she donated her golden locks to charity.The brave seven-year-old had 11-inches of hair chopped off in front of her classmates at Sedgefield Hardwick Primary

  • Mental health boss urges public to shun 'offensive' costumes

    A CAMPAIGN by a North-East mental health trust to remove “offensive” Halloween costume from sale has been backed by the police. Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is warning of the damage being done by Halloween costumes which

  • Delivery men admit selling fake vodka

    TWO men have appeared in court charged with selling potentially lethal counterfeit vodka using an illegal drink delivery service.Licensing officers became aware of the sale of illegal spirit made using industrial strength alcohol after it was advertised

  • Miner's aim to lead UK industry

    A MINING firm says it is well positioned to spearhead the UK market’s long-term future, despite ongoing market volatility.Hargreaves Services, in Esh Winning, near Durham City, revealed the optimism in its 2014 annual report, which showed underlying

  • Spooky goings on in the park

    HARDY souls are in for a shocking night when they venture out on a spooky walk next week.The ‘once upon a nightmare’ themed event will see a host of weird and wonderful characters inhabit Preston Park Museum and Grounds for one night only.Councillor

  • Last chance to get tickets for charity masquerade ball

    PARTYGOERS are being asked to don their finest disguises in aid of Breast Cancer Care.The Best Western Grand Hotel, Hartlepool, will play host to a magical masquerade ball, raising funds for the charity, which offers support to people in the UK, on Friday

  • University celebrates science with festival

    A UNIVERSITY will showcase a replica of a telescope designed to shed new light on the universe at its annual Celebrate Science festival next week.The James Webb Space telescope, which will replace the world-renowned Hubble Telescope when launched into

  • Tribute to talented Darlington musician John Morton

    A TALENTED musician who played his unusual instrument in productions featuring stars of the stage an screen has died at the age of 83. John Morton, from Darlington, played the ondes Martenot, an early electronic instrument known for its eerie,

  • Police appeal after thefts from gardens in residential area

    POLICE have appealed for information after a series of thefts from neighbouring gardens.A number of youths are said to have gone into gardens in Jedburgh Road, in Shiney Row, on Wearside, before taking various ornaments and garden furniture, on Wednesday

  • Investigation into suspicious Spennymoor car fires continues

    TWO fires which destroyed cars parked in neighbouring streets on the same night are being treated as arson.Police have issued a fresh appeal for information about the car fires, at Whitworth Terrace in Spennymoor, County Durham, and nearby Lilac Close

  • Tree group celebrates 10th anniversary

    AN award-winning tree group celebrated its tenth anniversary this weekend, welcoming back its oldest member.Trees for Cotherstone was set up in 2004 after two of its founding members noted that the area was full of mature trees that were gradually falling

  • Firefights, camera, action

    QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT ALFRED HARRIS fought throughout the First World War and when he returned to civvy street, he found himself still wearing military uniforms – to promote films in Darlington’s cinemas. Sgt Harris was a Londoner, who joined

  • Deck the halls with family treasures

    Christmas decorations can take on a character of their own. A weird mixture of old and new, with treasured home-made bits created by the kids hanging sideby-side with expensive items bought from a swanky London store as a souvenir of a once-ina-lifetime

  • Good Samaritan has phone stolen trying to help homeless man

    A GOOD Samaritan had his phone stolen while trying to help a homeless man.A member of staff at Darlington’s Book and Film Exchange lost his mobile phone after letting a homeless man use it to call his girlfriend.Darryn James O’Loughlin visited

  • Fabrication firm's helideck work

    A FABRICATION and engineering firm secured a large contract to work on a renowned training base.D&S Services, and sister firm D&S Construction Services, won a deal to make and install a helideck for Serco’s International Fire Training Centre

  • Costa sales keep Whitbread on boil

    PREMIER Inn and Costa Coffee owner Whitbread said profits have lifted by nearly a fifth.The company said Costa's success in the UK's coffee shop culture meant half-year profits increased 20.5 per cent to £52.4m.Bosses added a recovery in

  • School prepares the way for possible major changes

    PARENTS and pupils were given a glimpse of life at a school which is on the brink of a new era in education.Hundreds of prospective students from primary schools across Northallerton and the surrounding area descended on the Allertonshire School to hear

  • Society to stage popular musical

    CHESTER-le-Street Amateur Operatic Society will next month (November ) stage the popular musical comedy Half a Sixpence.Made famous by Tommy Steele, the show features songs such as the production’s title, If the Rain's Gotta Fall and Flash,

  • Huge party marks Brownies' 100th birthday

    DOZENS of youngsters have enjoyed a big Brownie party to celebrate the organisation’s 100th birthday. Around 130 Brownies from the Darlington Stephenson Division descended on Adventure Point, in Morton Park, where they were treated to a party tea

  • Volunteers help tidy town centre

    VOLUNTEERS joined forces to tidy up Spennymoor town centre last weekend.More than a dozen helpers, young and old, turned out to pick up litter on Saturday (October 21), despite grey skies and rain.The group split off into teams to tackle separate areas

  • New foodbank for Bishop Auckland

    A NEW foodbank is being set up in Bishop Auckland town centre in an effort to cope with the increasing number of people needing the service.It will be run from the Wear Valley Christian Centre, on South Church Road, and is expected to deal with up to

  • Time to deal with this immigration farce

    WHAT a surprise! David Cameron has finally woken up to the fact that people are concerned about immigration. It’s Ukip, of course, which has provided the alarm call. Really, it’s disgraceful that all three main parties have for years contemptuously

  • Work on new-look Thirsk market square to begin following furore

    A SCHEME to reinvigorate an historic market square after the controversial felling of mature trees is set to be introduced.Hambleton District Council will start work in the coming weeks on creating a community area beside the clock tower in Thirsk Market

  • Operatic society launches search for new talent

    A COMMUNITY theatre group will be swapping nuns' habits for cans of hairspray and is looking for specific performers to help make the transition.Darlington Operatic Society are days away from the opening night of Sister Act at Darlington Civic Theatre

  • Man jailed for a year following street sex attack

    A MAN who cycled up to a young girl in the street as she ran an errand and sexually assaulted her has been jailed for a year.George Dowse, 29, was found guilty of the attack in Peterlee following a trial at Teesside Crown Court. He denied the offence

  • Two arrested after early morning stabbing

    TWO men have been arrested after a man was stabbed in the early hours of this (Tuesday, October 21) morning.The men, aged 49 and 32, were arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to commit GBH, and police have recovered a knife.Officers were called

  • New director appointed at mima

    A FORMER curator of the Government Art Collection has been appointed as the new director of mima. Alistair Hudson joins Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art from Grizedale Arts in Coniston, Cumbria. Before that he was curator of projects for

  • Bus operator's revenue boost

    A TRAVEL operator running buses across the North-East says its regional services have boosted revenues.Go-Ahead, which has a regional fleet of about 675 buses, said the overall division has seen five per cent revenue growth.The company said contract revenue

  • UK first for North-East hospital

    A NORTH-EAST hospital has become the first in the UK to perform a new endoscopic procedure for NHS patients with serious digestive problems.The minimally-invasive outpatient procedure was carried out for the first time in the UK at the James Cook University

  • School gets accolade for international work

    A CHESTER-le-Street school has been recognised for bringing the world into the classroom. St Cuthbert’s RC Primary School has been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award - a badge of honour for schools that do

  • Shorts help boys raise money for research

    SCHOOLBOYS Fred Cooper and Isaac Wood, who wore shorts for a year, have raised £160 for research into Parkinson's disease.The pupils, both aged ten, from Aiskew, Leeming Bar Church of England Primary School, near Bedale, decided to wear shorts

  • Choirs unite to raise funds for community charity

    THE Military Wives, Affiliates, Girlfriends and Servicewomen's Choir from Catterick Garrison are set to join forces with Northallerton Male Voice Choir to raise funds for a charity.Two choirs will perform a one-off concert on Saturday, November 29

  • Pools make loan signing

    HARTLEPOOL UNITED caretaker boss Sam Collins has made his first signing - the loan capture of Matt Crooks from Huddersfield Town. The 20-year-old can play across the midfield and is likelty to be involved tonight when Pools go to Accrington Stanley

  • Dog of the Month: Florence the Staffordshire Bull Terrier

    EACH month The Northern Echo highlights one of the many dogs looking for a home at the Dogs Trust Darlington, in Sadberge, near Darlington.A STAFFORDSHIRE Bull Terrier who was found abandoned as a stray is looking for a new home. Florence, thought to

  • Tory donors

    IT says it all that a few days after he takes to the airwaves to claim that a one per cent pay rise for NHS staff is unaffordable that James Wharton MP attends a £250-a-head fundraising dinner for Conservative donors (Echo, Oct 18). The guests

  • Oh how I will miss your warm smile Lynda

    I WAS sorry to read the sad news that Lynda Bellingham,on of our most under-rated actresses of the past 30 years, has passed away at the age of 66 years. Best remembered in Oxo adverts alongside her screen husband, played by Michael Redfern, Lynda

  • Demolition of Spennymoor schools

    I MAY have missed something in the reporting of the forthcoming demolition of two schools in Spennymoor (Echo, Oct 15). Tudhoe Grange schools are situated on two sites. The more recent building had no reference made to it but the Durham Road

  • Last role played with dignity

    Lynda Bellingham’s last role was also her hardest. As the brave cancer sufferer facing her illness with dignity and courage, she gave hope to thousands of others facing the same situation. Nigel Burton reports WHEN doctors told Lynda Bellingham

  • Watching Brief: Collector of Tears

    COLLECTOR of Tears is a new love story told by Madeleine MacMahon, who makes her North-East debut as Tanya Sealt. The play is written by Sean Burn, the founder member of Tyneside theatre company, Gobscure. Tanya is unable to age until she has cried

  • Candidates contributions on the rise with election on horizon

    WE can tell the General Election is only seven months away as all the no-hopers, like Chris Foote-Wood, the Prospective Parliamentary LibDem candidate for Richmond, are writing into HAS at every opportunity on any subject. Most recently he responded

  • The difference between AV and STV

    I AM afraid John Riseley (HAS, Oct 20) is mixing up AV (Alternative Vote) with STV (Single Transferable Vote). With AV, already in use for elected mayors, you have two votes only, a first and second preference. So with AV it’s not possible for

  • Watching Brief: Theatre Sans Frontières in Heaven Eyes

    THE award-winning touring theatre company, Théâtre Sans Frontières (TSF), is touring its latest production, Heaven Eyes, to venues in the North this autumn. Adapted from his novel by the celebrated children’s author, David Almond (Skellig), Heaven

  • Brian Cox asks why it's just us

    Human Universe (BBC2, 9pm) THE life of Brian (Cox) moves on to consider alien life in the third of this science series. If the universe has thrown up one intelligent civilization, why not another? He tackles the question head on - and by the end

  • Mourinho unhappy with Del Bosque

    CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho is furious at Spain boss Vicente del Bosque after believing Diego Costa's hamstring problem was exacerbated on international duty.Costa is out of this evening's Champions League Group G game with Maribor with a hamstring

  • Helpful hospital staff

    MY recent letter about A&E services in Darlington was edited. Therefore, I would like it recorded that all staff involved in the care of my wife did so with the upmost skill, care and professionalism, for which my wife and I are extremely grateful

  • Rodgers warns of a Real threat

    LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers insists his side cannot become too focused on stopping Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League this week as Real Madrid have enough quality to hurt them elsewhere.Real's other flying forward Gareth Bale is unlikely

  • Force silent on racism inquiry

    CLEVELAND Police has refused to say if its Assistant Chief Constable Sean White has been interviewed as part of a probe into racism. Claims that he ordered staff to "destroy" an ethnic minority officer who admitted being a whistleblower on racism

  • Ministers given four point plan to unlock North-East growth

    NORTH-East businesses have presented the Government with a four-point plan to empower the region and deliver sustainable economic growth. Responding to Nick Clegg’s Northern Futures project, the North East Chamber of Commerce has outlined key principals

  • Carpetright founder steps down

    CARPETRIGHT boss Lord Harris of Peckham has called time on more than 50 years in the carpet trade by announcing he is to leave the business he founded 26 years ago.The floor coverings retailer said it has appointed Mitchells & Butlers chairman Bob

  • North East Equality Awards winners revealed

    EMPLOYERS and individuals have been rewarded for their strong commitment to equality and diversity.The winners of the 2014 North East Equality Awards were announced at ceremony at Gosforth Park Marriott Hotel.The event was a particular success for transport

  • Spennymoor and Darlington make changes for cup tie

    Spennymoor Town and Darlington will both select under-strength teams when they meet this evening in the Durham Challenge Cup. Both clubs have more important games to come, with Moors looking forward to an FA Cup tie on Saturday at home to Conference

  • Army medics' Africa mission to battle Ebola outbreak

    EIGHTY FOUR Army medics have been deployed to west Africa to help in the battle against the deadly Ebola virus. Members of 35 Squadron, 5 Medical Regiment, which is based at Gaza Barracks, Catterick Garrison, were due to fly to Sierra Leone today

  • Scout leader accused of sexual assaults on two young boys

    A SCOUT group leader sexually assaulted a young boy after luring him away from his home to choose a new jumper, a court heard. The prosecution in the trial of Christopher Blakeborough say this was a “ruse” so he could be alone with the complainant

  • Collins gets his thoughts down early

    IT didn’t take Sam Collins long to pick his Hartlepool United team for tonight. Pools go to Accrington, under the command of caretaker boss Collins for the fourth time. And, in the aftermath of Saturday’s home defeat to Luton, he weighed up

  • Fears that urgent care centres 'may be axed'

    FEARS are growing that NHS urgent care centres at three County Durham towns are earmarked for closure. Twenty-five paramedics who work at the urgent care centres in Bishop Auckland, Peterlee and Seaham have been told that they could be made redundant