A FIRM which admitted failing to ensure the safety of the bosses' nephew after he was killed in a quarry accident insisted the lapse was not due to cost cuts, a court heard. Father-of-two Gary Ward, from Crook, County Durham, died when a crushing machine
A COLLEGE choir is to perform with Russell Watson when the 'People's Tenor' appears in the region next year.The Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College Rock Choir from Darlington clinched the surprise prize with their rendition of Madonna's 'Like a Prayer'
THE SAGE Gateshead has celebrated its tenth birthday in spectacular style.The region’s premier musical venue offered a feast of entertainment showcasing emerging talent from across the region, alongside established performers from across the UK.As hundreds
POLICE have made an urgent appeal for information in their hunt to find a man wanted in connection with a stabbing. A 34-year-old man was wounded in the back in Northallerton on Wednesday morning. He underwent surgery but his injuries were not
PANTOMIME stars have brought festive cheer to children spending Christmas in hospital. The Chuckle Brothers and the cast of The Chuckles of Oz entertained youngsters at the children’s ward at Darlington Memorial Hospital.The cast members, who wore full
A NORTH Yorkshire market town was plunged into darkness during rush hour as a major power cut affected more than 3,000 properties. A Northern Powergrid spokeswoman said the company received the first report of a power cut in Northallerton at 5.15pm this
A BOY born with leukaemia became Santa’s little helper today (Thursday, December 18) when he delivered presents to children spending Christmas in hospital. Max Pedelty, who has Down’s syndrome, dressed as one of Santa’s elves and delivered more
AMBITIOUS plans to develop first class facilities for aspiring cricketers have taken a major step forward, after a £50,000 fundraising target was hit for six tonight (Thursday, December 18). Durham County Cricket Club’s online Crowdfunder appeal
MORE than 200 Staindrop School pupils embraced traditional ‘British values’ today (December 18) by walking to church.The Year 7 and Year 8 students made the journey to the village’s St Mary’s Church for their Christmas assembly where they were greeted
A MAN who robbed a taxi driver after threatening to bite off his nose will spend Christmas behind bars after failing to get bail. Benjamin Davies, 25, pleaded guilty at Durham Crown Court today (Thursday, December 18) to robbery of a car key, criminal
AN MP has urged planning chiefs to reject plans for a 24-turbine wind farm in his constituency.Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson believes The Isles wind farm will have a detrimental effect on nearby towns and villages and has outlined his reasons in a letter
COUNCILLORS unfurled the flag of Yorkshire in the council chamber when they repeated a call for it to be flown over local authority buildings in place of the European Union flag.Both Steve Kay and Tristan Learoyd, both members of Redcar and Cleveland
AMBULANCE bosses have urged revellers to drink sensibly on 'Mad Friday' and only call for an ambulance in the event of a genuine emergency.Alcohol is one of the leading causes of accidents in the UK and the problem intensifies during the festive season
POLICE have arrested almost 160 people in a crackdown on shoplifters and pickpockets in one of the region’s main shopping centres.Northumbria Police have been targeting thieves who take advantage of the seasonal rush in Newcastle since October.Uniformed
A POLICE dog who has spent years spreading important safety messages to children across County Durham has bow-wowed out of active service.At the ripe old age of seven, black Labrador Jet- one half of the ‘Say no to Strangers’ duo Jet and Ben- has retired
NEEDY families in Hartlepool can look forward to a happier Christmas thanks to the generosity of staff at a local care company.Employees at Mariner Care have donated numerous bags of toys and other children’s gifts to Hartlepool Council’s Advice and Guidance
THE Christmas wish of a secret Stockton craftsperson has been granted with a happy ending.This autumn, a beautiful embroidery was found hanging on the door of Stockton Town Hall asking whether Stockton will 'get a proper tree this Christmas?'Last year
STUDENTS and staff at a Hartlepool school are celebrating after their innovative project to build and race an electric car won a top regional award.St Hild’s Church of England School won the Best in School category at the 2014 PoSBO (Positive Social Behaviour
AN ambitious planning application for an off-shore windfarm with 400 turbines will be examined at a special council meeting.The Dogger Bank project, which has a proposed area more than 100 miles away from the coast, would be connected to the mainland
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl who alerted her parents and younger brother to a fire in their home is being rewarded for brave actions by receiving a ride to school in a fire engine and then being presented with a certificate in front of her class mates and family.Annabel
AN innocent man was stamped on and kicked senseless by two violent attackers who simply stood around laughing when emergency crews arrived. Police who were called to the house could not understand what was so funny about a pile of clothes the pair
A WOMAN in her 70s and a 16-year-old girl were left with injuries following two separate car collisions in the Stockton area.Cleveland Police are trying to trace the drivers involved in both collisions, the first of which happened on Wednesday, December
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a van was stolen from a Yorkshire Dales town centre.A motorist reported that his black Ford Transit had be taken from outside a newsagent's shop in Harmby Road, Leyburn, at about 7.40am today (Thursday, December
ONE lucky shopper will win a 50-inch television in Darlington on Saturday as part of the festivities taking place in the Covered Market.Over Christmas, shoppers have been able to claim a free ticket every time they buy something from the Covered Market
AN industry which supports thousands of North-East jobs is "close to collapse" because of plummeting oil prices, according to experts.Cheaper oil is expected to see petrol prices drop below the £1 a litre mark in the new year, but the offshore
WAREHOUSE workers at a famous wax jacket maker have gone on strike over contract changes. More than 60 staff at J Barbour and Sons, in Gateshead, started six-day action yesterday, claiming the firm had cut unsociable hours payments and extended
A SCHOOL in the North-East has been named as one of the best in the world for promoting Mandarin language and Chinese culture.Hummersknott Academy in Darlington has been recognised as one of the top four Confucius classrooms in the world alongside schools
POLICE are hunting a Middlesbrough burglar who escaped from prison today (Thursday, December 18).Gary Anthony Burgess absconded from HMP Sudbury near Derby in the early hours of the morning.In 2011, the 50-year-old was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court
A NORTH-EAST MP has voiced concern at NHS plans to rely on more private ambulances to help meet increased winter demand.Tom Blenkinsop, Labour MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, fears the new rapid response plan announced by the North East
STAFF at a car dealership are dressing as elves and snowmen in the run-up to Christmas, as they create a winter wonderland for a garrison town. North Coast 4X4 in Catterick Garrison has transformed itself into the North Pole for the days leading up to
With plans submitted for a potential groundshare between a Darlington football and rugby club, Kieran Moriarty examines the benefits and drawbacks of such a move After two years in the wilderness of plying their trade at Heritage Park in Bishop
A MAN accused of acting aggressively towards a press photographer is to stand trial. Steven Henley has entered a ‘not guilty’ plea to one charge of threatening behaviour on November 11 at Consett Magistrates’ Court today. (Thursday, December 18
HEALTH bosses are planning to replace an urgent care centre staffed by doctors with a minor injuries centre run by nurse practitioners.The family doctors who run the NHS North Durham Clinical Commissioning Group believe that most patients who currently
CHRISTMAS came early for a group of pensioners who received special festive hampers at their regular community centre get together.Members of the over 50s group at the Firthmoor and District Community Association on Burnside Road, Darlington, were delighted
USERS of social networking sites were warned they could face prosecution after it emerged two schoolgirl murder suspects have been widely named. Teesside's most senior judge issued the threat during a court hearing to set out a timetable for progress
RESIDENTS are fuming after developers who tried to turn an old mental hospital into digs for almost 400 students returned with “very similar” proposals.In July, Peveril Securities’ £17m plans to transform the former County Hospital, off North Road, Durham
DURHAM Country Council leader Simon Henig has praised postal workers after visiting a local delivery office.Cllr Henig visited the Royal Mail’s facility in Durham City to pass on his Christmas best wishes and encouragement to postmen and women at their
BARNARD Castle School pupils have held a nativity with a twist.More than 50 pre-prep pupils aged between four and seven performed Angel Express.The nativity was set in heaven as the angel paper boy interrupted a tea party and arrived with the news that
PLANS have been submitted to demolish a derelict former council school building in Bishop Auckland.The education offices on Kingsway, have stood empty for the past four years and has been a target for vandalism and anti-social behaviour ever since.Although
A UNIQUE football shirt personalised by a world-renowned artist is being sold for charity. The Middlesbrough FC home shirt, which is also signed by the team, has been decorated by Mackenzie Thorpe. His doodle includes the Tees Transporter Bridge, two
A SCRAP metal dealer punched a man so hard that his victim’s teeth pierced through his bottom lip leaving him permanently scarred and with a lopsided smile, a court was told. John Denham later claimed the victim had been a habit of “invading his
A PAY fight at a Ministry of Defence vehicle repair firm has intensified after the Government agreed a £140m deal to offload the business.The Defence Support Group (DSG) has been sold to engineering company Babcock International.The Government says a
A PETRIFIED kidnap victim jumped from a moving car and suffered multiple fractures to his limbs as he was so scared of what his captors would do to him. The father-of-two still endures flashbacks and nightmares more than a year after he was snatched
CANNY footballer in his day, David Copland. He was in the Reeth team which proved Wensleydale League invincibles, scored eight in a match for Richmond in the 15-1 win against Catterick Military Hospital – “people said it must have been the patients” –
IAN Barnes runs and runs; now he overruns. His 80th birthday two days ago, he continues to represent England, to train six days a week, to outstrip credibility. The column had flagged the milestone a couple of weeks back, promised a more substantial celebration
IT’S that time of year when dads of a certain age are expected to drop everything and drive round the country to move their offspring back home from university for Christmas. Jack, our third-born, had left a message to say he’d been told to have
THE family of a North-East teenager who died ten months after being punched in a nightclub toilet are backing a police campaign against drink-fuelled violence. Kristian Thompson was just 18 when Mark Berry attacked him at the K2 nightclub, in Consett
A DARLINGTON councillor has questioned whether the authority is making as much revenue as it can out of car parking in the town. Speaking at a meeting of Darlington Council’s place scrutiny committee today (Thursday, December 18) Cllr Paul Harman
THREE choirs have joined forces to raise money for food parcels for people in need.Hambleton District Council’s choir Hambleton in Harmony, the Northallerton Inspiration Choir and Churches Together choir sang carols to customers at Sainsburys in Northallerton
A MP has said the Government's failure to address fears that a Russian website hacked residents' webcams is "disappointing".Seventeen homes in the region were targeted by hackers last month and had their webcams unwittingly streamed live on
JAK ALNWICK has been passed fit to start for Newcastle United in Sunday’s Tyne-Wear derby with Sunderland, removing the need for the Magpies to pursue an emergency loan signing. Alnwick damaged his shoulder in the closing stages of yesterday’s
THE Escomb Group of Churches have released their Christmas services timetable which covers the five parishes of Escomb, Etherley, Hamsterley, Witton Park and Witton-Le-Wear.The Saxon Church, in Escomb, will hold its Christmas Eve Crib Service at 6pm followed
AN athletics club is celebrating after being selected to host one of the region’s biggest cross country events. Sedgefield Harriers will host the North East Cross Country Championships at East Park on the outskirts of Sedgefield, County Durham,
A MOTHER-TO-BE has bet on her second child arriving on Christmas Day – just as her first did. Catherine Hunter, 35, gave birth to daughter Rebecca by emergency Caesarean section on December 25, 2012, after an 18-hour labour, even though the newcomer
AITOR KARANKA has made a decision on the futures of Jamal Blackman and Milos Veljkovic – but will not be revealing it until he has had a chance to have a detailed conversation with both players. The duo are on loan until the start of the new year
CONCERNS are mounting for a teenager who disappeared while undergoing treatment for a medical condition and is thought to be travelling around North Yorkshire and the North East. Police have launched a search for Katie Free, 19, of York, who is
BERWICK Kaler is on brilliant form as the UK’s long-serving pantomime dame, David Leonard is back as the baddie (I should really boo him but his return merits a big hurray) and the rest of the regulars – Suzy Cooper, Martin Barrass and AJ Powell –
This is the season of goodwill and all that and younger audience members appeared to have a good time so perhaps I should abandon a baa-humbug approach and look for the good things in the Grand Opera House’s annual pantomime. The problem is that
CHRISTMAS jumpers were worn with pride at a charity golf tournament aimed at raising funds for sick and underprivileged children.Sixty golfers took part in the competition at Ramside Hall Hotel near Durham City, raising just under £2,500 for the Ellen
George Clarke's Amazing Christmas Spaces (Channel 4, 8pm) WEARSIDE-BORN architect George Clarke rounds off his small spaces series of programmes tonight with a festive special, but the Sunderland FC fan is already looking for home owners prepared
IN my humble opinion, Ross Barkley is an exceptional football player and a future England captain.The Everton midfielder has it all, and to me, he is already up there with the likes of PaulGascoigne, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.But, no disrespect
The North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC) has backed plans for a new wind farm in Teesdale.The organisation is supporting proposals for the Windy Bank wind farm, which would be located to the north of Woodland village.County Durham-based Banks Renewables
FOOTBALL memorabilia collected by one of the Newcastle United fans killed on Flight MH17 will be auctioned early next year.Thousands of matchday programmes – some dating to the 1920s – and football books will go under the hammer at St James’ Park on Sunday
OH dear. Here we go again. What a cosy picture Charlotte Bull paints (HAS, Dec 15), explaining the events outside of the House of Commons involving a Conservative minister and a member of the police force. Maybe she should try speaking to an officer
JOHN GILMORE holds left wing views and thinks that by adding that he’s a history teacher, readers will think he’s presenting a balanced view (HAS, Dec 16). But in attempting to airbrush the extent of Benito Mussolini’s undeniable revolutionary
JIM TAGUE attempts to justify his absurd claims that Nazis had close links to socialism by choosing a few despots who under the guise of socialism were responsible for the murder of millions of innocents (HAS, Dec 12). He fails miserably however
WORKS such as A Weale’s Renegades, Hitler’s Englishmen, an authoritative account of those Britons who actively collaborated with the Third Reich during the Second World War, tell how William Joyce (aka Lord Haw Haw) was a member of the Conservative
SURELY John Malkin’s letter in support of Sainsbury’s sickeningly exploitative Christmas advert was written with his tongue firmly in his cheek (HAS, Dec 16). The advert was made with only one aim in mind: increased profit for Sainsbury’s. If Sainbury
THERE is something wrong with a system that gives British sports awards to British competitors who in turn do not support the givers – ie the public – by paying legitimate taxes. Alec Telford, Darlington
A TAX and audit firm helping to drive forward a Formula One team has revealed increased revenues. KPMG, which has an office in Newcastle, said revenues lifted five per cent to £1.9bn for the year ending September 30. It revealed its advisory
IT’S small but packs a punch.The latest generation of Volkswagen’s Polo GTI is on sale across the UK, with the three-door manual costing £18,850. It will cost £630 more for five door version. Throw in the DSG gearbox and the price increases by £1,245.
YOUNGSTERS from two Chester-le-Street schools joined forces to make life a little brighter for orphans in Afghanistan.Children at Nettlesworth and Bournmoor Primary Schools collected essential items such as food, toiletries, pens, paper, playing cards
CHILDREN will be offered the chance to vote on their favourite design for a £1.5m community hub, after the four finalists in a pioneering international contest submitted their entries.The Royal Institute of British Architects competition, which is the
DROP-IN support groups for people with alcohol or drugs problems are running throughout the Christmas period.North Yorkshire Horizons is running drop-in sessions for anyone struggling over Christmas and the New Year. Alcohol support sessions will be running
IT is pantomime season, so it’s time to pick the politician most deserving of your festive boos, hisses and catcalls. My villain is someone who boasts of transforming our complex benefits system to “make work pay”, but who has overseen a car-crash
A CHURCH community centre has been praised for how well it is run and the services it offers to the people of Spennymoor.The St Paul’s Centre has been granted a level two Hallmark award, just ten months after it secured level one accreditation for managing
SABIC UK Petrochemicals has renewed its sponsorship of nature reserve, RSPB Saltholme for the fifth year running, becoming the site’s longest-serving corporate member on Teesside.SABIC first became corporate RSPB members in 2010. Each year, the company
Christmas is a time for giving, but, writes Professor Tony Chapman, charities are facing more difficulties than ever CHRISTMAS is a big time of the year for charities. According to the Government’s Cabinet Office, 85 per cent of people gave on
THE region’s ambulance chiefs must be praying for mild weather as we head towards what is traditionally the coldest part of the year.Statistics suggest that for every degree the mercury drops the pressure on the NHS increases. Mercifully, much of the
GRAHAM SOULT discusses the fall and rise of bingo. Once the preserve of pensioners, it has now adapted to modern technology in order to not only survive but thrive. OVER the last few months I’ve been travelling the country visiting bingo halls,
I COULDN'T make the game against Kendal on Tuesday because of work, which is one of the problems of being a part time footballer. I work as part of a team in a Durham gym, and you can only ask for favours every so often. I’d already agreed to swap
TEENAGE hopes and fears are being explored in an innovative £500,000 mental health project which has seen Middlesbrough youngsters express their emotions through digital storytelling.After a brainstorming ‘graffiti’ session where 10 to 14-year-olds scrawled
AN ambitious project to spruce up a town centre is well on the path to securing funding after submitting a proposal to the Heritage Lottery Fund.Skelton Townscape Initiative is designed to bring a number of public realm improvements as well as preserve
THE UK's oil industry is "close to collapse" but the falling oil price could have a net benefit to the UK economy, according to experts. Robin Allan, chairman of the independent explorers' association Brindex, said it is "almost impossible to make
RETAIL sales climbed at their strongest pace for 11 months in November as the high street was boosted by the Black Friday surge, official figures have revealed. Sales grew by 1.6 per cent month-on-month as retailers stepped up their pre-Christmas
EACH month The Northern Echo highlights one of the many dogs looking for a home at the Dogs Trust Darlington, in Sadberge, near Darlington. THEO is an 18-month-old crossbreed who is on the lookout for his new owners and has asked Santa Paws to
A TEENAGER has been recognised for her work developing the 'New Generation' at the South Tees Volunteering Excellence Awards.Sophie McCormick picked up the Young Volunteer Award for her work with social housing group Coast and Country.She is a member
A TOP BP boss will lead a regional conference on the future of the energy industry. Paul Appleby, BP’s head of energy economics, will speak at an event organised by NOF Energy, the business development organisation for the oil, gas, nuclear, offshore
AN EXPANSION to one of the most famous grounds in British football is among £43m of contract wins scored by steel firm Severfield. Work on the home of Liverpool FC in conjunction with Carillion will add about 8,500 seats to the Main Stand and increase
POLICE and fire crews attended two collisions on the A19 in Teesside within hours of each other which resulted in several casualties being taken to hospital.A 70-year-old man suffered injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening and three other
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Certificate: PG Running Time: 98 mins Certificate: 3/5 THE third chapter of the blockbusting Night At The Museum franchise has lost two of its greatest special effects – Mickey Rooney and Robin
He's one of the most outrageously funny performers in Hollywood, but raising laughs on screen isn't something Jim Carrey takes lightly. Susan Griffin catches up with the Hollywood star JIM Carrey likes to compare himself to evolution. "I move slowly
Jason Manford talks to Viv Hardwick about switching stand-up for musical comedy after he agrees to headline a tour of popular show The Producers JASON Manford can now add touring musical star to his list of achievements after stand-up, writer,
Annie Certificate: PG Running Time: 118 mins Rating: 3/5 ADAPTED from the popular Broadway musical, the 1982 film version of Annie is firmly engrained in many rose-tinted childhood memories. The uplifting story of a flame-haired orphan
Tickets for the South Tyneside International Magic Festival, which returns for its twelfth year in March next year have just been released. The week-long event, organised by South Tyneside Council and TV magician John Archer will feature a series
Idina Menzel Christmas Wishes Rating: 4/5 AFTER having a hit with Frozen tune Let It Go, probably the biggest song of the past 12 months, Idina Menzel steps in from the cold to bring us this collection of festive tracks. There are much-loved
THE residents of Albert Square are gathered under the Christmas tree ready to sing their hearts out at the Walford Choir Concert. It’s the perfect festive scene of peace and goodwill – two things usually in short supply in Soapland once the tinsel
AN acclaimed headteacher has appeared in court charged with indecently assaulting a boy 25 years ago. Anne Lakey, 55, from Stanley, County Durham, had been lauded nationally for her work as chief executive of the Durham Federation of Schools after
Barbara Dickson, Sage Gateshead AFTER a musical odyssey of 40 years creating music, playing guitar and piano, acting and songwriting, Barbara Dickson OBE, has announced an extensive 24 date UK-tour. As a multi-million selling recording artist
Sirens Of Song, the new album from Jools Holland & his Rhythm And Blues Orchestra, is out now. What’s On chats to Jools about being on the road, powerful women, and his hopes for another albumYou're on tour. how is that going?Well it's become an annual
WHAT’S ON: The Royal Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Thomas Zehetmair, at Sage Gateshead at 7.30pm on Sunday(December21). Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 6 “Pathetique” and Francesco Piemontesi performing Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4. Box office: 0191-443
Darius Rucker - Home For The Holidays (Humphead Records) DARIUS Rucker is probably best known to UK audiences as the front man with Hootie and The Blowfish where their album Rear View sold in excess of 16 million copies. As a solo artist he
WHAT’S ON: Friday (1pm), Zoe Gilby Quartet, Gala Theatre, Durham, 03000-266-600; Friday (8pm), Dougie Pugh Quartet, Travellers Rest, Cockerton, 01325-382676. CD Reviews: Michael Mantler/The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra Update (ECM 379 0789) Mantler
THIS is the last folk column for the year, and in looking back over the past 12 months, it’s been the usual mixture of highs and lows for the local folk music scene. The lows have obviously been the sad loss of several luminaries and stalwarts
Full-time: Tottenham Hotspur 4 Newcastle United 0 IT is now more than 60 years since Newcastle United claimed a major domestic trophy, and if last night was supposed to be a key step towards addressing the failing, it ended with the club as far
ALASTAIR Cook will be 30 on Christmas Day and should be able to celebrate his landmark birthday as England's World Cup captain. After a "hell of a year", though, he will be taking nothing for granted as the selectors consider - as they have promised
ALLY McCoist will continue as Rangers manager for the time being following his first meeting with the Rangers directors since he handed in his resignation. McCoist held talks with directors in Glasgow yesterday afternoon but the club confirmed
NORTH-EAST cricket fans will have to wait until 2023 for a repeat of last year's highly successful Ashes Test at Chester-le-Street. But they will be able to watch three World Cup matches in 2019.The international match allocation for the three-year period
Fifa's independent ethics investigator Michael Garcia has quit in protest over the handling of his report into bidding for the World Cup.US lawyer Michael Garcia has resigned as chairman of the investigatory chamber of FIFA's independent ethics committee
Brendan Rodgers revealed his bemusement at criticism of Raheem Sterling after his man of the match display fired Liverpool into the Capital One Cup semi-finals.The 20-year-old shone in the 'false nine' position against Championship leaders Bournemouth
ANOTHER transfer period; another window revealing the simmering tensions that continue to exist behind the scenes at Sunderland. The club’s backroom structure functions fairly smoothly for the majority of the year, but whenever recruitment rises to the
CYRIL KNOWLES arrived at Hartlepool United with the club bottom of the Football League and said in his finest Yorkshire tones that the club "were a bit like ‘oliday camp”. Ronnie Moore took charge of yesterday and while stopping short of comparing
THE Government has reached a deal with the four mobile networks to improve coverage across the UK, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said. A binding agreement has been reached with EE, O2, Three and Vodafone to tackle poor signal issues
THE parents of a 23-year-old man who lost his life in a three car collision have paid tribute to his "kindness, generosity and sense of fun". Kieran Arkless died at the scene near Newton Cap viaduct, Bishop Auckland, during the early hours of Sunday
A NORTH-EAST golf club aims to encourage more youngsters to give the game a go by offering free memberships. Children aged 11 and under can have full membership at Seaton Carew from January onwards in the hope it helps see interest grow. Those
ADAM Reach insists Middlesbrough fear no-one in the Championship promotion race after Saturday’s win over Derby County.Aitor Karanka’s men took the outright lead at the top of the table – albeit for a few hours – following their convincing win over the
HARTLEPOOL UNITED are amongst a rare breed - a debt free football club following the takeover from new owners TMH. The company, headed up by Pools new chairman Peter Harris, was formed last week to replace IOR at Victoria Park. And TMH – short
THE number of cheaper homes being built has “collapsed” across most of the region under the Coalition, Labour is warning. A meagre 350 “affordable homes” for purchase – normally bought through shared ownership - were built in the last financial
A NORTH-EAST building society has called on the Government to ensure customers get a fair deal in financial services.Darlington Building Society (DBS) has contributed to the Manifesto for Financial Mutuals report.That brings together brings together proposals
THE number of cars produced fell fractionally last month, but the motor industry expects manufacturing to pick up next year, a report has said.A total of 137,347 cars were made in the UK in November 2014, which was a 0.2 per cent fall on the figure for
STEEL workers at a North-East firm facing a takeover bid will receive a pay rise, union bosses have revealed.The Community union says it has agreed a deal with Tata Steel to give staff a two per cent increase, with a further 1.5 per cent drawn down from
NEWCASTLE UNITED will seek permission to sign a goalkeeper on an emergency loan ahead of Sunday’s Tyne-Wear derby with Sunderland. Jak Alnwick injured his shoulder in the closing stages of last night’s Capital One Cup quarter-final, which saw Newcastle
TRAFFIC wardens and civil enforcement officers (CEOs) in the region have been verbally and physically assaulted 127 times in the last three years, The Northern Echo can reveal. Councils have said the attacks are “unacceptable” and vowed to prosecute
A TEESDALE community has had a sneak preview of a unique documentary which charts the life of a tenant hill-farming family as they try to breed the perfect sheep. Two previews of the independent documentary, Addicted to Sheep, have been held, in
POLICE investigating fresh allegations of sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile and his friend – former Scarborough mayor Peter Jaconelli – have expressed regret at 'missed opportunities' to investigate them when they were alive. North Yorkshire Police
SHERLOCK co-creator and Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss has been praised for his generosity after he doubled the amount raised for charity at a special event held his honour. The kind-hearted comedian and novelist, who was brought up in School Aycliffe,
TWO of the North-East’s universities are vying with each other to claim top dog status after an independent assessment found that they were both carrying out world-class research. Durham University research was assessed as “world-leading” across
