INFORMATION is needed to help to trace a shoplifter who was caught in the act by security cameras. The woman walked into the Co-op in Market Street, Ferryhill, on Sunday June 3. The store's closed circuit television system recorded her selecting a number
THE world enters the new week anxiously, not knowing quite what to think. It knows that some people must pay for their heinous crime, but it does not know who they are. It knows that last week's outrage was tantamount to a declaration of war, but it doesn't
THE region turned to religion at the weekend in an effort to come to terms with the atrocities which hit the US last Tuesday. Attendances increased at churches and cathedrals for services on both Saturday and Sunday, with ministers saying special prayers
Prime Minister Tony Blair declared last night: "We are at war with terrorism" - and told the world Britain would not flinch from military strikes against those responsible for the attacks on America. "This is a time for a calm head and cool nerves. We
PLANS by a far-right political party to hold a demonstration in the North-East came to nothing at the weekend. The National Front (NF) announced on its website its intention to hold an assembly in Sunderland on Saturday to protest against asylum seekers
A NORTH-East student who was minutes from death during the New York terrorist attacks is due to return home tomorrow. Alexia Gillen, of Hartlepool, was stranded in the city, desperate to get home, before the weekend. But she contacted The Northern Echo
CHAMPIONSHIP winner Murray Armstrong pipped his best friend to this year's title of best dog in show. The 55-year-old, from Carlisle, Cumbria, beat off tough competition, including his long-time friend Pam Marsten-Pollock. Mr Armstrong, who has been showing
Thugs broke a man's collarbone in an unprovoked attack at the weekend. The 20-year-old had been walking along Kingsway, near the centre of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, in the early hours of Saturday morning when he was set upon by the two men. The
POLICE are warning travellers after a man was charged over a bomb hoax at one of the region's airports. The 20-year-old, from Bishop Auckland, County Durham, was arrested on Friday after allegedly claiming to have explosives on him as he checked into
A CLEVELAND policeman who was let off a speeding ticket by colleagues could still be taken to court. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed it could still press charges against Superintendent Adrian Roberts, former head of the area's traffic
A TERRORIST leader linked to the prime suspect behind the US hijacking atrocities spent four years living and studying in the North-East. The revelation that Ramadan Abdullah Shallah studied at Durham University is not the region's only link with the
A row over the ownership of a royal charter has been peacefully resolved. The seal was granted by Queen Victoria, in 1846, to allow the tiny dales village of St John's Chapel, County Durham, to hold fairs twice a year. When the vellum document emerged
DARLINGTON Mowden Park and Blaydon both reached the second round of the Senior Knockout Cup on Saturday, while West Hartlepool, Tynedale and Westoe went out. Injury time tries proved decisive as Blaydon went through 21-17 at Walsall and plucky Westoe
VINTAGE motorcycles made their annual journey through the County Durham countryside yesterday, despite foot-and-mouth disease. The 98-mile route of the 30th Beamish Trophy Trial had to be altered because the disease had returned. The trial's ten off-road
RALLY enthusiasts can spend an evening with one of the UK's top drivers next month. Stockton and District motor club - one of the oldest in the North-East - is celebrating its move to a new venue by inviting Howard Davies, a former winner of the British
MIDDLESBROUGH may be without Colin Cooper and Brian Deane for tonight's Premiership clash at fellow strugglers Leicester City. Cooper and Deane picked up calf and groin injuries respectively and manager Steve McClaren will make a late decision on whether
DATES have been announced for the beginning of animal movements in an area hit by foot-and-mouth disease. Transporting cattle and pigs in North Yorkshire can go-ahead from next Monday, and sheep and goats from October 1. To cope with the expected high
RELIEVED Torquay boss Roy McFarland yesterday held his hands up and admitted: "We didn't deserve to win.'' Darlington can't say they controlled Saturday's game but Quakers certainly didn't deserve to return from Devon empty-handed. The ex-Derby and Cambridge
A NINE-year-old Darlington schoolboy has raised £100 for the town's St Teresa's Hospice and a football team by taking part in a fun run. Michael Thurloway, who attends St Teresa's Primary School, came 69th out of 297 runners in the 2km Darlington Fun
A SECOND application to built homes on golf club land looks likely to be rejected. Woodham Golf and Country Club is seeking outline planning permission for six detached houses on its land in Newton Aycliffe. The plans, for land between Burnhill Way and
Rochdale stayed on top of the Third Division, despite being held to a 2-2 draw at home to Scunthorpe. Scott Brough put the Iron in front, Michael Oliver equalised and a Gary Jones penalty gave Dale the lead. But they then had Lee Todd sent off for deliberate
SUNDERLAND slipped to seventh place in the table after battling for a point in this dour, goalless draw - the second in successive seasons at Villa Park. It was not a good advertisement for Premiership football, however, in front of England manager Sven-Goran
ANSWERING the call of nature is about to become more expensive in Northallerton. District councillors are preparing to approve the building of a £115,000 public convenience in the town. In a break with tradition, a charge of 20p a time is likely to be
DRIVERS have torn down a fence put across a country road to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Now, a concrete barrier has been put on the C294 at Dryburn Moor, near Allendale, Northumberland. The fence was erected to stop sheep that roam the
Seaham's new manager, Wilf Constantine, saw the measure of the task ahead as his side lost 4-1 at home to Jarrow Roofing. Constantine, who was previously manager of Easington and Shotton, admitted "There's plenty of work to do" as the defence leaked goals
KEVIN Henderson is sure Hartlepool United's play-off hangover is almost cured. For the third season in a row, Pool have started slowly - Saturday's point at Southend leaves them in an unattractive 21st place with five points from six games. But the striker
A UNIVERSITY is officially banishing the student stereotype of a teenager studying full-time and living on campus. While other seats of learning plunge into Fresher's Week, from today the University of Teesside at Middlesbrough will be hosting a Welcome
A TEAM of young special needs gymnasts were kitted out for Olympic victory with a little help from Transco. The gas pipeline company stepped in when coaches at Middlesbrough gym club Gymworld appealed for clothing and kitbags for their Special Olympics
A LITTLE boy with a potentially fatal blood disorder has been cured in what is believed to be the first transplant of its kind in the world. Three-year-old Tom Stretch is said to be full of life and energy after treatment at Newcastle General Hospital's
A HOSPITAL is opening a Jobs Shop for one day to try to fill health service vacancies. The Friarage Hospital, in Northallerton, is hosting the event on October 4, from 10am to 2pm, in the nurses' recreation hall. It is part of a national recruitment drive
POLICE investigating the murder of Tyneside hardman Viv Graham eight years ago have arrested five men. They are being questioned at different police stations over an alleged conspiracy to murder the 34-year-old. Graham, a father-of-four, from Walkerville
TWINKLE TWINKLE: If you are feeling daring then it's time to get sticky and cover yourself in self-adhesive jewels - the effects can be truly stunning. Just a few carefully placed rhinestones can jazz up the most boring pair of jeans or T-shirt, as Madonna
An ancient structure discovered on the Yorkshire coast is believed to date back to the Vikings. A timber platform has been found at Cowbar beck, near Staithes, following last winter's floods. Local archaeologist Colin Mann said: "Staith is a Viking word
THE residents of three villages are being urged to register their opposition to plans for an opencast mine on nearby fields. A group set up to fight the proposals wants people in Bowburn, Coxhoe and Old Quarrington to send letters of objection to Durham
MORE evidence has emerged that the region's newest hospital is struggling to cope, after a dramatic increase in the number of patients waiting to see specialists. Health bosses have admitted that the privately-funded University Hospital of North Durham
NORTH-EAST music lovers joined more than 100,000 people in silent tribute to the US dead. A sell-out crowd of 2,000 people packed the Baltic Square, on the Quays development at Gateshead, for the BBC Proms in the Park on Saturday. The event, the last
THE daughter of a former England football star was married in a Teesside church on Saturday. Kathryn Nish, daughter of ex-Leicester and Derby star David Nish, married her boyfriend of five years, Jonathan Spears, 28, in a ceremony at St Peter's Church
THE first flight between America and the North-East since the terrorist tragedy is due in today. A Britannia charter flight from Florida is expected to touch down at Newcastle Airport at about 1.10pm, bringing holidaymakers who had been due to leave the
Q: SOME time during the late 1950s, I recall seeing a film entitled Jacqueline. At the time, I understood that the film was based on the Mary Ann novels of Catherine Cookson. The film was actually set in the Shipyard area of Belfast. Was this true, as
A Cup Of Tea When life is an uphill struggle And people treat you rather uppity How nice it is to sit, relax Put on the kettle and have a cup of tea. A cup of tea will balm your nerves It also serves to pick you up And if you've time what better than
EGGS and bacon. No problem there. I've cooked and eaten them since my student days. Milk and water. One goes on my cornflakes, the other down my gullet by the gallon everyday as I battle to keep hydrated. But flour? What am I supposed to do with that?
VETERANS and cadets commemorating the 61st anniversary of the Battle of Britain yesterday paid tribute to the thousands killed in terrorist attacks in the USA. In Stockton, cadets and veterans fell silent for a minute before playing the Star Spangled
AN annual appeal to raise funds for the Salvation Army's homeless and community programmes was launched at the weekend. Among those helping to launch the appeal, at Darlington's Cornmill Shopping Centre, was football fan Terry Soley. The 42-year-old,
A LONG battle over licensing hours in Crook is drawing to a conclusion with the gran- ting of a late-night licence to a pub in the town. Last November, six pubs in Crook applied for late-night entertainment licences to help stem the flow of drinkers to
TRADING standards in Darlington is celebrating being one of the first of its kind in the region to receive a consumer law quality mark award. The section of Darlington Borough Council has been awarded the Community Legal Service's Quality Mark Standard
THE Great North Run celebrated its 21st birthday in style yesterday despite the horrors of the past week in America. About 47,000 runners took part in the world's biggest half-marathon, between Newcastle and South Shields, which was blessed with warm
FOOTBALL-mad youngsters in Hartlepool are to be given an extra special treat. Youngsters can watch their soccer heroes at Victoria Park for free, thanks to joint venture between Hartlepool Borough Council and Hartlepool United. The School and Football
AN effort is being launched today to recruit more foster carers and adoptive parents for children in North Yorkshire. The county's social services department is mounting an intensive two-week campaign which will include broadcasts, advertisements, posters
North Yorkshire is a healthier place to live than other parts of Yorkshire and Humberside, according to a new report. But the report, by Professor Mark Baker, director of public health for the county, says that York, Harrogate, Ryedale, Selby and Scarborough
A NINE-year-old Darlington schoolboy has raised £100 for the town's St Teresa's Hospice and a football team by taking part in a fun run. Michael Thurloway, who attends St Teresa's Primary School, came 69th out of 297 runners in the 2km Darlington Fun
Tudhoe had to settle for bottom place in the league after an agonising tie against Willington. Needing a win to overtake their opponents, Tudhoe were looking good when they put together 208 for seven, Dave Ronson top scoring with 60, with several other
A MILLIONAIRES' night in Darlington will raise cash for charity. Darlington Rotaract and Crook Rotary Club members are organising the event to raise funds for The Cancer Research Campaign on Friday, at Darlington College of Technology, from 7.30pm. Organiser
A LONG battle over licensing hours in Crook is drawing to a conclusion with the granting of a late-night licence to a pub in the town. Last November, six pubs in Crook applied for late-night entertainment licences to help stem the flow of drinkers to
NOT normally known for being full of hot air, Thomas the Tank Engine will be flying high above a primary school today. A giant hot air balloon replica of the children's book and television character is due to arrive at Henknowle Primary School, Bishop
Cwmni Ballet Gwent will be taking their contemporary version of Romeo and Juliet to Spennymoor Leisure Centre on Friday. The Welsh company's performance has been sponsored by Northern Arts, which will also be bringing Mike Maran's production of Captain
THREE points in the bag for Middlesbrough, at last. It has taken some doing but Steve McClaren finally guided his side to their first win of his managerial career against West Ham at the Riverside. This was no fluke either. Boro were superb throughout
GATESHEAD Harrier Charlotte Wickham was denied a unique hat-trick of victories in the Junior Great North Run by a rival who returned to Tyneside four years after treating the race as a fun run. The 16-year-old Whitburn schoolgirl feared the worst when
A series of readings called Unsafe Text, featuring renowned local and international poets, is being organised in County Durham as part of the county council's Sharp Stick initiative, to promote interest in poetry. Kevin Cadwallender, the council's poet
A COURSE offering an alternative method of exercise for people to get healthy is starting in Darlington this week. Chinese Physical Culture is an alternative to going to the gym. It originated in China and has been developed in the UK for 50 years. A
WORK on a £30,000 engineering project to cut Darlington firefighters' response times to emergency calls start today. It has been revealed that ambulances will also be using the town's fire station under new arrangements. A break in the central reservation
STRAY horses wandering around a village have left people fearing for their safety. Villagers in Hunwick, near Bishop Auckland, say horses have been roaming the village and on a children's play area in the past six weeks. It is believed the horses usually
BRASS bands from County Durham are to play at a memorial concert for Tim Holmes, 46, a member of Spennymoor Town Band who died from cancer in May. Mr Holmes, of Wood View, Spennymoor, was involved in brass bands all his life. He had also been a Territorial
TRADING standards in Darlington is celebrating being one of the first of its kind in the region to receive a consumer law quality mark award. The section of Darlington Borough Council has been awarded the Community Legal Service's Quality Mark Standard
Tesco yesterday announced it was making £100m of price cuts - slashing up to 50 per cent off thousands of items. The group said 3,500 products would be cut in price today in the latest round of store wars. Tesco claims it is now the cheapest supermarket
DUNDEE won the 25th Four Countries Fellowship Trophy for Scotland at Hartlepool. The tournament, which was last played at Pool in 1976, saw Dundee, Belfast, Cardiff and Hartlepool do battle over two days and the Scots comfortably retained the handsome
NEWCASTLE'S Nikos Dabizas has exposed Laurent Blanc as the weakest link in Manchester United's defence of their Premiership title. Sir Alex Ferguson won't agree with Greece centre-back Dabizas, but the Old Trafford manager's contentious decision to sell
Billingham Town were rubbing their hands with glee after their 7-0 win over Fleetwood Freeport earned them £7,500 on Saturday. The FA have substantially increased the competition prize money this season, and Town manager Alan Robinson said that it would
Two goals from Anthony Lee earned Bishop Auckland their fifth away win of the season at Colwyn Bay on Saturday. Lee scored with a free kick in each half to put them only five points behind leaders Burton with a game in hand. His first came after nine
SUNDERLAND manager Peter Reid last night slammed Premiership referees for being too whistle-happy, writes FRANK JOHNSON. The Wearside boss was happy with his side's performance in the goalless draw at Villa Park, but felt that constant stoppages by Sheffield
THE driver of a Vauxhall Cavalier died after a head-on crash with a Mercedes taxi, in Middlesbrough, on Saturday night. The man, in his mid-30s and from the Middlesbrough area, has not been named. He was thought to have been overtaking another car when
DOGS of all shapes and sizes were on show at the weekend in what has been hailed the biggest and best Darlington Championship Dog Show yet. Thousands of animal lovers descended on the town's South Park for the 33rd annual show, dubbed the Crufts of the
WAR ON AMERICA I AM waiting, with some trepidation, to see the nature of the response by the US government to the shocking events of last week. War has been declared on 'terrorism'. What does that mean, and has that not always been the case? In this country
A lecture on the ways in which the history of everyday life is presented to a 21st Century audience will take centre stage at a Teesside museum next week. The lecture -We were poor but happy - will be given by museum academic Elizabeth Carnegie at Preston
PEOPLE can go online to sign a book condolence for the American tragedy. Durham County Council has devoted space on its website for people to leave Internet messages. A council spokesman said: "We have already opened a book of condolence that people can
DRIVERS face disruption during the coming months because of refurbishment works to bridges and maintenance on the A66M. Birse Construction, which will be carrying out the work on the bridges for the Highways Agency, has warned disruption will start tomorrow
THERE'S usually a buzz of anticipation at the start of the Great North Run as the runners line up for the start. Yesterday, the noise generated by 47,000 runners, elite athletes and fun-runners, was quelled for 60 seconds. The business of taking part
DARLINGTON Football Club has vowed to do everything in its power to have Internet porn wiped from its former web address. The site - which has an address almost identical to the club's new domain - has been turned into a link page to a site offering "
THE Cleveland Police crime prevention bus hits the road this week taking officers to outlying villages in the area. The bus will act as a mobile police station for the Community Policing Team with a series of planned stops at east Cleveland villages without
THE principal of a new college in east Cleveland has resigned days after it opened. Alison Fraser, principal of newly-created Freebrough Community College, resigned because of family illness. The college is an amalgamation of the three secondary schools
ACROSS the road from High Row, stands Darlington's Market Cross. Today, just as it had been in the days after the death of Princess Diana four years ago, it is decorated with floral tributes. Darlington people, moved by the unthinkable events in America
A HAIRDRESSER is using technology to help her clients turn heads. As well as taking scissors and combs, Joanne Devine arrives at people's homes with a laptop computer. The 21-year-old, who has just launched her new business, Devine Cuts, uses the computer
DARLINGTON manager Gary Bennett was left to rue a lack of killer instinct as his side fell to an agonising defeat at Torquay. Three gilt-edged opportunities cost Quakers both maximum points and their unbeaten run while it was proved lightening can strike
ALAN SHEARER showed his customary cool on the day Roy Keane's red-hot temper betrayed the spirit of a magnificent cut-and-thrust encounter which ranks as one of the greatest games the Premiership has witnessed. Manchester United captain Keane, sent off
TEENAGERS are being saluted for going to town with an anti-drugs message. Next Saturday, the youngsters, all aspiring musicians, will give a public concert on Redcar High Street as part of Drugs Awareness Day. Budding rock bands signed on for the event
