Everton 0 Middlesbrough 0 MIDDLESBROUGH claimed their fourth point in two Christmas games by claiming a goalless draw at Everton. The Toffees, who had three penalty appeals waved away by referee Phil Dowd, enjoyed more of the possession at Goodison
DANNY Wilson's Hartlepool made it seven successive wins in League Two, after seeing off Grimsby at Victoria Park. And, in the process, they kept another clean sheet, making it 592 minutes since Dimi Konstantopoulos was beaten. The victory equalled a
A FIRST World War soldier who was shot for cowardice is to be formally recognised on a war memorial. Private Harry Farr of the 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment was shot in October 1916 for cowardice despite suffering severe shell shock. Pte Farr was
The Redcar Bears speedway management are able to present the Teesside fans with the perfect Christmas present - the news that their number one and inspiration Gary Havelock has agreed terms for Season 2007 which starts at the South Tees Motorsport Park
This week's South American wine has an almost violet colour. The nose is very fruity with aromas of blackberries and plums. On the palate the fruit is integrated with vanilla and chocolate notes. It's 14% alcohol but still soft and rounded with a velvety
PICTURES FROM THE PAST RE the picture of my sister-in-law, Miss Alice Jackson (Echo, Dec 12), later Mrs JR Kingston, of Hallgarth Farm, Durham, who, with her husband, became Mayor and Mayoress of Durham in 1953. The mayor, but not the mayoress, was invited
WELL, how was it for you? Me, I'm all carolled out. I've presided at ten carol services here in the City of London since December 5. These were mainly for Livery Companies, charitable organisations which had their origin in the medieval trades guilds.
KEMPTON'S King George V1 Chase surely belongs to Kauto Star (2.20) provided nothing untoward happens over the 18 fences which must be negotiated in the £200,000 thriller. Connoisseurs of the National Hunt scene are already in no doubt that the Paul Nicholls-trained
FOR most of us, Christmas Day was a time spent in the safety of our own homes, surrounded by loved ones. For soldiers from the 19 Light Brigade, the Royal Engineers and the Staffordshire Regiment, Christmas Day was the date chosen for a raid on a renegade
A TRUST fund which contained only £1,500 has rocketed in value to £43,000 after a church forgot about it for 60 years. St Mary's Church, in Barnard Castle, has plans to carry out a £500,000 redevelopment project which will see major improvements to
EVERY year many dogs find themselves out on the streets or dumped in rescue centres through no fault of their own. And this Christmas is turning out to be a very busy year for Northern English Springer Spaniel Rescue (NESSR). The organisation which
TWO North-East music fans are planning to launch a showcase for unsigned talent which they hope will prove as popular as an iconic 1980s television programme. Paul Thompson and David Hopkins, who have set up Izon Audio Visual Ltd, say the format could
AT the age of 65, many people would be thinking of slowing down. But folk and jazz musician Alan Wilkinson has just added a degree in fine art to his already extensive CV. Mr Wilkinson, of Darlington Road, Hartburn, near Stockton, originally planned
So it's goodnight from him, and goodnight from her. Christmas Day ended with Albert Square's Pauline Fowler and Emmerdale big wig Tom King deader than the Christmas turkey. It was viewers who were stuffed if they were expecting glad tidings of joy in
DARLINGTON will hope the festivities do not clog up the Twickenham machinery even further this week as they prepare to get their season back on the rails in Saturday's rearranged match at Morley. They were unable to gain clearance to play either prop
DROWNING Drowning in the depths of life, No escape and no way out. Hold tight and don't let go, It listens to no screams of woe. Brave men sent to die everyday, No one listens to what they say. Creeping down through the mud of death, Trying to gasp for
AN Aussie soap star was among three pantomime cast members injured in a car-crash in the region. Lucinda Cowden, was badly bruised in the two-car collision near Durham City on Friday. The early hours crash has meant two fellow cast members are unable
POLITICAL pillow talk will be off the agenda for one couple next spring. In May, Tony and Sue Richmond, who married in February, will each stand for election as councillors in Darlington. However, Mr Richmond is leader of the Conservative group, in Darlington
Hartlepool United are in the process of rewriting the club record books - and the players today have the chance to add more.Victory over Grimsby Town at Victoria Park would make it seven Football League victories in succession, equalling the feat achieved
The North-East's water company is spearheading a drive to provide clean water for the some of the poorest people in the developing world. A resource taken for granted in the western world is in short supply in parts of the impoverished west
SHANE Warne made history by claiming his 700th Test match wicket as England slumped to 159 all out on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test. Warne claimed five for 39, the 37th five-wicket haul of his career on a rain-hit opening day at the MCG.
Tributes were paid last night to "Godfather of Soul" James Brown, who died yesterday aged 73. The 1960s icon of funk, who was acclaimed as much for his music as his twinkle-toed dance steps, died in hospital after being admitted suffering pneumonia on
THE predicted marriage of Prince William to long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton has the blessing of the Prince of Wales. Regulars in the pub of that name, at least, are happy, if slightly taken aback, that the young woman at the centre of frenzied speculation
THE January transfer window cannot come soon enough for Dave Penney, who was again made to rue defensive mistakes as Darlington suffered their fifth defeat in a row at Wrexham. Darren Holloway's 19th minute own goal was enough to hand the Welsh side all
RELIEVED residents have described the closure of a suspected drug dealers' den as the best Christmas present they could receive. After suffering 18 months of anti-social behaviour and intimidation from drug users, people on the Parkfield estate in Stockton
DETECTIVES are not ruling out the possibility that an armed gang who held up a supermarket last month may have committed other raids throughout the North-East. The robbers are still on the run a month after the attack, say detectives hunting the gang.
STEVEN Taylor believes Newcastle United have a new-found ruthlessness, which is helping them finally prove the critics wrong with a revival that has seen them lose just two games in their last 12. After plumbing the depths following a 1-0 home defeat
AT GOODISON Park this afternoon Middlesbrough will have a tricky Argentine playing as an attacking midfielder with a huge bias towards using his left foot. He will be short and have an eye for a goal. He does not, however, go by the name Diego Maradona
SUNDERLAND boss Roy Keane prepared for today's clash with Leeds United revealing he has little sympathy for the club's wretched plight - or any other side who once enjoyed the fruits of the Premiership but have since fallen on hard times. And that includes
PERHAPS these are the days of wine and Roses, as Messrs Cadbury's would wish to remind us, perhaps of mistletoe and wine, as in the Gospel according to St Cliff. There are at least ten good reasons, nonetheless, why wine is rarely an accompaniment to
SILENT WARRIORS: Submarine Wrecks of the United Kingdom, Volume 1 by Ron Young & Pamela Armstrong (Tempus, £19.99) WILLIAM FRANCIS VERRILL OF STAITHES AND THE GERMAN U-BOAT by John Howard (£2.50 from the author, 13 Tibby Butts, Scalby, Scarborough,
AN angry mother has told how her son was given an overdose of medicine by a teacher at his school.Marcus Malone was admitted to Darlington Memorial Hospital struggling to breathe and with high blood pressure after the mistake by a teacher.The nine-year-old
From the great and the good, to the bad and the downright notorious, LINDSAY JENNINGS looks back at some of the memorable sayings of the yearJANUARY"We hope the whale which visited the UK Houses of Parliament can act as ambassador for all whales, and
FOR people who didn't even exist, they had their share of ardent fans. Cathy and Claire, the top-notch problem solving pair, had young girls begging them for advice. Each week in Jackie magazine, the must-have read for 70s teens, their page was full of
