TAXI drivers have called for a North Yorkshire farmers' market to be moved over fears about pedestrians crossing a busy town centre road. Northallerton farmers' market takes place once a month on the area usually taken up by a taxi rank, close to the
A Good early start from Lumley Tigers in the first quarter was brushed a side in the second quarter as the Tigers seem to switch off, letting Norton and Stockton put four past them before half time. A better performance in the second half saw Lumley Tigers
AN attacker who split his girlfriend's lip in half with a single punch after being spared jail for a similar assault is behind bars. Robert Waugh had been given a suspended sentence in April for an attack on Alison Higgins last year and was enrolled
Police found cocaine with a potential street value of over £11m when they stopped a car in the region. The Audi A3 was being driven by Mark Burbidge, who had been tailed by officers travelling from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, on May 16. The 15kg haul
A CHURCH'S dream move into a new building has moved a huge step closer, after a single Sunday collection raised £120,000. Emmanuel Church, in Durham, wants to convert a disused plastics factory on Belmont Industrial Estate into a £1.3m church and conference
Under 14's 3 - 2 Ferryhill Town Goalscorers; Simpson , Sweet , Toppin M.o.m;Bradley Simpson A fantastic result from one of the top sides in the division, with a slow start Simpson scored mid way through the fist half with Ferryhill equailzing not long
AN EXHIBITION marking the 25th anniversary of one of television's most influential programmes will be launched later this week. The Red Box Gallery in Newcastle will be celebrating the first-ever Tube, broadcast from ITV Tyne Tees Studio 5 in Newcastle
AS long as you don't take it too seriously, this is a rousing harkback to those old sword and sandals sagas of the 1960s and 1970s - but lacking the cast of thousands. The mighty Roman Empire faces a new threat. The Barbarians, led by Peter Mullan's
THE country - Australia - that gave us Strictly Ballroom, now gives us a mockumentary about the world of children's competitive dance with our very own Ben Miller starring as choreographer Mr Jonathon. Pupils from his dance school are stepping out
Watch trailer here DIRECTOR Gavin Hood - a best foreign film Oscar winner for Tsotsi - delivers one of a spate of Hollywood movies addressing the ramifications of the war against terror. Political and moral issues are wrapped up in a thriller that
Watch trailer here US audiences didn't take to Stardust, perhaps because they don't like their fairy tales to have a dark edge. And director Matthew Vaughn, after making his debut behind the camera with Brit gangster movie Layer Cake, ensures it's not
THE controversial documentary film-maker follows Bowling With Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 with a look at the US healthcare system. Our own NHS is held up as a model example of how to do it, so you may worry that Moore has got his facts wrong. Indeed
DIRECTOR David Cronenberg's new London-set thriller begins as it means to go on - with a botched throat-cutting scene that makes Sweeney Todd's barbershop killings look like a shaving nick. Such explicit bloodletting is only to be expected from a man
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested after a brick was thrown through a train window striking a passenger on the back of the neck. The boy, from the Hendon area of Sunderland, was arrested and questioned by officers from the British Transport Police on
A MAN sobbed when he appeared in court today charged with the murder of his partner. Father-of-five Bryan Monaghan, 54, is accused of killing Nicola Bisset, 52, at her home in the picturesque village of Appleby, Cumbria. Ms Bisset died from a single
POLICE have recovered a haul of thousands of suspected pirate DVDs and computer games when they stopped a car. A police spokesman said officers from the Durham Constabulary's Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) unit were on duty in the Pelaw Bank
AT £6m Kenwyne Jones had many Sunderland fans scratching their heads at the wisdom of manager Roy Keane's purchase. The Black Cats boss was determined to land the Trinidad and Tobago international striker and was prepared to apparently pay over the
NEWCASTLE'S best start to a Premier League season since 1996? It certainly didn't feel like it at the Madejski Stadium. The Magpies turned in a performance every bit as anaemic as the one they produced at Derby last month and left Reading with exactly
SUNDERLAND boxer Tony Jeffries produced arguably the best performance of his career to progress from the preliminary rounds of the World Amateur Championships in Chicago. And, like fellow North-Easterner Bradley Saunders, the light heavyweight is now
A TEENAGE girl today denied murdering a young mother who died after she was stabbed during an argument in the street. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty at Newcastle Crown Court to the murder of Samantha Madgin
Enter Shikari - Newcastle Carling Academy 25/10/07 Tonight the carling academy is filled with kids that all want to see Enter Shikari, although the older young-adults are more open-minded to what's expected tonight. The show sold out weeks ago,
I caught up with Colin Doran from Hundred Reasons just before their Newcastle Carling Academy gig, to find out more. Sophie: You've had a lot of problems accouring band members and illnesses but you came out strong and smiling in the end what was it
A young mother struggling to cope with the trauma of an alleged rape has been found dead on a beach. Kim Corner, 34, of Billingham, Teesside was found on the beach at Seaton Carew, Cleveland. She had been the victim of an alleged rape just five days
FORMER Newcastle manager Graeme Souness has expressed an interest in taking charge of the Republic of Ireland. The one-time Middlesbrough midfielder has been out of work since leaving Newcastle early last year. The Football Association of Ireland are
THE mistakes keep occurring and the defeats continue to arrive for Middlesbrough. And if a comfortable defeat at Manchester United - the seventh match without a win for Gareth Southgate's side - is not enough to set the alarm bells ringing, then they
Despite all the trials and tribulations of a season in which every member of the Redcar Bears speedway team has been injured - there was ultimate triumph in the Premier League's end-of- season Jack Young play-off competition, named in memory of the
A speedway season full of twists and turns will climax at the South Tees Motorpark on MONDAY evening when the Redcar Bears face the Newcastle Diamonds in the second leg of the annual Tyne-Tees Trophy at 7.30pm. The score from the first leg at
Saturday, October 27, 2007 Elite League: Basingstoke Bison 4-6 Mobilx Newcastle Vipers Sunday, October 28, 2007 Elite League: Cardiff Devils 3-2 Mobilx Newcastle Vipers (after penalties) VIPERS continued to press for a top two position with a three
COUNTY Durham fighter Bradley Saunders is just one win away from a place at next year's Olympic Games after winning his final preliminary round fight at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago. The Sedgefield-born light welterweight
Alan Moore is a creative genius. Yes, he does the superhero thing with Watchmen and his DC and Marvel forays, but this is a whole new spin on it! This graphic novel will make you want to re-read all those classics gathering dust on your shelves, because
The book I am going to review is called Just Listen and is written by Sarah Dessen. I couldn't put it down and liked it so much I read it in three days. The book is about a girl called Annabel Greene. She has two older sisters called Whitney and Kirsten
Beverley Naidoo - Burn my Heart. Carnegie Medal Winner Beverley Naidoo scores again with another brilliant book. In Burn my Heart, Naidoo tells of two boys' struggle as they try hard not to fall either side of the line, and the line is very thin. But
From Sarah Singlton, Winner of the Booktrust Teenage prize and author of best selling 'Century', comes a twisting tale of hide and seek, cat and mouse, catch and kill that will have your heart racing with excitement, page after page. This is a compelling
This film is a classic. It is not as flashy as cars, or as action packed as Incredibles, but it is a masterpiece of restraint and heart, that matches the classics from the golden age of the film industry. Pixar has always been groundbreaking for smart
Sam Raimi is currently getting a lot of attention and acclaim for directing the over-hyped blockbuster 'Spider-Man'. That movie has introduced him to mainstream filmgoers, no bad thing in itself, but to many of us Raimi is already a legend, because he
THIS is the bizarre moment a naked jogger turned the tables on a policeman chasing him through a city park. Police were called to deal with the man after several reports from passers-by. An officer turned up and the nude fugitive took flight with the
30 Days of Night - I've just got back from the US where I managed to see this movie. Go and see it now! 10/10 I went in with low expectations, and this film really surprised me. It's probably one of the best vampire films I've seen in a very long time
POLICE have charged a man with murder after the body of a woman was found in her home in Cumbria on Saturday. Bryan Monaghan, 54, from Largs in Scotland has been charged with the murder of Nicola Bisset and will appear at Penrith Magistrates court this
IT was good to see you giving such prominence to the celebration of the life of footballing legend Ian Porterfield at Sunderland Minster (Echo, Oct 25) where I was privileged to be part of the large gathering. As I listened to the tributes paid
RE your story about Gordon Brown rejecting an MP's plea for him to intervene in the row about access to anti-dementia drugs (Echo, Oct 25), leaving the decision to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) set up by his Government
THE British Red Cross would like to express thanks for the incredible generosity to our collection outside Tesco stores on September 28 and 29. We raised £12,000 in Yorkshire, all of which will be spent on crucial British Red Cross services throughout
I AM often amused by the different styles drivers adopt while using a mobile phone as they drive. Firstly, the flamboyant. Openly using the phone, laughing and often taking their other hand off the wheel to help the conversation along. Secondly
I HAVE spent quite some time in the UK this year and can't believe the gangs of young children roaming the town late at night committing vandalism in open view of everyone. I live in Tenerife and would be first to say the police act first and ask
AS a councillor, no matter what I do or say it will please some people while causing others to curse my name and tell me they'll never vote for me again. You can't do right for doing wrong is a common phrase in my home. It therefore made me smile
TO be sentenced to a six-month prison sentence is seen by hardened criminals as an acceptable hazard. They will only serve three months and it is no great hardship in a British prison, especially in winter because they are kept warm, fed, clothed
CONTRARY to BNP North-East regional organiser Ken Booth's comment that "people are making a lot of money out of it" (Echo, Oct 4), the former Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, is in fact a state-funded memorial and museum where admission is
HUNDREDS of people will remember loved ones in December - by helping Christmas trees burst into light. A series of Christmas trees are being set up in the huge area covered by St Catherine's Hospice, in Scarborough, as part of its Light up a Life appeal
SCHOOL pupils have raised more than £1,500 for charities. Queen Mary's School at Baldersby Park, near Thirsk, organised a bring and buy sale, collecting and selling dozens of items. The sale raised £1,535, which was split between Martin House Children's
AN Eighties-themed fancy dress evening will be held at Scorton Institute, near Richmond, on Friday, November 16, from 7.30pm to midnight. There will be no bar, but guests may take their own drinks and soft drinks and snacks will be available. Tickets
YOUNGSTERS who have been working on their theatre skills are preparing to put on a Christmas show. They will be taking to the stage at the Hambleton Forum, in Northallerton, on December 15. Fourteen youngsters have been attending the weekly Go Act classes
PLANS to promote the North Yorkshire coast to attract new businesses are being taken afield. Regeneration and marketing staff from Scarborough Borough Council will be taking part in the Regeneration Summit exhibition, in Manchester, today and tomorrow
RESIDENTS have helped police and council officials to draw up a list of priority work, following the first meeting of its kind in Darlington. Scores of people attended the first session of Darlington Borough Council's Talking Together initiative, on Saturday
A COFFEE shop has begun raising money for charity - a week before it opens. Starbucks, in Darlington, held the event for friends and family of staff and members of its chosen charity, St Teresa's Hospice. Each branch of Starbucks picks a local a charity
INSTEAD of a list of properties, an estate agent will be auctioning a different set of items this week to raise money for charity. Smiths Gore property consultants, in Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, is holding a Halloween auction to raise funds for Darlington
WOMEN from south west Durham who have enrolled on a construction course are proving they can cut it in what used to be a man's world. Carly Heads, from Stanhope, Angela Clarey and Sylvia Cleasby, from Crook, all 19, are training for a National Certificate
A YOUTH theatre group which celebrates its tenth anniversary this month is looking for new members to help recreate a popular fairytale. The Tearaways group, based in Shildon, is recruiting cast members for its annual pantomime, which this year is Cinderella
BISHOP Auckland residents who have waited for years for a solution to their parking problems have been told that nothing will be done. Highways authority Durham County Council has ruled out parking controls on streets around the town centre, saying they
TWO men involved in "appalling" violence after a dispute in a pub toilet have narrowly avoided prison sentences. Robert Collingwood and Derrick Kipling attacked a man as he made his way home from the Mason's pub, in Shildon, in October last year. Durham
DOZENS of people living in Crook have aired their views on the future of Glenholme Park at a consultation event. The town centre park has been identified as needing improvements by Crook Community Partnership, which is working with Groundwork West Durham
EDWIN Fellows, former head of catering at New College Durham, gave a talk about growing bonsai trees to members of Barnard Castle Rotary Club. He explained the trees are not genetically dwarf plants, but are created from nearly any tree or shrub species
A COMEDY by Stewart Howson, Ocean's Five and a Half, is being performed at Bishop Auckland Town Hall's Eden Theatre, on Thursday, at 7.30pm. It tells the story of three working class men from the North-East who have dreams of going to Las Vegas. Tickets
STAFF members past and present are invited to a school's 50th anniversary reunion. Thirsk School is holding a year of events to mark its golden anniversary. On Thursday, November 8, there will be a reunion for staff at the school, at 7pm. The reunion
ARTIST Sue Abel is leading workshops on David Almond's children's book, Skellig, at Bishop Auckland Town Hall on three Saturdays next month. The workshops will take place this Saturday, November 10 and November 17, from 10am to noon, and are aimed at
BALFOUR Beatty Construction has won the contract to rebuild and refurbish six schools as part of a city's flagship education redevelopment project. The national construction company was named as the preferred bidder to carry out Sunderland City Council's
AN MP did her bit to help out in a charity shop at the weekend. North-West Durham MP Hilary Armstrong gave up her Saturday morning away from Westminster to do a stint at a local branch of the children's charity, Barnardo's. As part of Make a Difference
With cosmetic surgery so costly here in Britain, a growing band of North-East patients are going abroad to have work done. Women's Editor Sarah Foster discovers what they can expect. WHILE medical tourism isn't new, it is most definitely increasing. Last
One-time Neighbours star Jason Donovan talks to Hannah Stephenson about his cocaine-fuelled years, his battle to change his image and how he has found happiness in fatherhood. Less than a decade ago one-time Neighbours heart-throb Jason Donovan was on
TV writer Steve Pratt talks to director Richard Lawson who filmed his latest short in the North-East. THREE years ago Richard Lawson's short film, I Am Dead, brought him to the attention of the film industry. This harrowing tale of a woman shot and left
THE internet continues to throw up new moral dilemmas for editors. Last week, we published the sickening story of Nicola Collinson, 21, who punched and drop-kicked a kitten, like a rugby ball, on Tyneside. Mobile telephone footage was taken of the attack
INNOVATIVE youngsters who helped set up their own football club have joined an anti-racism campaign. The young people, from the Stokesley area, took part in Kick-It-Out's One Game, One Community campaign last week. The boys, some of whom are from the
OFFICIALS are poised to jettison a council's loss-making trade waste collection and skip service. Up to 800 small businesses across Middlesbrough are expected to be advised to make other arrangements. The same council team provides a collection service
After a number of death threats, possible arrest, being responsible for the naming of a beer and 350 football commentaries, Simon Crabtree says goodbye - preferably without courting controversy. I haven't deliberately found my way into people's bad books
Foxhaven has been a rugged servant for the Patrick Chamings' yard and can gain a belated fourth career victory at Leicester. In what is an intriguing renewal of the Sir Gordon Richards Conditions Stakes, the five-year-old chestnut gets the nod to atone
Birmingham 3 Wigan Athletic 2 Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome has insisted the entire squad are united in wanting Steve Bruce to remain as manager if Carson Yeung becomes the club's new owner. Bruce held talks with Yeung after Saturday's 3-2 win over
PLACARD-CARRYING animal rights campaigners mounted a protest outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant at the weekend. Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) staged their demonstration over claims of mistreatment of chickens
A TOWN'S street wardens have been organising fun activities to make friends with local youngsters and help keep them out of mischief. The men and women who patrol the streets of Middlesbrough are playing an active role in the multi-agency Boro Buzz programme
A SAFETY blitz on a town centre's crime-plagued and accident-prone neighbourhoods is showing good results. Fifty per cent fewer cars have been set on fire and 12 per cent fewer houses hit by arson attacks since the police and fire service increased patrols
A MANUFACTURING firm specialising in marble and granite has invested in world-class technology as part of its £5.2m expansion programme. F Jones Cleveland Ltd, based in Middlesbrough, has bought an automated production line to improve accuracy in the
AN initiative to help businesses in the region tap into their creativity to improve performance has been launched. The Designing Demand project is a national campaign led by the Design Council, and has been launched in the region to help businesses use
AN ongoing dispute over pay affecting some 200 workers on Teesside has been referred to employer-union body the National Joint Council (NJC). The GMB and Unite unions are concerned that workers at the Huntsman Tioxide Greatham Works, near Hartlepool,
A RARE glimpse of some of the North-East's most famous bells was given at the weekend. Durham Cathedral's ring of ten bells was on view as the bell tower and belfry was opened to the public. Members of Durham Cathedral Guild of Bellringers took visitors
Controversial St Helens forward Maurie Fa'asavalu was delighted to justify the bold selection of coach Tony Smith with a dream debut in Great Britain's 20-14 win over New Zealand at Huddersfield. The Samoa-born prop, who qualifies for Britain on residential
Bolton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 1 Gary Megson insists he will not be making radical changes in his bid to get Bolton out of the relegation zone. The former Leicester boss had to settle for a point in his first match as manager following a 1-1 draw against
Liverpool 1 Arsensal 1 Arsene Wenger emerged from ''Arsenal's biggest test so far'' insisting that his emerging team can go all the way in the Barclays Premier League title race. The Gunners boss had seen his side fall behind to a Steven Gerrard piledriver
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Blackburn Rovers 2 Tottenham caretaker-manager Clive Allen admitted his reluctance to hand over the coaching reins to Juande Ramos despite yesterday's 2-1 defeat by Blackburn. Allen's one-match stint as boss, bridging the gap between
Kerrin McEvoy was delighted his trek from Australia paid dividends when Ibn Khaldun flew up the Doncaster straight to win the Racing Post Trophy. Godolphin's colt was landing a four-timer in the process of slamming City Leader by an easy three lengths
A NORTH-EAST architectural group has been recognised for its efforts in designing culturally-specific housing, winning a national award. Waring and Netts was sole architect for the Durham Street development, designed for the Bangladeshi community in the
SUPERFICIALLY at least, Sir Malcolm Rifkind has presented the Conservatives with an eye-catching idea: create an English Grand Committee so that English MPs can decide English issues. There is undoubtedly a feeling that, since the creation of a Scottish
A RIDING centre for the disabled has received a £7,267 cash boost, thanks to 200 cyclists. The riders took part in the annual 30-mile Stokesley Charity Bike Ride. The cyclists have raised more than £70,000 for charities such as Zoe's Place, Butterwick
SOUTH KOREAN Dong-Gook Lee last night claimed that he has not had the chances to make a lasting impression at Middlesbrough, writes PAUL FRASER. Since signing in January, Lee has struggled to force his way into manager Gareth Southgate's first team after
Chelsea 6 Manchester City 0 Avram Grant may be basking in the afterglow of Chelsea's 6-0 demolition of Manchester City but there are ominous clouds of uncertainty on the horizon which threaten to destabilise their new-found attacking flair. Chelsea destroyed
Gloucester 18 Newcastle Falcons 18. Newcastle's Director of Rugby John Fletcher blamed referee Bruce Robertson for costing his Newcastle side victory at Kingsholm after Gloucester snatched a late 18-18 draw in the EDF Energy Cup group clash. Newcastle
Andy Murray has set his sights on claiming the final place in the prestigious Masters Cup after winning the St Petersburg Open. And he believes his mid-season injury problems could work to his advantage. Murray ran out a 6-2 6-3 winner against Fernando
A POPULAR family-run sandwich shop served its last stottie at the weekend. Harrison's closed its doors after 31 years at 74 Durham Road, Blackhill, Consett, and 48 years after Tom and Joyce Harrison opened their first premises, further down the street
An emotional Sam Little yesterday fought back tears as he secured his European Tour card at the last attempt by shooting a 67 in the Mallorca Classic. All looked lost for the Londoner three weeks ago when he lay outside the top 170 on the Order of Merit
When Hell Freezes (C4, 9pm) Hell in this case is Antartica and, from the very start, it's made clear that this is not the sort of place you'll find in the holiday brochures. Hearing the narrator describe it as "the most forbidding place on earth" is
BORED youngsters who helped set up their own football club have joined an anti-racism campaign.The youngsters, from the Stokesley area, have been taking part in Kick-It-Out's One Game, One Community campaign.The boys, some of whom are from the travelling
THE women members of Bedale Golf Club have staged their annual fundraising event in aid of Breast Cancer Relief.Forty golfers took part, all in fancy dress or wearing pink. They raised £260 for the charity.The prize for the best fancy dress went to the
The search has been launched to find the exceptional achievements of Darlington's unsung heroes for the Best of Darlington Awards 2008. Reporter Paul Cook spoke to last year's Citizen of the Year, Darrien Wright, and Young Citizen of the Year Samantha
A TEENAGER has won a senior tap-dancing trophy.Stephanie Williams, 15, of Wingate, spends all her spare time practising dance routines.Her efforts paid off when she won the North of England Senior Tap Championships, staged in Middlesbrough.Stephanie is
Ryhope CW are equal on points with second-top New Marske following a win at Coxhoe Athletic. Mark Davidson gave them the lead from the penalty spot and was again on target again before the interval from close range. Annfield Plain consolidated fourth
A WOMAN who survived breast cancer joined a plucky posse for a dip in the North Sea - to make a splash for Cancer Research UK.Mother-of-two Sharyn Clarkson, a retired psychiatric nurse, recruited about 70 volunteers to dress up in pink and wade into the
AS part of The Northern Echo lifeblood campaign, which aims to encourage people to give blood, here are details of forthcoming donor sessions in the region:TodayVane Tempest Social Club, New Drive, Seaham, 2.45pm-7pmCommunity Centre, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough
CLUB captain Micky Barron has been at Hartlepool United since 1996, but admits the last week has been the most difficult of all.Barrons' team-mates were at Swansea when they were told Michael Maidens had died. The defender met up with his compatriots
FOR decades its graduates have patrolled the skies, putting themselves in the front line at many of the world's hotspots.But today it is the turn of the world's oldest military pilot training academy to be in the spotlight, celebrating 50 years of service
Darlington Mowden Park 43 Preston Grasshoppers 15 WHILE the Grasshoppers remain joint second in National Three North, Mowden are now only two points behind and are clear candidates for the promotion play-off spot.It looks a tall order to mount a serious
CHILDREN flocked to a park over the weekend to feed wild birds as part of a conservation group's national campaign.The RSPB held a Feed the Birds Day at South Park, Darlington, to show people how they can help wildlife in their gardens.The event, similar
TORY Party leader David Cameron was yesterday accused of threatening the break-up of the United Kingdom after the Tories unveiled proposals to strip Scottish MPs of the right to vote on English matters at Westminster.Ministers accused them of "playing
TYNESIDE medical student Kim Simpson made a winning cross country debut - despite stopping 200 metres short of the finish line in the annual Davison Shield match at Temple Park, South Shields.Onlookers did not know who the tall leader, wearing a Gateshead
STUNNING images of the North York Moors and coastline will go on show in an exhibition which opens this week.Work by photographer Chris Ceaser will be on display in the Inspired By gallery at the National Park Centre, in Danby, from Thursday.His landscape
TWO Edwardian-built architectural landmarks on a former college site have been sold for conversion into luxury apartments.Multi-million pound bids were received for Neville House and Sheraton House, in Nevilles Cross, formerly part of New College, Durham.Sheraton
YOUNGSTERS in Darlington have helped to redesign a pocket-sized guide devised to steer them safely through their teenage years.Darlington's Teenage Pregnancy Partnership board launched the Safe Zone three years ago.Teenagers have been working with graphic
A VOLUNTEER youth worker who has helped countless young people in a dales market town has been rewarded with a gold Duke of Edinburgh award. Malcolm Barwick, 24, from Billy Row, has worked as an auxiliary youth worker with Durham County Council's Education
Senoir officers say the conflict in Afghanistan is giving British troops one of their biggest tests since the Second World War. Joe Willis met soldiers from the region on their return.BUY our boys a pint, because they deserve it. This is the message from
YOUNGSTERS who complain they have nowhere to go are to be catered for.A youth cafe where young people choose what is served, what activities are organised and what video games are installed, has proved so popular in Stockton, three more are to be opened
FAMILY and friends of cancer victim Helen Britton walked their way to raising more than £1,000 for charity.Mrs Britton's widower, Jason, led the group of five walkers who took part in the tribute, to raise money for Cancer Research UK.Mrs Britton, who
BLAME culture could spell the end of the traditional pin-on poppy.Royal British Legion bosses are so worried about being sued by people who have pricked themselves that they are trialling a stick-on alternative. If it proves a hit, the traditional model
The Government is today urged to introduce an extra bank holiday to celebrate the work of the UK's 20 million volunteers.The TUC and voluntary sector groups said a new day off would encourage people to take part in community activities such as volunteering
ONE of the region's largest cosmetic therapy providers has urged North-East women to choose carefully before having Botox treatment.Last year, doctors and nurses working for Collagenics North East corrected scores of botched Botox injections performed
Darlington manager Dave Penney was full of praise for unfortunate goalkeeper Andy Oakes who was forced to miss Saturday's game after picking up an injury in the warm-up.While practicing his kicking the keeper suffered a hip problem just 30 minutes before
FOOTBALL players and fans held a minute's silence for a player who was killed in a car crash.Hartlepool United midfielder Michael Maidens, 20, from Skelton, east Cleveland, died when the car he was travelling in, on the A174, near Lazenby, collided with
BLAYDON'S 25-0 win at home to Redruth was marred by a career-threatening injury to winger Cameron Johnston.The former Tynedale player's opposite number, Nathaniel Pedley, was sent off for a spear tackle which saw Johnston dumped on his head just before
SUPERMARKETS and their customers in the region were urged to check fridges and freezers for contaminated lamb meat and offal which could cause sickness. Durham County Council's trading standards food team asked people to check for batches of Welsh Country
A HEARTBROKEN mother is using the internet to campaign for justice for her daughter, Kelly, who was killed by a drunken driver.Jan Woodward, from Billingham, has already succeeded in fighting for the 30-month prison sentence imposed on car driver Andrew
SUNDERLAND players will sport an extra feature on their shirts in the forthcoming Wear-Tyne derby.The fixture, at Sunderland's Stadium of Light, is on Saturday, November 10, the day before most Remembrance Day ceremonies on the 89th anniversary of Armistice
EXPERTS from the North-East have helped an international team of astronomers to reveal hundreds of hidden black holes in galaxies billions of light years away. Discovered using the Nasa's Spitzer and Chandra telescopes, they are thought to make up a large
Two of England's senior World Cup players have gone public with criticism of coach Brian Ashton's role during the tournament. Veterans Lawrence Dallaglio and Mike Catt, both writing in autobiographies, have complained of a lack of direction and confusing
DRUG users have been warned their lives are in danger after four young revellers collapsed after a night out in a North-East town.The youths, two aged 18 and two aged 17, were unconscious when ambulances reached them in North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland
A MOTHER of four daughters was spared a prison sentence despite falsely receiving more than £40,000 in benefits, claiming to be a lone parent. Gail Kelly was overpaid more than £30,000 in income support, nearly £7,500 in housing benefit and nearly
A VICTIM of Lotto rapist Iorworth Hoare is hoping to make legal history by taking her fight for damages to the House of Lords.The woman, known only as Mrs A, was attacked by Hoare in 1988 and is pursuing a claim for civil damages for assault and battery
THE closure of Electrolux's North-East factory could put at least 1,500 indirect jobs under threat, unions warned last night.The figure comes on top of the 500 Electrolux staff who face redundancy if the electrical goods company shuts its site in Spennymoor
WITH the probability of a fight against relegation becoming more likely, inexperienced defender David Wheater insists that knowing how much ability exists within the Middlesbrough squad is helping to eradicate such fears of the drop.Moreover, the Redcar-born
NYRON Nosworthy wants his team-mates to take the pressure off Kenwyne Jones - with the stand-in skipper concerned the Black Cats are already becoming too reliant on their £6m striker.Jones made it four goals from seven starts with his 86th minute header
SAM Allardyce has set his Newcastle side a target of 15 clean sheets this season, but a brutally honest Geremi has claimed the tally will be nothing more than a distant dream unless the defensive aberrations that scarred Saturday's defeat at Reading are
ROY Keane undoubtedly has many qualities as a football manager but clairvoyance must be a new one to even his biggest fans.His request, through the match programme, prior to Saturday's game was for the fans to stick with his side despite their league
Darlington 0 Chesterfield 0 Without four key players, Darlington knew they were facing a tough task against their fellow promotion-challengers.Suspended leading scorer Tommy Wright as well as the injured Pawel Abbott, Julian Joachim and Tim Ryan have
CLAIMS that a terror bomb plot was thwarted at a high security North-East prison were last night played down by senior officials.However, union representatives for prison officers are demanding tighter controls after the discovery of a cache of bomb-making
Manchester United 4 Middlesbrough 1 DURING eight years with Arsenal, a goal against Manchester United could have made Jeremie Aliadiere a legend in north London. Instead, after scoring memorably at Old Trafford, his moment of glory was mere consolation.Aliadiere
Reading 2 Newcastle United 1 A FEVER prevented Abdoulaye Faye completing Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Reading, but the centre-half was not the only player at the Madejski Stadium suffering from a debilitating illness.Travel sickness continues to afflict
Hartlepool United 1 Brighton and Hove Albion 2 ON a day when feelings were running high at Victoria Park, emotions spilled over.And Danny Wilson believes his Hartlepool United players showed great restraint in the face of some crass and unsavoury Brighton
A THEME park's campaign to win support for multi-million pound plans to build a holiday village has reached its target of collecting 10,000 signatures. Lightwater Valley, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, wants to build an inland resort with 340 chalets and
