THE dazzling face and figure of Diana, Princess of Wales graces the large screen on the wall. She looks past the camera and flashes a smile to a sea of gawping admirers. I stand and stare at her too, captivated by her screen charisma, her sensational
A COUPLE whose son died of a rare genetic disorder are facing a race against time to save their other child after he was diagnosed with the same illness. Alyson and Ian Herbert were shattered when their son Edward, seven, died from the immune deficiency
Ian Collinson, a well known North-East businessman and sporting enthusiast, has died of cancer, aged 66. Mr Collinson, who lived at Ripon, North Yorkshire, helped his late father, Fred, establish the family-run business of Collinson shops in Ripon, Malton
Andre Agassi made his way into the last 16, beating beleagured Nicolas Massu 6-1 6-3 6-1 on court one. Chilean Massu was a mere spectator as Agassi steamrolled his way to a straight sets victory with a devastating display of no-nonsense tennis. It took
THE North-East electronics industry has suffered a major blow with news that Sanyo could be set to close its two factories in the Tees Valley, with the loss of more than 300 jobs. The majority of those jobs will go on Tony Blair's doorstep at Newton Aycliffe
TRIBUTES have been paid to the volunteers and supporters who keep the Swaledale Fell Rescue Organisation (SFRO) operating, as the charity-run unit finally opened new headquarters. A £425,698 grant from the National Lottery's Community Fund paid for the
SLOVAKIA striker Szilard Nemeth is ready to land on Teesside next week to launch his Middlesbrough career. The 23-year-old, who agreed to join Boro on a five-year deal in April, today sees his contract run out with Inter Bratislava. Boro, who must pay
A CLIMBER who was badly hurt in a 300ft plunge from a mountain has vowed to continue her hobby. But Beryl Hunt, who spent 11 days in hospital following the horrific incident, plans to stick to lower levels in future. Mrs Hunt was climbing Helvellyn, in
RECYCLING firm Hanrattys is urging groups and individuals to register with it for a new campaign that will improve the local environment. The Darlington business wants people to get involved in the Make Things Happen campaign that could win them up to
STAFF at regional bus operator Go North-East are celebrating winning the national Investors in People (IIP) standard. The company gained the recognition for its Gateshead head office and support functions, including training and engineering departments
BEER and food will be the order of the week as brewery group Scottish & Newcastle and supermarkets, including frozen food retailer Iceland, announce results. It has been a big year for Scottish & Newcastle, which underwent a massive restructuring
MORE than 1,000 jobs are to be cut from collapsed insurer Independent Insurance. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), provisional liquidators for the firm, said the 1,044 jobs, more than half the group's total staff, go immediately. The areas affected are mainly
A two-year-old girl was killed when she was hit by an ice cream van. Billie Margaret Thompson of Constant Street, Consett, Co Durham, sustained fatal head injuries in the accident near her home. The 35-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van suffered
FRESH plans are to be considered for new motorway services on the region's busiest road. Richmondshire District Council was taken to task by developers for failing to determine an application for the redevelopment of Barton lorry park, near Darlington
ONE of the North-East's highest profile dotcom companies is to close after failing to convince businesses to use its websites. Just2Clicks promised to create 250 jobs by providing a virtual link for businesses, helping them work together via the Internet
A ROMAN Catholic and a Church of England parish have joined together in a ground-breaking partnership to tackle an estate's problems. At a service attended by the Bishop of Durham, the Right Reverend Michael Turnbull, and Canon Bob Spence, the RC Vicar
A UNION last night expressed dismay at how bureaucratic bungling and red tape could be adding to the nation's teacher recruitment crisis. With her mature attitude and a passion for learning, Sara Harry would appear the perfect candidate to help stem the
ELLENS ACADEMY, agonisingly beaten by a whisker in the fiercely-competitive Wokingham Handicap at Royal Ascot, has an outstanding chance of gaining deserved compensation on a truly superb supporting card for Newcastle's Northumberland Plate day. Punters
REVIEWS - Emperor: Battle For Dune. Publisher: Electronic Arts. Format: PC CD-ROM. (£29.99). Z: Steel Soldiers: Publisher: Eon. Format: PC CD-ROM. (£29.99) WESTWOOD is a company widely credited with starting the whole real-time strategy genre with its
The Sir William Turner Hospital at Kirkleatham overflowed to mark the completion of a £2.3m modernisation scheme WHATEVER it was that paved the streets of London, the scrivening old city paid high interest for William Turner - Redcar lad made very good
A 15-year-old youth is due to appear in court on Monday charged with the attempted rape of a mother-of-two. The alleged attack is said to have taken place on Bank Holiday Monday, May 7, as the woman was walking, with her children, in Green Lane, in the
Letters from The Northern Echo DOREEN KETT WHAT a moving article on Doreen Kett and her efforts to bring her community on the Woodhouse Close estate in Bishop Auckland back to life (Echo, June 26). I sincerely hope she and her co-workers succeed. In any
A RUNAWAY Romeo and Juliet were back at home safe and well last night after a two-day seaside adventure. The pair - a 14-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl - who are both from the Bishop Auckland area in County Durham - vanished on Thursday, apparently
ROCK gardens are traditionally spring features, but, with careful planning, colour and interest can be spread right across the seasons. At this time of the year, continuing value can be obtained by carefully selecting choice flower and foliage plants.
IPSWICH Town are ready to step up their hunt for Hartlepool United hot-shot Tommy Miller. The 22-year-old, currently in Norway training with Brann Bergen, is attracting fresh interest from Portman Road - the club who rejected him as a schoolboy. It is
A FARMER has been forced to install an expensive traffic lights system on a busy trans-Pennine road because of what he describes as "ministry madness". Dennis Craig has had to foot the £820 bill for the lights so he can get his 30-strong pedigree shorthorn
