GOAL-ACE Kevin Phillips must dramatically shoot Sunderland to Premiership safety to win his place in England's World Cup squad. The odds now looked stacked against the 28-year-old striker after he flopped in front of England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson
OUTSTANDING goals are often described as good enough to win matches, cups or championships on their own. If that is the case, then surely Frank Sinclair's bizarre own goal for Leicester City against Middlesbrough is just as worthy as securing the Foxes
MORE than 120 North-East arts organisations will gain cash help from £25m of Northern Arts funding in the next two years. And thousands of other groups will benefit from the Newcastle-based charity's ability to raise money from the Lottery and other schemes
HARTLEPOOL United's players appear determined to go for the play-offs the hard way. Pool are making the task of a top-seven finish a difficult one. And it's because they can't stop going forward, leaving a nail biting end of season in store for fans and
RE-OPENING a long-disused railway line in North Yorkshire could generate up to 100,000 journeys a year, a new report reveals. The move would significantly reduce road congestion in the area and create a fare income of more than £1m for the rail industry
HANNAH, the little girl whose plight touched thousands of people in the region, has had a second major operation to reshape her face. The toddler came through a successful two-and-a-half hour operation at the world-famous Arkansas Children's Hospital
Tests on suspected foot-and-mouth at a North Yorkshire farm has proved negative and a ban on livestock movements within a five mile radius are to be lifted. The scare was caused at a farm in Hawnby, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, when two sheep were found
Despite another defeat, nobody can accuse Darlington of throwing Saturday's game at Exeter as the Quakers put in a determined display, especially in the first half, and were unfortunate not to return from the West Country with a draw. A point would have
FOURTEEN people were arrested and a quantity of cannabis and ecstasy seized as part of a two-night anti-drugs operation targeting Darlington pubs and clubs. Uniformed officers from the town's police station were joined by special constables and British
TWO supermarket workers were left severely traumatised after being manhandled by armed robbers in a quiet village store. The masked gunmen struck at Co-operative in The Leazes, Burnopfield, County Durham, at 7.30pm on Thursday. Police said the robbery
HARTLEPOOL MP Peter Mandelson has said he does not wish to return to front line politics. The news comes after documents were found which exonerate the former Northern Ireland Secretary from the Hinduja passport scandal. Satisfied that his name has been
THE capital hoodoo which Newcastle banished when they beat Arsenal at Highbury in December is threatening to come home to roost. Newcastle were the last side to inflict defeat on the Gunners and the 3-1 victory a week before Christmas was their first
