Three successive wins have hauled Darlington back into the play-off reckoning and winger Neil Wainwright believes Quakers have timed their run of form to perfection. Defeat at Barnet at the end of last month seemingly condemned Quakers to a 15th consecutive
LIAM Lawrence will fulfill a childhood ambition when he plays at Old Trafford on Friday - but the Sunderland midfielder has admitted the occasion will be ruined if it ends with confirmation of his side's relegation to the Championship. Retford-born Lawrence
LIAM Lawrence will fulfill a childhood ambition when he plays at Old Trafford on Friday - but the Sunderland midfielder has admitted the occasion will be ruined if it ends with confirmation of his side's relegation to the Championship. Retford-born Lawrence
Their methods may shock, but animal rights activists who have resorted to body snatching and arson have got results. Lindsay Jennings looks at the aggressive tactics used in their 'war' GLADYS Hammond led an unassuming life. She loved her family, animals
AN attacker who repeatedly stabbed his former lover after she dumped him when their Internet romance turned sour has been jailed indefinitely. Dean Lovell stabbed Joanne Curley in the chest and back when she told him their affair was over. Newcastle Crown
FOOTBALL fan Malcolm Green told last night how he almost died after suffering a massive heart attack as he watched a Middlesbrough home game. Lifeguard Jenny Archer battled for six minutes to keep the 65-year-old grandad alive until paramedics arrived
RELAUNCHED pressure group Fathers 4 Justice yesterday pledged to storm York Minster during Sunday's Easter service. The Archbishop of York stood up to the regime of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 1970s, and a spokesman said he would not be daunted by
TROUBLED Swan Hunter is selling a mothballed yard, sparking hopes of a revival of shipbuilding on the River Tees. Last night, The Northern Echo learned that Swans, based in North Tyneside, was in the final stages of handing over its Port Clarence yard
A POLICE operation was launched today after a plane was diverted to Glasgow Prestwick Airport following a security alert. The airport, which is about 30 miles from Glasgow, has been closed. It is understood that a Ryanair plane travelling from Paris to
THE Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) faced condemnation last night after confirming that a lifeboat station is to close. As revealed in The Northern Echo yesterday, the service is to axe the all-weather lifeboat at Teesmouth following a review
A determined performance at promotion hopefuls Colchester United ended in another away defeat for Hartlepool United last night. For a long time it looked as though Pool would earn a valuable draw, despite seeing Darren Williams sent off with half an hour
ONE runs a pet watch service, another hosts candle parties and a third sells costume jewellery - and they are all North-East police officers. Other constables are working as a plumber, a childminder, a mechanical engineer and a beauty products salesman
SOMEONE once said "the law is an ass". (Actually, it was Charles Dickens' creation Mr Bumble, who himself was an ass of stupendous proportion. So we'll keep quiet about who said it.) Today the speaker would be justified in going further. The law is an
A man accused of the murder of an amateur photographer made his first appearance at crown court today. Lee Phipps, 31, was killed when he went out to take pictures of the March snowfalls on fields near his home in South Tyneside. Scott Nichols, 20, of
A VILLAGE that is fighting to revive its community has been given a further boost after a housing development was given the go-ahead. It is hoped that the 80 houses by Dunelm Castle Homes Limited will breathe life into St Helen Auckland, near Bishop Auckland
STREET wardens will have a stronger presence in Middlesbrough after a review of the service. Middlesbrough Council looked at how the wardens could be used more efficiently and best build on their relationships with residents and businesses. A report presented
AFTER finally shedding his tag as a football nomad, Doriva has urged the Middlesbrough board to extend his current stay at the Riverside by offering him a new one-year deal. The tough-tackling midfielder is out of contract in the summer and, despite making
OFFICES MOVE : We have delivered the Richmondshire Focus newsletter to 20,000 houses, not just because we were "unhappy with the decision" to move Richmondshire District Council (RDC) offices out of Richmond (Echo, Apr 5), but because we know that residents
SECURITY specialist 2020 Vision has landed its first contract outside of the UK. The firm, based in North Shields, North Tyneside, has secured a deal in the Ukraine, which it hopes will lead to more work overseas. Peter Houlis, managing director of 2020
SCHOOL halls and village venues in a Durham dale were entertained with folk music played by a group of visiting students and tutors from Sweden. Fourteen students and two tutors from Gotland spent a week in Weardale touring schools and playing concerts
A PROJECT has been set up across Tees Valley to help people find work. Tees Valley Works is a collaboration between the area's five councils to help people in Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton. It is financed by
AS they prepare to play their 22nd cup game of the season this evening, Steve McClaren has warned his Middlesbrough players their efforts will count for nothing if they fail to lift a trophy in the final four weeks of the campaign. With a place in the
A PARISH council is to seek professional help for its plans to improve village beauty spots. Middleton St George Parish Council has agreed to explore grants to employ a consultant to help with a scheme at the Water Park. The council also hopes to improve
DURHAM were delighted to see Australian seamer Mick Lewis arrive at Riverside yesterday following fears that he might not be available until early May. Lewis is not required to join the Australian squad in Bangladesh for the one-day games which follow
THE vital role played by many women during wartime is not highlighted often enough. But two stories in today's edition of The Northern Echo provide us with an opportunity to pay due tribute to the wartime courage of women. On Page 3, how heartwarming
GLADYS Hammond led an unassuming life. She loved her family, animals and the countryside. When she died aged 82, she was buried in the churchyard of St Peter's in Yoxall, near Burton upon Trent. She would have expected to rest in peaceful anonymity. But
GLENN Roeder admits he has struggled to keep defender Steven Taylor on a tight leash in training recently. Roeder revealed Taylor has been champing at the bit to be involved in this weekend's Easter double header against Wigan and Sunderland. But the
Fears were growing last night for a teacher who disappeared while on a stag weekend. Divers have begun searching the River Aire in Leeds close to where Peter Turns went missing on Sunday morning. Mr Turns, 27, who lives in Stockport but is originally
NORTH-East manufacturers have begun the year defiantly - despite high-profile job losses in recent months, new data showed. The North East Chamber of Commerce's (NECC) quarterly economic survey, the North-East Business Barometer, showed the region's producers
VILLAGERS are being forced to use extra petrol every time they want to visit the tip. Residents in Heighington, Redworth and parts of School Aycliffe, near Darlington, cannot visit the recycling centre in nearby Newton Aycliffe because it is not run by
A MAN accused of stalking an exotic dancer who he fell for at college six years earlier has walked free after been cleared at court. Malcolm Howe, 31, was accused of plaguing Sarah Haugh after she spurned his advances when they studied together at Newcastle
CONCERNS have been raised about the negative impact on Yorkshire Dales patients of changes to the way medicines are dispensed. The practice manager of the Aysgarth and Hawes surgeries, in Wensleydale, claims it may not be possible to maintain both full-time
TIM EASTERBY'S Bollin Michael (3.50) warrants maximum respect in today's feature at Catterick, the £10,000 seven furlong Gods Solution Handicap. Tim's lightly raced four-year-old has only run three times in his life, which means he's virtually an unknown
AS they prepare to play their 22nd cup game of the season this evening, Steve McClaren has warned his Middlesbrough players their efforts will count for nothing if they fail to lift a trophy in the final four weeks of the campaign. With a place in the
Teachers are still struggling to teach the little monsters we release from home each day. A little more help is needed from parents. WANT to see standards in state schools soaring? Easy. Just teach your children to behave. A new survey for a teachers'
ONE runs a pet watch service, another hosts candle parties and a third sells costume jewellery - and they are all North-East police officers. Other constables are working as a plumber, a childminder, a mechanical engineer and a beauty products salesman
THE No. 1 bus from Darlington to Tow Law sets out in much the same way as the Children of Israel may have accompanied Moses into the wilderness - that is to say, with considerable trepidation. "It's the one which goes through the Wilds of Wanney," someone
Teachers are still struggling to teach the little monsters we release from home each day. A little more help is needed from parents. WANT to see standards in state schools soaring? Easy. Just teach your children to behave. A new survey for a teachers'
THE No. 1 bus from Darlington to Tow Law sets out in much the same way as the Children of Israel may have accompanied Moses into the wilderness - that is to say, with considerable trepidation. "It's the one which goes through the Wilds of Wanney," someone
AT an age when most people are thinking about kicking back and taking things easy, one pensioner has set up his own business making non-alcoholic ginger wine from a 300-year-old family recipe. John Ducksbury, 81, from Richmond, expects to sell the drink
A UNIVERSITY spin-off company has secured a £680,000 deal to develop a product which could win it a larger slice of an £11.4bn global market. Durham Scientific Crystals (DSC), of Sedgefield, County Durham, was set up to commercialise world-beating technology
YOUNGSTERS are being encouraged to clean up after themselves in an anti-litter campaign. Stockton Council's Care For Your Area Team is targeting districts with the help of new enforcement vehicles. Last week, the team clamped down on the long-standing
A MAN charged with the rape, kidnap and sexual assault of a six-year-old girl snatched from her bath made his first crown court appearance today. Peter Ivor Voisey, also known as Peter Smith, is accused of snatching the youngster after creeping into her
STUDENTS have been experimenting with sound and visual media artwork. The media students at Darlington College have been working on installation art which gives them the chance to interact with their work. College foundation degree digital media course
BUSINESS leaders have called a public meeting over the closure of a tourist information centre. Bedale and District Chamber of Trade and Tourism and Bedale Hall management committee will hold the meeting at 7.30pm tonight in Bedale Hall. The tourist information
ONE of the North-East's last surviving pit ponies is taking things easy this Easter - with the arrival of his new apprentice. Pip, the 32-year-old pit pony at Beamish museum, in County Durham, will be joined by Shetland pony Butterby Limelight, known
A HUSBAND and wife team have toured major fashion outlets to expand their Darlington shoe shop. Lee and Joanne Rankin have moved their shop, Rubber Soul, from Blackwellgate to Post House Wynd to offer more lines. They visited New York, London and Paris
THE Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) faced condemnation last night after confirming that a lifeboat station is to close. As revealed in The Northern Echo yesterday, the service is to axe the all-weather lifeboat at Teesmouth following a review
VOLUNTEERS fighting to a save a centre set up to help a town recover from the loss of one of its major employers have stepped up their campaign. Staff, volunteers and users of the Shildon Centre have been working hard to try to save the facility since
TROUBLED Swan Hunter is selling a mothballed yard, sparking hopes of a revival of shipbuilding on the River Tees. Last night, The Northern Echo learned that Swans, based in North Tyneside, was in the final stages of handing over its Port Clarence yard
A CARE assistant won back her motoring licence because of the exceptional circumstances surrounding a drink-drive conviction. Michelle Wilson drove briefly while over the limit as she fled from her boyfriend's home, fearing for her safety after a violent
A UNIVERSITY spin-off company has secured a £680,000 deal to develop a product which could win it a larger slice of an £11.4bn global market. Durham Scientific Crystals (DSC), of Sedgefield, County Durham, was set up to commercialise world-beating technology
WORLD orienteering champion Heather Monro has helped Bowburn Junior School launch a scheme for pupils to get fit through exercise. The Durham athlete visited the school to take part in its Fun 2B Outdoors programme. The scheme is part of a drive by the
A CHARITY that provides a talking newspaper for people with sight problems is seeking sponsors to help it move into the digital age. The County Durham Society for the Blind and Partially-sighted, based in Church Lane, Durham, produces two talking newspapers
AN update on the European Space Agency's 186 million mile mission to Venus will be given at a museum tomorrow. Astronomer Martin Lunn will give a talk on the five-month Venus Express mission. The talk will start at 2pm, at the Yorkshire Museum, York.
