Second-half goals from Dean Whitehead and Chris Brown enabled the Black Cats to put their mini-slump behind them in front of more than 27,000 fans at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Back-to-back away defeats at Preston and Stoke saw Roy Keane's side
Darlington 2 - 0 Barnet MANAGERLESS Darlington claimed their first win in eight games with a less than convincing 2-0 win over struggling Barnet. Substitute Simon Johnson and an own goal from Joe Devera sealed victory for Quakers in a two-minute
A MURDER inquiry involving two dozen police officers has been launched after a man's body was found in a flat. Police in Darlington have arrested one man in his thirties in connection with the offence. Officers were alerted to the murder after receiving
As Tesco announced it had made profits of more than £1bn in just six months yesterday, Lindsay Jennings looks at the rise and rise of the supermarket chain. HIS nickname was 'The Slasher'. But not because he had appeared in bad Hollywood horror films
TESCO'S plans to redevelop Darlington town centre have been overwhelmingly rejected at a public meeting organised by local church leaders . More than 200 people attended the debate, organised by members of the Darlington Diocese of churches, on Thursday
PLANS for a Tesco store in the centre of Darlington have been described as monolithic by the town's civic trust. The trust, which campaigned against the Pedestrian Heart project, has set out its views on the controversial plans, more than a month after
A DARLINGTON councillor says the consultation process for the proposed Tesco development in the town centre has been a waste of money. Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Swainston said that the public consultation process, which ended on Friday, was
A LEADING councillor has declared his personal opposition to the proposed Tesco development in Darlington town centre - barring himself from future votes on the issue. Councillor Jim Ruck said a survey of his council ward had revealed the vast majority
Darlington: Russell, Close, Hutchinson, Holloway, Horwood, Wainwright, Cummins, Ngoma, Keltie, Smith, Armstrong Subs: Stockdale, Collins, Rowson, Johnson, Giallanza Barnet: Fltney, Devera, Charles, Yakubu, Nicolau, Sinclair, Hessenthaler, Bailey, Graham
A MAN will appear in court on Monday morning charged with the attempted murder of a social worker. The 40-year-old, from Murton, is accused of stabbing the 36-year-old in the back on Friday. He is due before north Durham magistrates at Peterlee. The
A CAMPAIGNING mother who battled to change the double jeopardy law has spoken for the first time since the murderer of her daughter was sentenced to life in prison. With unrelenting determination Ann Ming created legal history when she spent 17 years
A CAMPAIGNING mother who battled to change the double jeopardy law has spoken for the first time since the murderer of her daughter was sentenced to life in prison. With unrelenting determination Ann Ming created legal history when she spent 17 years
FRIENDS of a young man who died in car crash are holding a charity football game in his honour today - wearing dresses. The match is being held on the first anniversary of Mark Gleeson's death at Leeches Park, near Belmont Community Centre, near Durham
A SCHOOL which was forced to shed a teacher after a fall in pupil numbers has been described as outstanding by education inspectors. Hawes Primary School, in upper Wensleydale, saw pupil numbers decline from more than 100 to 76 in recent years, resulting
A COUNCIL'S sandwich board clampdown has angered traders in a North Yorkshire market town. Notices declaring that use of the boards is illegal were stuck on signs advertising shops in Richmond this week. The notices were issued by North Yorkshire County
A COUNCIL'S drive to reduce carbon emissions is heading for the classroom. North Yorkshire County Council is to appoint a full-time officer to visit schools to advise on energy-saving measures. The officer will identify energy-saving opportunities tailored
PARENTS who park illegally outside schools have been warned they face being hit with parking tickets. Hartlepool Council is clamping down on drivers who drop off and pick up children at the town's schools, and is backing a scheme launched by St Helen's
TWO men were jailed after a court heard how they ran amok when they gate-crashed a student party. The incident took place only weeks before one of the pair was also involved in break-ins at two other student properties, in which laptop computers and other
A PIONEERING figure from the history of the region's railways will be remembered at a talk next month. Sir Vincent Raven, who spent most of his working life with the NER company in Gateshead, oversaw the electrification of the Shildon to Newport freight
DOZENS of knitted teddy bears raised cash for hospice patients and helped bring the traditional craft back into fashion. Members of four knitting groups based in Bishop Auckland, Spennymoor and Darlington sold bears and hand-made garments at the Four
A MAN who broke into a flat to steal super-strength cannabis for a friend was found by police a few streets away - in a wheelie-bin. John Dunn was arrested after a spotter plane equipped with a heat-seeking device located him in a garden on a Hartlepool
A THEATRE company visited a school yesterday, prior to a performance in the area. Cast members of Theatre Cap-a-Pie, based at Dipton, near Stanley, County Durham, were at Clavering Primary School, in Hartlepool, before their performance of Waiting for
A MENTAL health charity celebrated the opening of an extension with a visit from a local MP. William Hague opened the ground-floor area, which was formerly the Northallerton Grammar School caretaker's house, at the Centrepoint Day Centre yesterday. The
VILLAGERS in Toft Hill have been told it is very unlikely they will get a bypass for the main road which cuts through their community. Residents have been campaigning for the A68 to be diverted round the village for decades, but without success. Now
A SCHOOL group has won praise for its determination to tackle a range of environmental issues. The Saints, an eco-group from St Hild's CE School, in Hartlepool, impressed members of the borough council's North Neighbourhood Consultative Forum at its last
FOUR teenagers were involved in a drunken late night assault with racist overtones, a court heard. Christopher Black, 18, who instigated the attack, was yesterday sent to a young offenders' institution for six months. Black, of Eden Street, Horden, and
PLANS for a health centre are to go on display from next week. The £8.95m primary care centre is planned for a site next to Washington Leisure Centre, close to The Galleries shopping mall. The plan has been approved by Sunderland Teaching Primary Care
POLICE in Durham have drafted six special additions to the ranks to help get their message across to the public. The new recruits are always on duty and display an inflexible approach to the job - but they are made of plastic. The life-size cut-outs are
A FLAG which followed Tow Law Town Football Club to Wembley is to be unfurled again later next week. The Wembley flag, which was made to mark the team's 1998 FA Vase final appearance, is to be part of a banner exhibition to be held in the town's community
A SINGLE mother disillusioned with the lack of after-school activities in Darlington has set up her own business to provide sports for children. Di Jackson was inspired into action by her "constant struggle" to keep eight-year-old son Harry entertained
A COUNCILLOR who has represented his ward for 15 years has quit his political party after he was snubbed for re-election. Councillor Eric Wilson, who represents Cockerton West on Darlington Borough Council, has been told by the Labour party selection
A NATIONAL project working with two schools in Darlington has raised the number of pupils biking to school in the town to five times the national average. The Bike It project, managed by the transport charity Sustrans has, on average, raised the number
SUNDERLAND manager Roy Keane expects his team will pull through their recent mini slump when he can call upon his more experienced players. The Black Cats entertain Barnsley at the Stadium of Light this afternoon having won only one game in five - stark
Not everyone will be pleased to see the return of The Catherine Tate Show on BBC2 next week. Some teachers want to see one of her most popular characters dead. Schoolgirl Lauren isn't their favourite person, thanks to her much-quoted catchphrase "Am I
ANTE-POST backers seeking clues concerning next year's Derby should pay close attention to Newbury's Group 1 Racing Post Trophy, in which Regime (3.15) is fancied to rule the roost. As far as a clinical assessment of previous form goes, there's no better
WHEN Darren Ward arrived at the Stadium of Light on a free transfer in pre-season his main brief was to provide cover to the precociously talented yet inexperienced Ben Alnwick. Now, after only three months on Wearside, Ward is in possession of the goalkeeper's
BLAYDON will be without skipper Dave Guthrie for today's National Three North match at home to Darlington. The 36-year-old lock is expected to be out for two weeks through injury, but it should not present as big a problem as it did two years ago. That
AFTER a 17-month wait for a chance to shine in the Premiership with Newcastle United, Steve Harper will do everything within his powers to convince manager Glenn Roeder he is fit to play tomorrow. Shay Given's understudy was unable to take goal-kicks
LEE CATTERMOLE will be a little older and wiser than the last time he pulled on a Middlesbrough shirt against Newcastle United. He will also have the relief of signing a new contract behind him. Cattermole, ten months after making his Premiership debut
PENZANCE, the 2005 Cheltenham Festival Triumph Hurdle hero, resumes his campaign by heading to Aintree, where the two-mile Listed Molyneux Novices' Chase could well be at his mercy. Alan King's bold-jumping five-year-old had at one time been expected
Jonathan Woodgate lines up tomorrow for his hometown club against his former side after suffering his first injury as a Middlesbrough player. As Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson discovered, the Real Madrid loan signing despaired at the reaction to his
GLENN ROEDER has backed Gareth Southgate in his bid to be confirmed Middlesbrough manager - but insists his own personal fight to take charge of Newcastle United should not act as a precedent. The two managers - neither of whom possess the necessary qualifications
Newcastle Falcons 50 Petrarca Padova 5 ENGLAND kick off their autumn international campaign against New Zealand in two weeks time and, after last night's opening European Challenge Cup game at Kingston Park, Andy Robinson could well be considering an
Chester City 2 Hartlepool Utd 1 HARTLEPOOL United's visits to Chester City have been about as inspiring as the surroundings. In the Deva Stadium, Pools' results have matched the grey breeze blocks which form the arena. And last night Danny Wilson must
To paraphrase a scene from the movie Fight Club, the first rule at Darlington Football Club is: you do not talk about Rochdale. The second rule at Darlington Football Club is: you DO NOT talk about Rochdale. Such was the devastating effect of the 5-0
Darlington target David Penney has warned Quakers they must act fast if they want to secure his services. The former Doncaster Rovers chief left Belle Vue in August and the impact he made at the south Yorkshire club has since seen him linked with various
EVEN those of us who genuinely support this country's public services sometimes throw our hands up in dismay at the way they are run. It is absolutely shocking that the estimate to build a shower for the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire should be £6,000
AN academic who fled the country after one of the largest child pornography collections seized was found on his computer has been arrested after a ten-month hunt. Neil Barry Pomeroy, 29, from Darlington, was arrested on Wednesday as he landed at Heathrow
TATA owns grand hotels, manufactures tea, runs call centres, provides financial and engineering services, produces power and makes chemicals. And that is only a fraction of its business. In India's tiger economy, one company roars the loudest - the Tata
THE family of a man stabbed to death by his fiancee said they had been given a "life sentence" as she was jailed for six years yesterday. Jacqueline Maguire, 35, killed her partner, Colin Scott, on February 16. Police found torn-up photographs of the
THE boss of Teesside's main steel business said last night that steel jobs were safe, despite a £4.3bn takeover bid by Indian conglomerate Tata. Jon Bolton, managing director of Teesside Cast Products (TCP), part of Corus, gave assurances that there
CONSERVATIVE Party leader David Cameron yesterday rejected suggestions that candidates were snubbing targeted North-East seats in favour of standing in safer southern constituencies. But he refused to name any target seats, or put a figure on how many
TWO bungling burglars who sparked a major gas alert and forced homes to be evacuated after smashing fuel pipes when they broke into a derelict house have been jailed for five years. Anthony Thompson and Gary Bilton were told by a judge that their reckless
PETER VOISEY confided his sick abduction fantasy to a horrified friend two years ago. The 37-year-old told Keith French, a lifelong acquaintance, that he would like to abduct a child off the street. Mr French told the hearing that Voisey made the sick
Heavyweights from the oil and pharmaceutical sectors will be in the spotlight this week in what should be a major test of stock market confidence. A strong performance by Premier Travel Inns is likely to be the highlight of half-year results from leisure
THE victim of a vicious assault has been traced after Cleveland Police were alerted to the latest video nasty to turn up on the internet. As reported in yesterday's Northern Echo, the film has caused outrage after the man was filmed being kicked unconscious
A PETITION begging councillors to stop Tesco building a giant supermarket in the heart of a North-East town has been signed by the equivalent of one in ten of the town's population. It has taken only five weeks for the Say No to Tesco in Darlington campaign
A TALENTED teenage footballer has been plucked from obscurity to play for Italian Serie A giants Reggina. Kris Thackray, 18, from Chester-le-Street, was spotted by one of the club's scouts while playing in a college tournament in Italy. Now the former
IAN BOTHAM'S former gardener is suing the cricketing legend, saying he was forced out of his job. Christopher Chappell, 25 resigned from his post at the Bothams' home in Richmond in March after 16 months. He told a tribunal this week that "a long series
SO far as blessings in disguise go, the blaze which tore through St Peter's church in Stockton early one morning in March 1995 was incendiary, infernal and remarkably well concealed. The column attended a defiant Sunday service there five days later
WHAT A DAY LAST Friday the 13th came and went without incident, but Saturday the 14th... Went to a car boot sale and bought a pan for 50p. Put my car keys down to pay for it. Left them. Luckily, a stallholder found them and phoned my mobile. Went back
WITH a whirr, my leg goes slowly up and my knee bends. Wait. With another whirr, my leg comes slowly down and my knee straightens. Wait. Then another whirr, and my leg goes slowly up...Six hours a day for the last three weeks I've been watching as a continuous
A CONVICTED child molester who abducted a six-year-old girl as she played in her bath has been warned he faces life behind bars.Peter Voisey, 37, took the girl on a 20-minute journey, raped and sexually assaulted her and dumped her in a back lane 300
WHEN it comes to heights, I'm a wimp. I have been happily abandoned at the foot of the Empire State Building in New York, the Victory tower in Berlin and the Scott Monument in Edinburgh; even the thought of the steps up Durham Cathedral's central tower
AN academic has appeared in court charged with possessing thousands images of child pornography. Neil Barry Pomeroy, 29, appeared before magistrates at Newton Aycliffe on Saturday charged with possessing 182,677 indecent photographs of children. He
A CONVICTED child molester who snatched, raped and sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl as she played in her bath has been warned he faces life behind bars. Peter Voisey, 37, took the girl on a 20 minute terror ride where he raped and sexually assaulted
