Manchester United 1 Boro 0 CRISTIANO Ronaldo was involved in a penalty row against Middlesbrough for the third time this season as Manchester United put paid to Boro's hopes of FA Cup glory. Branded a cheat by Gareth Southgate for what the Boro boss
Juniors from Aycliffe squash club have all had a major boost after main club sponsor Holiways FORD of Aycliffe Industrial Estate gave them new T-shirts to play in. A selection of the club juniors with their parents, accepted an invitation from Holiways
THE US Government may bring an end to the saga of the Ghost Ships by recalling them to the USA. Reclamation company Able UK has been battling for more than three years to carry out an 11m deal to scrap 13 former US Navy ships at its site on Teesside.
Sheriff Hutton Ladies bowed out of the North Riding Cup at the hands of visitors Marton Girls at the weekend. The game played throughout in a sporting manner saw both teams playing some fast flowing football, with high swirling winds both teams were finding
NEWCASTLE United midfielder Emre has been cleared over allegations of racial abuse after a Football Association hearing on Monday. The 26-year-old Turkey international, who was charged by the FA with using racially-aggravated abusive and/or insulting
THIEVES put the safety of dozens of elderly and vulnerable people at risk for the sake of a few hundred pounds, police revealed today. A number of specialised batteries used to operate a warden-controlled Careline service have been stolen by thieves
A FATHER and son who took the law into their own hands to settle a business dispute have been jailed for what a judge described as "gangster thuggery". James Fisher, 38, was accused of leading his teenage son, Ashley, into the "wholly outrageous and
A TEENAGER who attacked a one-armed man and his girlfriend has today been spared jail. Phillip Smith was told by a judge that he was taking an "exceptional" course of action because he had behaved since the incident. But Recorder Martin Bethel, QC,
A COUNCIL is planning to spend £2,400 on ashtrays with anti-smoking messages on. The 2,000 ashtrays are designed o help enforce the new Government legislation when it becomes law in July. The move, by Easington District Council in County Durham, has
A MAN charged with two counts of attempted murder was yesterday remanded in custody. Thomas Owen, 27, of Clairville Road, Middlesbrough, appeared before magistrates in Guisborough. He is due to appear at Teesside Crown Court on Tuesday (March 27).
A MAN charged in connection with an 18-month tyre slashing campaign will stand trial on July 20. Darryl Baker, 23, of Greenhowsyke Lane, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges of criminal damage. He appeared at Northallerton
BRITISH rookie Lewis Hamilton admitted he had exceeded his own expectations after announcing his arrival in Formula One with a podium finish for McLaren at the Australian Grand Prix. The 22-year-old was superb on the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne
THE recent good weather has inspired me to get my motorcycle out from its winter hibernation and explore again our marvellous countryside. In the course of the last week or so, I have ridden south to Helmsley, across to Pickering and then over
COULD you please say thank you to Colin the Bishop Auckland taxi driver. He returned my daughter's mobile phone after she left it in his taxi following a night on the tiles. Name supplied, Bishop Auckland.
EA Moralee's letter (HAS, Mar 6) concerning the claims made by film director James Cameron overlooked an obvious point. Following the death of Christ, his body was cleaned, wrapped in a shroud and placed effectively on the ground in an alcove located
FOOTBALL and the BBC plunged to new depths last Sunday when Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock appeared as a guest on Match of the Day. Describing the Plymouth v Watford FA Cup Tie, Warnock said it was "a typical FA Cup atmosphere there is nothing
IT USED to be requisite for a schoolboy's pocket to contain a piece of string, a fluff-covered sweet, an army badge or a piece of shrapnel for swopping, and a pen-knife. Almost all boy scouts would have a sheath knife on their belt. They went about
YOUR article on Thornaby Aerodrome reminded me of my wartime experiences as a boy of 14 with the Air Training Corps. At weekends we used to help out with the Canadian Squadron at RAF Goosepool at Middleton St George. As a reward we were given a
A RAMP in the middle of the Pedestrian Heart has been removed to allow work to progress on steps. The ramp, which leads from Post House Wynd to West Row, in Darlington town centre, has been taken out and a new temporary ramp opened near the entrance
A DELIVERY driver will swap her van for a high-performance car when she takes to the race track to compete in a rapidly-growing motorsport. Car enthusiast Louise Ridley, who delivers parts for Darlington-based car dealership Sherwoods, is to take
Stockport County 3, Hartlepool United 3.HARTLEPOOL United made a mockery of the meddling bureaucrats' latest idea as they equalled the club record of 21 games unbeaten run at Stockport County.The Football League have made it known they are keen for games
Eva Magyar can't be accused of being typecast. In her latest outing, the Indian saga Ramayana, she's playing a beautiful woman, a man with ten heads, and a monkey. EVA Magyar had some explaining to do when her teenage daughter asked about her appearance
During the 13 years he was in touch with Catherine Cookson, writer and publisher Piers Dudgeon got to know the author well. As the paperback version of his biography, The Girl From Leam Lane, hits book shop shelves, he talks to Women's Editor Sarah Foster
A CHARITY aid worker is challenging troubled youths to put their problems behind them. Rod Jones, of Convoy Aid Romania, is hoping to recruit six young people with anti-social behaviour orders or who are on probation to join him on his eastern European
BANK workers dug out their old clothes and got their hands dirty to help a seaside town compete in this year's Britain in Bloom competition. Staff from Barclay's bank, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, joined council workers to spruce up flower beds in the
DAVID CAMERON pledged yesterday that the health service would be a central priority of a Conservative government as he squared up to Gordon Brown on traditional Labour territory. The Tory leader accused the Government of ripping the heart out of the NHS
A FAILURE to provide proper test results could be putting patients at risk, says a report out today. The Healthcare Commission found that almost ten per cent of scan results were never formally reported to doctors by x-ray departments. Doctors may have
A NORTH-EAST nursery school has hit back at Government claims it was "squirreling away" cash. Governors and teachers at Rosemary Lane Nursery, in Easington, County Durham, were reacting to Schools Minister Jim Knight's call on local authorities to get
MORE than 50 farmers gathered to pay tribute to the man who has helped and advised them for 35 years. Richard Watts retires from his post as Darlington Group Secretary with the National Farmers' Union at the end of the month. He was presented with an
IT'S June 1995. Dave's 23. He's just finished drama school, the weather is baking, Oasis are bringing the swagger back to rock 'n' roll, and he's living with Sarah - the girl who he's fancied ever since they were kids. He's never quite plucked up the
THREE dog charities are teaming up to raise funds for vets' bills and kennel fees. Greyhounds Galore, at Newby, near Middlesbrough, Save Our Strays, in Marske, and Tiny Paws, from Guisborough, take in and rehome rescued dogs and cats. Forthcoming events
IT would be a very dull newspaper indeed which avoided being controversial and thought-provoking. And in employing a selection of columnists, The Northern Echo's aim is to inspire debate and reflect all shades of opinion. The columnists' views are not
A WOMEN'S darts team which gave the proceeds of a raffle to a children's charity has gone on to raise £75,000 for the cause. The women at the former Oak Tree pub, in Richmond, eventually formed the Richmond Friends of ChildLine after learning about the
A CYCLIST will swap the dales for the desert when he begins a 500-kilometre charity ride across part of Africa. David Carr, from Marrick, in Swaledale, hopes to raise more than £3,200 for the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS). The 46-year-old sets
FUNDING of £25,000 has been secured to pay for the resurfacing of an all-weather football pitch in Tow Law. Work on the pitch at Tow Law Recreation Centre, in Naithsmith Road, will start shortly after Easter. A feasibility study carried out by the Tow
A WOMAN who lives yards from an accident blackspot has called for the latest incident to act as a warning to motorists. Two cars were involved in an accident at crossroads outside Bolam, in Teesdale, on Friday. One of the cars collided with a tree, and
THE editor of an arts magazine launched in York five years ago has been named Young Business Entrepreneur of the Year. Cherie Federico collected the award at the 2006 Press Business Awards, in York. She began producing Aesthetica from her living room
RESIDENTS of Wass have won approval from national park planners to build a village hall. The old single-storey hall, which is built of stone, has been extended several times and is in a poor state. Under the plan, it would be replaced by a larger modern
FOOTBALL fans will have the chance to question their club's chairman and manager at a race night. Bishop Auckland FC will hold the event in the Grand Hotel, in Holdforth Crest, on Friday, March 30. As well as the races, there will be a question-and-answer
COUNCILLORS in Darlington could write off more than £150,000 in unpaid housing debts at a meeting this week. Officers have recommended that the authority's cabinet committee cancel debts of former tenant arrears worth £69,395 and housing benefit overpayments
YOUNGSTERS will have a major input into the future development of Billingham's John Whitehead Park. The Supporters of John Whitehead Park and Stockton Borough Council have been working to put together a master-plan for the park's development. For the
During the last two weeks of this month, Sport England North-East is funding free swimming at three pools in Middlesbrough. From today, the Neptune Centre, Rainbow Leisure Centre and Acklam Sports Centre will offer mid-week, early morning and late evening
A man who treated a 14-year-old girl like an "adult girlfriend" has been jailed for six years. Taxi operator Keith Hamilton, 42, progressed from indecently touching the girl to having full intercourse on at least three occasions late last year. Durham
A NORTH-EAST businesswoman has been appointed an official ambassador for a national enterprise campaign. Rebecca Philipson, 23, of UR-InThePaper Limited, has been chosen as an ambassador for the Girls! Make Your Mark scheme, which aims to encourage
HIGHWAYS engineers are to improve a road junction where a motorist was killed. John Pratt, 87, from Barnoldswick, in Lancashire, died when his car was in collision with a van where Broughton Road meets the A59 Skipton bypass on February 20. North Yorkshire
AN Easter market selling home-made produce and plants is to be held in Leyburn. The Wensleydale Country Market, formerly known as the WI Market, will be in the Methodist church hall, in the Market Square, on April 5, between 12.30pm and 2pm. Organisers
A THIRTY-YEAR campaign to build a sports and leisure centre at Malton School could be over. Ryedale councillors have given initial approval to plans for the development despite objections from some local people. Residents living near the school opposed
Members of a dancing school and theatre group presented a voyage of discovery to theatre audiences at the weekend. The Pauline Cook School of Dancing and Consett Arts Theatre School (Cats) performed songs and dances to capacity audiences
A LANDMARK statue is to begin the journey back to its North-East home today. The statue of the first Quaker member of parliament, Joseph Pease, will be transported from Hertfordshire to Darlington later this morning. Its return will mark the beginning
STUDENTS having been enjoying pub games but with a very serious message. Traditional pub fun was given a twist with the help of a pair of beer goggles to highlight the effects of having one drink too many. The fun way of getting a serious message across
OFFICIALS told a public meeting that parking solutions for Ripon will go ahead only with the support of the community. Ideas for solving the long-term lack of spaces in the city were suggested at the meeting in the town hall and included a park-and-ride
A LOTTERY terminal at a Darlington store has become a magnet for players looking to become the next jackpot winner. Would-be lottery winners are flocking to the National Lottery terminal at the Somerfield shop in Cockerton Green following Paul and Sue
FLATS in an 18th Century almshouse are on offer to pensioners who were born in villages near Richmond or have lived there for at least ten years. Dakyn House, at Kirby Hill, to the north of the town, is set aside for single people and couples from the
PASSENGERS are celebrating after winning their battle to get a bus company to restore a route it had changed. Arriva was criticised in January after changing the route of the 50 service between Durham and Brandon. It stopped the 50 service calling at
EXPERTS from around the world are to gather at a North-East museum for a conference, following the gift of a collection of antique lace. Melinda Watt, a curator from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, will be among the speakers and
A PUBLIC meeting held to discuss anti-social behaviour on one of County Durham's most troubled estates was rated a success. About 30 residents of the Woodhouse Close estate, in Bishop Auckland, met representatives from the police, councillors and local
AN antiques roadshow event will be part of a village festival this week. The Tow Law Community Festival, which takes place on Friday at Tow Law Community Centre, will include the opportunity to have items valued. A representative from Sotheby's Auctioneers
AN afternoon of fairytale magic is in store when a musical adaptation of the Brothers Grimm classic The Elves and the Shoemaker arrives in Hartlepool. Featuring puppetry and songs, the show tells the story of a young shoemaker helped by two tiny residents
WORKERS at a plastics plant have been given the opportunity to adopt healthier lifestyles. PVC manufacturer Hydro Polymers, in Newton Aycliffe, staged a Health for Life event, part of a twelve-week campaign where staff are given a health check and advice
A CARAVAN and dog compounds which have been at the centre of a three-year planning row could be removed from their site next week. Darlington Borough Council has served an enforcement notice on the caravan and kennels, owned by Thomas Walker-Coates, which
A CHILD health charity has awarded three community projects in north Durham almost £3,000 through its regional small grants programme. The Children's Foundation has given £970 to Stepping Stones Co-Operative Nursery, in Consett, to improve its outdoor
NORTH Durham MP Kevan Jones has welcomed the news that council tenants in Chester-le-Street have voted in favour of their homes being transferred to a not-for-profit housing association. The results of a ballot of tenants showed a large majority have
CHILDREN from a Darlington school enjoyed life on the wild side when a police officer visited their class. Darlington police is one of the organisations helping rural group Countryside Crime Watch deliver weekly classes on environmental awareness to children
COUPLES were given help in planning the perfect wedding yesterday at The Northern Echo's Spring Bride and Groom exhibition. More than 30 stalls boasting a selection of goods and services for the big day were among attractions at the five-hour event,
THE media is often blamed for building up national heroes only to knock them down again. And while it is an accusation which is sometimes justified, there is also plenty of evidence of our sporting icons dismantling their own pedestals. Sadly, Andrew
Park View Community School, in Chester-le-Street, is forging links with a school in Suzhou, near Shanghai. Associate headteacher Iain Veitch, who recently returned from an exploratory trip to the school, said a group of year 12 students had been the trailblazers
DARLINGTON slipped back into the third relegation place in National Three North when a second half fightback fell just short and they lost 24-19 at Leicester Lions. Neighbours Mowden Park did them no favours by losing 32-8 at Hull Ionians, who began the
Herschelle Gibbs and South Africa have shown Australia what is possible against the World Cup's tournament minnows in St Kitts. After Gibbs hit six sixes in an over in the Group A match against Holland - clearing the short Warner Park boundaries with
Ireland captain Trent Johnston admits he is at a loss to explain his side's sensational three-wicket World Cup victory over Pakistan in Jamaica. The Irish celebrated St Patrick's Day in style as they successfully chased a rain-revised target of 128 at
Wales 27, England 18. Mike Catt admits England are on ''a massive learning curve'' as they head towards their World Cup defence in France this year. But he has also urged an emphasis on the positive elements to emerge from England's RBS 6 Nations campaign
England shrugged off a weekend of late nights, disciplinary action and recriminations to get their World Cup campaign back on track with a workmanlike victory over Canada. Needing a win to ensure they remained on course for the Super Eight stage of the
England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive David Collier described Bob Woolmer's death as a ''sad shadow over the 2007 Cricket World Cup''. The Pakistan coach, formerly an England Test batsman, died of a suspected heart attack in Jamaica yesterday
THE families of North-East soldiers killed in one of the Iraq War's most horrific incidents last night condemned the Government's betrayal of British soldiers in sending them to war. Relatives of the six Army Red Caps, killed by an Iraqi mob in June 2003
AS part of The Northern Echo's Lifeblood Campaign, which encourages people to give blood, here are details of forthcoming donor sessions in the region:TODAY Vane Tempest Social Club, New Drive, Seaham, 2.45pm-7pm.Community Centre, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough
A MYSTERY wildlife artist is being sought after two paintings were found.The Discovery Centre has relocated from Bishop Auckland Market Place to the town's North Bondgate.During the move, two oil paintings were discovered and Groundwork South West Durham
THE world's first escalator was installed as an amusement ride at Coney Island, New York, in 1895.More than a century later - 112 years to be precise - and after man has walked on the moon and found a way to split the atom, the technology has finally
A Teesside writer and publisher has been awarded first prize in a poetry competition.Gordon Hodgeon saw off competition from more than 200 poets from across the country to win the 2007 Mirehouse Poetry Prize.His winning entry, called Over the Border,
A PAINTING of a church has been donated to raise funds for the building's tower appeal.The picture of St Mary's Church at Hornby, near Bedale, North Yorkshire, was commissioned by a parishioner who was leaving the village and wanted something to remind
YOUNGSTERS are helping a museum celebrate Roman life in Britain.The young archaeologists' club at the Richmondshire Museum, in Richmond, spent Saturday morning designing a Roman garden and preparing a site in the property's grounds for the project.The
A TEAM of young entrepreneurs who are turning old denim into a range of items have won the latest round in a competition to find the business brains of tomorrow. The pupils from Belmont School and Community Arts College, in Durham, have taken the third
WORKINGMEN'S clubs in the North-East already struggling with falling takings could go out of business when a smoking ban is introduced, it was claimed last night.A leading figure in North-East clubland has voiced his fears that this summer's ban will
A HEADTEACHER has been shortlisted for a regional award.Pupils from Hurworth School Maths and Computing College nominated Dean Judson as headteacher of the year in the North-East Schools Awards. He was one of three to be shortlisted.Mr Judson, who has
THE National Three North promotion race looks like going to the wire after Blaydon moved level at the top with Tynedale following a 24-10 win at Macclesfield.The Corbridge club have a much superior points difference as a result of their 102-0 win at home
STRONG winds and cold temperatures greeted the 1,000 athletes and fun-runners taking part in the 25th Tees Valley half-marathon.But event organisers said the adverse weather conditions did nothing to dampen the entrants' enthusiasm.Organiser Jane Heirons
ENGLAND cricket star Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff said sorry last night after he was sacked as vice-captain for going on a drinking session at the World Cup.The player was dropped from the role and from the team's match against Canada after his antics on
A MOTHER-of-three who refused to be beaten by breast cancer has urged women across the region to sign up and take part in the Race for Life.Kate Roberts, 56, pictured right, who started with 2,000 other women in one of the charity events at Durham last
TODDLERS sampled a £715,000 children's centre when it had its official opening at the weekend.The Shildon Sure Start Children's Centre, in Byerley Road, which will provide early years education, childcare and support for parents, opened on Saturday.It
THE sights and sounds of a bustling city market are providing the inspiration for an exhibition by artistic youngsters.Pupils at Spennymoor School teamed up with professional artists Denise Bryan and Adrian Watkins for a project about market life.The
GUIDES have helped some of the world's poorest people.Youngsters from guide groups in Hurworth and Croft, near Darlington, have long raised money for a charity which helps people in the slums of Pune, in India.The links have been strengthened by Guide
FORMER Hartlepool United footballer Peter Beardsley made a welcome return to Victoria Park.Beardsley, who played 22 games for the club during the 1999-2000 season, opened the Pools Study Support Centre. The centre, a partnership between the borough council
A cafe that provides dementia sufferers and their carers with somewhere to meet and socialise has celebrated its first anniversary.The Fusion Cafe, based in the Clevearc training centre, in Stockton's Maritime Road, is open to people living in Stockton
A FORMERmayor believes a ship labelled as a disaster waiting to happen should be saved for posterity. Alderman Jim Vaughan, 77, a former Mayor of Stockton, is angry that the TS Kellington, berthed on the River Tees at Stockton, looks likely to be scrapped.Frank
CAR journeys in Darlington have dropped by nine per cent since the start of a project to get residents using environmentally-friendly transport.Journeys made on foot have increased by 15 per cent since Darlington Borough Council's Local Motion scheme
ONE of Darlington's oldest residents celebrated her 105th birthday yesterday.Former housekeeper Dorothy Hoyland marked the occasion with friends and family.Born in 1902, in Penistone, South Yorkshire, she moved north after the Second World War, coming
A COUNCIL which is determined to put years of infighting and controversy behind it is to appoint an interim chief executive.As a result of the restructuring of Richmondshire District Council's management team, five senior officials, including chief executive
Click here for race results You will need Adobe Reader to view the file TEENAGE fell running international Nick Swinburn became the North-East's youngest-ever road racing champion when he battled against biting winds to win the 25th Tees Valley Half
Charlton Athletic 2, Newcastle United 0. YESTERDAY'S game at the Valley was preceded by a performance from the Bootleg Blues Brothers, but when it came to music cataloguing pain and loss, there was nothing artificial about the subsequent tunes that emanated
TWO North-East firefighters who risked their lives to save a grandmother-of-five from a frozen pond have been named the bravest in the country.Retained firefighters Paul Myers and Steven Binns, from Sedgefield, County Durham, beat off competition from
Darlington 1, Hereford United 0. WITH just two goals conceded in over ten hours of football, it is not difficult to determine the reasons behind Darlington's play-off surge. The five goals scored in that time is far from promotion form, but in keeping
A TEAM of North-East explorers has returned home after a journey from Sunderland to Saigon.The team from the Monkwearmouth Station Museum, in Sunderland, set out from the city on January 25, arriving in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon
Middlesbrough 0, Manchester City 2. WITH nine points separating Middlesbrough from the top seven, the prospect of securing a European place via the league has almost certainly disappeared.And, having already been taught one lesson in management by Alan
Sunderland 2, Hull City 0. WHEN Jonny Evans arrived on loan at the Stadium of Light in January he joined a side struggling to cement a position in the top half of the Championship.Since the turn of the year, however, Sunderland are unbeaten in 13 league
Colin Berry was a real life James Bond working undercover in Afghanistan. Only when he was captured and tortured, there was no Hollywiood ending. He tells Lindsay Jennings his astonishing story. THERE is a knock at Colin Berry's hotel room door in Dubai
Ten Kids and Counting (Five, 9pm); Moblie (ITV1, 9pm) APPARENTLY, childbirth is painful. It certainly sounds painful. I don't fancy it. But it can't be that bad, because, as we learn in Ten Kids and Counting, some women give birth ten times. Some, in
Ferryhill U15s travelled to Billingham Town on Sunday and were keen to continue their push for the division title. After losing the toss, Ferryhill found themselves kicking into a very strong headwind which was creating problems for creating any decent
