A NORTH-EAST woman has been awarded the prestigious National Network for Learning Disability Nurses Award. Susan Cockburn, of Durham, was presented with her certificate and 1,000 in prize money by Chris Beasley, chief nursing officer, Department of Health
PLANS for a funeral parlour have been approved despite objections from neighbouring residents. Derwentside District Council's development control committee agreed to allow David Forster permission to expand his business by opening a chapel of rest in
THE Darlington offices of the Environment Agency are to undergo a complete eco-friendly revamp. The organisations Yarm Road industrial estate headquarters will become a green dream after plans were drawn up for new environmentally friendly power sources
A NORTH-EAST town's heritage gems are to open their doors to the public next month. History enthusiasts are to lead guided tours of Darlington landmarks including the Crown Street Library, St Cuthberts Church and the Town Hall. The events are part of
A COMMUNITY cafe in the North-East has dished up a treat for a national cookery book. The Goldleaf Community cafe's very own recipe for vegetable biryani and mango chutney will appear in the Fairtrade Everyday Cookbook to be published by Dorling Kindersley
CRIME fighters are fishing in troubled waters, hoping to get youngsters hooked on the sport - rather than crime. Cleveland Fire Brigade has joined forces with two charities to set up angling schools to teach youngsters the rudiments of fishing. Neil
DETECTIVES are treating the death of a man in Newcastle city centre early this morning as suspicious. A police spokesman said officers were called to Carliol Square at 4.30am where they found the body of a man, believed to be aged about 30. The spokesman
POLICE have launched a murder investigation after a man with learning difficulties who was the victim of an apparently unprovoked attack died overnight. Brent Martin, 23, was found unconscious in Baxter Road, on the Town End Farm estate, Sunderland,
A MAN was pulled by police officers from flames which swept through a North-East house. A passing police patrol dragged the middle aged resident through the shattered front window of his burning home in Queen Street, South Bank, near Middlesbrough -
I TOTALLY agree with the views of the German Durham University lecturer, Dr Christian Schwieger, (Echo, Aug 22), about national tabloid newspapers ahead of Wednesday night's friendly football match between England and Germany. The British tabloid
WHY is Ian Swales (Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Redcar) so keen to rubbish Redcar and Cleveland's economic performance (HAS, Aug 17)? As I posted on my website as soon as he started talking down our economy, latest statistics do
I WOULD like to make a heartfelt plea to people in the North-East to support Cancer Research UK's All Join Together campaign which aims to raise awareness of breast cancer and funds for research into the disease. One in nine women in the UK will
THE youth service of Darlington Borough Council may think that it is serving the youth of the town putting on a free show in the Market Place (Echo, some editions, Aug 20), but all it is doing is seeking publicity for itself and the council's policy
HOW barmy can the planning department at Darlington Borough Council be? We are redeveloping the retail site on the corner of Skinnergate and Bondgate in the town. The buildings around there are predominantly white render. We ask for planning permission
AS a Liberal Democrat Durham city councillor, I am somewhat dismayed that the authority's cross-party licensing committee recently passed an application for a lap dancing club in the city, but am not entirely surprised. This application could only
HARTLEPOOL is the finish port for the 2010 Tall Ships Race. Belfast (population about five times that of Hartlepool) is the final port for the 2009 race and appears to have a three-year programme of events already in place as a build-up to the
When award-winning Drop The Dead Donkey writers Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin looked around for a new project together, they found the answer in their homes. Outnumbered, their first collaboration for eight years, is based partly on their own experiences
We've got more suggestions for places to visit where you can discover North East England's rich history and beautiful gardens. There is so much to see and plenty of interesting discoveries to be made, making a great day out for the whole family. Hexham
Seth Rogen is on the verge of becoming a megastar, something he's finding it hard to take in - especially when you consider the amount of filth that's in his films, he tells Steve Pratt. LOOK down the cast list of Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
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HAMBLETON Community Safety Partnership is staging a safety roadshow at Cod Beck Reservoir. The event at Sheepwash, near Osmotherley, is for visitors to get advice on what they can and cannot do at the reservoir. Swimming is not allowed at the reservoir
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A CHURCH hold its first flower festival in living memory over the weekend. St Lawrence Church, in Kirby Sigston, near Northallerton, will be open to the public from 10am to 5pm today and tomorrow, and from 10am to 3pm on Monday. Admission costs £2, which
COUNCILLORS say a problem caused by blocked drains is set to give Thirsk an unwanted title. Residents claim smells from blocked drains mean some streets are no-go areas in warm weather. Thirsk Town Council says the drains, notably in Kirkgate, Millgate
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A FIRE station that was once the busiest in the UK, in an area described as the arson capital of Britain, was the centre of attention yesterday - for another reason. A group of young offenders, and others at risk, took part in a passing-out parade at
DR Who is to lead a new North-East orchestra on a musical journey through time. Colin Baker, who played the sixth Doctor between 1984 and 1986, will present the debut concert of the 32-piece Customs House Concert Orchestra in Lanchester, County Durham
A NEWLY-FORMED partnership begins work next week to transform a district's former council houses. Derwentside Homes, which oversees former council housing in north-west Durham, has appointed Frank Haslam Milan (FHM) North-East to modernise 2,000 properties
A YOUTH advice service held a day of activities at its base in the centre of Durham City yesterday. Durham and Chester-le-Street Connexions held a series of fun-based activity days for the school holiday, aimed at 15 to 19-year-olds, and the last was
TICKET GRIEVANCE I RECENTLY took my family to the Durham ten-pin bowling alley. I had no change for the car park machine and, therefore, went into the bowling alley and paid the fees in order to get some change. We were the first ones in that morning,
FOUR former pit villages have come under the spotlight in a new book recording the days when coal played a crucial part in everyday life. Wheatley Hill, Wingate, Thornley and Ludworth all came to prominence during the Victorian coal mining boom of the
POLICE are trying to trace a woman who went to the aid of a pensioner whose purse was stolen in the street. The elderly woman was in a motorised invalid chair outside the Arthritis Research charity shop in Front Street, Chester-le-Street, at about 12.45pm
PARK users helping ducks to follow a healthier eating regime have funded their own food area. The Friends of South Park group has run a campaign to ask visitors to feed the ducks a healthier alternative to bread. The 18-month campaign has included the
A CONTROVERSIAL and heated planning row has taken another twist after a villager claimed a businessman has used "retaliation" tactics. Residents in Sadberge, near Darlington, have campaigned against the plans for an agricultural training centre since
A GROUP of seven people, aged as young as 17, attacked a team of police officers in a supermarket car park. Police were called to a minor incident in Darlington town centre last Saturday night. They asked the group, which included three males and four
A COFFEE house has applied to re-open one of the empty units in a town centre shopping complex. BB's Coffee and Muffins, based in Middlesex, has submitted plans to build one of its cafes in the Queen Street Shopping Centre, in Darlington. It proposes
THE first plans for a historic pub, which had been expected to be demolished, have been revealed. Mitchells and Butlers have bought the White Horse Hotel, in Harrowgate Hill, Darlington, which had been earmarked for conversion into housing. This week
SHOOTING for the fourth and final short film in a series made by youngsters from Stockton will take place next week. North-East film-maker Reuben Abraham, 36, is directing Not Cricket, a tale of a young spin bowler who has to face up to the challenge
A therapy centre is promising something for everyone - and their pets - when it opens in the region next month. Among the diverse treatments offered by In Touch Holistic Centre are Swedish massage, Reiki, reflexology, hypnotherapy, acupuncture and shiatsu
Clothing retailer Gap has reported a 19 per cent rise in quarterly profits, as its continuing cost-cutting measures offset a continuing fall in sales. For the three months to August 4, the US firm made a net profit of $152m (£66m), up from $128m a year
ORGANIST Chris Powell will give a concert on the Eston Wurlitzer at James Finegan Hall, Fabian Road, Eston, on Sunday, September 16, starting at 2.30pm. Admission is £3, or and £2 for concessions, at the door.
GATESHEAD East and Washington West Labour MP Sharon Hodgson, attended the annual meeting of Washington Citizens Advice Bureauand praised the work of the CAB, because "it saves millions of pounds for local people". She also said that a good response to
INDIAN Tata Group - which bought steelmaker Corus this year - yesterday said it was interested in acquiring the Jaguar and Land Rover divisions of Ford. The company has consistently refused to comment on speculation about possible bids for the Ford assets
CONCERNS have been raised about the management of a North Yorkshire swimming pool. Earlier this week, the general manager of Richmondshire Leisure Trust, Iain Garth, handed in his resignation. The move came two weeks after Mr Garth denied rumours of
A COMMUNITY centre has secured the last part of the funding jigsaw for its long-running refurbishment project. Neville Community Centre, in Neville Parade, Newton Aycliffe, has undergone a series of improvements since it became independent in 2003. The
BRITAIN will stop being shocked by the murder of an 11-year-old such as Rhys Jones unless its gun culture is tackled urgently, David Cameron warned yesterday. The Conservative leader said people would greet even such a tragic killing with a shrug, because
Wheat prices have hit record highs on global commodity markets, bringing the threat of rising bread prices. Bad weather in key grain growing areas, such as Canada and parts of Europe has limited supplies as demand has risen, sparking fears of a shortfall
HOMES PLAN ON reading your report about the proposed development of the old chapel in Trimdon Station for housing (Echo, Aug 21) I would like to add that Trimdon Foundry Parish Council met in July and unanimously objected to this proposal as it was felt
THE statistics are frightening. About 4,000 people die from asbestos-related diseases every year and, even now, half a million workplaces are thought to contain asbestos which is putting employees' lives at risk. Here in the industrialised North-East,
Manchester United have rejected claims they have made a bid for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov. Sir Alex Ferguson is a known admirer of the Bulgaria international, who scored 23 goals in his debut campaign with Spurs. It is believed at one stage this
Furious Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has vowed the Old Trafford outfit will not let Liverpool 'get off' with any dishonourable conduct in the Gabriel Heinze affair. Ferguson has revealed United chief executive David Gill is currently investigating
A YOUNG volunteer has been named St John Ambulance's county cadet of the year. Helen Pace, 16, from the Belmont Division, was given the honour for the next year at a three-day event held at the Jubilee Centre, Crawleyside, in Stanhope. Cadets from all
David Beckham's draining trans-Atlantic schedule is beginning to concern his employers, Los Angeles Galaxy. The former England captain drew a blank, along with his team-mates, in Galaxy's 3-0 Major League Soccer derby defeat against Chivas USA on America's
A drop-in healthy lifestyle course is starting at the Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre. Sessions, which will take place every Thursday, will run from 9.30 to 11am. The course is free and will run for eight weeks. As well as several practical cooking sessions
A MAN was fined yesterday after he admitted shouting abuse at passers-by and then injuring a police officer who tried to arrest him. Adam Shaun Overfield was seen by police officers sitting on a bench in Bishop Auckland Market Place, shouting and swearing
'We now have the horrendous smell to put up with whilst the de-humidifiers get to work...' It's not quite what you want to read in your holiday confirmation email. Well, how were we to know that the moment we booked a few nights in the Cotswolds the
A TOWN centre post office is to move 120 yards to offer customers a better service. Thirsk Co-op has a store on either side of the town's market place and plans to shut its store on The Darrowby Inn side. This shop also accommodates the town's post office
YOUTHS campaigning for a new skatepark in Thirsk are hopeful of gaining £50,000 of Lottery funding for the venture. Thirsk Skaters' Group is hoping to establish a £75,000 venue in the town to cater for their hobby. The group has no definite site for
WORK is to start on two schemes in Harrogate in an effort to relieve traffic congestion. Harrogate Borough Council is to trial the schemes in response to drivers' concerns over regular hold-ups. Firstly there will be an alteration to the traffic lights
A POPULAR countryside event will include a fashion show for the first time this year. Outdoor clothing, including designer deerskin outfits, colourful wellies, shawls and socks, will be modelled three times a day at Countryside Live, which will be held
A £50,000 appeal has been launched to safeguard the future of a 300-year-old landmark building. The Friends' Meeting House in West End, Kirkbymoorside, dates back to 1691. It was built after George Fox, the founder of the Quakers, travelled around the
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A PETITION containing 850 signatures against the closure of a secondary school has been submitted to council officials. Hartlepool Borough Council has drawn up proposals which include reducing the number of secondary schools from six to five, in the hope
THE first meeting of a youth group in Crook was hailed a success when more than 70 children attended. Youth workers from Crook's new Detached Project started their roles this week and held an introductory barbecue at the back of Crook Community Partnership's
MP ALAN Milburn is "sick to the back teeth" with Lidl after the supermarket ignored complaints about anti-social behaviour and late-night deliveries. Neighbours of the Yarm Road store claim deliveries can run from 6am to 9pm - despite regulations permitting
LANGUAGE proved to be no barrier to Maltese student Oriana Bezzina, who gained 11 A* GCSEs. The 16-year-old pupil at Barnard Castle School,speaks five languages - her native tongue, English, Spanish, French and Latin. "I learnt to speak English at the
TWO housing organisations are to form a working partnership. Social landlords Erimus Housing and the Tees Valley Housing Group, both based in Middlesbrough, have put forward plans to form a group structure to improve services for residents and expand
Striker Kenwyne Jones has gone on strike at Southampton. The 22-year-old, who was the subject of a two rejected bids from Derby, the latest of £5m, has told Saints boss George Burley he wants a move out of St Mary's. Southampton have confirmed the Trinidad
League Managers Association chief executive John Barnwell has warned clubs considering axing their managers to consult the history books before making any rash decisions. The season was barely a week old when the Football League suffered its first managerial
A TAXI driver who was left scarred for life after being attacked by a teenage passenger has criticised a judge for cutting his assailant's sentence. Daniel Joseph Woods, 18, had his minimum prison term cut from four years to three years yesterday for
A 16-YEAR-OLD pleaded guilty at court yesterday to threatening behaviour after the Darlington versus Sunderland friendly football match. Darlington Youth Court heard the boy was "boiling" after Sunderland fans insulted him over his weight. The defendant
TWO trees in a village's conservation area are to be cut down after councillors rejected proposals to make them the subject of preservation orders. The beech trees stand in front of a cottage at The Holme, Great Broughton. The homeowner had applied to
MOTORISTS will not face a rise in car park charges in Ripon for a third year running. Harrogate Borough Council has again decided not to raise charges in the city after an annual review. But drivers in Knaresborough will face a first car park price increase
A BOY took a car that belonged to his friend's grandmother without consent then crashed it, a court heard yesterday. The car had major damage to the front and nearside, but the 17-year-old, from Darlington, was unhurt. Three other vehicles were also damaged
A MAN broke the ribs of his cheating partner's lover during a fight in the toilets of a pub on the eve of Valentine's Day. John Metcalfe confronted Alan Brown in the Lord Boyne, in Langley Moor, a year after the brief fling ended. Teesside Crown Court
Bishop Auckland are seeking their first win of the season when they go to Northallerton in the ANL first division today. Bishops lost their first two league games and went out of the FA Cup in midweek. Manager Peter Mulcaster could be without striker
Lewis Hamilton is determined to have the final say after clearing the air with Fernando Alonso - and that means winning the Formula One world title. The two drivers settled their differences on Thursday following the hornet's nest they stirred up during
Martin Jol emerged defiant from the chaos at Tottenham this week, insisting he could work for other clubs if he wanted but is totally committed to his White Hart Lane ''mission''. The Dutchman appeared relaxed at Spurs Lodge despite the infamous meeting
HOPES are high that Hellvelyn (3.00) can recapture his top-class two-year-old form in this afternoon's Beverley Bullet Sprint. One of the fastest juveniles seen out last year, Hellvelyn wasn't for catching once jockey Ted Durcan asked the colt to go
REDCAR'S evening meeting offers Kelly Harrison the chance to shine on Champain Sands (7.00) in the John Smith's Straight-Mile Championship Qualifier. The daughter of former Middleham trainer Alan Harrison, she was only knee-high to a grasshopper when
TWO centimetres does not seem very far but it might as well be a mile in Chris Tomlinson's own personal sandpit. Five years ago, Tomlinson broke onto the scene as a raw-boned 20-year old - with a giant leap of 8.27 metres in Tallahassee that shattered
UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins insists a pre-tournament target of three medals at the upcoming World Championships is still a realistic prospect for Great Britain's team in Osaka. Great Britain collected a trio of medals at the last two
Sven-Goran Eriksson has no regrets about pitching Theo Walcott into the frenzy of an England World Cup campaign. The pair are due to come face-to-face today for the first time since England were dumped out at the quarter-final stage by Portugal last summer
Jose Mourinho is ready to sell one of his defenders after confirming the capture of Julian Belletti from Barcelona had brought his summer spending to a close. Belletti arrived from Barca for £4m after Chelsea ended their interest in Sevilla's Daniel
NEW homes are needed for six dogs taken in recently at rescue kennels.The lurchers and greyhounds are aged one to four and were found abandoned or handed to the police or council dog wardens in the Durham area.They were found temporary homes at Deerness
A MOTHER who persistently allowed her son to play truant was told by magistrates yesterday that she faced prison if she was brought before the court again.Linda Davison, 40, who failed to attend court on five previous occasions citing illness, pleaded
YORKSHIREMEN have been accused of having many traits over the years, from being miserly, to dourness, to blunt-speaking.Now, researchers at English Heritage have added a new characteristic to the list - having a round head.Studies on nearly 700 skeletons
A WAR photographer is to have his pictures of the Iraq conflict archived by the Imperial War Museum.Corporal Ian Forsyth, of Saltburn, east Cleveland, recently returned from taking pictures of 19 Light Brigade, based in North Yorkshire, on duty abroad.Having
MORE than 500 youngsters from disadvantaged communities in the North-East competed in a street games festival.Tees Valley Sport and the StreetGames festival was organised by the North-East StreetGames Festival at the University of Teesside's Olympia Sports
Rafael Benitez believes Roy Keane can go on and become ''something special'' as a manager.The Liverpool boss took time out last season to monitor Sunderland's progress under the former Manchester United midfielder.Benitez was impressed at the way the
A national newspaper is offering £100,000 to catch the BMX gunman who killed Rhys Jones.The Sun has put up the reward in the hope that it will result in a new lead over the death of the 11-year-old, who was shot in the Croxteth area of Liverpool on Wednesday
A TEENAGER who posed as an African prince to live in a North-East town has been jailed.A jobs agency in Stockton called in immigration officers when "Prince Ejiro Akpotor" turned up looking for work.The passport he produced was false and he was found
A 13-MONTH-OLD boy left a North-East hospital yesterday only five months after his mother agreed that his life support machine should be switched off.Jack Vellam's survival story broke records after he became the youngest patient to stay on an artificial
FIndNG a replacement for goalkeeper Dimitrios Konstantopoulos has been no easy task for Danny Wilson. The giant Greek wasn't just the biggest name in the lower leagues when it came to totting up the letters in his name, he was also a fine keeper.Konstantopoulos
DURHAM'S Phil Mustard has been nominated for Metro newspaper's County Cricketer of the Month award for August.The 24-year-old wicketkeeper is in a shortlist of five alongside Yorkshire's Adil Rashid, Surrey's Scott Newman, Kent off-spinner James Tredwell
SCARBOROUGH Cricket Club will lose at least £10,000 today as a result of Warwickshire's capitulation against table-topping Yorkshire.There was some superb bowling yesterday from Darren Gough and Matthew Hoggard, but for the visitors to slump to 31 for
There's coruscating choir, triumphant trumpeters and exuberant organ at a simply heavenly service at the Church of St Helen Auckland.THE column has twice previously been to what properly is known as the Church of St Helen Auckland, its humble author
"EVERYWHERE you look there's a turn trying to sell you a gag," says Justin Moorhouse about his decision to become one of the hundreds of comics trying out a 'pre-tour' act at the famous Edinburgh Festival."I don't find it a pressure it's a nice thing
THE plight of a councillor who suffered devastating hearing loss has highlighted a crisis in the provision of sophisticated aids.Councillor Reg Ord, 70, from Dipton, near Stanley, County Durham, is struggling to understand those around him after a virus
CHAMPION grower Jimmy Reid thinks he may have cultivated the country's biggest marrow.Mr Reid, of Gilling West, near Richmond, estimates that the green giant weighs about 90lb, and there is still a month until a round of national competitions.He said:
AS Middlesbrough prepares to host its debut Last Night at the Proms concert, a group of children have been looking at the everyday sounds and images around them.Pupils from Middlesbrough's Abingdon Primary School and the William Cassidi Primary School
ONE of the north's oldest town halls came within minutes of being destroyed by fire yesterday.Had firefighters arrived at Middlesbrough's Victorian town hall moments after they did, they would have faced a 40ft wall of flame.A 20ft-high curtain by a historic
A TEENAGER who burned down two half-built houses was caught after police noticed his name written in cement.The fire - which caused £37,000 worth of damage - had destroyed all forensic evidence.But police returning to the site to investigate noticed
A MAN has died in a shooting accident on a remote farm in the region.The incident happened on land near Newlands Hall Bed and Breakfast and West Newlands Farm on the A689 between Wolsingham and Frosterley, County Durham.It is the fourth tragedy to hit
BANK holiday traffic chaos began early yesterday as three accidents led to closures and long tailbacks on the A1(M) in the region.At one stage up to 20-miles of traffic built up in either direction as stricken vehicles were recovered.Three people were
LEE Cattermole's first memories of a Tyne-Tees derby were significant for all the wrong reasons - he had to sit with the opposition supporters.Nine months before Cattermole made his Premier League debut for Middlesbrough against Newcastle in the white-hot
MIDDLESBROUGH might be sponsored by a leading satellite navigation system this season, but one of their most celebrated former sons will hardly need electronic assistance to find the Riverside as he makes an eagerly-awaited return to Teesside tomorrow.Three
Former skipper David Boon wasn't at Lord's last weekend but that didn't stop him raising a toast to Durham for winning the Friends Provident Trophy from the other side of the world in Australia.Boon, who led Durham in three consecutive seasons at the
CONSISTENCY was hardly Darlington's forte last season, but manager Dave Penney believes, with the assistance of his new recruits, he may have solved that problem.The team's unpredictability in Penney's first season made Quakers every gambler's worst nightmare
SAM Allardyce has geared up for tomorrow's Tees-Tyne derby by insisting he still has a long way to go before he knows what his first choice XI will be.The Newcastle boss admitted he is only "50 per cent" along the road to really knowing his players and
A MAN told last night how he was living in fear for his life after a council knowingly allowed him and other employees to work with dangerous asbestos for five years.Wear Valley District Council knew about the potentially-deadly asbestos in one of its
ROY Keane has banned his Sunderland players from swapping shirts with their Liverpool counterparts this afternoon, and lashed out at footballers who are more interested in gathering mementos than Premier League points.Liverpool's journey to the Stadium
England's gamble with an all-seam attack paid few dividends and allowed India to draw level in the NatWest Series with a thrilling victory under the lights in Bristol. Despite claiming an emphatic 104-run win in the opener to the seven-match series at
A PET shop supplier who left hundreds of animals to die in filthy sheds as a "punishment" has been spared jail.In a case which horrified experienced RSPCA inspectors, Alan Magraw, 58, fed dead rabbits to cats and left hundreds of animals to die and putrefy
When Andy Cole signed for Sunderland yesterday, fellow new striker Roy O'Donovan was forced to pinch himself to believe he was actually training with three of his boyhood idols. Chief Football Writer Paul Fraser reports ROY O'DONOVAN hails from Cork
A RENOWNED racehorse trainer is facing charges of hunting with dogs in a landmark court case.Miles Henry Easterby, known as Peter, was arrested after an investigation by police into an alleged hare coursing event.Mr Easterby, 78, from Habton Grange Farm
A MAN had part of his ear bitten off in a major brawl which involved about 40 youths in a usually picturesque village.Gangs of youths descended on Great Ayton, in North Yorkshire, and engaged in a two-and-a-half hour battle on Thursday night.Shops and
THEY might have lost their leading goalscorer when Ayegbeni Yakubu agreed to join Everton this week, but Gareth Southgate last night insisted that Middlesbrough would not be prioritising the purchase of a new striker before the transfer window slams shut
A NIGHTCLUB at the centre of a 6am licence bid was badly damaged in a fire which broke out in the early hours yesterday.Thirty firefighters, using six appliances and an aerial ladder platform, tackled the blaze, at Decades, a first-floor premises in a
A MAN has died after his car collided with a single decker bus last night. Several passengers on the bus were also believed to have suffered serious, but not life threatening, injuries in the accident on the A6072 near Heighington, County Durham, at
