THE dance school responsible for teaching Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell his best moves is to open a new branch. Stagecoach Theatre Arts is to take on students at a new school in Darlington from September. Children aged from four-years-old to 16 years
A MOUNTAIN rescue team involved in a training exercise was able to help an unconscious biker who had fallen and suffered a suspected spinal injury. About 30 members of the Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team (SMRT) were in training on Sunday morning in Arkengarthdale
A 51-YEAR-OLD man who was admitted to hospital following a disturbance in Wallsend, North Tyneside, has died from his injuries, police said. Thomas William Fellowes, known as 'Billy', was making his way home when he was hurt in an attack in Churchill
A 19-YEAR-OLD man was taken to hospital with burns to his hands, wrists and forearm after a barbecue set exploded. A combined barbecue and electric cooker set was being used outdoors at Tanton Bridge, just north of Stokesley, North Yorkshire, when a
HUNDREDS of musicians from all over the country descended on a former mining town this weekend. Shildon, County Durham, hosted the United Kingdom Federation Jazzbands' World Championships. The event kicked off with a march through the town centre before
HUNDREDS of visitors took advantage of the weather at the weekend during a town's annual show. The Great Aycliffe Show, organised by Great Aycliffe Town Council, took place at School Aycliffe Lane, on Saturday and Sunday. Marie Robinson, from the council
LIFEBOAT crew members have condemned the actions of an apparently intoxicated sailor who nearly sparked a major alert. The man was crewing a yacht sailing south past the River Tyne, off the North-East coast, when it narrowly missed several vessels on
A MAN with learning difficulties who was savagely attacked by a gang of youths was stripped from the waist down before being left to die. Martin Brent, 23, who was punched and kicked in what police described as a "sustained and brutal beating" in Sunderland
FLOWER exhibitors saw their hard work wrecked when part of a show marquee collapsed, crushing their exhibits. The local flower classes at Wensleydale Show were cancelled after one side of the horticulture tent was blown down just as judging began on
The new season got off to a start with last seasons champions Hesleden Workmens starting there campaign with a 13-1 win at home against Horden Comrades. New team to the league Black Boy also got off to a great start winning 13-1 at home to The Royal
POLICE have named a man who died after his car collided with a bus. Mark Nightingale, aged 38, from Albert Street, Shildon, County Durham, was involved in the smash on Friday night at 10.25pm. He was driving a black Audi A4 estate along the A6072 at
A MAN is in a "very serious" condition after being attacked by a gang in the early hours of Saturday morning. The man, 51, who has not been identified, suffered serious head injuries and was rushed to hospital. Two 17-year-old males were arrested on
