Archive
-
Date
Gangs are terrorising estate say couple
A COUPLE say they are living in fear of gangs of youths terrorising an estate. John and Isabella Blanchard, of Hewitson Road South, Darlington, were watching television when a concrete block was hurled at their front room window, causing £250 of damage
-
Date
Let coals cool plea after blaze
PEOPLE are being warned to ensure barbecues have cooled down before storing them after a fire at the weekend. The blaze broke out in an outhouse in Rydal Avenue, Grangetown, Teesside, on Sunday night. It started after the occupants put away their barbecue
-
Date
Football club's extra service
SUNDERLAND AFC is launching a new service which allows supporters visiting its official website to search for local businesses. The business directory, in association with froghopper.com, will run from the club homepage at www. safc.com. Supporters will
-
Date
Action demanded on vandal pupils
A WOMAN is demanding action following an attack by schoolchildren, in which she was showered with stones. Marilyn Wood, of Northwood, Acklam, said last week's incident was the latest attack on her home, which has also been hit with eggs. She said: "I
-
Date
Job Search 2001
MORE details about the jobs below are available from the Employment Service Direct on (0845) 606 0234. Care assistant, Stockton. £4ph, 3 nights. Required for residential home for adults with learning difficulties. Experience an advantage although training
-
Date
'Tis the season to be silly
THE Members of Parliament, having just voted themselves a £4,000 pay rise plus higher expenses, have gone away for their three-months holiday. And now we are at the start of what is known as the silly season. There is certainly plenty of scope for silliness
-
Date
Knight errant to the table
HOLIDAYS are great; you read the queerest things. Some lapse languorously into Beano or to Bunty, others to novels long remaindered. We, in absence, have been reading the chess column of the Daily Telegraph. Thus can we not only offer the second-hand
-
Date
Losses brewing
Brewer Scottish & Newcastle today announced annual losses of £272 million. The group suffered a £700m exceptional loss - including £458m on the sale of Center Parcs and Pontin's, £122m on the restructuring of its brewing and an expected £84m loss
-
Date
Engineering and art combine
A blue spiral staircase was unveiled in the centre of Newcastle yesterday. A team of shipbuilders spent 11 months putting together artist Thomas Heatherwick's design. The staircase will link the city centre with the Manors area and takes the form of a
-
Date
Quest for £100,000 begins to keep historic town hall operational
A QUEST for as much as £100,000 will have to begin in Richmond soon, if its Town Hall is to continue hosting public events. Legislation introduced by the Conservatives in 1995 - when the town's MP, William Hague, was Minister for the Disabled - means
-
Date
Ban for dog's squalid state
RSPCA officers found a dog living in squalid conditions, a court heard yesterday. The golden Labrador cross, called Shadow, was found living in a shed at a home in Lowther Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, where the floor was covered in excrement,
-
Date
Green strategy targets pollution
NEW ideas are being formed as part of an important action plan to improve the environment and quality of life in Hartlepool. People of all ages from around the town took part in workshops to mark the launch of the five-year strategy drawn up by Hartlepool
-
Date
Job Search 2001
MORE details about the jobs below are available from the Employment Service Direct on (0845) 606 0234. PCV minibus driver, Newton Aycliffe-based, hours to suit, age 25 plus, required to carry out runs in Newton Aycliffe. Ref: NEU 15423. Sales assistant
-
Date
School cooks' culinary test
FOUR of the best school cooks in County Durham will vie for culinary honours today. The Chartwells School Cook of the Year competition is being held at the Hermitage Comprehensive School, in Chester-le-Street. The winner of the heat will go forward to
-
Date
Jury to retire in sex assaults case
A jury in the case of a former aide to Prime Minister Tony Blair who is accused of sexually assaulting three teenage boys will retire to consider its verdict today. Martyn Locklin, 41, of Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, is on trial at Teesside Crown Court
-
Date
Customers locked in
BANK customers were left a little hot under the collar yesterday after they were trapped inside a branch. About 20 people were inside the Lloyds TSB building in Billingham, Teesside, when the automatic doors stuck and could not be opened. A spokeswoman
-
Date
NHS waste row
HOSPITAL bosses yesterday moved to allay fears about waste in the NHS after hospital visitors spotted a pile of new zimmer frames thrown out with the rubbish. Concerned members of the public rang The Northern Echo to say they had seen a pile of zimmer
-
Date
Serpents seek recruits to maintain standard in sport from the east
DRAGON boat crew members are beating the drum to attract recruits. The Three Rivers Serpents are ranked among the top seven crews in the country in the sport, which has its origins in the Far East. But, with a 20-strong crew required for competition,
-
Date
Job Search 2001
Care assistant, Stockton. £4ph, 3 nights. Required for residential home for adults with learning difficulties. Experience an advantage although training given. Own transport desired. Ref: STL 28520. Chef, Stockton. £5.75ph, 28hrs pw. Required for factory
-
Date
Henman set for Federer showdown
Tim Henman has made it through to the quarter-finals after a five-set thriller with Todd Martin on centre court. The British number one capped a superb recovery to win 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 6-2, setting up a mouth watering tie with Swiss teenager Roger
-
Date
Engineers fined over worker's accident
AN engineering firm has been ordered to pay £2,000 compensation to a worker who lost part of his finger while operating a drill. Thrislington Engineering was prosecuted yesterday for breaching the Health and Safety Act, after failing to provide a safe
-
Date
Construction salaries on the up - poll
A SALARY survey of the North-East construction industry has found evidence of pay growth above the rate of inflation for project managers and quantity surveyors. The survey, carried out by Durham recruitment consultancy Contract Construction Services
-
Date
Campbell makes Gunners switch
Arsenal today completed the signing of England defender Sol Campbell. The 26-year-old ex-Tottenham skipper has agreed a four-year-deal with the Gunners after moving across north London on a free transfer. Campbell - whose Spurs contract expired last Sunday
-
Date
Inside the strange world of the stalker
EVEN the prosecution was at a loss to explain what had driven Barry George to murder the pretty, blonde television presenter with whom he was obsessed. They had all the evidence, all the facts, all the forensic science, but the biggest gap in their case
-
Date
New threat of holiday heartbreak
THOUSANDS of tourists may yet fall victim to further strike action by Spanish workers which brought chaos to Britain's airports at the weekend. Schedules returned to normal yesterday at Teesside and Newcastle airports after the 72-hour strike ended, and
-
Date
Concerns growing for missing youth
POLICE admit they are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 14-year-old schoolboy, missing from his Harrogate home for a week. Benjamin Donnelly disappeared last Tuesday, wearing a black sweatshirt and jeans, with a black bandana with a
-
Date
Peng and Speight dig in to ensure Durham avoid loss
THE nerveless Nicky Peng came through a searching examination yesterday and Martin Speight produced his biggest innings for two years to save Durham from defeat. Durham finished on 284 for eight against Warwickshire at the Riverside, with Speight showing
-
Date
Fulham ace Clark is wary of early Sunderland backlash
TYNESIDER Lee Clark, who enraged Sunderland supporters by being pictured wearing a derogatory T-shirt after helping to win the First Division Championship, admits a feeling of apprehension about facing his old club in the second game of the new Premiership
-
Date
Clarke pledge to give say to rank and file
Kenneth Clarke last night pledged to give ordinary Conservatives more say over the party's future direction if they elect him leader. The offer came as Michael Portillo, front-runner to succeed William Hague, visited a south London school in an effort
-
Date
Comment from The Northern Echo: An evil corner of our world
IT seems an appeal against the conviction of Barry George for the murder of Jill Dando is more than likely. Although George is, by any standards, a deranged human being, the evidence against him appears largely circumstantial and the one piece of forensic
-
Date
Twisted world of the man who killed Jill
Click here to read the latest development on this story. THE full details of the sinister world of Barry George were revealed last night as he began a life sentence for the murder of Jill Dando. An Old Bailey jury took five days of deliberations to decide
-
Date
Pupils get a feel for expression
YOUNG people are getting in touch with their feelings as part of a competition to improve mental health. Health promotion staff want children as young as four to learn how to express their emotions using art and poetry. Many entries from Newcastle and
-
Date
Question mark over disposal of pyres ash
tons of ash from all the foot-and-mouth pyres across the North-East is heading to Teesside. And there is no guarantee it will be leaving, because a final site for the ash has not been agreed. Last week, it was revealed that ash from the burial site at
-
Date
Ex-factory worker tells of torment over stammer
A crisp factory worker with a chronic stammer needed psychiatric treatment after being forced to speak in public by his bosses at Walkers, an industrial tribunal heard yesterday. Kevin Alderson, 40, of Easaington Colliery, County Durham, told how he was
-
Date
Parents launch legal battle over 'insult' to son's memory
A WOMAN whose car ploughed into a group of teenagers just eight days after she passed her driving test is being sued by the boys' parents. Michael McAnaney, 13, was killed when Deborah Quinn mounted the kerb and careered into the group of friends waiting
-
Date
Fond memories stirred as school is out for the last time
IT was the end of an era yesterday when one of Teesside's most popular academic institutions shut its doors for the final time. For the past four years, South Park Sixth Form College, in Normanby, Middlesbrough, has been part of Prior Pursglove College
-
Date
Degree tribute to Sara
THE father of a murdered university student is to receive her degree, a year after his daughter was killed. Roy Cameron is making an emotional return to Tyneside to collect the posthumous award on behalf of his daughter, Sara. She would have been due
-
Date
Euro funding boost for university
STUDENTS will be given a helping hand to acquire skills crucial to revitalising the regional economy. More than 300 postgraduate students will benefit from paying no tuition fees, and a £2,000 bursary, after Sunderland University was awarded almost £2m
-
Date
Record-breaking jobs website
A RECRUITMENT website carrying more than 1,000 Northern jobs has reported record- breaking page impressions in the first six months. Run by Teesside-based Pearsons e-communications division, www.sector1.net specialises in publicising thousands of public
-
Date
Workers grasp Black and Decker training scheme
POWER tool firm Black and Decker is celebrating the 100 per cent uptake and success rate of a training scheme that recognises the expertise of its Spennymoor workforce. So far more than 200 of its 2,000-strong workforce have achieved NVQ level 2 in manufacturing
-
Date
£4m revamp brings 21st Century facilities to hotel
A £4M scheme to transform one of County Durham's best known hotels, is well under way. The Grade II listed Georgian Hardwick Hall at Sedgefield, has had two new wings added as part of the project, which is approved and supported by English Heritage. The
-
Date
School squad nets sports championship
A school netball team from Hartlepool have been crowned champions of Teesside after winning two successive competitions. The team from St Teresa's RC Primary School represented the town at the Teesside Youth Games when they competed against schools from
-
Date
Junk music drums home the three Rs
ANYONE who thought the music young people listened to was junk could be proved right by a group of primary school pupils. As part of an imaginative environmental project, 40 pupils of New Penshaw Primary School in Sunderland, have been making musical
-
Date
Shops scheme above station
TRANSPORT bosses have unveiled plans to create a futuristic shops development in the heart of Newcastle. Nexus managers, who have put the project on the site in Northumberland Street out to tender, say it will provide scope for development above the Haymarket
-
Date
Let coals cool plea after blaze
PEOPLE are being warned to ensure barbecues have cooled down before storing them after a fire at the weekend. The blaze broke out in an outhouse in Rydal Avenue, Grangetown, Teesside, on Sunday night. It started after the occupants put away their barbecue
-
Date
Hear all sides
CATHERINE COOKSON THE decision by ITV not to commission any further Catherine Cookson adaptations is not just sad news for her worldwide legion of fans but also to all those stars, technicians, caterers and extras who have gained much needed employment
-
Date
Pharmaceutical firm's choice
A DESIGN consultancy in Middlesbrough has been awarded a contract to provide electrical and instrumentation services at a new pharmaceutical plant on Teesside. SEC E&I will install the services at the new Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals site at Seal Sands
-
Date
Attempted murder charge
A MAN has appeared in court accused of attempted murder after an alleged doorstep shooting. Alistair George King, 27, was allegedly hit in the thigh by a single shot when he confronted two men at the door of the terraced home he shares with his partner
-
Date
Are you sitting safely?
A campaign to make safety seats in cars compulsory for all children has been sparked after worrying statistics reveal the vast majority of children's seats are incorrectly fitted. Women's Editor Arifa Akbar reports THOUSANDS of child car passengers, from
-
Date
Tiny school's sports day draws a big crowd of supporters
IT may be small, but Bishopton and Redmarshall Primary School can certainly draw a big crowd when its pupils battle for honours at their annual sports day. With just 61 pupils taking part at the school, near Darlington, you would have been forgiven for
-
Date
Recession fears
Britain's engineering industry is on the brink of recession, it was claimed today. Investment and output is down and job losses are up because of the worldwide economic slowdown, said the Engineering Employers' Federation. It now expects engineering growth
-
Date
Job Search 2001
MORE details about the jobs below are available from the Employment Service Direct on (0845) 606 0234. Sales assistants, Northallerton. £4.40ph at 19-plus. Mon-Sat, 9am-5.30pm, day off in week. Various sales positions throughout the store for which full
-
Date
Mass shake-up of region's NHS
CONSULTATION on the biggest shake-up of the NHS in North Yorkshire for decades begins today. The public can attend one of two meetings called to outline the proposals pioneered by the Hambleton and Richmondshire Health Care Project. The first is at 2pm
-
Date
Job Search 2001
MORE details about the jobs below are available from the Employment Service Direct on (0845) 606 0234. Shovel driver, Stanley. 168 per week basic. Experience essential. Own transport would be an advantage. Ref: STG 14129. Catering officer/cleaner, Stanley
-
Date
More speeding restrictions
THREE more 20mph speed limits are likely to be introduced across the Richmondshire district within the next few months. North Yorkshire County Council has been asked to look at a list of 13 locations, which could qualify under new regulations introduced
-
Date
Charlie still the marathon man
ON A verdant summer evening amid the dear departed grave stones of St Bartholomew's church, Croxdale, we have been talking to Charlie Spedding - Olympic bronze medallist and still England's fastest ever marathon man. "It's the first time I've seen you
-
Date
College joy over Army link-up
A NORTH-EAST college has clinched a major deal, forging a worldwide partnership with the Army. Darlington College of Technology has been negotiating the project with the Ministry of Defence for two years. Yesterday, principal Peter Shuker confirmed that
-
Date
Accolades for sporting pupils after end-of-term contests
SPORTY students showed off their Olympic spirit in a series of end-of-term track and field contests. About 250 boys and girls at Ripon Grammar School competed in their annual sports day last Friday. The youngsters, all aged 11 to 18, picked up awards
-
Date
Robber "shot himself"
A BUNGLING armed robber burst into an off-licence, tripped over a doormat as he tried to pull a sawn-off shotgun out of his trousers and blasted himself in the leg, a court heard today. Badly injured, 24-year-old Richard Blair had to be helped to a getaway
-
Date
Community urged to back 'in bloom' bid
DARLINGTON'S bid for Britain In Bloom glory was launched yesterday - with an appeal for the community to help the town's ambitions blossom. National judges are due in Darlington on August 17 to decide whether it should be named Best Small City. The emphasis
-
Date
Villagers can attend meeting about grants
VILLAGE communities which are interested in bidding for European grants, have been invited to a meeting this week. The whole of Richmondshire qualifies for cash under the Objective 2 heading, that has replaced the Objective 5b programme, which only targeted
-
Date
Alan cuts out the opposition
A GOLFING hairdresser survived the cut to finish ahead of the rest in a tournament at the famous St Andrew's course in Scotland. Alan Dufton, 57, returned to Durham the proud winner of a silver claret jug, a replica of the British Open trophy. He finished
-
Date
Leisure centre worker faces jail for sex assault
A FORMER leisure centre worker who admitted sexually assaulting three young girls has been warned that he could be sent to prison. Mark Eyles, 23, worked at the Dolphin Centre, in Darlington, when he carried out the assaults between May and September
-
Date
Game, set and match Mallia?
DEAN McKEOWN'S dismal six per cent strike-rate does not exactly inspire confidence, but at least he has an enticing opportunity to begin to redress the balance aboard Mallia (4.15) in the Game Set And Match Classified Stakes at Hamilton this afternoon
-
Date
Primary leaps to aid of fund
CHILDREN and staff at a Chester-le-Street school will be leaping their hearts out for charity next week. West Pelton Primary School, at West Pelton, is preparing for a British Heart Foundation Jump Off on Tuesday, July 10, at the school. The event is
-
Date
Sleuths seek answers on hall site
ABOUT 100 people are to turn amateur detective to unravel some of the mysteries of the past in County Durham. The 21st Century Time Detectives will give up part of their summer school holidays to take an archaeological look at a manor house with its roots
-
Date
Fifty firefighters tackle factory blaze
FIFTY firefighters tackled a blaze at a foam factory for eight hours. The alarm was raised after a thick plume of smoke was seen over the Smithers Oasis plant, on the Crowther industrial estate, in Washington, Tyne and Wear, just after midnight yesterday
-
Date
More restrictions lifted
MORE foot-and-mouth restrictions have been lifted in the region bringing hopes that the North-East could finally be rid of the disease. The announcement by the Newcastle Disease Emergency Control Centre applied to farms in Ponteland south west and Hallington
-
Date
Carers support service seeks volunteers
VOLUNTEERS are wanted for a service which provides breaks for carers of people with dementia. The service, run by County Durham and Darlington NHS Priority Trust, provides free support to people responsible for 24-hour home care of a friend or relative
-
Date
Degree tribute to Sara
THE father of a murdered university student is to receive her degree, a year after his daughter was killed. Roy Cameron is making an emotional return to Tyneside to collect the posthumous award on behalf of his daughter, Sara. She would have been due
-
Date
Curtain-up for tale of theatre character
A book on one of the North- East's leading literary lights of the late 18th century is to be launched tomorrow. Written by Thornaby writer and historian Denis Towland, James Cawdell: A Georgian Theatrical Life, has been published by Stockton Borough Council
-
Date
Ship to shore
A BARGE as big as a football stadium is transporting thousands of Norwegian rocks to protect coastal communities from slipping into the sea. The huge boulders, weighing at least eight tonnes each, are being shipped in to ensure a safer future for those
-
Date
Guilty
A FORMER aide of Prime Minister Tony Blair has been jailed for 15 years for a string of sex offences against teenage boys. Martyn Locklin, 41, of Ladybower, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, was found guilty by the jury of eight men and four women at Teesside
-
Date
Service held in historic setting
THE surroundings of HMS Trincomalee will provide the setting for this year's Mayor's Sunday Service in Hartlepool. The event takes place this Sunday at 11am, and the mayor, Councillor Doug Ferriday, has issued an invitation to people to attend. A parade
-
Date
Peace protest at Menwith
More than 100 peace protesters broke into a major British defence site this morning, according to pressure group Greenpeace. Greenpeace said its activists entered Menwith Hill spy base, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, at 5am to protest against United
-
Date
Leisure bosses rapped over concert plans
LEISURE chiefs have been given a rap on the knuckles for applying to hold a major music event only days before it is due to take place. Sound Track 2001, to be held all day at Shildon Stadium on Sunday, July 14, has received massive pre-publicity from
-
Date
Big concert boost for up-and-coming band
A YOUNG North-East band hoping to find stardom are gearing up for their biggest concert to date. Resthouse, whose members come from Shildon and Newton Aycliffe, will have an extra reason to be proud when they tune up for the outdoor concert on July 14
-
Date
Future of fish quay is in doubt
A LOSS-MAKING fish quay could be left high and dry if a council decides to withdraw funding. Council bosses in Sunderland are said to be losing patience with the city's under-performing fish quay, which made reported losses of £56,684 in the last nine
-
Date
Addict jailed over drug deal with officer
A drug addict who unwittingly sold crack cocaine to an undercover police officer was jailed for 15 months yesterday. Leroy Moloney, 24, was near a dealer's home when Cleveland Police were conducting an operation, said prosecutor Peter Sabiston. Moloney
-
Date
Ex-factory worker was ''badgered''
A crisp factory worker today told an employment tribunal he was ''badgered'' into taking part in a role-playing session despite suffering from a severe stammer. Kevin Alderson, 40, resigned from his £16,000 a year job as a technician with Walkers crisps
-
Date
Community has plans to call on skills of the over fifties
A PILOT scheme utilising the skills and experience of older people on Teesside could be about to expand. If the plan wins approval, more over-fifties will be encouraged to get involved in community activities across Middlesbrough, including helping in
-
Date
Crackdown on fouling
NEW measures to crack down on irresponsible dog owners came into force yesterday. Council officials in Stockton borough have launched the fight in response to more than 300 complaints a year about the problem of dog fouling. Officers from the council
-
Date
Community house hopes a step nearer realisation
A RESIDENTS association has moved a step nearer to securing a community house. Chilton West Residents Association has identified an empty house in Coleridge Road to use as a drop-in centre. A number of groups, including Age Concern, the Benefits Agency
-
Date
Parents launch legal battle over 'insult' to son's memory
A WOMAN whose car ploughed into a group of teenagers just eight days after she passed her driving test is being sued by the boys' parents. Michael McAnaney, 13, was killed when Deborah Quinn mounted the kerb and careered into the group of friends waiting
-
Date
Suspect 'took his own life'
A RAPE suspect hanged himself in a hotel wardrobe, an inquest was told yesterday. Ashington-born security officer Jason William Donnelly, 31, of Chiswick, moved to London from Northumberland last year. He was found dead at the Alhambra Hotel, in King's
-
Date
Livewire pair pick up top prize
A COMPUTER systems business from Sunderland has won a top business award at the UK final of this year's Shell LiveWIRE Young Business Start Up Awards competition. Philip Tompkinson, 29, from Middlesbrough and Hilary Kinnair, 24, from Sunderland, have
-
Date
Motorist fights for life after collision
A MOTORIST remained in a critical condition last night after a head-on crash while apparently driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway. The 45-year-old driver of a Ford Fiesta suffered a broken neck in the three-car collision on the A19, in County
-
Date
Battle of Somme remembered
A BRANCH of the Durham Light Infantry says a ceremony to mark the 85th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme was a success. The Chester-le-Street branch held a wreath-laying ceremony at Chester-le-Street Parish Church, on Sunday, dedicated to the town's
-
Date
Author Lesley drops in for library debut
POPULAR fiction writer Lesley Glaister is to give a read-in at Durham City Library this week. Ms Glaister, whose first novel, Honour Thy Father, won the Somerset Maugham Award, will talk about her books and her life as an author, as well as read extracts
-
Date
Protests as county youth choir is hit by key job cuts
A SHOWPIECE teenage choir has hit a low note after news that two key administrative posts are being axed. Members of Durham County Youth Choir (DCYC) plan to stage a public protest at the decision to remove the positions of its secretary and registrar
-
Date
Top school cooks line up for taste test
FOUR of the finest school cooks in County Durham are battling it out for a coveted award today. The Chartwells School Cook of the Year competition takes place at the Hermitage Comprehensive in Chester-le-Street. They will be serving up dishes such as
-
Date
Body on line scare disrupts railway
A TRAIN driver triggered a major alert yesterday after he reported seeing a dead body beside the region's main railway line. But the scare, which caused further delays for early morning passengers on the East Coast Main Line, turned out to be a false
-
Date
Record of mining treasures
A book cataloguing a North-East museum's close links to the mining industry was launched yesterday. Mining - The Beamish Collection, features the mining memorabilia brought to the County Durham museum over the years. The 130-page book is the brainchild
-
Date
Man broke into police station
A MAN was fined yesterday after he admitted breaking into a police station. Michael Richmond went to report an attack. But when he found the station's door locked and no-one answered his calls, he smashed his way in. However, prosecutor Paula Jack told
-
Date
British Telecom offers free answering service
BRITISH Telecom is rolling out a free answering service to all its residential customers. From yesterday, anyone with a BT phone line was able to sign up to the service. Called BT Answer, customers dial 1571 to access their messages free of charge. The
-
Date
Firms suffer as slowdown continues
MANUFACTURING in the UK is still suffering at the hands of the global economic slowdown. That was the news from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), which said the sector was experiencing a "sustained contraction" of output, order
-
Date
Invention takes home security to another level
AN INVENTION that sends a text message to warn householders that their burglar alarm is going off has scooped a prize for a sixth-former. Ross Dargan, 17, of St Robert of Newminster School, Washington, Tyne & Wear, took first place in the North-East
-
Date
Catching up on takeover situations
IT is probably of some relief that stock markets continue to move slowly and quietly, as even the most excitable of investor needs time to pause for breath and reflection. The slower change of pace allows us all to catch up with events, some of which
-
Date
Strongmen muscle in on school celebration
SOME of the strongest men in the region will be flexing their muscles in a competition on Saturday next week. The North-East Strongest Man contest, now in its tenth year, takes place at West Pelton Primary School, near Chester-le-Street, County Durham
-
Date
Colourful look at Headland
A SERIES of eye-catching images is to make a real impression on visitors to Hartlepool's Historic Headland. Four huge posters featuring striking photographs capturing some of the Headland spirit are being set up in Northgate, near the Throston Engine
-
Date
Mickey tunes up for concert
MICKEY Mouse paid a visit to Darlington yesterday to promote a free open-air concert which is being held in the town's Market Square on Friday. The cartoon character visited the venue for the Northern Sinfonia's performance of Dukas' Sorcerer's Apprentice
-
Date
Lottery cash puts area's heritage on-line
A VIRTUAL archive of the North-East's heritage is to be created, thanks to a £1.2m National Lottery boost. Eight projects across the region were awarded cash from the New Opportunities Fund yesterday. The money will help create learning resources on the
-
Date
Jog along to help bone marrow trust funds
A NATIONAL leukaemia charity launched a major fundraising event this week. The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust has organised A Jog in the Park - a series of 5km and 10km jogs, runs and walks. Gateshead International Stadium and Gosforth Park Racecourse
