Archive
-
Date
Newcastle Falcons cling on for vital victory
NEWCASTLE picked up only their second Aviva Premiership win of the season as they clung on for a narrow victory over Gloucester at Kingston Park. Two first-half Gloucester tries from Olly Morgan and James Simpson-Daniel were answered by scores from Jordi
-
Date
Search for missing South African woman, Valerie Yates
A SOUTH African woman who was visiting relatives in the Cleveland area has gone missing after a family dispute. Valerie Yates, 69, was staying in Loftus, but left the address after the row and has not been in contact since November 30. She does not know
-
Date
England face French test in Euro 2012
ENGLAND will face France, Sweden and co-hosts Ukraine in the group stage of Euro 2012. The four teams were drawn together in Group D at a ceremony in Kiev tonight. The Republic of Ireland were handed a tough assignment in Group C alongside
-
Date
Honey glazed carrots and parsnips
If your turkey turns out dry and your vegetables are dull, follow Gordon Ramsay’s guide for a Christmas dinner to remember. • Christmas With Gordon (Quadrille, £15) (Serves 6-8) 500g parsnips 500g carrots 2-3tbsp olive oil Few
-
Date
Pannacotta with pomegranate glaze
If your turkey turns out dry and your vegetables are dull, follow Gordon Ramsay’s guide for a Christmas dinner to remember. • Christmas With Gordon (Quadrille, £15) Serves 4 2 medium sheets leaf gelatine (11 x 7.5cm) 250ml double
-
Date
Roast turkey with lemon, parsley and garlic
If your turkey turns out dry and your vegetables are dull, follow Gordon Ramsay’s guide for a Christmas dinner to remember • Christmas With Gordon (Quadrille, £15) Serves eight to ten 1 free-range turkey (ideally Norfolk Black or
-
Date
King's Arms, Great Stainton
Chris Lloyd finds himself ordering food by royal command, and discovers a meal worth a king’s ransom WHEN you’ve only been open five weeks and are still feeling your way, you would be very apprehensive to discover that a reviewer has been sitting
-
Date
Sports village could be created to replace centres
A FLAGSHIP sports village could be created in a town to replace older athletics venues destined to be sold to raise much-needed cash. The Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit and Prissick Skate Park, in Marton Road, would be extended to include a 400metre
-
Date
Police officer helps youth club with camp trip
A BEAT bobby has helped a youth club buy its own tents for a popular camping weekend. Stockton Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Christian Howe regularly visits the Elim Pentecostal Church Youth Club while on foot patrol and thought he could
-
Date
Woman dies after fall from Newcastle University building
A WOMAN has died after falling from a bridge on a university campus in Newcastle, police said. Officers were called to the Claremont Bridge which adjoins the Claremont Tower at Newcastle University at around 12.30pm following reports of the
-
Date
Police name A66 crash teenager
POLICE have released the name of a teenage boy who died in a car crash last week. Grant Robert Davison was killed after a Land Rover Defender travelling on the A66, near the Bowes Moor Hotel, Barnard Castle, left the carriageway and hit a dry stone
-
Date
Concern for missing South African woman visiting area
Police are seeking help from the public to find a lady from South Africa who has gone missing during a visit to relatives in the Cleveland area. Sixty-nine-year-old Valerie Yeates was visiting family in Loftus, but left her relatives’ address
-
Date
Special Kay
Peter Kay’s Top 43 Greatest Comedy Moments (C4, 9pm) Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads (Channel 5, 8pm) Lionel Richie – Dancing on the Ceiling (BBC4, 9pm) BOLTON-BORN comic Peter Kay claims to be a cheerful sort of chap. None of that stuff about
-
Date
Inquest told Dipton’s hero suffered ‘painless death’
A SOLDIER from the region who drove over an improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan is thought to have died painlessly, an inquest heard. Daryn Roy was on patrol driving a Panther armoured vehicle in the Nad-e-Ali area of Helmand province
-
Date
Christmas service to remember lost loved ones
A SERVICE for people to remember lost loved ones is taking place in Bishop Auckland. The Co-operative Funeralcare is holding its annual Christmas memorial service at Woodhouse Close Church, on Tuesday, at 7pm. A spokeswoman for the funeral company said
-
Date
Hall development wins funding boost
A GRADE II-listed community hall has today landed a cash windfall to go towards a major redevelopment scheme. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £336,000 to Durham County Council for work on the Witham Hall, in Barnard Castle. Work on
-
Date
Is there life on Mars?
AN international expert on space is to discuss whether alien life exists in the universe in a public lecture. Professor Chris Done, from Durham University’s physics department, is recognised as an international authority on black holes. She will be
-
Date
Sweet solution to student noise
THOUSANDS of boiled sweets are to be handed out to students asking them to keep the noise down as they make their way home from the pub. Police have bought 10,000 fruit-flavoured sweets bearing either the message "Shush" or "Quiet Please" to be handed
-
Date
Sport? It’s a boys’ game
SO, no women on the shortlist of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Should we care? Probably not that much. Despite the incredible achievements of sportswomen such as Sarah Stevenson, Chrissie Wellington, Rebecca Adlington and others, they
-
Date
Tree of remembrance
A CHRISTMAS tree which will allow visitors to remember their loved ones is to be installed tomorrow. Willow Burn Hospice, in Lanchester, is launching a Tree of remembrance, which is being set up at the Matalan store in Consett. For a suggested donation
-
Date
Immigration
IN 25 years of buying The Northern Echo, the most bloodboiling irritation has been the odious Peter Winstanley, who is obsessed with rooting out obscure tit-bits of anti-western information. Now he attacks Harry Mead over immigration (HAS, Nov
-
Date
Mike Amos
I HOPE that Mike Amos enjoys a long and happy retirement. It would have been a great miss for all of us had his columns of skill, wit and knowledge gleaned with much hard work and long hours, vanished from your paper on the day of his retirement
-
Date
Economy
GEORGE OSBORNE’S Autumn Statement (Echo, Nov 30) revealed the voodoo economics of the last 18 months for the fantasy it has been. All economic history, theory and practice screams that you cannot cut your way out of a recession. A credible debt
-
Date
Garden taps stolen
POLICE are investigating a spate of thefts of garden taps. Officers in Chester-le-Street say six incidents has been reported between November 18 and December 1 of brass taps being forcibly removed from the gardens and yards of houses. Incidents occurred
-
Date
Warning after car theft
DRIVERS are being warned to take care while de-icing their cars after a vehicle was stolen when it was left with its engine running. A Mercedes was stolen from outside a house in Chester-le-Street this morning. The owner had left the car parked on the
-
Date
Out of touch with our celebs
YOU know you’re out of touch with popular culture when you read about the fabulous, unmissable remake of some film or TV show, then realise you haven’t quite got round to seeing the original. It happens to me a lot these days. Whether that reflects
-
Date
Spending a penny
I SEE in the various councils’ cutbacks that a number of public toilets have been included. Well, what happens when a coach-load of elderly visitors arrives in one of our market town and, to their horror, find the public toilets closed? They cannot
-
Date
The dangers of depression
THE fact that Gary Speed so calmly appeared on Football Focus on Saturday and by Sunday was dead, was greeted by bewilderment by football fans. We still hold to a stereotype that you can tell someone who is mentally unwell just by how they look
-
Date
Thanks
IN January, I became chairman of the Darlington and District Province of the RAOB (The Buffs) to serve one year. One of my duties is to select a charity and raise money for it. My chosen charity is children with autism and children with special
-
Date
Cry freedom
No doubt Alasdair MacConachie OBE is well worthy of the Freedom of the Borough being conferred on him (Echo, November 26) due to his voluntary work in many charity organisations. But does John Williams really come into this category after all
-
Date
School closures
PLEASE do not assume that because a school is closed it is because the teachers are on strike. All day on Wednesday (Dec 1) newsbroadcasts have said schools are closed because teachers are on strike. My daughter works in a Newton Aycliffe School
-
Date
Grow up, silly man
JEREMY Clarkson is an arrogant, opinionated, egotistical self-publicist. On The One Show, he was just doing what it says on the tin. Should he therefore be sacked for gaining publicity by being arrogant and opinionated, and for being so egotistical
-
Date
My confidence is soaring
Once again, I would like to start off my weekly blog by thanking you all for the fantastic feedback. I have to say, I'm really proud of all those of you who have decided to take control and join me as we lose weight together. I can't promise
-
Date
‘I asked for help and I got it’
Cricketer Henry Olonga famously stood up against Robert Mugabe’s brutal regime. He tells Helen Russell what happened next. LEGENDARY football manager Bill Shankly famously once said: “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure
-
Date
Who's our Sports Personality of the Year?
The shortlist for the BBC'S Sports Personality of the Year award was revealed earlier this week, ahead of the live awards ceremony on December 22. Here, in reverse order, is how I would rank the candidates. 10. ANDY MURRAY (100-1)
-
Date
Newcastle announce tributes to Speed
ENGLISH football will pay its respects to Wales manager Gary Speed this weekend following his death at the age of 42. Former clubs Leeds, Newcastle, Everton and Sheffield United will all celebrate the former midfielder’s life before their home
-
Date
Austin happy to have break
NEIL Austin has welcomed a free weekend as Hartlepool United try to recover from a disappointing week. Pools won at Scunthorpe almost two weeks ago and went into back to back home games confident of securing a healthy return to get into the play-off
-
Date
Chance for Falcons to swoop
WITH the gap to safety now standing at a nervy nine points, Jordi Pasqualin is hoping Newcastle Falcons extend their fine recent record over Gloucester this evening. Falcons’ survival battle became much more difficult last weekend when their own
-
Date
Biker in hospital with multiple fractures
A MOTORBIKE rider suffered numerous fractures after he was thrown from his bike during a busy rush hour collision. POLICE are investigating the circumstances that led to a blue Kawasaki ZX600 being crushed after it collided with a car following the
-
Date
Players to battle on despite wage disputes
MARC BRIDGE-WILKINSON says team spirit will ensure that Darlington will carry on regardless, despite the wage wrangles at The Northern Echo Arena. He is one of four players who have not been paid this week, none of them having agreed a wage reduction
-
Date
Price of failure not lost on United boss Pardew
ALMOST 12 months since taking over the managerial reins at Newcastle United, Alan Pardew thinks Steve Bruce’s departure from rivals Sunderland this week is a reminder to the demands of football in the North-East. Last season saw Newcastle
-
Date
Charity collector mugged for mobile phone
A THIEF is being urged to look to his better nature - and return treasured pictures of his victim’s late wife. The images are on the SIM card of a mobile phone stolen from a man who was out collecting on behalf of the injured soldiers’ charity Help for
-
Date
Man denies assault after MP pelted with eggs
A man denied today that he assaulted an MP who was pelted with eggs at a Remembrance Sunday parade. Terry Dixon, 54, from Liverton Avenue, Middlesbrough, is accused of attacking the town's veteran Labour MP Sir Stuart Bell on November 13.
-
Date
Sir Elton signs up for two gigs
SIR Elton John has become the latest big name star to sign up to play in the region next year. He will be among the first of a number of world-famous acts to visit the North next year. Article continues below Some of the other leading
-
Date
Anger after thief let off the hook for stealing lead
ANGRY villagers have criticised a sentence handed out to a prolific lead thief who targeted their church as religious leaders count the cost of spiralling attacks. At a Police and Communities Together (Pact) meeting in Middleton St George, near
-
Date
Officer’s drug jail warning
A PRISON officer was yesterday warned he could be jailed for taking drugs into a young offenders’ institution. Garry Wilkinson says he was unaware he had the steroids when he was caught with them in his possession at Deerbolt Young Offenders
-
Date
Little money breeds big results
Fastflow Chief Executive Neil Armstrong is in Nepal to see what a difference his company’s £68,000 donation to WaterAid has made to the people of Biratnagar. Here is his blog about the third day of his six day visit. A busy schedule today
-
Date
Unsung heroes are honoured by police
UNSUNG heroes who have gone the extra mile to keep their communities safe were honoured at an awards ceremony last night. Residents who have stood up against criminals or antisocial behaviour and groups who have worked tirelessly to make community
-
Date
Attempted burglary at Barnard Castle building society
DETECTIVES are investigating an attempted burglary at a building society. Police were called to the Britannia, in Barnard Castle, County Durham, just after midnight on Wednesday. They discovered nothing had been stolen in the attempted
-
Date
O’Neill close to Sunderland manager job
SUNDERLAND last night held talks in London with Martin O’Neill about succeeding Steve Bruce at the Stadium of Light and are hoping to make an appointment before Sunday’s trip to Wolves. Both Mark Hughes, the former Manchester City boss, and
-
Date
Link road budget is one of nine in 'red triangle'
THE cost of a link road has exceeded £15m because of compensation paid out to residents. The Eastern Transport Corridor road is one of nine capital projects identified as a red triangle by Darlington Borough Council as a result of how much it
-
Date
‘Drinking at home became way of life’
A North-East mother who needs a liver transplant because of alcohol abuse told her story to health editor Barry Nelson. JOANNE PATTERSON was diagnosed with liver disease two years ago. The mother-of-three, 41, from Sunderland, now relies on 90
-
Date
Minster nativity to be 'unrehearsed'
YORK MINSTER is staging its Christmas nativity with a special twist this year - as it will be completely unrehearsed. About 350 children from the York area are expected to take part in the nativity at the cathedral this year. Clergy there are confident
-
Date
Darlington pensioner finds burglar in her bedroom
A BURGLAR ran off with items of jewellery after a woman in her mid-80s discovered him in her home. The woman found the man ransacking her bedroom when she returned to her home in Dickinson Street, off Yarm Road, Darlington, at 5pm on Wednesday
-
Date
Rosie helps light up the community
A GIRL who has lit up her parents’ lives ever since she overcame the odds to survive a life-threatening prenatal condition has gone on to illuminate a whole community. Rosie Foster last night flicked the switch to light up Durham County Council
-
Date
Woman in court charged with attempted murder of Leyburn pensioner
A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a pensioner. Ellen Margaret Louise Pounder, 47, is accused of trying to kill an 84-year-old from Leyburn, in North Yorkshire. The alleged attack took place at about 11am
-
Date
Police appeal for information about missing Darlington man
POLICE appealed for anyone with information about a missing Darlington man to get in touch last night amid fears he may have jumped from a bridge into the River Tees. A major missing person search was due to resume at first light today after
-
Date
Driving force behind Durham Wildcats basketball team crowned Local Hero of 2011
THE man behind the meteoric rise of the North-East’s newest top-flight sports team was last night crowned the Local Hero of 2011. Dave Elderkin is the driving force behind Durham Wildcats basketball team, which has grown from the grass roots
-
Date
Alcohol bingeing "cause of liver disease epidemic"
THE North-East is facing an epidemic of liver disease caused by the region’s binge drinking culture and access to cheap booze, consultants warn today. In an unprecedented move, 34 consultants have called on the Government to introduce new curbs
-
Date
Construction firm secures lion share of £61m in contracts
A CONSTRUCTION firm has secured the lions share of £61m in contracts to build affordable homes for North-East housing providers. It comes after the County Durham based Esh Group worked in partnership with the public sector housing providers to secure
-
Date
Consultants call for action to halt liver disease epidemic
THIS is a copy of a letter sent to today's Guardian newspaper by dozens of esteemed North-East medical professionals who have expressed their shock at a 400% per cent rise in incidents of liver damage caused by excess use of alcohol in the region
-
Date
Lack of Boro expectation helps Mowbray’s cause
TONY MOWBRAY saw another North-East manager lose his job this week - and admitted that a lack of expectation on Teesside has made his own job that little bit easier to manage. Steve Bruce was relieved of his duties on Wednesday night, with
-
Date
Colledge takes charge for the second time
Andy Colledge takes charge of Easington after returning to the club in midweek, just six weeks after he left. Since then, the club has had three points deducted for failing to fulfil a fixture, failed to pick up a point in eight league games, and been
-
Date
Lecturer denies hacking claims
THE North-East lecturer arrested as part of an investigation into allegations of phone hacking has denied doing anything wrong and expressed her disgust at the practice. Former News of the World reporter Bethany Usher, who teaches media ethics
-
Date
Odd job man gets life for murder
AN odd-job man who killed his friend and set fire to his home in a desperate bid to conceal his crime was yesterday jailed for life after being convicted of murder. Malcolm Harland, 50, was told he will have to spend at least 18 years behind
-
Date
Brewery takes up bakers ale cakes
A PROFESSIONAL baker advised by a relative to put a famous tipple in her cakes has seen her creation stocked in the brewery's own visitor centre. The Black Sheep Brewery in North Yorkshire has started stocking the cakes created by Jo Williams in its
-
Date
North-East named as core offshore wind area
BURGEONING offshore wind expertise in two areas of the North-East has led to them being named by the Government amongst five prime UK sites in which to grow the sector. Teesside and Tyneside have both been named as Centres for Offshore Renewable Engineering
-
Date
FA Vase preview: Askern for trouble if not in right frame of mind says Dixon
West Auckland manager Peter Dixon has told his players that they mustn’t take anything for granted at Askern Villa in their third round FA Vase tie today. West, top of the STL Northern League, are expected to win in South Yorkshire, where the home side
-
Date
Benjamin looking for third successive hat trick
Sunderland RCA striker Alex Benjamin is aiming for his third successive hat trick when they go to Newton Aycliffe this afternoon. Benjamin, transferred from South Shields a month ago, is the league’s joint top scorer with 18 goals, and when he played
-
Date
Dedicated sailor's royal presentation
A DEDICATED sailor has spoken of his delight after being presented with an accolade by Princess Anne. The Princess Royal, who is president of the Royal Yachting Association, gave the group’s lifetime commitment award to Ian Smith, for serving
-
Date
Marshall sets sights on London 2012
Hartlepool boxer Savannah Marshall insists she does not enjoy being in the spotlight - but after striking gold at last week's Olympic Test Event in London she may have to get used to it. Marshall claimed welterweight silver at the 2010 World
