CHILDREN at a Teesdale school are celebrating after gaining an national award.Pupils at Cockfield Primary School, in Cockfield, Teesdale, have achieved the Investing in Children (Iic) Membership Award for a second year.Iic is a UK initiative that promotes
THRIFTY fashionistas are needed to create a catwalk collection for an upcoming festival.Glamorous green will be the trend on the runway at this year’s OxGlam Fashion Show, taking place as part of the Festival of Thrift.The two day festival – a lively
FOLK rock veterans Fairport Convention will return to a coastal resort to perform following a sell-out show earlier this year.The group recently celebrated 50 years of performances with the release of 50:50@50, which featured new material.The group has
SURPRISING revelations have emerged that one of the North-East’s most important historic buildings could have in fact been created with the help of French stonemasons.The discovery of sculptures near the port city of Caen in Normandy, France, suggests
PATRIOTIC verve will be the order of the day when a Second World War veteran is presented with France’s highest military honour as part of two special events in Darlington to help celebrate Armed Forces Day.A special Raise the Flag ceremony will be held
YORK Minster outshone heritage sites across the world to triumph at a prestigious ceremony celebrating innovative lighting design. Lighting introduced in the cathedral’s nave and to its 15th century Kings Screen won Heritage Project of the Year at the
THE contribution made to policing by volunteer Special Constables has been celebrated by North Yorkshire Police.As well as supporting general election policing in recent weeks, Special Constables assisted at three major events across the county – York
TRIBUTES have been paid to the stars of nursing and midwifery at an emotional awards ceremony in the North-East.The County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust presented a host of awards to the “unsung heroes” of the profession at the annual ceremony
SCORES of people have discovered just what the food was like in a Victorian-era workhouse, as part of an art installation project illustrating the past meeting the present.Contemporary artist Pippa Hale used Ripon’s Workhouse Museum as the setting for
THIS year’s York Food Festival is expected to be the largest ever, with new opportunities for small producers and independent shops, pubs and restaurants.The festival team have announced their plans for the main event from September 22 to October 1, with
THE line up for Saltburn Food Festival is starting to take shape as organisers prepare for their biggest event to date.With thousands of food lovers expected to descend on the seaside town on Sunday, July 30, the event has started taking over entire town
A 26-year-old man has been charged with criminal damange with intent to endanger life after a car was driven into a terrace of chalets at a Butlins resort. John Kain Atkinson, 26, from Norton in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, has also been charged with
TWO burglars responsible for "a plague" of break-ins across the North-East, in which they stole half a million pounds-worth of goods, have been jailed. Police said countless lives had been ruined by Martin James Flemming, 28, of Slatyford, and
A NSPCC Schools Service volunteer who has been delivering Speak Out Stay Safe assemblies and workshops in the Tees Valley area for the past four years is urging other people to give it a goMargaret Anderson, a former Business Development Manager, spotted
CONCERNED councillors are protesting over the further downgrading of services at a hospital which is threatening its future as a centre for emergency and unplanned surgery. Worried GPs, consultants and staff at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton
TWO brothers were last night behind bars after a series of drug finds by police – including one after a dramatic roof-top escape bid. Gary Pattison, 40, was jailed for seven years and four months, and 38-year-old Darren Pattison received six years
THIS year’s Darlington Community Carnival is set to be bigger and better than ever.Once again the event brings together its unique mix of musical and dramatic performances, family fun and carnival stalls to the town centre and Stanhope Park on Saturday
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to continue their fight to stop a petrol station extending its opening hours.Council planners refused to allow Grange Service Station to open between 7am and 10pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays.However, the business owners, Rontec
A SCIENCE event featuring female experts is taking place in Newcastle today.Women from Newcastle University are teaming up with Soapbox Science to transform the city centre into a hub for science and discovery.At Grey’s Monument, from noon to 3pm, a dozen
A FLORIST will set aside her bouquets in favour of a helmet and shoulder pads when she represents the UK in the American Football World Championships.Lindsey Robson, of Charlton’s Florist in Crook, County Durham, says it is a dream come true to compete
The most eagerly-awaited week of the Flat campaign Royal Ascot begins on Tuesday, but we have competitive action this weekend including at York whose card begins with one of the most valuable races of the season for Lady Amateur Riders. Azari (1.50) was
CAMPAIGNERS expressed disbelief last night as judges released an 22-year-old sex offender who sent a photo of himself performing a sex act to a 12-year-old girl after they ruled she "agreed to be his online girlfriend". Charity the Survivors Trust
RAFAEL BENITEZ is struggling to strike a deal for either of his leading goalkeeper targets, yet has still given the go-ahead for Matz Sels to leave Newcastle United.Sels is on the verge of completing a season-long loan move to Anderlecht because Benitez
Stockton play Dukes ECB North-East Regional Premier League champions Chester-le-Street.Skipper Kevin Ward said: “The team is at full strength with George Harding returning from his Durham duties, as does Brett Roberts after a hamstring injury. “The side
The first big event of the NYSD summer takes place tomorrow with the Teesside University Macmillan Cup T20 finals day, staged at the SCG, Stokesley.The NYSD were the first league to introduce coloured clothing club cricket, and with four strong sides
The boss Michael Dods has been in terrific form of late. His patience with a lot of the string at the start of the season is really paying off now and he has saddled eight winners over the last fortnight.We have some nice three-year-olds, the likes of
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is writing exclusively for The Northern Echo. Today, in the first edition of a new monthly column, he sets out what has been top of his agenda over the last few weeks ON May 5 this year a political earthquake hit Darlington
TO help celebrate Father’s Day we asked children in our region to send us a drawing to say thank you to the male role models in their lives. The response has been incredible, so we’ve only been able to publish some of the entries in this special souvenir
North-East author Martin Hardy has just published “Rafa’s Way”, his third book on Newcastle United. Writing for The Northern Echo, he explains why he chose to chronicle Rafael Benitez’s impact on the Magpies, and explains how the process evolved
A NUMBER of Middlesbrough players are heading to the continent to ensure they are in ideal physical condition for the start of pre-season training in nine days’ time. While Boro’s squad are not due to return to Rockliffe Park until June 26, the
