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Confirmed case of coronavirus being treated in Darlington hospital
A PERSON who has tested positive for coronavirus is being treated in a Darlington hospital, it has been confirmed. Health chiefs have said someone who showed symptoms is being treated for the Covid-19 infection at Darlington Memorial Hospital.
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Coronavirus: Care homes ban visitors to avoid potential 'outbreak'
SCORES of care homes in the North-East and North Yorkshire have gone into lockdown and temporarily suspended ‘all but essential’ visits from relatives. More than 60 care homes across County Durham, Teesside, Tyne and Wear and North Yorkshire have
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Spennymoor put coronavirus threat to one side to climb back into play-offs
SPENNYMOOR TOWN put the threat of the coronavirus to one side to climb back into the National League North play-off places with a comfortable 4-0 win over Hereford United. Despite being expected to play at Brewery Field when the Premier League,
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Darlington 2 Farsley Celtic 4: Elliott errors prove costly as Quakers crash
5:55pm DARLINGTON rued missing a welter of chances and goalkeeping mistakes as they lost 4-2 at home to play-off rivals
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The story of the 30ft long mining masterpiece moving to new Bishop Auckland home ahead of County Hall demolition
The largest and perhaps most unseen work by County Durham’s greatest artist showing a slice of the annual gala is on the move. WHEN a panoramic and iconic work of art arrived at Durham’s new County Hall more than 50 years it was folded in the back
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Letters: 'Reasons to keep Saltburn cliff lift going'
AT a recent meeting at Redcar and Cleveland Council, it was suggested that Saltburn Cliff Lift was too expensive to keep going. I’ll say from the start that I have a soft spot for the lift because, as Mayor of Langbaurgh, in 1984, I was present,
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Letters: 'Hartlepool United v Ebbsfleet was a unedifying spectacle for a paying public'
AFTER witnessing what I can only describe as a farcical disgrace of a match on Saturday I feel it is necessary to put this game into context. Ebbsfleet came in desperate need of points in their fight against relegation. They were going to use any
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Letters: 'The Age Addition Allowance pays a pitiful 25p a week'
MPs are to receive an annual pay rise from £79,468 to £81,932. That’s an extra £47.38 extra per week. The rise will come into effect from April 1, 2020, the same day all those who reach their 80th birthday collect their very first Age Addition Allowance
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Letters: 'Darlington Delivery Office is to decommission one letter sorting machine at the site'
WE are carrying out some local improvements in the Darlington area. They are designed to bring our business more in line with changing customer needs. More and more of us are shopping online. Darlington Delivery Office is to decommission one letter
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Letters: 'Heather Scott has shown contempt for the public, democracy and transparency'
COUNCILLOR Heather Scott has shown contempt for the public, democracy and transparency following the vote on Darlington’s Draft Local Plan by admitting that: “You could say every single member had predetermined”. This is saying that the decision had
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Letters: 'Faith schools foster religious bigotry'
THE UK Government ought to give serious attention to eliminating faith schools, which serve no useful purpose. In fact, it could reasonably be said they simply foster religious bigotry. I had experience of this at St Mary’s College, Middlesbrough
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Letters: 'Why has Darlington council never built an animal hospital?'
DARLINGTON keeps on building flats and more flats – I wonder why this council has never built an animal hospital where people can take their sick animals and have them treated. Our vets do not open at the weekend, they are closed in the evenings –
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Letters: 'Women can do no wrong, and men no right'
ONE of today’s most fashionable and therefore overworked and over-played words has to be misogyny. It is used unfortunately, whether or not it is appropriate, but that matters not at all. Too often seemingly, it is compulsory for it to be worked
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Letters: '400 studies worldwide showing fluoride reduces human and animal intelligence'
ON February 26 I attended a talk chaired by Darlington Green Party Councillor Matthew Snedker, and addressed by Doctor John Furness, who was there to promote water fluoridation for Darlington. In the journal Royal College of Paediatrics and Child
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The Shildon man who wrote Waltzing Matilda, Australia’s unofficial national anthem
WALTZING MATILDA, Australia’s unofficial national anthem with its lyrics about a jolly swagman camping by a billabong in the shade of a coolibah tree, was written by a railwayman from Shildon. The works of Thomas Bulch are to be heard again in his
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Three people taken to hospital after serious car crash
EMERGENCY services are dealing with a serious road traffic accident. Police have closed Genesis Way in Consett between McDonald's and Tesco. It is understood the collision happened at around 11.30am. Durham Constabulary said no further
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Newborn baby and mother test positive for coronavirus
A NEWBORN baby and its mother have tested positive for coronavirus. North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust said: "Two patients at North Middlesex University Hospital have tested positive for coronavirus. "One has been transferred to
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Teesdale School pupil named young hero for helping friend in wheelchair
A TEENAGER who selflessly helps his best friend has received a Young Heroes award from the police. Nathan Mawer met wheelchair-user Sam at primary school and they have been firm friends ever since. The 15-year-old has always made sure Sam was
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Pedestrian knocked down and killed - HGV driver arrested
A PEDESTRIAN was knocked down and killed at Aysgarth near Leyburn and police are appealing for witnesses. It happened on Church Bank at around 12.30pm on Thursday March 12 and involved a heavy goods vehicle and a man in his 70s. The man suffered
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Record-breaking Poppy duo decide to step down
A COUPLE that raised tens of thousands of pounds for the Royal British Legion are stepping down as a town’s Poppy Appeal organisers. Amanda and Pete Molloy, with Jazmin Orrick, took over organising the Poppy Appeal in Spennymoor from Paul and Pam
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Council action over motorists parking for free on Gresham development site
TIME is being called on illegal parking blighting large areas of central Middlesbrough. More than 500 cars are using cleared development land in Gresham as free parking every day, causing headaches for nearby residents and businesses. The vehicles
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Shoppers in Darlington Sainsbury's told one antibacterial soap per person
THE Northern Echo understands that a security guard in a supermarket was manning the soap aisle, restricting customers panic buying due to the coronavirus outbreak. On Thursday at around 12.40pm, Sainsbury's, on Victoria Road in Darlington, allegedly
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Budget: A start, but not enough for North-East
NORTHERN leaders have welcomed the new budget but want to see more of the government’s “levelling up” agenda ahead of the Autumn statement. Politicians and senior businesspeople gathered at Blackwell Grange Hotel yesterday to explore the new budget
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'Rejected' man set fire to bins outside ex’s home after split
A MAN rejected by his partner tried to “make her sorry” by setting light to wheelie bins placed against doors at her home, a court heard. Ian Craig’s partner ended their relationship last October, but by December he was regularly sending her massages
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Geordie Shore star appears in court to face counterfeit currency charge
FORMER Geordie Shore star James ‘Jay’ Gardner has appeared at court after being arrested at his home in Newcastle. Mr Gardner appeared at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court on Friday, March 6 where he pleaded not guilty to one charge of conspiring with
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Hartlepool Council close visitor centre at Summerhill Country Park
A COUNCIL has closed a visitor centre at a park after staff self-isolate due to coronavirus. Hartlepool Borough Council has closed the visitor centre at Summerhill Country Park, in what it calls a "precautionary step". It comes after
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Rape accused declines chance to give evidence after pleading guilty to three of 32 charges
A MAN is not giving evidence in his trial after pleading guilty to some of the 32 charges he was facing. Junior Bryan is accused of raping, beating and supplying drugs to young girls and women whilst living off some of their earnings from prostitution
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Coronavirus: Newcastle Airport explains why it is NOT screening passengers
THE eleventh busiest airport in Britain and the North-East's largest has revealed why it is not screening passengers for coronavirus when they return. The Northern Echo has learned that passengers landing into Newcastle International Airport are
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Police find two cannabis farms in Stockton
POLICE have dealt with two cannabis farms in Stockton this week. Stockton Neighbourhood Team officers have dealt with two cannabis farms in the Parkfield and Oxbridge areas. On Wednesday, March 11, response teams attended an address in Northcote
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Bishop Auckland MP Dehenna Davison in self-isolation with coronavirus-like symptoms
BISHOP Auckland MP Dehenna Davison is in self-isolation after developing coronavirus-like symptoms. She was advised to do so as a precautionary measure after seeking guidance at the onset of chest-related symptoms. Her self-isolation means
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Hartlepool man found after police appeal
POLICE in Hartlepool have found a missing 17-year-old following concerns for his wellbeing and have thanked people for sharing the appeal.
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Coronavirus: 'Fake' text spreads suggesting Sunderland College is closed
A NORTH-EAST college has confirmed that a text message suggesting it had suddenly closed due to coronavirus is actually untrue. On Thursday (March 12), an image of a text message which appeared to have been sent from Sunderland College circulated
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Coronavirus: Panic buying leads to fresh warnings to "respect the vulnerable"
SHOPPERS across the North-East have been urged to support the "vulnerable" as panic buying continues to leave supermarket shelves bare of essentials amidst coronavirus fears. Major names including Tesco, Asda, Morrison's and Waitrose have confirmed
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PM delays May 7 elections for one year
Boris Johnson has postponed the May 7 elections for one year due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Government said on Friday that the Prime Minister has delayed the local, mayoral and police and crime commission elections until May 2021. Mr
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In The Dock: Man, 60, jailed for stalking offences among cases
THE following cases were heard at the Peterlee and Newton Aycliffe Magistates’ Courts in the last week. ADAM CHRISTOPHER BAINBRIDGE, 32, of Conyers Road, Chester-Le-Street, was fined £500 and made to pay £150 compensation after he assaulted a man
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Darlington mum pleads for daughter's life-changing drug
A MUM whose young daughter has a rare condition that could result in brain damage is pleading with authorities to provide a specialist drug. Lily-Mae Scott was born with Phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare medical condition that means she is unable to
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Fear over coronavirus cancels school ski trip
A PRIMARY school skiing trip has been cancelled 36 hours before pupils were due to fly because of fears over the coronavirus. Lanchester EP Primary School should be heading to the French Alps on Saturday morning but the holiday has been cancelled
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Coronavirus: ‘Risk remains low’ as another North-East case confirmed
HEALTH chiefs have confirmed another COVID-19 case in the North-East. A Gateshead resident has tested positive for the coronavirus and is currently self-isolating at home. Gateshead Council said it is working closely with Public Health England
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Can Hartlepool make up for last weekend's lost ground?
DAVE CHALLINOR is out to make up for lost ground. Hartlepool United go to Sutton today – National League officials strangely giving the programme the go-ahead at a time when games are called off across the country. Losing at home to Ebbsfleet last
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Darlington need to repeat Blyth's run-in to reach play-offs
DARLINGTON have a strong Blyth Spartans influence in their squad and replicating the Northumberland club’s form at the end of last season would be a huge boost to play-off hopes. Under Alun Armstrong’s guidance, Blyth charged into play-off contention
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Bishop Auckland man guilty of trying to sell illegal cigarettes
A MAN convicted of trying to sell counterfeit cigarettes has received a six-week suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay more than £500. John Edward Bennett, 39, was investigated after reports of a man trying to sell the goods to members of
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The role and daily tasks of a soft tissue veterinary nurse
I am Christie Short, a soft tissue nurse at Wear Referrals, and I have been on the soft tissue team for six months after previously working in a primary care practice. General day to day as a soft tissue nurse starts by receiving a handover from
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Ciaran Clark's ankle injury means he would miss Euros
IT will almost certainly prove to be an irrelevance, but Steve Bruce has revealed that Ciaran Clark is likely to miss Euro 2020 if the tournament takes place this summer and the Republic of Ireland qualify via the play-offs. UEFA officials are due
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The perfect Mother's Day gift - tickets to see Sir Tom Jones at the Darlington Arena
Global superstar Sir Tom Jones is set to perform at Darlington Arena, home of Darlington Mowden Park RFC, on Sunday, June 14, 2020 – a week after celebrating his 80th birthday - in what promises to be an unforgettable evening of entertainment.
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PM delays May 7 elections for one year
Boris Johnson has postponed the May 7 elections for one year due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Government said on Friday that the Prime Minister has delayed the local, mayoral and police and crime commission elections until May 2021. Mr Johnson