Since 1870 The Northern Echo has been there with you.
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During the last 150 years, we have watched you laugh, cry, get passionate, angry and excited because we love telling your stories.
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That is why we have decided to make it even easier to follow the news from your area.
As well as our main The Northern Echo Facebook page, we have four new Facebook pages for Darlington, County Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire.
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North Yorkshire content here.
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Group Editor Karl Holbrook said: “We are proud to serve the individual communities that make up this amazingly diverse patch.
“That’s why we are splitting up our team to better serve our key areas from Darlington and Teesside to County Durham and North Yorkshire.
“These key areas will have their own team of dedicated journalists reporting on the issues that matter most to people on the ground.
“Each new team will curate a bespoke section of our website dedicated to these key areas and make sure their content is showcased better than ever to the audiences that want it.
“It will be a work in progress and further changes will be announced in the coming weeks as we look to launch newsletters and other exciting developments built around our different communities and audiences.
“We are so excited about these changes and hope our readers support it by bookmarking the new sections of the website and by following the new Facebook pages.”
Meet the Darlington Team
The Darlington reporters for The Northern Echo are:
Chief Reporter: Rachel Conner-Hill - @EchoRachelC
Live Reporter: Bill Edgar - @BillEdgarnews
Crime and Court Reporter: Graeme Hetherington - @graemeecho
Local Democracy Reporter: Stuart Minting - @SMintingEcho
Digital Reporter/Editor: Jim Scott - @jimscottjourno
Community Content Editor: Ashley Barnard - @ABarnardEcho
Audience and Content Editor: Nick Gullon - @echonickg
Audience and Content Editor: Andrew White - @apwecho
Meet the County Durham team
The County Durham reporters for The Northern Echo are:
Chief Reporter: Catherine Priestley - @catherinepecho
Reporter - Gavin Havery - @GavinHaveryEcho
Reporter/Photojournalist - @gavinengelecho
Crime and Court Reporter: Graeme Hetherington - @graemeecho
Crime and Court Reporter: Bruce Unwin - @BruceNEcho
Digital Reporter/Editor: Jim Scott - @jimscottjourno
Community Content Editor: Ashley Barnard - @ABarnardEcho
Audience and Content Editor: Nick Gullon - @echonickg
Audience and Content Editor: Andrew White - @apwecho
Meet the Teesside team
The Teesside reporters for The Northern Echo are:
Chief Reporter: Rachel Conner-Hill - @EchoRachelC
Live Reporter: Laura Nolan - @lauraevenolan1
Crime and Court Reporter: Graeme Hetherington - @graemeecho
Reporter: Richard Bellis - @Bellis_on_Twit
Digital Reporter/Editor: Jim Scott - @jimscottjourno
Community Content Editor: Ashley Barnard - @ABarnardEcho
Audience and Content Editor: Nick Gullon - @echonickg
Audience and Content Editor: Andrew White - @apwecho
Meet the North Yorkshire team
The North Yorkshire reporters for The Northern Echo are:
Chief Reporter: Alexa Fox - @EchoAlexa
Reporter: Connor Larman - @ConnorLarmanNE
Reporter: Janet Gleeson - @JanetGleeson
Local Democracy Reporter: Stuart Minting - @SMintingEcho
Digital Reporter/Editor: Jim Scott - @jimscottjourno
Community Content Editor: Ashley Barnard - @ABarnardEcho
Audience and Content Editor: Nick Gullon - @echonickg
Audience and Content Editor: Andrew White - @apwecho
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