Northern Echo Nostalgia: LOOKING BACK: Wedding dreams dashed when historic hall was closed

Northern Echo Nostalgia

Carmel Connolly, 102, of Spennymoor who collected for the Poppy Appeal for over 53 years

LOOKING BACK: Wedding dreams dashed when historic hall was closed

TWO North-East couples spoke of their shock and anguish on discovering their dream wedding venue had gone into administration in October 2013.

Clare Horner, the British Autograss Series champion

LOOKING BACK: Racing driver crowned queen of the grass

A WOMAN who devoted her spare time to motor racing was crowned British Autograss Series champion, in October 2008.

Inside page of The Northern Echo on Monday, October 29, 2018

LOOKING BACK: Honouring a hero with commemorative stone

A COMMUNITY turned out in force to honour a former pitman who performed “innumerable acts of gallantry” during the First World War, in October 2018.

It seems you can do anything you want in this country

IT would appear you can do anything you like in this country without redress.

Nutty at 92 – the bizarre reason my mum ended up in hospital on her birthday

FIT as a fiddle, my dear old Mum reached the grand old age of 92 yesterday, and she’s still going strong. In fact, we’re having a job trying to slow her down.