THE funeral will take place later this week of a North-East woman killed in a bomb blast while on holiday in Turkey. Helyn Bennett, of South Street, Spennymoor, County Durham died in the Turkish holiday resort of Kusadasi on July 16 when a terrorist bomb
A CRICKET team has received a grant towards the cost of creating a new wicket. For the last 20 years, members of Esh Winning Cricket Club have played on the same artificial wicket. Having already secured a grant of £3,000 from the Cricket Foundation,
A PETERLEE councillor will enter this year's Great North Run in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief. David Taylor-Gooby wants to raise funds for the Macmillan Nursing East Durham appeal. Money will go to the new Information and Support Centre to open in Peterlee
A ROYAL Air Force officer from Darlington has graduated with flying colours from a training academy. Flight Lieutenant Joanne Swainston recently completed a specialist course at RAF Cranwell, in Lincolnshire. At the parade, Miss Swainston, 27, was also
A COMPANY has won a national award for its ground-breaking software designed to enhance the independence of people suffering from sight loss. Software Express, located in Langley Park, Durham, fought off stiff competition to win first prize in the category
A JAZZ band that has set its sights on world championship glory is looking for sponsorship to help them on their way. The Shildon Jubilees managed to boost funds for their trip at the town's annual carnival at Hackworth Park, on Saturday. Bands from throughout
WORK is progressing on the regeneration of a run-down Darlington park. Development work on North Park is now well under way to make it visitor-friendly, and more work will follow. The Friends of North Park are continuing their fundraising quest, having
MEMO to North-East holidaymakers - Big Brother is watching you. In fact, sunseekers who misbehave on their trip abroad with a local coach company could be up for immediate eviction. The get-tough policy has been introduced by Middlesbrough travel company
A DARLINGTON supermarket has selected the winners of a recent children's competition. As part of recycling week at Asda, in Whinbush Way, a competition was launched for youngsters to make a model, out of recycled materials, of an animal from the film
MORE than 30,000 people visited a country park for what has become the largest motor exhibition and family fun day in the North-East. The North-East Motor Show, at Herrington Country Park, near Sunderland, featured several events, including Monster Trucks
A MAJOR residential development, which promises to further the regeneration of a former mining village in north Durham, is likely to be approved today. Barratt Homes has applied to build 169 houses and an associated road network on rough open space at
PROTESTORS battling to save a landmark pub intend to seek independent advice in the hope of finding flaws in the controversial proposals. Plans to demolish the White Horse Hotel, in North Road, Darlington, and replace it with 55 apartments, have met with
THE life of Kay Thompson, a founder matron of Bilton Nursery School, in Harrogate, who died recently, has been praised by the Vicar of St Peter's Church, Harrogate, Canon Tony Shepherd. He said: "Kay was always a delight to be with, because her whole
BRITAIN can ill-afford to lose her best minds early, and so Robin Cook's premature death at the age of 59 is a tragedy. How much of a tragedy can be gauged from snippets of his speech when he resigned from the Government over the war in Iraq. He said:
A VINTAGE saloon car which has taken 25 years to restore has made its debut on a North Yorkshire railway. The Great Northern Railway Saloon No 3087 set off on a special charter on two round trips on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway on Saturday. The trips
POLICE searching for a missing teenager are hopeful that fans at a music festival may hold the key to her whereabouts. Jenny Nicholl, 19, from Richmond, North Yorkshire, has been missing from home since June 30. On Friday and Saturday, police passed out
A STALWART of a North Yorkshire community hospital has had part of it named after him. The section at Ripon Community Hospital was re-named the Leon Smallwood Unit in a ceremony at the weekend. Mr Smallwood, who lived in Littlethorpe, died in January
NEW tactics are being introduced to prevent streets being clogged up by parents' vehicles on the daily school run. Officers at City of York Council intend to introduce measures to control parking and manage traffic at four schools in the city. It is hoped
After months of preparation, expectation and excitement, as birthday treats go Saturday's draw at Rushden was something of an anti-climax. Like a disappointing party that's gone flat, the game gradually fizzled out without much entertainment and although
A BREWERY has agreed to provide sponsorship for a newly-formed pub team. Members of the team playing under the banner of the Durham Light Infantryman pub, in Gilesgate, Durham, are celebrating the new deal from Heineken. The brewing company has provided
A BRITISH team that pulled off the heroic rescue of seven Russian sailors trapped in a submarine on the bed of the Pacific Ocean will today come face to face with the men they saved. Russian defence minister Sergei Ivanov has asked to meet the members
Yorkshire gained a comfortable five wicket victory over Scottish Saltires in Edinburgh yesterday to end a run of four consecutive defeats in the totesport league. Chasing a target of 204, Yorkshire made it with 21 deliveries to spare after some useful
RESIDENTS are being warned to guard against confidence tricksters,despite the breaking of an international scam. Hartlepool Borough Council's trading standards team recently warned residents against a bogus mailshot being sent to people in the town from
A SAILOR has won an award -and the admiration of his superiors. Royal Navy rating Ian Wood received the Herbert Lott Award after he helped identify a learning disability that was preventing a colleague being able to work properly. The 34-year-old then
A MOTORIST was forced to walk home after throwing a cigarette end out of a car window. A police patrol spotted the butt flying through the air and, on pulling the car over, found it was untaxed and the motorist uninsured. The car was towed to the vehicle
POLICE chiefs in the region last night praised the public for their "calm community response" to the London bombings, while racial tensions rise elsewhere in the country. Figures released by the Metropolitan Police showed a six-fold increase in religious
SOMETIMES even the best laid plans don't turn out as intended. Few managers can have been as thorough and meticulous as Martin Scott as Hartlepool United's new manager prepared for life as a manager on a permanent basis. And, as a result, few can have
FUEL protestors have threatened crippling blockades of the country's ports and the withholding of agricultural produce if the Government does not act to remedy soaring prices at the pump. The Fuel Lobby, which works with Farmers for Action and the Road
ALAN SHEARER believes Newcastle United's hopes of landing Michael Owen are disappearing fast. Owen has been one of three strikers - along with Nicolas Anelka and Mark Viduka - that Newcastle boss Graeme Souness has targeted this summer. But, while the
A FREE online training service aimed at care and social workers has proved a hit in its first month. The site for social care employers and those working in the statutory, independent and voluntary sectors, was commissioned by Skills for North East Learning
KIERON DYER has pleaded with everyone connected with Newcastle United to rally round to ensure close friend and team-mate Jermaine Jenas remains at St James' Park. Jenas' chances of a move to Arsenal dwindled last night when manager Arsene Wenger admitted
Foster's ECB North East Regional Premier League: Norton have their eyes set on finishing in the highest position since the league was formed after the Symington brothers spearheaded a big win at Gateshead Fell. Marc struck an unbeaten 118 and captain
A FORMER boyfriend of runaway mother Elaine Walker has said he is not surprised by her actions. Police were last night still trying to trace Miss Walker, 45, from Redmire, near Leyburn, North Yorkshire, after she abandoned her 15-year-old daughter, Laura
Foster's Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League: Two of the top four sides lost enabling leaders Ashington to strengthen their position. They had no difficulty defeating Newcastle City when outstanding contributions by Dale Ross and David Rutherford
JIMMY-FLOYD Hasselbaink gave Steve McClaren a timely reminder of his predatory skills yesterday as Middlesbrough's shot-shy strikeforce completed their preparations ahead of the new Premiership season. After being left on the bench for the first half
Hiroshima (BBC1) TODAY it's a thriving city of one million people with few outward signs of the terrible, world-shattering event that happened there 60 years ago - just burn marks on trees and the shadow in stone of a vaporised man. But the event remains
RESIDENTS have called for answers over why a popular park has still not been fitted with a security camera. The Village Park Residents' Association, in Thornaby, said if a camera had been fitted in April when it should have been, police would have been
Readers Durham County League: Esh Winning conceded their unbeaten record to give the chasing clubs a glimmer of hope for the championship. Third-top Tudhoe gained Esh's scalp by the narrow margin of 12 runs although the leaders still managed to take eight
SHAUN Hornsby refused a doctor's offer to replace his missing thumb with one of his toes - because it would stop him playing football. Doctors offered the teenager surgery to help his hand look more normal after he ripped off half his thumb while climbing
THE granddaughter of the country's best-loved vet has been married at the same church where her famous grandfather wed. Emma Page, granddaughter of Alf Wight, author of the world-famous James Herriot books, was married at St Mary's Church, Thirsk, North
STEVE McClaren is today hoping to be given the green light to play Emanuel Pogatetz as the Russian FA prepares to overturn his six-month ban. Pogatetz has played no part in Middlesbrough's pre-season preparations after being handed the sentence following
Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Premier Division: Saltburn show no signs of weakening in their quest to wrestle the championship from four-times winners Guisborough, who remain second but with a mountain to climb if they are to create
THE biggest annual street arts festival in the country transformed a North-East high street into an array of colourful flotsam and jetsam at the weekend. The magic of the River Tees and what can be found in it, provided the theme of a procession that
RESIDENTS whose homes are earmarked for demolition are questioning the council's arithmetic. Middlesbrough Council is poised to demolish 1,500 town centre homes. It claims there are 800 empty terraced houses scattered across central Middlesbrough - 182
A MAN dedicated to grassroots sport in the North-East has won recognition on a national stage. Alan Brown was yesterday crowned FA Learning Grassroots Coach of the Year by England football team manager Sven Goran Eriksson. The 45-year-old, who coaches
Foster's Durham Senior League: It's as-you-were at the top of the league but both Hetton Lyons and Whitburn were involved in close calls. The Hetton Lyons game at Marsden fluctuated during the final hour and at one stage it appeared that Marsden were
England held their nerve to claim a breathtaking two-run victory at Edgbaston after Australia came within one shot of completing one of the most stunning comebacks in the history of Ashes cricket. Facing almost inevitable defeat on the fourth morning
WHILE there was ecstasy for Steve Harmison at Edgbaston yesterday, the agony continued for his brother, Ben, at Riverside. Surprisingly dropped from the England Under-19 side last week, he was out first ball and bowled five overs for 51 runs in Durham's
THE team behind one of the biggest farming events in the country has appointed a new head. Lord Hotham has become the president of Yorkshire Agricultural Society for the next year, taking over from Christopher Bourne-Arton. Lord Hotham, of Dalton Hall
A GOVERNMENT watchdog is being asked to investigate a decision to bulldoze a town centre community. Three Middlesbrough councillors have been reported to the Standards Board, the Government's ethics agency. The move comes as temperatures continue to rise
A GOVERNMENT watchdog is being asked to investigate a decision to bulldoze a town centre community. Three Middlesbrough councillors have been reported to the Standards Board, the Government's ethics agency. The move comes as temperatures continue to rise
Saltburn show no signs of weakening in their quest to wrestle the championship from four-times winners Guisborough, who remain second but with a mountain to climb if they are to create a new record. The Seasiders completed an early double over Great Ayton
BUDDING artists of all talents came together to create a jungle of colourful animals in Teesdale. Children and adults joined professional artist Effie Burns to take part in the Sculpture Vulture class at Bowes and Gilmonby Village Hall, on Friday. The
PROTESTORS battling to save a landmark pub will seek independent advice in the hope of finding flaws in the plan. Plans to demolish the White Horse Hotel, in North Road, Darlington, and replace it with 55 apartments, have met with fierce opposition. About
VILLAGERS are celebrating after reaching another milestone in their quest to regenerate their church. The Under The Roof Appeal, in Coundon, near Bishop Auckland, has completed its ambition to restore the dome ceiling at St James' Church. The project
TWO North-East students have been selected for a programme which aims to deliver highly committed and inspirational teachers for London inner city schools. They are Charlotte Taylor, 22, with a 2:1 BSc in natural sciences, and Hannah Moulden, 22, who
CROWDS flocked to a Teesdale village's annual carnival this weekend. About 800 people turned out to enjoy the stalls and displays at Middleton-in-Teesdale carnival on Saturday. Organisers said that the event was such a success that plans are already under
A COUNCIL is looking to recruit more swimming teachers at its leisure centres. Sedgefield Borough Council has launched swimming courses at its leisure centres in Newton Aycliffe, Spennymoor and Fishburn. Although an initial enrolment has already taken
CHILDREN staged their own version of the Olympic Games on Friday, with a whole programme of events. Youngsters, aged between five and 13, competed individually and in teams in a range of events, which included sprinting, a relay race and long jump. Coaching
VILLAGERS are celebrating after reaching another milestone in their quest to regenerate their church. The Under The Roof Appeal, in Coundon, near Bishop Auckland, has completed its ambition to restore the dome ceiling at St James' Church. The project
A WOMAN is to sue a farmer whose cows trampled her as she walked on a public footpath. Vanessa Bishop, 42, has been left housebound because of severe bruising to her legs since the accident three weeks ago. She was trampled by a herd of 20 cattle on the
A MAJOR residential development, which promises to further the regeneration of a former mining village in north Durham, is likely to be approved today. Barratt Homes has applied to build 169 houses and an associated road network on rough open space at
MEMBERS of Harrogate's Sea Cadets will be raising money for charity by taking part in a "lock in" at Ripon Museum's Liberty Jail. After a night in the cells, and a breakfast of bread and water, they will be marched in chains through the streets and tried
STUDENTS at a North Yorkshire college are among the first in the region to achieve a national work-based qualification. Northallerton College has pioneered a Young Apprenticeship scheme, which not only provides students in years ten and 11 with work experience
THREE bids have been submitted for a local radio licence in a North Yorkshire town. BTN FM, Hambleton Radio and Northallerton FM have applied to communications watchdog Ofcom for the Northallerton radio licence. The successful station will have a licence
Durham Coast League: There is no change at the top since the leading trio all drew and there is now every likelihood the race for the championship will go right to the wire, writes Malcolm Pratt. The match of the day between leaders Castle Eden and second
A PRIMARY school teacher will be fending off malaria-carrying mosquitoes this year. Suzanne Roberts, from Saltburn, will spend her half-term holiday in October visiting schools in a remote region of Uganda, in Africa, which is plagued by the blood-sucking
RESIDENTS are looking forward to unveiling their new look community centre at a celebration next weekend. More than £2,000 has been spent transforming the former Deaf Hill Miners' Welfare Hall, in Station Road, Trimdon Station, to reclaim its place at
ASPIRING cricket stars will be brushing up their skills at a week-long course starting today. Derwentside Leisure Services, in partnership with the Shotley Bridge Cricket Club, will hold the course at the club. Leisure services sports development officer
THREE children who died have been remembered by fellow pupils with a memorial garden. Teenagers attending Blakeston School, Stockton, have built a garden dedicated to the memory of Ian Magor, who died of cancer, Lilly Brown, who died of a drugs overdose
A FORMER boyfriend of runaway mother Elaine Walker has said he is not surprised by her actions. Police were last night still trying to trace Miss Walker, 45, from Redmire, near Leyburn, North Yorkshire, after she abandoned her 15-year-old daughter, Laura
MORE than 30,000 people visited a country park for what has become the largest motor exhibition and family fun day in the North-East. The North-East Motor Show, at Herrington Country Park, near Sunderland, featured several events, including Monster Trucks
PAVEMENT CYCLISTS: WHEN are the local authority and the police going to do something about the growing menace in Darlington of speeding cyclists riding on the pavements? Anyone who walks regularly into town from the Eastbourne area especially knows only
RESIDENTS are being invited to have a say on plans to regenerate their community. Designs for a town square and other improvements planned for Hartlepool's Headland are going on public display this week. The finalised designs for a formal square in front
WORK is about to start on a project to keep cycling enthusiasts off roads. Residents of Brotton are helping eco charity Groundwork South Tees create a site for BMX enthusiasts of all ages to enjoy their sport safely, but away from traffic and hard surfaces
A FILM company is putting Teesside in the spotlight with plans to showcase the area at the Cannes Film Festival. The Ironopolis Film Company will begin shooting the £4.5m independent movie Six Bend Trap in Middlesbrough next month. The cast will be a
Andrew Woodcock, Chris Moncrieff and Chris Lloyd look at the life and career of former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook who died on a Scottish mountain side at a time when high office was again within his grasp. ROBIN Cook was one of the modern Labour Party's
IF the ECB were to start looking for new sponsors for this summer's Test series, they could do worse than turn their attention towards a certain beer company. Carlsberg don't make Test matches but, if they did, they would probably look just like this
SEAN Gaffney continued to shine in the latest rounds of the UK Formula Ford Championship at Brands Hatch last weekend with two strong performances to consolidate his place as a leading runner in the series. After a baptism of fire on his debut in the
AN estimated 12,000 music fans flocked to a former pit town to enjoy the country's biggest free blues festival. The Stanley Blues Festival's immediate future seems assured - planning for next year's event starts now - after fresh funding arrangements
DURHAM skipper Mike Hussey had no argument with the two costly decisions which went against Durham on the way to a two-wicket defeat in an enthralling match at Southend on Saturday. Andy Flower was unbeaten on 132 out of Essex's 299 for eight, but Durham
A COUPLE celebrated 50 years of wedded bliss surrounded by family and friends at the weekend. Ernie and Sally Prest held a small party in their home at Rookery Gardens, Rushyford, County Durham, to celebrate their golden wedding. The pair met when they
With Robert Winston out of action for the foreseeable future after a nasty fall at Ayr on Saturday, Jamie Spencer and Seb Sanders look to have the jockeys title between them. The pair are fancied to have winners at the only Flat afternoon meeting and
FAMILIES had fun in the sun this weekend at an activity-packed party day. The event, held in Lascelles Park in Darlington, included a bucking bronco, a climbing wall and Punch and Judy show for youngsters, and, for the older generation, a tea dance and
AN Army cadet has proved to be one of the best in the country, conquering health problems to earn his stripes. Corporal Kyle Gilmore, 18, will be promoted after outstanding performances on exercises with Durham Army Cadet Force (ACF). A senior cadet in
The pain of losing a partner is always hard to bear, but what if you're still young when he or she dies? Sharon Griffiths meets two women who have learned to cope with premature widowhood. THERE was no helpful book available on being a widow when Rachel
A POPULAR museum is celebrating its largest donation after a hairdresser bequeathed more than £250,000. Staff at Beamish Museum, near Stanley, County Dur-ham, marked the occasion by planting a lime tree in the 1913 Town Street. Malcolm Berry, a hairdresser
IT is not to be a scripture lesson but "charity", biblically, means love ? and precious little of it appears to have been lost in the 1913 FA Cup final. Wherever charity begins, it probably wasn't in Sunderland. On the eve of this year's FA Community
DURHAM are on the trail of a Test bowler for their final three games as the second replacement for Ashley Noffke, who leaves for Australia today. The search has proved difficult partly because of the comings and goings at other counties. One of those
MEMO to North-East holidaymakers - Big Brother is watching you. In fact, sunseekers who misbehave on their trip abroad with a local coach company could be up for immediate eviction. The get-tough policy has been introduced by Middlesbrough travel company
MATT Clarke is under no illusions regarding the unenviable task that lies ahead in replacing Darlington legend Craig Liddle as captain this season. Liddle announced his retirement from the game during the summer after seven-and-a-half years at the club
Ritchie Humphreys is expecting the real Hartlepool to stand up at Bournemouth tomorrow night, writes Nick Loughlin. After Saturday's home defeat to Bradford, Pool today make their longest trek of the season. And Humphreys, who played an unfamiliar left-back
A WOMAN is to sue a farmer whose cows trampled her as she walked on a public footpath. Vanessa Bishop, 42, has been left housebound because of severe bruising to her legs since the accident three weeks ago. She was trampled by a herd of 20 cattle on the
A BID by an independent rail company to run train services to London from the North-East was last night dismissed as "nonsense". A spokesman for the Strategic Rail Authority claimed Grand Central Railway (GCR) plans, which are intended to operate on a
A DISABLED man born with an extremely rare debilitating condition has found a job after his dedication in working towards an apprenticeship was recognised. Leon Hetherington is one of only four people in the world known to suffer from the condition multi-core
Robert Winston suffered multiple fractures of his jaw in a crashing fall at Ayr on Saturday night, dashing his hopes of a first jockeys' championship. The Irish-born rider, who faces at least two months on the sidelines, was at the top of the table on
Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Divison One: Marton moved to within ten points of leaders Thornaby and still have a game in hand on their rivals after taking 15 points from yesterday's high-scoring drawn game with Guisborough. Chris Lane
DOGS from across the country descended on the region to celebrate a canine society's anniversary. The Stockton and District Canine Society held the show on Saturday to commemorate its diamond anniversary, after holding its first parade. More than 250
POLICE have launched an investigation after a man was found lying in the street near a hospital suffering from serious burns to his upper body. A police spokesman said the man was discovered wrapped in a blanket by a passer-by in Melville Grove, near
