Darlington’s ‘Mother Faye’ who changed countless young lives named in King’s Honours
Darlington Council worker Faye Marsh who has changed the lives of countless children has been named in the King’s Birthday Honours.
Drunken teenager stabbed vulnerable neighbour twice in his own home in Spennymoor
A drunken teenager stabbed a vulnerable near neighbour while rummaging around his home probably looking for items to steal, a court heard.
The former Spennymoor milkman whose charity has delivered £2m of cancer care
Inspired by the memory of his mother and gran, Mark Solan has broken through the £2m mark with his cancer charity. PETER BARRON reports
Couple flooded out again after decades of ‘back and forth’ with council over drainage
A Durham couple say they are at breaking point after being flooded yet again, following decades of flash floods they blame on faulty drainage and water pouring off a main road.
Newton Aycliffe cancer survivor who founded support group honoured with a BEM
Allison White who turned her own cancer diagnosis into action has been named in the King’s Birthday Honours list for a BEM.
The Darlington chippy only open for 18 months but already competing with the big dogs
Market Place Fish and Chips in Darlington’s indoor market has been named in The Northern Echo’s Best Chippy for 2026 competition.
Drug addict went on £1k shoplifting spree targeting Sainsbury’s 18 times in 14 days
A serial shoplifter carried out a spate of offences, targeting the same Sainsbury’s store while subject to a suspended prison sentence for similar crimes.
Man with ‘bad record’ for burglary struck at two Durham homes only hours apart
A burglar who targeted two homes only a few hours apart has since been serving a prison sentence for other offences, a court heard.
Main post office in County Durham town set to move to former bank building
Spennymoor Post Office in County Durham is set to relocate to a new premises at 43 Cheapside
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