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Crook, Willington and Sunderland noted in house prices under £65k
The list, which has been put together by Propertymark, shows that all of the locations are inside the affordable High Streets in the UK.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23985350.crook-willington-sunderland-note
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
600 homes on Summerville Farm in Stockton moves forward
The proposals for land at Summerville Farm, Harrowgate Lane, Stockton ask for detailed planning permission for 385 homes and outline approval for 285 homes.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23983914.600-homes-summerville-farm-stock
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Get involved with Darlington Coats for Christmas campaign
The Northern Echo has officially launched the Coats for Christmas campaign and here is how you can get involved.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23981543.get-involved-darlington-coats-ch
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Kim Wilde to perform Christmas concert in Sunderland
POP icon Kim Wilde is heading to Sunderland to spread festive cheer with a special acoustic Christmas concert.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23985077.kim-wilde-perform-christmas-conc
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Inspector 'felt sick' after entering kitchen of Stockton shop
An inspector 'felt sick' after entering the kitchen of Budgens in Stockton where he found rats gnawing on hot dogs.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23986523.inspector-felt-sick-entering-kit
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Care home in Newcastle rated requires improvement by CQC
A care home in Newcastle has been told that action must be taken to improve their services, after a service user was injured.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23985522.care-home-newcastle-rated-requir
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Burgled Thornley shop donates recovered toys to children
A Thornley shop has donated recovered toys and clothes which were stolen from the location to Children at North East hospitals.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23986018.burgled-thornley-shop-donates-re
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Posh Street Food to open in Darlington by Masterchef's Matei Baran
A new street food venture is set to open in the heart of Darlington - and promises to bring high class world cuisine to the town.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23980857.posh-street-food-open-darlington
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
LIVE: Darlington and County Durham traffic, travel and Met Office weather
Welcome to our live breaking news blog bringing you the latest traffic, travel and weather updates from across Darlington and County Durham this morning.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23985946.live-darlington-county-durham-tr
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Stockton crash LIVE: Pedestrian hit by van hospitalised
Reports coming are coming in of an incident near the Royal Mail sorting depot in Orde Wingate Way, Stockton.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23988162.stockton-crash-live-pedestrian-h
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Key Worker of the Year Award winner - Rachel Leavis
IT MAY not seem an obvious move from serving in The Army where she looked after dogs trained to search for explosives to playing a leading role in a new NHS initiative in Darlington, but as Rachel Leavis explained to the audience when she picked up her Key Worker of the Year Award, she thinks it was.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23984675.key-worker-year-award-winner---r
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Candlelit Christmas Remembrance at Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate
The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) is inviting the public to visit the Candlelit Christmas Remembrance at Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate, on Sunday, December 17, at 3.30pm.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23985283.candlelit-christmas-remembrance-
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Pupils’ festive fundraising appeal is up and running
MORE than 300 pupils at a North-East school have raised hundreds of pounds to help needy children this Christmas.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23986785.pupils-festive-fundraising-appea
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Witton Le Wear nature reserve burglary sees facility emptied
Officers are appealing for information regarding a burglary at Low Barns Nature Reserve, Witton Le Wear.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23986744.witton-le-wear-nature-reserve-bu
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Newton Aycliffe boy, 13, died through 'misadventure'
An inquest heard that the tragic death of a young 13-year-old from Newton Aycliffe was 'misadventure'
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23985418.newton-aycliffe-boy-13-died-misa
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Weardale man walks to London in plea for peace in Gaza
A man from St. John's Chapel, Weardale, walked from Durham to Whitehall in London this month in an effort to spread a message for peace in the Middle East.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23986792.weardale-man-walks-london-plea-p
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
A1(M) closed near Ripon after serious crash
Good morning everyone, it's Tom here. A stretch of the A1(M) remains closed this morning after a 'serious' crash last night. We will give you updates as we get them.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23988484.a1-m-closed-near-ripon-serious-c
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
SNP-run ScotRail under fire after passengers 'stranded on platform' due to packed Edinburgh services
Murdo Fraser MSP has complained about the use of trains with just two or three carriages taking journeys through Fife to the capital after passengers were 'packed in like sardines' at the weekend
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/snp-run-scotrail-under
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Angus Robertson boasts about Donald Tusk Scexit comments but ignores stark legal warnings
The Scottish Government's constitution secretary boasted about the comments from the former European Council President but conveniently left out the part where he said that an independent Scotland would need to start the process for joining the European Union from the start and that there would be legal issues.
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/angus-robertson-boasts-dona
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Glasgow Zara forced to close due to pro-Palestinian protestors as shoppers 'trapped inside'
It follows the company scrapping an advertising campaign amid claims it resembled images from the war in Gaza
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-zara-forced-cl
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Fergusson ferries prank as course set for massive ship scrapyard in India
The joke was set up by a member of staff amid the ongoing ferry scandal that won't see the ship leave the Glasgow port until next year
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/fergusson-ferries-prank-cou
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Man sentenced to 23 years in prison for murdering army veteran before lighting him on fire in Fife
David Barnes was found guilty last month of murdering Ean Coutts, 60, and attempting to defeat the ends of justice. His body lay decomposing for more than a year
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/man-sentenced-23-years
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Stephen Flynn called a k**b as he questions Rishi Sunak over Gaza ceasefire calls
The SNP Westminster leader was branded the curse word as he quizzed the Prime Minister about why he's not calling for a ceasefire, but was slapped down as he was told the UK can't do this until Hamas stop firing rockets into Israel.
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/stephen-flynn-called-kb-que
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Fairytale Scottish Highland village where you're 'guaranteed' a white Christmas
Timontoul is the highest settlement in the Highlands and is surrounded by rugged mountains while snow is said to fall 61 days every year
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/fairytale-scottish-highland-vil
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Neil Gray accused of 'lack of grip and detail' over future of Grangemouth refinery jobs
The refinery boss said 400 roles will be lost and while the Nat minster suggested this was an 'assumption' he is yet to come up with a plan
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/neil-gray-accused-lack-grip
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Michael Matheson £11k data roaming scandal forces Holyrood to issue Christmas holiday warning
The Scottish Government's health secretary broke Holyrood guidance by not telling officials he was heading out to Morocco during the festive period and not changing over his iPad sim card.
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/michael-matheson-11k-data-r
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Nicola Sturgeon and the Zooms of Doom were FAR worse than Rishi Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out
The Eat Out to Help Out scheme saved the British hospitality industry in August 2020... and ALAN COCHRANE says it was much preferable to the 'bonkers' approach favoured by Nicola Sturgeon and her 'loony tunes' advisors
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/comment/nicola-sturgeon-zooms-doom-were-3
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Scotland hotter than Rome as subtropical plume brings 'unseasonably warm' weather ahead of Christmas
The Met Office has predicted nighttime records could be broken with the east of the country to enjoy the warmest conditions over the weekend
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scotland-hotter-rome-s
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Humza Yousaf slammed for 'Poundshop Faragism' over 'Scotland’s values' Rwanda comment
The SNP leader has come under fire for a moralistic dig at Westminster after Rishi Sunak's controversial immigration plan passed the first stage
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/humza-yousaf-slammed-pounds
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
National Crime Agency issues warning about new deadly opioid as Scotland struggles with drug deaths
The NCA said the drug, known on the streets as 'Frankenstein', is significantly stronger than heroin or fentanyl and most people will be unaware they are taking it
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/national-crime-agency-
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Will it snow in Scotland next week? Weather maps show date polar blast arrives
Over 30 centimetres of snow is expected to accumulate in some parts of the country as Christmas nears and cold weather comes down from the Arctic
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/snow-scotland-next-wee
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Chris Packham in showdown with Scotland's salmon industry over record high fish mortality
While the Salmon sector struggles with fish health, the BBC star has been told to engage rather than 'trott out usual arguments'
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/chris-packham-showdown-scot
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Gordon Ramsay's net worth as real estate and luxury investments see fortune skyrocket in 2023
The celebrity chef is known for his love of cars as well as his chain of restaurants across the globe - and it seems we should be listening to his financial as well as cooking advice
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/celebrity-news/gordon-ramsays-net-worth-r
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
'Whiny' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are named this year's biggest LOSERS in Hollywood
The Duke and Duchess are said to be living in a 'sanctimonious bubble just begging to be popped' according to one Royal expert
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/celebrity-news/whiny-prince-harry-meghan-
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
SNP government puts justice system at risk through changes which 'have little evidence'
The Scottish Government want to make a string of reforms to the criminal justice sector, including axing the not proven verdict but this has been blasted by leading defence lawyers.
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snp-government-puts-justice
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
SNP MP Kirsty Blackman admits an independent Scotland would have unlimited immigration amid Rwanda row
The Aberdeen North MP shocked Nicky Campbell on BBC Radio 5 Live by suggesting that Scotland would allow every migrant to enter the country if Scexit happens.
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snp-mp-kirsty-blackman-admi
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
The SNP crisis 'cutting through on the doorsteps' with voters, as Humza faces bruising election
Blair McDougall, the man who masterminded the Yes defeat in the 2014 independence referendum, is standing for Labour and reckons the latest Operation Branchform revelations have had a big impact on the public
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snp-crisis-cutting-through-
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
SNP's 'weak justice' exposed as abuser moves into home near to his victim and her children
After a primary school teacher found that her abusive ex-partner had been released from jail and moved into social housing in her village, the Scottish Conservatives have called again for a Domestic Abuse Register to be created
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snps-weak-justice-exposed-a
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Geminids meteor shower: 'nature's Christmas lights' to put on a show - best place in Scotland to see them
Boasting traces of the same materials used in fireworks, the Geminids can glow white, yellow, green, red or blue as they fire across the night sky
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/geminids-meteor-shower-natures-
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
SNP's long list of education failures laid bare at Holyrood as fuming MSP exposes 'complacency and denial'
After a week of damning education stats, a list of the SNP's failures over their time in government was read out at Holyrood
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snps-long-list-education-fa
Wed, 13 Dec 2023