DURHAM Tees Valley Airport could be handed a lifeline after the Government said it would protect regional routes into Heathrow should a third runway be given the go-ahead. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

DARLINGTON today intend to reveal their next summer signing to replace Josh Heaton, who last night joined St Mirren. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

A STATE-OF-THE-ART MRI scanner has been installed in a hospital thanks in part to the generosity of the local community. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

FOOTPRINTS were left in fresh cement by a bungling burglar whose Nike trainers gave him away. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

A GROUP of cyclists are preparing to tackle a charity ride across the country. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

AN AWARD-WINNING festival of theatre will return to Darlington with an eclectic mix of shows this weekend. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

A CHARITY football tournament is taking place in memory of a much-loved teaching assistant who died earlier this year. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

A ‘HAPPY and loving’ teenager killed in a car crash is set to be remembered with a special event as his family mark the first anniversary of his death. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

POPULAR pooch Beau deserves a big “pat” on the back for his outstanding service to a North-East children’s hospice. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

PAUL WILDSMITH’S new job began with a baptism of fire. Literally. A couple of days before he started as the new head officer of Darlington council, the shop which for more than a century had been his family’s grocery business Read More …