A MAN will be running the equivalent of eight Parkrun courses over 24 hours in memory of his wife, who died from early onset dementia. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

A CAFE owner who started his working life with one ice cream van as a 17-year-old is to retire at the age of 71. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

CONCORDE touched down at Teesside airport on three occasions, and Betty Longstaff has a postcard to prove it – but which of those occasions does it show? Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

AN avid fell walker, who took up painting when a rare condition left him paralysed, is staging his first art exhibition. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

LOOKING for a home with bags of character – and much more besides? Old Hillside House may well fit the bill. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

A MAN has died following a major accident on the A66. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

RECREATE your childhood this weekend with a ride on County Durham’s last 15 inch miniature railway. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

A STUDENT who “found education a challenge” has celebrated success after securing the grades needed to get into a top university. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

HOMEOWNERS were delighted to re-discover they had a resident rodent after a house clearance expert made a valuable find. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo

VOLUNTEERS braved the rain to help keep Darlington tidy in the latest “Pick, Pie and Pint” event. Source: Local News from the Northern Echo