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A “drugged-up lorry driver” crashed into an unmarked police car on the A38 near Mickleover, say Derbyshire police. Yesterday, trucker Simon Storey from Tees Crescent, Stanley, Durham, was found guilty of driving whilst over the specified limit for a sp…
A “drugged-up lorry driver” crashed into an unmarked police car on the A38 near Mickleover, say Derbyshire Police.
Yesterday, trucker Simon Storey from Tees Crescent, Stanley, Durham was found guilty of driving whilst over the specified limit for a spe…
A deserted street during curfew in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 18, 2022. Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukrainian cities Friday, with new missile strikes and shelling on the edges of the capital Kyiv and the western city of…
As part of a Newsquest-wide campaign to support the Ukraine appeal, The Northern Echo is looking back at some of the heroic efforts from people here, right across the North East.Since the first Russian troops on the ground 21 days ago, at least 15,000 …
THERE was success for not one, but two County Durham drivers at the weekend with the region claiming outright honours on two major rallies.Leading the way on Saturday was Hamsterley’s Stephen Petch, who along with Tow Law co-driver Michael Wilkinson to…
A MONUMENTAL community effort to help Ukrainian refugees has seen the first of four lorry loads of vital supplies preparing to set off for Poland.Kathryn Rooney, a Durham County Councillor for Consett North who teamed up with Jo Soulsby of Shotley…
A COUNTY Durham team of volunteers ready to send thousands of donations to Ukrainian refugees have spoken of their frustration because post-Brexit rules means they can’t.Volunteers in the Consett and Shotley Bridge area were due to send the first of fo…
When Consett councillor Kathryn Rooney decided to collect a few things to send to the Ukraine, she asked on Facebook if friends and family wanted to help her out.
Four days and four trucks later, the County Durham town has pulled out all the stops, wit…
A heartless burglar swiped a purse full of cash from the County Durham home of an elderly woman who suffers from dementia.
Colin Quinn walked into the vulnerable woman’s home via her back garden and stole her purse which may have contained up to £1,000…
A NORTH East personal trainer is among those heading from the UK to Poland to deliver donations to people fleeing Ukraine.Mike Hind, who was awarded an MBE at Windsor Castle this year for his work in the pandemic, is planning to drive essentials to the…