The pursuit of a centre-half might now have to ramp up after Dan Ballard suffered a groin injury at Burnley on Saturday, with the Black Cats expecting to discover the severity of the problem on Monday ...

A creative opportunity is returning to a North Yorkshire town to help people explore the art of sketching. The Green Howards Museum in Richmond is hosting a sketch workshop led by artist Lynn Ward on ...

Rob Edwards has confirmed Middlesbrough are “getting close” to completing the signing of Matt Targett and Kaly Sene ...

Plans to build a house in a County Durham village have been refused despite a petition rallying support from neighbours. Proposals involved the construction of a three-bedroom, self-build detached ...

More than £660,000 has been spent filling in 12,000 potholes in Darlington in the last two years, The Northern Echo can reveal. A staggering 14,442 potholes were reported to Darlington Borough Council ...

Barca were trailing 2-0 when Rashford was taken off at half-time before Pedri, Ferran Torres and Unai Elgezabal’s last-gasp ...

EDDIE Howe is certain Newcastle United chiefs won't leave him short up-front as the Magpies continue their push to sign a striker and remain hopeful of a peaceful resolution to the Alexander Isak saga ...

WHEN Mary Wastell died, aged 90, in 2005 in sheltered accommodation in Haughton-le-Skerne, most people thought it was a sad but inevitable loss of ...

Darlington Libraries has expanded its resources with new SEND book bags, created to support children’s emotional, sensory, and ...

In Germany, Erik ten Hag’s first league game as Bayer Leverkusen boss ended in defeat after they were beaten 2-1 by ...

Mikel Arteta fears Saka and Odegaard are both braced for a period on the sidelines after they sustained injuries in Arsenal’s thumping 5-0 win over Leeds at the Emirates. Viktor Gyokeres bagged a ...

Sheila Burtles, 95, who has known the brothers for many years, has been leading support at the home. A former sensory analyst in the whisky industry, Ms Burtles worked with the brothers’ father ...