CONCERNS have been raised that a £12.5m scheme to double the number of passenger trains on one of the busiest lines in the Northern Rail franchise may have hit the buffers. The ambition to double the number of passenger trains between Harrogate
A LOSS-MAKING airport was given a much-needed lifeline yesterday after an "historic" decision to bring it into public ownership was agreed. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said it was a "truly great moment" for the region as the leaders of Darlington
A PUB owner has been raising money to help a dependant woman whose wheelchair is no longer fit for purpose. Paul Greig, owner of The Standard pub in Northallerton, got behind his own fundraising campaign which has raised nearly £1,000 for a woman
THE future of a planned 198-home estate is unclear after an attempt by a developer to start building a 198-home estate while only having one access for construction vehicles was rejected. Members of Darlington Borough Council’s planning committee
HUNDREDS of hand-crafted poppies created for a commemorative display in honour of the North Eastern Railway workers killed in the First World War will now help support the region's veterans. Four the past four years, dozens of knitted and crocheted
A COUNCILLOR who had campaigned on behalf of a primary school attempting to leave a federation has voiced his frustration after governors refused to grant it independence. The governors of Bainbridge, Askrigg and West Burton (BAWB) primary schools
A MAYOR’S ambitious plan to transform an airport by bringing it into public ownership is expected to be approved today. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen’s £40m transformation of Durham Tees Valley Airport is expected to get the green light after the
A GROUP of budding science students got a taste of Medicine when they visited a university recently. The students, from Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington, visited the University of Sunderland to get an insight into the new Medicine
FANS of one of the most popular films of the last 12 months are invited to enjoy a sing-a-long to a soundtrack. Darlington Hippodrome is to host sing-a-long-a The Greatest Showman on Saturday, May 11 from the producers of sing-a-long-A Sound of
A SCHEME to build 330 homes in a village undergoing a rapid expansion has been approved, on the condition that its residents can rely on public transport. Darlington Borough Council’s planning committee passed Albert Hill Properties plan for the
NORTH-EAST Labour MPs last night said there were "risks" and "reservations" with Ben Houchen's Durham Tees Valley Airport plans, but accepted the need to make the hub a "thriving success story". The politicians were reacting after the five Labour
