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Education and industry link-up sets Sam on career path

A STUDENT has converted his childhood love of tinkering with technology to a full-blown IT...

Hospice care inspires Lyn to launch fundraising drive

A VOLUNTEER, inspired to quit her career in industry to join the hospice movement by the...

Culinary creations showcased at college restaurant

A POPULAR college restaurant is reopening its doors with a flourish and the chance to sample a...

Resilient rower about to embark on challenge of a lifetime

AN intrepid athlete will be calling upon the resilience she developed at school when she tackles...

Beaumont Hill Academy staff make national final for supporting vulnerable children through lockdown

DEDICATED school staff have reached the final of prestigious national awards after being nominated...

Apprentices get a head start on legal careers with BHP Law

A TOP regional law firm is offering young people the chance to train as a solicitor as the jobs...

Maintaining legal rights for people with mental health issues

One of the region’s leading law firms has appointed a new partner to help meet growing demand...

Maintaining legal rights for people with mental health issues

One of the region’s leading law firms has appointed a new partner to help meet growing demand...

Hospice reopens its furniture collection business to boost faltering funds

A HOSPICE has begun taking donations of furniture again to stock its much-loved chain of charity...

College to host online learning for teachers

A LEADING college at the forefront of technology is about to help teachers around the country...

A car to take the pain out of life

Motoring writer Ian Lamming takes the pain out of life with the latest Rolls-Royce Dawn LYING in...

Tiny village school softens up the Chancellor of the Exchequer with marshmallows before hard-hitting question time

PRIMARY children softened up the Chancellor of the Exchequer with marshmallows before unleashing a...

Hospice runner triples target

A CHARITY runner has kept it in the family with his marathon efforts to raise funds for a local...

Students get set to embark on next stage of their education

Successful students are about to embark on the next chapter of their lives at some of the...

Lucky winner set to drive away in free car

ONE lucky ticket holder is set to drive off in a brand new car after scooping first prize in a...

Craig goes on the run for hospice

A COLLEGE lecturer is running to the aid of the hospice which helped his uncle through his darkest...

Pandemic inspires GCSE pupil to pursue career as paramedic

A Darlington pupil has been inspired to pursue a career as a paramedic after being impressed by...

Three-mendous! Triplets and twins celebrate GCSE success at County Durham school

GOOD things came in threes for a County Durham school – as a set of triplets and two sets of...

Top ten for Ewan while Fahey has criminology career in mind

STAFF and students at Haughton Academy, Darlington, were celebrating after GCSE exam results...

Barnard Castle School students eager to get started in sixth form

Students in Barnard Castle who missed four months of school life are raring to join the Sixth Form...

Knockout A level performances by students at Carmel College

BOXER Natalie Jubb put in a knockout performance to secure three A*s as she starts a journey...

A level students plan exciting futures after Barnard Castle School

As the dust settles on an extraordinary period of learning, Barnard Castle School students...

Youth MP celebrates with fellow students at Carmel College

CAMPAIGNING student Francis Humble had plenty to shout about yesterday when he collected a brace...

Emma achieves straight nines in GCSEs at Billingham

A SUPERSTAR student from Billingham with eyes on studying at Oxford or Cambridge is on Cloud 9...

Christ’s College first graduates celebrate GCSEs

GCSE students at a new Sunderland school have made history as its first cohort of graduates. The...

Masks instead of marathon for crafty fundraiser

HOSPICE supporter Jacquie Hauxwell has come up with a crafty way to raise invaluable funds for one...

Claire joins the team at BHP law in Tynemouth

A SOLICITOR and trustee of a brain tumour charity is homing in on the important things in life...

A car for the head and the heart

Motoring Writer IAN LAMMING takes SEAT’s latest Leon on a long journey of discovery I’VE a...

The importance of professional help through personal tragedy

PERSONAL tragedy remains a driving force for a solicitor who is striving to help families sort...

Motoring that requires a change of mindset

Motoring Writer IAN LAMMING sparks a renewed interest in electric vehicles after driving Seat’s...

Jazz grows up to be a little star

Motoring Writer IAN LAMMING goes all jazz hands over the latest Honda EEH, don’t they grow up...

An N-joyable day out

Motoring Writer IAN LAMMING makes a special delivery in the new hothatch from Hyundai, the...

Enjoying an eighth round of Golf

Motoring Writer IAN LAMMING enjoys a round of Golf courtesy of Volkswagen’s eighth generation...

Multi-tasking motor plugs a gap

Motoring Writer IAN LAMMING plugs into the latest XC40 by Volvo THERE’S a cable in the boot;...

Athletes complete Yakman Challenge – at home

ATHLETES are celebrating after a virtual trial took them the length of the country to raise...

Kia Niro packs its bag for a staycation

Motoring writer IAN LAMMING plugs-in to Kia’s latest hybrid THERE’S something about Kias; I always...

Hospice appealing for help to claw back fundraising from dog-walking

DOGS and their owners are beginning to line up to pound the pavements for a worthy cause. The...

Darlington College receives top marks in survey of students

HIGHER education students have poured praise on their college in a national survey designed to...

Teacher Chris loses his locks for charity

SENIOR teacher Chris Palmer proved to be a cut above the rest after agreeing to let a colleague...

Welcome to Glastonbarney as school sends off Year 6 in festival style

A SCHOOL community has won high praise for its ‘Herculean efforts’ to maintain outstanding...

All hands to the pump so hospice shop could reopen

IT WAS all hands to the pump when a water leak threatened to postpone the long-awaited opening of...

Future in football beckons for academy students

A SQUAD of football hopefuls is being offered a world of opportunity in a unique partnership...

A stitch in time to help prevent spread of COVID-19

A COMMUNITY has been at the sharp end of efforts to sew vital equipment to help control the spread...

Craig keeps on running 1.5 miles every hour to support hospice

A CHARITY runner set himself a 24 hour challenge after realising the pandemic plight of good...

School year to end in crescendo of music

STUDENTS, their families and music lovers in the community are being urged to tune into a...

Professional stages online chat to inspire rugby players at Barnard Castle School

A TOP rugby player has revealed the power of persistence in an online chat designed to inspire the...

‘Bubbles’ bring happy children back to Barney

A BUBBLE scheme has left children bursting with joy after being extended to the whole school,...

Raffle extension helps hospice drive forward ticket sales

A CAR draw has been given fresh drive as organisers try to maximise an annual event for a charity...

Hospice charity shops and St T’s Superstore prepare to reopen

A HOSPICE is planning to reopen its chain of charity shops providing a lifeline to essential...

Hospice staff continue care to support the isolated through lockdown

HOSPICE staff have been tapping into technology to prevent patients and their families feeling...

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