The Northern Echo

Pensioner Hurt in Hit-and-Run

Paying the Bill

Homes Scheme

Grieving for Blast Victim

Plans Attacked

Branch Closure

Tom Raises the Alarm

Homes Scheme

Leyburn Barn

Crash Pilot's Lucky Escape

Changing Ways

Efforts Praised

Priest Wants to Help Knifeman

'Vote for Lewis'

Music Festival

Jubilation at U-Turn On Cancer Treatment

A TERMINALLY-ILL cancer patient was given renewed hope last night after a life-extending drug was finally made available on the NHS. Grandfather-to-be George King, 57, was jubilant after learning that new drug, Velcade, will be available to him when his rare form of bone marrow cancer, multiple myeloma, returns.

Missing for a Month

Football Club to Pay for Damage to Train

A FOOTBALL club whose supporters vandalised a visitor attraction before a derby match has agreed to pay for the repairs. Hartlepool United fans daubed graffiti on Darlington's brick train in the early hours of March 25, hours before the two rivals played in League Two.

Call for Workers to Tap Into Good Health

A CAMPAIGN has been launched urging businesses to encourage employees to drink more tap water. Unison, the UK's largest union, has joined forces with Northumbrian Water and the Water for Health Alliance to send out the message that tap water is cheaper, eco-friendly and the most effective way to stay hydrated and healthy.

It's Game On for New Age Kurling

PARTICIPANTS in a new sport who hail from across the region will go head-to-head next weekend. A tournament for five new age kurling teams will take place in Darlington's Dolphin Centre on Sunday.