The popular CAMRA Beer Festival is back in Darlington after five years, taking place at Hopetown Museum this weekend. Darlington Beer Festival Returns to Hopetown After Five Year Break Hey, guess what? The beer festival is happening! It starts this Friday, February 21st and goes all weekend, ending Sunday. Remember the Darlington Arts Centre? It…
Quick-thinking shop workers aided a driver after a car crashed into a house near Mowden Shops, Darlington. Shop Workers Rush to Help Driver After Car Crash Near Darlington Shops Hey, listen to this story! It happened near Mowden Shops on February 19th. A black Ford crashed into a house across from the shops. Angie Park,…
A local metal detectorist found a rare Roman coin from AD 270-274 near Darlington, shedding light on a turbulent era. Darlington Metal Detectorist Unearths 1800 Year Old Roman Coin Mark McMullan hunts around Darlington. He also explores County Durham fields. He searches for interesting things. He’s done this for a few years. Mark discovered cool…
Richmond car recovered after chase. Police investigate vehicle crimes across nearby towns early Tuesday. Stolen Vehicle Recovered After Police Chase in Richmond Area Hey, listen to this. A car got stolen in Richmond, but police found it! They chased it down after it was reported missing. Cops are looking into a bunch of vehicle crimes.…
Number Twenty 2 in Darlington is celebrating 30 years with events, a contest, and special deals. Darlington Pub Number Twenty 2 Celebrates 30th Anniversary in Style This pub changed Darlington’s scene back in 1995. Now, they are celebrating this big anniversary. The celebrations happen March 7 and 8. There’s a birthday cake contest for everyone,…
Plans to transform 142 Northgate into a heritage space were approved. The project includes repairs, renovations, and updates. Darlington Northgate Heritage Space Plans Secure Approval They are changing 142 Northgate’s ground floor. It will have a heritage purpose now. Darlington Council made the application for this project. Chloe Dalby, from Napper Architects, helped them. They…
Kim’s Hair in Ferryhill nominated for The Northern Echo award. Vote by March 1 via newspaper coupon! Kim’s Hair Ferryhill Vies for Echo’s Best Hairdresser Title Kim’s Hair sits on Darlington Road in Ferryhill. Kim Lowe, age 37, owns the salon. She launched the business five years ago, right before the COVID-19 lockdown in the…
A Darlington man was arrested after police found drugs and an illegal firearm in his residence. Darlington Drug Dealer Found with Illegal Firearm at Home Hey, something interesting happened. Marc Dillon got arrested because Trading Standards saw his Facebook posts showing pictures of firearms. Police went to Dillon’s place in Darlington. He’s 48. Dillon tried…
Darlington parkrun rescheduled for March 1st. It will raise funds for PAPYRUS, a suicide prevention charity. Darlington Parkrun Set to Support Suicide Prevention Charity John planned to help PAPYRUS UK. He would raise money at a parkrun set for January 11 in Darlington South Park. Bad weather caused its cancellation then. Now, John plans a…
Olivia Miles of Olive’s Hair in Darlington is a finalist in a national hairdressing competition, thanks to customer nominations. Darlington Hairdresser Olive Paige Miles a finalist in top competition The Northern Echo features top ten finalists daily. Readers chose these finalists. Today, they spotlight Olivia Paige Miles. She owns Olive’s Hair. Her salon is in…