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Footballers who served with North Yorkshire regiment in wartime feature in exhibition
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (668+ words) The North Yorkshire regimental museum has unveiled a special exhibition placing the spotlight on the remarkable sporting and military lives of its footballers. Battle Bowlers & Football Boots, running at The Green Howards Museum in Richmond until December 2026, explores the sporting…...
Disrupted month for justice in Durham ends with danger driver jailed
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1776+ words) Justice concluded at Durham Crown Court for 2025 after a disrupted month of sittings in December. Issues with drainage and pipework problems saw the court closed for seven working days to allow for repairs, as several Durham cases were transferred to…...
Sunderland 0-0 Manchester City: Deserved point for Black Cats
3+ week, 5+ day ago (826+ words) CAN 2026 possibly be as good for Sunderland as 2025 was? Well, one game in, and it's living up to the billing so far. The Black Cats remain unbeaten at the Stadium of Light in the league this season after they added…...
The night Santa dropped a right clanger in Darlington
4+ week, 1+ day ago (625+ words) DRESSING up as "Santa Claus" has become a Christmas Eve tradition for me over the past 20 years or more " but spreading the Christmas magic has not been without its mishaps. There was the time when I rang the doorbell at…...
'I played for Newcastle & Sunderland - and was subject of ridiculous contract rumour"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1120+ words) CHRIS Waddle has experienced the North London derby and the Steel City derby. And he's tasted the ferocious rivalry in France between Marseille and PSG. But "this", he says, is "as big a derby as you get". By this, he…...
What changed for Newcastle in Everton win - and implications for derby at Sunderland
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (766+ words) NEWCASTLE United claimed their first league away win of the season as they trounced Everton 4-1 on their first visit to the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Malick Thiaw's first-minute opener " the fastest goal scored in the Premier League this season " set them…...
What Newcastle want from UEFA after French police accused of 'indiscriminate assault"
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (399+ words) NEWCASTLE UNITED will be contacting UEFA and Marseille over what they have termed the "unacceptable treatment" of the club's supporters in the wake of Tuesday's Champions League game at the Stade Velodrome. Newcastle's supporters were kept inside the stadium for…...
The key tactical move that saw Sunderland outthink and outperform Chelsea
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (964+ words) SUNDERLAND achieved their best result yet back in the Premier League as they beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. Despite going behind in the fourth minute when Alejandro Garnacho slid home a low finish, the Black Cats battled their way back…...
Post-match admission from Brighton boss rubs salt into Newcastle wounds
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (371+ words) BRIGHTON boss Fabian Hurzeler rubbed salt into Newcastle wounds when he admitted he was planning to take Danny Welbeck off before the striker popped up with his second goal and the matchwinner. Welbeck had continued his fine recent run against…...
What happened in Sunderland dressing room at Nottingham Forest as star congratulated
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (258+ words) WHEN Robin Roefs had finished his post-match media duties at the City Ground and returned to the Sunderland dressing room, there was a round of applause waiting for him from his teammates. His third clean sheet of the season will…...