A major appeal to improve care for patients with incurable cancer is being backed by the Northern Echo. Even though local cancer rates are ten per cent higher than the average for England, County Durham doesn’t have its own consultant
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A former Southern Daily Echo reporter has won a top honour in her new role as a television journalist.Christine Alsford was named best regional TV journalist at the Royal Television Society Southern Centre Awards 2001.Before leaving the Echo in the
Editor asks "What's my line?"
Remember the old television programme What’s My Line? Editor Peter Barron was asked if he was a psychiatrist – and then a farmer – after miming his job to schoolchildren… Peter, who is editor of The Northern Echo, found himself
Former Echo editor a founder of modern journalism?
A Teesside University student is conducting research about former Northern Echo editor WT Stead, which could cement the former editor’s position as one of the founders of modern journalism. Owen Mulpetre has already completed a dissertation on the titan of
Dad at large in Darlington
The launch of a book written by the editor of The Northern Echo has raised nearly £3,000 for a children’s hospice. Dad At Large 2 – To Vasectomy And Beyond is a collection of anecdotes from Peter Barron’s regular column
Cherie's Echo double
Cherie Blair has made a special request for a copy of The NorthernEcho’s General Election edition front page. The request from the Prime Minister’s wife was made to political editorChris Lloyd through Mr Blair’s office. The PM’s local newspaper heralded
Bumper guide to the north
The Northern Echo has pulled out all the stops to produce a new guide to the region – a 176-page 2001 edition. Northern Leisure covers the north of England and the south of Scotland, and this year includes 33 more
Echo shows Blair some harsh realities
The Prime Minister came face to face with the harsh realities of the foot and mouth epidemic when he visited the offices of The Northern Echo to meet the team behind his local paper. Days earlier, The Northern Echo had
Don't Do It, Prime Minister
Page 1 of 2 The Northern Echo is making the news after conducting a poll in Tony Blair’sown constituency on whether the Prime Minister should call a GeneralElection while the foot and mouth crisis is at its height. More than
Tory praise for the regional press
Tory leader William Hague spoke of the importance of local newspapers when he visited the headquarters of NewsquestNorth-East in Darlington. He was making a pre-election visit to his local newspapers – The Northern Echo and The Darlington & Stockton Times.
Newspaper artist's safety book is a hit
The Northern Echo has placed itself at the forefront of the fight to protect youngsters in County Durham with the relaunch of a popular children’s book. The Jet and Ben initiative – pioneered by Durham Agency Against Crime – has
'Overwhelming' support for jobs campaign
Newsquest can claim to have the ear of many in the corridors of power – if the recent lobbying of MPs about steel job losses is anything to go by. After Corus announced 6,000 job losses last month, Newsquest editors
Swift response to epidemic by North-East newspapers
Two newspapers are joining forces to explain to readers how foot and mouth disease is affecting their lives. The Northern Echo is linking with its sister paper The Darlington & Stockton Times to launch a Noticeboard service to help the
Tallulah, the tummy-tuck bunny
Page 1 of 2 The tale of Tallulah the rabbit is vying neck and neck with the downfall of Peter Mandelson for the title of ‘most talked about news item of the year’. It all started when Peter Barron, editor
Running online 'up north'
The runners who made this year’s Great North Run such a success are celebrated on the worldwide web. The Northern Echo has published the name, position and time of every runner exclusively online for the first time in the paper’s
Hannah hotline to be set up
A special ‘Ring in for Hannah’ day is being staged by a Teeside newspaper to raise money for a girl who needs surgery on a severe birth mark. The Northern Echo, and its sister weekly paper the Darlington and Stockton