Page 1 of 2 Fourteen distinguished North-East journalists were honoured when theirfamilies, friends and colleagues turned out in force to plant trees in theirmemory. One of The Northern Echo’s millennium projects last year was to helpestablish a community forest. The
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Forest tribute to journalists
The Northern Echo has organised a unique tribute in memory of local journalists. Trees have been planted in their honour at a new Community Forest which has just been planted near Teesside. The forest was one of the newspaper’s Millennium
Dog killer reward offered
The Northern Echo has put up a £500 reward for information leading to the identification of the sadist who impaled a little dog on church railings and left it to die. The animal’s bloodsoaked body was found on spiked railings
Echo finalists announced
Community schemes have come under the spotlight as the Northern Echo’s environmental competition Making a Difference reaches its climax. The event is now in its second year and hands over £500 to the winner. Successes on the shortlist this time
"Too few women editors" says Liz Page
Liz Page, editor of the Evening Press, York, has won the unanimous nomination of the board of the Society of Editors to take over as vice president next month. If the annual meeting in Cardiff in October backs the board’s
Death of former Echo librarian
A former Northern Echo librarian has died suddenly aged 38. Belinda Fisher, who worked for the firm as assistant librarian between 1984 and 1992, was responsible for the introduction of the electronic text archive that created a database of Echo
New Leo photo – exclusive!
The Northern Echo risked the wrath of Downing Street again as it printed another exclusive photo of baby Leo, a new arrival at the Prime Minister’s north-east home. Cameras flashed, reporters crowded around, eager for a glimpse of the recently-christened
Farewell to an Angel
One of the leading lights in The Northern Echo’s campaign to win recognition for unsung war heroes has died. Maisie White, 92, was a former Aycliffe Angel, one of the women who spent the Second World War working in a
Downing Street crosses 'common sense' boundary
A world scoop by a local school led to a whirlwind of events and a plea for privacy from Downing Street after a photo of baby Leo Blair made it into the Northern Echo. But now the dust has settled
Picture that sparked a storm
Tony and Cherie Blair have done a remarkable job in protecting their children from the limelight and they are to be applauded for it. If one of the Prime Minister’s children walked down the street, few people would notice. That
Animal tales rewarded
Pioneering work to highlight animal cruelty has brought the Northern Echo a national award. The paper was singled out among the regional press by the RSPCA for animal welfare campaigning. And it has been presented with the RSPCA’s Regional Media
News In Brief from around the regions
SNAKE’S ALIVE: Sonia Howick had an unexpected guest in her conservatory, reported the Portsmouth News – a five-feet long corn snake which she discovered hanging from a cupboard door. An RSPCA inspector called to the scene had to extricate the
News In Brief – from around the regions
FULL-TIME FOR PUPILS: Lunch was being served with a football theme today for pupils in Cambridgeshire schools. Twenty four hours before Chelsea were due to face Aston Villa in the FA Cup, the youngsters were tucking into turkey footballers, mini
Northern Echo in talks on memorial
The Northern Echo is involved in plans to commemorate one of English football’s all-time greats, Wilf Mannion. An appeal for a lasting memorial to the “Golden Boy of ’50s football”, who died last month, was launched by the Darlington-based broadsheet
Why local newspapers will still be around a generation from now
Harold Evans began his career as a weekly newspaper reporter and went on to become editor of The Sunday Times for 14 years. He has written five books on editing and design and has been honoured by the British press
News In Brief – from around the regions
BONDAGE AND BURGLARY: A middle-aged man had to be cut free from a tangle of chains after a bondage session with a woman who took advantage of him in more ways than one. As he lay clad in a black