5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (421+ words) Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery, in Alnwick, Northumberland, will transport visitors to a time of rationing, miniskirts, and moon landings with its new exhibition Ration Books to Moon Landings, running from June 2 to August 30, 2026. Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery, in Alnwick, is set to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (433+ words) This tiny County Durham village is home to fewer than 100 residents and sits on the south bank of the River Tees, a short distance to the east of Barnard Castle. The village sits in a peaceful riverside location close to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (341+ words) A rare 18th century medal issued to commemorate the death of famed explorer James Cook, discovered at a Yorkshire car boot sale, is to become part of an exhibition marking the 300th anniversary of his birth. The bronze piece is one of…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (794+ words) A UNIQUE plan showing the evolution of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, and signed by George Stephenson, has been painstakingly restored in time for Local History Month. It is three metres wide and more than one metre deep, and is dated…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1482+ words) William George Footitt helped piece together one of Durham Cathedral's greatest mysteries " yet his own story has largely been forgotten until now. Northumbria University academic Michael Johnson, who transcribed his long-lost diary, reveals the man behind the drawings. For centuries,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (520+ words) WHEN The Art Shop closed in Darlington's Bondgate, having served several generations of artistic townspeople since it opened in 1955, a remarkable collection of silk screen posters was presented to Darlington library, and they are on show for the first time…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (506+ words) A HUNDRED years ago this week, the North East was still in the grip of the General Strike, as Durham miners brought millions of workers across the country out to support their action against pay cuts and longer hours. As…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (387+ words) Shittlehope is one of those tiny County Durham place names that make people stop, stare and wonder if they really dare say it out loud. Is the name as naughty as it seems, or is there a different way to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (438+ words) The centenary of a unique event in the coal mining history and heritage of the North East will be commemorated in a County Durham community later this month. For a rare peacetime occasion in its 140-year history, the annual Miners…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (1543+ words) Former history teacher Glynn Wales starts our coverage of the 100th anniversary of the General Strike by telling the story of what the Echo called "the greatest strike in world history" "EVERY second shop in Newgate Street, the main street in…...