Alex O'Leary

England, Middlesbrough, Teesside

Journalist at The Northern Echo

Journalist at @TheNorthernEcho | Formerly @TeessideLive | Views my own ✍🏻

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Popular pub to be transformed into Texas-style steakhouse in rebrand

1 week ago | darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk | Alex O'Leary

Anson Farm in Thornaby is set to become a Hickory's (Image: GOOGLE/HICKORY'S) A popular Thornaby pub is set to be transformed into a Texas-style steakhouse as a chain opens its most northern restaurant to date. Hickory’s has announced it will be taking over Anson Farm, on Teesside Industrial Estate, and bringing the taste of the deep south to the North East.
Raw lamb next to salad and dirty mixer found in Darlington takeaway's 1* inspection

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Alex O'Leary

Kurdish Shawarma in Darlington. (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT) Raw lamb stored next to salad, a dirty dough mixer, and the same chopping boards for raw and ready-to-eat foods were among the findings at a one-star Darlington takeaway. Kurdish Shawarma was told major improvement was necessary after hygiene inspectors visited the High Northgate venue on February 19.
Reform offering work from home jobs despite Farage's threat to axe council roles

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Alex O'Leary

Nigel Farage threatened council staff working from home should be “seeking alternative careers very, very quickly” (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT) Reform UK is offering work from home jobs - including in the North East - despite Nigel Farage threatening to cut home working council roles in County Durham. Last week, the party leader warned anyone working on climate change, diversity, equity and inclusion, or from home, should be “seeking alternative careers very, very quickly”.
Aftershave-snatching ram raiders plough 'stolen' car into Boots shopfront

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Alex O'Leary

Police at Boots on Linthorpe Road in Middlesbrough following a ram raid (Image: TERRY BLACKBURN) Aftershave-snatching ram-raiders drove a “stolen” Nissan Juke into the front of a Boots store. Officers were called to Linthorpe Road in Middlesbrough on Wednesday, May 7, after a suspected stolen car was driven into a store around 3am.
LIVE: Woman sadly dies following serious collision in Nunthorpe

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Alex O'Leary

Welcome to The Northern Echo's live breaking news blog on a crash in Nunthorpe. Police and ambulance crews are currently in attendance in the Cookgate area following a crash shortly after noon on Wednesday (May 7). If you have any more information or would like to get in touch with any pictures, or have seen something please contact: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @alexoljourno Phone: 07763 214398
Detectives probing tragic death of Layton Carr launch fresh appeal for witnesses

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Alex O'Leary

Layton Carr died following an incident last Friday in Gateshead (Image: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES / NORTHUMBRIA POLICE) Detectives probing the tragic death of 14-year-old Layton Carr have launched a fresh appeal for further witnesses. “Bright and beautiful” Layton lost his life last Friday evening following a blaze at the Fairfield industrial park, in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead.
Boots taped off after suspected ram-raid as pictures show shattered storefront

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Alex O'Leary

Police at the scene of a suspected ram-raid in Middlesbrough (Image: TERRY BLACKBURN) A Boots pharmacy has been taped off by police after a suspected ram-raid. Officers erected a cordon at the Linthorpe Road store, in Middlesbrough, on Wednesday (May 7) after the storefront of the unit was damaged in an incident. Pictures taken from the scene show blue and white police tape strung over the front of the shop, with a police car and officer positioned directly outside.
Knife Angel made of 100,000 blades to visit Newton Aycliffe for one month

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Alex O'Leary

The Knife Angel is coming to Newton Aycliffe (Image: Picasa) A striking sculpture made from 100,000 blunted blades is set to visit Newton Aycliffe to send a powerful message about knife crime. Standing tall at 27ft and weighing 3.5 tonnes, The Knife Angel will be installed near the leisure centre in the town centre for the whole of June.
Popular pub to be transformed into Texas-style steakhouse in chain rebrand

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Alex O'Leary

Anson Farm in Thornaby is set to become a Hickory's (Image: GOOGLE/HICKORY'S) A popular Thornaby pub is set to be transformed into a Texas-style steakhouse as a chain opens its most northern restaurant to date. Hickory’s has announced it will be taking over Anson Farm, on Teesside Industrial Estate, and bringing the taste of the deep south to the North East.
Attacker duo jailed after setting 'screaming' man ablaze while he laid on sofa

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Alex O'Leary

Robinson Peter Fitch Binks, 27, (left) and Joshua Anthony Strickland, 29 (right). (Image: NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE) Two attackers who forced their way into a home and set a “screaming” man on fire have been jailed for a total of 26 years. Joshua Anthony Strickland, 29, and Robinson Peter Fitch Binks, 27, set the man ablaze as he laid on the sofa after forcing their way into a home on April 19 last year.