Ashley Barnard

Richmond

Community Content Editor and Reporter at The Northern Echo

Community Content Editor at The Northern Echo Teessider living in North Yorkshire [email protected]

Articles

Popular Spennymoor butchers with 40 years' experience named The Northern Echo's best

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Ashley Barnard

2 1/1 A BUTCHER with 40 years’ experience has been crowned the winner of The Northern Echo’s Best Farm Shop, Deli and Butcher competition. N Hocking Butchers, in the High Street, Spennymoor, is run by Neil and Beverley Hocking, with Neil having worked in the store since he was 16. Neil said he was absolutely delighted to have fought off the competition and make it to the top spot.
Looking back at The Northern Echo in June 2007

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Ashley Barnard

From gymnastics to jazz ensembles, and future business magnates to football champions, there was a lot going on. If you were at school in 2007, take a look to see if you can pick out anyone you know from our gallery. Read next: Darlington's Carmel College through the years - from the early to mid noughties Deerness Gymnastics Club trophy winners Oliver Stockdale, Jack Pendlington, Rhys Maxwell, Angus Martin, Kris Brown, Andrew Piper, Mark Chance and Liam Sneath.
Delving into the archive of Woodham Academy in the 90s and 00s

1 week ago | msn.com | Ashley Barnard

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Delving into the archive of Woodham Academy in the 90s and 00s

1 week ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Ashley Barnard

The Newton Aycliffe school, formerly called Woodham Comprehensive School, featured in our pages for sporting achievements, theatre performances, and general scenes of school life.
New chippy in North Road makes Echo's top ten

2 weeks ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Ashley Barnard

Whether you love a classic fish and chips, battered sausage or just love some chips and curry sauce, there are always plenty of places to grab your fix. Sandhu’s Chippy, at 318 North Road, is run by Jijhar Singh Sandhu, and opened in November 2024. Read more: See inside the new deli opening in Darlington today inspired by owners' travels Previously, Jijhar ran Golden Fry in Crook, having ran it since 2008, and despite still owning the business, he has stepped away from the day-to-day running.
Darlington's Carmel College through the years - from the early to mid noughties

2 weeks ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Ashley Barnard

Pictures span the entire decade, so if you were at the Darlington school during those years, take a look to see if you or anyone you know features in our gallery. From sport clubs to classroom activities, there are some great memories here. A skate class at Carmel College, Darlington, set up by Sarah Agar, boss of Popcorn skate shop in Northallerton, celebrated its second anniversary in 2009.
Fresh off the block, market place chippy latest in Echo's top ten

3 weeks ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Ashley Barnard

Market Place Fish and Chips, based in the indoor market in Darlington, opened just three months ago but has already caught the attention of fish and chip lovers in the town. Owner Adam Gilmore, 33, said it was his first venture into the food industry. Read more: MasterChef winner to create exclusive menu at Durham restaurant He said: “I have a daughter, Harriet, who is 18 months old now, and it just made me want to have a go at setting something up on my own.
Fish and chips is 'in the blood' of County Durham Best Chippy contender

3 weeks ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Ashley Barnard

2 1/1 A FISH and chip business which has been going strong for more than 40 years has made it into The Northern Echo's Best Chippy competition for the second year in a row. Mike's Fish Bar, in Newton Aycliffe, is run by Julie Kilding – daughter of the shop's namesake Mike. She said she was delighted to have made the top ten again. Read more: Luxury resort to re-open historic North Yorkshire village pub "It is lovely, our customers are so loyal.
Darlington chip shop famed for its wide range of dishes in Echo top ten

3 weeks ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Ashley Barnard

Rakesh Kundi runs Darlo Fish Inn, in the Queen Street shopping centre, with his wife, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and father-in-law. They opened the takeaway in September 2024, after moving from a previous fish and chip business in Bishop Auckland they had run for 13 years. Read more: 'Gem' Darlington restaurant with hundreds of perfect reviews serves 'the best burger' Rakesh said: "We moved the business to Darlington and it has gone really well.
A trip back to the 90s at Darlington's Eastbourne School

3 weeks ago | darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk | Ashley Barnard

9 1/1 If you were a teenager in Darlington in the 1990s, chances are you might recognise some of these faces. The Northern Echo has delved into its archives of Eastbourne School in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and found some excellent blasts from the past. Do you remember meeting boyband Northern Line in 2000? Or did you get involved in the protest to keep the youth centre open that same year?