Ashley Barnard

1 day 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.

2 days 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.

3 days 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.

4 days 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?

4 days ago | thenorthernecho.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?