Peter Barron
Journalist at Freelance
Longest-serving FORMER Northern Echo editor. MBE for 'service to journalism & North-East life'. Proud non-exec director Darlington Building Society
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5 days ago |
thenorthernecho.co.uk | Peter Barron
Golf club’s fundraising drive raises £10,000 for North East hospice (Image: Chris Barron) GENEROUS golfers have clubbed together to raise thousands of pounds for a North East charity. Keith Thompson, captain of Darlington Golf Club, and his wife, Kath, presented a cheque for £10,325.15 to St Teresa’s Hospice after choosing the end-of-life care provider as his captain’s charity for the year.
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6 days ago |
thenorthernecho.co.uk | Peter Barron
CHILDREN at a North East primary school were delighted when their new library was unveiled by a local author on the last day of term. The newly-designed school library at Brandon Primary Academy, near Durham, was officially opened by local author, Victoria Downes, assisted by young librarians and reading ambassadors. Victoria, known for the Explorers series of children’s books, said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be here.
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1 week ago |
thenorthernecho.co.uk | Peter Barron
The winning children with Lauren Read and a Stagecoach electric bus: Kai Yap, Amber Elizabeth Baxter, Cecily Brannen, Damian Dand, Nimrat Randhawa, Charlie Jones, and Asha MacKeith-Prince. (Image: Chris Barron) CHILDREN at a North East school have come up with some unforgettable names for a fleet of new eco-friendly buses that will soon be seen on the region’s roads.
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1 week ago |
thenorthernecho.co.uk | Peter Barron
The South Park bandstand is to be named in honour of Alasdair MacConachie (Image: Peter Barron) The man known as Mister Darlington is to be remembered in a way that celebrates his love of music. PETER BARRON explains the thinking behind ‘The Alasdair MacConachie Bandstand’ WHEN Alasdair MaConachie – businessman, philanthropist, and community champion – died on Christmas Day, thoughts quickly turned to how he should be honoured by the town that knew him as ‘Mister Darlington’.
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2 weeks ago |
thenorthernecho.co.uk | Peter Barron
Senior HM Inspector John Lucas addresses the Prince Regent Street Trust annual conference at Hardwick Hall Hotel (Image: Chris Barron) OFSTED changes will put collaboration at the heart of future inspections, hundreds of education professionals have been promised at a North East conference. Senior HM Inspector John Lucas was a keynote speaker at the third annual conference of the Prince Regent Street Trust at Hardwick Hall Hotel, near Sedgefield.
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Mayor’s Ball in full swing in Darlington. A chain gang of civic dignitaries! https://t.co/E0qmCZGECv
It is so blatant...Trump helping the mega-rich get richer, while the vast majority of people suffer from his recklessness.
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