Brassed off by the cold and back again
5:18pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
From Coundon Grange to the frozen wastes of Saskatchewan. As Echo Memories discovers, there's no place like home - the occasional brutal murder and execution notwithstanding...
Comments (0)Exhibits will ignite interest
4:40pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
A COLLECTION of miners' lamps will put on display by a group that preserves the region's mining history.
MEP returns to his roots for history book launch
4:44pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
A NORTH-EAST MEP went back to his roots to launch a history of the village where he grew up.
£27,500 to research hall history
4:40pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
A NORTH-EAST village hall has been awarded thousands of pounds to record its history for its approaching centenary.
How cobbler’s killer was brought to heel
12:29pm Wednesday 12th November 2008
Echo Memories delves into the history of a murder – and could be on the verge of solving the mystery.
Veterans lead nation in remembering the dead
11:28am Wednesday 12th November 2008
THE nation paused yesterday as three of the last surviving veterans of the First World War laid wreaths to honour their fallen comrades.
The final horror
9:47am Tuesday 11th November 2008
1918 was the most awful year of the Great War, but also the year that Britain proved itself the world’s dominant military force, says Peter Hart.
Lest we forget
9:19am Monday 10th November 2008
November 11 marks 90 years since the bloody battles of the First World War were brought to an end with the signing of the Armistice.
Thousands pay tribute to dead
8:34am Monday 10th November 2008
THOUSANDS of people across the region yesterday paid tribute to the dead of two world wars and the casualties of more recent conflicts.
Cenotaphs unveiled to honour fallen
8:30am Monday 10th November 2008
HUNDREDS of residents paid their respects to war heroes past and present as two cenotaphs were unveiled in County Durham.
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