Yarm Road Fish & Chips, Darlington on Best Chippy 2026 list
Yarm Road Fish & Chips, which has been owned by Graeme and Julie Burrell and their son Will for the last eight years, is in the awards list after customers nominated it. After the competition nomination, Will has recognised the role of the fish and chip shop’s customers, saying, “Our business would be absolutely nothing…
The Northern Echo ‘Best Barber Shop 2026’ nominations open
Readers can now nominate their favourite barber shopΒ in Darlington and County DurhamΒ via an online voting platform.Β Β Nominations are now open and you can vote here. The Northern Echo’s Best Barber Shop 2026 has now launched and we are asking you to nominate (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO) Online nominations will run between Monday, June 8, and…
New bake house to open in Shotley Bridge next week
The Bake House, at 54 Ashfield, in Shotley Bridge will open its doors on June 19 under owner Stuart Martin, 39, who moved from Darlington to Consett ten years ago. Stuart has worked in hospitality and catering since the age of 16 after attending catering college. Stuart Martin, 39, originally from Darlington is the face…
Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military
WASHINGTON β The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including the tech giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD and search engine Baidu, to its list of Chinese military companies, preventing them from getting U.S. defense contracts. The list, updated and published Monday by the Pentagon, now sanctions well-known, non-state-owned Chinese companies that are not…
OpenAI files confidential SEC paperwork for IPO, opening the door to a Wall Street debut
SAN FRANCISCO β ChatGPT maker OpenAI filed preliminary paperwork that would open the door to it becoming a publicly traded company, the third in a powerhouse trio of artificial intelligence companies racing to Wall Street debuts. The San Francisco-based company said Monday it has filed confidential paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. βWe…
Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools, joining trend of shelving screens for students
MALMΓ β MALMΓLong championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part of a broad, international reversal on the use of screens in classrooms. Since 2023, the Scandinavian countryβs center-right coalition government has pursued a policy…
Rugby: Blues forward Malachi Wrampling to miss Super Rugby playoffs after high shot
Malachi Wrampling of the Blues tackled by Sevu Reece of the Crusaders. Photo: www.photosport.nz Blues loose forward Malachi Wrampling will miss the rest of the Super Rugby playoffs after copping a three-week ban. Wrampling was sent off for a dangerous tackle in his side’s 52-31 defeat to the Crusaders in last weekend’s qualifying final in…
Will you be in North America for the Fifa Football World Cup? We want to hear from you
Photo: Richard Pelham The Fifa Football World Cup kicks off on 11 June and we’d like Kiwi fans to help us tell the story. New Zealand’s All Whites face Iran in the first game of their Group G match on 16 June at 1pm NZT. Matches are being played across the United States, Canada and…
Unfinished business drives swimmer Erika Fairweather’s Glasgow mission
Erika Fairweather will compete in her second Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Struck down by Covid-19 before Birmingham, New Zealand swimmer Erika Fairweather’s first Commonwealth Games was not a fruitful one by her world-class standards. Finishing fifth in the 200m freestyle and fourth in the 400m freestyle, a compromised Fairweather left plenty in the…
New owners reveal opening date of The Hoptimist, Darlington
The Hoptimist, on Tubwell Row, temporarily shut its doors in January while work was carried out to repair issues including the roof and heating. Now, the venue has revealed it will reopen its doors on Monday, June, 15, with plans to bring sport, games and community events to the pub. One of the new owners,…
