The Eden Arms at West Auckland announces reopening date
The Eden Arms, on Staindrop Road in West Auckland will reopen at 2pm on Friday (March 20), promising a “fantastic afternoon and evening filled with a great atmosphere, good company, and plenty of entertainment”. Writing on Facebook, the pub said: “Come along and help us celebrate as we officially open our doors. “Bring your friends…
Teenagers sue Musk’s xAI claiming image-generator made sexually explicit images of them as minors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ā Three teenagers in Tennessee sued Elon Musk’s xAI this week, claiming the company’s image-generation tools were used to morph real photos of them into explicitly sexual images. The high school students, who are seeking to proceed under pseudonyms, filed the lawsuit in California, where xAI ā Musk’s artificial intelligence company ā has…
Live cricket: White Ferns v South Africa Proteas women – third T20
Follow all the cricket action as the White Ferns take on South Africa in Auckland for their third T20 international match. The five-match series is currently tied 1-1. First ball at Eden Park is 2.45pm. Sign up for NgÄ Pitopito KÅrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every…
Darlington campus now a centre of excellence for future engines
For Cummins, Darlington is now a centre of excellence for future engines, including hydrogen internal combustion engines, with local teams having completed a governmentābacked project to create the āDNA and architectureā of a truckāsized hydrogen engine just waiting for full production. The work has delivered a mediumāduty engine architecture that can be scaled to heavy…
Oscar-winning documentary violated childrenās privacy laws ā Moscow ā RT Entertainment
The Oscar-winning documentary āMr. Nobody Against Putinā, about day-to-day life inside a Russian school, violated privacy laws concerning minors, Russian human rights officials said on Wednesday. The Russian Human Rights Council, a presidential advisory body, said parents alleged that Pavel Talankin, a former videographer at a school in the small town of Karabash in Russiaās…
TEP Electrical Distributors, Darlington celebrate national success
TEP Electrical Distributors, on Valley Street, was recently named Wholesaler of the Year at the 2025 Electrical Industry Awards. The firm has won four national awards in the past two years, despite only operating from a single branch in Darlington. Part of TEP’s work includes delivering complex lighting upgrade programmes for heritage buildings and five-star…
Major regeneration brings jobs to dealership in Darlington
Drive Motor Retail has invested over Ā£2 million into redeveloping its Darlington site, introducing new partnerships with CitroĆ«n, Peugeot, Fiat, and Abarth, alongside Fiat Professional aftersales services. The project marks the first major refurbishment of the dealership in more than 20 years. Jeff Parkin, general manager at Drive Motor Retail Darlington, said: “This investment represents…
More than Ā£30 million in contracts agreed by Stockton council leaders
A town centre cycleway, roads, school extensions, ground maintenance and insurance were among the wide-ranging, high-value contracts approved for the next year by Stockton Councilās cabinet. The councilās report says the spending in the contracts is in its financial plans, budget or capital programme, or will have bids for funding outside the council. Deputy council…
