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I’m new to Darlington and everyone I have met has raved about Maggie’s and I did not know what to expect but very happy that the sunny spring weather pushed me to go outside. Maggie’s Coffee and Kitchen in Duke Street, Darlington. (Image: STUART BOULTON) Friends would describe me as a brunch and coffee connoisseur…
Fresh on Victoria Road, Darlington, has been run by Steve Morgan, 38, for the last three years. Steve, who trained as a chef after leaving school and has worked in many restaurants, including The Bridge Inn at Stapleton, took it on after noticing it was empty and thought it would be an ideal location for…
Il Cancello in Beamish has been praised for serving ‘the best’ food by reviewers on the online review site, with one going as far as saying that the lasagne he ate was better than ones he had sampled in Italy. Based near the popular open-air Beamish Museum, Il Cancello has bagged more than 480 ‘perfect’ scores…
There will be more than 150 traders taking part, offering their delicious goods to foodie enthusiasts and hungry visitors. From halloumi wraps to wood-fired pizza and fried chicken to gyozas (plus many sweet treats), it’s set to be a County Durham feast to remember. Bishop Auckland Food Festival will take place from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, April…
Raval Indian Brasserie in Gateshead has introduced a challenge that’s quickly heating up national interest — and it all began with one man. Known only as “Curry Hell Carl,” the Newcastle local recently visited the award-winning restaurant and declared he’d just eaten the best curry of his life — but claimed it wasn’t spicy enough. Curry…
With such a settled forecast, it felt quite an achievement on Saturday morning to find one of the few places not waking up to clear blue skies. Instead, high on the North York Moors at Fryup, near Danby, a chill wind blew, the cloud remained resolutely low, and the temperature gauge teetered between seven and…
Aside from the main Easter eggs, a huge amount of chocolate treats are also released for the season. If you’re looking for items like that, then you’ll likely spot options from Cadbury in the supermarket. Their Easter eggs are considered the gold standard for me in terms of quality, but I’ve never really explored their…
Little Land of Adventures in Ferryhill, now run by Brittany Davison, 25, of Darlington, has made the top ten of The Northern Echo’s Best Indoor Family Entertainment competition. Brittany, who brings her three-year-old, Se7en Johnson, to work with her each day, took over the centre in October last year. She said: “It has been Little…
Liv McMahon & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Robert Timothy/BBC/ChatGPT Left: BBC technology editor Zoe Kleinman. Right: Her AI-generated action figure When scrolling through social media, you may have recently seen friends and family appearing in miniature. It’s part of a new trend where people use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to…
Microsoft has begun the rollout of an AI-powered tool which takes snapshots of users’ screens every few seconds. The Copilot+ Recall feature is available in preview mode to some people with Microsoft’s AI PCs and laptops. It is the relaunch of a feature which was dubbed a “privacy nightmare” when it was first announced last…
