by Chris Lloyd | Bishop Auckland, Centenary, Darlington, In Your Town, Latest
WE are unlikely to ever see again the dedication to duty and bravery of the North-East brothers nicknamed The Fighting Bradfords, says playwright Carina Rodney about putting the story of the four First World War heroes on stage. The production about the medal-winning...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Shildon
THE family of a soldier killed in the Battle of the Somme have attended a special football match played in his honour. Next month marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Sidney Wheelhouse, who turned out for his home town team of Bishop Auckland at the age of just...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Middlesbrough
A UNIQUE display of knitted poppies is being created to mark a special tribute to a community’s fallen in conflicts from around the world. A carpet of hand-knitted poppies will be installed in front of the war memorial and train station at Nunthorpe, near...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, In Your Town, Latest, Middlesbrough, People, York
EXACTLY 100 years ago this weekend, two brave local soldiers – one a VC, the other a MC – were killed in the same trench on the Somme. The first to die was Lt George Butterworth of the 8th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry, who was the most promising composer of...
by Chris Lloyd | Centenary, Darlington, Durham, In Your Town, Latest, Middlesbrough
A RELATIVE has revealed the fate of two soldiers captured in a rare photograph as they made their way to the Somme – where both would be casualties on the first day of that momentous battle. Jim Whitton of Darlington immediately recognised the image of his great uncle...
