Labour leader Keir Starmer was in Darlington today and he paid a visit to The Northern Echo HQ And he has this message to voters who abandoned the party in 2019 👇 thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24281273.…

Tomorrow, for the first time, voters in every part of our fantastic region will be able to elect a devolved mayor So after years of fighting for powers away from Westminster, in a special The Northern Echo, we urge you to use your vote wisely This is your future in your hands 🗳️

Ballot boxes arrive to be counted at the Silksworth Centre as the city of Sunderland get the 2024 Local Elections count underway this evening. Picture: North News. Follow our live blog here bit.ly/3UHDM8s

Fantastic election efforts from team The Northern Echo over the last 24 hours, especially Daniel Hordon Kayleigh Fraser Tom Burgess Bill Edgar Graeme Hetherington Patrick Gouldsbrough Gavin Engelbrecht Chris Lloyd 🗳️ At least there won't be another one for a while...🙈 Now for a 🍺

Summing up the day ... and what a day it was x.com/EchoNickG/stat…

It's going to be a tight race in Darlington on July 4. We joined the chief contenders at their respective election campaign launches today. Here is Peter Gibson making his pitch to remain the town's MP thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24346054.…

It's going to be a tight race in Darlington on July 4. We joined the chief contenders at their respective election campaign launches today. Here is Labour's Lola McEvoy making her pitch to become the town's next MP thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24345950.…

Thankfully there were no injuries in this five-car pile-up in Alwyn Road, Darlington, after a police chase thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24346485.…

video of a man being restrained on the ground before being arrested in Darlington earlier today thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24346840.…

It wasn't a laughing matter thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24365202.…

As Rishi Sunak & Keir Starmer fight for your vote in the election, The Northern Echo tonight launches its Manifesto for the North and asks our next Prime Minister: Will you deliver for us? ✍️Alex O'Leary Kayleigh Fraser Tom Burgess Phoebe Abruzzese #TomorrowsPapersToday🗞️

Strong backing from Labour's Shadow Chancellor for The Northern Echo's Manifesto for the North 👇

🚨EXCLUSIVE 🚨 In a rare interview with Gavin Engelbrecht for our Keep Hitachi on Track campaign, the firm's vice president calls on the new PM to act on day one after a 'frustrating' 2 years 🗣 'We've had lots of words but we need action' Only in tomorrow's The Northern Echo 🗞

A global Hitachi leader has criticised a 'frustrating' two years of Government talks and warns urgent action is needed to save the Aycliffe factory 🚆 🗣 'We’ve had lots of words but we need action. We need decisions' thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24373941.…

🗳️And we're off. Ready to go at Echo HQ for a historic night. Our The Northern Echo team are out across the region and in the office bringing you all the results and reaction as they happen. Follow all the live updates👇 thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24427973.… #GeneralElection2024

EXC: London councils condemned for ‘breaking the law’ when sending families up to the North East. Mary Kelly Foy MP Grahame Morris MP and Jonathan Brash MP have all expressed their concern at the ‘shameful’ practice. Read the full story here: thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24656159.…

Privileged to be part of a cracking team driving this campaign forward

The promise to help save Hitachi was made repeatedly - by Keir Starmer, Louise Haigh and Rachel Reeves - during visits to the Aycliffe plant. The Echo is tonight urging the Prime Minister to live up to that pledge

Proud of the role I played in the campaign to get Hitachi #BackonTrack. This is why journalism matters. Result!

"We wanted a more in-depth look at mining": grateful to Gavin Engelbrecht for featuring the #ACESupported COAL FACE Exhibition, which opens on Saturday 1 February Sunderland Museum & sees Andy Martin & I showcase the incredible stories of its 60 participants: thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24892299.…