By Rachel Conner-Hill echorachelc Chief Reporter (Tees Valley & North Yorkshire)
Young crafter Lainey Strickland, from Darlington, has been making decorations for charity AN eight-year-old has raised thousands of pounds for charity after spending four months creating Christmas decorations. Young crafter Lainey Strickland, from Darlington, was inspired to start making decorations to sell to raise money after getting a new sewing machine in August. Since the autumn, she has spent hours making wreaths, baubles and other decorations. She spent a day selling the items from a stall outside her home in Brinkburn Avenue and has also been selling things online. Lainey, who is a pupil at Holy Family RC Primary School, has raised £2,283, which is going to be divided between Layla’s Legacy UK, Darlington Memorial Hospital children’s ward and the Children’s Ca
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Kelsey Mackay A LITTLE girl with a big heart has collected more than 270 chocolate selection boxes to gift to sick children this Christmas. Kelsey Mackay, six, from Catterick Garrison, asked her mum Kirsty Dickinson how she could help poorly children because she didn t want them to be sad at Christmas. Ms Dickinson said: I m an A&E nurse at Darlington Memorial Hospital, so Kelsey knows what a difficult year it has been. She asked me if children get sick at Christmas, and decided she wanted to cheer them up. She initially bought a few with her pocket money but then her cheerleading club, Lazer Cheer, donated some, as did family and friends.
Kelsey Mackay A LITTLE girl with a big heart has collected more than 270 chocolate selection boxes to gift to sick children this Christmas. Kelsey Mackay, six, from Catterick Garrison, asked her mum Kirsty Dickinson how she could help poorly children because she didn t want them to be sad at Christmas. Ms Dickinson said: I m an A&E nurse at Darlington Memorial Hospital, so Kelsey knows what a difficult year it has been. She asked me if children get sick at Christmas, and decided she wanted to cheer them up. She initially bought a few with her pocket money but then her cheerleading club, Lazer Cheer, donated some, as did family and friends.
Two people went to hospital following at crash near Barnard Castle on Monday, December 14, 2020 TWO people, including an elderly man, were taken to hospital after a head-on crash involving two cars. Shortly after 1.15pm on Monday, emergency services were called to reports of a collision on the A688, between Stainton and Barnard Castle. A red Vauxhall Corsa and a silver Toyota Corolla had collided head-on, to the east of Broomielaw and close to the bend known as Barford corner. The driver of the Corsa, a man in his 80s, suffered a head injury and the driver of the Toyota had chest injuries.