GAVIN WALKER is a man of steel. Aged almost 70 he not only lifted the Senior Award for Remarkable Achievement, but powered his way to glory at the recent World Masters Powerlifting championship in the Czech Republic. The great-grandfather, a... Read More

CHESTER-LE-STREET Cricket Club have enjoyed an incredible year, topped off by taking the Senior Award for Best Team Performance. Their finest moment arrived when they knocked six times champions South Northumberland off their North-East Premier League perch in emphatic fashion... Read More

THE Deerness Gymnastics tumbling team has enjoyed a sparkling year, competing nationally in three leagues and winning four out of the five categories against teams from across the country. Their success led to the team, based at Sherburn Leisure Centre... Read More

ROY COATES capped a memorable year by taking the Award for Leading Light - his second honour during a year in which he stood down after 20 years as secretary of the Durham County League. Known as one of the... Read More

HAVING claimed this year's Youth Award for Sporting Excellence, Spennymoor-born Jamie Abley is setting his sights on an even greater prize in seven years time. Fourteen-year-old Jamie is one of the most promising young taekwondo stars in the country, and... Read More

HAVING once formed part of the team that saved Seaham Harbour Cricket Club from collapse, Ray Armbrister is finally ready to step aside. He does after being named as the Local Heroes' Senior Unsing Hero following more than 70 years... Read More

A YEAR ago, Rachel Davies became the first ten-year-old to successfully perform a double back somersault in Great Britain, winning gold at the British Championships. She went on to represent Great Britain at international level in Bulgaria, winning a silver... Read More

SAVANNAH Marshall has spent the last six years doing the groundwork and now the winner of the Senior Award for Sporting Excellence is keen to push on a step further. The 18-year-old joined the Headland Boxing Club in Hartlepool aged... Read More

TONIGHT'S the night for the stars of grass roots sport in the North-East. The Local Heroes Awards 2009 take place before a 1,000strong audience in a huge marquee at Hardwick Hall Hotel, near Sedgefield. It is the tenth anniversary of... Read More

TICKETS are still available for this year's Local Heroes Awards, the ceremony's tenth anniversary, at Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield on Thursday December 3. Why not join one of the dozens of North-East celebrities for the evening at the region's... Read More