By Neil Harvey

THE new Ebac Northern League season for 2024/25 will start on Saturday, July 27.
And the annual curtain raiser for the season – the JR Cleator Cup – will be held a week previous, on July 20, and be contested between Bishop Auckland and Blyth Town.
The match will be held at the South Newsham Playing Fields with a 3pm kick-off.
The fixture list for the new season is due to be released in the coming weeks – usually in or around the annual general meeting, which this year takes place on Saturday, June 15 at Billingham Town FC.
This year, however, th...