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Bungalow plan faces opposition
PLANS to demolish a Scout hut and replace it with a bungalow are likely to be rejected by councillors. Council officers have recommended that Redcar and Cleveland's planning committee reject the application to build behind Tithe Barn, in Marske High Street
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Pledge of support to crime-hit families
A TOWN which has been plagued by vandals has been promised action to put it back on the right track. Residents of Guisborough have complained repeatedly about attacks by thugs on their homes and property. Last month, police patrols in the area were stepped
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GPs' support for patients kept waiting
DOCTORS on Teesside are developing a scheme to support patients waiting a long time for their first out-patient appointment at South Cleveland and Middlesbrough General Hospitals. The four Primary Care Groups on Teesside will be working with South Tees
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Athletics News
Elswick Harriers Only nine points separated first and second place in Saturday's Northern Men's League Division Three North-East meeting at York with Harriers' senior men's team recording 269 points to beat rivals Durham to top spot. With the team performing
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Swimming News
The ASA's 3km and 5km open water long distance championships are at the Holme Pierrepont national watersports centre tomorrow - and among the competitors will be four from this area, writes ERIC WILKINSON. Denry Aal (Newcastle) contests the men's 5km
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Cricket News
Durham Senior League After restricting Durham City to 66, Chester-le-Street won by eight wickets when the sides met in Division Three with Berryman finishing with an unbeaten 30, while Philadelphia defeated South Shields at Bunker Hill by a single run
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Pool News
Tow Law League Ithe Cattle Mart derby the women's team made their first win of the season by pipping their A team by the odd point. Alison Hopps, Sylvia Goodall and Chris Suddes took singles points for the ladies but were matched by wins from Robbie McFadden
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Odds on for racecourse
DETAILS of a £100m plan to build one of Europe's top racecourses in the North-East have been unveiled. The Seahorse Group, which includes current Redcar Racecourse owner Lord Zetland, has announced proposals to buy a 537-acre site around Dunsdale Farm
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Red carpet for medal winners
A MAYOR has rolled out the red carpet for a medal-winning football squad. Coun Arthur Dobson, mayor of Redcar and Cleveland, cheered an eight man team for winning a bronze medal at the European Special Olympic Games in Gronigen, Holland. The players are
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Bowls News
East Durham Welfare Veterans League Blackhall collected four points after winning 81-63 when they travelled to Wingate. Scores (Blackhall skips first): Reg donkins 17, G Gibson 20; Roladn Winn 20, Jack Kelly 15; Tom Heppell 18, L Craggs 14; John Williams
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Cricket club's catch
FORMER Redcar and Cleveland Councillor Harry Forster returned to Redcar Retired Men's base for his third time to give further insights into Redcar Cricket Club's 150 years continuous presence in the town. Author of two books detailing Redcar CC's progress
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Successful collections delayed
A JUNK service is becoming a victim of its own success. For the past three months, Redcar and Cleveland Council's free junk job service has been receiving nearly 300 calls a week. The authority promised to collect items within 14 days, but there is now
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Football News
The Wearside League, which will not be sponsored by Nissan for the coming season, will operate as one division with 20 clubs when the season gets underway on Saturday, August 12. At the annual meeting held in Sunderland it was reported that Red House
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Going dotty to save tiny lives
THE Iceland store in Redcar is going dotty this month to help Tommy's Campaign, the national pregnancy health charity, raise £1m to save tiny lives. Dotty ribbons will be available at the High Street store, at a suggested price of £1. The charity aims
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Top designs rewarded
GOOD building design is to be encouraged across East Cleveland with the incentive of an awards scheme. Plaques and certificates will be awarded to winners by an independent panel of judges. Alan Adams, conservation and design manager with Redcar and Cleveland
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Games News
CIU League Belle Vue went down to their first defeat when they travelled to Ferryhill for the eagerly awaited top of the table clash in the darts section. The match lived up to its billing with the home side making a great start by taking the team game
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Snooker News
Worthington CIU Summer League Brandon lost their unbeaten record in Division Two when they visited Durham City and went down in the decider. Barry Stoddart and Hamaed Choudhury put the home side ahead but Graeme Jackson and John Middleton squared the
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School group to perform
A GROUP of young North-East musicians have been chosen to play at a national festival next month. The Yangchin group, from Hall Garth School, Middlesbrough, will perform at the National Festival of Music for Youth, in London. It is the seventh time in
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£180,000 will help disturbed children
CHILDREN with mental health problems are to benefit from more than £180,000 of Government money. The money awarded to Middlesbrough Borough Council and the Tees and North East Yorkshire Health Authorities will extend the help given to disturbed youngsters
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Alzheimer's advice day
AN awareness day is being held by Cleveland Alzheimer's group to highlight its work supporting those with dementia and their families. The event will take place from 9am to 5pm, on Saturday, June 17, the final day of National Carers Week, when volunteers
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Tennis News
Harrogate and District League Thirsk gained ground on title holders Racquets in the race for the First Division championship after powering to an 8-1 victory against Dacre to secure their third win from four matches. Their only defeat of the season to
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Matthew does his bit
SCHOOLBOY Matthew Barlow is fed with people rubbishing his town. Now his message: Keep Guisborough Smart by Doing Your Part - Bin It!, is to be seen across the town on 18 new post- mounted litter bins. He hopes litter louts will neither miss his message
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Family affair is a washout
The weather prevented Dave Pennock from coming face to face with his son Stephen in last week's Darlington Building Society NYSD League Division One match, writes MALCOLM PRATT. Dave captains Guisborough's second team and Stephen plays for his home village
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Katherine is one on her own
Katherine Chapman is keeping pace with her brother John in Consett's junior side, writes Malcolm Pratt. Last week, she claimed four wickets for 32 runs with her medium-pace bowling to record her best figures so far. Katherine plays in the Foster's Northumberland
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Courses hope to woo teachers back to school
TEACHERS who have left the classroom are being encouraged to get back into the profession. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is using funding from the Teacher Training Agency to set up two Return to Teaching courses for primary and secondary teachers
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Swinging for success
YORKSHIRE amateur golfer Roger Roper steps back onto the big stage this weekend when he competes in the British Amateur Golf Championship at the Royal Liverpool course in the Wirral. Roper, a partner in Ropers Caravan World at Catterick Bridge, is one
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Veteran on final visit
A DUNKIRK veteran is preparing to make what is likely to be his last emotional visit to Northern France. Richard Hall, a former Green Howard sergeant major, could not travel to France on Friday to watch the recreation of the Little Ships crossing from
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Redcar side look set to take title
CARLIN How WMC A look to have clinched the runners-up spot in Division One after a 3-3 draw with main rivals Guisborough Cons A put them two points ahead going into the last match. Redcar WMC A increased their lead with a 5-1 success at Lakes SC B, while
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Awards presented
FORMER Middlesbrough football player David Mills handed out awards at Guisborough Town's presentation evening. They included first team awards: Top goalscorer, Darren Mowbray; Player of the year, Darren Mowbray; Players Gratitude Award, M Ainsley.
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Cadet makes youth team
CADET Sgt Mark Forster of the Dormanstown Green Howards detachment of the Cleveland army cadet force, has been selected by the regular army to represent the Army Football Association youth team on its tour of Scotland in July. The 16-year-old student
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Team is fit for business
A DYNAMIC team of fitness instructors has proved they've brains as well as brawn. Five staff at the Bodyzone Fitness Centre in Guisborough have notched up National Vocational Qualifications in their quest to be fit for business. Centre manager, Paul Shanks
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Tiny church faces huge repair bill
A TINY congregation of an East Cleveland church is facing a monumental challenge to raise thousands of pounds for repairs. The congregation of about 30 people at St Helen's Church at Carlin How has to find £6,000 to carry out vital work to the church
