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Helmer's chance to prove worth
Thomas Helmer is being offered another chance to carve out a Premiership future at Sunderland. The German international, ignored by manager Peter Reid after recovering from an Achilles tendon operation last season, was included on the club's retained
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Fading actress jumped to her death from flats
A FADING actress who was devastated at losing her looks, hurled herself to her death from a block of flats. In her 1960s heyday, Joanna Garcia, 55, was at the heart of London's showbusiness community. She dated comic actor Harry H Corbett for four years
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Evil daydreamer whose fantasies led to murder
COLIN Bainbridge was a real-life Walter Mitty character. Known as a "Billy Liar" for inventing a fantasy world, he would regale friends and strangers with his fantasies of how he taught karate and mixed with the rich and famous. He even claimed on occasions
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Thefts from cars -costing motorists thousands'
POLICE in Darlington estimate that thefts from cars cost drivers thousands of pound each month and are calling on car owners to take responsibility for their vehicles - and just as importantly what they leave inside them. Acting Chief Inspector Eddie
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Relative helps to celebrate railway pioneer's role
A RELATIVE of Timothy Hackworth, one of the railways' founding fathers, will help to celebrate his contribution to history. It is 150 years since the death of the most famous resident of Shildon, County Durham. To mark the occasion, the Hackworth Society
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Weather experts to sift through ships logs
A TEAM of experts have been given a £700,000 European grant to sift through 100 years of ships' logs in one of the most detailed weather studies ever undertaken. They will read hundreds of logs written by naval captains between 1750 and 1850, including
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Headteacher suspended after fraud charges
A NORTH-EAST headteacher has been suspended after being charged with fraud. George Bowery, 46, headteacher of Kingsmeadow Comprehensive School, Dunston, near Gateshead, was arrested following allegations of fraud and deception. He appeared before the
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Conference examines regeneration success
A NORTH-EAST regeneration project provides a venue for a national conference on the subject tomorrow. Investing in Quality looks at the work taking place in the Grainger Town Project in the centre of Newcastle. The one-day conference will examine Grainger
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Three in court over overdose death
THREE people appeared in court yesterday in connection with the suspected heroin death of teenager Damien Welsh. The 19-year-old's body was found on scrubland in Colburn in North Yorkshire in April and a post-mortem examination has identified a drugs
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Nabbed for speeding - four times in an hour
A DRIVER picked up four speeding tickets in the North-East in just 59 minutes. PC James Banks had just set up his speed camera in a 30mph stretch on Teesside when Derek Dobson whizzed by in his M-registration Skoda Favorit. Mr Dobson, 44, was ten minutes
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Crime agencies boost for witness support service
THE service to witnesses at courts in County Durham is to be improved with a helping hand from an anti-crime agency. Backing for the Witness Support Service at Durham Crown Court comes from the police-backed community forum, Durham Agency Against Crime
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Lurcher's amputation ordeal
A LURCHER found dumped in a cage with one of its back legs hanging off was recovering last night. A veterinary surgeon was forced to amputate the hind leg, which was too badly damaged to be saved. But the young lurcher is said to be on the mend and is
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Research centre is launched
A CENTRE for research into developing the arts and humanities in medicine and public health was launched at Durham University yesterday. The inaugural event for the Centre for Arts and Humanities in Health and Medicine (CAHHM) was a day-long conference
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Saying it with sunflowers
A HUGE ray of sunshine brightened the heart of Durham Cathedral yesterday. The wraps came off a giant sunflower creation, depicting the cross of St Cuthbert. The cathedral was the final resting place for the early Northumbrian saint. Measuring 25ft in
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Thai clothing worker loses her discrimination claim
A THAI clothing worker who claimed that factory staff had subjected her to racial taunts after seeing a television programme on prostitution in her homeland has lost her claim for racial discrimination. Ratchanee Hickson had claimed that the jibes were
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Approaching fast - car that sees round corners
MOTORING organisations estimate that more than two thirds of all accidents happen at junctions. So, with that in mind, they have given a cautious welcome to a gadget being developed by Nissan. Using two front bumper-mounted mini-cameras, the system offers
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Police attempt to find dogs owners
POLICE in Chester-le-Street want help to trace the owners of three Jack Russell dogs handed in to them. A bitch and a dog were handed in to the police station front desk on Monday by a motorist who saw them running about near a road at Leamside, near
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Quest for knowledge leads to US
TWO Gateshead businessmen are heading to the USA to investigate Internet-based knowledge management techniques. Robin Mackie and John Richardson of the Express Group hope their stint with a US firm will enhance their design engineering firm's ability
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No remorse from a cold killer
THE man who raped and murdered nine-year-old Laura Kane after gaining the trust of her family was yesterday branded a cold killer who showed no remorse. Detective Superintendent Steve Bolam, the detective who led the hunt which snared her killer Colin
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Bettys brews
TEA lovers in one town in the region have always known that you have to travel some way to get a better cuppa - but now it's official. Bettys Caf Tea Rooms, at Northallerton High Street, North Yorkshire, was named yesterday as one of just 12 tea cafes
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A couple of chips off the old block . .
TWO Darlington teenage golfers could well be swinging into the Guinness Book of Records. Cousins Michael and Mark Pattinson are notching up so many holes-in-one at Darlington Golf Club that their names could well enter the book of fame. Talented 15-year-old
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Offer of help for asthma sufferers
ONE of the first seminars of its kind in the region is hoping to give a boost to asthma sufferers in the North-East. The idea comes from chronic asthmatic, Dennis Champion, who felt that Health Secretary Alan Milburn's Darlington constituency is the ideal
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Outrage as sex pest PC is allowed to keep job
A BEAT bobby who pestered shop girls while on patrol has been allowed to keep his job. A private disciplinary hearing heard how PC Andrew Shearer used his position in Redcar to chat up assistants, and, when his advances were rebuffed, he turned to gross
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As if seeing all they own washed away wasn't bad enough . . .
THE victims of devastating floods are now living in fear of looters stealing the most valuable of their remaining possessions. Families in South Church, near Bishop Auckland, who lost nearly everything in last weekend's torrential downpour, say they are
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Karembeu deal threat to Gazza
PAUL GASCOIGNE can expect to be nothing more than a bit-part player at Middlesbrough next season after confirmation that Christian Karembeu is bound for the Riverside Stadium. Boro have clinched a £2.4m deal for the Real Madrid midfielder, who is currently
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Reading closer to Gabbiadini bid
The possibility of Marco Gabbiadini moving to Reading moved a step closer yesterday when Joey Beauchamp decided to stay at Oxford United. Reading boss Alan Pardew, a former team-mate of Gabbiadini at Crystal Palace, had targeted four players in his quest
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Catch up with the latest craze
BUNGEE jumping comes of age in the North-East this weekend with the region's first ever Scad jump. Described as a bungee jump without the elastic, the Scad (Suspended Catch Air Device) is a net that catches the jumper after a 150ft fall. In aid of the
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Refugee leaflets branded offensive
RESIDENTS are being urged to disregard leaflets urging them to protest against the arrival of refugees in a North-East town. The British National Party has been running a campaign in Stockton town centre, ever since it was announced asylum seekers would
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Video artist gets doctorate honour
AN AMERICAN video artist is to be honoured with an honorary doctorate of arts from the University of Sunderland today. New York-born Bill Viola, 49, has pioneered video as an art form. He made his name in the North-East in the Year of Visual Arts in 1996
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New Deal millions set to transform deprived area
A MULTI-MILLION pound cash boost to transform the lives of thousands of families in one of the North-East's most deprived areas has moved a stage closer. Hartlepool's initial bid for a share of the Government's £800m New Deal for Communities regeneration
