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Baby Liam is wedding star
Liam Lyons, who at only 15 months old has already had to undergo three life-saving operations, was guest of honour at his parents' wedding at the weekend. The Darlington tot performed his duties as star guest admirably, according to his mother, Joanne
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Mother's 40th birthday is a celebration of life
A North-East mother-of-two was the toast of her ten brothers and sisters at the 40th birthday party she feared she would never see. Four years ago, doctors gave June Moses a ten per cent chance of surviving a haemorrhage at the base of her brain. It struck
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Demand high for Garrett concert
DEMAND for hospitality places at the fundraising Lesley Garrett concert to be held in the region later this year have been so high that all the boxes have been sold. Places still remain however, in the first and second floor conference suites at Durham
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Father's Day plea to man who vanished
THE wife of a doctor who mysteriously vanished before the birth of his baby son yesterday chose Father's Day to make an emotional appeal for him to return. Dr Jane Noble, a specialist in geriatric care, has not seen her husband, Dr Matthew Choyce, since
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Keegan won't alter Shearer's decision
Kevin Keegan has insisted he will not attempt to persuade Alan Shearer to change his plan to retire from international football after Euro 2000 even in the euphoria of his match-winning goal against Germany. Keegan certainly would like Shearer to stay
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Cyclists help charity on tour
CYCLISTS across the region took part in a sponsored ride to raise money for charity. More than 100 cyclists took part in the Tetley Tour de Teasside yesterday to raise money for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Among the field was 26-year-old Pauline
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Golfing friends' tribute to Ian
A NORTH-EAST photographer was remembered yesterday at a memorial golf tournament and seat unveiling. Ian Weir, 38, of Victoria Embankment, Darlington, died a year ago from a heart attack. Yesterday, friends and colleagues from The Northern Echo, where
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Council staff get on bikes
About 40 local government workers will be getting on their bikes to help celebrate national Bike to Work Day tomorrow. After pedalling their way to the headquarters of Durham County Council, at County Hall, Durham City, they will be rewarded with a special
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Councillor -disappointed' over ruling
A DARLINGTON Conservative councillor has expressed his disappointment at being removed from the authority's planning committee by his own party. Councillor Bill Stenson lost his place because the committee has been reduced in size as part of a council
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Soccer legends putt golf talent to test
FORMER stars of the football field in the North-East proved they are more at home on the golf course these days. A number of ex-Sunderland favourites, including many of the 1973 FA Cup-winning squad, took to the fairways of the Ramside Hall course at
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Computer chaos hits holidays
THOUSANDS of holidaymakers from the region were stranded at Newcastle and Teesside airports at the weekend because of a computer breakdown. Dozens of flights to Europe were delayed for up to ten hours and other flights to Heathrow were cancelled, because
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Parade preview for town carnival
ZEBRAS and crocodiles were seen parading along the main street in Darlington town centre at the weekend. But shoppers were not too alarmed on Saturday afternoon, because the exotic creatures - accompanied by clowns and a circus ringmaster - were merely
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One draw that was not a bore for fans
Darlington and Middlesbrough produced 430 runs and a tied result in a game which had players and spectators on tenterhooks until the last ball. In the early stages of Boro's reply it looked as if they would carve out a match-winning position as Richard
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Blind Janet hopes to be walking tall for festival
A BLIND woman has signed up for a walking festival in the region. The trail along which Janet Mortimer will walk with her guide dog, Maggie, is the toughest on offer as part of Redcar and Cleveland Council's Walking Festival weekend, on June 24 and 25
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Fundraising is a caricature building exercise
SHOPPERS were given the chance to see themselves in a completely different light at the weekend. Customers at the Cleveland Centre, Middlesbrough, had their faces captured on paper by caricaturist Paul Slattery. Paul, 32, hit the headlines last year when
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Business park plan for private estate
PART of one of the North-East's large private estates could be turned over to become a business park. A bid is being made to develop 5,135sq metres of upmarket office accommodation on almost eight acres of the Lambton Estate, near Chester-le-Street. Trustees
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Anger as tourist office stays closed at weekends
A BUSY city centre tourist information centre is to open seven-days a week in time for the holiday period. But hundreds of tourists and visitors to Durham City will remain frustrated at peak times over coming weekends when they find the office closed.
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Martin Keown
Martin Keown has admitted that four years of personal frustration evaporated as he helped England overcome Germany in a meaningful match for the first time since the 1966 World Cup final. The Arsenal defender suffered the agony of watching England's Euro
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Pressure shows as Keegan's emotions get better of him
It was dressed up in a passionate and voluble defence of his captain Alan Shearer. But when the demons in Kevin Keegan's fevered imagination spilled out across the floor of the makeshift marquee which served as a press room in Charleroi, immediately after
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Killer's former lover to change babies name
THE former lover of child killer Colin Bainbridge has said she intends to change the name of the baby son they had together. Andrea McKenzie does not want 16-month-old Keiran to have any reminder of his father. Bainbridge abducted nine-year-old Laura
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DRIVING BACK THE YEARS
SOARING temperatures proved too much for some veterans of the road in the North-East yesterday. An estimated ten per cent of the entries failed to finish the Beamish Reliability Run, an annual test for ageing, but lovingly maintained vehicles, over more
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Football club's key signing
SUNDERLAND Football Club has gone "in-house" at the Stadium of Light to add a female voice to the running of the club. Helen Smith has been appointed assistant club secretary, joining the growing number of women to take up key positions in the former
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Grand gesture to help ballerina
A YOUNG ballet dancer who has been accepted for one of they top dance schools in Europe has been given the opportunity to raise money for her tuition by one of the region's arts venues. Stephanie Elsob, of Birkdale, South Shields, will join the Central
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Church says -thank you' to vicar
WORSHIPPERS turned the tables on their vicar yesterday by organising a surprise service to say "thank you". The congregation of Woodhouse Close Church, in Bishop Auckland, paid tribute to the Reverend Vince Fenton's leadership and pastoral support. They
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Catholic leaders delighted at conference success
LEADING figures from the Roman Catholic Church and laity in the North-East came together at the weekend to discuss working to benefit the community. Working for the Common Good, held at Ushaw College seminary, near Durham, was organised by the Hexham
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Art student helps civil servants to cut waste
An art student has come up with a poster campaign that will be used in Civil Service offices across the country. Designs by Jonathan Scaife, 17, of Darlington, which aim to encourage Civil Service staff to cut waste, were chosen from those produced by
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Big Yin in N-East to film
A FILM starring comedian Billy Connolly begins filming in the North-East today. Jimmy Spud, described as "a moving modern comedy about urban family", has a screenplay by Newcastle writer Lee Hall. He wrote Dancer, which was filmed in and around Easington
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Crossing solution sought
RADICAL solutions to the problems of delays at level crossings are being examined after talks with rail officials. Proposals to increase the number of passenger services on the East Coast Main Line have prompted fears that existing difficulties in Northallerton
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Martin the hero as Synners pull away
Billingham Synthonia have opened a useful lead at the top of the table following their narrow win at Marton. Runs were always at a premium and the Synners managed just 141 as man-of-the-match Dean Kirby claimed five wickets for 44 runs in a useful 19.5
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Moor hit the top spot with easy win
Burnmoor have taken over the leadership and are in the position they occupied for most of last summer. With Hetton Lyons recording their third win in succession just one point separates the pair. There was little to enthuse about at South Shields when
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Student tells youngsters that thin is not -in'
A DESIGN marketing student at the University of Teesside has designed an educational awareness campaign to warn children of the dangers of being too thin. Vanessa Marshall, 20, of Heighington, County Durham, said: "It's no small wonder that impressionable
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Shearer goal brings to an end 34 years of agony for England
It was not the spell-binding classic of 1990 and it fell short of the intoxicating drama of 1996, but as the celebrations lingered long into the night none of that really mattered. England have played much better against Germany in the past and have risen
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£700,000 to be spent on central heating
A £700,000 programme to replace obsolete heating systems in homes across Hartlepool has been approved by councillors. The neighbourhood services board of Hartlepool Borough Council agreed to commit £175,000 a year for four years to replace ageing back
