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Healthy response to an image problem
WE live in impressionable times, and all too often the media under-estimates the influence it has over so many people. Young women face particular pressures in an age where appearance is perceived as counting for so much. While it is imperative to promote
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Keegan tips Shearer for England hot-seat
Kevin Keegan is tipping skipper Alan Shearer to become England coach. Shearer has hung up his international boots and stressed there is no going back on his decision after scoring his 30th goal for his country in the Euro 2000 defeat by Romania in Charleroi
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Fibre optics firm creates 200 jobs with move
THE region received welcome economic news yesterday with more than 200 new jobs set to be created at a marine project firm. CTC Marine Projects will relocate to a new site in Darlington in August after announcing a multi-million pound expansion scheme
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Memorable trip back
VISITORS to a museum are being given the chance to come face to face with some of the last century's most memorable exhibits. The Mercer Gallery in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, is taking a trip down memory lane with its Representations exhibition, which
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Blue Circle jobs are at risk
WORKERS at a North-East cement works have three months to prove their worth in the face of an efficiency drive. Last month Blue Circle narrowly saw off a hostile takeover bid from French rival Lafarge which had sparked fears among its 180 staff at a cement
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Newsquest press awards
THE Northern Echo - named last month as North-East Newspaper of the Year - won another prestigious award last night. The Great Daily of the North was named Daily Newspaper of the Year in the Newsquest Awards in Bradford. Newsquest, The Northern Echo's
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Search is on to find young achievers
YOUNG people who have made a contribution to their community are to be recognised for their efforts at an annual ceremony. The Positive Young People Awards, formerly the Youth Achievement Awards, were started in 1994 by Darlington's Community Education
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Care home worker tells of cash handover
A SUPPORT worker at a home for mentally handicapped adults told a court her manager asked her to cash a Giro cheque from the benefit book of a former resident. Jeanette Merrington said three weeks after the resident was transferred to another unit, her
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Helpers sought for children's playscheme
A SUMMER scheme for disabled youngsters being run in Darlington is seeking volunteers. Anyone with time to spare during the summer holidays is being invited to contact Darlington Association on Disability and help with its Dash playscheme, which is running
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Tributes follow death of solicitor
TRIBUTES are being paid to a well-known and respected North-East solicitor who died while on holiday. Richard Hinks' death happened in Scotland last week while on holiday with his wife, Ishbel. He was 64. Mr Hinks, had only recently retired from Latimer
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Town council backs fight to save centre
LOCAL authority leaders have been urged not to sell a troubled community centre. More than 100 people attended a public meeting at Northallerton Town Hall, called after it emerged two potential buyers had expressed an interest in the town's Hambleton
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County unveils plans to boost transport schemes
PLANS to improve transport have been drawn up after extensive consultation. A series of proposals has been put forward as part of North Yorkshire's local transport plan, which aims to secure £14m of Government cash a year over the next five years. Initiatives
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Singer David belts out anti-drugs message
SINGER David Graham is belting out a vital message for more than 4,000 pupils in a glitzy anti-drugs campaign. Children from schools throughout Sunderland and Washingon are attending concerts at the Empire Theatre, Sunderland, organised by Northumbria
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Patients given say over
PATIENTS are being given the chance to say what their health needs are. A questionnaire was sent to a random selection of patients in Durham and Chester-le-Street during April and May as part of a Health Needs Assessment Survey by the area's Primary Care
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Useful extra notes for band
A BRASS band has been given £1,000 by councillors to help it celebrate the year 2000. Ferryhill Brass Band is celebrating the millennium by producing a compact disc and tape of music, which they recorded at the weekend. the band have also reached the
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MP repeats demand to bring in auditors
A NORTH-East MP has repeated calls for auditors to be brought in for a full-scale investigation of the true cost of Operation Lancet. Ashok Kumar, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has long campaigned for the bones of the anti-crime inquiry
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Stitch in time gives blanket coverage
AFTER journeys spanning thousands of miles, six works of art forging far-flung friendships have all arrived in Durham City. The international project began at the Alington House Quilters group, Durham, where the 25 members came up with a way of marking
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Police seeking to create rural -Kiddie Cops' force
POLICE are creating a force of "Kiddie Cops" and recruiting rural youngsters in the fight against crime. A groundbreaking project to educate more than 700 primary school pupils as Rural Rangers will be launched in Hamsterley Forest on Monday. It follows
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Welsh choir to launch millennium festival
KIRKBY Malzeard Millennium festival starts this weekend, and carries on through the week, finishing with a gala on Sunday, July 2. On Saturday, Welsh male voice choir Cor Godre'r Aran comes to St Andrew's Church, at 7pm. Tickets are £10 including refreshments
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'Give me back my job'
ZERO-TOLERANCE police chief Ray Mallon last night moved to quash fears that he would not be returning to work after being cleared in a controversial corruption probe. Detective Superintendent Mallon is desperate to return after being cleared of criminal
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Spain leave it late to storm through
Spain came back from the dead with two goals in stoppage time to beat Yugoslavia and book a place in the quarter-finals. Alfonso grabbed the last-gasp winner in a pulsating Group C match, the result of which sends both teams into the last eight of Euro
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Woman loses High Court battle over fuel ruling
A WOMAN has failed in a High Court bid to overturn a Durham County Council decision that a local cement works can go ahead with a plan to burn waste derived fuel. The asthma Elaine Lowther developed seven years ago was probably caused by spillage during
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A sad way to go, but the right decision
MORE than once in his goal-laden career, Alan Shearer has said: "If I score, I score. If I don't, I don't. It doesn't bother me.'' Bland platitudes come as easily to Shearer as do goals. But despite what he may say, scoring goals does, always has and
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Will anyone bring back ther bongs?
NO NEWS At Ten is still not good news for some viewers. But change was inevitable as ITV faced up to the challenge of boasting audiences and advertising revenue in the increasingly-competitive world of multi-channel broadcasting. Yet 15 months on from
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Millennium closing in on world title aim
Dubai Millennium moved a step nearer the world title his owner covets with a stunning display at Royal Ascot yesterday. He produced an awesome display of front-running to dismiss his five rivals by eight lengths and more in the Prince of Wales' Stakes
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£6m gun training centre's dual role
TWO of the region's chief constables launched building work on a new £6m police firearms training centre yesterday. Cleveland and County Durham police authorities are the first in the country to enter a private/public finance partnership to build a weapons
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Prime Minister set to open Senstronics site
TONY Blair is tomorrow set to open a high-tech factory helping to ease the pain of a major jobs blow in his backyard. After rejecting the then-mothballed Fujitsu micro-chip factory Newton Aycliffe, high-tech components maker Senstronics was persuaded
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OBE for RAF man
A FORMER Wear Valley man has been awarded an OBE for his service in the RAF. Wing Commander Gary Barber, 53, works at RAF Northolt, North London, where he runs a unit that produces maps and routes for navigators. He grew up in Bishop Auckland and attended
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Age Concern backs battle over wardens
PENSIONERS group Age Concern has backed elderly campaigners fighting to save a council wardens' scheme. Wear Valley District Council has faced fierce opposition to a move which would save £200,000 by replacing 22 on-site wardens with its Homeline mobile
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Thanks for your census patience
THE Government has thanked thousands of motorists who suffered rush-hour delays due to a traffic census. The six-week survey, which has just finished, was held at points across Tyneside to analyse traffic patterns in a bid to cut congestion. About 5,000
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Offices plan may create 200 jobs
PLANS for offices on a country estate could create 200 jobs. Trustees for Lambton Estates are proposing a 44,000sq ft office development in converted farm buildings. It would be on an eight-acre section of the estate, on the Chester-le-Street side of
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Families to fight expansion of estate
FAMILIES who say they were duped by a housing company have vowed to fight a plan for new homes. The residents say they were assured by housing developers that no other homes would be built to block their views over the north Durham countryside. But the
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University's science coup
THE Government announced that a new Science Enterprise Centre is to be based at Durham University. The centre is one of four, including Oxford, Ulster and Warwick, which were announced yesterday. The centres, part of the Science Enterprise Challenge,
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Torched van hits butcher's business
A BUTCHER is counting the cost of a suspected arson attack which is the latest in a catalogue of crime to affect his business. Since he started trading a year ago, Jason Whittaker has had shopfront windows smashed at his premises in Bishop Auckland, two
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Police issue warning over garden gangs
PEOPLE in the Sedgefield borough are being urged to beware of thieves targeting garden furniture and ornaments. Thefts of garden ornaments, hanging baskets, benches and even conifer trees have been reported to police in the area in recent weeks. One of
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Warm welcome for winner Denise
ONE of the region's winners of the teaching Oscars was given a warm welcome back at school yesterday. Returning to work after receiving her award as Classroom Assistant of the Year in the Teaching Awards 2000, Denise Murray, of Beaumont Hill Special School
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Expert draws up profile of stalker
A NORTH-EAST stalking expert has painted a psychological portrait of people who can bring untold misery to their victims. He also revealed that technological advances like the Internet are one of the main reasons why stalking is Britain's fastest-growing
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Now there must be a public inquiry
FOR 932 days, Ray Mallon has waited to discover his fate. As those days have passed - agonisingly slowly for all those involved - more and more questions have arisen about Operation Lancet. Why was it taking so long? How much would it eventually cost
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Mallon in the clear - at last
SUSPENDED supercop Ray Mallon was cleared last night of all criminal charges following a three-year corruption probe that has cost North-East taxpayers millions of pounds. Detective Superintendent Ray Mallon - the man who brought Zero Tolerance policing
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Couple win review of home demolition bid
A COUPLE faced with the prospect of seeing the housing estate where they have lived for 18 years being demolished have won the right to a High Court review of their case. Valerie and Frank Hogg, aged in their fifties, are devoted to their two-bedroom
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Action zone school gets technology recognition
A COUNTY Durham comprehensive school is celebrating after becoming the first in its area to be given Technology College status. Dene House Comprehensive at Peterlee, which has 760 pupils aged 11 to 16, is one of only 24 across the country to be given
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Pound's strength is undermining Nissan's future model prospects
NISSAN last night played down claims that 12,000 jobs could be lost if its North-East plant fails to secure investment to build a new model. Yesterday MPs were warned the prospects of the Japanese giant's Micra replacement being built in Sunderland are
