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Say what you think - and improve your village
MORE than 900 villagers are being asked to say what they think about where they live. The questionnaires have been delivered to homes in Tantobie, near Stanley, and its surrounding area, as part of a community appraisal funded by an £8,000 grant from
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Proof-of-age card initiative for teenagers
YOUNGSTERS in Hartlepool are being urged to help trading standards officers by taking up the offer of free proof-of-age cards. Teenagers who have left school but are not in further education are being targeted in the initiative. Michael Welsh, Hartlepool
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Gala day highlight
THE largest summer attraction on Teesside gets under way tomorrow as the Teesside Steel Family Gala kicks off at Kirkleatham Showground. The highlight is the float procession, including ten schools from Teesside which have teamed up with plants from the
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Message of support for crisis force
A POLICE authority boss is sending letters of support to members of his crisis-racked force. Councillor Ken Walker, chairman of the Cleveland Police Authority, urges the 1,500 officers and support staff of Cleveland Police not to lose heart in the face
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North-East suffers from lack of confidence
PEOPLE in the North-East suffer from a great lack of self-confidence and are far too self-critical for their own good. That was the consensus at a conference this week when the image of the North-East came under the spotlight. The event, co-ordinated
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Persimmon predicts house boom
THE market for new homes looks set to keep booming according to housebuilder Persimmon which has reported a record level of forward sales. The York-based company said forward sales for the second half of 2000 were already at £255m. It said it continued
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The Few who were more than enough
The Few were not as few as all that. A total of 2,917 Fighter Command aircrew have been recognised as combatants in the Battle of Britain, earning a clasp to their Second World War medal. More strikingly, in the crucial weeks of the battle, the RAF had
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Author opens hospice shop
ST CUTHBERT'S Hospice in Durham City has realised a long-held ambition by opening a shop in the city. The hospice, which needs to raise £300,000 a year to continue with its work, has found a shop in Claypath. It began trading this week after being opened
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Tynemouth part company with Arafat
Tynemouth, second bottom and without a win following nine matches, have decided to replace the departed Yasir Arafat. He left to tour Kenya with the Pakistan A team and initially Tynemouth thought they would get along without a professional, writes MALCOLM
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Shock for Hartlepool as Shukla is hospitalised
Things are going from bad to worse for Hartlepool who are not only in the unaccustomed position of being bottom of the table but this week learned that their professional Saurabh Shukla is in hospital in Manchester. He took ill a week ago and was not
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Shock for Hartlepool as Shukla is hospitalised
Things are going from bad to worse for Hartlepool who are not only in the unaccustomed position of being bottom of the table but this week learned that their professional Saurabh Shukla is in hospital in Manchester. He took ill a week ago and was not
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Construction of new school doesn't spoil maths lesson
TEACHERS have turned a construction site into a maths equation while they wait for a school to be built. The focus of attention has been a 3-ton dumper truck shifting soil to make way for a new £7.7m Rye Hills School, Redcar, next to the present complex
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Drivers warned over damage to new pavement
POLICE have warned they will crack down on careless motorists who are threatening to wreck an East Durham improvement scheme. More than £600,000 has been spent upgrading the Seaside Lane area of Easington Colliery, which includes extensive footpath work
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Council land in middle of bidding war
A BUILDING company has tabled an offer to buy council land at a "very significantly improved price" to one councillors have already agreed with a rival firm. Councillors at Derwentside District Council approved plans to sell land at Ewehurst Road, in
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Residents use DIY
MEMBERS of a close-knit north Durham community did not wait for hand-outs or specialist help when their community hall fell into disrepair. Instead, the people of Crookhall, near Delves Lane, rolled up their sleeves and fixed the hall themselves, after
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Police chief retires in town where he started
ONE of Cleveland Police's longest-serving officers has announced his retirement. Stockton district police commander Chief Superintendent Geoff Lee, who heads the area where he started as a young constable, retires next week. Chief Supt Lee started on
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Pupils learn how courts deal with school yobs
CHILDREN whose school was wrecked by vandals saw what it would be like to put the culprits on trial. The ten and 11-year-olds from Catchgate Primary School went to Consett Magistrates' Court to stage a mock trial in a realistic setting. The project, which
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Marathon effort goes in cycles
A TRIO of unicyclists begin an attempt today to complete a marathon trek across the country in just two days. They are taking to the road to raise money for a new youth club for a North-East community. Roger Davies, of Norton, Stockton, and his friends
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Scramble to scoop a chef out of the jam
TRAFFIC police whisked their way to the aid of a stranded 12-year-old chef after finding her struggling along the hard shoulder of the A1 carrying a chicken, cutlery and kitchen utensils. They discovered panic-stricken Nicola Ramsay rushing up the hard
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Video horror of the evil judo instructor
A FORMER special police constable who made sickening videos of himself raping and indecently assaulting young girls was jailed for ten years yesterday. Student teacher Dominic Patrick McCallan, 28, gained the trust of parents by teaching their children
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Nissan fears spark euro warning from Byers
TRADE and industry secretary, Stephen Byers, yesterday warned business leaders of the "dangers posed to UK investment" by the country staying out of a single European currency. Mr Byers was reacting to comments made by Nissan president, Carlos Ghosn,
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Sex attack security guard jailed
A SECURITY guard has been jailed for 14 years for sex offences stretching back 24 years. The sentence was imposed at Teesside Crown Court yesterday on 62-year-old Frederick Charles Sheppard, of Hundens Lane, Darlington, who pleaded guilty to 11 sample
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Driver crushed to death by own lorry
A LORRY driver was crushed to death yesterday when his truck trapped him against the gates of a North-East sewage works. Allan Leaver, 52, was killed when he went to open the gates to the Northumbrian Water Sedgeletch Road treatment works in Houghton-le-Spring
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Consultant admits shouting at patient during row
Gynaecologist Richard Neale yesterday admitted that he shouted at a patient during a 20-minute row in his surgery. Mr Neale is accused of behaving unprofessionally towards Mrs B in April 1995, when she went to see him to demand her medical records. He
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Pupils take up Army assault challenge
YOUNGSTERS picked up the gauntlet to tackle a gruelling challenge to stretch their physical and mental skills. Teams of ten students from schools across the North-East took part in the Green Howards Museum Inter-Schools Adventurous Sports Challenge. The
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Hague welcomes study into pylon danger
TORY leader William Hague has welcomed a new study into the possible effects on health of electricity pylons. The Leader of the Opposition and North Yorkshire MP yesterday visited the site of new research into possible links between the high voltage lines
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Hague welcomes study into pylon danger
TORY leader William Hague has welcomed a new study into the possible effects on health of electricity pylons. The Leader of the Opposition and North Yorkshire MP yesterday visited the site of new research into possible links between the high voltage lines
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Service in memory of a miracle recovery
A TRADITIONAL service, which marks the 13th anniversary of an answered prayer, is to take place this weekend. The annual service at St Andrew's Church, at Grey Mare Hill, near the border of Northumberland and County Durham, takes place this weekend -
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Brendan Carlin's Week in Westminster
PHEW! What a cave-in! The Local Government Minister this week finally gave in to popular pressure to stop these new-style council cabinets sneakily making every decision behind close doors. What an unexpected climbdown! Or was it? You might think this
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Cyclists instrumental in band's music appeal
TWO intrepid cyclists have completed almost 1,000 miles in ten days to help buy musical instruments. Duncan Harper and Chris Cafling pedalled from Land's End to John O'Groats in aid of Thirsk and District Royal British Legion Band. The band hopes to raise
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A -Liddle' boost for Quakers
Darlington were yesterday given a boost when defender Craig Liddle committed himself to another year at the club. Liddle, rated as one of the best in the division, has been in talks this week over a new deal, and has agreed to stay for at least another
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A -Liddle' boost for Quakers
Darlington were yesterday given a boost when defender Craig Liddle committed himself to another year at the club. Liddle, rated as one of the best in the division, has been in talks this week over a new deal, and has agreed to stay for at least another
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Retail chain fined for selling danger clothes
A RETAIL company has been left with a bill for more than £8,000 for selling potentially dangerous clothes for toddlers. North Yorkshire trading standards officers investigated a store in Harrogate's Victoria Centre after a consumer complained it was selling
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Whistleblowers
A SCHEME encouraging junior members of staff to blow the whistle on council bosses is being reviewed after it was left unused for a year after its launch. Darlington Borough Council appointed a person, in June last year, to deal specifically with complaints
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Farm storage scheme rejected after protests
PROTESTORS have succeeded in blocking plans for a farm building to be built in Fishburn. The 78ft-long building was to be built on land off Butterwick Road and used to store farm machinery along with hay and straw. However, local residents, fearing it
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Odds are favourable for a Johnston one-two in Plate
VIRGIN SOLDIER and Spirit Of Love are fancied to lead a famous one-two for trainer Mark Johnston in this afternoon's £130,000 Foster's Lager Northumberland Plate at Newcastle. The all-conquering Middleham maestro has already pulled a similar rabbit out
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Police comb toxic sludge in search for weapon
FORENSIC experts spent most of yesterday searching toxic waters on Teesside as they stepped up their hunt for a murder weapon. Specialist staff from Cleveland Fire Brigade worked alongside detectives to search for a hammer believed to have been used in
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Police comb toxic sludge in search for weapon
FORENSIC experts spent most of yesterday searching toxic waters on Teesside as they stepped up their hunt for a murder weapon. Specialist staff from Cleveland Fire Brigade worked alongside detectives to search for a hammer believed to have been used in
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Students' historic stitch-up
CHILDREN hope a stitch in time for the millennium year has helped create an historical artefact for their school. Pupils at Parkside Comprehensive, Willington, have created a three metre by four metre millennium banner, which they hope will remain in
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Gough and Caddick tear into the Windies
England's new-ball attack restored pride and credibility with a hostile fightback befitting of Lord's 100th Test on a dramatic second day against West Indies. On the day the MCC had decided to honour Lord's 10 greatest performances with a lunchtime presentation
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Opinion
BRITAIN'S current policy on the European single currency was born out of political expediency rather than economic needs. The Conservative Party, desperate to mask the divisions in its own ranks over our future role in Europe, concocted a 'wait and see
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Juninho left in limbo
JUNINHO has been left in limbo because of fraud allegations against Atletico Madrid president Jesus Gil. Middlesbrough are still trying to set up talks with Gil to discuss a possible permanent move for Juninho, whose loan spell at the Riverside Stadium
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Long-server Gray's ambition is to be a top ten hit
SUNDERLAND'S longest-serving player, full-back Michael Gray, has a burning ambition to join the all-time top ten with the most League appearances for the club. The 25-year-old England international, who is due a testimonial in two years' time, has chalked
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Disabled group takes on battle for library access
DISABLED people in Darlington have declared "enough is enough" over access to the town's main library. Darlington Association on Disability has been asking for a long time for improvements to be made to the access to the Crown Street library for wheelchair
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Security guard helped himself to left-over alcohol
TEMPTATION got the better of a security guard employed to keep watch over drink stored at a brewery warehouse. Spirits secreted away from the Vaux plant in Sunderland, following the brewery closure last summer, found their way to security man Mark Bowman's
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Security guard helped himself to left-over alcohol
TEMPTATION got the better of a security guard employed to keep watch over drink stored at a brewery warehouse. Spirits secreted away from the Vaux plant in Sunderland, following the brewery closure last summer, found their way to security man Mark Bowman's
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Yorkshire bow to Keedy
Former Yorkshire left-armer Gary Keedy spun his exiled county to the brink of defeat in the Roses match at Old Trafford yesterday with a skilful display of bowling on a helpful pitch. Yorkshire were clinging on at the close of the second day at 130 for
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Strength of pound hits future investment plans at Nissan
THE beleagured business community has again raised its concerns regarding Britain's competitiveness in the world market. Nissan president, Carlos Ghosn has added his considerable weight behind the call for the introduction of measures to reduce the strength
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City dwells on last drops of 162-year brewing tradition
IT was as much a part of the region as the city's football team, and its name will live on long after its logo has been removed from the pubs and hotels which once proudly served its beers. July 2, 1999, is a date that is engraved in the hearts and minds
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City dwells on last drops of 162-year brewing tradition
IT was as much a part of the region as the city's football team, and its name will live on long after its logo has been removed from the pubs and hotels which once proudly served its beers. July 2, 1999, is a date that is engraved in the hearts and minds
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Den destroyed - but fish saved
A TEENAGER'S den was destroyed by fire caused by a suspected television electrical fault. A garden shed, converted into a hideaway for a 16-year-old, was destroyed in the blaze, although firefighters managed to save fish in a nearby pond which were affected
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Security firm posting for ex-Gurkha
A FORMER Gurkha soldier who has served all other the world is heading for the front line with a Teesside security firm. Suryaman Rai has signed up with Countywide Security Limited, in Thorntree, Middlesbrough, after 19 years with the Gurkhas. Suryaman
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Building design used in campaign against crime
COUNCIL bosses are using architecture and design in the fight against crime. In the first phase of a seven-year campaign against crime, Chester-le-Street District Council has set up a £30,000 design scheme to use architecture to deter troublemakers. Councillors
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Emergency call scheme for foster care children
CHILDREN in foster care could be given a diary containing phone numbers to ring if they want to complain about the way they are treated. The recommendation, to be put before Middlesbrough Borough Council's executive scrutiny panel next week, is part of
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Message of support for crisis force
A POLICE authority boss is sending letters of support to members of his crisis-racked force. Councillor Ken Walker, chairman of the Cleveland Police Authority, urges the 1,500 officers and support staff of Cleveland Police not to lose heart in the face
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£150,000 refurbishment boost for centre
A COMMUNITY centre is in line for major improvements as part of a regeneration scheme in Hartlepool. The North Hartlepool Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) Partnership is proposing to put £150,000 into the modernisation of the West View Community Centre
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Residents urged to help shape the community
RESIDENTS are being given the chance to join forces with police and councillors to shape the future of their community. The Southfield Community Council will hold its first meeting in Middlesbrough next week, and people from the area are being encouraged
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Leaders seek form return
South Hetton captain Bobby Steel will be looking for an immediate return to form in the weekend double programme which pitches his side against Murton and Ryhope. The leaders were hot favourites to take the points against lowly Peterlee last week but
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Tribute to a tab smoking ganzy wearing legend
PETER Peverley will regret forever the day he turned down the chance to see a live performance by the legendary North-East comedian Bobby Thompson. "It was in 1987 just before he died," he recalls. "I was going through that teenage I am cool phase at
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Charity launches promotion week
THE Durham and Chester-le-Street branch of the Alzheimer's Society is holding a series of events to raise the profile of its work. Next week is Alzheimer's Awareness Week, which is being held to raise awareness of the disease and help available for sufferers
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Children on wildlife watch
CHILDREN are hoping for some furry visitors to their school garden. Year Two pupils at West Cornforth Primary School were given equipment to help attract wildlife into their school garden. Robin Laycock, an engineering lecturer at Bishop Auckland College
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Conferenceis the business
A CONFERENCE aimed at giving young people a greater knowledge of business and industry and the process of wealth creation, has been held at a Darlington school. Polam Hall School hosted the two-day conference, which was designed by Understanding Industry
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£10,000 gift for children's show
A FIRM has handed over £10,000 to make sure hundreds of East Durham children have a summer treat to remember. The money will help fund an event which is fast becoming an established tradition in its own right. For while many Easington district residents
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Tynedale aiming for win double
Tynedale will be out to extend their 22-points lead at the top of the table when they begin the second half of the season with a double programme against Morpeth and Backworth. Early-order batsman David Smith returns this afternoon but David Mercer is
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Unlucky Lyons looking to get back to winning ways
The fixture programme reaches the halfway point today . Hetton Lyons, currently in second position, will be disappointed they were unable to end up as winners last weekend. Having captured nine Durham City wickets they failed by the narrowest of margins
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Construction of new school doesn't spoil maths lesson
TEACHERS have turned a construction site into a maths equation while they wait for a school to be built. The focus of attention has been a 3-ton dumper truck shifting soil to make way for a new £7.7m Rye Hills School, Redcar, next to the present complex
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Night lights aim for safer estate
NEW dusk to dawn lights are to be installed on a Hartlepool estate, making it a safer place to live. The lights have been in place on most bungalows on the Burbank estate for a number of years, and have been successful in cutting crime and reducing the
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Green issues exercise due for completion
A consultation exercise exploring the future of green issues in the Hambleton district is due to be completed soon. Council officers are working with schools, businesses and voluntary organisations to explore more energy efficient transport systems, improved
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Authority's education spending
A LOCAL authority has claimed that figures on education spending show it is giving schools good value for money. Latest figures show North Yorkshire exceeded Government targets on passing on more cash to schools, and spending less on administration and
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Scramble to scoop a chef out of the jam
TRAFFIC police whisked their way to the aid of a stranded 12-year-old chef after finding her struggling along the hard shoulder of the A1 carrying a chicken, cutlery and kitchen utensils. They discovered panic-stricken Nicola Ramsay rushing up the hard
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Launch of the road
A PACKAGE of measures to improve roads and rail in the region was announced by Transport Minister Lord Macdonald yesterday. Lord "Gus" Macdonald made his first official visit to the North-East to launch a £31m bypass on Teesside, to unveil £1m rail improvements
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Eat your heart out, Hello, you've been scooped by the kids from St John's
IT'S the picture the world's press has been waiting for - baby Leo Blair on his first public engagement. And a group of North-East youngsters has scooped them all. Newspapers and magazines, such as Hello, would have paid a fortune for exclusive rights
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Protestors march to save their homes
SCORES of residents marched across a city yesterday to protest against council plans to bulldoze their homes. More than 200 people marched from Elswick Park to Newcastle Civic Centre to demonstrate against Newcastle City Council plans to knock-down parts
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Protestors march to save their homes
SCORES of residents marched across a city yesterday to protest against council plans to bulldoze their homes. More than 200 people marched from Elswick Park to Newcastle Civic Centre to demonstrate against Newcastle City Council plans to knock-down parts
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Driver crushed to death by own lorry
A LORRY driver was crushed to death yesterday when his truck trapped him against the gates of a North-East sewage works. Allan Leaver, 52, was killed when he went to open the gates to the Northumbrian Water Sedgeletch Road treatment works in Houghton-le-Spring
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Nine days of events lined up for festival
THE second Thirsk Festival is getting into full swing today at the start of a nine-day series of events. Organisers are aiming to build on the huge success of last year's festival. The climax of the festival is a carnival a week tomorrow, with a procession
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World quoits title thrown into ring
THE World Championships of the ancient game of quoits comes to Beamish Museum next month. Competitors will battle it out on specially-constructed pitches in the appropriate setting of the museum's colliery village. Competition for the world title is expected
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Face of a sex monster
Brave Jessie Donovan told yesterday how she brought the evil stepfather who ruined her life to justice. Wilfred Smedley, 62, was jailed for life at Newcastle Crown Court yesterday for a string of appalling sex offences against children 20 years ago. The
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Face of a sex monster
Brave Jessie Donovan told yesterday how she brought the evil stepfather who ruined her life to justice. Wilfred Smedley, 62, was jailed for life at Newcastle Crown Court yesterday for a string of appalling sex offences against children 20 years ago. The
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-Tireless worker' betrayed trust of innocents
ON the surface, Dominic McCallan was man the community felt it could trust. Passing himself off as a teacher, judo instructor, first-aid inspector and outdoor specialist, he came across as a tireless worker for children. He also set up filming and photographic
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Rushworth has to work for record
GREAT Britain international Brian Rushworth, battling an ankle injury which is threatening his racing career, maintained his unbeaten record in the Penshaw Hill race by winning for a ninth time. But the 37-year-old Sunderland Harrier was made to fight
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Churchman abducted and beaten
A church minister allegedly abducted and beaten up before being dumped by a remote country road miles from home, was yesterday recovering in hospital with head injuries and a broken leg. The 63-year-old minister and school governor was formerly director
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Churchman abducted and beaten
A church minister allegedly abducted and beaten up before being dumped by a remote country road miles from home, was yesterday recovering in hospital with head injuries and a broken leg. The 63-year-old minister and school governor was formerly director
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No headpine
AT 7.30am exactly 84 years ago today, thousands of North-East men climbed out of their trenches and walked into the morning mist and German shellfire. These men of the Tyneside Irish Brigade were led into the carnage of the Battle of the Somme by a piper
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Communities called on to take the green way ahead
A WIDE-RANGING plan is to be drawn up to protect the environment in a North Yorkshire district. It will identify measures to improve quality of life, and conserve resources, laying down guidelines for future action. A programme of consultation has been
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Sex attackers gets six years
A SEX beast was jailed for six years yesterday after he dragged a seven-year-old girl into a field and tried to rape her. David Taylor, 37, had drunk ten litres of cider on top of drugs, said prosecutor Dan Cordey. Taylor dragged the terrified girl into
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Warning of outcry over Best Value spending
COUNCILLORS have labelled the Government's Best Value scheme as a "waste of money" after a local authority agreed to spend £15,000 on consultants. Members of Teesdale District Council have also warned of a public outcry over the authority's decision to
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United must fend off Italians to net Mpenza
NEWCASTLE United must beat off a rival bid from Napoli if they are to land Belgium's Euro 2000 star Emile Mpenza. United have agreed an £8m fee with Bundesliga side Schalke for the pacey striker and are confident of pushing the deal through. But Italians
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United must fend off Italians to net Mpenza
NEWCASTLE United must beat off a rival bid from Napoli if they are to land Belgium's Euro 2000 star Emile Mpenza. United have agreed an £8m fee with Bundesliga side Schalke for the pacey striker and are confident of pushing the deal through. But Italians
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Hunt for bag snatcher
A MIDDLE-AGED woman pushed a pensioner to the floor and snatched her shopping bag before attempting to run off. But a passer-by, who was walking his dog, confronted the assailant, who then dropped the bag and fled. The woman, believed to be about 50,
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Odds are favourable for a Johnston one-two in Plate
VIRGIN SOLDIER and Spirit Of Love are fancied to lead a famous one-two for trainer Mark Johnston in this afternoon's £130,000 Foster's Lager Northumberland Plate at Newcastle. The all-conquering Middleham maestro has already pulled a similar rabbit out
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Drugs accused stabbed in face
A MAN was repeatedly knifed as he walked to court to appear on charges alleging members of his family were operating a drugs ring. Darren Horrigan, 21, was attacked at lunchtime in a street in Middlesbrough, Teesside, and he was stabbed three times in
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University bids for Laura schoolmates
CAMBRIDGE University has launched a charm offensive to woo the schoolmates of the North-East girl rejected by Oxford in a snub that sparked a storm of controversy. Chancellor Gordon Brown blamed Oxford for operating an "old school tie" network after it
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University bids for Laura schoolmates
CAMBRIDGE University has launched a charm offensive to woo the schoolmates of the North-East girl rejected by Oxford in a snub that sparked a storm of controversy. Chancellor Gordon Brown blamed Oxford for operating an "old school tie" network after it
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Pupils go Dutch
SCHOOLCHILDREN will perform their award-winning song and dance routine for visitors to a summer fair today. Pupils from Bowburn Junior School, near Durham City, recently won a Song for Eurovision-style song contest staged at County Hall, going "Dutch"
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Ambulance on 999 call crashes
AN ambulance answering an emergency call was in collision with a car at one of County Durham's busiest crossroads yesterday. The crash, at Bishop Auckland, caused disruption after traffic lights at Woodhouse Lane were put out of action. No one was badly
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Durham on the up as Brown leads the way
DURHAM climbed three places up the Division One table yesterday when they beat Derbyshire by an innings and 79 runs at Darlington. They dimissed their visitors for 249 and will stay sixth if Kent and Hampshire both fail to win, as looks likely. Simon
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Juninho left in limbo
JUNINHO has been left in limbo because of fraud allegations against Atletico Madrid president Jesus Gil. Middlesbrough are still trying to set up talks with Gil to discuss a possible permanent move for Juninho, whose loan spell at the Riverside Stadium
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Long-server Gray's ambition is to be a top ten hit
SUNDERLAND'S longest-serving player, full-back Michael Gray, has a burning ambition to join the all-time top ten with the most League appearances for the club. The 25-year-old England international, who is due a testimonial in two years' time, has chalked
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Hostage workshop for police
SENIOR police officers from the region will be taught how to handle hostage situations at a workshop next week. Teesside University's Centre for Police Research and Education will play host to Dr Pete Divasto, from New Mexico, who will address the intricacies
