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Robinson wins Cup
Bedale Red Cross Cup Junior Captain Gareth Atkinson returned the winning score in this Stableford competition, but the winner of the trophy was Geoff Robinson with a total of 281 on the best seven rounds which averaged 40.14 per round. Results: 42 points
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Consett & Stanley - Shipmates reunited after 50 years
FOR 57 years, two old shipmates didn't know if each other had survived some of the worst sea battles of the Second World War. Young navy recruits John Connor and Jim Alderson had been friends for just a few months when they went their separate ways in
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'Speed up cash payout for our pitmen'
TWO North-East Labour MPs last night turned up the heat on the Government over delays in compensation payments to dying miners and their families. Fraser Kemp and Gerry Steinberg are demanding urgent action to ensure that thousands of claims made on behalf
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Girl, four, gives alarm and saves family from fire
A FOUR-year-old girl saved her family by raising the alarm when fire broke out in her home. Tifany Irwin started to shout and scream when she saw the fire, and bought her sleeping family valuable time. The fire, which started in a chippan, destroyed the
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Bowls News
East Durham Welfare Veterans League Visiting Peterlee Vets in the league, Blackhall Vets won by 88-64. They won three of the four rinks and so collected four points to Peterlee's one. Scores: (Peterlee skips first) F Stevens 15, Tom Heppell 27; J Sargeant
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Sex show licence under attack
A CHRISTIAN campaign group has called for a licence to be withdrawn for a proposed sex extravaganza in the North-East. The Christian Institute, which is leading opposition to next month's show at the Newcastle Telewest Arena, claims a series of bungles
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Annual rally steams in to put past on parade
HISTORIC vehicles from across the region were on display at a rally at the weekend. The seventh annual Kirkleatham Rally saw more than 200 exhibitors bring their prized engines to the town's Old Hall Museum. Steam traction engines, classic cars, motorbikes
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Darlington - George is back in fine form
VETERAN cyclist George Bennett has made an amazing comeback to win his first world championship nearly 40 years after retiring from racing. He has won the International Cycling Federation's top road race title for the Over 60s at a competition in Strafford
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Leading article: Wealth and efficiency
STOCKTON is a workaday town in not the most prosperous part of the country. It has its leafy middle-class enclaves like Hartburn and old Norton and there is a burgeoning population of the upwardly mobile on smart estates at Ingleby Barwick and around
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BT Cellnet plans new phone mast
COMMUNICATIONS firm BT Cellnet has unveiled plans for a 49ft mobile phone mast off the A68 West Auckland Road, near Heighington. The lattice tower mast will be on land at Elm Grange, Houghton Bank. Darlington Borough Council says permission is not required
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Gary smashes Durham record
Gary Hulme, one of the most popular players in the Durham Senior League, recently broke Durham City's all-time record for the number of wickets taken by an individual. Brian Lander held the previous record of 1,979 until Gary took one wicket in the recent
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Floggings and cattle plague
PARENTS of a boy flogged for insolence took him out of school in protest at the severity of the punishment. The youngster was beaten as a result of a school tradition, which saw a teacher locked out of a classroom. These incidents happened more than 100
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No headpine
Dorothy Gibson (Newcastle) has become the women's 55-59 years one metre springboard World Masters diving champion, writes ERIC WILKINSON. She won the title in Munich where she was also runner-up in the three-metre and high boards events. Darlington's
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Backtrack by Mike Amos
MR HARRY Whitton - author, raconteur, racehorse owner and great sage of Thirsk - is from time to time teased in these columns for his celebrated habit of name dropping. Offence neither meant nor taken, as we were saying to the Queen Mother only the other
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Clean-up continues after flood trauma
A MONTH after floods devastated the village of Skinningrove residents are coming to terms with the trauma. It took just minutes for the floods to destroy homes as rivers of mud and sewerage swept through the village. There were no warnings and residents
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Extra nursery places available
MORE free nursery school places are being made available for three-year-olds in County Durham. Currently, 72.3 per cent of three-year-olds attend nursery schools, most run by Durham County Council. The Government is encouraging councils to increase provision
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Explorer swops arctic for radio desert island
THE last place you would expect to find a polar explorer is on a desert island. But 44-year-old Robert Swan, the first person to walk to both Poles unaided, said he would relish the experience when he became the latest guest to appear on Radio 4's Desert
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Overseas youth join in major survey
STUDENTS from Europe and South America are about to converge on North Yorkshire for a major environmental study. English hosts will welcome young people to their homes in Ryedale, from Romania, Italy, Spain, Germany and possibly, Argentina. The ten-day
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Middleton stay tops
NatWest Darlington and District League Middleton St George still lead the table despite their game at Eryholme being cancelled. Aldbrough St John are second after defeating Rockliffe Park by five wickets. The home team made a useful 154 for seven which
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Consett & Stanley - Join the information super highway, free
Here's good news for all community groups who would like to set up their own internet sites. Newsquest (North-East), publisher of the Advertiser Series, The Northern Echo and the Darlington and Stockton Times, is now able to help community groups to set
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'Clean up town' call
A MARSKE resident has claimed his town is playing second fiddle to Saltburn. Eric Henderson, 78, has lived in Marske for 25 years and thinks the town is Saltburn's poor relation in terms of street cleaning, litter and weeds. He praises the residents of
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Cameras zoom in on crime
THE North-East's biggest shopping centre has unveiled a new closed-circuit television system to combat crime. More than 40 cameras have been installed at Gateshead's MetroCentre, giving 100 per cent coverage of shops. The cameras can rotate 360 degrees
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Cameras continue to cut crime
SPY cameras keeping watch on Darlington's town centre car parks have dramatically reduced car crime. Latest figures shows that this year there have been only 18 incidents. That compares with 22 crimes recorded from January to August last year. The total
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Solid start for Quakers
QUAKERS welcome back an old friend tomorrow when Exeter City are the first visitors of the new league season to Feethams. For in the Grecians' squad is expected to be wholehearted striker Darren Roberts, always a fans' favourite during three seasons with
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These jokers should all be locked up
FRIENDS travelling with the North-East publican who told staff at Teesside Airport's check-in desk this week that he had a bomb in his luggage must have been relieved when police finally turned up and led him away. Because, apart from terrifying airport
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Government may decide on revamp
PLANNERS in Redcar were expected yesterday to ask a Government department to decide the fate of a controversial £35m proposal to revamp part of the town. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council plans to demolish 214 houses on the 40-year-old Courts Housing
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Milburn leads tributes to charity campaigner
HEALTH Secretary Alan Milburn has paid tribute to one of the region's most respected and active campaigners for diabetics, who has died just weeks before she was due to be honoured at a special ceremony in Durham Cathedral. Yvonne Simpson, 71, from Darlington
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Problem-hit church marches on
AN EAST Cleveland village church festival is going ahead despite a plethora of problems that have plagued preparations. St Helen's festival day, which takes place today, is celebrated annually by the people of Carlin How, as the village church is named
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class steps back in time with competition win
CHRISTOPHER Boothe's knowledge of the human body won him and his classmates a free trip back in time. The eight-year-old, his 23 classmates and teacher Rachel Madsen enjoyed an all-expenses-paid trip to Beamish Museum, near Stanley, which recreates life
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United kick off with home game
MARSKE United start their season in The Albany Northern League with a home game against Crook Town tomorrow, kick off 3pm. United manager, Charlie Bell, has held on to all his players from last season despite attempts from clubs to lure them away. United's
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Good day for Hutton
MARSKE'S Stewart Hutton chose this match against local rivals Saltburn for his benefit game and scored his first century of the season off 130 balls including 13 boundaries. Tom Hood gave him good support with 34. Saltburn did well to restrict Marske
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Player injured in friendly
Guisborough Town 2 Bishop Auckland 1 GUISBOROUGH's pre-season friendly against Bishop Auckland on Friday finished in disarray 15 minutes before time when visiting defender Glen Downey was stretchered off. With minutes of coming on as substitute Paul Harrison
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A carry on camping
A carry-on camping CAMPING never appealed, even when I was little. Too many creepy crawlies, too cold, too wet. As a grown-up, it is considerably less attractive. When our first-born announced he wanted a camping party for his tenth birthday, all eyes
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Thieves leave Gary feeling blue
THE air turned blue, but not for the first time, when thieves struck at the home of impersonator Gary Smith. Since Christmas, Gary has been entertaining crowds in the region with his Chubby Brown impersonation. While foul-mouthed comedian Chubby Brown
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Cenotaph to be unveiled
REDCAR'S cenotaph will be unveiled and blessed next month at a ceremony that will remember those townspeople who gave their lives in service. The ceremony will be conducted by the Rev John Richardson, vicar of Christ Church, Coatham, and will include
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North Yorkshire - New-style cabinet take their seats
THE line-up of the major public sector decision-making body in North Yorkshire has been revealed. Government proposals to streamline local government mean county council decisions will be taken by a six-strong body instead of in larger committees. The
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Tiger roars away at the top once again
Tiger Woods' sumptuous summer continued with an opening six-under-par 66 in the United States PGA championship in Louisville, Kentucky yesterday. But this time the world number one, chasing a third successive Major victory after his runaway triumphs in
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Vote to end men-only rule sparks quit row at Rotary
AFTER decades of men-only membership it was too much for some staunch Rotarians to take. A vote to end the males-only ruling prompted some members of Newton Aycliffe Rotary Club to resign. The club, which was established nearly 25 years ago, has decided
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Teenagers who prove 'the bias of Oxbridge'
THE national debate over university elitism was re-ignited last night after A-level results revealed the talent of youngsters rejected by Oxford and Cambridge. The row erupted again after news that state-educated Laura Spence, who was rejected by an Oxford
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Metro extension work brings road closure
A ROAD will close at the end of the month when work starts on a major bridge replacement for Sunderland's Metro extension. The work will start at Hylton Road on Tuesday, August 29, and is scheduled for completion in April next year. It will mean that
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Taking the class out of Oxbridge
NO one can deny that Oxford and Cambridge Universities discriminate against bright pupils from state schools. They may deny charges of elitism, but statistics prove their guilt. More than 70 per cent of the top A-level grades are obtained by state sector
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Payout for woman in terror of path to work
An office worker who was sacked after developing a phobia about the path leading to her workplace has won a cash payout from her bosses. Maria Wadrop, 31, refused to go to work at Nissan's Sunderland plant because she said the sight of the path leading
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Car park fees fall
REDCAR and Cleveland Borough Council cut car park charges this week. From Monday charges were reduced at a number of short-stay car parks in Redcar and Saltburn and commuters will be able to buy season tickets, which will save them £150 a year. The new
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Award-winning garden stages open afternoon
A former Yorkshire in Bloom award winner, the garden of Clow Beck, opens to the public on Sunday. The garden covers one-and-a-half acres and includes a tranquil stream, herbaceous borders and an ornamental Victorian potager. The children's playground
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Looking Back: The perfect village in which to grow
FROM this newspaper 100 years ago. - Longevity in Hurworth: Through the length and breadth of the land there are few villages that can compare to this ideal one, but there are fewer still that can record nine of its inhabitants who have proved superior
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These jokers should all be locked up
FRIENDS travelling with the North-East publican who told staff at Teesside Airport's check-in desk this week that he had a bomb in his luggage must have been relieved when police finally turned up and led him away. Because, apart from terrifying airport
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Race day full of family fun
THE Clarion's sister paper, The Northern Echo, joined forces with one of the region's most popular racecourses at the weekend to provide a top day of racing and fun. Redcar Racecourse hosted the event, and it was sponsored by the Echo. The day's fun included
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Boxer aims high
A WORLD kick boxing champion from the North-East is to face a Russian contender in front of thousands, it was confirmed yesterday. Craig Richardson, 15, from Lanchester, County Durham, will face his rival on his home turf at Consett Bell Vue Leisure Centre
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Duo lead the Tykes fightback
Gavin Hamilton and Captain Courageous Darren Lehmann led a brave Yorkshire recovery after Leicestershire captain Vince Wells had stunned them by coming on with his medium pacers to capture three wickets for no runs in four overs at Grace Road yesterday
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Event mixes business and pleasure
ORGANISERS of a fun day in a north Durham village have an ulterior motive. For the community activists at Tantobie hope the fun-makers will also air their views on how the area can be improved. The Community Celebration Day on Sunday, is being organised
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Armstrong in spot row
Alun Armstrong yesterday turned down a move to Crystal Palace and vowed to fight for his future at Middlesbrough. Palace want the 25-year-old Geordie on loan but, after talks with Boro manager Bryan Robson he said: "I'm not interested in going anywhere
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Athletics News
New Marske Harriers The last of the NYSD track and field meetings took place at Darlington on August 8 with all of the club's runners performing well The Snaith twins filled the first two positions in the senior mens 100m with Kelvin winning in 11.9s
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Activity group earns praise
WHILE parents, teachers and police worry about bored youngsters up to no good in the summer holidays, one group of girls on a tough north Durham estate have been quietly proving them all wrong. For 12-year-old Samantha Watkins and her four friends, from
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Overhaul for town beck will cost £50,000
AN ambitious partnership project to regenerate a Guisborough beck is £500 richer thanks to the local town council. The Chapel Beck Partnership Project is the brainchild of Bill Peacock of the local Rotary Club, and aims to make massive environmental improvements
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Darlington - Parent defends suspended teacher
PARENTS have voiced support for a teacher facing a disciplinary hearing after a long-running inquiry into alleged abuse at a special school. The review at Windlestone Hall School, near Rushyford, has taken more than two years. A total of 14 members of
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Now the kids can march back into history
BEST-SELLING children's author Terry Deary has been enlisted to attract a younger audience to a refurbished regimental museum. The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) Museum and Durham Art Gallery reopens tomorrow, after a £900,000 revamp which took 11 months
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Countryman's Diary: The beginning and the end?
WHEN Tom Bradley wrote his book The Ure, published in 1891, he said that Jervaulx Abbey marked the place where Yoredale ends and Wensleydale begins. This boundary of Wensleydale was reinforced in an earlier work, the Guide to Wensleydale, its Picturesque
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Summit special for charity bid
TWO walkers are seeking sponsorship for their walk up Ben Nevis in aid of the British Epilepsy Association. At 1,344 metres, or 4,408ft, Ben Nevis is Britain's highest mountain and is the challenge for Derek Bates and Eddie Tierney, of Billingham. They
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How a chat in a dales pub led to a tasty business venture for four neighbours
VISITORS are taking the taste of the dales home with them, thanks to an enterprising group of farmers. And soon their boxes of Swaledale lamb could be winging their way all over the country, thanks to the internet. For the four farming neighbours are
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Good year for seals, but little terns suffer
CONSERVATIONISTS have reported mixed news for two of Teesmouth's most important wildlife species. The Billingham-based Industry Nature Conservation Association says seals have had another successful breeding year, but the little tern, one of Britain's
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Quiz your councillor
REDCAR and Cleveland borough councillors will be holding ward surgeries tomorrow. Dormanstown councillors Vilma Collins, Cliff Houlding and Peter Todd will be at Severn Road Community Centre, from 11am until noon, while Eston councillors Ivy Cole, Patrick
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Tanfield e-project to create 500 jobs
A NEW venture using innovative technology to apply decorative images to mobile phones and other electronic products has been awarded a £100,000 Regional Selective Assistance grant by the DTI. Trade Minister Richard Caborn announced the RSA grant for E-comeleon
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£150,000 kart track approved
AN old bus depot has won approval for a £150,000 renovation to create a junior kart track and motorised soccer game. But the plan for the depot at the junction of Park Street and Firby Lane, Ripon - once used by the United Automobile Bus Company - can
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A carry on camping
A carry-on camping CAMPING never appealed, even when I was little. Too many creepy crawlies, too cold, too wet. As a grown-up, it is considerably less attractive. When our first-born announced he wanted a camping party for his tenth birthday, all eyes
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Angling News
The final round of the Yarm Summer League on the Lower Tees saw unstoppable leaders Cleveland Angling Centre B, who had dominated all five matches, slip into third place on the da, writes JEFF HERBERT. However, they wrapped up the league in grand style
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Villagers ready to celebrate opening of hall
A rural community celebrates the culmination of its National Lottery windfall on Saturday with the opening of its new village hall. The people of Waterhouses, in the Deerness Valley, six miles west of Durham, are to stage a summer fair to mark the official
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Shortcut is 'disaster'
AN unofficial diversion through an East Cleveland village is a recipe for a potential disaster, a councillor has warned. Loftus Bank on the A174 is closed for nine weeks during the final phase of repairs following a landslip last year. The official diversion
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Snooker News
South West Durham Association Hopetown need just one point from their final match to clinch the League Championship after they beat the visiting Southern Club for the loss of only one point. West Auckland and Albert Hill go into their last game level
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Wear Valley - Residents call to end 'speedway'
RESIDENTS who claim they live on a 'speedway' are seeking traffic calming measures before a child is injured. Three years after handing a 140-signature petition to Durham County Council, people in Ox Close Crescent, Spennymoor, say they are still waiting
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Wear Valley - Shops fear for future
BUSINESS confidence in a former mining town has hit a low ebb, according to a report. Newcastle University carried out a consultancy project in Willington and found a struggling business community. The town recently suffered a severe setback with the
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Wanted: 60 sheep farmers to take up new opportunity
A £150,000 scheme to improve the quality of northern hill sheep was announced this week. Recorded breeding programmes in Wales and Scotland have proved highly successful in producing leaner and better conformed carcases. Now hill farmers in England have
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A different sort of horse sense
I'VE always felt I had an affinity with horses, but I never imagined I would become a surrogate guinea pig for one. There I was on a treatment couch, with a small sample of horse hair on my solar plexus, acting as a stand-in for an animal suffering from
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Durham - Police advised not to prosecute council chief
DURHAM City Council's deputy leader will not face charges following a complaint to police by a fellow councillor. The Crown Prosecution Service has recommended that no action be taken against Mildred Brown, who is currently suspended by the regional Labour
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North Yorkshire - Caravan saga ends
A GOVERNMENT inspector has ruled that the controversial development of a caravan park in a secluded valley should be allowed to go ahead. The ruling in favour of builder George Armstrong's plan to create a 74-pitch caravan site at Thieves Gill at Tunstall
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Disabled fans kept on road
MEMBERS of Middlesbrough Football Club's Disabled Supporters' Association are back on the road behind their favourite team with a £30,000 converted mini-bus. For the past seven years, members of the association have been ardently following the Boro around
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This is crucial, come and hear the experts
A SERIES of meetings on a number of crucial subjects have been organised by the NFU. Two road shows, explaining how hill farmers are likely to be supported in the future, will be held at York and Hexham. Mr Peter Allen, hill farmer and chairman of the
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£3.2m investment plan for schools
WHILE schools are closed for the summer Darlington Borough Council's education department is looking ahead and preparing to spend Government money on a variety of projects. A total of £3.2m is being invested, or has been agreed for investment, in the
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Two hope to make a catch with a hole in the net
TWO former soldiers could become the latest businessmen to make their fortune from the internet. Mr Derek Johns and Mr Trevor Beal, pictured, both of Ripon, have set up their own catering web site. They are in discussions with London investors who are
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New president for rotary club
TREVOR Pickering is the new president of Saltburn rotary club. Organisations supported by funds raised during the year of outgoing president Martin Green included: Saltburn Animal Rescue Association, St Margaret's Church, Brotton, St John Ambulance, Marske
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Rowing success for sisters
Durham sisters Alexandra and Jessica Eddie achieved the perfect finale to an outstanding rowing season as they were selected for the Great Britain U16 rowing team. This came after the Durham Amateur Rowing Club pair won the National Junior U16 trials
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Villagers to begin work on gazebo
A VILLAGE playing field is to get a new meeting place with the construction of a gazebo. The open-sided building will be installed at Carlton Miniott, near Thirsk, as part of efforts to transform the field into a community facility. The village's playing
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A chance to challenge age bias at work
COMPANIES and employees who challenge age discrimination in the workplace could be in line for an award. The Northern Echo is supporting the Government's Age Diversity Campaign by sponsoring a regional award in the area. The award is aimed at recognising
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Our town is 'poor relation' for street cleaning, say residents
RESIDENTS of the east Cleveland town of Marske say their community is playing second fiddle to neighbouring Saltburn. Eric Henderson, 78, has lived in Marske for 25 years and thinks the town is Saltburn's poor relation in terms of street cleaning, litter
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Wharton construction wins richmond contract
DARLINGTON-based Wharton Construction has won £850,000 of new building contracts around the region. The principal contract is for the refurbishment of the grade II listed building, housing the Stead and Simpson store, in Richmond Marketplace, North Yorkshire
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Shaw in full flow to score third century
GUISBOROUGH settled for a drawn at Hartlepool on Saturday, but could count themselves unfortunate when bad light stopped play with the home side nine wickets down. Guisborough sent into bat, received an early shock when they lost two quick wickets for
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Increasing moorland helps wildlife, sheep - and jobs
HEATHER moorland is increasing in the north of England for the first time in 50 years. Almost 200,000 acres was lost between 1945 and 1985, but in the last 15 years alone, more than 160,000 acres has been restored. The moorland association says it has
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Snake snapping leads to business success.
WHILE most people have a phobia about snakes one North-East man has turned his obsession for them into a highly successful business. Graeme Skinner, 39, from Guisborough, is a herpotologist, which means he spends his time studying reptiles and amphibians
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NYSD cricket: Redcar back in title race after Cosgrove takes six
REDCAR bounced back with a vengeance from their defeat at the hands of leaders Saltburn to destroy a weakened Darlington RA team at Brinkburn Road, writes Alan Johnson. The home team were dismissed for a paltry 64 in reply to Redcar's mammoth total of
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Brymon and AEEU sign agreement
THE Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union and Brymon Airways have signed a partnership agreement to represent all the airline's staff except pilots. Approximately 540 employees are likely to be covered. Following detailed discussions with a number
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Arts news: Folk festival takes off - but is it going too far?
IT IS 36 years since Philip Conroy founded Billingham international folklore festival and the question that arises now is: has the approach to folk lore and dancing changed for the worse since 1965? I get the impression it has, writes Dave Robson. In
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Past Lives: Old soldier's memories of the Raj
WORKERS at the towers of silence, undertakers to the wealthy Parsees of Bombay, are failing in their duties. Not, though, the fellows who carry bodies to last resting places high above the teeming streets of the Gateway to India; they are still helping
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Outdoor course are free - honestly
AN outdoor pursuits course for Darlington school-leavers has not had many takers because people do not realise it is free. Organisers of the scheme for 16-year-olds say they have had numerous enquiries, but many are asking about costs. A spokeswoman for
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Bullied schoolgirl went "through hell".
A schoolgirl whose life was made a misery by bullies wrote a heartbreaking note shortly after taking a cocktail of painkillers and alcohol, an inquest heard. Tormented Danielle Goss, a pretty blonde-haired 15-year-old, took the lethal mixture following
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Lock up for cash
A LOCAL bobby is looking for good citizens to lock up in police prison cells for a night in an effort to help out another emergency service. Guisborough-based Sgt Andy Wills is looking for volunteers to be sponsored to spend a night in unused cells at
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Boro to defy 'fair deal' strips
MIDDLESBROUGH last night appeared to be on collision course with a new charter promising to deliver a fair deal for football fans. Boro insisted they had no intention of dropping plans to change their strips every year, despite signing a voluntary agreement
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Medical records fee 'scam'
Doctors and hospitals are charging people up to ten times the legal limit for copies of their health records, it was claimed yesterday. Massive over-charging meant that some patients were effectively being denied access to their own medical notes, said
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Tobacco haul recovered
CIGARETTES and tobacco stolen in more than 50 burglaries at shops and petrol stations across the Durham and Northumbria Police force areas have been recovered by police. The tobacco was among a haul of property seized by police as part of Operation Forecourt
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Ambrose lifts Windies from depths of despair
Curtly Ambrose wrote his name into cricketing record books with a devastating display to dig the West Indies out of a hole against England at Headingley. Ambrose dispatched Michael Atherton lbw yesterday to book his place in cricket's hall of fame as
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'King Con' faces up to reality with a two-year term in jail
A serial trickster who pretended to be a barrister so he could enjoy a free stay in a luxury hotel was last night jailed for two years. Paul Bint, known as "King Con", had a habit of impersonating the rich, famous and talented, which has seen him locked
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'Nasty Nick' is out after double-dealing rumbled
Nick Bateman went to ground last night after being kicked off Channel 4's Big Brother for cheating after nearly five weeks of scheming to win the £70,000 prize. The show took a dramatic twist as the ex-stockbroker - now a public hate figure for his back-stabbing
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Cattle breeding specialist takes North-East job
CATTLE breeding specialist, Jim Scott, has joined Supersires to look after the company's sales activities in the North-East. He will be visiting farms and discussing herd breeding plans in North Yorkshire, Durham, Northumberland, and part of Cumbria.
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Family connection highlighted at tape-cutting ceremony
A LOCAL family's historic connection with bowling was highlighted when a £124,000 clubhouse was officially opened at Bedale on Saturday. Members of Bedale bowling green society and guests from other clubs saw the culmination of almost four years of planning
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Plans for Durham's caf society dashed.
PLANS to introduce caf society to Durham's Market Place have been dashed because they will obstruct shoppers. County councillors have decided that tables and chairs outside the Market Tavern will get in the way of people walking through the narrow space
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Summer school with a message
MUSIC, drama and dance have all been in the air for pupils at a Newton Aycliffe summer school. A group of 35 students are half way through a two-week summer school in performing arts at Greenfield School Community and Arts College. The group is made up
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Durham - Young musicians take hero's tale to festival
MUSIC inspired by the brave deeds of a Durham Light Infantry war hero can be heard in public for the first time next week. The stirring seven-minute string piece, The Ultimate Sacrifice, will be premiered during the Durham County Youth Orch-estra's performance
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Hall set for home fight
Darlington boxer Michael Hall maintained his 100 per when he won his twelfth professional fight on Sunday. The light-welterweight beat the more experienced Lee Molineux after a unanimous points decision in Nottingham and he is now setting his sights on
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Barton's hope for better start
DUNCAN FERGUSON'S agent Dennis Roach last night rounded on Newcastle United over what he claims has been poor treatment of the Scottish striker. Ferguson's proposed return to Everton has foundered because Newcastle have refused to give him a pay-off for
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Approval for town centre scheme
A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme to redevelop part of Redcar took a step forward yesterday. The £35m scheme to revamp the Courts area was approved by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's planning committee, despite objections from residents. The scheme
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Final whistle sounds for Sunday league
A SUNDAY football league has been forced to disband after 30-years, leaving a talented group of players stunned. Footballers of all ages have been dragging themselves out of bed on Sunday mornings to play in the Darlington and District Sunday Morning
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Dispute over centre's lights blazes on
PLANS to cut the blaze of light coming from Durham's new shopping centre have been given a lukewarm welcome. The lights shining through the night from the seven-storey car park at the back of the Prince Bishops Shopping Centre have been a bugbear for
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Truck firm helps drive for funds
A TRUCK firm has boosted a Pelton school's fundraising. Mercedes-Benz van and truck dealer Bell Truck Sales, Longbenton, Newcastle, has given £250 to Roseberry Junior and Infants School. The firm has a depot at Birtley where Gillian Halpin, whose nine-year-old
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Will Harry be wizard on screen?
DIRECTOR Stephen Frears was sceptical when asked to helm the screen version of Nick Hornby's bestselling novel High Fidelity. His worry was the prospect of transferring the story of a list-making, music-obsessed man with relationship problems from London
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Will Harry be wizard on screen?
DIRECTOR Stephen Frears was sceptical when asked to helm the screen version of Nick Hornby's bestselling novel High Fidelity. His worry was the prospect of transferring the story of a list-making, music-obsessed man with relationship problems from London
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Spectator's Notes: A fresh, crunchy web site was no trouble
HER salad days may have been over, but the pensioner was clear in her request at the greengrocery stall: a web site, please. Without hesitation, the assistant wrapped and handed over a lovely crunchy lettuce, money was exchanged and all were happy. It
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Pool News
Willlington League Ian Richardson of Hunwick Club added the League Singles title to his Player of the Year Award when he came through the Finals played at Oakenshaw Club. In the semi final Richardson beat Tony Leighton of Oakenshaw Club in the decider
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Children rally to voice views on dog fouling
CHILDREN waving placards took to the streets of Spennymoor yesterday to protest against dog owners who let their pets foul where they play. More than 17 youngsters chanted anti-dog fouling messages and handed out plastic poop-scoop bags to dog owners
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New equipment donated
PARTIALLY sighted young people in Redcar and Cleveland have been given a piece of equipment that will help them read enlarged print on a computer screen. The £400 computer equipment was donated by Saltburn and Redcar Round Table to Kirkleatham Special
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Letters: Ignore this 'Gestapo' smear
Sir, - I fear that Nicholas Rhea ("Is it fair?" D&S, Aug 11) has got it wrong yet again by accepting his Sinnington correspondent's statement at face value and without checking the facts with the county council. The action described is limited to
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Police inspire crafty children
A VISITING police horse provided the inspiration for a group of youngsters in Redcar to make police horses out of card. The activity was part of a series of events to coincide with an exhibition about the history of the police at the Kirkleatham Old Hall
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New look for Simpson Print
SIMPSON Print is aiming to be number one in its industry by 2010 with the help of a new corporate identity. The Washington, Tyne & Wear-based group, has seen turnover rise by 26 per cent in the last year, after investing heavily in state-of-the-art
