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Supply contract safeguards 1,200 jobs
A LONG-term gas supply contract is set to guarantee more than 1,000 jobs in the region's chemical industry. Huntsman Petrochemicals and BOC have entered into the long-term deal for the supply of hydrogen and steam to Huntsman's manufacturing operations
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Finding God at the Fiesta
JUST the mention of the name of the Fiesta nightclub in Stockton takes me back to the days of my youth. It has been in the news recently because, quite amazingly, it is to become a church. I say amazingly because it has been a den of iniquity. I remember
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Private cemetery idea stirs a storm
ONE of the country's first private cemeteries could be built in the grounds of a 700-year-old North-East deanery. Tyre dealer Jim Greenwood wants to create an elaborate Greek-style burial ground - complete with marble and granite vaults and family tombs
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No escape from Brotherly love
AFTER Big Brother, prepare to meet the rest of the family working for Voyeur TV. They want to lock you up in jail, cast you away on a desert island, put you on the bus you can't get off, test your fidelity to your partner - and even chain you to strangers
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Dessie helps recapture days when horses rode first class
EQUINE legend Desert Orchid took horse racing back to its golden years yesterday as the industry celebrated its historic railway links. The four-times National Hunt champion was in York to launch an exhibition commemorating the National Railway Museum's
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Spanish surrender for outplayed Leeds
Leeds stepped into the rarefied air of the Champions League last night - but their dream of slaying one of European football's giants was shattered by the sheer breathtaking brilliance of Barcelona. It was men against boys as manager David O'Leary watched
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Elsie travels north with plenty gas in her tank
WILTSHIRE raider Elsie Plunkett (3.10) is one long-distance traveller I fancy will not run out of fuel in the Harry Rosebery Stakes on the first day of Ayr's Western Meeting. Richard Hannon's resolve to get the speedy two-year-old all the way up from
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Stage school beckons for teenager
A TEENAGER is celebrating after winning a place at a top London theatre school. Joanne Roots, 19, from Stockton, beat off thousands of other youngsters to secure a place to study musical theatre at the London Studios. Her mother, Linda, has been involved
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Suspicious fires under investigation
A MAN was spotted running away from a suspected arson attack in Newcastle, one of a series of suspicious blazes on Tyneside. Detectives are investigating 11 attacks on buildings in Newcastle and Gateshead which have caused hundreds of thousands of pounds
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Black Cats'fans get lager deal
FOOTBALL fans will be toasting a new signing at Sunderland's home match against Derby County, on Saturday. A new deal between Sunderland AFC and suppliers, Newcastle Breweries, means Black Cats' supporters will have the first chance to sample the lager
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Fuel crisis latest: Esso backs down on price hike
Read the latest news on the crisis, tell us your views and get access to background information about the issue here. Oil giant Esso has backed down on plans to raise petrol prices by 2p and diesel by 4p in the wake of massive public outrage. There was
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Cargo centre will boost Teesside Airport's role
THE new chairman of Teesside Airport last night predicted the multi-million pound South Side cargo centre development will play a key role in boosting the Tees Valley claim to be one of the country's leading transport hubs. Councillor Ken Hall was appointed
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Off and running around a famous block
WHEN last running around this particular block, we had mused briefly upon the richly remembered race against time - Chariots of Fire style - down Fawcett Street in Sunderland. As the man with the air pistol might have observed, the column just didn't
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The Echo says...
IT is now time for the fuel protestors to end their action. They have achieved far more than they can ever have dared to hope they might when they set out on their disruption on Friday. They have covered the Government in embarrassment and, by bringing
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Ricard vows to stay
HAMILTON Ricard has pledged to fight for his place at Middlesbrough. The Colombian striker, Boro's leading scorer for the last two seasons, has started only two games this term following the arrival of £2.5m Croatian ace Alen Boksic. But Ricard, linked
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The spaceship you can build in your back garden
A do-it-yourself spaceship which can be built in the back garden could be on the market within three years. The Kitten is a rocket assembled from a kit that will soar its pilot and two passengers to a height of 200 kilometres at four times the speed of
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Army on standby as crisis endangers lives
THE Army was put on standby last night as the Prime Minister warned that the deepening fuel crisis was putting "lives at risk". About 80 tanker lorries from the Army, Navy and RAF were being put on standby near hospitals and other important buildings
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Record attempt for County Durham woman
IT is make or break this weekend for a committed North-East monarchist's bid to enter the Guinness Book of Records. Part-time magistrate Anita Atkinson, from Fir Trees, near Crook, County Durham, has stashed away more than 1,200 pictures, plates and trinkets
