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Bravery of region's soldiers earns display
THE bravery of one of the region's regiments during the Second World War has been commemorated with a special museum display. A new window display at the Green Howards Regimental Museum, in Richmond, North Yorkshire, marks the regiment's action against
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Minding the baby - for £150 a week
STAYING at home with their babies is a luxury many women can no longer afford. That could be changing. The Childcare Commission yesterday recommended that £150 be paid to women with children up to three years old to enable them to stay home with their
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Communities captured for the millennium
A SELECT group of villagers have been captured in a snapshot of neighbouring communities as part of the millennium celebration. About 70 people in Blackhall and Horden, former pit villages on the Durham coast, were photographed as a memento to mark the
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Tradesmen asked to take part in low-cost repairs scheme
TRADESMEN are being invited to take part in a scheme offering low-cost housing repairs to residents in the east of Durham City. The Belmont and Gilesgate Community Alliance, launched last year to generate closer links between the two areas of the city
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Retailers warned after shopkeeper fined
A WARNING has been issued to retailers on Teesside after one was fined for selling a butane gas lighter refill to a 15-year-old. Teesside Magistrates' Court heard that a shop assistant had sold the cigarette lighter refill to a young volunteer working
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Controversial 'gateway' plan gains approval
A CONTROVERSIAL design for a "gateway" building at a new development has been approved despite councillors' reservations. Proposals to build a McDonald's restaurant at the leisure development on the outskirts of Middlesbrough were first put before councillors
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Charities boosted by hotel
CHARITIES have benefited from a giant spring clean at a Durham hotel. More than £10,000 worth of unwanted curtains, beds, carpets, bedspreads, pillows and blankets have been donated by the Swallow Royal County Hotel to several organisations. These include
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African minister reverses roles
MISSIONARY churchmen have left the North-East for Africa over the generations, but in one parish the roles have now been reversed. South African minister Father William Fobosi is visiting a church in Teesside where he will spend time among the local community
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£2m deal opens way for new name on high street
PROPERTY developer Terrace Hill has acquired two prime redevelopment sites in Darlington and Northallerton by buying the stationery retailing business, Dressers, for more than £2m. The deal took a year of negotiation with Dressers' directors. The stores
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Wife of missing doctor leaves for Australia
THE wife of a doctor who vanished mysteriously has left her North-East home for a new life in Australia. Jane Noble, 32, told relatives she was quitting her job at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital and leaving the country with son, Iain, three, who was born
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Work begins on demolition of city's brewing landmark
BULLDOZERS moved in at the weekend to bring an end to a city's 100-year love affair with its renowned brewery. Almost 20 months after the Swallow Group closed its Vaux beer-making facility, with the loss of 440 jobs, buildings at the sprawling brewery
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Burning Quesitons
Q: DURING a conversation, the term "living over the brush" was mentioned. Most of us knew it meant living together without being married. Someone mentioned they had heard that "jumping over the brush" meant getting married. Any connection? - Olga Carr
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Microchip firm's pledge
MICROCHIP company Filtronic pledged to stand by its North-East workers last night despite massive losses. The West Yorkshire company was hailed as a saviour when it clinched a deal to buy the mothballed Fujitsu microchip factory, near Newton Aycliffe,
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Anguish of magistrate
A MAGISTRATE broke down in tears last night as she told how her 35-year-old marriage collapsed after her husband became infatuated with a drug addict call girl. Middlesbrough JP Mavis Lacey, 56, said she divorced church-goer Brian Lacey in May last year
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Liddle is happy to stay, says Quakers boss
Darlington manager Gary Bennett last night denied that star defender Craig Liddle has submitted a transfer request. It was believed that Liddle, who recently signed a new deal, has asked to leave - but Bennett strongly denied the claims. "There is nothing
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Schwarzer stays focused
In-form Middlesbrough face two crucial games against bottom-six clubs in the space of four days this week with the relegation pressure still turned full on. Boro are riding a wave of confidence, after putting together an eight-match unbeaten run, unlike
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Girls make history
HISTORY has been made with the early arrival of girls at a top boys' prep school. Last May, it was announced that Ampleforth College Junior School, North Yorkshire, would become co-educational from next September. But Fabia and Jemima Tate, from Thirsk
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Mystery of the Great Cone Robbery
IT could have been a frustrated motorist or, possibly, a student prank. Police are refusing to speculate on the culprits, but someone has helped themselves to more than 1,000 motorway traffic cones. Detectives say they are treating the theft of the cones
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Traders urged to get subsidence football team out of a hole
AN appeal has been made to businesses in an old pit village to back the local football team during its enforced exile through subsidence at its home ground. The coffers are emptying at Albany Northern League club Murton FC, which is forced to play home
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Lecturer's snapshot in top company
THE work of a North-East lecturer has been chosen for inclusion in a book of the best British contemporary photography. Pat Maycroft, a part-time photography lecturer at Darlington College of Technology, County Durham, has added to her long list of professional
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Singer performs anti-drugs gig
A RISING US singing star is to back drugs education drives during a North-East concert date next month. Seventeen-year-old Ashley Jay has built her career performing for organisations benefiting children throughout the US, and is involved with the country's
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Police officer suspended over vice girl assault claim
A POLICE force which vowed to clear a town of its red light image has suspended one of its officers for allegedly molesting prostitutes. Cleveland Police has confirmed that a beat officer at Middlesbrough has been suspended, following a complaint by a
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Seven-day work circuit in sight
CIRCUIT board manufacturer Viasystems is to move to full seven-day working at its South Shields operation. The move, which will deliver significant cost and efficiency gains, has been under way since 1996. Eighty-four per cent of the manufacturing workforce
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Land's end cycle challenge helps in the fight against back pain
HOSPITAL patients on a new treatment programme for chronic back pain are prepared to go to any length to prove they are fighting the condition. In the case of a group on Teesside, that means cycling the 1,620km from Land's End to John O'Groats on exercise
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Bridge welcomed on board at Comeleon
COMELEON plc, the advanced imaging technology company based at Stanley, County Durham, has announced the appointment to its board of Dr JOHN BRIDGE as a non-executive director. Dr Bridge, 58, an economist who has extensive experience in corporate planning
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Trio sprint into action to plug market gap
SPORTS-mad youngsters in Durham are bringing success to a new business that has won the backing of Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Edwards. Sport in Action Ltd was set up by Steve Wright, Graham Cook and Dan Lewis after they spotted a gap in the market
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Shoppers sign up to back skateboard park location campaign
A PRESSURE group campaigning for a skateboard park says that residents are signing up to support their bid. Members of the Peterlee Skate Park Action Group gathered 1,200 names on their first day petitioning town centre shoppers, on Saturday. Backed by
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Rising stars attend relaunch of sports group
THE Newcastle Sports Council relaunched itself to reflect its drive to develop talent in the sports that are putting the city on the map. The event, at the Pitcher and Piano on the city's Quayside, was attended by a host of rising stars, including double
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Pair may hold key to death mystery
TWO young men may hold the key to the suspicious death of a teenager. Police investigating the death of John Paul Jeffries, whose body was found wedged between rocks at Hartlepool, said they had discovered a new lead. The 18-year-old's body was discovered
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Just a really wild job for a lonely goatherd
WILDLIFE conservationists in the North-East launch a bid today to fill a rarely-advertised post. The successful applicant will join a select band of workers who tend wild goats for a living. Northumberland Wildlife Trust is seeking a wildlife ranger to
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Council work placements pledge signed
A COUNCIL is among the first to sign a contract designed to ensure young people get the maximum benefit from work placements. Darlington Borough Council's tourism team has signed the contract with Liverpool's John Moore's University, and Emma Potter,
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Accident unit given a facelift
A TEESSIDE hospital's accident and emergency unit has had a facelift, following a £450,000 investment from the Department of Health's modernisation fund. The improvements, at Hartlepool General Hospital, includes expanding the resuscitation facilities
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Evacuation over fire scare
RESIDENTS were evacuated from three neighbouring homes in the early hours after smoke started belching from an empty house. Firefighters found rooms heavily smoke and fire damaged on arrival at the house in Melrose Crescent, Seaham, County Durham, shortly
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A statement too many
IN resigning in the manner he did last week Peter Mandelson managed to salvage some dignity from the ashes of his ministerial career. His decision to travel to his Hartlepool constituency to face local party members so soon after his resignation was also
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Sex slur athlete's anger at drug ban
SEX slur veteran athlete Kathy Jager has branded her sport's governing body a dictatorship after they upheld her worldwide athletics ban for taking a banned substance. The 56-year-old American was hoping that the World Association of Veteran Athletes
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Training exercise a waste, says Tory
PROPOSALS to send council chiefs on a team-building exercise have been branded a waste of money. Darlington Borough Council has been invited to take part in the Local Government Management Game. Described as a serious training exercise, the game is aimed
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Park to be created on disused land to help deter vandalism
A park is to be created out of disused land, partly to help combat the problems being caused by young people in Thornaby. Proposals to develop the land surrounding the South Thornaby Community Centre, by The Five Lamps Organisation, as a park for the
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Perfect treat for pampered pets
PAMPERED pooches are being offered the chance to enjoy a luxury break with their owners. Walworth Castle Hotel, near Darlington, is offering the canny canines the chance to relax in medieval style. The castle dates from 1189, and the posh dogs will be
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Study disproves university 'elitism' charge
OXFORD University is positively discriminating in favour of state school students, giving the lie to charges of elitism in the wake of the Laura Spence affair, it was claimed today. An analysis of undergraduates' A-level grades showed that while most
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A question of medical ethics
PROFESSOR Alastair Burt is worried and he doesn't mind admitting it. The professor of pathology at Newcastle Medical School fears that today's report into the Alder Hey children's hospital organs scandal could trigger a backlash against doctors - and
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Recognise efforts by pupils plea
SCHOOLS in County Durham are being urged to enter pupils' achievements for recognition. Six schools in the area already hold Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial awards, and now others are being asked to take part. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown
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Shay lends a hand for battling Shireen
NEWCASTLE United goalkeeper Shay Given stepped in to help save the day for a young girl raising cash to fight an incurable eye disease. He presented 15-year-old Shireen Purvis with a signed shirt, which will be put up for auction to help pay for fund-raising
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Colour invention makes a change
WHEN it comes to quick and easy decor change, Ian Graham has the answer. After eight years of research, Mr Graham has come up with a simple way to alter the look of any home - colour- changing furniture. By reversing and rotating the furniture in numerous
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Computers offer for charities and schools
SCHOOLS and charities in Darlington are failing to take up the offer of cheap computer equipment. Comusel specialises in the refurbishment of used information technology equipment. The company, which has premises on the Riverbank Trading Estate, Darlington
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Letting us look after our own
INDUSTRIES, be they sunrise or sunset, are finding life hard. We report today on the difficulties facing Filtronic in Newton Aycliffe, which operates in the "sunrise" microchip market. We reported last week on the narrow squeak at Nissan, the first of
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Geordie agent troubles no secret
Newcastle are braced for another row over soccer agents - five months after slamming Dennis Roach's part in Duncan Ferguson's transfer to Everton. This time the Geordies are refusing to back down in a dispute over Clarence Acuna's £1m switch from the
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Chris is Makin his case for United call
SUNDERLAND fans' favourite Chris Makin is hoping for a recall in tomorrow night's top-of-the-table home clash against Premiership champions Manchester United - the team he supported as a boy. The 27-year-old missed three games with a groin injury, but
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Turner tells reserves to follow Shilton's example
HARTLEPOOL United boss Chris Turner has told his frustrated substitutes to follow the example of Sam Shilton. Shilton was restored to the Pool line-up after an 11-game absence at Barnet on Saturday, and capped an outstanding display with a goal in Pool's
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Letters
PETER MANDELSON PETER Mandelson and his Government supporters claim he did nothing wrong, so are we to presume that lying to save your own skin is part and parcel of being an MP in New Labour? Jonathan Aitken was rightly jailed, if only lightly, for harbouring
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£36,831 bill shocker for single mum
Single mother Margaret Henderson got the shock of her life when she received an electricity bill for £36,831. Yorkshire Electricity demanded payment in seven days in an abrupt final reminder. Margaret, 28, of Blaydon, Tyne and Wear, rang to protest, and
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Display chance for solo artists
A NORTH Durham glass gallery is preparing to exhibit collections by solo artists from around the North-East. The Glass Gallery, in Medomsley Road, Consett, will be hosting displays of water colours, oils, pastels, landscape photography and scenes of local
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Crossing plan to increase road safety
WORK starts next month on a pedestrian crossing on one of Hartlepool's busiest roads. The crossing, outside Golden Flatts Primary School, Seaton Lane, is part of a package of measures to make life safer for people using the road. The improvements, which
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Arts centre sets date
A SHOWPIECE arts centre, being created with National Lottery funding in a landmark North-East building, is to open in time for Easter next year. The £46m Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, developed from the disused Joseph Rank grain warehouse on the
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It's all change at the farm
RENOVATION work at a countryside centre is complete and visitors yesterday had the opportunity to have a look around and find out what it has to offer. Visitors to the Lingfield Farm Countryside Centre, Coulby Newham, were invited to take part in orienteering
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Dale offers loyalty card for shoppers
WEARDALE businesses are launching a loyalty card to encourage people to shop close to home. Traders have pledged to pass on special offers to customers who produce the cards, which will be available from the start of February and are free to people living
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Spotlight on disabled sport
A SPECIAL event was staged yesterday to highlight sports provision for the disabled. A series of wheelchair bask-etball competitions, involving Sydney Paralympics star Lee Fawcett, was held at the University of Teesside, Middlesbrough. Lee, 24, from Grove
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Family engineering business wound-up
A FAMILY-run engineering firm has been compulsorily wound-up by the High Court in London. The petition to compulsorily wind-up Sapphire Engineering (Bishop Auckland) Ltd was presented by the Inland Revenue, which said that the company owed it unremitted
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Volunteers wanted to monitor women's jail
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help monitor conditions at a North-East women's prison. New blood is needed on the Board of Visitors at Low Newton Prison, a former remand centre, at Brasside, on the outskirts of Durham City. A number of vacancies need to be
