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Focused Turner asks for calm before the Feetham's storm
HIGH-FLYING Hartlepool boss Chris Turner is keeping his players' feet firmly on the ground this afternoon. Pool go to Feethams for the second Division Three derby clash of the season on the back of a run of 16 games without defeat. If Pool avoid defeat
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Robson hopes defensive headache is easing
WHEN it comes to centre-backs, Newcastle have used more than their fair share this season, and come next weekend Bobby Robson will be hoping that at least two of his legion of centre-halves will be fit and raring to start the Tyne-Tees derby. At Everton
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Aspin relishes return to Feethams in derby clash
NEIL ASPIN is expecting a rough ride at Darlington this afternoon. But Hartlepool United's former Feethams favourite is hoping for a touch of leniency. Six weeks ago, Aspin joined a select band of first-team players to make the short trip along the A66
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Reynolds and Hodgson in radio bust-up
DARLINGTON FC chairman George Reynolds was involved in a heated live radio exchange with former manager David Hodgson yesterday. The Quakers supremo was a guest on Paul "Goffy" Gough's Century Radio breakfast show. He questioned Hodgson's record during
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Fire service recruits blaze trail into primary school
FIRE brigade recruits have passed on some of their newly acquired knowledge to an eager audience. As part of a drive to get the fire safety message over to the population at a young age, 14 trainee firefighters went back to school this week. The Durham
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Matchday Preview
Hartlepool will be bidding to equal a club record when they travel take on Darlington at Feethams this afternoon. Chris Turner's side can equal Gus McLean's 17 game unbeaten run, set in 1968, if they can avoid defeat. Assistant manager Colin West is well
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A club for all seasons
IT would appear that spring has finally arrived and, with it, the urge to get out into the garden. For many, it will be their first experience of gardening. So if you are new to the world of soil and plants you may need some guidance. TV programmes are
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Your poems
Independence It was the norm to have a bike, But in our house A house of men Pedal power was the way to freedom. On an open road the way wasn't long The way wasn't a tiresome journey It was an exhilarating jaunt. Milestones were simply a challenge When
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Burning questions
WHAT is the origin of Mothering Sunday and how it is connected to Carling Sunday? - Chris Parker, Peterlee. SOME say Mothering Sunday can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome, where there were celebrations in honour of the mother of gods, known in
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Eleven miles, one hour, but worlds apart
JOHN Prescott was in an irritable, irascible mood. He kept chuntering to himself about the inanity and the stupidity of dunderheaded journalists asking what he regarded as silly and trivial questions about the Mandelson circus. That circus was being held
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Worst yet - 'but -under control'
THE Government last night moved to reassure the nation of its grip on the foot-and-mouth crisis, despite a record 25 new confirmed cases yesterday. Agriculture Minister Nick Brown said he was "absolutely certain" the situation was under control, as the
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Sick war veteran's holiday nightmare
A FORMER prisoner-of-war's life savings are trickling away every minute he lies stricken in a Spanish hospital. Second World War veteran Bernard Boyle, 81, from Middlesbrough, was holidaying with his wife Marjorie in Benidorm when he suffered a suspected
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'Second wave' of farm epidemic
Government measures to get foot-and-mouth under control quickly look to have failed last night as a "second wave" of the disease spread through cattle. It had been hoped that the nationwide ban on moving livestock, brought into force two weeks ago, would
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'Homeless' girls raise £300
Pupils from an independent school raised cash for the homeless, by trying a taste of what it is like to have no home. The children, from Teesside High School, in Eaglescliffe, which has pupils from across the North East and North Yorkshire, raised £300
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Beaten Edwards pays tribute to Italian 'baby'
Jonathan Edwards won silver at the World Indoor Championships in Lisbon with a last-round jump of 17.26 metres and admitted he had paid the price for not making the event one of his top priorities. Favourite for gold after posting a huge leap of 17.60m
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Mandelson cleared - but what a mess
THE Government was last night facing mounting pressure over its handling of the Hinduja passport affair after former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson was cleared of any impropriety. The Hammond Inquiry into the granting of naturalisation applications
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Time to play the game again
THE ugly scenes that soured England's cricketers' Test match win in Sri Lanka are largely the players' own fault. For years, intimidation of umpires through over-appealing has been increasing while the notion of fair play - which sees a batsman walk if
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Cheltenham is set to take over Punchestown's dates
Officials at Cheltenham expect to announce a decision on the date for a rescheduled Festival by Monday at the latest. Cheltenham already has fixtures on April 18 and 19 but the three days from April 24 are being increasingly favoured as doubts grow over
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Hear All Sides
FOOT-AND-MOUTH IS it really necessary or logical to slaughter and burn thousands of healthy animals, or even infected ones, which pose no risk to humans? Isn't it time for a re-think? Vaccines are available to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease
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Greggs considers Europe
BAKERY group Greggs is considering expansion into Europe after unveiling a ninth consecutive year of profit growth. The Newcastle company believes its brands, which include the Bakers Oven chain, may go down well with Continental shoppers. Mike Darrington
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Teachers vote for protest action
NORTH-EAST teachers have voted for protest action by an overwhelming majority. In a ballot organised by the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), more than 95 per cent of votes by Middlesbrough teachers were in favour
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Fighting for steel
CORUS AS Regions Minister, I have responsibility, along with colleagues in Government, for the regeneration part of the package that we are putting together to support the individuals and the communities affected by the Corus decision. I hope this will
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What if a teacher wants to quit?
Q I get Income Support with full rent and Council Tax Rebates and live with my grandson aged l6. He has just moved from youth training to a job earning £100 a week. What effect will this have upon my benefits? A None until he is 18. Q From April my husband
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Father 'squeezed life' out of baby
A FORMER serviceman crushed his three-month-old son to death because he could not stand to hear him crying, a court heard yesterday. Christopher Johnson, 30, had squeezed his son, Aaron, so hard on at least four occasions that ten of his ribs were cracked
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Bolton-bound Campbell still has future at Boro - Robson
BRYAN ROBSON yesterday insisted that striker Andy Campbell's loan move to Bolton Wanderers does not signal the end of his career with Middlesbrough. The England Under-21 international has linked up with the First Division promotion chasers for a month
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Comment from The Northern Echo - A victim of his own spin
HAD Peter Mandelson been forced out of a company, rather than a government, he would now have a strong case for constructive dismissal. According to the Hammond Inquiry, the Hartlepool MP did nothing wrong, yet he is out of the Government and there appears
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Agencies get more freedom on spending
REGIONAL development agencies One NorthEast and Yorkshire Forward are to be strengthened by a package of measures unveiled in the region yesterday, which will give them more flexibility over how they use their funding. But in return, the agencies - RDAs
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When dreams do come true
Most of us at some time have felt a sense of deja vu when we have seen or done something that we have dreamt about. For some it has led to fortune, as in the case of Countdown contestant Ralph Lubkowski, who last week produced two perfect nine-letter
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Weights room of centre closed over safety worry
A DURHAM City Council-run weights room has been closed because of fears about the safety of some equipment. Council officials closed the room at the Sherburn Sports Centre yesterday afternoon, after receiving a letter from the Health and Safety Executive
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Interesting exercise in ecclesiastical democracy
WHEN Norman de Bretteville gave Yafforth a church in 1208 it was "to celebrate divine service, every day for ever". Forever's a pretty long time, of course, and, over 900 years, Yafforth's not got much bigger nor the times more manifestly god-fearing.
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Farmer defends new GM crop trial
A FARMER has defended a return to growing genetically modified (GM) crops. John Richardson's farm at Hutton Magna, near Barnard Castle, County Durham, has been selected for the next round of GM trials. He will grow oilseed rape as part of national farm-scale
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Not such a great thing, in my view
THIS TIME two years ago everyone thought the Internet was going to be "the next big thing." They were wrong. And while investors have been looking for the "next big thing" ever since it was right here, sitting in the corner of the living room. Because
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Police use CS spray as 13 fans arrested after rivals clash
THIRTEEN people were arrested after rival football supporters clashed after Darlington's match with Hartlepool at the weekend. Police used CS spray when violence flared following the 1-1 draw at Feethams on Saturday. The trouble started while Hartlepool
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Tourism industry faces crisis as thousands cancel visits
THE region's tourism industry has been brought to its knees as the full scale of the foot-and-mouth outbreak becomes clear. With vast tracts of hills and moorland off-limits, the rural tourism industry is estimated to have lost about £200m nationally
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Triumphant England rise above troubles
England rose above the bitterness and acrimony of the second Test to secure a tense victory in Sri Lanka after a rash of controversial decisions threatened to turn the match into a farce. While the conduct of the players and the competency of the umpiring
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Police warn quarry youths they are dicing with death
YOUTHS are dicing with death by leaping over the edge of a 100ft former quarry into an anti-litter net below. The alarm was raised at the weekend, after young thrillseekers were seen playing the deadly game of dare at a waste landfill site, in County
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Climate change levy 'is double tax'
A NEW tax on energy use could put a further strain on North-East businesses, according to chartered accountants Keith Robinson & Co. The climate change levy, which comes into effect from April 1, is designed to encourage businesses to be more energy
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Immigrant in sex case faces deportation
AN illegal immigrant is facing deportation after being convicted of having sex with a schoolgirl. The 15-year-old girl ran away with Ascan Omanov after meeting him while walking in a park near her home, a court heard. Within a few days the pair began
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Botham finds himself out in the cold
LIAM Botham's slide down the pecking order at Newcastle continued yesterday when he was left out of the squad for tomorrow's match at home to Sale. Even with Inga Tuigamala sidelined after an elbow operation, there is no place on the wing for Botham,
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Grant boost sets stage for future
THE massive boost in funding for North-East theatre announced on Thursday has been greeted with delight by the organisations entertaining the region's young people. The Children's Theatre Company (CTC), based at Darlington Arts Centre, heard it was getting
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Five-year deal is lure to keep Dyer at Newcastle
NEWCASTLE United are set to open talks with Kieron Dyer aimed at tying the England starlet to Tyneside for the next five years. Chairman Freddy Shepherd yesterday underlined the Magpies' determination to ward off interest in £20m-rated Dyer from the likes
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'RAF' pigeons will give hawks the bird
THE sight of RAF roundels struck fear into the heart of many an enemy pilot during the Second World War. Now, in a new battle for the skies, pigeon lovers could resort to using the familiar circular emblem on their birds' wings in an attempt to find the
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American dream for Hassan
EXCITING Sunderland teenager Malcolm Hassan, considering an athletics scholarship in the United States, is in New York this weekend for the National College High School championships. The 18-year-old has been invited to compete over 800m and the mile
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Sex shop owner's new plan
A CONTROVERSIAL sex shop owner is planning to open a lap-dancing club in North Yorkshire. John Middleton says he has pinpointed at least three possible locations in the county for a members-only club. Mr Middleton is being prosecuted in a long-running
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Kingfisher shake-up draws attention
A MIXED bag of results are in store for the City next week, with reports due from steel maker Corus, supermarket firm Iceland and ferry group P&O. Full-year figures from Kingfisher on Wednesday will be the last in its current form, as the group is
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Gralmano to prove versatility for Ryan
WITH Sandown's Imperial Cup meeting in grave doubt due to waterlogging, all-weather Flat racing for once takes centre stage with today's running of the £50,000 Ed Weetman-sponsored Lincoln Trial at Wolverhampton. With the likes of Henry Cecil, Sir Michael
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Pollution fear over recycling scheme
CONCERN over the possibility of pollution has provided backing for a North Yorkshire pressure group resisting a bid for a recycling plant. Residents have bombarded the county council with objections since it emerged that Northallerton company Yorwaste
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Rider hits out over low-flying helicopter
A woman has criticised a power company after her horse bolted when it was frightened by a low-flying helicopter checking power lines. Vivien Fawcett was riding her horse at Ferryhill Station, near Ferryhill, County Durham, when the helicopter, hired by
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Thome's sights set on Europe
BRAZILIAN defender Emerson Thome believes Sunderland can rekindle their faltering European dream against his old club, Chelsea, next week. The Wearsiders have taken only three points from their last six Premiership games, drifting from second to fifth
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Battle for brewer hots up
THE battle for Britain's largest regional brewer, Wolverhampton & Dudley, has hotted up after the group extended its deadline for offers by two weeks. The group, which has four breweries, including the Camerons Lion Brewery in Hartlepool, and 1,700
