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Patient waiting times falling
THE number of NHS patients waiting more than 12 months for treatment has fallen dramatically across the region, new figures showed yesterday. The news, which was welcomed by health chiefs, represents a major improvement on statistics published just over
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Quakers stumble in seven-goal thriller
Darlington kicked off a month of very tough fixtures with a defeat at Luton Town last night, and although it will be of no consolation to Gary Bennett or the hundreds of Quakers fans who made the trip, the match was a hugely entertaining affair. Seven
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Home comfort for Boksic
STAR striker Alen Boksic last night revealed the importance of turning around Middlesbrough's dreadful home form. Since the Croatian was signed by former manager Bryan Robson last summer, Boro have won just six from 23 Premiership fixtures on their own
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No fun in Foxing the bookmakers
It's not just horse racing where investigations are launched after gambles. Last Sunday, Huntingdon staged a Charity Fun Even involving 100 contestants from around the UK and overseas, all dressed in mascot outfits. Bookies took bets on 55 of the runners
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Backing for £120m revamp
DARLINGTON Borough Council is showing its backing for the redevelopment of the Lingfield Point complex by installing road signs around the town. Lingfield Point, centred on the former Patons and Baldwins factory, is being redeveloped as a premier business
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Family firm buys part of axed shipyard
BOAT Building and repair business, Tyne Slipway Engineering, has struck a deal to buy part of the troubled Cammell Laird group. The South Shields business hopes to create more than 120 jobs at the Wear Dockyard, part of Cammell Laird, which went into
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Council turns to Echo in accomodation crisis
A COUNCIL has been forced to advertise in The Northern Echo to try to ease an accommodation crisis among the elderly. Darlington Borough Council has appealed in an advert in the paper for private developers to come forward and provide accommodation for
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Williams in the frame to face champions
VERSATILE former England B international Darren Williams could find himself getting the nod ahead of two current full internationals if Brazilian central defender Emerson Thome is not ready for a return in Sunderland's biggest game of the season against
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Mother faces 12 month wait to see specialist
A MOTHER who has won her battle with breast cancer has been told she faces a 12 month wait to see an NHS breast reconstruction specialist. Colette Mills, 51 from Hutton Rudby, near Yarm, said it was ironic that she received the letter from South Tees
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Johnston hopeful of breaking duck
ALBUHERA has an outstanding chance of landing a first ever Cambridgeshire Handicap for Middleham handler Mark Johnston. Not too many of the mile plus major handicaps have slipped through Johnston's fingers over the past 13 seasons, but the £120,000 Newmarket
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Babysitting review call after fire horror
A charity last night urged the Government to tighten up its advice to parents about leaving their children with young babysitters following an horrific house fire in the North-East. The appeal, from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
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Dabizas determined to show England his striking power
IT is said that deep within every centre-half beats the heart of a frustrated centre-forward. Many defenders may argue otherwise, and a certain number of their union - who shall remain nameless - regularly suffer anxiety attacks when crossing the halfway
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G'day to the flying vicar
IN Peter Davis's last parish there were ten successive days where the mercury topped 40 degrees Centigrade. He was chaplain to a vineyard, familiar with a multi-cultural city centre and had to watch out for kangaroos and great white sharks. Kangaroos
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Taliban relents on message to Yvonne
THE parents of captured journalist Yvonne Ridley were given a ray of hope last night when they were told they could send their daughter a letter and aid parcel. Joyce and Allan Ridley have also been told the Taliban has yet to charge their daughter, who
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Fanning set for payout
JOE FANNING could be all set for his biggest pay day of the season aboard Resplendent Cee (4.15) in the £150,000 Betabet-sponsored two-year-old Trophy at Redcar today. Fanning's sublime skill-in-saddle is a much-admired amongst the professional ranks,
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Murderer fails in exclusion zone plea
A CONVICTED murderer has lost his campaign to overturn a ban which prevents him returning to his old haunts and watching his favourite football team play at home. A judge ruled that a chance encounter with released Newcastle killer Stephen Craven could
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More gloomy skies as BA combines two subsidiaries
BRITISH Airways is combining its two UK regional subsidiaries, leading to the loss of 200 jobs. British Airways Regional (BAR) is to become part of the newly-formed British Airways CitiExpress, creating a single business for its short haul regional domestic
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Ramblers gather to raise awareness
FOOT-AND-MOUTH disease meant there was a special significance to the Ramblers Association's annual Footpath Day on Sunday. The organisation used the event to celebrate the imminent lifting of restrictions which have kept much of the countryside off limits
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Convicted rapist cleared of indecent video charge
A convicted rapist who was caught with a video of himself engaging in sex acts with young girls has been cleared of possessing a indecent video of a child with a view to it being distributed or shown. Dean Desilva, 45, was convicted in 1993 of rape and
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All eyes on retail sector, including M & S
THE calendar for corporate reporting again appears light next week, although the City will be on its toes as firms report developments in the wake of the US crisis. Interest will also focus on the retail sector with trading statements from Marks &
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Hear All Sides
Letters from The Northern Echo WAR ON TERRORISM IN your otherwise good and informative editorial (Echo, Sept 26) I was concerned at the sentence: "If military action is less precise and incurs serious loss of life among innocent Afghan people, then the
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Port reclaims lost treasure, thanks to secret benefactor
A MYSTERY benefactor has provided a sea port with hundreds of historic objects dating back to the days when its Anglo-Saxon abbey was built. For the past 75 years, the rare collection of about 700 items relating to Whitby, North Yorkshire, has been preserved
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Sony kicks off the console war
Reviews: This Is Football 2002. Format: PS2. Publisher: SCEE. Price: £39.99 SONY has fired the first shot in this year's console war by dropping the price of a PlayStation 2 down to a palatable £199. But kicking hardware is nothing without software to
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Appeal denied to sex assault case consultant
A consultant psychiatrist who was placed on the sex offenders' register despite being found unfit to stand trial, has failed in an attempt to clear his name. William Kerr, 75, of Haigh End, Alne, near York, suffers from a brain-wasting disease and, because
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Air rage passenger loses plea against jail sentence
A PASSENGER who threatened to open the doors of a packed plane at 30,000ft has lost his appeal against a one-year jail sentence. Holidaymaker David McCallum, 29, was flying from Newcastle to Tenerife, in November 1999, when he had a violent row with his
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Minimum income for over-60s
QYou frequently refer to Minimum Income Guarantee. What precisely is it and could we qualify? Our income is £131.16 a week. AMinimum Income Guarantee for couples ensures that, where at least one of the partners is 60 or over, they have at least £140.55
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Safety fear over housing scheme
CONCERN has been voiced about the safety implications of landscaping as part of a big housing development in Darlington. Yuill Homes' controversial plan for a development of 67 houses on the Mowden Rugby Club site will also involve some landscaping to
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On the march again at 91, as statue pays tribute to comrades
THE last surviving member of the Jarrow March looked on as a statue was unveiled in his and his comrades' honour yesterday. Cornelius Whalen, 91, said: "It makes me proud to see it." The bronze statue, named the Spirit of Jarrow, depicts two of the protestors
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Time to protect your plants
ALTHOUGH the weather is very open at the moment, winter is not far away. Preparations should be undertaken now as the damp summer has resulted in many plants making green sappy growth. This will be very susceptible to winter die back. Where the over-winter
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Sanyo hopes to sign off by selling its factory and land
After closing its North-East operations at Newton Aycliffe and Thornaby, Sanyo has put a factory on the market. The Newton Aycliffe site was acquired by Sanyo in 1988 and comprises two main production buildings of 5,567 sq m and 4,373 sq m respectively
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Fishmonger wins battle of farmers' market stall
A SEAFOOD market trader has thanked the public for helping him to win a dispute with local councillors who had wanted to stop him trading at a market set up to help farmers. A row erupted earlier this year when members of Barnard Castle Town Council tried
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Carolina on its mind, firm makes leap across Atlantic
ADVANCED imaging company e-comeleon has begun its international expansion with a step into the US. The business, from Tanfield Lea, Stanley, County Durham, has opened a new technical and production centre in Cary, Wake County, North Carolina. The operation
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Rushden pile the agony on
HARTLEPOOL United last night suffered away defeat number five as they fell to a harsh 2-1 reverse at Rushden & Diamonds. Despite another expert finish from the ever-willing and ever-impressive Gordon Watson, Pool's first visit to the plush surroundings
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Comment from The Northern Echo - Sport - a national joke
BRITAIN is the fourth biggest economic power in the world. Britain is a sports-mad nation. Despite these two factors, we do not have a national football stadium, nor a track capable of hosting a World Athletics Championships. In the eyes of the sporting
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Who's who for Greece?
GREECE'S best known stars are taking early retirement, players are predicting an England win and their German manager is struggling to rally his squad. Today's match looks a tough task for boss Otto Rehhagel, who is hoping to gain a better result than
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Taliban say Yvonne is free
British journalist Yvonne Ridley was today freed by the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. Diplomats in London were still trying to confirm details of her release but the Taliban's Information Minister Qatradullah Jamal said: "Today she has been released
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Guinea fowl's are star attraction
AN EARLY fascination with the strange black and white speckled birds encountered on a remote North Pennines farm has provided one of the strangest additions to a school curriculum. Thanks to the persistence of schoolboy Daniel Jenkins, a pair of guinea
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It takes years to look this good
JANET Moore stripped off and stood naked in front of the mirror, gazing at the flabby sight before her. The book on body building for women by Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger had advised her to tear off her clothes and pinpoint exactly which areas
