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Dad At Large: Entente loses its cordial in the translation
BROTHERS are seldom cut out to be friends while they're growing up. My elder brother and I couldn't stand the sight of each other when we were kids. We scrapped, traded insults, and generally viewed each other with contempt. (He was the one, you may recall
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'Rape victims shown porn'
A FORMER college caretaker showed pornographic videos to young boys in a lecture theatre before raping them, one of his alleged victims told a court yesterday. He said John James San-derson, 35, first took him and an older boy to the teaching centre in
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Cash windfall for YMCA drop-in centre
YOUTH leaders were celebrating after receiving a £22,000 windfall for a drop-in centre project. Consett YMCA will use the cash to refurbish part of its old disco hall in the town centre and turn it into a community caf for youngsters. The Street Cred
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Shock as Estelle Morris resigns
Estelle Morris dramatically quit as Education Secretary last night after becoming engulfed in a string of rows. Tony Blair urged Ms Morris to reconsider when she met him on Tuesday. But after a night of reflection she tendered her resignation, citing
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News in brief: Care home celebration
A DARLINGTON care home for the elderly is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Stanton Hall, owned by Supreme Care Homes, opened in 1982 to accommodate 55 residents, and is now home to 64 people. The event will be marked with a party for residents on November
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News in brief: Care home celebration
A DARLINGTON care home for the elderly is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Stanton Hall, owned by Supreme Care Homes, opened in 1982 to accommodate 55 residents, and is now home to 64 people. The event will be marked with a party for residents on November
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Football club wins appeal go-ahead
IN A rare legal move, Darlington Football Club has been granted the right to appeal against the £61,000 it was ordered to pay a former employee. Newcastle Employment Tribunal ruled that the club should pay the sum to Helen Coverdale last April for lost
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Victim's family to join Bali memorial
The of a North-East man killed in the Bali bomb blast are to join a memorial service for the victims in London tomorrow. Ian Findley, 55, from West Pelton, near Chester-le-Street, County Durham died during the explosion at the Sari Club on October 12.
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Minister quizzed on school issues
A CABINET minister faced some tough questions when she held the first of a series of school surgeries in her County Durham constituency. Government Chief Whip Hilary Armstrong was quizzed by pupils at Wolsingham School and Community College on various
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Eleanor takes sporting prize
THE daughter of a golf club professional has been named as the latest Orange Darlington Young Sportswinner. Polam Hall School pupil Eleanor Givens, 13, from Darlington, won the award for her achievements since she took up the sport three years ago. She
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Toll charge hailed a success
A TOLL on drivers to enter a city centre has been hailed a success. In evidence to MPs, council leaders said daytime traffic in the peninsular area of Durham City had been cut by about 90 per cent. Their views were being heard by the Commons Transport
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Toll charge hailed a success
A TOLL on drivers to enter a city centre has been hailed a success. In evidence to MPs, council leaders said daytime traffic in the peninsular area of Durham City had been cut by about 90 per cent. Their views were being heard by the Commons Transport
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PC cleared of assaults on vice girls
A POLICE officer was cleared yesterday of picking up prostitutes and indecently assaulting them in the back of his van. Darren Dolan, a 33-year-old Cleveland Police officer, who had previously worked at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle protecting
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Two quizzed after off-licence and garage raids
TWO men were being questioned by police last night following armed raids on small retail premises. Meanwhile, police inquiries are continuing after a similar robbery at an off-licence in Stanley, County Durham. In the first incident, three masked men
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German surgical team to start hospital operations
HEALTH bosses are pushing ahead with plans to treat 250 patients by bringing in a foreign surgical team despite allegations that the German doctors have not been properly vetted. A four-man surgical team from Dusseldorf will begin operating on 42 patients
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Shooting appeal
Police have appealed for information from witnesses to a reported shooting. Shots were said to have been fired at a house in Ironside Street, Houghton-le-Spring, on Wearside, at 9.15pm on Tuesday. Anyone who saw the incident, or who noticed unfamiliar
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Fossil may solve missing links
THE fossil remains of the dinosaur closely associated with the myth of the Loch Ness monster have been found in the cliffs by the North Yorkshire coast. Experts have uncovered a plesiosaur - which lived on the Earth 132 million years ago - at a location
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Leukaemia trials hope for sufferers
NORTH-EAST patients could be at the forefront of ground-breaking medical trials that may spell new hope for thousands of leukaemia patients. Experts say the findings should be helpful in the treatment of acute myeloblastic leukaemia (AML), one of the
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Millennium work bought
A TAPESTRY which received national recognition when featured on television has been bought by Hambleton District Council and South Tees Health Authority It was originally commissioned to mark the millennium by Madeira Threads of Thirsk. The tapestry depicting
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Speed boats plan attracts opposition
MOVES to have two speed boats operating from Whitby Harbour taking parties of tourists out to sea, have met with a mixed response from other harbour users. Pleasure boat operator Barry Rodgers has described the plan, which has been discussed by Whitby
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Hear All Sides: Right-To-Buy
SO Harry Mead (Echo, Oct 15) suggests current housing problems are the fault of Margaret Thatcher's right-to-buy policy. I will add one alternative view, although there are many housing problems. I have noted the demolition of many streets of affordable
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College honours former principals
buildings at an-all girl college at Durham University have acquired names, 50 years after it moved to its present site. Former principals of St Mary's were honoured as the current crop of undergraduates marked the golden jubilee of the Elvet Hill campus
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Archers point to a key date in history
OCTOBER 25, 1415, is a date well-known to most students of history - and Shakespeare. It was the day when a small force, commanded by Henry V, routed a much larger French army at Agincourt, and in doing so proved the power of the sturdy English longbow
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Lottery boost for nursery group
A DISUSED church is to be transformed into a 60-place nursery thanks to a £75,300 National Lottery award. The former Christian Science church, in Hutton Lane, Guisborough, was a mini-supermarket before it became a place of worship. Now lottery agent the
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Crackdown on burglars well judged
A CAMPAIGN to tackle house burglaries has seen a 25 per cent reduction in the crime. The month-long Operation Judgement, carried out by Northumbria Police in the Washington area of Wearside, resulted in the fall in break-ins when compared with the same
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PM names new dean
PRIME Minister Tony Blair has announced the appointment of the Very Rev Michael Sadgrove as the Dean of Durham. He will succeed the Very Rev John Arnold, who retires on December 31 to take up the role of a supporting clergyman in Canterbury. Michael Sadgrove
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Music maker takes a bow
A YOUNG violinist is heading for the top thanks to support from a local instrument maker. Steven Proctor, 16, from Hartlepool, has been playing the violin since the age of eight and thanks to the support of local violinmakers and restorers, Crinson and
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Residents defeated in battle
RESIDENTS lost their fight to protect a recreation area yesterday when councillors rejected their bid to have it recognised as a village green. People living near The Green, between College View and Esh Winning Primary School, Esh Winning, wanted to safeguard
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Sniper's note demands £6.5m
The Washington sniper has left a new note for police - demanding £6.5m. A handwritten letter in broken English was found close to where bus driver Conrad Johnson was gunned down in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Tuesday morning. Ballistics tests yesterday
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Young actresses prepare to take their bows... at royal command
FIVE local youngsters chosen to appear in a lavish stage show were shown around the set yesterday. The youngsters aged between four and 11, who successfully auditioned for the roles of the King's children, are appearing in The King and I at the Sunderland
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Royal navy warship sails in to renew village ties
A ROYAL Navy vessel swept into port yesterday to resume links with a small community. The village of Hurworth, nestling on the north banks of the River Tees, south of Darlington, appears an unlikely choice for an affiliation with a Royal Navy warship.
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Murder suspect must return
A MURDER suspect is to be extradited back to the North-East after failing in his last appeal to stay in Spain. Detectives from Middlesbrough will fly to Madrid in the near future to escort Jonathan Crossling, 36, back to the region. Mr Crossling is being
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Referee dies during local league game
A POPULAR football referee collapsed and died during a football match as his son watched in horror. Sunday League manager Barry Hope died from a suspected heart attack while refereeing at his 12-year-old son Scott's football game, shortly after complaining
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Referee dies during local league game
A POPULAR football referee collapsed and died during a football match as his son watched in horror. Sunday League manager Barry Hope died from a suspected heart attack while refereeing at his 12-year-old son Scott's football game, shortly after complaining
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Man, 77, poorly after attack
A man aged 77 was left with serious head injuries following an attack in North Yorkshire on Tuesday morning. Police said that a nurse discovered the injured man when she was called to the home of an elderly couple in Kirbymoorside. Police attended an
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Flood warning drills
PEOPLE living in County Durham's worst flood risk areas will be given mock warnings today to test a new loud hailer system. The Environment Agency is teaming up with Durham County, Darlington Borough, Durham City Councils to test how they work together
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Sarah is a star drama student
A DURHAM student has won an award at a speech, music and drama festival. Sarah Jane Gargett, 16, from Durham Sixth Form Centre, won the intermediate speech and drama section at the Teesdale Festival Speech and Drama Championships. Young people gathered
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Neighbourhood forum praised for getting buses back
HEALTH Secretary Alan Milburn has praised a community coalition against crime that helped restore transport to a vandal-hit estate. The evening bus service to Darlington's Skerne Park estate had been withdrawn by bus company Arriva North-East following
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Routine surgery resulted in death
AN eminent surgeon described yesterday how a patient died after losing nearly 22 litres of blood - four times her body's volume - during a routine operation that went wrong. Jean Edna Douglas, 64, died after doctors tried for an hour- and-a-half to save
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Make it a half-point cut, Bank of England is urged
AN interest rate cut of a quarter per cent may not be enough to lift the gloom over the North-East manufacturing industry, business leaders said yesterday. As the Bank of England stood poised to cut interest rates for the first time in a year, businesses
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Teens raise money for BMX track
Youngers with nowhere to play have raised £22,000 to create their own sports centre and meeting hall. Teenagers at Ludworth are working on designs for the structure that will be built near the community centre. The £22,000 scheme could also see a BMX
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Made in Korea, scored in Boro
LIKE true sporting superstars, they were perfect ambassadors for their country - just as they had been all those years ago. Sure, the hair was grey, and judging by the Keystone Kops-style kick-about on the streets of Teesside, age had taken its tolls
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Clean up your town, urge traders
TOWN centre traders are urging shoppers and residents to take pride in their community by keeping the streets clean. In an attempt to boost trade in Spennymoor most businesses are backing a campaign to clean up the town centre. Spennymoor Town Centre
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The high risk factor of normal family life
'MUM, look, William kicked me in the knee with his football studs." "Mum, Charlie tried to strangle me." "Muuuu-m, Patrick jumped on top of me and banged my head on the floor." Three days into half term week and we've already had at least two attempted
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Handy Andy keeps Euro dream alive
ANDY GRIFFIN was the unlikely hero who last night dramatically re-ignited Newcastle United's Champions' League challenge as Tyneside celebrated another unforgettable night of European football. It was a victory which evoked memories of the Magpies' famous
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Team celebrates decade of care
A CENTRE helping people to recover from mental illness has celebrated its tenth birthday. The St Margaret's Centre, on Marjery Lane, Durham, is the idea of Father Ian Hoskins, now a parish priest in Newcastle, and Durham businessman John Ayton. When he
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Playgrounds dismantled
CHILDREN in the Wear Valley are losing 15 council-run playgrounds after a report condemned them as unsafe. Work started on Monday to remove swings and other equipment from the sites and improve another ten. Nine swings and a slide were cordoned off by
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West End Fame for young performers
TALENTED performers from a youth drama group are this week performing a musical on home turf before heading for the bright lights of London's West End. Spennymoor Youth Theatre Group's 80-strong cast performs Fame The Musical at the town's leisure centre
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Campaign aims to save bikers
A CAMPAIGN to make the roads safer for motorcyclists in the winter was launched this week. The two-week campaign by Durham Constabulary aims to reduce the number of casualties involving motorcyclists by encouraging other motorists to ensure their vehicles
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Ski plan is thrown out
A BUSINESSMAN has vowed to fight on after plans to expand his leisure complex in a rural corner of Durham were thrown out. Dentist and entrepreneur Les Smith had applied for planning permission to erect a ski slope at Knitsley Mill, Knitsley, near Consett
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Reynolds promises 'no more mistakes'
Chairman George Reynolds has promised to make no mistakes when appointing a successor to Tommy Taylor, who was sacked as Darlington boss yesterday. Reynolds refused to be drawn on possible names to take over the Feethams' hotseat, but took the opportunity
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Controversial flats generate huge interest
HALF of the apartments being constructed as part of a controversial building scheme are up for sale before they have been built. Chesterfield House, in Stanhope Road, Darlington, was demolished to make way for the apartments. Despite a battle to save
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Family flies out to identify bomb victim
THE family of a North-East man killed in the Bali bomb blast flew out to the island on Monday to help to identify his body. Ian Findley, 55, from West Pelton, near Chester-le-Street, was one of more than 30 Britons who died when the Sari Club was blown
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Views sought on raod safety
RESIDENTS are being asked their views on road safety plans. Durham County Council has drawn up a traffic management and street enhancement scheme for the centre of Shotley Bridge. To enable local people to view and comment on the scheme, to be part funded
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Supermarket 'causing chaos'
TRADERS claim that traffic chaos around a new supermarket site is costing them thousands of pounds in lost business. Sales at one Bishop Auckland tile shop have dropped by £33,000 over the past three months while contractors have been working on the town's
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Roof-top fiddler sets the scene
YOUNG Peter McGovern has achieved his ambition to reach the top in musical theatre, thanks Darlington Operatic Society's current production of Fiddler on the Roof. Peter, 16, of Langholm Crescent, a Carmel College A-level student, auditioned successfully
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New pub, old memories
DRINKERS can hark back to Consett's heavy engineering past while sampling the wide range of beers on offer at a new watering hole on the former Market Square in the town. Called The Company Row, the pub takes its name from the local nickname of the road
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Easterby's Knight to remember
Tim Easterby, who has had such an unforgettable year on the Flat, got off the mark for the jumps season at Wetherby recently. And the Great Habton handler can be in winning form once again over hurdles with Silver Knight in the Red Square Reloaded National
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Home is chosen for new bus station
THE regeneration of Stanley town centre has moved a step forward after council bosses settled on a new site for the bus station. Derwentside District Council has decided to build the station next door to the existing complex in Mary Street. The current
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Last Night's TV: Les Mis Goes To China (BBC2); The First Pompeii Revealed (five)
Milking a revolutionary concept. IN old Hollywood musicals, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney used to find an empty space and proclaim, "Let's put the show on here". There must have been times Cameron Mackintosh must have wished he could have done just that
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Prince toasts honour
The Prince of Wales today toasted his investure as a Freeman of the City of Ripon with a glass of malt whisky. Just moments after receiving the honour at Ripon Cathedral the heir to the throne popped into a local pub and sampled a glass of 18-year-old
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Churches combat job loss shock
CHURCHES are joining forces to be at the forefront of efforts to boost employment hopes in a community recently devastated by job losses. Leaders from churches in and around Spennymoor have vowed they will be a key partner in discussions about the future
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Appeal date looms for cinema site
PROTESTORS fighting a planned Australian theme bar hope to win their battle against a national chain next week. On Monday, Durham Crown Court will begin hearing Regent Inns' appeal against the North Durham Licensing Committee's refusal of a drinks licence
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Armed raiders strike
POLICE were questioning two men following armed raids around Chester-le-Street and were looking for others after a similar raid at Stanley off-licence. In the first incident three masked men escaped with £200 in cash and £800-worth of mobile phone cards
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Quakers manager Taylor is sacked
DARLINGTON Football Club manager Tommy Taylor was sacked yesterday because of the Quakers' poor results in the Third Division. Chairman George Reynolds acted after last weekend's defeat at home to second-bottom Boston United - a game which saw the fans
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Seven-a-side squad triumphs
DARLINGTON's primary school football team has won the Durham County seven-a-side championships. The players competed against teams from Stockton, South Tyneside, Peterlee, Felling, Chester-le-Street and Derwentside to lift the trophy. Manager Paul Bielby
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War legacy reunites family
A MAN'S lifelong interest in his war-hero uncle has led him to discover both his grave and a long-lost relative. Ever since he was a child, Richard William Jones, known as Billy, of Quarrington Hill, near Durham, has treasured letters and mementoes from
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John Leslie named in Ulrika rape row
TELEVISION presenter John Leslie was named on live TV yesterday as the man at the centre of date rape allegations by Ulrika Jonsson. The popular This Morning host and former Blue Peter and Wheel of Fortune presenter was inadvertently identified during
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Reunion ended in crash death
THREE men who met as students had been singing university rag songs at the end of a day-long reunion when tragedy struck on a country lane, an inquest heard yesterday. As they walked along the B1224 Wetherby to York road early on February 3, Mark Jackson
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Famous feet make lasting impression
PREPARATIONS for a permanent tribute to the heroes of the last North-East team to win top-level soccer silverware kicked off yesterday. Ron Guthrie, an unsung member of Sunderland's FA Cup-winning team of 1973, stepped forward so his trusty left foot
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Show time
Sedgefield Players' youth section, the SPYS, will be on stage in Sedgefield Parish Hall on November 8 and 9, at 7pm each night, with drama, dance and song. Tickets are available from Selections, society members, or by calling 01740 620091.
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New benefits on offer to carers
A CAMPAIGN is being launched to inform County Durham carers about a new benefit entitlement. From October 28, the Government is changing the law to allow carers aged 65 and over to claim invalid care allowance. Durham Welfare Rights, part of Durham County
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Vandals target glass in new bus shelter
THE glass in a new bus shelter is to be replaced after being repeatedly vandalised. The bus shelter was put up in Barmpton Lane, Darlington, four weeks ago and four panels of glass have already been smashed. Residents complained that the glass caused
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PC cleared of assaults on vice girls
A POLICE officer was cleared yesterday of picking up prostitutes and indecently assaulting them in the back of his van. Darren Dolan, a 33-year-old Cleveland Police officer, who had previously worked at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle protecting
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Hospital land battle looms
DURHAM City Council is being urged to throw out plans to build a hotel, pub and housing which could prevent the city's under-sized hospital from expanding. The privately financed University Hospital of North Durham is under pressure because it was built
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Farm feels full force of blaze
Relief fire crews from across the Tyne and Wear brigade area were needed to help put out a large hay fire at a farm in Whitburn, South Tyneside, yesterday. Ten appliances worked through the night to control the blaze, using half a mile of hose reels to
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Driver improving in hospital
A Dutch motorist critically injured in a crash in which his wife died was said to be improving in hospital yesterday. Pieter de Ridder, 54, from Vlaaringen, Holland, was airlifted to Newcastle General Hospital in a critical condition suffering multiple
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Jury back on case
The jury in the trial of a taxi driver who is accused of killing a man with a punch will resume deliberations today. Mazhar Ali, 26, had turned up to collect a fare from a house in Stockton on New Year's Eve, only to be told that nobody had called a cab
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TV to have one voice
The axing of regional continuity announcers planned by the ITV network will not affect Tyne Tees Television, as the Newcastle broadcaster lost its regional voice seven years ago. Familiar faces such as Bill Steel and Kathy Secker vanished from North-East
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Tenants to see the difference
THE Government has announced that Middlesbrough is to be one of ten councils chosen to spearhead a major shake-up of Housing Benefit. Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew Smith said the scheme will give more power to tenants, cut fraud and help people back
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News in brief: Clubbers guide is launched
CLUBBERS in the region now have an easy way of finding out what is happening at venues in the North-East and Yorkshire, because The Northern Echo's music website, Revolution, has launched a club guide. It covers top clubs in towns and cities including
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Life's a beach when you forget about autumn
THE swirling leaves and piercing winds have made it pretty obvious to most people that autumn is well and truly upon us. But it wasn't always so - as certain ancient invaders from the north would have testified. Historical evidence shows that the Vikings
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My life with the Kray twins
AT the age of ten, Steve Wraith watched the Kray Twins bury their beloved mohter. Ten years later, he was their trusted advisor, and today he publishes a book on the their North-East links. Nick Morrison meets the man who helped run the twins' business
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Heart-patient Neil goes from fat to fit
A GUISBOROUGH man has lost seven stones thanks to exercise on prescription. Weighing in at more than 21st and with a 50in, waist, Neil Collinson visited his doctor after suffering chest pains. He was referred to a consultant who told Mr Collinson he was
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Plans to abolish health watchdogs lambasted
ONE of the most experienced community health council (CHC) chief officers in the region has attacked the Government over its plans to reform patient watchdogs. Health Secretary Alan Milburn has said he wants to abolish community health councils, but there
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Prince to meet crisis farmers
PRINCE Charles will visit the region today to talk to farmers about the effects of last year's foot-and-mouth crisis. The Prince of Wales will meet staff from the Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Service, in Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, to
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News in brief: Make-up artist flying high
A MAKE-UP artist has been declared a high flyer by Richard Branson's Virgin Cosmetics company. Jane Braithwaite, of Billingham, enjoyed a champagne reception and dinner at a London hotel after being honoured for her cosmetic sales this year. She was one
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Haute couture for charity
STUDENTS are hoping to raise more than £12,000 for charity by strutting their stuff on the catwalk. The annual fashion show by Durham University, normally held in the Students' Union, is taking place in the Gala Theatre for the first time this year. Organised
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Comment: Still chance to avert strike
THERE appeared some hope last night that the firefighters' industrial action will not go ahead after all. On the Government side there were conciliatory tones from the Prime Minister, who called for calm. And on the Fire Brigades Union side there was
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Phillips and Stewart to strike up a partneship
KEVIN PHILLIPS insists he can hit it off with new Sunderland strike partner Marcus Stewart. Phillips, back after a six-week lay-off following a hernia operation, linked up with Stewart for the first time in last Saturday's damaging 1-0 home defeat by
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Widower's anger over fire refusal
A WIDOWER has criticised social services bosses who he says have denied his family a new fire after his wife died. Easington District Council's social services had agreed to replace the coal fire at Alan Honnor's east Durham home because of his wife's
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Bacon firm's recruitment solution
BOSSES at one of North Yorkshire's major employers have been forced to recruit Portuguese workers after failing to fill vacancies with local people. The Malton Bacon Factory is believed to have taken on as many as 200 of the migrant workers to cope with
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News in brief: Make-up artist flying high
A MAKE-UP artist has been declared a high flyer by Richard Branson's Virgin Cosmetics company. Jane Braithwaite, of Billingham, enjoyed a champagne reception and dinner at a London hotel after being honoured for her cosmetic sales this year. She was one
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Swedish firm pays £12m for Dunlopillo
BEDDING firm Dunlopillo has been bought by Hilding Anders, the Swedish parent company of its arch rival Slumberland in a deal reported to be worth £12m. North Yorkshire-based Dunlopillo is one of the biggest private employers in the Harrogate area, with
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Backing from the Minister
A GOVERNMENT minister backed social enterprise in the region yesterday. Stephen Timms, Minister for Social Enterprise, visited the Ouseburn Trust in Newcastle, where work is being done by public, voluntary and private sector partners to regenerate the
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New Micra goes on sale from January - Nissan
THE car on which 5,000 North-East jobs are riding will go on sale in the New Year, Nissan confirmed last night. Bosses at the Franco-Japanese car firm reckon the new Micra supermini will set new standards for the small car class when it hits UK showrooms
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All-male troupe to present comic ballet treat
BALLET fans are being invited to sample a show with a difference when an all-male troupe comes to the region. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, from New York, perform at Newcastle's Theatre Royal on November 22 and 23. Known for their outrageous
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Young actresses prepare to take their bows... at royal command
FIVE local youngsters chosen to appear in a lavish stage show were shown around the set yesterday. The youngsters aged between four and 11, who successfully auditioned for the roles of the King's children, are appearing in The King and I at the Sunderland
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Grassroots: Yarm and Eaglescliffe
DISCO FLARES: The Yarm School Association is inviting parents to a 1970s disco on Friday, November 8, from 7.30pm. Dressing up is optional. Tickets cost £5, including a pie and peas supper. There will be a bar. YOGA CLASSES: Hatha yoga classes are held
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A natural celebration
A WOODLAND wildflower gala will take place at Linthorpe Cemetery, in Middlesbrough, on Saturday. The town's Wildspace Project is inviting people to go along to the cemetery, from 10am to 1pm, pick up a trowel and help plant violets, foxgloves and primroses
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Inquest on miner
An inquest has been opened into the death of a retired miner. Owen Smith, 72, of Blackhall, County Durham, died in the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, on October 17. His daughter, Gail Spence, gave evidence of identification to Teesside
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Mental health conference
MORE than 100 delegates will visit Teesdale today as part of a regional conference on mental health. As part of World Mental Health Day, representatives of health organisations will attend the conference at the Jersey Farm Hotel, near Barnard Castle.
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Work halts after tractor tragedy
A 49-year-old man died yesterday after he was crushed between a tractor and gritting machinery. The worker, from the Chester-le-Street area of County Durham, was killed on the site of the Dunlop Tyres plant, in Washington, Wearside, just after 9am. Production
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Work halts after tractor tragedy
A 49-year-old man died yesterday after he was crushed between a tractor and gritting machinery. The worker, from the Chester-le-Street area of County Durham, was killed on the site of the Dunlop Tyres plant, in Washington, Wearside, just after 9am. Production
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You Write: Just say yes
SIR - Re: Sarah Foster's article about the self-styled Hawthorn Terrace Neighbourhood Parking Group (HTNPG). We would like to point out that this group does not represent the wishes of the masses. We in the Hawthorn Terrace Neighbourhood Popular People's
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Port to face fine over taxi tragedy
A NORTH-EAST port authority faces unlimited fines after admitting it played a part in the death of a taxi driver. Abdul Rashid drowned after driving his cab over the dockside at the Port of Tees. His Vauxhall Astra was dredged from Tees Dock the day after
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Chinese art impresses ministers
SCHOOL pupils trailblazing a project to cross cultural barriers through art were visited by a delegation from the Chinese embassy on Monday. The drop-in marked the culmination of a series of workshops by China Link Arts at five schools in the Derwentside
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John North: The end of the pier showman
Tappy-lappy towards the railway station last Thursday evening, we bump into Phil Trusler outside Darlington Civic Theatre. It's 6.15pm, and he's off to see Ken Dodd. It'll be another eight hours before Phil leaves the theatre. Legendarily loquacious,
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Expert's report backs protest
A RESIDENTS' group is urging a council to scrap plans for housing after a planning inspector advised against it. As part of an inquiry into the Local Plan, Government planning inspector John Sheppard looked closely at proposals for 149 homes on green
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Hospital land battle looms
DURHAM City Council is being urged to throw out plans to build a hotel, pub and housing which could prevent the city's under-sized hospital from expanding. The privately financed University Hospital of North Durham is under pressure because it was built
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Wardens duties grow
TRAFFIC wardens in Darlington are being given extra responsibilities to help to improve road safety and cut crime. The wardens have recently moved from their base at St Cuthbert's Way police station to the borough council's offices at Central House in
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Ammonia attacker sought
VIDEO footage could hold the key in the hunt for a man who sprayed a dangerous chemical in the face of an innocent clubber, say police. Christopher Armstrong, 26, was sprayed in the left eye with an ammonia-type substance on the dance floor at Trades
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Watchful eye kept on youngsters
POLICE are continuing to try to stamp out anti-social behaviour around a Newton Aycliffe school. Residents living near Woodham Community and Technology College raised the issue at a recent regular meeting with staff and police officers. They say youngsters
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Taxi driver guilty of manslaughter
A taxi driver, who killed a man with a punch in his anger at a hoax callout, was found guilty of manslaughter Tursday. The jury in the trial of cabbie Mazhar Ali, 26, were told after returning their guilty verdict that he had two previous convictions
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Boksic back in running for Boro firing line
INJURY-PLAGUED striker Alen Boksic is on course to return to the Middlesbrough squad to face Terry Venables' Leeds United on Saturday. The Croatian, who has picked up a series of niggles since joining Boro in August 2000, missed last weekend's defeat
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Robson salutes heroes
DELIGHTED Sir Bobby Robson last night hailed his Newcastle United heroes after their thrilling 1-0 win over Italian giants Juventus. The Magpies now go into their final two Champions' League group fixtures - against Dynamo Kiev and Feyenoord - knowing
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Building knowlege
THESE youngsters were among children from Albert Hill Nursery, in Darlington, who donned hard hats to get an up-close insight into the building trade. They saw how work was progressing on the town's Victoria Mews housing development. The site visit was
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Union talks bring job hope
MORE than 1,000 North-East electronics workers whose jobs were feared to be threatened have been given some hope. A question mark has hung over LG Philips plants in Durham and Washington since the leaking of an 'internal discussion' document suggesting
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Closure will cost £22 million
FORMER workers of a County Durham cement works say the £22m it could cost to close the site could have been better spent saving their jobs. Almost 150 jobs were lost when Lafarge UK ended production at its Eastgate plant in Weardale, in early August.
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End of an unhappy marriage
IT couldn't be considered the best anniversary present, but when Tommy Taylor walked into the chairman's office at the new Neasham Road Stadium yesterday he knew exactly what was coming. George Reynolds decided to part company with Taylor almost a year
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Youngsters' final warning reaps rewards
A COURSE aimed at stopping re-offending among young people in in Darlington has been declared a success. The police have joined forces with outreach workers and the borough council's Youth Offending and Community Safety Service to help young people to
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Men arrested in shooting
Police have arrested four men in connection with a shooting on Teesside last month. Two masked men burst into a house in Princes Square, Thornaby, on September 28, and blasted a 21-year-old man in the leg. He underwent surgery on the blast wound and has
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Hospice fears cash setback
HOSPICE fundraisers fear a council drive to recycle more rubbish could leave them short of cash. The mountain of waste collected by the Butterwick Hospice at Bishop Auckland every year brings in up to £15,000 for patient care. But organisers fear supporters
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MP adds his opposition to wind turbine
AN MP has joined residents in their fight to block plans for giant wind turbines. Durham City MP Gerry Steinberg has contacted Durham City Council urging it to reject plans for two, 78m high turbines at Old Quarrington. The company behind the plans, Eco
