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Squash: Hambleton Ales North Yorkshire League
Bedale have moved to the top of the League following their 3-0 derby victory over Leyburn-based Wensleydale. Bedale now head Division One on 66 points with five wins from six matches. Second placed Harrogate Squash are three points behind, but have won
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Wearside League
Two sides from the Wearside League celebrated at the weekend when they reached the quarter-finals of the prestigious Durham Challenge Cup. Birtley Town achieved their best results since they were re-formed a decade ago when they saw off Unibond League
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Junior round-up
Coxhoe Boys The Under-14s remain top of the Russell Foster Tyne and Wear Youth League following last weekend's convincing 7-0 win over Spennymoor on a mudbath of a pitch. Despite a very heavy playing surface after some torrential rain, Coxhoe attempted
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Land prices rise ... for the moment
DEMAND for farmland in the Yorkshire and Humber region fell sharply in the third quarter of 2002, according to the latest rural land survey from RICS. None of the surveyors who responded in the region reported a rise in demand, while 44pc reported a decline
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Willington League
Willington Lion and Unicorn jumped up to share second place in the table after they only dropped two points at Willington Black Horse Inn. Willington Black Horse Tavern lead the table by four points with Willington Brewer's Droop sharing second place
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The Northern Echo Darlington Sunday Invitation League
The preliminary round of The Northern Echo League Cup dominated this week's features. However, there were very few giant-killing feats as only FR Aviation managed to take the scalp of a club from a higher division as they cruised into the first round
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Angling
The River Tees was chocolate stained and flowing hard following torrential overnight rain for the Tees Championships around Yarm, writes Jeff Herbert. The nearby River Leven was almost over its banks and competitors drawn below the confluence had their
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The UniBond League
Bishop Auckland have released striker Wayne Edgcumbe by mutual consent. Boss, Brian Honour, had talks with the player and the pair decided there should be a parting of the ways. Edgcumbe, who has scored three times this season, didn't travel with the
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Sunderland Catholic Club Over-40s League
Last week's torrential downpour played havoc with the fixtures, only ten games being played owing to waterlogged pitches. In Division One Blackhall Hardwick won 4-0 at home against Wearmouth and stay in second place. Blackhall were always in command of
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Spennymoor lend their support to charity
Spennymoor Boxing Academy enjoyed a doubly successful night at their latest show earlier this month. They took on a Midlands Select team whose fighters provided some stern opposition which contributed to an excellent night of boxing at Spennymoor Leisure
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Athletics: Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers
The NYSD Cross Country fixture at Newton Aycliffe was held in sunny weather but conditions underfoot were decidedly boggy. The ladies did two laps of the course and the men did four laps. Catriona Gaudie was the first lady Harrier to finish, in 13th place
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Cleveland League
Newly-promoted Lune Street B recorded yet another win, this week against opponents Guisborough Cons. A. Paul Smith set the ball rolling when winning both his games against Arthur Smith 66-34 and 61-35. Mike King then levelled the match at two frames each
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Extra tax from second homes will help locally
THE news that the Government has abolished automatic community tax reduction on second homes could net councils in the North-East up to £4m. Whitehall proposes giving councils in England the choice to apply council tax discounts of between 10pc and 50pc
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Critical games in prospect for town clubs as they enter crucial stage of league season
THE two Darlington clubs face crucial games tomorrow, one to boost hopes of promotion, the other to stave off the threat of relegation. Darlington, fourth in North Division One, visit second-placed Macclesfield, while Mowden Park need to end a run of
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Wellock's World
NO wonder David Seaman - and his partner - were on the guest list of 26 (plus wives or girl friends) for the England squad's pampering at a ludicrously expensive Hertfordshire health farm this week. By the obvious yardstick that one blunder is careless
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Rescuers save rare plant
A RARE species of Lady's Mantle, found only in Teesdale, has been given a helping hand to flourish. The rare flower grows in three grass verges along the B6282 Eggleston to Middleton in Teesdale road, and a rescue mission was undertaken by ten volunteers
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The dark side of cyberspace
THE Internet is a marvellous tool and it is now quite difficult to think how we could manage many tasks without it. Indeed, I sent this piece into the newspaper via the Internet - having written it in Middlesbrough and then transmitted it to Darlington
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Legends of tunnels and ghosts
From time to time, there is a revival of an old belief that a secret tunnel once ran from Bolton Castle to Nappa Hall in Wensleydale. On occasions, I am asked whether such a tunnel really existed and my answer is invariably that I have no proof of such
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Triple pride of Leyburn
It's almost 50 years, so they reckon, since anyone from the North Yorkshire market town of Leyburn appeared in the Football League. Harry Walker - birthplace officially listed as Aysgarth, a few meandering miles up the dale - made 50 appearances for Darlington
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Letters: Do honk
Sir, - You clearly did not research your details when writing your leading article ("Don't honk". D&S, Nov 15), perhaps deliberately to try to scare people, or are you running for political office of a blue hue? You began by telling people that there
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Letters: Richmond station
Sir, - Now that the Richmond station debate is moving forward and the community has been given the opportunity by Richmondshire District Council to work up its community project to use the building alongside two private developer bids, perhaps Stuart
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Plan for Northallerton museum in former town centre print shop
A MUSEUM for the county town of North Yorkshire could be established in a 251-year-old former printing shop in Northallerton town centre. The empty and boarded up building behind Ottakar's book shop has been placed on the open market, but museum supporters
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Women's Rugby: Darlington Mowden Park
Mowden Park faced the reputable Percy Park Under-16 Girls at home on Sunday. There were no signs of tiredness as the Mowden squad powered their way to a superb 41- 0 victory. The opening Mowden try came after five minutes from newcomer Sarah Ferguson;
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FWAG looks at diversifying and planning
NORTH Yorkshire Farming and Wildlife Advisory group holds its bi-annual forum on Thursday at The Sundial, Darlington Road, Northallerton, at 1pm. The forum features six speakers on the theme Farm Diversification and Planning. They are: Stuart Pasley of
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Letters: Selling the district
Sir, - Further to my previous letter (D&S, Nov 15), I believe that the business opportunities in Wensleydale and surrounding dales could benefit greatly by marketing Richmondshire as a whole. This would help support fledgling business or inexperienced
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Wildlife flourishes amid the graves
CHURCHYARDS in Richmond and Masham have been recognised as among the best in North Yorkshire for wildlife. The grounds of the two parish churches - both dedicated to St Mary - are teeming with flora and fauna, thanks to the hard work of volunteers. Both
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White Horse swimmers triumph
Following trials held in Hull, three Thirsk swimmers were selected to swim for the Yorkshire Schools at Sheffield this month in an Inter-Divisional competition. Sixteen-year old Hannah Creelman, who attends Northallerton College, was selected to swim
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Men's Hockey
Premier Division: City of York 1, Harrogate 0; Durham Uni 1, Southport 1; Sheffield U Bankers 2, Sheffield Hallam 0; Timperley 3, Brooklands Man U 3; Warrington 2, Ben Rhydding 2; Wigan 5, Oxton 3. Division One: Deeside Ramblers 5, Leeds Uni 3; Doncaster
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Darlington Mowden Park
Mowden Park's Under-17 boys' team met strong Sunderland opponents at home this weekend and lost by a narrow margin of 21-24. In the first half, Mowden had the edge. After 30 minutes Mowden Park's Rik Smith scored the opening try that was converted by
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The Morritt goes on the market for £1.25m
THE Morritt Arms Hotel, a former seventeenth century coaching inn, has been put on the market at a guide price of £1.25m. Its owners, Peter and Barbara Phillips, have decided to retire after nearly nine years at the hotel in Greta Bridge. Mrs Phillips
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Mart manager sees decade of desperate struggle ahead
THE farming industry faces another decade of desperate struggle, warns the manager of Hawes auction mart. Maurice Hall said he was not optimistic about the future of agriculture over the next ten years and feared Government indecision and failure to appreciate
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Premier League Awards
Mr Don Robson, president, presented the championship trophies when the Fosters ECB North East Regional Premier League held the annual awards ceremony at the Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham City. The first division championship was won by Benwell Hill while
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Looking Back
FROM this newspaper 100 years ago. - On Monday afternoon quite a scene was created in the Darlington Covered Market by the seizure of a quantity of pirated music from two of the stalls under the Musical (Summary Proceedings) Copyright Act of 1902. The
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Winning band seeks some cash support
THE last remaining brass band in Darlington is embarking on a fundraising campaign to help it compete on the national stage. Cockerton Prize Silver Band has been making music for well over 100 years and has enjoyed a memorable year, with success in area
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Poor satisfaction from National Grid, says Revolt
THE National Grid has given poor customer satisfaction over the ten years of the controversial Vale of York pylon project, says Revolt, the group fighting against the building of the overhead powerline. It aims to prove its claim and send the results
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Basil Fawlty - Alive and well in Scotland
One weekend not too long ago was instructive in the highs and lows of British tourism and showed why we can be the best in the world, and the worst too. After a speaking engagement near Glasgow, we took the chance to enjoy a weekend on the West Coast
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Boddy Printers Sunday League
This week only one game beat the weather, it was a league game between Poverina and Big W at Smiths Dock Park. Poverina showed why they are top of the league by running out 8-2 victors. The first half hour was fairly even until Poverina scored their first
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Durham Alliance
Cockfield beat Belford House 1-0 in a close encounter in the Durham County Trophy. The game looked like a stalemate until the 88th minute when Matthew Dixon headed the only goal. Brandon Station won 3-0 away to Billingham SMC in the competition - with
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Burton's Bytes
Burnout 2: Point of Impact Publisher: Acclaim. Format: PS2 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 Publisher: Electronic Arts. Format: PC/PS2. IT'S remarkable how two games - both sequels to high successful originals - from entirely different publishers can turn
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Badminton
Darlington and District League September and October results A Division Mixed: Ferryhill lost to Central A 3-6, 6-13; Harrowgate Hill A beat Tudhoe 8-1, 17-3; St Theresa's A beat Ferryhill 7-2, 14-8; Oakleaf A beat Larchfield A 5-4, 10-10; Central A beat
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Durham Super League: Aycliffe cause an upset against Crook B
The final week of the season produced the biggest shock of the year when bottom placed Aycliffe B beat Crook B 8-6. This allowed Shildon to clinch second place and qualify for the national inter league finals along with Horden. This was not the end of
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Garage owner's dismay as 999 call prompts a visit 13 hours later
A STOKESLEY garage owner this week demanded to know why police failed to attend a 999 call. A lone mechanic at the PHV garage working late on Tuesday night was terrified when he heard and saw two intruders smashing locks with crow bars. He locked himself
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Games: Round-up
Tow Law Cup Esh Stag's Head will meet Tow Law New Market A in the final after two very different semi-finals. The visiting Stanley Earl Derby took the Stag's to the decider, whilst the New Market A coasted through against their B team. Stanley Earl Derby
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Tow Law Bass League
The race for the Captain's Table title is very tight with Tow Law New Market A, who have 15 points, holding a single point advantage over Newhouse Club and Stanley Earl Derby. The remainder of the table is 4th equal Tow Law Cattle Mart and Esh Stag's
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Co-operative's feed mill becomes hub of new joint venture company
FARMWAY'S animal feed mill at Piercebridge has become the hub of a new joint venture company - FeedCo. The new company came into effect this week through an agreement between Farmway and Lloyd's Animal Feeds, the UK's largest privately-owned animal feeds
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Wardens terrorised as gang leaves a trail of destruction in village
VILLAGERS, plagued by a rampaging gang, have had enough. The last straw was the terrifying intimidation of two community wardens who had interrupted a wrecking raid on the New Marske allotments on Tuesday of last week. The women who were on patrol were
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New £2m flood defences to be opened at Yarm
YARM'S new £2m flood defence scheme will be officially opened next week. Contractor Edmund Nuttall has completed the work on behalf of the Environment Agency in time for the winter flood season. The official opening takes place next Friday, with a number
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Pay for hall or face losing it, villages are told
VILLAGERS may have to dig into their own pockets to keep their community centres running. They are being told that, if they value what they have, they must pay extra on their council tax to keep their halls open. The bitter row over the withdrawal of
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Badminton: Trueman double
Durham County Under-21 Tournament On Sunday, November 17 , 2002 the Under-21 Tournament took place at Ferryhill Leisure Centre and the ladies events were dominated by Darlington 16-year-old Louise Trueman. In the Ladies single she won through to the semi-finals
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South Cleveland Garages Teesside League
Division Two: Guisb Town Res 2 v 0 Darlington SRM ithe 17th minute Darlington SRM were awarded a penalty, but stand-in keeper John Kirkwood pulled off a brilliant save to deny the visitors. This seemed to spur the home side on and they pressed forward
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Taking pride in this dirty old town
THERE is a famous Fawlty Towers sketch in which an irritable guest complains about the view from her hotel window. I forget the precise words but Basil Fawlty asks through gritted teeth: "What did you expect from a Torquay guesthouse - the Eiffel Tower
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Drivers meet union as bus passengers vent anger
STOKESLEY bus drivers discussed the depot's forthcoming closure with a trade union representative yesterday. Transport and General Workers' Union shop steward Bob Fotheringham spoke to drivers in the morning. Issues expected to be discussed included the
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A Hoggarth and Sons Eskdale and Cleveland League
Anchor Inn 1 v 4 Gt Ayton Utd Great Ayton took command of the game early, two goals in the first ten minutes put the Anchor defence under pressure from kick off. A move down the right found Snaith, who cleverly beat his marker to pass for Lane to beat
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Cheltenham high for Murphy in mixed week
FERDY Murphy has had a mixed week. The Quads was an eye-catching second in the Sporting Index Chase, the cross-country race at Cheltenham, on Friday under Paul Carberry. At Ayr next day, Luzcadou won well under new stable jockey Davy Russell, who turned
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Tennis: Brown Shipley Premier League North East Section
The Academy at Harrogate have moved to the top of the Northern Division following two 4-0 successes recently. The first was over Cowly, York and the second against mid-table Yarm. They have 14 points, two more than Tennis World, Middlesbrough who defeated
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Taking pride in this dirty old town
THERE is a famous Fawlty Towers sketch in which an irritable guest complains about the view from her hotel window. I forget the precise words but Basil Fawlty asks through gritted teeth: "What did you expect from a Torquay guesthouse - the Eiffel Tower
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Tow Law Area League
In the only match played last week, Tow Law Station pulled off a good recovery when they beat their hosts at Tow Law Cattle Mart thanks to taking the three doubles points. The Mart had singles wins from Alison Boughey, Stephen Boughey, Alan Breen and
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Keltie owes it to Tait for big break
Midfield sensation Clark Keltie says he owes a lot to Darlington's caretaker boss Mick Tait for handing him his break in the first team. The youngster has been an ever- present since Tait took over last month, producing a string of impressive performances
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Newell relishes chance to keep Pool on march
MIKE Newell last night relished making the most of the 'fantastic opportunity' he has been handed at Hartlepool United. Pool chairman Ken Hodcroft presented their fans and players with a shock yesterday, when former Everton and Blackburn striker Newell
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New football centre in Stokesley
The Football Foundation, the UK's largest sports charity has announced one of its largest ever grants to create a new home for grass roots football in North Yorkshire. The Stokesley Sports Club and North Riding County FA have teamed up to create one of
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Vaughan grabs chance following replay let-off
Michael Vaughan benefited from the hard-nosed approach of modern cricket to continue his prolific year for England and provide Australian audiences with evidence of real competition during the remainder of the Ashes series. Had Vaughan elected to follow
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Ice Hockey: Junior round-up
Sunderland Arrows are still unbeaten and lead the English Under-16 North B league. Their latest victory was a 10-0 away win at Nottingham Jaguars. The match was over as a contest after the first period as Arrows went 5-0 ahead. Dean Holland gave his side
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Prices at the markets
BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,765 sheep. Lambs lt to 103.2p av 95.8p; std to 113.7p av 100.9p; med to 107.8p av 100.8p; heavy to 102.6p av 98.4p. Cast ewes: Cont to £51.50; Mule to £46.50; horned to £29; Suff to £55. DARLINGTON. -Thurs of last week. Fwd
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Motorsport: Potts eyes the prize
PROMISING racing driver Jonathan Potts has eyes on a prestigious title, writes PaulL Fraser. The 18-year-old, who raced in the BRDC Single Seater Championship in the summer, has now turned his attentions to the five race winter series - and he is looking
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Best of the bunch
EVERYTHING in the garden is looking rosy for a Barnard Castle florist, judged to be one of the best in the UK. Denise Spooner, 21, won the UK SkillFLORIST 2002 competition at Salford Quays in Manchester last week. She now goes on to represent Great Britain
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Wilkinson fumes as brainchild stalled
HOWARD Wilkinson last night angrily accused the FA of jeopardising England's footballing future by ditching plans for a new national academy in favour of redeveloping Wembley. After playing the leading role in drawing up proposals for the £40m centre
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Postie to address world title bid
POSTIE Will Beveridge is swapping his uniform for a pair of leathers as he makes a bid to become the next world ice speedway champion. The 27-year-old from St Helen Auckland, County Durham, is preparing to go to the US next month to take on riders from
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Assurance urged over fate of maternity unit
MOTHERS have criticised an NHS chief executive for failing to give categorical assurances that he will re-open a maternity unit. In his first major interview since making the decision to close Guisborough Maternity Unit, in east Cleveland, Bill Murray
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TV review
Celebrity Big Brother 2 (C4) IF nothing else, CBB2 will keep the experts busy over the next week or so. They were at it already yesterday morning, even though the housemates had done nothing but arrive, drink tea and sleep. Body language expert Martin
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Worthington Durham County CIU Winter League
Spennymoor A continued their great start to the season when they retained their unbeaten record by beating the visiting title contenders, Fishburn A in the decider. The Moors raced into a two-nil lead with wins from Paul Biddle and Paul Atkinson but Fishburn
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Letters: Food for arms
Sir, - Senior politicians of the main parties love to claim a commitment to agriculture, food security and sustainability. The reality is very different. This latest example comes from the Small & Family Farms Alliance in Britain, and the October
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Best in Yorkshire
THIRSK has the best black pudding in Yorkshire. Wholesale butchers, Arthur Haigh, operating from Dalton Industrial Estate, have won several new awards - including that of "best black pudding in Yorkshire". The family firm's unique, triangular, baked black
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Durham County girls get physical
THE much anticipated U16 Girls' County match between Durham and Northumberland was played on Saturday at Houghall College, Durham Girls' home ground. Some astoundingly competitive play was witnessed in what was a fast, skilful and physical game. Durham's
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Basketball: Durham League
Middlesbrough College Academy A reminded everyone exactly who are top dogs in the race for the Durham League division one title this week with two wins in two days. The second of their victories was the more satisfying as it ended the Nissan unbeaten
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JUNIOR FOOTBALL
Tyne Tees Girls Youth League Under-12s Blyth Town 3 v 1 Lumley Ladies Blyth started well but were held back by a resilient Lumley side. Chloe Tomlinson broke the deadlock but Lumley came back and equalised through L. Spencer. Blyth scored twice more through
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Worthington Durham County CIU Winter League
Spennymoor A continued their great start to the season when they retained their unbeaten record by beating the visiting title contenders, Fishburn A in the decider. The Moors raced into a two-nil lead with wins from Paul Biddle and Paul Atkinson but Fishburn
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Shoots and horse riders must liaise says BHS
HORSE riders and carriage drivers are being asked to liaise with local gamekeepers and shoot captains following a serious accident in the West Country. The British Horse Society says two riders were injured, one seriously, when their horses bolted after
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Bowman Anderson Accountants Spennymoor Sunday League
BROOMPARK Loves' unbeaten league record came to an end with a 3-1 defeat at Spennymoor Thorns. An up-beat Thorns side raced into a 2-0 lead before half-time with goals by Andrew Richardson and prolific striker Mark Russell. Steven Richardson then put
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Letters: A better place?
Sir, - I read your report regarding the siting of the new Medical Centre at Leyburn under a privately-funded initiative (D&S, Nov 15). Whilst the Leyburn residents are very near the present and proposed new building, there is a much wider area where
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Consett Sunday League
LANCHESTER Social bounced back from their County Cup exit when they sent Craghead Social out of the Consett Charity Cup. The Division Two recorded an impressive 5-3 home success. Both Paul Raisbeck and Lee McVittie scored twice along with Derek Parkin
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Chester-le-Street
Chester lost 7-1 at Newcastle in the Women's FA Cup second round. Although a disappointing result for both managers and players, Chester's performance was most encouraging. Newcastle took the lead but Chester, missing three first team players, equalised
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Virtuoso guitar performance
GUITAR enthusiasts are promised a treat next weekend by organisers of an event featuring music from Spain and South America. Paul Croft (below) performs works from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries at the Witham Hall in Barnard Castle on Saturday,
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Wool board asks producers to say what they want
THE British Wool Marketing Board is to ask producers for their ideas on future strategies. The regional committees will issue a questionnaire asking for individual views on a number of topics, including storage and differential marketing costs for larger
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Home team is feeling happy
IT WAS a day to remember in Leyburn. At the Wensleydale School any news on the internet was in great demand as the word got around that one of their own, Michael Dawson, had been included in an England football squad training session on Tuesday. "It's
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The Albany Northern League Today: Eppleton om a survival mission
Eppleton's new manager Wilf Constantine has his sights set on survival this season. Eppleton have won just once this season, on the opening day, and they are now facing the strong possibility of relegation. And their situation worsened last Saturday when
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New Market lead the way
Tow Law Bass League The race for the Captain's Table title is very tight with Tow Law New Market A, who have 15 points, holding a single point advantage over Newhouse Club and Stanley Earl Derby. The remainder of the table is 4th equal Tow Law Cattle
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Bishop Auckland and District League
Paul Biddle of Spennymoor Ashtree proved the star of the Finals Night played at Bishop Auckland King's Head when he took both the singles title and the doubles, where he played with Ronnie McAloon. In the singles final, Biddle met Paul Willey of Bishop
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Water Polo: Durham City
Durham City water polo club played two games away to Catterick Cobras at the Garrison Pool, the under-17s winning 11-7 and the under-14s losing 14-13 to goals in the last seconds. Both clubs agreed to select from players who do not regularly play in first
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Bowls
EIBA competitions (Area Three) Singles: A Frosdick (Thornaby) 21, J Appleton (Darlington) 16; J Taylor (Ferryhill) 21, N Roberts (Ferryhill) 15; A Ward (H'pool) 17, J Gibson (H'pool) 21; Walk overs A Stephenson and A Bousefield (both Darlington). Pairs
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Victory for homes campaigners
CAMPAIGNING villagers at Romanby saw victory yesterday when a controversial scheme for 99 houses was thrown out by Hambleton councillors. Only four of the 20-strong development control committee supported the estate proposed by Barratt York for the former
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Athletics: Scaife breaks record to head Yorkshire Dragoon race
The fourth annual Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre sponsored Yorkshire Dragoon Road Race held in conjunction with Billingham Marsh House Harriers was staged on Sunday. The race which traverses through the villages of Maltby, Seamer, and Thornton was
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Special livestock sales
BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Christmas show & sale of 500 feeding bulls & store cattle. Judge: Stephen Hibbert, Doncaster. Prizes. - Champion beast: 18m home bred BB steer, JW Dent & Sons, Naby View, Lartington, £830 to Robert Jones, Butterknowle
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EU cash decision on £19m museum due in a fortnight
DEVELOPERS of the £19m National Army Museum North at Catterick will find out on December 9 whether their bid for European grant aid has been successful. If the £6.7m is agreed, the museum could welcome its first visitors in the summer of 2005. Project
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When a trip to town is like Niagara
TODAY is National Gutters Day. Yes, honestly. And it's not gutters as in the bits between the pavement and the road which, in Darlington at least, become spreading pools in anything more than an April shower. It's gutters as in what catches the rain from
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Biathlon: British Modern Championships
Thirteen members of Billingham Swimming Club competed in the British Modern Biathlon Championships at Sheffield at the weekend, the swims ranging from 50m to 200m and the runs 1,000m to 2,000m. All competitors performed brilliantly in both the running
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Table Tennis: Stockton on Tees Junior Select Championships
Paul Drinkall from Loftus was the most successful competitor of the many regional players involved in the third of a series of five national standard tournaments for juniors in the select four star series. This Ormesby Club and Cleveland County junior
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Speed is the essence in racing head-to-head
Burnout 2: Point of Impact Publisher: Acclaim. Format: PS2 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 Publisher: Electronic Arts. Format: PC/PS2. IT'S remarkable how two games - both sequels to high successful originals - from entirely different publishers can turn
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Riverside Chester-le-Street
Oagain the weather played havoc with the weekend fixtures with only the Under-12s and Under-13s being able to play. The Under-12s entertained Belford House and ran out comfortable 6-2 winners. The Under-13s were at home to Redby Whites in the League Cup
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Listed theatre building closed as unsafe
HARROGATE'S famous Royal Hall Theatre has been suddenly shut down amid fears for public safety after a partial ceiling collapse. The incident happened in one of the corridors, and the hall has been closed for all entertainments. Action was taken by Harrogate
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Maiden is just bowled over by cricket
PROMISING young cricketers could soon be taught by a young Hutton Rudby woman, who is the only girl on a regional coaching-course run by the English Cricket Board. Charlotte Allen, 24, is being sponsored by Hutton Rudby and Durham County cricket clubs
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If it ain't broke...
ONE of the most fundamental arguments against the introduction of regional assemblies is the consequent upheaval their creation will wreak on the local government structure beneath them. Local government is only just recovering from the last upheaval
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Tennis: Borwell on the rise
Las Vegas based Teessider Sarah Borwell, 23, has shot to position number 739 on the WTA rankings list after four weeks only on the professional circuit in the USA. Since starting serious competitive play in mid-October in the southern states, 23-year-old
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Stanley and District Sunday League
NEWCOMERS Chester Garden Farm entertained local rivals Grange Villa WMC in the top clash of the day and ran winners by the odd goal in what turned out to be a nine goal thriller to retain their 100 per cent league record. Missed chances looked like being
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FMD inquiry points to ministry failures
THE foot-and-mouth crisis escalated as a result of incompetence and mismanagement, according to a European Union inquiry. A temporary committee was set up in the European Parliament at the request of Conservative Euro-MPs when the UK Government refused
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Hathaway and Cope Stokesley League
Away day joy for Coke Ovens at South Bank South Bank United 3 v 5 Redcar Coke Ovens Ustruck first when Wayne Ali tapped home on 15 minutes but by the break they trailed 2-1. Anthony Gregory hammered the ball home from 12 yards out before Graham Watson
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T M Disco Crook and District League
West Auckland Queens Head lost their league unbeaten record despite taking the lead at Rugby Club through Andrew Bowes. By half time it was 1-1 and Rugby Club went on to record an excellent 4-1 victory with goals from Mark Foster (2), John Lowe and Michael
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Village worry over tree lorries
SERIOUS disruption will be caused a Coverdale village unless an alternative route is found to remove felled timber, a parish council has warned. Burton-cum-Walden Parish Council fears lorries carrying 30 tonnes of tree trunks will wreak havoc on West
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News in brief: Outdoor ice rink open today
Middlesbrough's temporary open-air ice rink opens for Christmas in Victoria Gardens, the town square, today. Singing its praises will be Abba tribute band Bjorn Again. British ice skating champion Gina Fullon is setting up a National Ice Skating Association
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Move to shut down 'deaths barracks'
A CONTROVERSIAL barracks where a North-East soldier was shot dead could be closed, it was revealed last night. Geoff Gray, 17, formerly of Seaham, County Durham, was found with two gun shot wounds to the head at Deepcut Barracks in Surrey last year. The
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550 jobs will come to region if regeneration is approved
About 550 jobs could be created if the firm behind the regeneration of Newcastle's Quayside gains approval to weave its magic on Durham City. Developer Amec transformed the look of the Geordie riverbank, attracting enormous business investment and tourists
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Burke is Set for a double
ALL-WEATHER wizard Karl Burke is back among the winners following a disappointing summer with his horses on turf. The master of Middleham's famous Spigot Lodge stables has assembled a cracking team to go to war with over the winter months at Lingfield
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Beer with no name
THERE was once a song about a pub with no beer, but a beer with no name has now gone on sale in aid of a medical charity. Officials of the Great North Air Ambulance hope the brew will bring a potent boost to their fundraising efforts. It was brewed for
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Durham v Gateshead
A Durham billiards team visited the Lindum Club in Gateshead to play a team selected from local league players and suffered a very heavy defeat. The Durham team found the home players vastly more skilful and only managed to take one point from the six
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Top 30 finish for Wilks on Network Q debut
COUNTY Durham driver Guy Wilks(pictured left) recorded a superb top 30 finish on the final round of the FIA world rally championship when he took Ford Junior Rallye Team Puma to 29th position overall on his Network Q Rally of Great Britain debut last
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Collett blow for Quakers
THE gloss was this week taken off Quakers' excellent FA Cup win at Wrexham with the news that star goalkeeper Andy Collett is likely to be missing for several weeks with a broken rib. Collett missed three months last season with damaged ribs, and took
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Durham and District League
The Winnings won their second game of the season 8-5 against the Woodman with two wins from M Donnely, R Agar and I Ditchburn. G Toase, B Stephenson winning one game each. Results: Winnings 8 Woodman 5; Catholic Club 8 Three Horse Shoes 5; DLI 11 Oak
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Hockey: Roseberry Ladies League
Mackinlay 2 v 6 Thirsk This match saw both teams score four goals, apiece, unfortunately for Mackinlay two of their goals were in the wrong goal! After 20 minutes Thirsk's fast team player Lynne McKeown scored an individual goal after running the ball
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If FMD strikes, 20-day rule will be hindrance
AN ATTACK on the 20-day movement restrictions, which the Government has refused to ease, came from Skipton and Ripon MP, David Curry. Mr Curry was guest speaker at the annual dinner which followed the BWMB conference. He said the restriction was not only
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Suckler quota gets expensive
TRADING in the 2002 suckler cow quota began in July and continues until December 6. In 2002, up to 40pc of a total suckler cow claim can be heifers aged eight months or over (compared with 20pc in 2001). This change, coupled with many dairy farmers ceasing
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The skill and art behind the creation of the humble teapot
TEAPOTS figure largely in Bill Todd's conversation and his life - at least when he is at work in his pottery in the Old Smithy at Sedgefield. But that's hardly surprising when he outlines the complexities of what may seem just an ordinary domestic item
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Search on for panto horse
YOUNG riders at a Cleveland equestrian centre are seeking a traditional pantomime-horse costume for their Christmas show. They hope village drama societies can come to the rescue. The Unicorn Centre, at Hemlington, offers riding activities for disabled
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Junior round-up
Darlington Mount Pleasant Rangers Sponsored by MKM, the Under-11s A team played a league game at home to Newton Aycliffe Youth. The game was superb with excellent football being played by both teams, but after all the hard work Rangers could only get
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Grain report
by Robin Twizell RMD Agriculture WHEAT prices have remained under pressure as there seems to be little to be optimistic about in the export market. The possible introduction of import quotas from Jan 2003 has done very little to firm prices as the buying
