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Salsalino well in at Ebor weights
TRAINER Alan King has made his name almost exclusively in the National Hunt arena, but that could change today should Salsalino lift Europe's richest handicap, York's £190,000 Tote Ebor. King, who learnt his trade under the great David "the Duke" Nicholson
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Award for disabled gardener
A DISABLED gardener has won the rear gardens section of the Darlington in Bloom competition on her first attempt. Multiple sclerosis sufferer Sarah Taylor, 45, of Welbeck Avenue, Heighington, said she was shocked but delighted by her success. Miss Taylor
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Fairytale of mansion's links to silver screen
Echo Memories searches out a lost hall and a manor where a famous film director was born, but struggles to find evidence of any 'fairy elves'. BLACKWELL Hill was not the only large lost mansion that once stood on the south-eastern edge of Darlington.
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Roman remains unearthed
The first evidence that the Romans once settled in what is now the county town of North Yorkshire has been unearthed by water engineers. Artefacts dating back to the second-century AD have been found during work to lay new water mains near Northallerton
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Boss Tait demands greater consistency from Quakers
Defiant Darlington manager Mick Tait has backed his side to come good as they prepare for Friday's trip to Northampton. Neither side has yet earned a point this season and Tait reckons the Cobblers, relegated from the Second Division last term and tipped
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Man jailed for knifepoint robbery
A man who held a shop owner at knifepoint before making off with her car and the days' takings, was jailed for five years yesterday. Newcastle Crown Court heard how Dahvindeer Grewal was terrified when Stephen Deerin threatened her with a knife after
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TV review
The Search For Atlantis: The True Story (five) THERE was a startling twist in the tale of the legendary underwater city. Having spent the best part of an hour investigating the mythical sunken empire, believed to have been lost 12,000 years ago, the makers
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Fascination of a fairytale
The Search For Atlantis: The True Story (five): THERE was a startling twist in the tale of the legendary underwater city. Having spent the best part of an hour investigating the mythical sunken empire, believed to have been lost 12,000 years ago, the
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Father attacked man in school playground
A FATHER has been banned from collecting his two children from school for two years after a playground attack on another man. Parents of pupils at Green Lane Primary School, in Middlesbrough, have been sent letters by the headteacher about the action
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Leisure activities plan for the in-between-agers
LEISURE chiefs in Sedgefield borough are to provide activities for a previously neglected group of people. Although leisure centres in the borough provide events for the young and elderly, there is very little for those people in between. Now Sedgefield
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Fundraisers stride out to help church
A SPONSORED walk has raised hundreds of pounds for a village church. Judy Evans and her husband Peter raised £475 for St Edmund's Church, Sedgefield, with their walk through Farndale. The village branch of Barclay's Bank, where Mrs Evans works as a cashier
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Recycling initiative swaps cans for trees
RECYCLING aluminium cans and foil could promote the planting of trees in County Durham. The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) is promising to plant a tree for each tonne of metal recycled over the next 12 months. The initiative, part
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Cancellation of waste site meeting angers protestors
PROTESTORS trying to prevent a refuse handling station being built near their homes were furious yesterday when a key meeting to hear their views was cancelled. The campaigners were planning to turn out in force tonight to face council officials and waste
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News in brief: Listed church to be extended
A GRADE II-listed church in Darlington is to be extended. Haughton Methodist Church has sold Archway House, the former Methodist meeting place next to the church, to raise the money to build an extra meeting room and lavatories. The Haughton congregation
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Checking out our behaviour
Here's the answer to trouble on holiday - get Tesco to run resorts. The Greeks have had enough of British yobbery. Drunkenness, violence, and sex in the street (Never mind decorum, what about the broken bottles and pools of vomit?) have led to rapes,
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'Super surgery' deal struck
PLANS for a "super surgery", costing £1m, have taken a step forward. Health officials have exchanged contracts for a primary care centre in King Street, Darlington, which is scheduled to open next year and house 150 clinical and administrative staff.
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Host families needed for German visitors
HOST families are needed in east Cleveland for visitors from its German twin town. A twinning link with Troisdorf, between Bonn and Cologne, was established in 1990 and each year up to 50 people enjoy visits. "Many of the visitors come to see us every
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Rotarians pay tribute to former member
MORE than 75 Rotarians gathered at a musical event in memory of a fellow member. Members of the Rotary Club of Teesside West attended a Last Night of the Proms night at Castle Howard, near York, in memory of Helen Hamilton. They were invited to attend
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Golfing trio's drive raises charity cash
THREE teenage golfers have raised £400 for the British Heart Foundation. Dale Smith, Shaun Townsend and Robert Dowson, all aged 15 and from Skelton, qualified for the regional final of the BHF Junior Golf Championship at Slaley Hall, in Northumberland
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Recycling incentive
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has promised to plant a tree for each tonne recycled over the next year. Alupro's Steve Freeman said: "Everyone has a local can bank they can use, either in neighbourhood centres or at the big shopping
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Parade help
CLEVELAND Police are looking for male volunteers to help with identity parades. Volunteers must be aged 55 to 65 with a good amount of hair and a full beard. Men of any age with moustaches or beards can also volunteer for the parades. Rates are £5 for
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BNP to appeal against ruling on defamation
THREE Labour councillors are suing the British National Party following allegations of corruption in election leaflets. BNP officials yesterday said they were contesting the defamation of character case, which was heard at Newcastle County Court. Proceedings
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News in brief: More help for hospital unit
Bliss, the premature baby charity, has donated a pulse oximeter machine to the special care baby unit at the University Hospital of Hartlepool. The machine detects the amount of oxygen carried around the body in the red blood cells. Too much oxygen can
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Bakery's new look is an awards contender
THE changing face of a well-established family bakery company has earned national recognition. Peter's Cathedral Bakers, of Durham, has started to rebrand its 66 shops across the region to present a modern image. The image change has been overseen by
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Drug addict burglar sorry for his crime
A BURGLAR apologised yesterday to his victim as he was jailed for two years. Teesside Crown Court heard that Wayne Fitzpatrick, 30, a heroin and crack cocaine addict, had been in prison 11 times and had been addicted to drugs since he was 14. In defence
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News in brief: Polish count's life recalled
Poet Keith Armstrong will recall the life and times of a Polish count next month. Count Joseph Boruwlaski, who was only 3ft 2in tall, spent the latter years of his life, until his death in 1837 at the age of 98, in Durham. Mr Armstrong will remember the
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City gets ready for international culture event
A CITY is preparing for one of the region's premier arts events, a festival which has won high praise for its quality and variety. Ripon International Festival, in North Yorkshire, is now in its sixth year and runs for two weeks from Saturday, September
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Strategy launched to bring investment to deprived dale
IT has been hailed as a historic document and panned as pie-in-the-sky, but a long-awaited regeneration strategy is bound to have an impact on one of the North-East's most deprived corners. A Task Force set up to revive remote Weardale, in County Durham
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Groups offered funding help
COMMUNITY groups that work with children are being urged to apply for grants of between £250 and £7,000. The Local Network Fund for Children and Young People in Tyne and Wear has £500,000 to award to groups before April. The fund has already helped the
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News in brief: Polish count's life recalled
Poet Keith Armstrong will recall the life and times of a Polish count next month. Count Joseph Boruwlaski, who was only 3ft 2in tall, spent the latter years of his life, until his death in 1837 at the age of 98, in Durham. Mr Armstrong will remember the
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Teenagers elected to lead their school
FOUR teenagers have been selected by staff at a high school to take on the role of prefects from September. The two boys and two girls were elected by staff at Bedale High School because of their hard work, enthusiasm, sport and extra-curricular responsibilities
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Couple appeal to build roof terrace
A COUPLE challenging a council decision to block their plans for a roof terrace said the proposal "would hardly rival the Majestic Hotel". In a letter to Hambleton District Council, Mr and Mrs Alexander, of Oaktree Drive, Northallerton, said: "It is only
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O'Brien duo lead the way
Aidan O'Brien's horses are coming to the boil just in time for a tilt at the late-season's biggest prizes and the Ballydoyle squad struck on the opening day of York's prestigious Ebor meeting with a one-two in the Daily Telegraph Great Voltigeur Stakes
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Foster home sought
A STAFFORDSHIRE bull terrier is looking for a foster home. The dog was found in undergrowth next to Stockton's Durham Road. It is thought to be a few months old, is extremely thin and suffering from a badly infected skin allergy. Michelle Johnson, animal
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MP warns over new firm
AN MP has warned that a new business offering to drive home motorists who have been drinking could lead to more irresponsible binge boozing. Entrepreneur John Orr will today unveil scooterCab, in Newcastle, which provides riders who turn up on collapsible
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Teenage hikers hope to strike gold with 50-mile Welsh expedition
SEVEN friends are about to set off on a Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition in North Wales. The 17-year-olds - John Major, James Silk, David Gavens, Joe Beabin, Sarah Thornton, Gabrielle Taylor and Clare Hargreaves - from Guisborough Youth Centre,
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News in brief: Polish count's life recalled
Poet Keith Armstrong will recall the life and times of a Polish count next month. Count Joseph Boruwlaski, who was only 3ft 2in tall, spent the latter years of his life, until his death in 1837 at the age of 98, in Durham. Mr Armstrong will remember the
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'Water bills may have to increase'
NORTHUMBRIAN Water may be forced to impose "significant" increases to its customers' bills to comply with legislation. The price hike fear comes as a senior consumer watchdog last night warned that a short-term decision forcing water companies to cut
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Police chief forced to resign after drink driving
An alcoholic police chief was forced to resign after she was caught drink driving - almost four times over the limit, a court heard. Acting Superintendent Elizabeth Byron, head of Hertfordshire police's traffic department, was stopped by officers while
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Rail travellers facing bank holiday delays
BANK holiday rail travellers could see up to an hour added to their journey times this weekend when engineering work takes place on the East Coast Main Line. Work by Railtrack to replace a crossing at Newark is likely to lead to delays for North-East
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Police seek attack witnesses
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 40-year-old woman was assaulted. She needed stitches after she was struck on the back of the head with an unknown object in Queen Street, Redcar, east Cleveland, at 1.15am on Sunday, August 10. She had been passing
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Solicitor who vanished for eight weeks in missing cash mystery
A COUNCIL official who was missing from home for almost two months is at the centre of an investigation into missing funds, police revealed yesterday. Detectives are unable to question Terry Robson over allegations that thousands of pounds have gone missing
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Six of the best for top student Jenna
AT Dame Allan's School in Newcastle, a record number of pupils achieved top grades, with 65 per cent securing As and Bs. Two of their County Durham pupils, Aimee Conway, from Mount Pleasant, and John Horsley, from Lanchester, achieved four A grades in
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Injuries taking their toll
SIR BOBBY ROBSON'S plans for Newcastle's high noon showdown with Manchester United on Saturday are in danger of being sabotaged by his players' gruelling start to the season. Defender Jonathan Woodgate was yesterday ruled out of England's friendly with
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PoW camp restoration in TV spotlight
A FIRM of architects has won a contract to restore a prisoner of war camp featured on a TV programme. Harperley PoW camp, near Wolsingham, in Weardale, will appear in a ten-part BBC series called Restoration. The programme looks at 30 historic sites in
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Nicola battles adversity in exams
NICOLA NAROZ may have been born prematurely, but she has battled in the face of adversity. The student at Church High School, in Newcastle, travelled back from a hospital appointment in Sheffield to learn she had got two A grades and a B grade in her
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Training for technician
A CARDIAC technician has secured a full-time traineeship to further her career and counter a shortage of skills in echocardiography. Margaret Mundy, who works at York District Hospital, is one of only 18 people to be offered a training post by the British
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County's best bobbies named in run-up to awards
THE police officers that do the most for the North Yorkshire communities in which they work have been announced. The eight officers have been picked as district winners of the North Yorkshire force's Community Police Officer of the Year Award. Each has
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Law firm lands property deals
A DARLINGTON law firm has completed two multi-million pound property deals in five days. Latimer Hinks, which has offices in Priestgate, has handled £19m worth of business through its commercial property team, headed by senior partner Tim Haggie. Both
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Children warned over river games
CHILDREN as young as four are dicing with death by playing in a stretch of river on the outskirts of Darlington. The youngsters are tying ropes to trees and swinging into the River Skerne at Barmpton, according to Brian Pavey, chairman of Darlington Rural
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Concern is growing for missing man
POLICE in Northampton are appealing for information about a missing man who they believe may be in the North. Officers are increasingly concerned for the welfare of 53-year-old Jerry Ricketts, who was last seen close to his home in Briar Hill, Northampton
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Battle for the hearts and minds is fought in desert
THERE is nothing enchanting or romantic about the desert in the south of Iraq. There are no rolling dunes of rich ochre sand, no Bedouin tribesmen camped in white tents that are flapping in a sultry breeze. In fact, as you leave Basra, the potholed roads
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Fairytale of mansion's links to silver screen
Echo Memories searches out a lost hall and a manor where a famous film director was born, but struggles to find evidence of any 'fairy elves'. BLACKWELL Hill was not the only large lost mansion that once stood on the south-eastern edge of Darlington.
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Jail row inmates get longer sentences
TWO prisoners were given longer sentences yesterday for their parts in a large-scale disturbance at a jail, in which two prison officers were injured. Shane Taylor, 22, and Robert Foley, 23, both of County Durham, were found guilty of violent disorder
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Pensioner told he had cancer in hospital mix-up
A BLIND grandfather has told how doctors informed him he had cancer before a family member pointed out they had got the wrong man. Edwin Baker, 78, of Middlesbrough, was told he had prostate cancer by experts at the town's James Cook University Hospital
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Reuben brothers threaten Pubmaster ambitions
THE race for Scottish and Newcastle's £2.3bn managed house business has taken a new twist with reports that two competitors plan to team up. The billionaire Reuben brothers are believed to be considering a joint bid with Laurel Pub Company to take over
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Gadfly: A great goalie and a geography lesson
PERHAPS the greatest excitement at Norton and Stockton Ancients since the unfortunate affair with the hot dog and the armed response unit, the Albany Northern League football club has signed Apollo Ouedraogo, an Under 17 international from Burkina Faso
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Checking out our behaviour
Here's the answer to trouble on holiday - get Tesco to run resorts. The Greeks have had enough of British yobbery. Drunkenness, violence, and sex in the street (Never mind decorum, what about the broken bottles and pools of vomit?) have led to rapes,
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Ford Capri poised to make a comeback
ONE of Britain's best-loved cars - the Ford Capri - could be about to make a comeback. Ford is unveiling a new four-seater luxury concept car - the Visos, right, - at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show. The Visos has been inspired by a number of former
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Battle for the hearts and minds is fought in desert
Tension in Basra has grabbed the headlines recently, but the battle to bring stability to Iraq could equally be won or lost in the desert. Northern Echo reporter Steve Parsley and photographer Stuart Boulton joined a regiment patrolling the barren wasteland
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Firms are 'bursting with good ideas'
SMALL businesses in the North-East are not getting the time to sift the "turkeys from the potential Richard Bransons" when it comes to ideas to improve productivity, a survey has shown. Companies are bursting with ideas but failing to make many of them
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UN's Iraq chief dies in Baghdad carnage
A massive truck bomb devastated the UN headquarters in Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 16 people including the organisation's top official in Iraq. Sergio Vieira de Mello, the special envoy of UN secretary general Kofi Annan, was buried under concrete
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Collingwood back to Durham delight
DURHAM skipper Jon Lewis last night welcomed Paul Collingwood back into the team for the match against Hampshire starting at Riverside today. "He's been working really hard for a long time and it's been very frustrating for him," said Lewis. "He has been
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Car crash PC to face hearing
A POLICE officer who struck a pedestrian while driving a patrol car is to face disciplinary proceedings. Motherof-three Linda Donaldson, 50, was hit as she used a pedestrian crossing in Walker, Newcastle, and was left in a coma for four months. She remains
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Station back in action
PART of a mothballed oil-fired power station is to be brought back into service to meet increased demand this winter. Powergen said one unit of its power station at Grain, near Rochester, Kent, would be returned to action next month. The move comes amid
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Landlords 'unfairly keeping deposits'
MORE than £500,000 is being withheld by tenants of private landlords in the North-East, according to a report. It is estimated that 4,340 tenants have difficulty getting deposits returned and £686,200 is wrongfully retained each year. The report, published
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Mowden move is still on
DARLINGTON Mowden Park emphasised yesterday that they are committed to moving to a new ground at West Park, Faverdale. They admit they are talking to Darlington about common areas of interest now that both clubs are in National Division Three North, but
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Checking out our behaviour
Here's the answer to trouble on holiday - get Tesco to run resorts. The Greeks have had enough of British yobbery. Drunkenness, violence, and sex in the street (Never mind decorum, what about the broken bottles and pools of vomit?) have led to rapes,
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Drugs recovered from Teesside homes
Around £30,000 worth of drugs and cash have been recovered following police raids on houses in Teesside earlier this week. At 3pm on Tuesday officers from Stockton Drugs Unit stopped a 26-year-old man in a car in the Darlington area. The man was found
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MP warns over new firm
AN MP has warned that a new business offering to drive home motorists who have been drinking could lead to more irresponsible binge boozing. Entrepreneur John Orr will today unveil scooterCab, in Newcastle, which provides riders who turn up on collapsible
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'Fighter' Emma shows what she's made of in AS-levels
A STUDENT who doctors thought would never survive beyond birth gained two AS-levels last week. Emma Briggs, from Prior Pursglove College, Guisborough, who has cerebral palsy, achieved a C in philosophy and a D in sociology. The 18-year-old, who spends
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20/08/03
TONY MARTIN: IT may be that Hugh Pender is short of one fact in the Tony Martin case (HAS, Aug 13). Tony Martin came downstairs to a dark room where a torch was shone into his eyes, blinding him. He fired into the darkness to scare the intruders off,
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And now Semerwater must rise again
While it might boast more acres than there are words in the Bible, Yorkshire has only three natural lakes. Perversely, the largest is called a tarn, Malham. If truth be told, it is a somewhat dreary sheet of water. Spread like a tablecloth on a sprawling
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A woman's plea
DIANE Brown used to be a nurse, she should have known what was happening. She should have realised something was wrong when her boyfriend suddenly started losing weight, when he started having night sweats so severe they had to change the sheets after
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Last Night's TV: Fascination of a fairytale
The Search For Atlantis: The True Story (five): THERE was a startling twist in the tale of the legendary underwater city. Having spent the best part of an hour investigating the mythical sunken empire, believed to have been lost 12,000 years ago, the
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Garden service cutback attacked
A PENSIONER has criticised a council's decision to stop a free gardening service for elderly and disabled tenants. Former Labour Party secretary Norman Button has hit out at Wear Valley District Council for making cutbacks in its housing maintenance policy
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Hats off to Ascot of the North
Fresh from the announcement that Royal Ascot will come to York in 2005, Emily Flanagan visits the Knavesmire at the start of the Ebor Festival and assesses whether the North's premier racecourse is up to the job. ANYBODY who thinks that the racing season
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Training scheme scores successes
A training project to get people back to work in Teesdale has proved successful, with 11 of the 22 people who enrolled finding jobs. Another seven have decided to go on for further training to gain extra qualifications after being boosted by the scheme
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Youngsters turn junk into playground
YOUNG people with time on their hands have built their own Army-style assault course out of junk. James Mangle and Kevin Nicholson were inspired to build the obstacle course on Darlington's Firthmoor estate after a day trip to an Army recruitment centre
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Police seek attack witnesses
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 40-year-old woman was assaulted. She needed stitches after she was struck on the back of the head with an unknown object in Queen Street, Redcar, east Cleveland, at 1.15am on Sunday, August 10. She had been passing
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Mast collects data for wind farm scheme
A £100,000 weather and wind monitoring mast has been erected at South Gare, near Redcar. The 50-metre mast will be used to collect information about weather conditions and could lead to a large wind farm being built. Northern Offshore Wind hopes to build
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Students work on sensory farm plan
STUDENTS are working on a project to help children who are registered disabled. The Prince's Trust students, from Stockton Riverside College, are taking part in the scheme at Calf Fallow Farm, Norton. Working in partnership with the Daisy Chain charity
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News in brief: More help for hospital unit
Bliss, the premature baby charity, has donated a pulse oximeter machine to the special care baby unit at the University Hospital of Hartlepool. The machine detects the amount of oxygen carried around the body in the red blood cells. Too much oxygen can
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Fundraising walkers earn their rest
STAFF from one of Darlington's biggest firms have taken to the hills to raise thousands of pounds for charity. Workers from mobile phone company Orange tackled the Lyke Wake Walk, a 42-mile challenge from Osmotherley to Ravenscar, on the North York Moors
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Deal agreed on care home staff redundancies
CARE home staff have reached a redundancy settlement with Darlington Borough Council after threats of legal action. Workers at the council's last two care homes for the elderly, Westfields and The Lawns, were alleging age discrimination after older workers
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Concert date
British R'n'B legend Long John Baldry and special guest Ray Dorset - better known as Mungo Jerry - will be in concert at Durham's Gala Theatre next month. They will perform with a band including keyboard player Zoot Money and bassist Colin Hodgkinson,
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Cheaper admission offer
PEOPLE can gain reduced admission to Hartlepool's Historic Quay if they have a ticket for the film Pirates of the Caribbean from the town's Warner Village Cinema. The offer, which runs until Sunday, September 7, means adults and children will be able
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Man saw red after slap from girlfriend
A father who used his partner's head like a "punchbag" and broke her nose was yesterday spared jail. Newcastle Crown Court heard that Bernard Sewell, 22, "saw red" when the mother of his daughter slapped him during an argument in March. Natasha Bell suffered
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Security guard patrols seek to end fire attacks on estate
SECURITY guards are to patrol an estate because of fears that a child could die in arson attacks. At the weekend, Cleveland Fire Brigade was called out four times to blazes believed to have been started by children in houses awaiting demolition in the
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Car crash PC to face hearing
A POLICE officer who struck a pedestrian while driving a patrol car is to face disciplinary proceedings. Motherof-three Linda Donaldson, 50, was hit as she used a pedestrian crossing in Walker, Newcastle, and was left in a coma for four months. She remains
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National recognition for village newsagent
A VILLAGE shop described by local residents as a lifeline has won a national award for its personal service. With a full delicatessen counter, freshly baked bread, video rental, a cash-back scheme and drycleaning on offer, it was no surprise to customers
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Mass DNA sampling by police in bid to catch sex attacker
HUNDREDS of men are to be given DNA tests in the continuing search for the sex fiend who carried out a degrading attack on a helpless pensioner. The move follows the recovery of DNA traces at the 87-year-old victim's home in Seaham, east Durham, by investigators
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Event aims for £100,000 target
MORE than a hundred local musicians will take part in the world's largest synchronised singing event to help raise money in memory of one of North Yorkshire's leading political figures. The Joan Maynard Appeal hopes to reach its £100,000 target to fund
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Trial radio station back on air
BROADCASTERS hoping to win a licence for a radio station serving Durham are returning to the airwaves. Durham Local Radio (DLR) will operate under a temporary licence from September 1 to September 28. DLR, which will bid for the commercial licence, broadcast
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Director of firm gives undertaking
A DIRECTOR of a Richmond roofing and building business, which failed with debts of more than £200,000, has agreed not to hold directorships or take part in company management for six years. The undertaking by Anthony George Conway, 37, of the town's Lawrence
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New tenants to be put on probation
HOUSING bosses are introducing a new type of tenancy in a bid to stamp out anti-social behaviour in council-owned homes. Tenants in authority homes in York will be on probation for a year after temporary contracts are brought in from September. The introductory
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News in brief: Objections over housing plan
A TOWN council has lodged objections to plans for almost 200 new homes to be built in Knaresborough. Outline planning permission has already been given for 186 properties to be built on a former nursery site in Halfpenny Lane. But when Knaresborough Town
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Campaigners wait for court rulings in college site fight
CAMPAIGNERS who oppose plans for a college campus on open space in Washington are awaiting two court rulings. Washington First Forum was set up by people who objected to the proposal to build a sixth form college on the sports arena at Princess Anne Park
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Kelly seen as key to Campbell's BBC fight
Downing Street communications chief Alastair Campbell acknowledged yesterday that he had seen Dr David Kelly as the key to resolving the Government's bitter battle with the BBC over the Iraq weapons dossier. Mr Campbell told the inquiry into the scientist's
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Wildlife garden team win first prize
ASPIRING young designers are celebrating after winning first prize in a garden design competition. More than 100 schools in the North-East took part in the challenge, organised by Peter Barratt's Garden Centre. The winning team was five pupils from St
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Family mourns same-day deaths
A FAMILY has been dealt a double blow after brothers Stanley and Fred Stobart died only a few hours apart. Stanley, who was 78 and a former council foreman, died in the early hours of Saturday at his home in Copley, near Barnard Castle, County Durham.
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Comment: Prosperity is Iraq's only hope
IT is four months since the cheering mob in Baghdad toppled the statue of Saddam Hussein. Much like the demolition of the Berlin Wall, it signalled the end of an era of ruthless and despised dictatorship. But there was much more to celebrate for the East
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World music for free
AN OPEN air spectacular where Abba fans can sing-a-long to their favourite songs will be staged in town. Entertainment company Sing-A-Long-A has been signed up to perform Abba hits at the Darlington Festival. It will be the first time in the region that
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Boss Tait demands greater consistency from Quakers
Defiant Darlington manager Mick Tait has backed his side to come good as they prepare for Friday's trip to Northampton. Neither side has yet earned a point this season and Tait reckons the Cobblers, relegated from the Second Division last term and tipped
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BNP to appeal against ruling on defamation
THREE Labour councillors are suing the British National Party following allegations of corruption in election leaflets. BNP officials yesterday said they were contesting the defamation of character case, which was heard at Newcastle County Court. Proceedings
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Boro agree one-year deal for Mendieta
MIDDLESBROUGH made a major transfer breakthrough yesterday when they agreed a one-year loan deal with Lazio for Spanish midfield star Gaizka Mendieta. Manager Steve McClaren, having missed out on a string of midfield targets this summer, has finally secured
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Reynolds pledges to get stadium right
DARLINGTON Football Club chairman George Reynolds vowed to resolve teething troubles which emerged at the opening of his multi-million pound stadium. Fans turned out in force for the first game at the Reynolds Arena - describing the stadium as 'magnificent
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Collingwood back
DURHAM skipper Jon Lewis last night welcomed Paul Collingwood back into the team for the match against Hampshire starting at Riverside today. "He's been working really hard for a long time and it's been very frustrating for him," said Lewis. "He has been
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Rail bridges will be upgraded
Council bosses have revealed plans to upgrade another four of the region's potentially dangerous railway bridges. North Yorkshire County Council has already completed work to strengthen barriers at 11 road-over-rail sites and is now seeking Government
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Mass DNA sampling by police in bid to catch sex attacker
HUNDREDS of men are to be given DNA tests in the continuing search for the sex fiend who carried out a degrading attack on a helpless pensioner. The move follows the recovery of DNA traces at the 87-year-old victim's home in Seaham, east Durham, by investigators
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Mother's grief for tragic Jordan
THE mother of an eight-year-old boy who drowned off a North-East beach told last night of her grief. June Wharam spoke after the inquest into the death of her son, Jordan Moon, after he was swept out to sea off Seaton Carew beach, near Hartlepool. Hartlepool
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A great goalie and a geography lesson
PERHAPS the greatest excitement at Norton and Stockton Ancients since the unfortunate affair with the hot dog and the armed response unit, the Albany Northern League football club has signed Apollo Ouedraogo, an Under 17 international from Burkina Faso
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Solicitor who vanished for eight weeks in missing cash mystery
A COUNCIL official who was missing from home for almost two months is at the centre of an investigation into missing funds, police revealed yesterday. Detectives are unable to question Terry Robson over allegations that thousands of pounds have gone missing
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Teen arrested over hit-and-run death
A teenager was arrested today over the death of a grandfather in a hit-and-run crash just hours after his family made an emotional plea for the driver to come forward. Bernard Darby, 75, died after a stolen car ploughed into him as he made his way over
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A woman's plea for safer sex
The number of British women with HIV is increasing at an alarming rate. Women's Editor Christen Pears talks to one who has been living with the disease for 11 years. DIANE Brown used to be a nurse, she should have known what was happening. She should
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Weir engineers repeat performance
ENGINEERING group Weir remained cautious about the rest of the year, despite delivering better-than-expected interim figures. The group, a specialist in pump and valve manufacturing, described the performance as solid, and said the rest of the year should
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Estates to get new bus links
THE first phase of a £1m scheme to improve bus links in some of Darlington's estates will be implemented next month. Earlier this year the Government awarded Darlington £1,070,000 under the Urban Bus Challenge project, which aims to help deprived areas
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Too early to look at league table, Proctor
SUNDERLAND striker Michael Proctor last night told the doom-mongers: "It's too early to write us off.'' The relegated Black Cats are second bottom in Division One after starting the campaign with defeats away to Nottingham Forest and at home to Millwall
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Cocaine seized by police in raids
POLICE have recovered what they believe to be the biggest ever haul of crack cocaine in a North town. Officers seized thousands of pounds worth of the drug on Monday after carrying out raids at three houses in Hartlepool. Three people -two women and a
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Eriksson stresses he's staying in England job
Sven-Goran Eriksson has assured Claudio Ranieri he has no intention of replacing him at Chelsea, as he restated his determination to stay on as England boss until at least next summer. However, Eriksson admitted his future could be taken out of his hands
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Reuben brothers threaten Pubmaster ambitions
THE race for Scottish and Newcastle's £2.3bn managed house business has taken a new twist with reports that two competitors plan to team up. The billionaire Reuben brothers are believed to be considering a joint bid with Laurel Pub Company to take over
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Award-winning photography goes on show at museum
THE winning picture of an African elephant family reflected in the still waters of a river will be the highlight of a wildlife photography exhibition at a museum. The photograph, taken from the banks of the Luangwa River, in Zambia, by Angie Hall was
