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Unbeaten run intact thanks to perfect Provett's impressive show
MANCHESTER United lose at home; Hartlepool United don't. A statement that cannot be disputed. As Fulham left Old Trafford with a 3-1 win on Saturday, Pool were left with the longest unbeaten home stretch in English football by a country mile. The 1-1
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Civic society urges 'imaginative transport plan'
A CIVIC watchdog has called for an imaginative development to replace a car park and replace it with a modern transport interchange for Harrogate. Harrogate Civic Society successfully opposed a development scheme earlier this year for the car park, between
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Chester girls win road relay
CHESTER-LE-STREET AC underlined their emergence as one of the top women's teams in the UK by winning the National Four Stage Road Relay Championships at Sutton Coldfield. The Cestrians became the first North-East women's team to bring home a national
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Row as police deliberately race past speed camera
CONTROVERSIAL speed cameras were under fire again last night after a police van raced past a trap on a housing estate to check it was working. Startled motorists watched as the Cleveland Police vehicle sped past the camera, on a road where locals have
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News in brief: Final phase of green scheme
THE final phase of Darlington Borough Council's £500,000 kerbside recycling scheme starts in a week's time. A further 15,000 households will be able to take part in the scheme, which aims to collect 7,000 tonnes of recycleable items every year. Collections
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Disc jockey passes on some hints
BUDDING disc jockeys learned how to mix, scratch and blend the latest sounds at a college workshop. Former Darlington College of Technology student Chris Kay, now professional disc jockey K Delight, paid a visit to his old college to pass on tips to students
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Charity has new patron
A County Durham woman has become county patron of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Virginia Trotter, from Staindrop, hopes to raise the profile of the charity Mrs Trotter, who was awarded the MBE in 2000 for services to the community, said: "I've seen the good
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£40,000 play area plan
WORK is to start on a £40,000 children's play area in Darlington's Eastbourne Park early next month. It will include swings and climbing frames. The area will be protected by a fence and 24-hour closed-circuit television surveillance. The play area is
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Library hosts free event for musicians
FOLK and blues musicians have the opportunity to play at a new event in Clayport Library, Durham, tonight. The first Clayport Unplugged gives local country, folk or blues musicians the chance to perform their own work or cover traditional songs. Designed
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Dancers make West End debut
YOUNG dancers used to rehearsing in a village hall-setting stepped into the spotlight in London last night. The 16-member troupe, from the Ruth Lord School of Dance, in Pittington, near Durham, staged four dance routines as part of the Young Performers
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New rules on race crimes investigation
AN AGREED formula to follow during the investigation of race hate and religiously aggravated crimes has been formally adopted. The framework was drawn up to ensure a consistent approach in inquiries into such sensitive cases across County Durham and Darlington
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Cricket club making plans for fireworks show
A VILLAGE community is invited to a fireworks display next week following the good response to last year's event. Committee members at Annfield Plain Cricket Club were overwhelmed by the attendance at their first organised bonfire and fireworks display
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Club's FA Cup goals of glory
SHILDON'S footballers beat Stocksbridge Park Steels 6-0 on Saturday to give the Northern League side a place in the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in 42 years. In the next round, to be played on November 8, the County Durham team
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Wrangle over right of way to continue
A FOUR-YEAR wrangle over a country footpath will continue, despite it being declared a public right of way. Campaigners' joy at the decision to include the route at Howden-le-Wear, near Crook, on the definitive map of public rights of way could be short-lived
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Road shuts as gas leak is repaired
A NORTH-EAST road was closed for most of the weekend while workers fixed an underground gas leak. Two people were moved out of their homes as a precaution, in Middridge, between Newton Aycliffe and Shildon, in County Durham, when the leak was reported
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Escape the grind on a visit to see miller
HELPING people get away from the daily grind this half-term will be a new face at one of the region's leading attractions. Chris Harrison has taken over as the resident miller at the Castle Museum, in York, which boasts its own 19th Century watermill,
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Georgian theatre honoured by peers
THE careful rejuvenation of one of the region's theatrical gems has been recognised by a national award. Richmond's Georgian Theatre Royal, which reopened in September after a £1.5m facelift, has been presented with a special achievement in regional theatre
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Walkers take part in cancer funds day
A SWATHE of pink snaked its way round a country park yesterday as North-East volunteers stepped forward to boost research into breast cancer. More than 200 walkers took part in the region's Stride for Life event, one of scores of similar events staged
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Appeal for end to fireworks parties along seaside dunes
PEOPLE holding unofficial fireworks parties at a beauty spot have been warned they may face prosecution. Countryside wardens employed by Hartlepool Borough Council said they have found large quantities of spent fireworks in the North Gare car park, next
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Six of the best as Shildon make the promised land
A resounding six-goal victory; more than 1,000 fans through the turnstiles; a place in the FA Cup first round for the first time in 42 years and a trip to a Nationwide League Second Division side. As days go, Saturday wasn't bad for Shildon. Furthermore
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School holds party for overseas colleagues
PUPILS donned national costumes from around the world for a party in honour of their European guests. Staff and pupils at Greenlands Community Infant School, in South Moor, near Stanley, are taking part in the Comenius Project, run by the British Council
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Group makes a clean sweep of village
PRIDE in their community inspired a group of volunteers to take part in a village clean up and bulb-planting session. Members of Sherburn Hill Environment Group approached local businesses for support to add to the backing of Durham City Council's SRB6
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Survey focus on mining concerns
THEY once sparked dread in hundreds of North-East families, but residents living next to the region's opencast mines have gradually realised that fears about their children's health were unfounded. The results of a survey by the University of Newcastle
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Open days to look at wildlife and heritage
THE people of Wensleydale are getting the chance to have a say on ways to improve their area's wildlife and heritage. They are being invited to attend two open days to help shape the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority's Area Actions initiative, and
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Civic society urges 'imaginative transport plan'
A CIVIC watchdog has called for an imaginative development to replace a car park and replace it with a modern transport interchange for Harrogate. Harrogate Civic Society successfully opposed a development scheme earlier this year for the car park, between
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Residents get say on 25-year plan
PEOPLE living in Ryedale are to get their say about the development of a 25-year master plan for the area. The Renaissance Market Towns (RMT) initiative for Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside and Pickering aims to make the towns places where people want to live
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Resort's first cinema screening hailed a success
THE first film screening at the Saltburn Community Theatre has been hailed a success. Three hundred people have taken membership forms to join Saltburn Community and Arts Association's newly-formed film society. Sixty people attended the first screening
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News in brief: East Cleveland Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society
CHOIR DATE: The East Cleveland Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society presents the Redcar Male Voice Choir on Wednesday, November 5, at 7.30pm, at Ann Charlton Lodge, Edenhall Grove, Redcar. Admission is £2 and includes refreshments and a raffle. FUNDS
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Awareness day highlights breast cancer precautions
PINK balloons have been launched by women and children on Teesside as part of breast awareness month. Specialist nurses ran breast health workshops and answered women's concerns as part of an awareness day at South Bank Women's Centre to encourage woman
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A fruitful day for children
CHILDREN celebrated National Apple Day by planting apple trees this week. The youngsters from five East Cleveland schools also tasted different apples and played a game to see who could peel the longest piece of peel. They also enjoyed apple printing
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New offices for Px
THE company formed to carry on gas processing and power generation on Teesside after the collapse of Enron has bought new offices. Despite winning new business all around the UK and even abroad during its first year of operation, px limited has pledged
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WI hut turns into computer learning site
A WOMEN'S Institute hut has been transformed into a computerised centre for learning, thanks to a National Lottery grant. The computer suite in Middleton St George, near Darlington, has proved a success. In just over a fortnight, 26 students, aged from
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Kevin of the flying squad
When a pair of rare birds nested in County Durham, they brought crowds of visitors to he site and overnight success to a former engineer's new business. Frances Griss reports. Success for a new business came flying in on the wings of a bee eater. Kevin
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Young offenders work off their debts to society
YOUNG offenders in the region are repaying their debts to society through community and environmental projects. About ten youngsters, all convicted of crimes including car theft and burglary, are working with Darlington's Community Safety Partnership
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Bogus caller warning
A WARNING has been issued after a bogus social worker gained access to a house in the Guisborough area. The incident, which has been reported to the police, happened after a woman produced a card, claiming to be her council identification, and said she
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Club's FA Cup goals
SHILDON'S footballers beat Stocksbridge Park Steels 6-0 on Saturday to give the Northern League side a place in the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in 42 years. In the next round, to be played on November 8, the County Durham team
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Was this a spectre of a hungry illusionist?
SO David Blaine is alive and he's no longer hungry. Great. But I reckon we missed the most exciting part of the whole show. His people took him away in a big emotional heap of hungry hormones, sobbing his happy little heart out and telling us the world
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27/10/03
GEORGE GALLOWAY: MY immediate reaction to the expulsion of George Galloway from the Labour Party is sadness at the inevitability of it all. There is no doubt he frequently went "over the top" in his 36 years' membership of the Labour Party. He is a passionate
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'Ghost fleet' in contracts inquiry
AN investigation has been launched into the way contracts were awarded for the dismantling of the "ghost fleet" being towed to the region for dismantling. The US General Accounting Office (GAO) has agreed to carry out the probe following complaints from
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Maccarone in line for first start in cup
MIDDLESBROUGH boss Steve McClaren hinted last night that Massimo Maccarone will be handed his first start of the season in the Carling Cup. The Italian striker made his second consecutive substitute appearance during yesterday's goalless draw at Tottenham
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Clough to be made Doctor of Science
SOCCER legend Brian Clough is to be made an honorary Doctor of Science. Middlesbrough-born Clough, who scored 204 goals in six seasons for the Boro 40 years ago, before he became Nottingham Forest's successful manager, is to be honoured by the University
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Council criticised over destruction of ancient site
A TV archaeologist criticised a county council today over the destruction of the landscape around one of Britain's top prehistoric sites. Thornborough Henges, near Ripon, has the greatest concentration of late Neolithic and early Bronze Age sites in the
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Rail decision leads to hope for safety work
A LEADING engineer has told highways chiefs they have been given the perfect opportunity to end the scandal of Britain's dangerous railway bridges. Network Rail's decision to take maintenance contracts away from private firms should act as a catalyst
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Golf buggy pursuit man jailed
A MAN who sparked a Police Academy-style rescue mission has been jailed for making threats to kill. Traffic police used to high-performance patrol vehicles commandeered a slightly slower mode of transport to help end the armed stand-off. Durham traffic
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Plucky Darlington grateful for Macclesfield generosity
DARLINGTON are up and running in National Three North after averting what threatened to become a crisis with their first win of the season. Going into the match on minus two points after failing to play at Fylde last week, their lightweight pack produced
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Who's for a quick cup of tea then?
DOCTOR Who fan Paul Bianco has taken his obsession to new lengths, by transforming his kitchen into a Tardis. The 50-year-old model maker even says the time travelling telephone box makes his home in Hartlepool look bigger. Mr Bianco, whose past creations
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Post makes express delivery
FRENCH trainer Criquette Head-Maarek rolled back the years when she followed in her father Alec's footsteps by saddling American Post to win the Racing Post Trophy in decisive fashion at Doncaster on Saturday. Irish challenger Magritte made the running
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Boro goal famine is big worry
STEVE McClaren may not be the manager of a side occupying a relegation place this morning, but goals are increasingly proving a problem for Middlesbrough. Not for the first time during his tenure at the Riverside, Boro's front two - in this case Malcolm
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Gowan's men in money
These are good times for Shildon. Saturday was one of the most memorable and the Railwaymen's first round trip to Notts County will take their cup run earnings to around £50,000. In beating Stocksbridge 6-0 - the third team from the UniBond League Ray
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Pay-back plan to save club
MEMBERS of a working men's club are planning a buyback attempt to prevent a takeover. The future of Lingdale Working Men's Club and Institute is uncertain because members say they cannot afford to pay brewery charges. They owe Wolverhampton Dudley Breweries
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Casey hit by Bull's charge
The big-hitting Argentinian golfer known as ''The Bull'' charged to his second European Tour title yesterday. Ricardo Gonzalez, 34 last Friday, came from six strokes behind to win the Telefonica Madrid Open at Club de Campo by one with a closing 65. England's
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Escape the grind on a visit to see miller
HELPING people get away from the daily grind this half-term will be a new face at one of the region's leading attractions. Chris Harrison has taken over as the resident miller at the Castle Museum, in York, which boasts its own 19th Century watermill,
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Extra two furlongs won't stop Golano follow-up
Golano, who got off the mark at Lingfield last time, is taken to follow up in the Bianca Fashion Handicap over a mile and a half at the same venue today. From the in-form Chris Wall stable, which has a good record on artificial surfaces this year, the
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Forty evacuated from homes after inferno in timber yard
FORTY people were evacuated from their homes when fire tore through a timber yard causing damage estimated at hundreds of thousands of pounds. Flames surged 60ft into the air as the blaze took hold at the Northallerton depot of North Yorkshire Timber,
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Live event to showcase school bands
SOME of the region's most talented young musicians and performers will appear at a North-East entertainment venue this week. Youngsters in bands from secondary schools in the region will take to the stage at the Arc, in Stockton, on Friday. The live event
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Farming show a success
A new farming event has been hailed as a major success, and is due to become a regular feature of the agricultural calendar. Countryside Live, at the Great Yorkshire Showground over the weekend, was organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. Its
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Jorji competes in senior surf event
SURF girl Jorji Watson is riding on the crest of a wave after competing in the recent British Open Championships. The outgoing nine-year-old made the most of her chance of glory when the championships were staged in familiar waters, at Tynemouth's Longsands
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Eight more arrested in dealer-a-day push
EIGHT people were arrested and illegal substances seized in a police raid prompted by information from the local community. Police officers raided six properties in Wilton Avenue, Broadway West and Howecroft Avenue, in Dormanstown, at 10.15am on Thursday
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Airport rebranding hits turbulence
COUNCIL chiefs are heading for a clash over plans to rename Teesside International Airport. Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon has become the most outspoken critic, calling the proposal of Durham-Tees Valley International Airport madness and backward-looking
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New race crime rules
AN AGREED formula to follow during the investigation of race hate and religiously aggravated crimes has been formally adopted. The framework was drawn up to ensure that a consistent approach is taken in inquiries into such sensitive cases across County
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Skateboarding survey
A TEAM of young people from Darlington has been awarded £11,000 to research future skateboarding, in-line skating and biking facilities in the borough. The Princes Trust Millennium Group Awards is funding the research by youngsters, aged 12 to 18. They
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Pool's new water slide unveiled
YOUNGSTERS enjoyed splashing around at a pool party in Darlington on Saturday to celebrate the opening of a new slide. Clowns, jugglers, balloon modellers and a disc jockey got the party started as the blue slide at the Dolphin Centre, named Lightning
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Sowing seeds of learning
AN allotment plot where future generations of children can learn about gardening was opened at the weekend. Teenagers from Parkside School have created the Children's Garden at the Rosedale and Victoria allotments, in Willington. Primary schools will
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Abuse refuge records big rise in cases
THE number of women and children finding sanctuary from domestic abuse has almost doubled since a refuge opened in Darlington. Over the past three months, 39 women and 69 children have sought shelter at the Darlington and District's Women's Refuge, which
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En route for jobs with new road link
PEOPLE have the chance to examine road plans to link former colliery villages with a growing industrial site. Dubbed "the road to jobs", the Central Route is designed to alleviate traffic congestion in the Fence Houses, Philadelphia and Newbottle areas
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Opencast mining fears unfounded - report
THEY once inspired dread in hundreds of North-East families, but people living next to the region's opencast mines have gradually realised that fears over their children's health were unfounded. The results of a survey by the University of Newcastle shows
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Alleygates system provides key to shutting out the criminals
FAMILIES have been given the key to a safer future through an anti-crime initiative that locks out people who blight their lives. Residents of three streets in Coundon are the first in County Durham to have their back lane blocked off with 8ft steel gates
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Helping tackle racist incidents
AN agreed formula to follow during the investigation of race hate and religiously aggravated crimes has been formally adopted. The framework was drawn up to ensure a consistent approach in inquiries into sensitive cases across County Durham and Darlington
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Healthy advice for
A SERIES of events aimed at helping older people to lead safer and healthier lives is to be held in Hartlepool. Officers from Hartlepool Borough Council have joined forces with the Anchor Trust community development team to offer a range of information
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Move to combat crime begins
A MAJOR initiative to combat crime is about to take to the road in the sprawling Hambleton district. The district's Community Safety Partnership is launching its biggest-ever roadshow, linked with a schools campaign, a crackdown on doorstep crime and
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City without screen holds film festival
THE largest city in the UK without a cinema is to hold its first film festival next month. Football fans and anti-racism campaigners have united to bring the event to Sunderland. The event has been organised by members of Sunderland Fans against Racism
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Dance company steps in to help
YOUNG people learnt how to follow in the footsteps of one of Britain's top dance companies yesterday. The Phoenix Dance Theatre held two workshops for students at Farringdon Community Sports College in Sunderland which were organised by the Arts Com Project
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Japanese culture on display
A SMALL corner of the North-East took on the feel of the Far East at the weekend, in a celebration of Japanese culture. Teikyo University's satellite college on the Durham University campus opened to visitors at its annual Japanese Festival, on Saturday
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News in brief: Chippie is top of the shops
The Top Fish Shop, in Spencer Street, Eldon Lane, has become one of 500 UK fish and chip shops to be recognised with the Seafish Friers Quality Award. Owner Graham Hay took over the shop, which opened in the 1930s, using redundancy money from Rothmans
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Mobile library to be replaced after appeal
AN ageing mobile library is to be replaced in an attempt to guarantee services to hundreds of people across Hartlepool. A proposal to replace Hartlepool Borough Council's 16-year-old vehicle has been approved by Councillor Robbie Payne, the council's
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Scheme to get more swimming a success
A PILOT scheme in Stockton to encourage more people to take up swimming as a hobby is proving a success. Stockton Borough Council's leisure facilities have been working in partnership with the North-East Regional Smart Card Consortium and Tilery Primary
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New look for nursery
A FORMER nunnery in Grangetown, which opened as a day nursery three years ago, is celebrating another new look. Priory Day Nursery, run by Yvonne and Bob Cook, has benefited from a £115,900 refurbishment, paid for by the Government's Neighbourhood Nursery
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Free fireworks
THOUSANDS of free tickets will be available from shops in Redcar for the town's fireworks display at Redcar Racecourse on November 5. The tickets are available from Town Station Business Centre, Redcar and Cleveland House, and from the Central Library
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Conlon a big miss for Tait
Darlington manager Mick Tait believes Barry Conlon is one player his side can't live without. The Dublin-born forward, last season's top scorer with 17 goals, has not played since he was stretchered off in the 4-0 home defeat to Bristol Rovers over a
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Miserable month ends in another defeat for Quakers
NOVEMBER can't come quickly enough for frustrated Darlington manager Mick Tait and his players. In September, Quakers were one of the teams everybody wanted to beat, taking 12 points from a possible 18, as Tait came within a whisker of earning his first
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Ameobi grabs his chance as Magpies turn on style
THE dreaded vote of confidence in football is about as welcome as the administrators with a winding up order. For a manager it usually spells imminent departure or, at best, a move upstairs and far away from anything remotely to do with team affairs.
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Comment from The Northern Echo: Not the time to soldier on
THE Conservative Party is in a sorry, sorry state, and the only way that it will begin to repair its fortunes is by holding a vote of confidence in its leader, Iain Duncan Smith. The internal dissent within the party has now reached such a volume that
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Spoo-quay encounter with an exotic twist
YOUNGSTERS have been given the chance to come face-to-face with a range of creatures including snakes, spiders and lizards. The Creepy Crawlies and Furry Beasts event was one of a series taking place to mark Halloween in Hartlepool during Spoo-Quay Week
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Blaydon angered by Houghton's eye injury
BLAYDON are to consider asking Potteries club Longton to take disciplinary action against the player responsible for a nasty eye injury to lock James Houghton. He had 21 stitches in the wound and four others elsewhere in his face after being attacked
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Letters
GEORGE GALLOWAY MY immediate reaction to the expulsion of George Galloway from the Labour Party is sadness at the inevitability of it all. There is no doubt he frequently went "over the top" in his 36 years' membership of the Labour Party. He is a passionate
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Weekend TV: Singled out for the wilderness
Single (ITV1) : THE life of an ITV1 drama series these days is as precarious as that of a Tory Party leader. If the public don't respond to you, your position becomes increasingly difficult. New medical drama Sweet Medicine has been diagnosed as losing
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Homeless charity's plea for helpers
A CHARITY that had to scrap plans to throw a winter lifeline to homeless people is pleading for volunteers to revive the project. Earlier this year, the First Stop organisation revealed hopes of bringing extra emergency accommodation to Darlington following
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Man sent to prison after jibe at court clerk
A MAN has been jailed for three months for calling a court clerk a fat cow. Jermaine Haslam, 26, was in the public gallery at Teesside Crown Court, and was found guilty by the Recorder of Middlesbrough Peter Fox of contempt. Haslam, of Sunnyside, Middlesbrough
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Farewell Teesdale, hello world
On Sunday, the Holden family (two adults, two children, aged eight and ten) will board a plane to Capetown and not return to the UK until April 1. Their house is sold and they are going travelling, through South Africa, on to Australia, round New Zealand
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Diana's butler tells princes to 'grow up'
FORMER royal butler Paul Burrell revealed last night he would never have written his controversial book if he had received "just one phone call" from the Royal Family. The former servant also said he would love to give Princes William and Harry "a piece
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Funding rethink urged for school renewal scheme
THE Government is being urged to change its funding rules to allow for the redevelopment of a high-performing school. Durham Johnston School in Durham City regularly achieves some of the best A-level results in the country and is much sought-after by
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City without screen holds film festival
THE largest city in the UK without a cinema is to hold its first film festival next month. Football fans and anti-racism campaigners have united to bring the event to Sunderland. The event has been organised by members of Sunderland Fans against Racism
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Thieves wreck disabled man's transport - again
A DISABLED MAN has been left without transport after thieves broke into his shed and stole his mobility scooter. Youths broke into Wallis Briggs' locked shed at his home in Dormanstown and took the red electric scooter, which is his main means of travel
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University threatening city with housing crisis says MP
A NORTH-EAST MP has accused one of the region's universities of threatening the city with a housing crisis. Gerry Steinberg launched his attack after Durham University revealed it had unexpectedly enrolled an additional 200 students. The Durham City MP
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Prince Philip to present young with awards
MORE than 100 youngsters from the North-East will visit St James' Palace, in London, next month to receive their Duke of Edinburgh Gold award certificate. Ninety-eight youngsters will travel to the palace on Friday, November 7, while the remaining ten
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Weekend of celebrations mark birthday of town's famous explorer
A WIDE range of events were held over the weekend to commemorate the birth of James Cook 275 years ago. Most of the events centred around Stewart Park, in Middlesbrough, with the final day of an archaeological excavation at the park taking place yesterday
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TV review
Single (ITV1) THE life of an ITV1 drama series these days is as precarious as that of a Tory Party leader. If the public don't respond to you, your position becomes increasingly difficult. New medical drama Sweet Medicine has been diagnosed as losing
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Inspiring schoolteachers earn national recognition
THREE inspirational teachers from the region were last night honoured at the National Teaching Awards, popularly known as the Platos. The region won the three awards out of only ten handed out at a ceremony in London, hosted by TV presenter Eamonn Holmes
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Deepcut families' parade honour
FAMILIES of young soldiers who died at Army barracks last night pledged to respectfully honour non-combatant deaths at the Cenotaph next month. Parents of nine recruits who died in recent years at Deepcut, in Surrey, and other barracks, including Catterick
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Harrowing time over for Bow
A PHILOSOPHICAL Lee Bowyer last night lamented on what he considers as his 'lost year'. Twelve months ago the 26-year-old had made his full England debut, was playing regularly for Leeds United and was looking to put a troubled past behind him. But in
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Man survives attack to the head
Miracle man David Siddle somehow survived a drunken attack which left a knife sticking out of the side of his head. David thought he had been punched by yob Scott Thompson and walked away unaware of the attack's true horror. He had to be told by a friend
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Artist brings area's beauty to life on canvas
ARTIST Diane Thornton was on home ground for much of her latest exhibition, The Love of Colour. The York and Harrogate-trained painter travelled widely across North Yorkshire to capture many of the 60 scenes in the show. "I am so lucky to live in York
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Appeal for end to fireworks parties along seaside dunes
PEOPLE holding unofficial fireworks parties at a beauty spot have been warned they may face prosecution. Countryside wardens employed by Hartlepool Borough Council said they have found large quantities of spent fireworks in the North Gare car park, next
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The art of being adventurous
IT'S great fun trying to grow something just that bit different, and nowhere more so than on allotments. These are places steeped in tradition and a 'proper' way of doing things. A very good friend of mine, who does quite a bit of garden television, was
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McManus clinches vital Birtley victory
Stokesley SC and Birtley Town are neck and neck at the top of the table but whereas the former won at a canter against Whitehaven, Birtley had to pull out all the stops against a strong challenge from Darlington RA. They went ahead at Brinkburn Road in
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Pool looking forward to cup adventure
NEALE Cooper and Micky Barron welcomed Hartlepool United's FA Cup draw. Pool will entertain either Whitby or Bromsgrove in the first round on November 9 - Pool's first home tie against a non-league side since beating Conference side Southport in 1992.
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Glass artform celebrated at weekend of demonstrations
AN artform believed to date from an early period of human civilisation was displayed by modern-day craftspeople over the weekend. Visitors to the National Glass Centre, in Sunderland, admired the work of three North-East engravers. Members of the Guild
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Superb Samoa give Enland a scare
England's World Cup ambitions were ruthlessly exposed by a wonderful Samoan side at the Telstra Dome yesterday. The Six Nations champions ultimately prevailed through late tries from wing Iain Balshaw and substitute prop Phil Vickery, but those scores
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Police officer sees red after attack by rampaging grey squirrel
POLICE have launched a squirrel hunt after an officer was attacked by a furry felon. PC Graeme Whitfield was working on the crime desk at Consett police station, County Durham, when the squirrel burst in and bit him. Someone had left the door of the station
