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MP backs veterans' free travel to anniversary events
AN MP has backed plans to give veterans free travel to wartime commemorations. Easington MP John Cummings was speaking after Home Secretary David Blunkett unveiled plans to provide free travel documents to help veterans who wished to attend the 60th anniversaries
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Sketches of Army life
SKETCHES illustrating stories of a famous Army regiment have gone on tour. Drawings accompanying North-East author Terry Deary's latest publication, Dirty Little Imps, were produced by Dennis Hardingham, the exhibitions officer at Durham's DLI Museum
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Hospice hosts themed flower festival
A HOSPICE was transformed at the weekend for a flower festival. Floral arrangements in the festival depict areas of celebration in people's lives. Pat Howes, trustee of the Teesside Hospice Care Foundation in Middlesbrough, and main organiser of the festival
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Care day highlights services
A CARERS group in east Cleveland is holding an information fair to highlight the services available to the estimated 16,000 carers in the area. The event, which will take place at The Bellamy Pavilion, Kirkleatham Museum, near Redcar, from 11.15am next
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Plans to merge fire control centres 'crazy'
A PLAN to close fire brigade control rooms across the region and create a single regional centre has been branded crazy. Control room services across the North-East could be merged at one centre. Services in North Yorkshire would also be directed by a
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Three arrests after police carry out boot sale swoop
A JOINT police operation has smashed what officials believe was a major counterfeiting ring. Plans for the operation, which also involved the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact), had been under way for
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Region honours D-Day heroes
THERE was pride in the tilt of their beret-crowned heads as the D-day veterans stepped out behind more than 20 regimental standards. Those too frail to walk rode in the backs of three Army jeeps at the head of a convoy of old military vehicles as Teesside
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Hostage to give account of captivity
FORMER hostage Terry Waite is to give an account of the time he spent in captivity. Mr Waite will be accompanied by music from acclaimed concert pianist Vincent Billington at Whitby Pavilion Theatre on Friday, as he recounts his 1,763 days as a Beirut
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Preserving piers
AS soon as the summer holidays arrived, photographic artist and university lecturer Lawrence George Giles climbed in his car and drove round the country on a unique coastal tour. His was a seaside summer holiday of a different sort. He was a man on a
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Decisions on road safety to be made
SAFETY measures are being considered to reduce accidents on a North-East road. Councillors will decide on recommendations following a consultancy report and advice from their engineers. While consultancy group Faber Mounsell did not include a 50mph limit
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With a dirty vest as a white flag, we led Germans to surrender
The Durhams D-Day Diary, Sgt Charles Eagles, 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry: Part 7: How four Durhams without rifles captured 100 armed Germans. THE tables had been turned. Four of us - members of the Durham Light Infantry - had survived a massacre
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Comment: Why England diamond shouldn't be forever
DIAMONDS, as Sean Connery so memorably observed, are forever. As England prepare to fly out to Portugal later today, let us hope that Sven-Goran Eriksson is not as definitive as James Bond. When England left for the last World Cup in Japan and Korea,
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Gravesen may fit the bill in Magpies' midfield
NEWCASTLE UNITED were put on alert last night after it emerged long-term target Thomas Gravesen could leave Everton this summer. Manager Sir Bobby Robson has been an admirer of the Denmark international's talents for a number of years and failed with
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TV prison governor signs in
A TV PRISON boss swapped life within those walls for fun and games in the North-East at the weekend. Bad Girls governor Neil Grayling, alias Stockton-born actor James Gaddas, was to be found enjoying a stroll in the park in his native Teesside. Mr Gaddas
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Season of stars and Spanish spice
The RSC's forthcoming Newcastle season promises many innovations, including the staging of rarely-performed Spanish plays, as Viv Hardwick discovers. THE three tragedies of Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear and a season of obscure plays about obsession mean
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Yorkshire Diary
Yorkshire's stirring victory over Essex at Chelmsford on Saturday was all the more remarkable in that it was achieved despite Pakistan leg-spinner, Danish Kaneria, turning in the best match bowling figures against the county in 15 years. Kaneria's 13
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Comedy night raises cash
A TEESSIDE comedian raised £4,000 at an event in memory of a woman who died of breast cancer. Chris McGlade, 39, who once streaked across Wembley to raise cash for charity, organised a comedy night to raise money for research into the disease which claimed
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Region honours D-Day heroes
THERE was pride in the tilt of their beret-crowned heads as the D-day veterans stepped out behind more than 20 regimental standards. Those too frail to walk rode in the backs of three Army jeeps at the head of a convoy of old military vehicles as Teesside
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The last farewell
Heroes of the liberation of Europe were joined by a host of world leaders yesterday as tens of thousands of people paid tribute to the courage of servicemen on the 60th anniversary of D-Day. British veterans proudly took part in commemorative events in
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Travellers facing chaos at airports
Pilots' leaders warn today of cancelled flights this summer leading to airport chaos because of controversial plans to extend flying hours. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), and 14 other organisations representing pilots across Europe, have
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Comment from The Northern Echo: Lessons for our generation
FEW people can visit the military cemeteries of Normandy and fail to be moved by the enormity of the sacrifice made by young men 60 years ago. For those who actually took part in D-Day, and survived, the visits must be charged with emotion. Yesterday's
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Durham edge vital contest
Foster's ECB North-East Regional Premier League: Durham Academy strengthened their grip on the leadership with victory over challengers Chester-le-Street in the match of the day at the Racecourse Ground. For once, starlet Daniel Shurben failed and the
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Spectator, 79 killed at motorcycle trials event
An elderly spectator died after he was struck by a rider at a motorcycle trials event yesterday. Police said the 79-year-old man was hit by a competitor who left the track at Thorp Perrow, near Bedale, North Yorkshire. The dead man, who was from the Boroughbridge
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Ramage and Ditta put Saltburn a step nearer
Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Premier Division: Saltburn are closing in on leaders Northallerton and the manner in which they defeated Richmondshire on Saturday suggests they will once again be strong contenders for the championship.
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Gardening: Coming to a natural end
MOST garden projects follow a similar course of progress. There is all the excitement of coming up with new and exciting ideas, the designing and implementation of the new scheme, the tweaking and tinkering to get it just right and then, finally, the
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Renovation scheme wins Euro award
A PROJECT to renovate run-down Georgian buildings has won an award. The Grainger Town Project, which was launched in 1997, has transformed more than 100 derelict buildings in Newcastle and has helped to create 273 businesses and about 1,500 jobs. It has
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Season of stars and Spanish spice
The RSC's forthcoming Newcastle season promises many innovations, including the staging of rarely-performed Spanish plays, as Viv Hardwick discovers. THE three tragedies of Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear and a season of obscure plays about obsession mean
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Rollercoaster accident man
A THEME park worker seriously injured when he was hit by a rollercoaster remained in a stable condition in hospital last night. Emrullio Akel, 33, from Whitby, North Yorkshire, was taken to James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, with broken arms
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England four help solve Sven's poser
THE future for England is flat-packed and Swedish. Call it the Ikea midfield formation, if you will. But against Iceland, it glittered far more than any diamond had done previously for Sven-Goran Eriksson. The England coach had, admittedly, come up with
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Preserving piers for posterity
Time and Tide, a photographic exhibition of Britain's 54 pleasure piers, comes to Saltburn this wek. Steve Pratt reports. AS soon as the summer holidays arrived, photographic artist and university lecturer Lawrence George Giles climbed in his car and
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Champions made to pay for bad start
Federation Special Durham Senior League: All six matches produced outright results. A first defeat for the current champions for over a year and a hat-trick dominate the headlines. Horden struggled from the start at Burnmoor, losing Stephen McCoy to the
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New Dean appointed to city's ministry
THE city of York greeted its new Dean in a ceremony at York Minster on Saturday. The Very Reverend Keith Jones was installed as Dean of York by the Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope. Dean Jones was born in Shrewsbury and attended Ludlow Grammar School
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Brighton Report: Sanders' seaside double
Seb Sanders took the riding honours at Brighton with a 65-1 double on A Woman In Love and Doctor Dennis. Sanders did not have an easy ride on A Woman In Love, the 5-1 favourite, in the early stages of Donatello Ristorante Handicap over seven furlongs
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Photographs of shoes to be taken by team
HUNDREDS of people are to have photographs taken of their shoes. Durham University's postgraduate museum studies group is taking pictures of footwear as part of an exploration of social history and culture in the North-East. Volunteers are needed to take
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Relatives of mining disaster victims remember the fallen
MORE stories have emerged about the men and boys who died in the region's worst mining disaster. The tales emerged after 11 people contacted The Northern Echo to inquire about commemorative plates in memory of the 1909 Stanley Burns Pit Disaster. The
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Relatives of mining disaster victims remember the fallen
MORE stories have emerged about the men and boys who died in the region's worst mining disaster. The tales emerged after 11 people contacted The Northern Echo to inquire about commemorative plates in memory of the 1909 Stanley Burns Pit Disaster. The
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Tears in the sun for lost comrades
Visitors to war cemeteries can rarely fail to be moved. Yesterday in Bayeux thousands of British D-Day veterans choked back their emotions in a moving pilgrimage to honour lost friends. They had come to pay their respects in a joint British-French service
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Reunion planned as college site closes
FORMER students of a college campus poised for closure are invited to a reunion next month. The end of the academic year marks the demise for New College Durham's Nevilles Cross site, on which a mix of housing and offices are already being developed.
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Loneliness of the short distance cyclist
I FOUND myself stranded and helpless on a dual carriageway somewhere between West London and Oxford the other day, looking for a place to bury my bike. I had decided to accompany Jane Tomlinson, the mother of three, who is close to the finishing stages
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Spookiest seat in the house...
STANDING at the back of the dark theatre during a play, Peter Tate was somewhat unnerved when he encountered Signor Pepi - as he had been dead for nearly 70 years. Mr Tate, a former police sergeant, now duty manager at Darlington's Civic Theatre, had
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Liddle heads for pool
DARLINGTON defender Craig Liddle has taken a relaxing dip in a hi-tech hydrotherapy pool to aid his rehabilitation. Liddle, recovering from a knee operation, visited the Pioneering Care Centre in Newton Aycliffe to use the state-of-the-art facilities.
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Vintage display of yesteryear vehicles
ALMOST 200 trucks, vans and buses snaked their way across the North-East yesterday. But it was nothing to do with protests over a possible rise in fuel tax. The convoy of classic vehicles hit the region's roads in celebration of the joys of automobile
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County's readers best at logging online to vote
PEOPLE in part of the region lead the country when it comes to voting online in libraries for their favourite read. During this year's annual WH Smith Book Awards, more people used the computers available in North Yorkshire's 45 libraries and information
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Cook museum plan considered
Plans for a museum celebrating the life of explorer Captain James Cook are to be considered by councillors.. Scarborough Borough Council will debate the plans, submitted by the James Cook Charity Trust, to restore a 19th Century railway engine shed in
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Undefeated Evenwood's all-round display
Readers Durham County League: Evenwood preserved their unbeaten record with a competent all-round performance at Crook Town where they earned their seventh win of the season. And once again it was West Indian Deighton Butler who engineered victory. He
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Champions made to pay for bad start
All six matches produced outright results. A first defeat for the current champions for over a year and a hat-trick dominate the headlines. Horden struggled from the start at Burnmoor, losing Stephen McCoy to the third delivery of the game. Adrian Hedley
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Fun day raises funds while giving a fine display of community spirit
MORE than 700 people attended a fun day to support Multiple Sclerosis (MS) sufferers and their carers. On Saturday, Darlington MS Society raised more than £1,600 at its fund day at Elm Ridge Methodist Church. Lisa Oates, from the society, said that as
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Flower festival to help church fund
CHURCH volunteers hope a flower festival and concert will have raised £1,000 for improvements to community facilities. Harrowgate Hill Method-ist Church, in Darlington, needs to raise £375,000 to rebuild its hall, lounge and annex, to make the facilities
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Record number of tourists will generate cash for town
A RECORD number of tourists are heading to Darlington in a multi-million pound boost for the town. Darlington's Tourist Information Centre has had more than 24,500 visitors through its doors this year. Visitor figures to the centre, in the town's Market
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Pupils get 'knead' deep in dough
SCHOOLchildren proved they were rising stars in the kitchen after making bread with a professional chef. Half a dozen young bakers from Leyburn Community Primary School were invited behind the scenes at Darlington College of Technology to see how things
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Bridge boosted
Shotley Bridge improved their position near the bottom of the table when they recorded only their second win of the season. Mark Smith (67), Phil Taylor with 42 and Ian Heslop (45) propelled them past 200 at Lintz and when the former Durham County all-rounder
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Firefighters free Tango from ring
FIREFIGHTERS dealt with one of their most bizarre callouts in years when they cut free a snake that had wriggled through a wedding ring. Michelle Potter, of Walker, near Newcastle, handed her pet cornsnake, Tango, to her friend, George Dodds, to hold.
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PC raises cash for skate park projects
A MAN is preparing to scale a 40ft tower to help youngsters realise their dream of building a skate park. PC Martin Pease of Durham Police is planning a sponsored abseil of the tower at Moor House, near Durham City, on Wednesday. Cash raised by PC Pease
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50 cars hit by spate of vandalism in town
MORE than 50 cars were damaged during a night of vandalism in Darlington. Scores of residents awoke on Saturday morning to find their cars had been marked with deep scratches or had wheel trims missing. Officers believe that someone on their way home
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Pubs could hold the key to market place's regeneration
A TOWN'S market place is in line for a boost with two of its biggest buildings expected to be occupied after months of standing empty. National pub chain JD Wetherspoon hopes to open a bar and restaurant in the former Hewitts solicitors offices, in Bishop
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Briton killed in Saudi shooting
A British cameraman died and a journalist was injured and a in a gun attack in Saudi Arabia, it emerged last night. BBC cameraman Simon Cumbers, 36, was killed and security correspondent Frank Gardner, 42, badly hurt in the south of the capital Riyadh
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Graduates call for 10,000 to help community projcet
A PROJECT to transform two former pit villages is hoping to attract 10,000 volunteers next month. The Bloomin Marvellous project aims to spruce up the communities of Easington Colliery and Horden, near Peterlee, this summer. It is being spearheaded by
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Measures are discussed to make town cleaner
A CRACKDOWN on a town's litter louts could be on the way. Middlesbrough Council's executive is being urged to consider increasing the number of fines issued and to "target areas where standards are poor and greater enforcement can be applied". Street
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Rare birds survive
THE first of the season's baby ducks have arrived at a visitor attraction, but very nearly didn't make it. Staff at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, in Washington, Wearside, were faced with disaster when a power cut in its hatchery threatened to kill
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English Heritage drops its case against development
A MAJOR stumbling block to the development of a multi-million pound project for a supermarket, shops and housing has been removed after English Heritage dropped its opposition. English Heritage sparked fury in Ripon when it tabled objections to a £10m
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Out of school club to open at barracks
A NEW out of school club will be launched in Alanbrooke Barracks, near Topcliffe, in September. The club will meet in a building within the grounds of Alanbrooke School. Initially opening times will be from 7.30am until the start of the school day and
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Horror as pigeons decapitated by vandals
A PIGEON fancier spoke of his devastation after discovering thugs had decapitated his birds. Pensioner Robert Caswell's loft was broken into and 22 of his racing pigeons had their heads pulled off. The thugs also injured eight others on Friday night.
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Vintage transport rally helps church drive
A VINTAGE transport rally and family fun day launched a cash drive in aid of a village church. About £4,500 was raised towards a building fund for St John's Church, Kirk Merrington, near Spennymoor, which aims to make the building more accessible. The
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Scheme to brighten neighbourhood and pass on skills
A TOWN'S residents are determined to improve their streets. Enthusiastic neighbours received tuition at the weekend on making hanging baskets. The idea is to brighten up rows of terraced houses in Middlesbrough's West Lane, Newport and Whinney Banks.
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South African dancers inspire young
TEESSIDE has been reverberating to the dance rhythms of Africa. Children in Middlesbrough have been learning how to combine African traditions with western techniques under the tuition of the visiting Sakoba Dance Theatre group. At the weekend, youngsters
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07/06/04
EUROPE: GORDON Adam MEP claimed that a full answer to what has Europe done for us would "more than fill your newspaper" (HAS June 1). I am sure the 97,000 pages of rules and regulations emanating from this new Politburo would probably fill your newspaper
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Woman survives 50ft fall from flats
A WOMAN has had an amazing escape after falling 50ft from a block of flats. The 33-year-old un-named woman fell from a third-floor window in Moray Close, Peterlee, east Durham, at 11pm on Friday. She suffered severe head injuries and doctors at Hartlepool
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Votes sent back amid mistakes
THOUSANDS of ballot papers are being sent out again because some people have failed to fill the forms in properly. Sorting centres across the region have reported up to five per cent of more than 350,000 votes cast so far have been invalid, and have given
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Training opportunities increase for young people
A SCHEME to find young people apprenticeship opportunities has been launched in east Durham. The programme is being funded initially by County Durham Learning and Skills Council and operated by East Durham Business Service, Connexions County Durham and
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Preserving piers for posterity
Time and Tide, a photographic exhibition of Britain's 54 pleasure piers, comes to Saltburn this wek. Steve Pratt reports. AS soon as the summer holidays arrived, photographic artist and university lecturer Lawrence George Giles climbed in his car and
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Fond farewells and freakish phenomena
Casualty (BBC1): FOR those of us who don't watch Casualty every week, the writers ensure that newcomers and occasional viewers are brought up to date. "Lara, you were kidnapped at gunpoint," someone says to Lara who, of course, is well aware of what happened
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Undefeated Evenwood's all-round display
Evenwood preserved their unbeaten record with a competent all-round performance at Crook Town where they earned their seventh win of the season. And once again it was West Indian Deighton Butler who engineered victory. He went to the wicket after Evenwood's
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Leisure group retains award
TEES Valley Leisure, which manages leisure facilities on behalf of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, has retained its Investors in People status after an assesment. The non-profit company, which was established in 1999, manages five leisure centres
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Uphill challenge for three
THREE Scout leaders are embarking on a coast-to-coast challenge to raise money for climbing equipment for their pack. Mark Hunt, leader of the fifth Redcar Scout group based at Larkswood Road, set off with Explorer Scout leader Kevin Scollay and assistant
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Kick-off time for £50,000 soccer centre
TEESSIDE'S first mini-soccer centre has opened. The centre, which cost about £50,000, is part of Teesside Athletic Junior Football Club in Redcar, and caters for players aged between five and ten. Mini-soccer has the same rules as football, but the team
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Durham Diary
IT HAS been quite a week for the ones who got away. I was delighted for Martin Saggers when he took a wicket with his first ball in a home Test, and even quite chuffed for Brad Hodge when he completed double centuries in successive matches. To deal with
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Memories flooded back of 1,500 dead and dying on the blood-soaked beach
The tide was out at Sword beach yesterday but, for the veterans on the sand the memories came flooding back. In the early morning sunshine, three veterans made a pilgrimage to the beach where masses of young British troops were cut down by German steel
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Verdict on road death
BRICKLAYER Kevin Jamison was run over twice as he lay on a country road. But as to how he came to be lying on the carriageway of the B1269 near Dunsdale, East Cleveland, his shoes removed and left nearby, is a mystery. Medical evidence revealed at an
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Parish objects
PARISH councillors want electricity company NEDL to put 11,000-volt lines underground, instead of overhead after six months of power failures. NEDL wants to replace 3,130 metres of overhead line with an 11,000 volt line on wooden poles from Commondale
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£50,000 target from race
ABOUT 1,400 women braved the heat yesterday to take part in a fundraising charity run. The Race for Life, a 5km fun run, took place at Herrington Country Park, near Sunderland, to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Race organiser Jill Campbell said:
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Five-fold increase in mumps infections causes concern
SOARING levels of a highly contagious disease is making the North-East the worst hit in the country. The number of cases of mumps in the North-East has increased five-fold in the past year. Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency put the region
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Coming to a natural end
MOST garden projects follow a similar course of progress. There is all the excitement of coming up with new and exciting ideas, the designing and implementation of the new scheme, the tweaking and tinkering to get it just right and then, finally, the
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Robinson aiming for the top
CARL Robinson last night revealed that his international ambitions were behind a permanent move to Sunderland. The midfielder is expected to sign on the dotted line later today after he was granted a free transfer by previous club Portsmouth. Robinson
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Robber threatens garage worker with shotgun
A GARAGE worker was threatened at gunpoint by a masked robber. The man walked into the BP petrol station on the A66 near Sadberge, outside Darlington, at about 6.30am on Saturday. He pointed a shotgun at the assistant and demanded money and cigarettes
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TV review
Casualty (BBC1) FOR those of us who don't watch Casualty every week, the writers ensure that newcomers and occasional viewers are brought up to date. "Lara, you were kidnapped at gunpoint," someone says to Lara who, of course, is well aware of what happened
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Derby winners bid for more success
SIR Michael Stoute and Kieren Fallon, fresh from triumph in Saturday's Epsom Derby, look to have a fine chance of success, albeit at a considerably lower level, at Pontefract this evening. The Newmarket trainer's Adaikali looks a progressive type and
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Tykes waste no time in wrapping up win
It took Yorkshire only 13 legitimate deliveries to complete a resounding Championship victory by 137 runs over Essex at Chelmsford on Saturday and return home with 21 points in the bag. Yorkshire's spirits were high after achieving their first double
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Football song is low note for England fans
There was a bad omen for England's football team yesterday as their official anthem for the Euro 2004 tournament limped into the singles charts in a disappointing tenth place. The Farm's All Together Now 2004, a reworking of the Liverpool band's 1990
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Martin wins inaugural 80-mile cycle ride round North-East town
SOME of the North's best cyclists took part in the first Bannatyne's Cycle Road Race yesterday. The 80-mile race starting from Bannatyne's gym, in Haughton Road, Darlington, was won by Martin Ford, from Wakefield. Among the 50 competitors was former national
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Cowboy charmer who won Cold War
He was the oldest man and the first actor to enter the White House. But Ronald Reagan will go down in history as the President with popular appeal at home and abroad. THEY were dark days for the United States. The economy was in recession, the Cold War
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Council flies into action over RAF base complaints
FLIGHT paths into a North Yorkshire airbase, which were changed following complaints by local residents, are again being monitored by the local council. The review of flying circuits into RAF Linton-on-Ouse is being conducted by Hambleton District Council's
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Refugees music day planned
REFUGEES will be welcomed to Teesside with a music event. Asylum-seekers and residents in Middlesbrough have come up with the idea of the event. More than 70 asylum-seekers and their families have arrived in the town this year. Tanweer Fatemah Khimji,
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Will Young to headline music concert
ORGANISERS of an annual riverside pop concert have announced the headline act for this year's event. Pop Idol Will Young will perform a 20 minute set at the Stockton TFM Live concert, in conjunction with 96.6tfm and Stockton Borough Council, at Stockton
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Theatrical group seeks new members
A THEATRE group is launching a recruitment drive for its next musical. CBS Amateur Players, in Consett, is looking for new members, aged over 16. Group chairman Alan Graham said: "This is part of our campaign to introduce some new people to the group.
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Seasons of stars and Spanish spice
THE three tragedies of Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear and a season of obscure plays about obsession mean that this year's Newcastle Royal Shakespeare Company tour won't be laughing all the way to the bank. Some will read that as the mood of the moment
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Durham Breese to third consecutive success
DURHAM eased to a third successive totesport League win after finally shaking off the shackles of another sluggish Riverside pitch yesterday. After choosing to bat against Scotland, they struggled to 114 for four after 35 overs before Jon Lewis inspired
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When the King took tea instead of teeing off
AS legend has it, if King George V had actually taken a few irons with him on his visit to the North-East 94 years ago there is every chance the region would have had its very own Royal Golf Club. Instead, His Majesty opted for a sup of afternoon tea
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Girl, four, dies after cliff fall
A FOUR-year-old girl who spent two days fighting for her life after falling from cliffs at a woodland beauty spot died yesterday. The youngster, who has not been named, had wandered off from her family, who were on a day-trip, when she fell 30ft down
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Weekend double for Silksworth
Durham Coast League: Silksworth are still out in front after completing a weekend double but they had a close call before defeating Dawdon yesterday. Despite skipper David Tate (83) and Paul Smailes (45) producing an opening century partnership, the Wearsiders
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Young North-East entertainer who risked her life
A BEAUTIFUL North-East blonde became the first entertainer to land on Normandy beaches after D-Day. Christine Norden, who went on to become a British film and stage star, was only 19 when she put her life at risk for her country. Her memoirs were discovered
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Peter Gabriel, Newcastle Arena
IT must be great to be Peter Gabriel. In his mid-fifties, he is producing the best work of his career about the process of aging while on stage he is having enormous fun behaving like a child. Friday night's stage set - a silver and black circle in the
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CCTV van spies on unruly youths
BADLY behaved youths on housing estates risk getting their face on film thanks to a CCTV van patrolling the streets. The new high-visibility vehicle, which has been filming crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Cleveland for the last two weeks , will
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English Heritage drops its case against development
A MAJOR stumbling block to the development of a multi-million pound project for a supermarket, shops and housing has been removed after English Heritage dropped its opposition. English Heritage sparked fury in Ripon when it tabled objections to a £10m
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Enthusiasts celebrate golden age of motoring and sad anniversary
ENTHUSIASTS of a car built in the North-East came from around the world to take part in an anniversary rally. Visitors from as far afield as Australia, Canada and Denmark came to Castle Howard, near Malton, North Yorkshire, for the Jowett Car Club Classic
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English Heritage drops its case against development
A MAJOR stumbling block to the development of a multi-million pound project for a supermarket, shops and housing has been removed after English Heritage dropped its opposition. English Heritage sparked fury in Ripon when it tabled objections to a £10m
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Leisure group retains award
TEES Valley Leisure, which manages leisure facilities on behalf of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, has retained its Investors in People status after an assesment. The non-profit company, which was established in 1999, manages five leisure centres
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Sporting tribute to officer
YOUNGSTERS from across the Wear Valley turned out to pay a sporting tribute to a policeman who died of cancer. More than 120 primary school pupils took part in the PC Michael Wright memorial cricket match at Willington Cricket Club last week. PC Wright
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Village target of scheme to reduce arson
RESIDENTS are being urged to shop arsonists to reduce the number of fire attacks on Teesside. Arson cases account for nearly 90 per cent of incidents Cleveland Fire Brigade is called to. Every home in Hemlington, where there were 248 arson attacks last
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Dental surgery cannot fill books despite NHS shortage elsewhere
HUNDREDS of people queued for hours for a place on the books of an NHS dentist in the region - but elsewhere in the North-East a practice is having the opposite problem. In the face of a national crisis in dentistry over the lack of spaces, Healaugh Park
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Villagers take a greener look at life
VILLAGERS tucked into tasty treats to celebrate World Environment Day. West Rainton Green Group held an event in the Jubilee Hall, West Rainton, near Durham, on Saturday. Residents tried out Fairtrade products such as chocolate, tea and coffee. For youngsters
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Girl, four, dies after cliff fall
A FOUR-year-old girl who spent two days fighting for her life after falling from cliffs at a woodland beauty spot died yesterday. The youngster, who has not been named, had wandered off from her family, who were on a day-trip, when she fell 30ft down
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Renovation scheme wins Euro award
A PROJECT to renovate run-down Georgian buildings has won an award. The Grainger Town Project, which was launched in 1997, has transformed more than 100 derelict buildings in Newcastle and has helped to create 273 businesses and about 1,500 jobs. It has
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Hot wall exposed
A HOT wall has been exposed during a £850,000 restoration project at a 150-year-old Victorian glasshouse. The hot wall at Helmsley Walled Gardens,was originally used to heat the former Victorian vinery before it was modernised and plastered over in 1910
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Juve ready to fight Boro for Viduka
ITALIAN giants Juventus have lined up a move for Middlesbrough target Mark Viduka if they are unable to complete the signing of Inter Milan striker Christian Vieri. New Juventus boss Fabio Capello has identified Vieri as the man to spearhead his side's
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Skills taught in National Bicycle week
CYCLING and craft enthusiasts can learn the art of building a cycle wheel from start to finish when National Bicycle Week is celebrated at Hamsterley Forest this weekend. The 5,000 acre woodland, near Bishop Auckland, will host a wheel building workshop
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Residents call for action on road amid fears of fatality
HUNDREDS of residents in a village next to a dual-carriageway are calling for safety improvements to be made to the road before somebody is killed. Councillors and residents in the village of Lazenby, near Eston, have been calling for a 50mph limit and
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£50,000 target from race
ABOUT 1,400 women braved the heat yesterday to take part in a fundraising charity run. The Race for Life, a 5km fun run, took place at Herrington Country Park, near Sunderland, to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Race organiser Jill Campbell said:
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Park to back surgery
A doctors' medical centre could be built on a green field site in the North York Moors National Park to replace a cramped village surgery. Ashley House, a Newcastle-based company, wants to build the surgery at Briar Hill, Danby, because it says the existing
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Council flies into action over RAF base complaints
FLIGHT paths into a North Yorkshire airbase, which were changed following complaints by local residents, are again being monitored by the local council. The review of flying circuits into RAF Linton-on-Ouse is being conducted by Hambleton District Council's
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Indiana Jones and the carnival crusade
MAKE-believe heroes Indiana Jones and Zorro mingled with real-life heroines as all the fun of the carnival came to Mickleton at the weekend. The theme of this year's event was Heroes and Villains with fun-loving people getting into the swing of things
