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Launch of child road safety campaign
A NEW region-wide road safety campaign starts next week to help prevent youngsters ending up as accident statistics. The campaign, which covers Northumberland down to the Tees Valley, is the first to be launched by the Local Authority Road Safety Officers
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Judge halts court case over criminal's job claim validity
A JUDGE has taken the unusual step of halting a case to check the validity of a job offer designed to save a criminal from prison. Judge Michael Taylor gave Stephen Bendall a week to provide a sworn statement to prove the offer of employment was genuine
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Saturday Spotlight: Emotional farewell as fans salute their favourite son
When Craig Liddle's handwritten notes for this afternoon's programme arrived at the printers they were barely legible. Smudged and stained, they appeared to have had something spilt on them. It later transpired that it was not only the memories that came
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Classy Eswarah to end male domination
IT has been 30 long years since a three-year-old filly won the King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes but unbeaten Eswarah (4.20) might well possess the necessary class to smash that long-standing hoodoo. Successful in all three races to date
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Find these bombers
Police have issued CCTV images of four suspected suicide bombers who tried to bring more death and carnage to London. A fifth suspect was shot dead by police at a Tube station but members of the terrorist cell were still on the run last night and are
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Lyons the team to catch
Foster's Durham Senior League: With Hetton Lyons 16 points ahead of their rivals it is vitally important the chasing pack maintain consistent form. Second-placed Whitburn travel to Marsden looking for a vast improvement in their batting which let them
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Inquest told of incident in sea that claimed life
THE quick thinking of a surfer saved a six-year-old boy from drowning alongside his mother's partner, an inquest was told. Tony Christon, 46, died on June 19 after being swept out to sea by strong currents at St Ouen's Bay, in Jersey. Mr Christon, from
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Comment from The Northern Echo: Patients must come first
THE image of the National Health Service suffered badly during the Richard Neale affair. It was mismanaged by local officials who failed to react quickly enough to the concerns being expressed by patients, and lessons should have been learned throughout
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Inquiry launched into fish deaths
AN investigation has been launched after thousands of dead fish were found in the River Skerne. Residents are being warned not to let their children or dogs play in the water in case it is polluted. The Environment Agency was alerted to the problem by
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Crew bowls in to help
FIREFIGHTERS proved themselves jacks of all trades to save decades of genteel sporting tradition from being lost. The bowling greens have been a feature of South Park, in Darlington, since the 1890s. But a recent spell of tropical temperatures dried them
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Teesdale Talk: Chernobyl victims say it with love
Jean Henderson, a sprightly senior citizen who lives in Middleton-in-Teesdale, was given plenty of farewell hugs and kisses this week by grateful friends who all know her as Babushka, which is Russian for grandmother. Children and mothers from the Chernobyl
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Prize for never missing a day
A TEENAGER with an impeccable school attendance record for the past year has won a computer for his efforts. Alexander Elsdon, 15, was the lucky student whose name was pulled out of the hat to win the prize. Alexander studies at Norton School, in Stockton
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Helping patients to be treated at home
A NEW community care team is providing home treatment for adults to prevent them having to stay in hospital. The "seamless" service offered by Durham and Chester-le-Street Primary Care Trust is aimed at patients needing intermediate care. It has been
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Training future workers of region
MORE than 120 young people are expected to take the first step onto the career ladder with the help of a new training centre in Durham. The North-East Chamber of Commerce has strengthened the range of opportunities it offers to youngsters by opening the
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Health chiefs insist they are helping young people
HEALTH chiefs claim they are making major progress in improving young people's lives, despite the worrying results of a recent survey. Easington's Patient and Public Involvement Forum (PPI) said the survey of 1,500 11 to 16-year-olds indicated "a worrying
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Plenty of activities for the summer - and no messin'
The Northern Echo is promoting positive activities for children and teenagers throughout the summer holidays as part of the No Messin' campaign. The campaign aims to highlight the dangers of messing about on railways, while promoting alternative activities
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Pensioner is found guilty in fraud case
MAGISTRATES yesterday found a pensioner guilty of fraudulently claiming more than £4,000 in benefits. Owen McManus, of Orchard Grove, Brompton, near Northallerton, did not turn up for the hearing at Northallerton Magistrates' Court. The case was proved
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Last chance for teenager
A TEENAGER has been given a final warning to sort his life out or face imprisonment. District Judge Stephen Earl told the 17-year-old, who turns 18 next month, he would face further penalties as an adult. The Thornaby youngster, who cannot be named for
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Tougher rules on rubbish dump
TOUGHER rules are being introduced at a Teesside dump. The Environment Agency yesterday granted a Pollution Prevention and Control permit to operator Able UK Holdings for its site at Seaton Meadows, Hartlepool. Tougher rules mean the site can only accept
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Leaflet to reduce falls
EASINGTON Primary Care Trust has published a leaflet in a bid to reduce the number of falls and fractures suffered by elderly residents. It contains information on how to reduce trips and falls in the home as well as promoting the benefits of a healthy
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Andy charts a path to world championship contest
A NORTH-EAST cyclist has earned himself a tilt at a world championship crown. Andy Conn has been selected to represent Great Britain at the Mountain Bike Orienteering World Championships in Slovakia in September. Combining the map-reading skills of traditional
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Farewell to city's adopted warship
RESIDENTS of Durham will pay an emotional farewell to its adopted warship this weekend as the crew of HMS Invincible pays a final visit to the city. The aircraft carrier is visiting the North-East to officially start next week's Tall Ships Race from the
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Phone mast plan likely to be approved despite opposition
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a mobile phone mast near a village on the edge of the North York Moors are likely to be approved, despite strong opposition. Orange wants to erect the 20-metre mast at Great Broughton, next to a public footpath among trees by Bradley
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Parents and children celebrate learning together at nursery
GROWN-UPS have been returning to the classroom to help themselves and their children brush up on learning skills. Eleven adults have been spending Fridays with their children at Alverton infant and nursery school, in Northallerton, where they have been
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Exhibitions of brass and embroidery
A VILLAGE church is hosting two exhibitions of embroidery and brass-rubbing. The church, in Baldersby St James, near Ripon, will host an exhibition of church embroideries, including a new altar kneeler, and rubbings of Yorkshire church brass from the
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A sad but predictable day for Lennie and his lost workmates
LENNY Ballentine was a 30-year-old father-of-two when Consett steelworks shut down and he was made redundant. After six months on the dole along with more than 3,000 of his workmates, the former steelworker finally found employment at the LG Philips factory
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Fashion show is not all rubbish
IT was more Hollywood than Hurworth for schoolchildren yesterday as they dressed up as stars of the silver screen. A bin bag fashion show at the village's secondary school featured an array of spectacular entries. Pupils transformed themselves into characters
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Fishing business owners left dangling
PLANS to set up a fishing business in Witton-le-Wear suffered another setback after councillors failed to make a decision. It had been expected that temporary planning permission would be given for two static caravans, a fish farm hatchery and rearing
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Church moves a step closer to new centre for worship
A church congregation is a step closer to getting a new centre of worship after planning permission was granted to demolish offices and sell the land for houses. Sedgefield Borough Council yesterday agreed that the Christian Life Centre's offices in Burnhope
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Man stored child porn on his computer
A MAN who shared indecent child images ordered from Internet sites with fellow computer users world-wide, was yesterday jailed for a year. Analysis of computer equipment seized from the family home of Paul Herron, in Eggleston Drive, Consett, County Durham
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Recycled bench gift for school
BENCHES made from 150-year-old timbers salvaged from Hartlepool Marina will be presented to a Darlington school. The gifts will be used by pupils at the new Harrowgate Hill School, which opens later this year. North-East landscape architects Anthony Walker
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Waste depot moves after 30 years
Wagons rolled for the last time from a council depot yesterday. A total of 25 refuse wagons drove out of the Warrenby Depot, Redcar, which has been the refuse service's operational headquarters for 30 years. The crews will in future be based in a more
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The Lifeblood Appeal
As part of The Northern Echo's Lifeblood campaign, which aims to encourage people to give blood, here are details of forthcoming donor sessions in the region: Monday * St Aloysius' Centre, corner of Argyle Street and Coquet Street, Hebburn, 2.30pm-7pm
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Amazing Maisie seeking a home
A LURCHER dog which has been saved from death row is looking for a new family. Amazing Maisie, as she has been named by her rescuers, is being cared for by dog lover Angela Taylor and friend Julie Johnson as they search for a new home for her. The four
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Pietersen error so costly for England
Kevin Pietersen was given a harsh introduction into Test cricket after Australia ruthlessly exploited his fluctuating fortunes to take command of the opening npower Test at Lord's. Rightly applauded off the field after his entertaining 57 had restricted
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At Your Service: 'It's just like the good old days'
The Roman Catholic community in Willington is in good health as it celebratesits centenary, and its church is free from mobile phones, chewing gum and chattering. TEN days after the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle had led centenary celebrations at the
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Nestle creates golden opportunities
NESTL'S York factory has launched a range of Wonka bars to coincide with the release of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which arrives in cinemas next Friday. It is believed that Roald Dahl based Willy Wonka's chocolate factory on the Rowntree fac-tory
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A cricketing hero's last innings
'I THINK I have played my last innings for Yorkshire," said Captain Hedley Verity of the Green Howards as he lay injured in a cornfield in Italy. He had. The man who single-handedly secured England's only Test match victory over the Australians at Lord's
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'Music is in my blood'
The history of actors turning to a singing career may not be a happy one - Kylie apart - but Where The Heart Is star Danny Seward believes he will prove to be another exception. ONLY one thing stood in the way when Where The Heart Is heartthrob Danny
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Morrisons satisfies watchdog
SUPERMARKET chain Morrisons last night satisfied conditions imposed upon it by regulators by selling a final batch of Safeway stores. Morrisons exchanged contracts on four stores in the North - including one in Middlesbrough - to fulfil commitments made
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For Your Benefit: Are we entitled to anything?
Q Is there anything we can claim? We are 68 and 69 and pay £1,152 council tax. My husband's State Pension is £163.37 a week and mine is £49.15. We also have a three-monthly private pension of £647.94 and our savings are nearly £16,000. A As long as your
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The young ones
WHO wants to look old? So what a pity that Des (although the BBC now refers to ex-Match Of The Day miscreant as Desmond) Lynam's attempt to tell our "real" age was so long and confusing that it probably put ten years on us all. Are You Younger Than You
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The Lifeblood Appeal
As part of The Northern Echo's Lifeblood campaign, which aims to encourage people to give blood, here are details of forthcoming donor sessions in the region: Monday * St Aloysius' Centre, corner of Argyle Street and Coquet Street, Hebburn, 2.30pm-7pm
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Sex attacker banned from public transport for life
A MAN who carried out sex attacks against teenage girls on buses has been banned from travelling on public transport in England for life. Father-of-one Shazad Kayani was told by a judge: "The public have got to know that this sort of behaviour will not
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Father's 'hell' over baby harm conviction
A FATHER wrongly accused of almost shaking his baby son to death spoke yesterday after his conviction was quashed. Michael Faulder, 36, is looking forward to rebuilding his relationship with the youngster, but cannot forget the "six years of hell" spent
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Protestors take to roads to make point on school traffic
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep a nationally-acclaimed school in its rural setting yesterday staged their most high-profile demonstration yet. A convoy of more than 100 cars converged on the edge-of-town site which Darlington Borough Council bosses have
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Firefighters tackle yard blaze
FIREFIGHTERS spent yesterday tackling a scrapyard blaze that could be seen for miles around. The fire broke out in the Ward Brothers yard, in the Albert Hill area of Darlington, at about 6.30am and was finally brought under control late yesterday afternoon
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Support Our Port: No time to lose with port plan
TEESPORT owner PD Ports last night vowed that no time would be lost in bringing forward plans that could create 7,000 jobs in the region. Chief executive Graham Roberts made the pledge after meeting Ports Minister Stephen Ladyman in Westminster on Thursday
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23/07/2005
HOUSING STOCK:ONCE again the MP for Sedgefield, Tony Blair, shows how much he is out of touch with the people who elected him to the very good job he has. After a vote on whether to transfer Sedgefield Borough Council's housing stock into the private
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A mother's instinct told me something was wrong
HEARTBROKEN parents told yesterday how a suicide bomber tore their lives apart on a family holiday to Turkey - killing their "beautiful, bubbly" daughter. And Sharon Holden spoke of the " mother's instinct" that convinced her something had happened to
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Single punch left friend in coma
A SINGLE punch left a young man in a coma with a fractured skull, following a row with a friend, a court was told. Tony Malpass delivered the blow, which caused the other man to fall from a low wall on which he was standing, banging his head on the ground
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Television debut for North singer
A singer-songwriter from the North will play to her biggest audience this morning when she performs her debut single Here's The Love on Channel 4's Morning Line racing programme. Hayley Hutchinson, from York, will also be interviewed on the show, which
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Council vows to move travellers from illegal campsite
A COUNCIL has pledged to take action to move on travellers who have set up camp in a Darlington park. Caravans and a number of other vehicles arrived at South Park on Tuesday night - to the anger of nearby residents. Yesterday, Darlington Borough Council
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Tough Love to break his rivals' hearts with Beeswing success
NEWCASTLE'S Beeswing Stakes looks an ideal target for the temptingly well-handicapped Tough Love (3.15). Number crunching is all part of a professional tipster's job and it's very important to inform potential punters of the fact that 15 months ago Tough
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How a family became The Three Degrees
A BRAINY family are celebrating becoming the Three Degrees after son, mum and gran all graduated together. Ricky Turner, 22, mum Joy Turner, 42, and grandma Joy Whiteman, 69, have all been studying hard for the past three years. Joy Turner's home in Cochrane
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Old admits 'golden opportunity' wasted
Foster's ECB North East Regional Premier League: SUNDERLAND captain Simon Old reckons it will take an Herculean effort and a dramatic loss of form by South Northumberland for his side to win the championship. "Let's face it, we missed a golden opportunity
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From nettles and thistles to rural paradise
WHEN Jonathan and Caroline Peacock began work on their garden at Ravensford Farm nearly 20 years ago, it was nothing but nestles and thistles. But visitors to the 2.5-acre garden at Hamsterley, County Durham, tomorrow can tour a small wood, orchard, ponds
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Plan to tackle town congestion unveiled
COUNCIL chiefs have been warned that a major transport strategy will do little to address Darlington's mounting traffic congestion problems. Darlington Borough Council has unveiled its second local transport plan - a detailed blueprint outlining how the
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Who will save the multiplex?
It's 20 years since the first multiplex cinema opened in the UK,heralding a revolution in movie-going. But, as the box office emerges from its longest slump since that groundbreaking day, Steve Pratt asks if the sheen has come off the multi-screen. BATMAN
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Inquiry launched into fish deaths
AN investigation has been launched after thousands of dead fish were found in the River Skerne. Residents are being warned not to let their children or dogs play in the water in case it is polluted. The Environment Agency was alerted to the problem by
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Train alert after man seen on line
A MAN was taken away by police after trespassing on the East Coast Main Line yesterday. The man was first spotted standing on a bridge over the River Skerne in John Street, in Darlington, shortly before 8am. He then walked on to the nearby railway line
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A musical goodbye
PUPILS have said a fond farewell to their Darlington school with an ambitious leavers' concert. Youngsters at Mowden Junior School staged their own version of the Shakespeare comedy Twelfth Night to music. The show, performed by year six pupils preparing
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A round-the-world trip for primary pupils
THREE Wear Valley primary schools rounded off a year-long creative and literacy project with a show. Stanley Crook, Tow Law Millennium Primary and Witton-le-Wear Primary performed Around the World in 80 Minutes for an audience of parents and governors
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Alpine challenge for charity cyclist
A BISHOP Auckland cyclist will head for the hills next month to raise money for charity. Matthew Rossi, 43, of Etherley Grange, will ride about 400km in the Alps in France, starting on August 28, in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind. He will be one of 40
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'Residents not behind death threats'
RESIDENTS whose homes have been earmarked for demolition insist they are not behind death threats sent to councillors. As reported by The Northern Echo this week, several Middlesbrough councillors have been sent letters - one embellished with hand-drawn
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Farewell to city's adopted warship
RESIDENTS of Durham will pay an emotional farewell to its adopted warship this weekend as the crew of HMS Invincible pays a final visit to the city. The aircraft carrier is visiting the North-East to officially start next week's Tall Ships Race from the
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Man in court over £9,000 of benefits
A MAN was yesterday convicted of receiving more than £9,000 in benefits he was not entitled to. Brian Stephenson, of Todds Court, Thirsk, pleaded guilty at Northallerton Magistrates' Court to five charges of failing to disclose information. The 64-year-old
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Town's shopping arcade is to become a smoke-free zone
One of the longest-established indoor shopping arcades in the region is to ban smoking. The ban at Dundas Street Shopping, Middlesbrough, to take effect in September, pre-empts a Government ban on smoking in public places that is likely to become law
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Kyle turns to German specialist
SUNDERLAND have turned to the doctor who worked wonders with Michael Owen in a bid to save Kevin Kyle's career. Kyle has remained in the North-East while the rest of the Black Cats squad tour North America allowing the Wearsiders' medical staff to monitor
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Children study crime issues
YOUNGSTERS at two secondary schools have completed a crime and safety study. The pupils, from Stokesley and Bedale, took part in a programme called Crime Challenges, run by the Hambleton Community Safety Partnership. They studied anti-social behaviour
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Local companies help charity kindling team with uniform
A CHARITY for adults with learning disabilities has been helped by two local companies. Chopsticks, in Northallerton, has 28 members who produce kindling wood from recycled timber in an industrial environment, and now they have all been supplied with
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Soldiers Race the Sun for charity
TEAMS of soldiers who took part in a race across some of North Yorkshire's toughest terrain have provided a boost for local charities. The soldiers ran, canoed, swam and cycled from dawn to dusk in the annual Race the Sun event. Personnel from 2 Signal
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Recycling a key message at annual music festival
RECYCLING will take centre stage at a music festival next month. Recycling bins for cans and bottles will be provided at this year's two-day Richmond Live festival. Hundreds of music fans are expected to gather at the Batts, in Richmond, on August 5 and
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Action group claims council is developer-led
COUNCIL bosses have rejected new claims from campaigners fighting to save a landmark Darlington pub. Premier Homes UK has applied to the borough council for permission to demolish the White Horse Hotel, in North Road, and build 55 apartments. The company
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Village stalwart Alan remembered by residents
A VILLAGE stalwart has been remembered by residents who have raised money to buy a commemorative seat. A large crowd at Sheriff Hutton, near York, turned out to see the unveiling of a teak seat in memory of Alan Farnaby. Mr Farnaby spent 47 years as clerk
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Reaping the rewards for good behaviour
PUPILS have been rewarded for their good behaviour with climbing wall and bouncy castle sessions at the end of a long term. The students in the blue caterpillar house at Whinfield Primary School, won the inter-house contest. Children aged seven to 11
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Drug addict jailed for taking jewellery from 81-year-old
A DRUG addict who tricked his way into a pensioner's home and stole her jewellery has been jailed for three years. Phillip Corrie, 28, was told by the judge: "People of that age in failing health need to be protected and you used her aged and weakened
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Miller's Plain return
Foster's Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League: Nakitta Miller makes a timely return for Annfield Plain at Ponteland this afternoon. He has missed several matches while touring Sri Lanka with the West Indies A team and the Plain are pleased to have
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Newcastle need £15m to land Boa Morte and Anelka
NEWCASTLE UNITED must pay £5m for Fulham's Luis Boa Morte and have also been told to double that figure if they want to land striker Nicolas Anelka. The Magpies made two separate bids on Thursday and their opening offer for Boa Morte - believed to be
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A mother's instinct told me something was wrong
HEARTBROKEN parents told yesterday how a suicide bomber tore their lives apart on a family holiday to Turkey - killing their "beautiful, bubbly" daughter. And Sharon Holden spoke of the " mother's instinct" that convinced her something had happened to
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Durham County League
Stalwart Owen Williamson reckons that Hylton are in with a chance of inflicting a first defeat of the season on leaders Esh Winning, writes Malcolm Pratt. "We gave them a good game earlier in the season and since then have found our feet playing overs
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Fishing tragedy portrayed on stage
THE moving story behind a fishing disaster and the strong women who coped with its after-effects is being performed as part of the Tall Ships celebrations. Get Up and Tie Your Fingers, by award-winning Berwick playwright Ann Coburn, is the first production
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Pregnant woman locked up for attack
A PREGNANT woman and her boyfriend were jailed yesterday for attacking another couple in the street. Katrina Robinson, 20, who is seven months' pregnant, and Terence Rowley, 26, punched and kicked a 16-year-old girl who said later that she thought she
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Chase is on for Yorkshire
History will repeat itself if Yorkshire can pull off a sensational victory over Leicestershire on the final day of the Championship match at Scarborough today. The first encounter between the sides was at Grace Road in mid-May, when Yorkshire plundered
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Plans unveiled to create £11m digital city in region
THE North-East could become a world-class centre for animation, computer games and digital media as the first plans were unveiled for a "digital city" yesterday. Nearly 300 jobs and 130 companies will be created over the next five years in Middlesbrough
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Noffke injury blow slows Durham's victory charge
DURHAM'S promotion march was marred by a recurrence of Ashley Noffke's back trouble yesterday. It wrecked their chances of a two-day win against Derbyshire, whose dire position was transformed in the evening by a brilliant century from Michael Di Venuto
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It's just like the good old days
TEN days after the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle had led centenary celebrations at the Roman Catholic church of Our Lady and St Thomas in Willington, the At Your Service column - better late - pitched up, too. Fr John Reid, perhaps the only Sunderland
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No time to lose with port plan
TEESPORT owner PD Ports last night vowed that no time would be lost in bringing forward plans that could create 7,000 jobs in the region. Chief executive Graham Roberts made the pledge after meeting Ports Minister Stephen Ladyman in Westminster on Thursday
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'Olympic win could make skills shortage worse'
LONDON'S Olympic bid triumph could make the skills shortages in the region's construction sector worse. CITB-Construction Skills - the sector skills body for the industry - issued the warning as it published a blueprint for tackling the skills shortage
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There's more to come from Mazumdar, predicts Furby
Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Premier Division: Bishop Auckland director of cricket Paul Furby has predicted more runs will flow from the bat of Amul Mazumdar after he became the first player to score 1,000 runs in the Premier Division
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Boro stars head for Darlington
BRADFORD CITY'S loss is Darlington's gain as neighbours Middlesbrough pay their first visit to the Williamson Motors Stadium in Craig Liddle's testimonial game this afternoon. The Teessiders' decision to cancel a second friendly at Valley Parade on the
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Clarke puts injury curse behind him
ALMOST 12 months of injury woe for Darrell Clarke were put to bed in minutes this week. The Hartlepool United midfielder didn't kick a ball for his club last season as his campaign was ravaged by two separate knee problems. The pain was made worse as
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Fraudster enjoyed luxury lifestyle
A WOMAN who masterminded an elaborate fraud to fund a millionaire lifestyle for her family has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Appearing at Teesside Crown Court yesterday, Deborah Keery, 41, of Holyrood Court, Hart Village, near Hartlepool, wept
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Castle and Murton in top of table clash
Match of the day is between newly installed leaders Castle Eden and Murton, who were deposed last weekend. "We were top early doors, but dropped back when we lost to Silksworth. We now have our noses in front again, but there are still seven games to
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Newcastle need £15m to land Boa Morte and Anelka
NEWCASTLE UNITED must pay £5m for Fulham's Luis Boa Morte and have also been told to double that figure if they want to land striker Nicolas Anelka. The Magpies made two separate bids on Thursday and their opening offer for Boa Morte - believed to be
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Plenty of activities for the summer - and no messin'
The Northern Echo is promoting positive activities for children and teenagers throughout the summer holidays as part of the No Messin' campaign. The campaign aims to highlight the dangers of messing about on railways, while promoting alternative activities
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Boro still waiting for decision on Pogatetz
FRUSTRATION is growing at Middlesbrough with the club still waiting to learn whether new signing Emanuel Pogatetz will be suspended for the start of the campaign - after a decision on his appeal was put on hold until next week. After pleading his case
