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Five die in weekend accidents
FIVE people died in accidents at the weekend. Two women were killed in a single-vehicle collision on the A19 at Leake, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, at about 9.30am yesterday. They were both rear-seat passengers. The driver, a 25-year-old man,
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No Messin': Action film re-enactments among events on offer
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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Irani's surprise move renders cat and mouse chase irrelevant
PHIL Jaques' third century against Durham helped Yorkshire to emerge from the draw at Scarborough with one more point than their visitors on Saturday. But the cat-and-mouse was rendered almost irrelevant by the generosity of Essex captain Ronnie Irani
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Police call on traders to halt sale of replica assault rifles
POLICE last night called on traders to stop selling replica assault rifles after warning that owners could be killed for carrying them. The Northern Echo was able to buy a pellet gun similar to an AR-M4SF assault rifle for £20 at a market this weekend
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On TV last night
Rum, Sodomy And The Lash (C4) The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs (BBC1) Loch Ness Monster: The Ultimate Experiment (five) Ian Fleming - Bondmaker (BBC1) IT was a "time of debauchery, bawdiness, drunkeness and floggings". Sounds just like another day at
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Hospital goes to the Alps for staff
A hospital in the region has recruited two anaesthetics staff from Switzerland. Gateshead's Queen Elizabeth Hospital has recruited Lisa Churchill and Wouter de Kroon, from Lugano Hospital. The staff, thought to be among the first anaesthesia practitioners
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Boyd gives Pool hope but slow start proves costly
SEVEN days previous and Martin Scott was extolling the virtues of starting well. "We have to start games brighter and sharper, with more tempo and urgency and put more pressure on the opponent in possession," he said after watching his own Hartlepool
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Resistance honoured with rock memorial to Pyrenees great escapes
A MEMORIAL is being erected in recognition of Second World War resistance fighters who helped Allied soldiers escape capture. The monument will be put up in the parade ground at Eden Camp Museum, in Malton, North Yorkshire. Two large slabs of rock from
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Durham Diary
DURHAM must have an infatuation with players who have taken hat-tricks against them. They signed Danny Law and Vince Wells and they have just given a three-game trial in the A team to left-arm swing bowler Alamgir Sheriyar. It was on Sheriyar's first-class
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Police deny 'frustration' over community training regime
POLICE chiefs have brushed off fears that a new training regime for probationer officers is in chaos. The new two-year Initial Police Learning and Development Programme is being rolled out across the country with the aim of training officers close to
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It's easy for Addicks as Boro fail to turn up for the party
ON A day when Middlesbrough hoped to celebrate ten years at the Riverside Stadium in style, Charlton Athletic were in no mood for sentiment and Boro resembled a team already suffering from a hangover. The Addicks - courtesy of goals from Dennis Rommedahl
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McLeod takes Gateshead Harriers' Stan Long Mile
GREAT Britain international Ryan McLeod - son of former Olympic 10,000m silver-medallist Mike McLeod - won the inaugural Stan Long Mile at Gateshead Harriers' Tartan Games. The event, which will be staged annually at Gateshead International Stadium in
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Talking Point: A decade at the Riverside
WHEN the Ayresome Park gates had been cleaned, released from storage and unveiled in front of Middlesbrough's modern Riverside Stadium home, memories of a proud, albeit less glamorous, past came flooding back. The old main entrance to Ayresome may have
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Stadium celebrates 50 golden years of sporting achievement
IT has hosted an array of superstars from the worlds of sport and music and helped nurture the talents of the region's Olympic champions since it opened half a century ago. The list is endless - but among the roll call are Steve Cram, Brendan Foster,
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Johannes poised for Ripon joy
SPRINT king David Nicholls has yet another smart speedster on his hands in the shape of Johannes, a leading contender for this afternoon's two-year-old Ripon Champion Trophy. Provided Johannes (4.10) can reproduce the form he showed when scoring at York
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Roadshow for carers
A NUMBER of roadshows to promote awareness for carers will be held next month. Durham Dales Action for Carers will hold the roadshows to give advice about support for carers. There will also be displays about energy efficiency, council tax, housing benefit
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Veterans lay standards to rest for final time
IN a moving ceremony, former servicemen and women marked the end of an era yesterday. Past members of Barnard Castle's Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) and Royal British Legion branches took part in the laying-up of their standards in St Mary's Church
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Housing board ballot
FIVE tenants are to contest for two seats on a Teesside housing board. They will bid for places on the board of Tristar Homes, which manages Stockton Borough Council's housing, following an invitation to all council tenants to join as company directors
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Shopping centre crafts for youngsters
YOUNGSTERS were given a school holiday treat when craft sessions came to a busy shopping centre at the weekend. Scores of children were able to put their creative talents to the test when the new owner of the Castlegate Shopping Centre, in Stockton, celebrated
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History book details story of Darlington
A BOOK detailing the history of Darlington is now available for reference at the town's main library. The Victorian County History is a historical encyclopaedia of English counties, with an international reputation as a work of reference for local history
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Soldiers lay their standards to rest for the final time
IN a moving ceremony, former servicemen and women marked the end of an era yesterday. Past members of Barnard Castle's Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) and Royal British Legion branches took part in the laying-up of their standards in St Mary's Church
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Four-year-old could be the next big thing
AT four years old, McKenzie Williamson is tot of the pops according to the usually cold-eyed judges on the X Factor. McKenzie was smuggled into the auditions by his mother, Nicola, and became the youngest ever contestant. Even hard-hearted critic Simon
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Play area in line for £30,000 windfall
A RUN-DOWN children's play area looks set to benefit from a £30,000 windfall to give it a new lease of life. The site, at Saltaire Terrace in Greatham, close to Hartlepool, has been waiting for funding for some time. Now, members of Hartlepool Borough
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'Boring' teenager set pensioner's hair on fire
A TEENAGER set fire to an 82-year-old woman's hair to prove that he wasn't boring. Phillip Wooton set fire to Elizabeth Collins's hair on a train after a friend accused him of being dull. When Mrs Collins asked Wooton why he had done it, he said: "Because
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Private club calls for ban on smoking
A PRIVATE club has called for a smoking ban in licensed premises. Seaham Conservative Club, in east Durham, which has 600 members, wants the Government to ban smoking in all workplaces, including pubs and clubs. Club bosses are concerned about the health
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For youngsters, fun is EZEE
A SUMMER initiative to entertain youngsters and put them in touch with a variety of services has been labelled a huge success. EZEE events have been running for five weeks at Zan-zibar nightclub, in Stockton High Street, offering youngsters aged 11 to
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Taking to the road for carers
A NUMBER of roadshows to promote awareness for carers will be held in the next month. Durham Dales Action for Carers will hold the roadshows to give advice about support for carers. There will also be displays about energy efficiency, council tax, housing
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Pub wins top spot in floral contest
THE Black Lion pub, in Sedgefield, was judged the town's best-decorated business, winning the George Robinson Trophy in the Civic Trust floral competition. Runners-up in the commercial properties section were the Dun Cow Hotel and Ministers Restaurant
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Putting on dancing shoes for VJ event
MEMBERS of a dance club donned their dancing shoes, plus 1940s outfits, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of VJ Day. Shildon Railway Institute Modern Sequence Dance Club staged a dance for the occasion, and dressed up in red, white and blue or wartime
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Former patients offer help coping with illness
PATIENT champions could soon deliver just the tonic people with long-term health problems need. In a ground-breaking North Yorkshire scheme, organised by the National Health Service, people with health problems are being offered assistance in coping -
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Residents mobilise protest over Army barracks plan
RESIDENTS have launched a campaign to fight plans for new barracks at Europe's biggest Army base. More than 200 people have signed a petition against the accommodation for more than a thousand single soldiers off Plumer Road, in Catterick Garrison. It
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Eight-goal thriller par for the course in Quakers world
IN the weird, wonderful and, more often than not, downright ridiculous world of Darlington, David Hodgson has come to expect that anything can and, inevitably will, happen. In the month that Hodgson celebrates ten years since first walking through the
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Police call on traders to halt
POLICE last night called on traders to stop selling replica assault rifles after warning that owners could be killed for carrying them. The Northern Echo was able to buy a pellet gun similar to an AR-M4SF assault rifle for £20 at a market this weekend
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29/08/05
FLY-AWAY MUMS: I THINK those people who leave their children to go on holiday are despicable. I took my grandson in so he would not be adopted. He is now five and I have never been on holiday or had a night out since he came. I am very tired, worn out
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'Funeral' pal is alive and well!
PENSIONER Frank Hughes would like to inform everyone that reports of his death are greatly exaggerated - especially the workmates who turned up for what they thought was his funeral. Friends of the retired bus driver were devastated to be told by his
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Bossu left stunned after draw
IF first impressions really do count then Bert Bossu has gone about making his completely the wrong the way. Being culpable for at least one goal on your debut is not the best way to introduce yourself to a new club, especially when the game in question
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DJs attract 300 to school rave as project helps keep children off streets
THEY are used to performing in some of the region's biggest nightclubs, but some of the hottest DJs in the North-East played an entirely different kind of gig. DJ Motion, otherwise known as Graeme Hogg, MC Ace and MC Tazo, fronted a rave night at Branksome
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Chinese players visit N-E on tour
A GROUP of leading table tennis players from China will line up against the best in the North-East. The mixed team of eight is visiting the region after Hartlepool businessman and keen player Keith Thomas master-minded the nine-day stay. Their aim is
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Allen just keeps on running
SHILDON'S answer to the Tough of the Track - like Alf Tupper, Allen Purdham was even a welder - is celebrating his finest achievement. Allen, an old age pensioner who'd never run a race until he was 44, trains in all weathers, relaxes after club nights
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Edge taken off Sodje's hat-trick
Although Akpo Sodje left Chester City's pitch with the match ball in hand, the shine was somewhat taken off his day by Darlington's dramatic late collapse. Sodje's 81st minute header handed Darlington a seemingly unassailable 4-2 lead and gave the 25-
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Retailer gives region a vote of confidence
A RETAILER based in the North-East has made a multi-million pound investment in the region. County Durham-based DP Furniture Express has acquired a 50,000sq ft warehouse and manufacturing facility on the Team Valley, in Gateshead. The distribution centre
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Private club calls for ban on smoking
A PRIVATE club has called for a smoking ban in licensed premises. Seaham Conservative Club, in east Durham, which has 600 members, wants the Government to ban smoking in all workplaces, including pubs and clubs. Club bosses are concerned about the health
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Work begins on new headquarters as company sets sights on the future
WORK has started on a new head office for an expanding company in Darlington. Southern Cross Healthcare, which provides care for elderly and frail people, and those with dementia, will move into the four-storey office in Archer Street in February. The
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Wilkinson back in training
JONNY Wilkinson has been cleared to resume full training today, but confusion surrounds what part he can play in Newcastle Falcons' Guinness Premiership opener at Sale on Friday evening. A row is rumbling over the 11-week rest period England players are
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Durham double still on the cards as Hussey departs
DURHAM skipper Mike Hussey will expect to find his team facing much stronger opposition than yesterday's visitors, Scotland, when he returns next season. Hopefully that will be at the end of April, when Australia have fulfilled their commitments in Bangladesh
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Driver cut free after road accident
A DRIVER is recovering in hospital after losing control of his car. The 28-year-old man from Eston, near Middlesbrough, suffered injuries to his chest and abdomen in the crash on Saturday morning. Police said he was believed to have been travelling south
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Improvements hard to find one year on
TOMORROW marks the first anniversary of Sir Bobby Robson's controversial dismissal as Newcastle manager. With the Magpies having picked up just two points from their first four games of last season, chairman Freddy Shepherd decided enough was enough.
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It's agony for Akpo
David Hodgson couldn't help but feel sorry for Akpo Sodje at the weekend, writes Lee Hall. Darlington's late capitulation meant that Sodje's first competitive hat-trick went almost unnoticed amid Saturday's dramatic eight-goal thriller at Chester. Hodgson
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Maher to hit ground running
Durham new boy Jimmy Maher is ready to hit the ground running when he arrives at the Riverside for the final month of the season. The 31-year-old Queensland captain, who is replacing his compatriot Michael Hussey, is determined to replicate the prolific
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Rivers flows into town
American comedienne Joan Rivers - as famous for plastic surgery as one-liners - is still in full spate. Steve Pratt catches up with her as she prepares to visit the North-East. AMERICAN funny lady Joan Rivers appears to be in considerably better condition
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Johannes poised for Ripon joy
SPRINT king David Nicholls has yet another smart speedster on his hands in the shape of Johannes, a leading contender for this afternoon's two-year-old Ripon Champion Trophy. Provided Johannes (4.10) can reproduce the form he showed when scoring at York
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Thousands flock to summer shows
THOUSANDS of people had fun at shows and carnivals held on fields and playgrounds across the region over the weekend. But high winds yesterday afternoon brought an abrupt end to the Rescue Centre's summer show in Ramshaw, near Bishop Auckland, when a
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Ploughmen share the honours in annual competition
THOUSANDS of people were at one of the region's most popular museums on Saturday for a ploughing competition. Ploughmen from all over the country were at Beamish Museum, near Stanley, in County Durham, for the annual contest. It is part of the museum's
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'Please don't send me to my death'
A FAILED asylum seeker being held in a top-security detention camp last night spoke of his terror at the prospect of being sent back to his war-torn homeland. Kissi Kilondo, who has lived in the North-East since moving from the Democratic Republic of
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Little to cheer Tykes
The biggest cheer from a 4,000 crowd at Scarborough yesterday for Yorkshire Phoenix's totesport League defeat to Derbyshire Phantoms came when England won the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge. Otherwise there was little for the home fans to celebrate
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Lifeblood Appeal: Give blood and save someone's life today
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. Tomorrow: Leisure Centre, Alexandra Road, Gateshead, 2.15pm to 7pm. Dormans Club, Oxford Road
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Answers on childcare
A SERVICE which gives free, impartial information and advice about childcare in Darlington has now dealt with hundreds of enquiries. The children's information service was launched 18 months ago and provides parents with a database of information on local
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Market revamp
SCARBOROUGH'S century-old market hall is in line for a new look. The borough council is being recommended to create new entrances in Marketside and St Sepulchre Street and erect new signs in a £35,000 scheme.
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Volunteers plea
The Down's Syndrome Educational Trust is appealing for volunteers to help with a bag-packing event. The event, in aid of the trust, will be held at the Sainsbury's supermarket, in Victoria Road, Darlington, on Saturday. To volunteer to help, contact Sandy
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Children near end of book voyage
CHILDREN in Darlington who have taken up the national summer reading challenge only have a few days left to reach their target. This year's challenge, called the Reading Voyage, aims to get children, aged six to 13, to read books, think about writing
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Walk-in centre's clean bill of health
THE flagship walk-in health centre in Darlington has come under public scrutiny for the first time - and passed with flying colours. Staff from the patient and public involvement forum (PPIF) made 11 unannounced visits to the centre in Doctor Piper House
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Villagers and council are at odds over restoring green
VILLAGERS are urging their council to rethink plans to rip up a thin strip of tarmac and restore the village green. Great Aycliffe Town Council has called on Durham County Council to replace the recently-laid hard standing in Aycliffe Village with grass
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Thieves stealing to order for the PlayStation generation
POLICE are appealing for public support to stop thieves breaking into schools to steal accessories for people to use with their PlayStations. Eighteen ceiling projectors have been stolen from classrooms across the borough of Darlington in the past three
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On the trail to heritage
PARENTS are being encouraged to get healthy - while learning about the history of their town. SureStart Stockton is inviting people to go along to Stockton Heritage Trail after it opens on Friday, September 9. Based at Stockton Town Hall, it is being
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Pig day out for scarecrow spotters in village inspired by history
BOAR-FACED scarecrows will be on display in a North Yorkshire village today. The scarecrow trail in Ripley, near Harrogate, raises money towards the restoration of the village church. The idea to give each scarecrow a boar's head comes from when Thomas
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Lifeblood Appeal: Give blood and save someone's life today
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. Tomorrow: Leisure Centre, Alexandra Road, Gateshead, 2.15pm to 7pm. Dormans Club, Oxford Road
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Library's business link
A NEW partnership is providing a local access point for Business Link clients at Knaresborough library. They can now access the Business Link website and relevant information for new and existing businesses in the area. The franchisee co-ordinator for
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Police call on traders to halt sale of replica assault rifles
POLICE last night called on traders to stop selling replica assault rifles after warning that owners could be killed for carrying them. The Northern Echo was able to buy a pellet gun similar to an AR-M4SF assault rifle for £20 at a market this weekend
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Payment in doubt as help group goes into insolvency
A COMMUNITY group has folded only weeks after being ordered by an employment tribunal to pay £50,000 compensation. Wronged project worker Brian Maiden fears that he may not receive a penny after The Forge Community Resource Centre, in Norton, announced
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Bull mastiff tore boy's throat out
A BOY of 12 nearly died when his throat was ripped open by a bull mastiff. Lee Dale spent five days fighting for his life in intensive care and needed more than 200 stitches after the attack. The dog, which belonged to a neighbour, jumped on him as he
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Party in the 40s style
SUPERMARKET staff turned back the clock to recreate the atmosphere of a 1940s street party in their car park. Asda, in Spennymoor, hosted the event last weekend to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Staff dressed in wartime
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Countdown boost for charity ball
A JACKET and tie belonging to the late Richard Whiteley is one of the prizes to be auctioned at a charity ball. Tickets are on sale for the James Bond-themed fundraising ball at Bedale Hall on Saturday. The event will raise money for the Macmillan Nurses
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Hero Pratt brought back down to earth
SATURDAY'S Test hero Gary Pratt was brought back down to earth with a bump yesterday - left out of the Durham side which took on Scotland at Chester-le-Street. England's substitute fielder ran out Ricky Ponting for 48 on Saturday, the Aussie skipper then
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Ploughmen share the honours in annual competition
THOUSANDS of people were at one of the region's most popular museums on Saturday for a ploughing competition. Ploughmen from all over the country were at Beamish Museum, near Stanley, in County Durham, for the annual contest. It is part of the museum's
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Concert by string quartet to be a sellout
A CLASSICAL concert featuring a top London string quartet is well on the way to becoming a ticket sellout - with less than three weeks until the event. The Allegri String Quartet is made up of international players, all soloists in their own right. Since
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Retailer gives region a vote of confidence
A RETAILER based in the North-East has made a multi-million pound investment in the region. County Durham-based DP Furniture Express has acquired a 50,000sq ft warehouse and manufacturing facility on the Team Valley, in Gateshead. The distribution centre
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Stadium celebrates 50 golden years of sporting achievement
IT has hosted an array of superstars from the worlds of sport and music and helped nurture the talents of the region's Olympic champions since it opened half a century ago. The list is endless - but among the roll call are Steve Cram, Brendan Foster,
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Search for a striker continues despite addition of Luque
Newcastle UNITED's increasingly desperate search for striker culminated on Thursday evening with the signing Deportivo La Coruna frontman Albert Luque for £9.5m. It was hoped his arrival would inject some much-needed creativity and spark into a previously
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GCSE RESULTS: Yarm School
TOTAL A*-G: S Beecroft 10; H Blenkinsop 9; O Bourke 9; S Bowe 10; M Bowers 10; G Boyers 10; J Bradbury 10; K Bradbury 8; C Britton 9; J Canwell 10; A Cheele 10; E Cojocaru 10; L Collier 9; L Conroy 9; D Coppard 10; D Corbett 10; T Coxon 10; T Craig 11
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Souness won't be victim of 'August assassin'
FREDDY Shepherd has assured Graeme Souness he will not be living up to his tag as the "August assassin" despite Newcastle's calamitous start to the season continuing against Manchester United. Shepherd, who dismissed Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullit and Sir
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Man dies, 20 rescued as winds wreck race
ONE man died and up to 20 sailors were plucked from the North Sea after high winds wreaked havoc on an international yacht race yesterday afternoon. Five lifeboats were launched and RAF and police helicopters scrambled in the rescue operation off the
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Friends turned out for Frank's funeral - but no one told Frank
PENSIONER Frank Hughes would like to inform everyone that reports of his death are greatly exaggerated. This message is especially for the workmates who turned up to what they thought was his funeral. Friends of the retired bus driver had been devastated
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Teacher publishes admissions guide
A TEACHER has written a book to help students apply for a place at university. Paul Telfer, from Nether Silton, near Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, wrote down tips for students at Yarm School, near Stockton, where he works. The sixth-formers were so impressed
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Comment from The Northern Echo: Sport at its nail-biting best
THERE are, of course, much more important things in the world. The Iraqi constitution would appear to be seriously flawed and, with the Americans warning about their need for further "sacrifices", the future looks bloody. Senior Foreign Office advisors
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Skipper holds his hands up as Black Cats caught cold
APRIL is already looking a very distant memory for Sunderland fans. The twin joys of promotion and winning the Championship are long forgotten as the grim reality of life in the Premier League hits home. And with the August Bank Holiday still not over
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Bull mastiff tore boy's throat out
A BOY of 12 nearly died when his throat was ripped open by a bull mastiff. Lee Dale spent five days fighting for his life in intensive care and needed more than 200 stitches after the attack. The dog, which belonged to a neighbour, jumped on him as he
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Trust joins fight against mining
AN environmental organisation has added its voice to growing opposition to plans to mine more than 111 acres of farmland on the Derwentside border. The Osbourne Environmental Trust, based at Annfield Plain, Stanley, has waded in to the debate surrounding
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McClaren: You've let us all down
FURIOUS Steve McClaren last night blasted his Middlesbrough players by declaring: "You have let yourselves and everyone at the club down.'' Boro were knocked aside with ease by a Charlton side revelling with an injection of pace in the forward line and
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'Boring' teenager set pensioner's hair on fire
A TEENAGER set fire to an 82-year-old woman's hair to prove that he wasn't boring. Phillip Wooton set fire to Elizabeth Collins's hair on a train after a friend accused him of being dull. When Mrs Collins asked Wooton why he had done it, he said: "Because
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McCarthy on the defensive
A FIERCELY defensive Mick McCarthy is refusing to blame his players for the Black Cats miserable start to their Premiership campaign, with the Sunderland boss hoping the early two-week international break can have the same effect as last term. During
