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Toddlers seriously hurt in car crash
TWO toddlers were taken to hospital after being seriously injured in a car crash. A collision between two cars on the A66 between Sadberge and Elton, near Stockton, left a two-year-old unconscious with two fractures to a leg, while a 21 month old sibling
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Footage of armed raid is released
DETECTIVES have released an image from CCTV footage of an armed robbery at a North-East travel agents. A gunman raided Dawson and Sanderson, in Skinnergate, Darlington, on Friday in broad daylight, while the town was packed with Christmas shoppers
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Thieving carer told to pay back just £1
A MAN who plundered thousands of pounds from the bank accounts of his lover's dying husband has been ordered to pay back just £1.Peter Arnold stole more than £18,000 from Eric Ferguson after being hired to care for the former engineer when he was suffering
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Lessons in lunch
Catering trainees at the recently opened Darlington College pass the test as they serve up a Christmas lunch. ALL those years ago, when shorthand was long suffering and the English constitution as formless as it was robust, they sent us to Darlington
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Students fill Shelter Boxes for disaster victims
SCHOOL students have joined forces with a charity to help victims of disaster areas. Parkside School, in Willington, has filled Shelter Boxes on behalf of the Rotary Club of Crook. The boxes, which are sent out to those who need them across the world,
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Buyout rumours circle new railway company
A NEW rail company that proved a thorn in the side of GNER could be snapped up by a bigger rival before it runs its first train, it has emerged. Grand Central Railways (GCR) fought off a legal challenge from GNER to secure the right to operate three services
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Forty elderly residents are moved out after gas leak is discovered at care home
NEARLY 40 elderly residents were evacuated from a care home after a gas leak. Staff at East Green Home, in West Auckland, County Durham, smelled gas on Thursday afternoon, resulting in all 36 residents needing alternative accommodation. It is hoped they
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Radio ads emphasise crime message
RADIO advertisements are backing up a police campaign urging young people: "Don't Damage Your Future". The ads take to the airwaves this week as the latest feature of Operation Dillon, aimed at combating criminal damage across County Durham and Darlington
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Pub music night
MUSIC fans can see three local bands this week. Goldenman, Lazy Giant and The Last will be at the Tap and Spile in Bondgate, Darlington on Thursday, at 8pm. Goldenman perform a blend of indie, pop and electronica. Darlington five-piece Lazy Giant play
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Church Mass and carols
THE Church of St James the Great, in Albert Hill, Darlington, has announced its Christmas services. On Christmas Eve, there will be a Solemn Mass at 10am. The mass setting is Mass in F by Harold Darke, and the preacher is Father Gareth Jones. At 11.30pm
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Morning drink-drive tests carried out across region
MOTORISTS were yesterday breathalysed on the morning after the night before in a Christmas drink-driving clampdown.The operation aims to tackle the problem with an intensive purge nationwide.The initiative was launched in Middlesbrough as part of a week-long
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Judge rules out £1m for Farepak victims
FAREPAK customers received more bad news yesterday when a High Court judge ruled they were not entitled to a £1m payback before Christmas. It was hoped money invested immediately after Farepak's collapse in October, and before administrators took over
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Gig Review: Iron Maiden, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Rockers Iron Maiden have been doing their stuff since the 1970s - flying the flag for British metal around the world - and their return to the North-East proved they are as popular as ever with their fan base. A sell-out audience, consisting mostly of
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Leisure park proposal unveiled
A LEISURE park is being planned on a brownfield site near Darlington. It will include 115 static caravans, a gymnasium, swimming pool, football pitch, and three tennis courts. The surrounding area would be landscaped, and trees planted. The development
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Baby in safe hands with these little actors
CHILDREN at a Darlington school got into the festive spirit yesterday to put on two nativity performances for their parents. The plays took place at Reid Street Primary School, above, performed by the youngest members of the school. The four and five-year-olds
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Council revises dates for refuse collection
DARLINGTON Borough Council has revised some of its collection dates over the Christmas period. The council has also warned that services may be disrupted if it snows or the weather is icy. Announcements about delayed collections because of bad weather
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Shopper wins £500 hamper
LUCKY shopper Rosalind Blake won a hamper worth £500 in Darlington market's Christmas raffle yesterday. Mrs Blake, who lives in Lodge Street, Darlington, said she was delighted at winning the prize, donated by the Town Centre Christmas Campaign. The
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Children draw up ideas for new school
THE first impressions of a new £6.5m school will be drawn up today - by primary school pupils. Last month, it was announced that a Government grant would fund a replacement building for North Road Primary School, Darlington. Today, pupils will start
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Police hunt teenagers after village church is vandalised
POLICE are hunting a gang of teenage vandals whose paint spraying desecrated one of south Durham's finest churches. Police community support officers were planning extra patrols last night at 13th Century St Andrew's, in South Church, Bishop Auckland,
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Students fill Shelter Boxes for disaster victims
SCHOOL students have joined forces with a charity to help victims of disaster areas. Parkside School, in Willington, has filled Shelter Boxes on behalf of the Rotary Club of Crook. The boxes, which are sent out to those who need them across the world,
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One-stop shop advice session
A WINTER one-stop shop is running in Newton Aycliffe today to offer people advice about benefits, home energy grants and fire safety. The drop-in session will be held in a shop unit, next to the market in the town centre, from 9am to 3pm. Organisations
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Hear All Sides
SCRUTINY: I WOULD like to correct some of the misleading statements made by Councillor Garry Huntington in his letter about scrutiny committees (HAS, Page 4, Dec 14). He has never seemed to be able to accept the system since it was introduced many years
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Vandals target church
POLICE are hunting a gang of teenage vandals whose paint spraying desecrated St Andrew's Church, in South Church, Bishop Auckland. Police community support officers were planning extra patrols last night at the church, which has become a regular meeting
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Golf club mast
Mobile phone operator T Mobile has applied to build a 25m phone mast including two antennae and two dishes in the grounds of Blackwell Grange Golf Club, Briar Close, Darlington.
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Burglar is confronted by pensioner
A BURGLAR fled a house empty-handed after he was confronted by a pensioner. The man, in his 70s, was sleeping downstairs in his house in Lascelles Park, Darlington, when he was disturbed. He woke to find an intruder in his front room, holding
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Radio ads emphasise crime message
RADIO advertisements are backing up a police campaign urging young people: "Don't Damage Your Future". The ads take to the airwaves this week as the latest feature of Operation Dillon, aimed at combating criminal damage across County Durham and Darlington
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Young entrepreneur catches celebrity eye
YOUNG entrepreneur Kate Walton expects her business to grow by 70 per cent over the next year after finding success in the designer handbag market. The 25-year-old launched her HaveToLove store in Gosforth, Newcastle, in September, selling a selection
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Yet more travel trouble for struggling Middlesbrough
Fulham 2, Middlesbrough 1. BOASTING a miserable record of no wins from eight away from home before last night's game, the last thing Middlesbrough wanted a week before Christmas was a trip to Craven Cottage. Their capitulation in the capital showed just
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Aladdin, Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
Perhaps it's the intimate atmosphere of panto at the Georgian, the feeling that you know the performers and they know you, that makes people cast away their inhibitions. It's a bit like a village hall production except for the excellent singing, confident
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Gemma has lost the plot
Losing Gemma (ITV1); Searching For My Son (C4): CONSIDER the thoughts of Gemma: "Isn't India great - it's just like being abroad". Or, "I'm a feminist, but not when it comes to men". And then, on boarding a crowed train in India, "Flipping 'ell it smells
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Placement cash boost for region
Hilary Armstrong MP has welcomed an improved scheme aimed at keeping digital media and technology graduates in the region. Codeworks, the North-East's centre of excellence established to encourage growth in digital technology, has secured £390,000 funding
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Four years jail for smuggler of nine million cigarettes
A MAN who helped smuggle nearly nine million counterfeit cigarettes into the country using a legitimate clothing business as cover has been jailed for four years. Malcolm Noble was working at South Shields-based wholesale clothing firm Visage Imports
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Blow for port as rail line fails to win Government funding
A PROPOSED rail upgrade that could help bolster the case for the region's biggest port to be expanded with the creation of 5,500 jobs has been dealt a blow after failing to secure Government funding. Plans for improvement of the line from Teesport to
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Dancer set to make amends
HABITUAL DANCER (12.50) heads to Ayr today with every chance of bagging the two-mile-five-furlong Beginners' Chase. Although Jedd O'Keeffe's Middleham-based gelding unseated Brian Harding at Hexham on his recent chasing debut, he'd jumped proficiently
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James Platts
PROPERTY consultants Knight Frank has announced a pair of new appointments to bolster the firm's residential team. JAMES PLATTS is the firm's new head of residential development in Newcastle. Regeneration expert Mr Platts, a qualified surveyor who joined
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David Harker, Ivan McConnell
BUSINESS advisory firm Deloitte has added three senior specialists to its North-East team of public sector consultants. DAVID HARKER joins as partner from the board of public sector management consulting company Hedra, where he was executive director
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Mark Firmin
ACCOUNTANCY company KPMG has appointed a restructuring partner to its Newcastle office. MARK FIRMIN, from Spennymoor, County Durham, has worked for KPMG for 14 years, since joining the audit practice in its Darlington office within a year of graduating
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Major step to solving micro needs
AN advice service has been launched to help address the needs of the North-East's 87,000 micro businesses. About 88 per cent of businesses in the region have a staff of four or less, and a "search engine" website has been created to allow them to access
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Mike Airey
THE North-East Institution of Civil Engineers has appointed MIKE AIREY to the part-time post of membership development officer. Mr Airey is a chartered engineer and his appointment is the first of three posts that will be created in the coming months
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Chip off the old Carpenter block eyes 2012 Olympics
He's 18, a first-year undergraduate and, like many of that unrestrained ilk, looking forward to a particularly merry Christmas. For Scott Carpenter, however, there'll be no alcohol, a tightly- controlled diet and just two days' break before he starts
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Action group is formed to fight demolition of houses
A NEW action group has been formed to fight a council's plans to demolish 1,500 terrace houses. Communities Under Threat (Cut) has been formed to "retain and defend an existing thriving and sustainable multi-cultural, multi-racial community in central
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Second planning team for law firm
THE region's only law firm to have an in-house town and country planning and design consultancy is creating a second team on Tyneside. Blackett Hart & Pratt's (BHP) 11-strong planning and design team, based in Darlington, serves the North-East and beyond
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Penney could turn to Johnson in goal search
DAVE Penney is ready to charge Simon Johnson with the responsibility of improving Darlington's ailing fortunes in front of goal by recalling the striker this weekend. Penney has been disappointed with the goal return of his forwards since his appointment
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It's showtime as youngsters get into Christmas spirit
FAMILIES and friends enjoyed festive shows at schools in Teesdale, with warm applause for the efforts of all the pupils. One of the biggest shows was at Green Lane Primary School in Barnard Castle, where all the pupils had parts as a series of colourful
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Specialist to help expansion
A PLANT machine specialist supplier based in Tyne and Wear has expanded its operation to enable it to produce equipment for some of the world's largest excavation projects. Birtley-based MST is increasing the capacity of its bucket attachments business
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Security camera for trouble spot
A PERMANENT security camera could be installed at an anti-social behaviour hotspot. More than 40 residents signed a petition calling for the gating of a footpath between Wooler Road and St Bega's Glade, in Hartlepool, to keep out troublesome youths. But
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Cannes beckons for film animation
AN animated film made by a North-East company is to premiere at Cannes and could become a £2m production. Qurios Entertainment is celebrating after its creation about dinosaurs living with animals on a farm grew from a comic strip into a trailer called
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Pools fear loan ace Duffy will not be able to extend his stay
DARRYL Duffy is due to stay at Hartlepool United until January 2, but Pools fear the striker could make an early return to Hull City. Last Friday's goal in the victory over Rochdale was his fourth in six games since moving to Pools in early November.
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Tough words on cheats
WHAT have Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and Work Secretary John Hutton got in common? They both want tougher action to control the cheats. While Mr Mourinho has found himself on legally dodgy ground with his hypocritical allegation that Everton's Andy
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Australians played fantastic cricket
Richard Dawson, the former England and Yorkshire off-spinner writes exclusively for The Northern Echo. THE ASHES might be gone but you've got to take your hat off to the Australians - they've played some fantastic cricket in the last month. There has
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One-stop shop advice session
A WINTER one-stop shop is running in Newton Aycliffe today to offer people advice about benefits, home energy grants and fire safety. The drop-in session will be held in a shop unit, next to the market in town centre, from 9am to 3pm. Organisations involved
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Yorkshire set to lose Byas
David Byas is about to tell Yorkshire that he has rejected the club's offer of a new role as director of cricket development, writes David Warner. Yorkshire announced when Chris Adams was signed as captain and director of professional cricket on November
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Recording a helpful project
REDUNDANT musical instruments are to be given a new lease of life thousands of miles across the globe. More than 30 recorders have been handed over to the Rotary Club of Guisborough and Great Ayton following an appeal last month. They are to help to re-equip
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Spoil a thief's Christmas
MOTORISTS are being warned to keep property left inside vehicles safe in the run-up to Christmas. Members of the Hambleton Community Safety Partnership are reminding people of the importance of taking simple security measures. There have been 301 thefts
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Ambulance service role for clergyman
A CLERGYMAN has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS). The Reverend Stuart Ellis, from Boroughbridge, joined the board at the invitation of the NHS Appointments Commission, following an open competition.
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Crafty museum events
FUN for the family is promised at the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, in Stewart Park, Middlesbrough, from 11am to 3pm on Thursday and Friday. In free craft sessions, people can make Christmas presents, Victorian Christmas cards and original decorations
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It's the very last call for pub
THE demolition of a pub in north Durham is under way. Workmen started dismantling the Brancepeth Castle Inn, in Meadowfield, near Durham, yesterday. They are taking off the roof tiles, removing stones and bricks from the timber for recycling, and saving
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Companies fined £11,500 over collapse of scaffolding
TWO companies have been fined a total of £11,500 after they admitted breaching safety laws that led to the collapse of scaffolding. Swale Scaffolding and Castles Interiors pleaded guilty to three offences at Durham Magistrates' Court yesterday. The
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£82m windfall to make North-East roads safer
AUTHORITIES across the North East are to benefit from an £82m pot for road safety measures. The cash forms the annual local transport capital settlement for 2007 to 2008, given to each local authority and dependent in part on the quality of each council's
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Baggies duo interest
NEWCASTLE United are monitoring West Brom duo Zoltan Gera and Curtis Davies. Manager Glenn Roeder is keen to add several new faces during next month's transfer window and has had the Baggies watched in recent weeks. With injuries robbing the Magpies of
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Leadbitter takes a big step forward for Keane
ROY Keane recently made known the players he inherited from last season's relegation squad were out-performing the new signings he brought in during the August transfer window. It wouldn't take a rocket scientist to identify which players his comments
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Trio clock up 53 years at vet centre
THREE charity workers have together clocked up more than half a century in animal care. Receptionist Julia Nichol, head nurse Stephanie Williams and veterinary nurse Liz Clark are celebrating 53 years service at Middlesbrough PDSA PetAid hospital. Ms
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Launch of radio campaign in bid to curb youth crime
RADIO adverts are backing up a police campaign urging young people: "Don't Damage Your Future". The adverts take to the airwaves this week as the latest feature of Operation Dillon, aimed at combating criminal damage across County Durham and Darlington
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Revised dates for your bins
DETAILS of refuse collections over the Christmas holidays have been released. Residents of Derwentside are being advised of the changes to the dates their bins will be emptied. Bins due to be emptied on Christmas Day will now be collected on Wednesday
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Hear All Sides
OVERSTEADS HOUSE: AS an independent observer, I must say that I consider the approach being adopted by the Liberal Democrat-controlled Durham City Council towards the residents of Oversteads House, Ushaw Moor, deplorable (Echo, Dec 11). To put people
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Start surfing
OLDER people who want to learn about using computers and the internet can join in a basic four-week course, on and Mondays and Thursdays, from 10am until noon, starting in February. The sessions will be held at Betjeman Close Resource Centre, in East
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December 19th, 2006
CHRISTMAS: WE all say it every year: next year will be different. But as the weeks lead up to Christmas we invariably get hooked on the excitement - the festive lights, hustle and bustle of the crowds and the frustrations as well. Since childhood I
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The ghost of Christmas present
HERE'S a true Christmas story more heartening even than Scrooge's repentance. It's about a northern lad, born in Leeds in 1910, by the name of John Boom. He was an altar boy and choirboy at the High Church - "smells and bells" - of St Saviour's. He grew
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Sharing award with charity
AN award-winning post office has shared its winnings to give £750 to charity. Staff from the Redcar post office decided to hand over the cash to The Katie Trust, a charity which provides funding for research into children's cancers. The Redcar branch
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Drink up - before the price goes up
BREWER Scottish & Newcastle said yesterday that it will increase beer and cider prices for wholesalers next month. Britain's biggest brewer said beer prices will go up 3.5 per cent and cider will increase by 3.9 per cent in the new year. The move comes
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Greggs land sale to bring in £2m
GREGGS yesterday said it would generate a £2m profit from the sale of its Carricks Bakery site in Newcastle. The bakery chain has exchanged contracts, subject to planning permission, with Bett Homes (North-East), which plans to redevelop the land at
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'First class' appointment in housing role
SUPPORTED housing organisation Norcare has appointed a new chief executive to succeed predecessor Barbara Dennis. SUSAN BICKERTON will be responsible for ensuring that Norcare delivers a high-quality level of service to vulnerable individuals across
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Concert boosts air ambulance
BANDSMEN, accompanied by a vocal group, hit the high notes at a charity Christmas concert. A 300-strong audience was entertained to a range of lighter music and festive songs provided by Durham Police Band and Male Voice Choir. Saturday's concert yielded
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Asda helping local suppliers to thrive
REGIONAL suppliers to Asda supermarkets are achieving record sales in the run-up to Christmas. Sales of 70 products from 28 companies and producers in the North-East have broken through the £30,000 a week barrier - ahead of last year's £25,000 record
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Pigments contract coup for Chieftain
INDUSTRIAL group Chieftain yesterday said it had clinched a significant contract on Teesside. The Newcastle plc said its Wilton subsidiary company, R Blackett Charlton (RBC), had secured work with Huntsman Pigments. The contract, which will last for an
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After three years, it's time for play
VILLAGERS were celebrating yesterday as a three-year campaign to open a play park for their children was completed. The Ludworth Fun Zone was officially opened yesterday, providing a well-equipped play area for children in the former pit village on the
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Christmas in jail for father-of-two
A FATHER-OF-TWO will spend Christmas behind bars for a drunken late-night attack which has left two brothers afraid to go out. Paul and Andrew Stevens were kicked and punched during the fracas in Middlesbrough town centre a year-and-a-half ago. A court
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£800,000 invested in future
A PRODUCT innovation company has received £800,000 of funding. Newcastle-based Product Futures, part of Pure Insight Holdings, develops concepts and innovations before they enter the global marketplace. The business has been given £330,000 by NorthStar
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Law firm to help pay for injury cases
A LAW firm with four offices in the region is making it easier for people to sue for clinical negligence. Thompsons Solicitors, which has a presence in Newcastle, Durham, South Shields and Middlesbrough, has introduced a new service to help its clients
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Attacker given chance to turn her life around
A WOMAN who smashed a bottle into the face of a friend has been spared jail. Jayne Lane, 35, was told by a judge that her recent voluntary involvement with the probation service had saved her from prison. The Recorder of Middlesbrough, Judge Peter Fox
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Fire union says call screening could put people's lives at risk
FIREFIGHTERS claim lives could be at risk as plans to screen emergency calls are voted in. Under new plans, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service will not automatically answer every call. Instead, where a building is known to have an automatic fire
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Poster earns iPod prize
A SCHOOL pupil got an early Christmas present when she found out she had won a crime-fighting poster competition. Holly Blackburn won an iPod in the contest run by Hambleton Community Safety Partnership and Crimestoppers, designed to stop school vandalism
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Headteacher retires after 25 years
A HEADTEACHER has retired after a total of nearly 25 years at a Richmond school. Jos Huddleston became deputy headteacher at the town's Methodist primary school in 1972 and was there for eight years until taking up the post of head at Hutton Rudby school
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Solicitor spared prison after £36,000 Legal Aid tax fraud
A SOLICITOR who avoided paying £36,000 in tax over ten years was spared jail yesterday. Michael Rayner, 50, will have to remortgage his home to pay the tax, plus £20,000 prosecution costs ordered by the court. Rayner failed to pay tax on £75,000 earned
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Phones for cash
A CHARITY which supports carers has asked for donations of unwanted mobile phones. The Carers' Resource in Harrogate, Craven and Airedale sends the handsets on to Phonehelp and receives a cash donation in return. SIM cards should be removed and the phones
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500 to tackle cross-country challenge
FIVE hundred pupils are set to battle it out for a place in a cross-country event. Today, from 1.30pm to 3pm, in Stewart Park, Middlesbrough, pupils from secondary schools and colleges across the town will compete in six cross-country races as part of
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Benefits for a new home
YOUNG people leaving charity lodgings are to be given a helping hand to find a home of their own. Harrogate Borough Council agreed to give special status on its housing waiting list to people who successfully complete a stay in the Barnardo's supported
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Spotlight falls on pupils as college honours the best
THE cream of a North Yorkshire college's youth have been rewarded for their effort over the past year. Parents, teachers, governors and guests attended Northallerton College's awards ceremony at the town's Forum. The audience was entertained by the
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School choir praised for impressive debut
A school choir performed its first Christmas concert for parents, staff and governors. More than 50 children at Le Cateau primary school, Catterick Garrison, took part. Seven youngsters children gave solo and duet performances. Alicia Higgins, ten, and
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Young crooks trick couple
THREE young thieves left empty-handed after tricking their way into the home of an elderly couple. The teenagers entered a house in Noel's Court, Catterick Village, at about 4pm on Saturday saying they needed to check the water supply. But the youths
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Sharon Griffiths meets Karen Carr, Mistress of the Malls
SO are you ready for Christmas then? Karen Carr is - Christmas 2007... Just when the rest of us are staggering towards this year's festive finale, Karen is a whole year and two Christmases ahead of us and is heading purposefully towards Easter 2008. Karen
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Fund created in memory of Dreamspace disaster victim
THE memory of one of the two women who died in the Dreamspace disaster in July will be kept alive through a fund to help children, it was revealed yesterday.National charity Steps will launch the Claire Furmedge Equipment Fund, to award grants to help
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Work-shy will lose their dole
THREE North-East areas - including Tony Blair's Sedgfield constituency - will be targeted in a crackdown on "can work, won't work" benefit claimants.Long-term jobless in Sedgefield, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool will be among the first threatened with
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Festive cheer as Market tradition is revived after a 67-year wait
MARKET traders revived a tradition after a gap of 67 years yesterday when stallholders were awarded prizes for getting into the Christmas spirit.Up until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the owner of the most impressively decorated Christmas
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102 not out for remarkable Betty
A WOMAN with remarkable strength has celebrated her 102nd birthday.Betty Wilson enjoyed a quiet party with friends and staff at Parklands Residential Home, in Crook, County Durham, yesterday. Mrs Wilson has lived at the home for four years, where staff
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Merry Christmas . . . and we've got our eye on you
VIOLENT troublemakers will be receiving an extra Christmas card this year - from the police.Northumbria Police is taking the unusual step of sending some of its best-known offenders a festive greeting, warning them to stay out of trouble over the holidays.The
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Eastern promise of 1.8-mile link
Work on a transport link to ease Darlington's congestion will start next month. Laren Pyrah looks at the ten-year campaign for funding and politiacl support for the scheme - and the benefits it will bring.IN less than three years time, Darlington is set
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Nativity angels are inspired by Hollywood
A CHURCH has given the Nativity story a glamorous Hollywood makeover.Etherley Methodist Church, near Bishop Auckland, turned the traditional Christmas story into "God's Angels", a production based on the Charlie's Angels TV show and hit movies.In the
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Gingerbread cathedral and mosque a piece of cake, says creator
A WOMAN has made a sweet gesture to bring together two religions at Christmas time.Lara Dubov, 36, of Newfield, Chester-le-Street, has made a cathedral and mosque out of gingerbread.The structures are joined with a bridge and have people made out of marzipan.It
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Man found in stream 'assaulted days earlier'
A MAN whose body was found in a stream is believed to have been assaulted and his home burgled before his death.Detectives believe that Darryl Craig's flat in Scarborough was burgled and that the 44-year-old was assaulted days before he was found dead
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'Like my scar, I've come up smiling'
After three months of treatment for breast cancer, discovered during a routine mammogram, Sue Fox looks forward to the future with optimism.THE gantry of the radiotherapy machine swings over me to the strains of selections from Phantom of the Opera. Listen
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Abbie honoured for community efforts
AN environmentally aware student has been honoured for her community work. Abbie Lawrence, 16, has been chosen to represent the North of England and Scotland as Young Ambassador of the 21st Century at the regional finals of the Lions Club competition.
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Santas get their skates on for run
FATHER Christmases have taken time out from wrapping presents to raise money for charity.More than 25 Santas took part in a 5km fun-run in Richmond on Saturday.The event raised almost £3,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.Pat Kilpatrick, regional fundraising
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The saving grace of the union
In the aftermath of the Farepak collapse, Lindsay Jennings looks at the valuable role credit unions play for those who want to save and borrow small amounts of money securely.AUDREY Simpson had come to rely on the Farepak savings scheme to ensure she
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Second arrest in hunt for prostitutes killer
A SECOND man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of five prostitutes in Ipswich. The 48-year-old man was arrested at his home in the Suffolk town at around 5am. He was arrested on suspicion of murdering all five women. Detectives
