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Keane speaks of "major shock" at player's collapse
SUNDERLAND manager Roy Keane tonight spoke of his shock after one of the team's players, on loan at another club, collapsed in the dressing room. The incident involving defender Clive Clarke, 27, was taken so seriously the Carling Cup match he was playing
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Match abandoned after on-loan Sunderland footballer collapses
A SUNDERLAND footballer was "seriously ill" tonight after collapsing in the dressing room half way through a match. Clive Clarke, who is on loan at Leicester City, collapsed at half-time in a Carling Cup match at Nottingham Forest, leading to the match
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Man shooting rabbits at centre of police helicopter response
A MAN shooting rabbits on his own land found himself at the centre of a police incident involving the force helicopter. Cleveland Police officers were sent to wasteland at the Preston Farm Industrial Estate in Stockton, Teesside, at around 6.45pm tonight
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Sheffield Wednesday v Hartlepool United
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Burch, Lunt, Hinds, Whelan, Tudgay, O'Brien, Burton, Wood, Simek, Johnson, Spurr. Subs: Grant, Bullen, Gilbert, Boden, Folly. HARTLEPOOL UNITED: Budtz, McCunnie, Nelson, Antwi, Humphreys, Brown, Liddle, Boland, Robson, Barker, Moore
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Breaking news - Police dealing with suspected armed incident in Stockton
Police in Stockton were tonight dealing with an "ongoing incident", believed to involve a firearm, in the area of the town's Makro store. Reports of the incident started coming in at about 6.45pm this evening. The exact nature of the incident was unknown
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Mother's fear for her twins amid deportation row
A DESPERATE mother fears her twin daughters will be killed in a sick Voodoo ritual if she is forced to return to her native Nigeria. Blessing Osahon, 35, is begging the Home Office not to deport her on the grounds that her daughters will be murdered
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Teens accused of £60,000 wrecking spree
TWO teenage boys have appeared in court in connection with a wrecking spree at a coach company that caused £60,000 worth of damage. The 14-year-olds appeared on Tuesday at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court. They are accused of damaging the windows of
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Shooting tragedy: Victim named
A MAN who died in a shooting tragedy on farmland in Weardale, County Durham, on Friday was a conservationist who worked to save England's otters from extinction. Barrister Stephen Franklin, 57, from Wacton, near Diss, in Norfolk, was executive officer
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Five people rescued by lifeguards
FIVE people, including two children, were rescued by lifeguards yesterday after they became stranded below cliffs. The rescue today promoted a warning from lifeguards, who are urging all beach users to check tide times and safety warnings following the
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Clubber has tooth knocked out in dancefloor fracas
A CLUBBER had his front tooth knocked out during a nightclub attack in Redcar. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault, which took place in the town's Silk's nightclub, on the Esplanade, around 1.20am on Sunday. The 24-year-old victim was
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Sunderland agree fee for Danny boy
DANNY HIGGINBOTHAM has been granted permission to travel to Wearside for talks after Sunderland agreed a £2.5m fee with Stoke City. Higginbotham, a former team-mate of manager Roy Keane's during the defender's early days at Manchester United, could eventually
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Scottish music ambassadors bring sound to UK
The distinctive Dòchas sound is a tapestry of some of the finest Gaelic, Highland and Scottish Music, all blended effortlessly into one exciting musical experience. Influenced strongly by the band member's backgrounds, Dòchas (the Scottish Gaelic word
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DARTZ! announce tour before brief hiatus
It's been a pretty exciting year so far for DARTZ!, what with the release of their critically acclaimed debut album This Is My Ship' on Xtra Mile Recordings, as well as two top ten indie chart singles. Then of course there was the small matter of tours
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Dinwiddie signals intention to hit the big time
ON the same weekend as the North-East's top two golfers raised their profiles with breathtaking rounds at the final major of the season, another rising talent was continuing his surge towards joining them on the main European Tour. While Graeme Storm
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Dinwiddie's place on tour secured after double win
THE sensational form of Rob Dinwiddie has given him back-to-back Challenge Tour titles, but it is securing a place on next season's main Tour that has delighted the man from Barnard Castle the most. Dinwiddie followed up last week's heroics at the
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Boro open talks with second Egyptian
GARETH SOUTHGATE is confident of landing one of Mido's international team-mates before the transfer window closes this Friday. Defensive midfielder Mohammed Shawky was originally due for a trial two weeks ago but Southgate decided against that after
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FA to speak to Boro and Magpies over Mido chants
FA CHIEFS are to contact both Middlesbrough and Newcastle over chants aimed at Egyptian striker Mido during Sunday's Tees-Tyne derby. The 24-year-old was targeted by the travelling supporters, whose abuse included Islamophobic chants during the 2-2 draw
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Schoolboy murder: Wood searched
DETECTIVES hunting the killer of 11-year-old Rhys Jones sealed off a section of woodland close to the scene today. Merseyside Police confirmed that the area, which lies between the Croxteth Park Estate and Croxteth in Liverpool, was being searched as
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Police dismay at road deaths
POLICE have spoken of their dismay at a weekend of crashes which left two motorcyclists dead and four seriously injured. A 43-year-old motorcyclist died in a collision with a tractor and trailer on the old A1 near Selby Fork on Monday and a 62-year-old
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Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch SRi 1.6 Turbo Panoramic
LIGHT - every living creature needs it to survive, grow and flourish. With it our moods lift; stick us in the dark and we fall asleep or, at the very least, slide into depression. In this less-than-fair isle we enjoy precious little of it, which
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Lexus LS 460
CREATING a luxury car used to be easy. Take the largest car you made, bung in a big, thirsty engine, stick some dodgy wood on the fascia, throw in some alloys, electric windows and trim the seats with leather, then sit back and wait for the cash
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Diamonds seek revenge over the Bears
Newcastle Diamonds boss George English is on a mission for revenge when the Redcar Bears face their North-East rivals in Premier League action at the South Tees Motorsport Park this Thursday evening at 7.30pm. The Bears won at Brough Park, Newcastle
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North-East man questioned after Tenerife stabbing
A MAN is being questioned by police after a woman was stabbed to death in Tenerife. The man is thought to be in his 40s and from Sunderland. The woman, believed to be from Belfast, was found dead in an apartment in Los Cristianos, a popular tourist
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Boro's underfire duo silence boo-boys
Middlesbrough 2, Newcastle United 2 WHILE the attention was focused on how Mark Viduka would handle the hot reception on his return to Teesside, two of Middlesbrough's current players combined to silence Newcastle United's very own boo-boys at the Riverside
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Middlesbrough 2 Newcastle Utd 2
ASK any Newcastle United fan what the biggest plus to have come from the Magpies' draw at the Riverside Stadium on Sunday and the likelihood is that they will raise the same answer - Charles N'Zogbia. The little Frenchman may be the subject of interest
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Middlesbrough 2 Newcastle Utd 2
IN Mido, Middlesbrough clearly have a replacement who is more than capable of filling the space vacated by Mark Viduka in Gareth Southgate's squad. The mere fact that the Egyptian is only 24 also bodes well for the future. If Southgate and the £6m man
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John’s world
IT was just after 10.40am, and I was having a break from painting the shed in the yard. I sat down with a cuppa and had a look at Teletext, and found something I didn't know: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night was/is a comedy. After looking at all the
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Smoking
WITH regards to the letter about the ban on smoking from Mrs J Lawler (HAS, Aug 23). I was a chain-smoker of 60 a day and struggled to stop, to become what she describes as an anti-passive and smoking wallah. It was very difficult until my brother
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Cathedral view
WITH reference to the view of Durham Cathedral being somewhat ruined by an indoor soccer centre (Echo, Aug 17). The answer could be to paint the roof dark green to blend in with the trees. Fred M Atkinson, Shincliffe, Durham.
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Religion
MIKE Baldasera finishes his letter about religion (HAS, Aug 20) with the statement "Faith is the ability to believe what your heart and mind tells you is true without the need for scientific proof". Could not any al Qaida suicide bomber or member
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Leadership
GOOD leadership quickly filters down to everybody and is noticeable in their faces and attitude. It brings success and breeds more success. We all like to be associated with that. I couldn't help thinking this while looking around Marks & Spencer
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Escape from Hell
I HAVE family who, until recently, had lived the bulk of their lives in our hometown of Darlington. Three years ago, my brother and his wife were forced out of the home he was born in more than 65 years ago by the combined assault of "laissez faire
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Violent Britain
DUE to politicians cutting public services and making a virtue of anything for profit, this country is rapidly going to hell on a handcart. All things American are embraced by all politicians and imported, so now we are seeing the lowest levels
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August 28th, 2007
ANYWHERE OUT NORTH Life in the north is better by far For one thing the roads still outstretch the car. Our magnificent scenery is compulsive viewing and can be witnessed by all without endless queuing. The cathedrals and castles seem to have stood
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Warrior woman
She's a fearsome sight when she goes into battle, quelling the restive hordes waiting to invade the Jorvik Viking Centre in York. Sharon Griffiths speaks to Frigga, and her alter ego Collen Devanney. FRIGGA, the cunning woman, wife of the trader Edwin
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Is the Armadeddon... or just my wedding?
Ben Weston, 31, lives at Gateshead Quayside and is a presenter on Century FM. In ten months time, he is getting married in a Marquee at a farm near Witton Gilbert, Durham. In the first of a regular series from a groom's eye view, he admits to being vastly
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The Bell epoch
It's taken Billingham-born actor Jamie Bell a long time to leave the persona of Billy Elliot behind him. His new movie, Hallam Foe, with explicit sex scenes and nudity, certainly does that. He talks to Steve Pratt. READING the script of Hallam Foe, Jamie
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Airport hotel and Yorkshire coast - two different universes
I've just returned, reluctantly, to the City of London after a glorious week in my native Yorkshire. We were at Runswick Bay for three days when the weather was everything you expect of the east coast: a force eight gale off the sea and visibility down
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Drugs supplier in murder trial awaits jury outcome
A MURDER trial jury is expected to retire today to decide if a drugs supplier murdered an addict in revenge for having money stolen. Joseph Tingle, 23, denies any part in the killing of Richard Petty, 34, at his home in Billingham, near Stockton, in March
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Officials say waste contract will transform recycling rates
ENVIRONMENT officials believe a new waste management contract will transform the way electrical goods are reused and increase recycling. North Yorkshire County Council has appointed recycling specialist WasteCare, based in Leeds, to handle the management
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Youngsters given careers advice at youth centre night
YOUNG people have been planning for the future with a session designed to help them choose a career. Experts from professions, including the police, journalism, the leisure industry and veterinary science, offered advice to teenagers in Boroughbridge.
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Boro backing fight against disease with £2,000 donation
A FOOTBALL club has stepped in to help a local charity fund dedicated to finding a cure for a debilitating disease. Middlesbrough Football Club has nominated The Mike Findley MND Fund, which raises money to research into motor neurone disease (MND), to
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Landlord hits out after plans to expand pub are rejected
A PUBLICAN has criticised a council after he was refused permission to build a micro-brewery and holiday accommodation. Marcus Lund, who owns the Arden Arms in Atley Hill, near South Cowton, wanted to build three octagonal timber holiday cabins and a
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Youth club expands thanks to trust grant
THE facilities and activities provided by a youth centre have been transformed by a charity cash contribution of £14,000. The club has used the funding from the Nestle Trust to support the development of youth work, open on additional evenings and appoint
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Help - how do we recycle our old CDs?
A CHARITY has appealed for help with recycling used CD's. The County Durham Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted sends out two local talking newspapers which cover the North and South of the County to over 700 visually impaired people Previously
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More than 80 brews promised at festival
REAL ale fans will be spoilt for choice in Durham. Many lovers of traditionally-brewed beer will be flocking to the 27th annual Durham Beer Festival, at Dunelm House, the Student Union building, in New Elvet, Durham, from Thursday to Saturday. The first
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Fun for children at library events
YOUNGSTERS can become real smoothies at a roadshow this week. Durham County Council's Clayport Library is staging fun activities for children. The climax will be a smoothie roadshow at 11am on Friday, when children can make healthy drinks from fruit
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Local gig by comedy hit from fringe
ONE of the biggest hits of this year's Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival is to perform in Saltburn. Comedian Brendon Burns, who has been shortlisted for the if.comedy award, will perform at Saltburn Community Theatre on Saturday, October 13. Promoter Rob
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A real turn-off
Silent Witness: (BBC1, 9pm), Amir Khan's Angry Young Men (C4, 11.05pm) I never thought I'd say this but I actually longed for Sam Ryan and her pensive stare into space as the opener in a new series of Silent Witness unfurled. We all made fun of forensic
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Women's training offer
A GROUP offering education and support to women from a variety of backgrounds in a safe environment is planning an information day. Bridge Women's Education and Support Centre, in the Bridge building, to the back of Front Street, in Chester-le-Street,
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Charity musical evening
AN amateur theatre company is teaming up with a charity in a fundraising concert of music. The Riverside Musical Theatre Company, in conjunction with and Alzheimer's charity, will appear at the Osborne Club, Chester-le-Street, at 7.30pm, on Wednesday,
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Emergency response system upgraded
A COUNCIL has launched a telecare system, which is part of a national drive to improve the use of technology to support people keeping their independence while living in their own homes. Chester-le-Street District Council's Careline service has upgraded
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Youth project aiming to take national prize
YOUNG bookworms are hoping their novel approach to brightening up their library grows on judges. Grangetown Library's Youth Forum is competing with four rivals elsewhere in the country in a public vote to decide the winner of a national Love Libraries
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Poetry and photos in salute to Tees Valley
THE team behind a book celebrating some of North Yorkshire's finest countryside has turned its attentions to the Tees Valley. Photographers Nigel Whitfield, of The Northern Echo, and freelance Richard Jemison and Whitby poet Chris Firth will publish Teesway
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Hear All Sides
GCSE RESULTS I AGREE with your editorial (Echo, Aug 24) regarding the GCSE results in Darlington. Why can't all our secondary schools be like Hurworth and Carmel and achieve 80 to 90 per cent pass rates at GCSE A* to C level? A total of 51.8 per cent
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Unions step up fight for Remploy
Workers will today begin a month-long "crusade" aimed at keeping open 43 factories which employ disabled staff. Unions are organising marches and public meetings throughout Scotland, England and Wales and will call at each of the Remploy sites earmarked
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Swan Hunter to meet council over yard future
THE owner of the defunct Swan Hunter shipyard is meeting council chiefs tomorrow to discuss the future of the site. Dutch millionaire Jaap Kroese will fly into the region to meet North Tyneside Council and look at the opportunities available to redevelop
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Residents crusade to save parish hall
A FUNDRAISING campaign is under way to refurbish a parish hall after a vote to save it as a community venue. Last summer, residents in Sedgefield supported proposals to refurbish Sedgefield Parish Hall when they were faced with four options for the future
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Celebrating life of street that captured town's heart
THE winning entries that will be included in a book celebrating a Darlington street have been announced. Shop owner Beryl Hankin asked people to contribute original poetry, prose, paintings and photographs to commemorate and remember a street held in
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Dealing with debt problems
PEOPLE in Darlington will be able to get advice on how to deal with debts next week. Darlington Citizens' Advice Bureau will promote its new face-to-face advice service and raise the profile of debt on Wednesday, September 5. The event runs from 10am
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GCSE results
Staindrop School J Alderson 7, B Andrews 9, C Bamforth 5, R Bell 1, V Bell 10(2A*), C Benoit 8, D Blackett 5, R Blackmore 5, J Blackwell 6, H Bousfield 12, K Bowles 6, V Boyes 10, D Cansfield 8, L Caygill 7, T Caygill 11, E Clement 11(1A*), N Coburn 7
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Echo man captures beauty of Tees Valley
THE team behind a book celebrating some of North Yorkshire's finest countryside has turned its attentions to the Tees Valley. Photographers Nigel Whitfield, from The Northern Echo, and freelance Richard Jemison have joined Whitby poet Chris Firth to publish
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Charity needs volunteers
VOLUNTEERS are being urged to come forward to help a counselling charity. The Centre offers free and confidential support and counselling to female victims of rape and sexual abuse and to women who experience domestic abuse. The charity is run for women
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Teenager charged over death of dad-of-three
A TEENAGER has been charged with the manslaughter of a father-of-three. Thomas Fellows, also known as Billy, suffered fatal head injuries during an incident in Churchill Street, Wallsend, North Tyneside, in the early hours of Saturday. Jeffrey Gosling
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GCSE results
Durham Gilesgate Sports College and Sixth Form Centre, (A*-G passes only) E Aberdeen 14; L Anthony 1; D Ardle 10; S Ayre 14; L Banks 10; N Bauckham 2; L Bilton 13; J Bohannon 13; A Brown 11; L Brown 10; N Buck 4; J Bulmer 9; H Butterton 11; G Cairns
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Counselling services seeks volunteers
VOLUNTEERS are being urged to come forward to help a counselling charity. The Centre provides free and confidential support and counselling to female survivors of rape and sexual abuse and to women who experience domestic abuse at home. The project is
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Emotional film earns student award
A COLLEGE student has won praise for a video showing the last hours of one of Britain's most infamous murderers. No Remorse, by Darlington College student Madeleine Blagden, charts the final moments of Ruth Ellis before she earned notoriety as the country's
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Details of walking festival are revealed
THE full programme for this year's Richmond Walking Festival has been announced. The event, which will run from Friday, September 21, to Sunday, September 30, has been combined with a book festival. Authors appearing will include Richmond MP William Hague
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DVD helps officials decide on housing scheme
DVD technology was used for the first time by a planning committee during the discussion of a controversial sheltered housing complex. Members of the Hambleton District Council committee were shown computer-generated images of the proposals by McCarthy
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Firefighters called out twice to farms
FIRE crews attended two farm fires in North Yorkshire yesterday. At 8.57am, a corn dryer caught fire at Hutton Conyers, destroying the corn inside and damaging the machinery. Later in the day, 40 round bales are thought to have been set on fire deliberately
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Make a mat classes
SESSIONS in how to make hookey mats are to be held at the Delves Lane Village Hall, near Consett. The sessions, to run from 2pm to 4pm, on Mondays, start next week.
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Capturing beauty of river
THE team behind a book celebrating some of North Yorkshire's finest countryside has turned its attentions to the Tees Valley. Photographers Nigel Whitfield, from The Northern Echo, and freelance Richard Jemison have joined Whitby poet Chris Firth to publish
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Libraries seeking youthful views
YOUNGSTERS in Stockton are being urged to have their say on the services available at the towns libraries. A national survey, aimed at making them more accessible, will start next month. Children up to the age of 15 will be asked their views in a questionnaire
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Publican's plans rejected by councillors
A PUBLICAN has criticised a local authority after he was refused permission to build a micro-brewery and holiday accommodation. Marcus Lund, who owns the Arden Arms in Atley Hill, near South Cowton - between Darlington and Northallerton, North Yorkshire
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Plans for firebreak at colliery site
A STRIP of woodland on a former colliery is to be excavated to prevent fire spreading across the site. Part of the railway embankment at Chilton Colliery reclamation site recently caught fire and the rising ground temperature is killing vegetation and
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Stand-up stands down
JOHN Prescott has confirmed that he will stand down as an MP at the next election and he will be missed for all kinds of reasons. The chairman of the Hull East Labour Party, Steve Brady, says Mr Prescott will be missed by his constituents because he was
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Music festival for youth
DARLINGTON'S new youth bands will play in a music festival in the town's market square this week. The first Yo-Yo-Newblood Live Festival for teenagers will be held on Friday. Darlington Borough Council's youth services and the town's Forum Music Centre
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Sanders' battle to be crowned champion jockey hots up at Ripon
SEB SANDERS realistically needs a minimum two winners at Ripon this afternoon to keep up the pressure on Jamie Spencer for the right to become champion jockey. Spencer has had the better of the argument over the past couple of weeks and leads 127-117,
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Thinner blue line memories
The two-blue line grows thinner yet; greyer, too. Nearly every time that Britain's greatest amateur football team holds its now-annual reunion, one or two have been promoted - as the Salvationists would say - to glory. Thus when the Bishop Auckland boys
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Swedish firm creates jobs
A COMPANY that specialises in environmental protection systems has moved to the North-East and created 11 jobs. Swedish firm Trelleborg Epros has invested in premises at Follingsby Park, in Gateshead, which will become the company's UK base, and the headquarters
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Agency grows with demand
A TEES Valley estate agency has invested about £100,000 in a new branch. Homes and Finance, in Yarm, has opened in Ingleby Barwick, and created four jobs. The family-run business, set up in 2005 by husband and wife Dave and Jackie Bassett, also provides
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Getting closer to green racing car dream
A company has moved closer to developing the first biodiesel engine to power a top racing car. Scott Racing Limited, based in County Durham, has built an engine test cell that allows race engines to be tested at up to 10,000rpm and 800 horse power - more
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Colly hails bowlers
England captain Paul Collingwood hailed new-ball pair James Anderson and Stuart Broad after a 42-run victory over India at Edgbaston gave the hosts a 2-1 lead in the NatWest Series. Anderson claimed three for 32 and Broad one for 34 as the pair first
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No sign of Mustard cooling as Durham thrash Yorkshire
A SECOND batting flop in successive days by previous leaders Yorkshire allowed the Durham dervishes to sweep past them in the NatWest Pro40 League promotion race yesterday. Phil Mustard continued his astonishing barrage as his unbeaten 66 took his tally
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Barca dismiss Blues link
Barcelona have dismissed speculation linking Chelsea with an audacious move for Brazilian star Ronaldinho. Sport director Txiki Berguiristain shrugged off rumours that Chelsea's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich held two meetings with Ronaldinho's brother
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FA may act on United chants
THE Football Association are awaiting reports from both referee Mike Dean and their crowd control advisors before deciding how to react to the racist chanting that blighted Sunday's Tees-Tyne derby between Middlesbrough and Newcastle. United fans abused
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Sanders shatters personal best to book place in 400m final
NICOLA Sanders didn't just beat her personal best - or even smash it - instead she shattered it into a thousand tiny pieces, smaller than even the smallest Bonsai tree. After a season plagued by niggling injuries, 400m hope Sanders arrived in Osaka looking
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Tremlett proves his worth as England seize initiative
Chris Tremlett emerged intact from his test of character after playing a major role in helping England secure their second win of the NatWest Series against India at Edgbaston. The 25-year-old Hampshire seamer won his place in England's squad for the
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Murray makes confident US start
Andy Murray made a confident start to the US Open in New York as he raced into the second round with a straight-sets victory over Uruguayan qualifier Pablo Cuevas. The British number one, whose season has been on hold since injuring his right wrist in
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Hall visitors taken on a journey through time
VISITORS to a stately home took a step back in time at the weekend with the help of costumed characters.Staff at Beningbrough Hall, near York, dressed in Victorian and Georgian costumes for events in the laundry and gardens.There were also helpers displaying
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Healthy entertainment for youngsters
THERE were two new faces in the classroom at Redcar's Little Waves Neighbourhood Nursery - much to the amusement of local toddlers.For on the day, the children were joined by Bubbles the Clown and his friend, Scotty Dog, the official mascots of supermarket
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Madeleine praised for film of killer's last moments
A COLLEGE student has won praise for a video depicting the last hours of one of Britain's most infamous killers.No Remorse, by Darlington College student Madeleine Blagden, charts the final moments of Ruth Ellis before she became the country's last female
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Peter, 12, gets hole-in-one during golf tournament
A 12-YEAR-OLD golfer has shot his first hole-in-one.Peter Blackbourn, 12, sank the ball during play for the Allaway Trophy at his home club on Thursday.He has only been playing at Darlington Golf Club for 18 months and was competing in his sixth tournament.His
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Call for ban on alcohol advertising before 9pm
Thousands of children are exposed to alcohol commercials during popular television shows, a campaign group warn today.The Simpsons, Home and Away, Coronation Street and The X-Factor all carried drinks adverts during commercial breaks, Alcohol Concern
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You can count on stage school
THE dance school that was responsible for teaching Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell his best moves will open a new branch.Stagecoach Theatre Arts is to teach students at a school in Darlington from September.Children aged from four to 16 years old can enroll
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Families away with the fairies at festival
CONSERVATION volunteers treated families to a weekend of woodland adventure to help a campaign for an eco-centre.The three-day Woodland Festival, in Deepdale Woods, near Barnard Castle, featured displays and workshops.It was organised by Teesdale Conservation
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Prescott to quit as MP
John Prescott yesterday announced that he will bring down the curtain on his 37-year Commons career when he steps down as an MP at the next General Election.The former deputy prime minister said it had been a "huge privilege" to serve as MP for Hull East.Mr
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Opencast opponents warned they may have to fight again
PEOPLE opposed to a large opencast project on their doorstep have been warned to be ready to fight the battle again.Hall Construction Services (Halls) of Durham wants to remove 500,000 tonnes of coal and fireclay at Skons Park, next to the historic Gibside
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Horse trading at the gallop
HUNDREDS of travellers met in a North-East coastal town for a weekend of horse trading. The Seaham Horse Fair, in east Durham, included a colourful parade of gipsy caravans and racing traps along the seafront yesterday. Most of the horse fair was held
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Your son killed our Rhys - turn him in
RHYS JONES' mother last night blamed the parents of their son's killer for making him capable of murder - and urged them to turn him in.And in their second heart-rending appeal for help, the couple vowed to leave Croxteth Park, in Merseyside, for a new
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Hospital assistants take on 84-mile challenge
TWO health care assistants are stepping up their own fitness regime so they can complete a sponsored walk in aid of the hospital where they work.Gwen Mander and Mary Elliott, who care for patients at the Richardson Community Hospital, in Barnard Castle
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Help - how do we recycle our old CDs?
A CHARITY has appealed for help with recycling used CDs. The County Durham Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted sends out two local talking newspapers, which cover the north and south of the county to more than 700 visually impaired people.Previously
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Help - how do we recycle our old CDs?
A CHARITY has appealed for help with recycling used CDs. The County Durham Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted sends out two local talking newspapers, which cover the north and south of the county to more than 700 visually impaired people.Previously
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Woman to use inheritance to build education centre
WORK is to start today on a £4.2m education centre in the region, privately funded from an unexpected multi-million pound inheritance.Jane Ritchie tried to build the Industrial Learning Centre 15 years ago, but struggled to get the necessary funding.
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All that jazz as town hosts world championships
HUNDREDS of musicians from all over the country descended on a former mining town at the weekend.Shildon, County Durham, hosted the United Kingdom Federation Jazz Bands' World Championships. The event began with a march through the town centre, before
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Road link work is 'killing our shops'
TWO shopkeepers have reported falling trade following the start of work on Darlington's new link road.George Wright, of Freshfayre, in Haughton Road, said people had avoided the road since work began on the Eastern Transport Corridor.He said many customers
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Bringing the outside inside
FLOWER arrangers created a sense of the great outdoors inside a village church at the weekend.St Mary's Church, in Staindrop, was transformed with 25 floral displays for the three-day Staindrop Flower Festival.The theme for this year's event was The Glories
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Yobs warned - dispersal order is going into effect
YOBS are on notice that their misbehaviour in a town centre neighbourhood will no longer be tolerated.Police and magistrates are responding to numerous complaints from residents fed up with anti-social behaviour, with the introduction of a dispersal order
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Businesses cash in as visitors hit the coastal trails
THOUSANDS of people travelled to the region's tourist hotspots yesterday as the final bank holiday of the year finished on a high.After a summer that seems to have passed by most of Britain, the country spent the weekend basking in sunshine, with temperatures
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Great moves in D3 Festival weekend
PERFORMANCES by UK breakdancing champions rounded off a weekend of fun and festivities in Durham yesterday.The entertainment marked the opening of the Walkergate complex, built by Durham City Council and Amec.Events included street theatre by Swank, face-painting
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Devil's Horsemen provide show high point
THERE was medieval mayhem in one of the region's park's yesterday during the final day of a summer show.The sunshine held out for hundreds of visitors to Preston Park, near Stockton, for the final of a three-day bank holiday celebration.One of the highlights
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There's a new Lewis in town
AN 11-YEAR-OLD karter is hoping to emulate his more illustrious namesake after being selected to represent his country in his debut season.Lewis Binks, from Darlington, is revving up for the weekend, when he races for England, in the Inter Nations Cup.The
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The Voodoo factor
After an unseasonal encounter in Sowerby, the column is spirited away to sample a new addition to Darlington's cafe society.PERHAPS it's just the ease with which "Missing" posters can now be knocked up, but there seem to be an awful lot of AWOL animals
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Lifeboat crews kept busy after weekend of calls
A LIFEBOAT crew helped rescue six adults and four children after two fishing vessels suffered mechanical failure at the weekend.The operation, off Seaham Harbour, east Durham, on Sunday was one of several that kept coastguards in the region busy at the
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Delight after watchdog clears accused governor
A COUNCILLOR accused of trying to alter minutes of a school governors' meeting was last night celebrating after he was cleared of wrongdoing.Tom Forster, a county councillor for Lanchester, in County Durham, was barred as a governor of Burnhope Primary
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Pulling together for town's residents
AT a time when many traditional British pubs are struggling to survive, bosses at one town centre watering hole are hoping to buck the trend.Industry experts say the pub trade is facing the toughest time in its history, with landlords fighting to remain
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Grateful Hammond to front air ambulance documentary
TOP Gear presenter Richard Hammond is to present a television documentary about the air ambulance that saved his life.The BBC series, called Helicopter Heroes, will include footage from 60 lifesaving missions flown by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.It will
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Attack girl praised for restrained response
A GIRL filmed being beaten by a gang of teenagers has been praised by her Thai boxing coach for not retaliating.Lauren Edmunds, 16, from Darlington, suffered a broken nose when she was attacked by the laughing teenagers.The Northern Echo reported yesterday
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Patient's joy over cancer drug fight
A CANCER patient has won her seven-month fight to get the NHS to pay for a life-extending new drug.Since January, County Durham Primary Care Trust (PCT) officials have turned down requests from kidney cancer patient Kathleen Devonport for access to a
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Daryl: Title win will spur us on
SUNDERLAND return to the scene of one of their greatest recent triumphs this evening, with striker Daryl Murphy claiming that the memory of lifting the Championship trophy will spur his team-mates to achieve similar success in this season's Carling Cup
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Pools boss Wilson aims to build on Wednesday's woes
AS a player Danny Wilson enjoyed some great times at Sheffield Wednesday, but as a manager perhaps not so. Tonight the Hartlepool United manager takes his side to Hillsborough and a Carling Cup tie with his former club knowing he can heap more pressure
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Taylor confident good times will return soon
ENGLAND newcomer Steven Taylor feels Sam Allardyce has successfully eradicated the disruptive egos in the Newcastle United dressing room and that the good times will soon be back at St James' Park. Taylor has been saddened by the Magpies' decline since
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Fans' insults inspired me to succeed, says Mido
MIDO last night admitted that he had been fully aware of the terrorist taunts that were hurled in his direction during Sunday's Tees-Tyne derby at the Riverside, but the Middlesbrough striker has claimed that the anti-Islamic chanting only made him more
