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Reassurance over Northern Rock plight
Politicians and financial experts were tonight quick to offer reassurance to investors in troubled Northern Rock. Northern Rock today sought financial assistance from the Bank of England after becoming a victim of the global crisis in the lending market
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Wartime bomb discovered
Part of a Sunderland street was evacuated tonight after the discovery of what was thought to be a wartime grenade. Emergency services were called to Stratford Avenue in the early evening. Some people were moved out of homes as a safety precaution and
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Pets die in allotment fire
TWO dogs and three pet rabbits died in an allotment fire which destroyed a range of garden buildings and a stable in a County Durham village. The fire was reported in the early hours of this morning. Four appliances, two from Peterlee, one from Seaham
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Northern Rock seeks financial help from Bank
North-East mortgage lender the Northern Rock is applying to the Bank of England for emergency financial support, it emerged tonight. The report came from BBC News, which said the move did not mean the bank was in danger of going bust and that its problems
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Brews festival up and running
DRINKERS were raising a glass today at the first day of the 28th annual Rhythm n Brews Beer Festival. Among them were a group of Belgian beer connoisseurs at the three-day event in Darlington Arts Centre. It is a joint celebration of live rhythm n blues
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Police seek help over child's disappearance
Police are trying to trace a woman after a 17-month-old girl went missing from her back garden in Middlesbrough. Officers said today that the toddler was playing at her home in Ings Avenue, Brambles Farm, at noon on Tuesday when her mother discovered
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In The Hands Of The Gods (15)
FASCINATING documentary about five young British freestyle footballers with a mission - to meet their hero, Diego Mardonna. All they have to do is travel across America to Argentina. They aim to pay for their trip as they go along by busking, courtesy
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3.10 To Yuma (15)
WATCHING this fresh take on a 1957 Glenn Ford/Van Heflin western makes you realise just how out of favour the genre is. Cowboy movies, once a staple part of cinema, are few and far between these days. Director James Mangold has opted to follow
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Disturbia (15)
OR Hitchcock's Rear Window for hitech young cinemagoers. Shia LaBeouf, fresh from fighting alien robots in Transformers, stars as troubled teen Kale, who blames himself for his dad's death and punches his Spanish teacher for making an inappropriate
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Barry Manilow: The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies (Sony BMG)
The legendary showman has a crack at He Ain't Heavy and The Long And Winding Road. And when you've sold 75m albums, who's arguing?
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Deborah Harry: Necessary Evil (Eleven Seven)
Despite being no longer able to visualise the delectable image of the Blondie beauty in my mind, this is a remarkable comeback by Ms Harry after a solo album silence of 14 years. Necessary? Almost essential I'd say.
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Kosheen: Damage (Moksha)
Sweeping electronica with hypnotic vocals which explores a number of themes, noticeably relationships and break-ups. There's a pop element here too trying to get out, but it's all good stuff. The opener and title track Damage is excellent. Just
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Various Artists: Choice FM presents Carnival Classics (Universal)
As the title might suggest, this album is a two-disc tribute to London's Notting Hill Carnival and is the perfect antidote to the onset of autumn. Choice FM, the event's official radio station, kicks off with Arrow's classic hit Hot Hot Hot and
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Country's biggest sheep sale cancelled
THE foot-and-mouth outbreak has forced the cancellation of the biggest sheep sale in the country and left a multi-million pound hole in the economy of a rural community. The Yorkshire Dales town of Hawes should have been preparing for the traditional
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September 13, 2007
ANOTHER week to remember coming up for local folk fans of all ages and tastes, starting tonight when Eliza Carthy visits Durham's Gala Theatre as part of her current UK tour. Saturday's choice is between the newlyexpanded four-piece Celtic band,
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September 13, 2007
WHAT'S ON: Martin Taylor's Freternity, with Guy Barker, David Newton and singer Alison Burns, is at the Gala, Durham on Saturday 0191-332 4041. CD REVIEWS: George Melly with Digby Fairweather's Half Dozen/Farewell Blues (Lake LACD250) What else
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September 13, 2007
REVIEWS: Haydn Symphonies 88-92, Simon Rattle 2CDs (EMI Classics 3942372) Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic presents an exuberant take on Haydn symphonies, written in 1788 and 1789. Rattle has put his own stamp on the work, picking
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September 13, 2007
IT'S a case of snippets of information this week to reveal country delights coming your way. Kelly Willis (Country's alternative goddess) releases the long awaited Translated From Love album after an absence of five years. Beth Neilsen Chapman
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England Cruise Through Russian Challenge
Michael Owen scored his 40th goal for England as they brushed aside the challenge of Russia at Wembley. England triumphed 3-0 to move into second spot in Group E. Russia were expected to cause England problems but set their stall out defensively at
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Training exercise cut short by burning boat
LIFEBOAT crews launched when a training exercise turned into a real life rescue. The RNLI was in the middle of a training session with an RAF helicopter when the drama unfolded at about 6.45pm on Tuesday. The volunteer crews of the Redcar RNLI lifeboats
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Boy suffers head wound in car accident
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to hospital after he suffered a head wound in a collision at an accident blackspot. The child was one of five people in two cars, which collided on the A68, near Burtree Inn, on the outskirts of Darlington on Wednesday at
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Blackie: The Steve Black Story by Steve Black (Mainstream Publishing, £7.99)
YOU could read Jonny Wilkinson's life story to get a handle on England's World Cup-winning fly-half, but my goodness it's dull. So why not learn about Steve Black, the man behind the man who won the World Cup for his country? Black began his working
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Finding My Feet by Jason Robinson (Coronet Books, £8.99)
THE autobiography market is creaking under the weight of England's 2003 World Cup winners, but Jason Robinson's life story is the best of a fairly predictable bunch. Born and raised on some of the meanest streets of Leeds, Robinson survived an unorthodox
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Thirty Bullies: A History of the Rugby World Cup by Alison Kervin (Simon & Schuster, £17.99)
WITH this year's tournament marking the 20th anniversary of the inaugural Rugby World Cup, Alison Kervin, a former referee, journalist and England squad communications manager, charts the competition's development. Through discussions with a number
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Resistance by Craig Simpson (Corgi, £5.99)
AN exciting, action-packed novel with lots of boy appeal. It's a tale of the Second World War, set in Norway during the Nazi occupation. Fourteen-year old Marek's father has been arrested by the Gestapo and his older brother Olaf 's girlfriend has been
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This Is What I Did by Ann Dee Ellis (Andersen Press £5.99)
THIS strange American novel is written in a vague, disjointed style as if directly from inside the head of its mixed up young hero. Logan suffers from bullying and he's also at odds with his father and younger twin brothers as he doesn't share their
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Bad Blood by Rhiannon Lassiter (Oxford £5.99)
A FAMILY feud mixes with horror fantasy in this dark teen novel. Cat and Kat are stepsisters, forced into living together by their parents' second marriage, but hating each other venomously, even though their respective brothers, Roley and John, have
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Blood by Alan Durant (Definitions, £5.99)
A HAUNTING, gripping novel, part murder mystery, part psychological thriller. Teenager Robert's parents are brutally murdered in their own home one afternoon. As he struggles to come to terms with this and is fostered by his uncle and aunt, he begins
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Mariah Mundi, The Midas Box by GP Taylor (Faber & Faber, £9.99)
His new series is being touted as the next Harry Potter, but Lindsay Jennings finds GP Taylor has more to offer than cheap imitation. THE parallels are there - an orphan boy, the magical background, a cast of weird and wonderful characters. But there
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Madeleine McCann
BEFORE pointing the finger only at Madeleine McCann's parents, the police should add the person who had hired the car at the time of her disappearance to their list of suspects. If not hired at the time, all the employees of the hire company who
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Proms praise
WHAT another splendid performance of the Last Night of the Proms the BBC screened last Saturday. It reminded me of the fantastic summer evening I spent at the Proms in the Park in Bishop Auckland on Sunday, July 8. Although slightly belated, I
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Pay rises
PUBLIC sector workers want higher pay rises. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is adamant they stick to his tough line over increases. Is this the start of back to the dark days of Labour with constant strikes and disruption to ordinary people's lives
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Thorn factory
I WAS absolutely delighted to read about work starting on Thorn Lighting's £24m factory which will safeguard hundreds of jobs, not just at Spennymoor, County Durham, but throughout the region (Business Echo, Sept 4). I would like to thank the totally
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Margaret Thatcher
WHAT I remember Margaret Thatcher for is her claim that "there is no such thing as society". Every edition of The Northern Echo carries stories of crime, cynicism and selfishness perpetrated by people who seem to have taken these words as a motto
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Discipline
SO now the Government is going to fine the parents of children roaming the streets while suspended or expelled from school. Ever tried keeping a teenager, bigger than you, in the house if they are determined to go out? I lay the blame for all the
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Elderly drivers
THERE'S a rumour that people of 70 are no longer fit to drive through poor eyesight, don't know the Highway Code, etc. Well, specs can be obtained at the opticians, the Highway Code signs can be learned from the appropriate booklet, poor hearing
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Embryos
RE your report about inter-species embryo work (Echo, Sept 5). I am appalled and disgusted that the fertility regulator is prepared to give North-East scientists permission to create human-animal embryos for research. The Human Fertilisation and
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Time for ENP?
AGAIN we read of the denial on cost grounds of medicines to critically sick people, but it comes as no surprise that this only applies to residents of England. Time after time we read of this situation - ie, nurses, police and prison officers'
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Gordon Brown
WHAT has happened to democracy? Because no plausible figure from the Labour Party had the backbone to challenge Gordon Brown, he is the unelected leader of his party. Neither has Mr Brown been elected Prime Minister of a country he does not represent
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Van driver admits responsibility for deaths of four family members in A1 crash
A VAN driver has admitted killing four members of the same family in a crash on the A1. At Teesside Crown Court this morning Scott Easton, 22, admitted causing the deaths by dangerous driving of Paula Gilbert, 29, her fiance Neil Jex, 37, and her sons
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Boys foil stranger’s attempt to snatch four-year-old
TWO quick-thinking youngsters have been hailed as heroes after foiling the attempted abduction of a four-year-old girl. Friends Triston Melvin, nine, and Ellis Mount, ten, were playing in the Grove Hill area of Middlesbrough at about 7.20pm on
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Tiny triumph
Tiny Sue Devaney tells Viv Hardwick about some painful showbiz adivice as she tours an all-girls show to Billingham Forum "I'VE been told a lot of things in my career. A casting director told me if I had extra bone put below my knees it would add an extra
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Lee's art of minimg
Newcastle's Live Theatre is about to re-open with a fanfare for the Ashington painters. Chris Connel talks to Viv Hardwick about bringing the Pitman Painters to life and reveals some of the background used by playwright Lee Hall. THE idea of rough, tough
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Good sense of Yuma
Family man Russell Crowe talks to Steve Pratt about the appeal of re-making the western 3.10 to Yuma which allowed him to 'ride horses, play iwth guns, speak in a funny voice and wear pointy boots'. A LIGHTER role in the French-set A Good Year didn't
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Joe with the flow
Viv Hardwick talks to writer-director Paul Hodgson about the new wave of writing paying tribute to punk heroes like Joe Strummmer and Radio 1 Dj John Peel. THE name John Mellor doesn't carry much weight in punk rock circles, but the man who became Joe
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To Ten To Rent
UK DVD/VIDEO RENTAL 1 (-) 28 Weeks Later 2 (1) Wild Hogs 3 (2) Sunshine 4 (-) I've Seen It 5 (3) This Is England 6 (4) Straightheads 7 (5) Mr Bean's Holiday 8 (6) Shooter 9 (-) Meet The Robinsons 10 (7) Blades Of Glory Supplied by www.blockbuster.co.uk
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Road to hell
THERE are several ways of calling a taxi. You can ring and order one, or you can flag one down by the roadside. Do not under any circumstances follow Kevin Wicks' example and try to get a cab to stop by lying down in the road in front of it. This is
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A big day for Albert... and a big day for me
WEDNESDAY was a big day for Albert last week. He started school. I took a photograph of him, just as I did of all his brothers before him, standing in front of the same kitchen door in the same green school uniform, clutching his little book bag, looking
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Vandalised club could close down
HUNWICK Cricket Club may have to close its doors after being targeted in a spate of vandalism. The club, in Roughlea Lane, which was reformed in 1975, has been attacked by vandals three times this year. The first attack took place in July, when 12 perspex
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Newsagents sold adult video games to children
TWO-THIRDS of newsagents in Middlesbrough are selling adult video games to children as young as 13, trading standards officers have revealed. After carrying out an undercover operation, they are warning offenders that they face big fines unless they clean
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Norman fits the bill
Norman Barningham, who died last year, seved the community of Osmotherly as a village bobby for most of his career. Now the former polliss has had a sell-out success with a book about his beat. NORMAN Barningham was a proper polliss. "He was everybody's
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Car-share scheme for council employees
STOCKTON Borough Council is encouraging staff to take part in car-sharing as part of a two-year pilot scheme. It has entered into a two-year agreement with English Partnerships, the owner of the former Co-op dairy site, near Municipal Buildings, Church
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Crackdown targets criminal damage
A MAJOR crackdown on criminal damage was launched by agencies in Hartlepool yesterday. The multi-agency approach has been developed in a bid to tackle incidents of graffiti, damage to vehicles and property, fly-tipping and environmental damage. The campaign
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What is happening to hospital? - plea to NHS trust
POLITICIANS have called on health bosses to let people know what they have in store for a community hospital with an uncertain future. North-West Durham MP Hilary Armstrong and Derwentside District Council leader Councillor Alex Watson are concerned about
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Who's the daddy?
Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC1, 9pm), Born To Be Different (C4, 9pm) ACTOR John Hurt fails to fulfill his contract as he researches a family secret in Who Do You Think You Are? Surely the contract of participants in this family history series requires
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Hear All Sides
STORAGE PLAN THE Potter Group is keen to allay any fears over its application to store chemical products at its distribution centre at Melmerby Industrial Estate, near Ripon (Echo, August 27 and 31). Our record in storing chemical products there is exemplary
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Council agrees to see planned waste site
COUNCILLORS have bowed to a request by residents for a site visit before it is decided whether plans for a waste transfer station can go ahead. Greystones Aggregates and Recycling is seeking permission for change of use of agricultural buildings, loading
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Dental services delay branded a disgrace
NATIONAL HEALTH dentistry will return to a town next month, a year later than health officials had promised. The news that daily surgeries will operate in Leyburn from October 15 was welcomed by campaigners, but they called the delay a disgrace. The service
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Village show makes successful comeback
A VILLAGE show has been revived after a seven-year absence. Marrick, near Richmond, held its show on Sunday after last taking place in 2000. Classes included local produce, handicrafts, children's categories, pets and fancy dress. Children's sports and
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Shooting the messenger
Acclaimed photo journalist Tiom Stoddart has documented major historical events across the world - from the fall of the Berlin Wall to civil war in Sarajevo. He talks to Lindasy Jennings about his new exhibition on Africa's Aids crisis. THEIR hands outstretched
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Hear All Sides
YORKSHIRE DITCHED REDCAR and Cleveland is an administrative name; it is not the name of a place. Nevertheless, the Labour group on the borough council proposed that it should replace Yorkshire as the postal address for our borough. Because a sense of
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Service will pay tribute to Armed Forces
RAF veterans will pay tribute to men and women serving in the Armed Forces when an annual service of remembrance is held in Stockton on Sunday. Members of the Stockton and Thornaby branch of the Royal Air Forces Association are to hold their Battle of
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Anger at library closure before new one is built
THE closure of a library two years before a replacement is built has angered users. Catterick Garrison library, in Gough Road, is due to close next month. A new facility will be built inside a £20m Ministry of Defence sports and leisure centre being
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Housing group marks home number 1,000
A HOUSING association has celebrated the 1,000th new affordable home it has provided. Broadacres was established in Northallerton in 1993, when the group took over Hambleton District Council's housing stock. The 1,000th home is part of the £4m Valley
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September 13th, 2007
WHEN Ian Porterfield passed away on Tuesday night, Sunderland Football Club lost one of its all-time legends. But as the nationwide mourning that has accompanied the 61-year-old's death has proved, Porterfield's FA Cup final heroics in 1973 transcended
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Fire inspections are free for foster carers
FIRE risk checks are being carried out on foster carers' homes. The free inspections can result in carers receiving free smoke alarms, replacement deep-fat fryers and new electric blankets. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service teamed up with the county
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England's batsmen given freedom to express themselves
England will be given strict instructions to play as free spirits when they set out to make their mark on the World Twenty20 in today's opening match against Zimbabwe. Having played this format of cricket for longer than any other nation - the first domestic
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'OUTSIDERS' DOWN the road in Sedgefield, the British National Party recently gained far too many votes in the Parliamentary by-election for my liking. I find their politics vile and disgusting. Politicians in Durham City should be doing everything they
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Park pike walk
A NATIONAL park ranger will lead an open access walk up Buckden Pike, Wharfedale, on Saturday, leaving Buckden car park at 11am and returning at 4pm. The cost is £2. For details, call 01756-751690.
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A vote you really don't want
GORDON Brown got a bloody nose from his old trade union friends yesterday when they backed calls for a referendum on the EU treaty. Arm-twisting failed to persuade the GMB and railworkers' unions to pull a vote on giving the public, rather than MPs, the
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Elected mayors: the facts
THE appointment of an elected mayor in Darlington could be one of the biggest changes to the council in its history. As the town prepares for the referendum later this month, DAVID ROBERTS answers some of the questions surrounding the issue. Q -What
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Irish hit singer preparing for stage date
IRISH singing star Brian Kennedy is in Durham next week for his only North-East performance this year. At one stage in his career, he featured in the Irish singles charts for 52 weeks, gaining him seven top-20 hits and a host of fans world-wide. In his
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Council funding to support local artists
A FUNDING scheme has been launched to help support community events. The Carnival Arts Fund has been set up by Easington District Council to encourage organisations in the area to involve professional artists in the preparation and running of shows. Dave
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Fame beckons for Ashleigh at Posh's arts college
A TEENAGER has been awarded a place at the performing arts college attended by Victoria Beckham before she was a Spice Girl. Ashleigh Gaythorpe, from Ingleby Arncliffe, near Northallerton, will study a diploma in musical theatre at the Laine Theatre Arts
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Going from strength to strength
ONE of the region's engineering companies is planning to expand after its order book reached an all-time high only months after the company saw its turnover soar to a record. Rosh Engineering now has orders worth more than £600,000, and last year's
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Engineering boss heaps praise on SembCorp
THE leader of an organisation representing mechanical engineers throughout the world has visited a £60m biomass power station on Teesside. John Baxter, president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (ImechE), visited SembCorp's development at
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Northgate director returns to his roots
THE finance director of van hire company Northgate is resigning to team up with Sir Peter Vardy. Gerard Murray, who was previously finance director of Sir Peter's former motor retail business Reg Vardy, will join the Vardy Group of Companies at the beginning
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North-East's jobless total unchanged
THE region's unemployment figures have remained unchanged, despite a fall nationally. The number of people out of work in the North-East stood at 82,000 in the three months to July, representing no change year-on year, according to the Office for National
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Sage buys French firm XRT
MANAGEMENT software solutions group Sage has acquired a majority stake in French firm XRT. The Newcastle plc yesterday said it had agreed to pay £30m for 70 per cent of the share capital of XRT, which is listed on Euronext Paris. In accordance with French
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Filling in the gaps
Two students from the North-East have been selected from 70 applicants nationwide to take part in Deloitte's gap year scheme. Michael Healer and Alex Linsley will join the firm's Newcastle office for a paid seven-month work placement, and will also be
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'Agency law change threatens 4,500 jobs'
As many as 4,500 temporary positions in the North-East and thousands more across Yorkshire are threatened by a proposed EU law on agency workers, according to figures from the latest Confederation of British Industry (CBI)/Pertemps employment trends survey
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College begins search for course tutors
DURHAM Logistics College has launched a nationwide search to double the number of tutors. The college is looking for 16 experts across a variety of disciplines to meet demand for its courses, taking its teaching staff total to 32. After opening in
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Community Correspondents
Development Worker Our community development worker, Morvyn Sanderson, recently travelled with ten young people to Lesotho, with Darlington Borough Council's youth service, to look at HIV and Aids education schemes for youngsters working in schools and
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Award for memorial honouring war dead
THE memorial to Thornaby's First and Second World War soldiers has been awarded listed building status. The sculpture, which stands off Acklam Road, was given grade II status after being commended by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as being
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Farmers need our support
THE return of foot-and-mouth disease in Surrey - within days of the Government declaring the county free of the disease - is a terrible blow for farmers throughout the country. It has come at a particularly bad time, with thousands of animals due to be
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Students get their teeth into apprenticeships
TTE Technical Training Group has recorded the biggest intake of students in its 15-year history. More than 150 learners from across the Tees Valley have embarked on TTE's eight apprenticeship programmes at its Centre of Vocational Excellence in South
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Young drug abuser made knife threat
A YOUNG drug abuser caused a disturbance after waking up "in a mood", while staying at his sister's home. Twenty-year-old Joseph Stevenson "went nuts", shouting and screaming, leaving his sister Lorraine's two young children distressed in the early hours
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DIY fundraiser for health charity
STAFF at a DIY store are preparing for an annual fundraising weekend. Focus DIY, in Consett, will be raising money for the Meningitis Trust on Saturday, with a tombola, raffle, staff in Seventies gear and many stalls. Isobel Whitby, public relations
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Smooth start for Pools
HARTLEPOOL United got off to a winning start on their newly-laid surface at Billingham Town. Pools' reserve side beat Barnsley 2-0, playing at the Ron Greig Stadium for the first time since a £130,000 summer investment and revamp. Goals from Michael
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New pupils planting for their memories
NEW pupils at a Yarm secondary school marked the latest stage in their education by planting daffodil bulbs in the school grounds. The 224 newcomers to Conyers School planted the bulbs to provide a lasting reminder of stepping up to secondary school.
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Dangerous delays in care revealed
PATIENTS with life-threatening conditions face dangerous delays in receiving out-of-hours care in parts of the region, it was revealed yesterday. County Durham Primary Care Trust (PCT) is failing to hit key standards when it answers telephone calls and
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ASchool males a wave - and wins an award
A VILLAGE school has developed a mini-stretch of shoreline to create its own coastal strip, despite being several miles from the sea. The specially-created 'Beachcomber Bay' has gone down well with pupils at Newbottle Primary School, near Houghton-le-Spring
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Witness appeal after bike theft
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a bicycle theft at Bishop Auckland's Newgate Centre. A black Shockwave mountain bike was stolen from the centre's multi-storey shopping centre between 2pm and 2.30pm on Monday, July 2. The bike is distinctive, because
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Housing bid to be heard
COUNCILLORS will tomorrow consider plans to build homes on the site of a former social club. Hall Construction wants to redevelop the site of Horndale Workingmen's Club, at Meadowfield Way, in Newton Aycliffe, for residential use. The Rushyford-based
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You are never too young to learn a skill
A FOREST became a hive of activity at the weekend as thousands of visitors flocked to enjoy its annual festival. Now in its fourth year, the Guisborough Forest Festival attracted about 2,500 people. One of the star attractions was Clare Eyeington, who
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Lunch group seeking new volunteers
A BUSY pensioners' lunch club urgently needs a cook, and other volunteers, to help at its weekly sessions. Willington Lunch Club, which has a waiting list to join, meets in the Methodist Church hall, Lydia Street, on Thursdays, from 11am to 3pm. The club
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Residents aim to boost area's community spirit
PEOPLE in one of the country's most deprived areas will be encouraged to take pride in their environment with a new project. In a bid to improve community spirit and the way in which people care for their surroundings, a Shildon church has become the
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Hear All Sides
ELECTED MAYOR THE main arguments advanced on your pages against an elected mayor for Darlington seem to hinge on the obvious excellence of a hallowed tradition of anointing an elderly councillor for the splendid (often sole) achievement of failing to
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Public meeting to discuss bus links to hosptal
RESIDENTS have organised a meeting to discuss what they describe as poor public transport links between Hartlepool and two hospitals in the area. Members of the Fens Residents' Association are calling for better bus services for patients and visitors
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No headpine
TOWN CENTRE IN your article, "Big money plans to regenerate town centre", Councillor Tommy Taylor, the Liberal Democrat leader of Wear Valley District Council, says the scheme will make Bishop Auckland "a town for the 21st Century". Interesting. The town
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McLeish hails his heroes as Scots leave France stunned
Alex McLeish paid tribute to Scotland's heroes after watching them move a step closer to Euro 2008 with an amazing 1-0 victory over France at the Parc des Princes last night. Scotland completed a memorable double over the World Cup finalists following
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Couple walk free after toddler found with 50 bruises on body
A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy had 50 bruises on his body and was painfully thin when social workers removed him from his filthy home, a court was told yesterday.A working mother of five aged 28, and her 19-year-old boyfriend, from Thornaby, near Stockton, walked
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Lady's waiting is over
LADY JANE DIGBY (3.45) has both the size and scope to impose her authority in Doncaster's Group 2 May Hill Stakes.Mark Johnston's strapping two-year-old was working like a star during the spring but, not wanting to press too many buttons too soon, the
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Four arrested following drug raids across region
FOUR people have been arrested and charged in a police operation which included the seizure of a large amount of illegal drugs.The two-day operation to target the import and supply of drugs resulted in the seizure of more than 450kg of cannabis, with
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Couple's charity drive in a banger
A COUPLE are meeting their own scrap heap challenge by taking a 12-year-old banger on a marathon charity drive.Steve and Alison White, aged 37 and 34, from Newton Aycliffe, in County Durham, plan to drive across Europe in their patched-up Citroen ZX.Bought
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Thieves steal urns from grave of 13-week-old cot death baby
THIEVES have stolen two memorial urns from a baby's grave in the latest theft at a cemetery.Police said the theft, of granite urns from the headstone of a 13-week-old boy, was mean, callous and cruel.Racheal Pattison, whose son, Sam, died from cot death
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Barton aiming for City showdown
NEWCASTLE United's Joey Barton is winning his fitness race and his long-awaited competitive debut could arrive at the club he turned his back on, Manchester City.Barton has not played since suffering a broken metatarsal in the friendly at Carlisle United
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Three in court following campaign against boxer
A MAN has admitted a five-month campaign of harassment against a professional boxer and doorman.Graham Michael Boyle, 31, his brother, David Anthony Boyle, 30, and Norman Vincent Harrison, 23, appeared at Teesside Crown Court yesterday facing several
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ITV news merger warning
TYNE-TEES and Border television news will merge if ITV's controversial review goes ahead. The broadcaster yesterday announced plans to slash the number of its regional bulletins from 17 to nine, as part of a five-year plan.Under the plans, Tyne-Tees
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New generation celebrates 'a lovely old school'
OLD friends went back to school to join in its centenary celebrations yesterday.Past and present pupils of Coundon St Joseph's RC Primary, in County Durham, marked the occasion with a Mass in the school hall led by the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle the
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Dogs and owners from across Britain to gather at show
THE region's biggest dog show will start tomorrow, with owners from across Britain and abroad expected to attend.The 39th Darlington Dog Society Championship Dog Show will run until Sunday.The event is being held at Newby Hall, near Ripon.The event will
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Staff await verdict on super-councils
THOUSANDS of public sector workers are anxiously awaiting the outcome of a challenge to plans for North-East super-councils, which reached the High Court yesterday.Their futures depend on the outcome of a council's objection to the Government scheme,
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Injury woe for Keane
ROY KEANE'S early season frustrations further increased last night when he learned Sunderland will be without three members of his first choice midfield for at least a month.With captain Dean Whitehead already ruled out for six months with knee ligament
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Chef Richard gets job with Blanc after appeal letter
A YOUNG chef who has only just finished his training is well on the way to success -after walking straight into a job at one of the world's most renowned restaurants.Pastry chef Richard Phillips has been offered a job that is the icing on the cake for
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Anger as funding bid for business rejected
A BUSINESSMAN who applied for funding from One NorthEast for a project to create 20 jobs in an economic blackspot was shocked to be told it was not a "strategic site for investment".Gary Gibson, managing director of Gibson Building Contractors Limited
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Rescue team praised for bus crash heroics
A TRAINEE nurse is among the ambulance crew who have been praised for their actions during a rescue operation which left 22 people injured after a bus crash.Two children were seriously injured after a minibus swerved off the road and crashed into youngsters
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Town could turn into a 'clone' of its neighbours
DARLINGTON could become a "clone town" unless the town's independent retailers are supported, according to a new Friends of the Earth booklet.The pressure group's Darlington branch has launched a guide to the area's independent shops, with details of
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Football fans to remember life of cup winner
SUNDERLAND fans will celebrate the life of footballer Ian Porterfield before the club's game against Reading on Saturday.Flags were flying at half-mast outside the club's Stadium of Light last night as tributes poured in for the player who cemented a
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Hospitals failing to reduce infections
THE region's hospitals are failing to keep pace with the rest of the country when it comes to driving down hospital infections, according to NHS bosses.While cases of MRSA and C. Difficile are reducing in most parts of England, they remain stubbornly
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Owen puts England back on track
England 3, Russia 0.AFTER scoring against Israel at the weekend, Michael Owen claimed he was the "luckiest man in the world" given the extent of his injury problems.After the Newcastle striker grabbed a first-half brace in last night's 3-0 win over Russia
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Give your eggs - and get IVF treatment half-price
NORTH-EAST women will be offered half-price fertility treatment if they donate eggs for stem cell research - the first scheme of its kind in the world.The Medical Research Council (MRC) has agreed to fund the Newcastle-based project.It will mean more
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Former police boss denies 118mph speeding charge
THE former head of a North-East police force's driving school will face a trial after being accused of speeding at 118mph through an accident blackspot. Paul Gee said he was carrying out a risk assessment for Durham Police's advanced driving school, based
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Foot-and-mouth: The crisis returns
THE UK farming industry has been plunged back into crisis with the confirmation of another outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.A nationwide movement ban on cattle, sheep, pigs and other susceptible animals was imposed after the Department for Environment
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England V Russia
Michael Owen scored his 40th goal for England as they brushed aside the challenge of Russia at Wembley. England triumphed 3-0 to move into second spot in Group E. Russia were expected to cause England problems but set their stall out defensively
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Corry is prepared for Springbok onslaught
Martin Corry is ready to accept South Africa's immense physical challenge tomorrow and ensure England are not pushed closer towards an early World Cup exit. Defeat against the Springboks at Stade de France would leave the 2003 world champions needing
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Edwards and Richardson add to Keane's problems
ROY KEANE'S early-season frustrations increased last night when he learned he will be without three members of his first choice midfield for at least a month. With Sunderland captain Dean Whitehead ruled out for six months with knee ligament trouble,
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Emre seeking Turkish return in January
Newcastle will be looking to strengthen their midfield in the January transfer window if Emre gets his wish to quit the club and return to Turkey. The midfielder has revealed his intention to return to his former club Galatasaray. Emre is back in his
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Durham title hopes waver
PLAY was held up for 45 minutes at Riverside yesterday when Sussex's Rana Naved-ul-Hasan suffered what turned out to be a dislocated shoulder. But it proved far more painful for Durham than for the championship leaders.Durham were sailing along on 233
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'Paratrooper shouldn't serve in Afghanistan'
A PARATROOPER cleared of murdering two teenagers in Belfast in 1990 should not be allowed to serve in Afghanistan, a victims' group said last night.Mark Thompson, from Relatives for Justice, said he was outraged after the Army admitted it may send the
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Strength pleases Penney
ALMOST a year after his appointment, Darlington manager Dave Penney is finally satisfied with the squad he now has at his disposal. Penney lambasted the poor quality of players he inherited after succeeding David Hodgson last year. Twelve players have
