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Stolen gully covers leave safety hazard
THE PUBLIC is asked to beware of missing gully covers after a recent spate of thefts. Concern has grown on safety grounds over the absence of the gully gratings, which leave sizeable openings at the sides of roads. An estimated 200 gully covers have
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Ramblers complete County Durham walk challenge
KEEN ramblers today completed the challenge of walking every official footpath in County Durham in 18 months. Between March 2006 and September 2007, the walkers from Durham and Darlington Ramblers group managed to set foot across 2,152 miles of footpaths
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Pools Orient express victory
HARTLEPOOL United thumped League One leaders Leyton Orient in style - cracking home four goals. Pools dominated the first half, passing their opponents to death at times, but had only one goal to show for it. That came when Ian Moore saw his first shot
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Late goal drama in thrilling derby
Liam Miller came off the bench to hand Sunderland a hard-fought derby point with a last-minute strike in a fiercely contested encounter. The former Celtic midfielder smashed a left-foot volley past Mark Schwarzer to deny Gareth Southgate's men a victory
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Late goal sinks Quakers
Darlington's unbeaten start to the season was cruelly brought to an end by a late, late MK Dons goal on Saturday afternoon. Quakers had remained unbeaten during their first six matches of the season and conceded just two goals, a run that had taken
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Major roadworks to last a further month
COMPLETION of major roadworks has slipped back a further month. It was originally forecast, when work began in March 2006, that the 14.3m improvements to the A66 Surtees Bridge, near Thornaby, would be finished this month. But due to bad weather road
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Boateng and Nosworthy missing from derby
MIDDLESBROUGH manager Gareth Southgate handed Gary O'Neil his first start for the club at the expense of captain George Boateng in today's Tees-Wear derby. Sunderland were also forced to make one change to their side which overcame Reading last week.
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Durham's title hopes brought to an end
DURHAM'S chances of winning the County Championship ended this afternoon when Sussex completed a win over already relegated Worcestershire. The race for the Division One title is now a two horse race between Sussex and Lancashire, despite Durham's victory
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Teenage vandalism
LOCAL councillors and the Government are always telling us of the need to provide leisure facilities for young people, claiming they only resort to vandalism because they are bored and have nothing to do. In this spirit, they have spent our council
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Come back William
I HOPE David Cameron noticed the recent opinion polls published in the newspapers and decides to stand down as leader of the Conservative Party. It is no wonder that Labour is beaming like a Cheshire cat, as it does not have any real competition
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EU Treaty
BOOKLETS have been produced to reassure those concerned with the European Union's renamed "Amending Treaty". Various methods are used in this booklet to disguise the loss of democratic power in January. Many implications are simply untrue. It
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Leadership
LEADERS have to have many skills and qualities. Some have strengths, where they are considered to be courageous, with a spirit like Sir Winston Churchill, who in wartime had ideal qualities, but who failed to inspire an electorate in the 1945 General
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Health services
IT is very pleasing to read that health services in the North-East are among the best in the country (Echo, Sept 17). The annual report of NHS North- East (the new name for the North- East Strategic Health Authority) is a good one and speaks of
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Wanting out
IF a Prime Minister is born in England and has a parliamentary constituency within England, not only does no one question their right to make laws which affect Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, but no one makes a point of focusing on their ethnicity
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RAFA thanks
MAY I thank everyone who contributed to the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Wings Appeal collection which took place in Darlington town centre on Saturday, September 15. Thanks to the generosity of the contributors and the magnificent efforts
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Big Arm: Sunrays (Matchbox)
Happy Mondays founder member and bass player Paul Ryder's latest release appears to have caught the attention of Moby, who is rumoured to be behind a re-mix version which has hit the med club scene. The publicity claims that this upbeat anthem
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Dave Gahan: Kingdom (Mute)
A return to Gahan's electronic roots for this, the first single from his second solo album Hourglass. The track features a urgent, slightly sinister vocal from the Depeche Mode frontman over a driving beat which then dissolves into a massive synth-line
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September 20, 2007
AS a torrent of new folk CDs is about to flood the market, news reaches us that the BBC Folk Awards will definitely be going ahead in February next year. Are these two factors connected, people are asking? If so, it looks like it will be an all-girl
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September 20, 2007
CD REVIEWS: Stacey Kent/Breakfast on the Morning Tram (Blue Note) A new approach here for the singer on her new record label. Not in the singing, but in the material which is broader than before with four new songs written by novelist Kazuo Ishiguro and
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September 20, 2007
REVIEWS: Brahms, Symphony No 4 (Naxos 8.570233) Marin Alsop's series of Brahms' symphonies is rounded off with this masterful rendition. The phrasing is lovingly shaped and the articulation sharp. Wagner: Symphonic Syntheses by Stokowski (Naxos 8.570293
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September 20, 2007
IF you head to The Sage Gateshead on Tuesday you'll be in the company of an artist who links The Earl Scruggs Review, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Ricky Skaggs, George Strait, The Everly Brothers, David Allan Coe and
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Two Days In Paris (15)
FRENCH actress Julie Delpy's first film as a director (and writer, star, editor and composer - doesn't she ever sleep?) has led to comparisons with Woody Allen. As he's showing signs of wear and tear in recent movies, I suppose this is no bad thing
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As You Like It (12A)
YOU'LL like it, but not a lot, as a certain Mr Paul Daniels might say about the latest Kenneth Branagh screen Shakespeare. He's adapted and directed but doesn't appear, leaving the act duties to an eclectic cast of Brits and the odd American.
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (12A)
OKAY, I admit I laughed a couple of times - not bad going for an Adam Sandler movie - and felt duly ashamed of myself. But this is a comedy that doesn't have the guts to be truly offensive and is consequently a lot funnier. The potential is there
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Publishing young people's reviews
YOUNG people will be able to have their views published online thanks to a joint initiative between The Northern Echo and Darlington Borough Council. The rE-view project will give young film-makers, journalists and photographers the opportunity
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A flying start for Tawzeea
TRAIL-BLAZING Tawzeea (2.25) can get punters off to the perfect start by mopping up Catterick's opener, the six-furlong EBF Maiden Stakes. This superbly-bred colt, who hails from the same family as Japan Cup hero Singspiel, should, according to his fancy
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Borderlescott can end his hard-luck story
LONG-SUFFERING supporters of Borderlescott (3.30) will be hoping their horse enjoys a well-deserved change of luck and wins this afternoon's Ayr Gold Cup. It's a tough ask for Robin Bastiman's raider to defy top-weight and go one better than his second
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England's new World Cup star exceeds all expectations
THE World Cup has a habit of unearthing England's stars of the future, and the to names of Paul Gascoigne and Michael Owen can now be added that of Jill Scott. Last month, Sunderland-born Scott travelled to England's pre-tournament training camp at Macau
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Jones called on by Falcons to replace Flood at fly half
TEESSIDER Steve Jones takes the fly half spot for Newcastle Falcons in tomorrow's Guinness Premiership match at London Irish. With Toby Flood joining Jonny Wilkinson at the World Cup, Jones is handed an early chance following his return to the club after
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'Villain' Beye hoping Newcastle fans will forgive and forget the past
PRIOR to this summer, most Newcastle supporters would have associated the name of Habib Beye with two of the most disappointing days in their club's history. Back in 2004, Beye played in the Marseille side that claimed a goalless draw at St James' Park
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Curbs hails Bellamy
West Ham boss Alan Curbishley yesterday backed Craig Bellamy to be as inspirational for the London club as Paolo Di Canio. Di Canio, who played for West Ham from 1999 until 2003, is still revered by the Upton Park crowd for his spectacular goals and talismanic
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Cole misses out on North-East derby but targets next with Magpies
ANDREW COLE'S lack of match fitness has prevented him from making his first appearance in a Sunderland shirt at Middlesbrough this afternoon. But, having missed out on appearing in his side's first North-East derby of the season, the former Newcastle
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Rafa refuses to compliment Jose
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez kept his feud with Jose Mourinho going to the last by declining to offer any compliments about the former Chelsea boss' time at Stamford Bridge. The Liverpool boss and the Portugese coach had made little secret of their
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New Blues boss not 'special' just 'normal'
Avram Grant described himself as the ''normal'' one as he vowed to coach Chelsea in his own way after taking over from 'the Special One'. Grant was unveiled as first-team coach at Stamford Bridge this evening, taking over from Jose Mourinho following
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England must take a direct route to victory
Martin Corry has predicted ''direct and physical'' early exchanges when England and Samoa fight for their World Cup lives in Nantes today. Both teams are on the rebound from their worst performances in World Cup history, facts readily acknowledged by
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Durham hoping for miracle to complete title hat-trick
DURHAM began the season by demolishing Worcestershire and ended it hoping that division one's bottom club could summon unaccustomed resistance against Sussex at Hove. By completing their sensational campaign with an eight-wicket win against Kent at Canterbury
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Tearful Jose has his say
Jose Mourinho has told English football fans that he will be back - but not immediately. Mourinho says he will return to the Premier League one day, but only after taking on another challenge in a different country. He said: "I don't want it in my next
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World Cup Diary - Mathew Tait
JUST hours to go and I can't wait to start my first World Cup match. I'm excited and looking forward to it. I've obviously wanted to start a game the whole time I have been here. We had our final team run yesterday morning and now it's all about resting
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Gibson facing dilemma
OTTIS Gibson will leave for his role as England bowling coach in Sri Lanka on Tuesday with no idea how he will resolve the dilemma if he is offered the West Indies coaching job on his return. "The West Indies have told me they will draw up a shortlist
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Wilson warns there's more to Orient than Boyd
DANNY Wilson has been at pains to point out that there is more to today's game than Adam Boyd but there is little doubt plenty of attention will be focused on the Leyton Orient striker. Boyd today faces Hartlepool United for the first time since leaving
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Ireland suffer big loss
France 25 Ireland 3 Ireland were left on the brink of a World Cup group exit after Jean-Baptiste Elissalde booted France to within touching distance of the quarter-finals. Vincent Clerc ran in two tries but it was the kicking of Elissalde that laid the
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Degree of uncertainty about Miller's future
IAN Miller will look back on his first year as a professional footballer still unsure of what he can achieve in the game. It's a year to the day that the 23-year-old signed for Ipswich Town, a dream come true for a player who had been playing in the Isthmian
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Strange day ahead as Arca faces Sunderland for the first time
During six seasons at Sunderland Julio Arca became a huge crowd favourite before his move last year to Middlesbrough. Chief Football Writer Paul Fraser spoke to him before today's Tees-Wear derby.MUCH has changed since the day Julio Arca made the short
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School and nursery restored after devastating arson attack
A SCHOOL nursery and learning centre have reopened after a devastating blaze 18 months ago. Arsonists are thought to have caused the fires at Dormanstown Primary School, east Cleveland, in February last year. Eighteen firefighters took more than an
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Junk Job lads to the rescue for pensioner
A GRATEFUL grandmother last night paid tribute to two council workers who came to her aid after a fall in her home. Eighty-four-year-old Connie Fernie needed hospital treatment after she fell in the lounge of her home, in Guisborough. She found was unable
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High-de-high
ANNECY, somewhere in the Alps and a stepping stone from Switzerland - that was all I knew as I boarded a coach in Darlington and settled down for the trip to the other end of France. It is a long journey - two days each way with overnight stops. But,
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Project launched to restore historic park
A BID is being launched to restore a once premier park to its former glory. An application is being made to Heritage Lottery for a £1.4m grant to begin restoration work on Middlesbrough's Stewart Park. The money would be spent on renovating the park's
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Commercial rubbish recycling to increase
RECYCLING of commercial waste by a council could be expanded, in spite of a low take-up by businesses. Richmondshire District Council hopes to secure funding to begin collecting glass for recycling from business premises in the lower reaches of Swaledale
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School events stress global perspective
A SCHOOL praised for its international activities has launched a programme of events for the new term. Belmont School Community Art College's efforts to take a global perspective was recognised during a recent Ofsted inspection. The school held an international
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Charges for holiday home waste collections
CHARGES are to be introduced for collecting rubbish from holiday cottages in Richmondshire, netting the district council up to £24,000 a year. Only 50 of the 393 holiday cottages which are registered for business rates in the district have commercial
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Angry villagers want action on flood fears
VILLAGERS have voiced their anger to Government agencies over repeated flooding of their homes. Residents of Gilling West, near Richmond, blame extra tarmac on the widened A66 for forcing more water downhill to the village, but engineers say drainage
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Aide is following in footsteps of Labour MP
A LONG-serving County Durham Labour MP, who is standing down at the next election, could be succeeded by his aide. Grahame Morris has been selected by Easington Constituency Labour Party as its candidate to replace John Cummings, who has held the seat
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Saddle up for pink extravaganza
HORSES and riders are getting in the pink for a breast cancer charity event. The Tickled Pink day will be held at the Richmond Equestrian Centre, near Catterick, on Sunday, September 29. Proceeds will go towards a £2.2m appeal to open a Breast Cancer
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Helpers join forces for clean-up operation
POLICE officers and soldiers joined parish councillors to clear out a beck to help relieve the threat of flooding to a village. Catterick Garrison's neighbourhood policing team and the Army stepped in to help the clean-up operation at Tunstall, near Catterick
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Bid to beat toilet block vandalism
CONCERNS have been raised about vandalism attacks on Willington's public toilets. The situation was discussed at a Willington Town Council meeting earlier this week. The public toilet block in Albion Place, in Willington's High Street, has been subjected
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Invitation to join youth centre celebrations
A SUCCESSFUL youth centre in Barnard Castle is inviting the public to help it celebrate its first anniversary. The YMCA, which has a drop-in centre in Galgate, opened on September 22 last year. The centre has proved popular in the town, seeing many young
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Tanzanian teachers give lessons on Africa
PUPILS experienced a taste of Africa this week as their school hosted a visit of staff from their Tanzanian link school. Our Lady and St Thomas School, in Willington, was visited by two members of staff from Kivulini Primary School, who are staying in
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Poll shows majority happy with services
MEMBERS of a town council have answered critics by publishing the results of a poll which show most people are happy with local services. Ferryhill Town Council has released the full results of a town survey in which services were rated above the national
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Clean-up will sweep into new estate
A SCHEME to clean up areas of Hartlepool will come full circle next week. Hartlepool Borough Council's Operation Clean Sweep is targeting the town's Burbank estate - where the programme. Mayor Stuart Drummond launched the initiative there in December
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Retirement after 32 years on police force
A CADET turned senior officer is to retire after 32 years of service in the police. Middlesbrough District Commander Steve Swales will call it a day next month after working his way up through the ranks. He has served as an officer in three out of the
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Filtronic wins new orders . . . But division is still for sale
ELECTRONICS company Filtronic yesterday said its compound semiconductor business had secured some short-term orders, but stressed the division was still for sale. In a statement to the stock market, Filtronic said the division, which has its headquarters
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Accused of misusing police cars
TWO police officers have been arrested after allegedly taking police cars for their own use, it was confirmed yesterday. The officers, both constables based at Durham Constabulary's headquarters at Aykley Heads, Durham City, were arrested last week. Both
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Sorry - I've got wrong house, said burglar
AN "old-fashioned" burglar apologised to his elderly victim after leaving her terrified when he targeted her house by mistake, a court heard. Brian Keogh admitted breaking into the pensioner's home to steal cash, believing a drug dealer lived at the property
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Concern at 'terrible' crime figures reported in villages
WEARDALE councillors have expressed their concern at the growing trend of anti-social behaviour and youth nuisance in their villages. The concerns were raised at a recent parish council meeting in Stanhope attended by PC Ian Craggs from Wolsingham neighbourhood
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Overdue call to account
THE Northern Echo has been asking some awkward questions about the background to the council negligence which exposed staff at a North-East swimming pool to dangerous asbestos over five years. Last month, Wear Valley District Council was fined £18,000
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Rufus moves to the quayside
A DESIGN agency is expanding and creating jobs after securing several high-profile clients. Rufus has invested in facilities at Wylam Wharf on Sunderland's quayside and is taking on web technicians and a marketing manager to raise its profile. Managing
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Hospital plans for shake-up are confirmed
CHANGES that will result in some of the most seriously ill patients being transferred from an intensive care unit to hospitals several miles away have been agreed, it was confirmed last night. The move, affecting patients at Bishop Auckland General Hospital
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Launch of centre to encourage sports
A COMMUNITY sports facility has opened thanks to a three-year sponsorship programme. The three tennis courts at the Riverside Sports Complex, in Chester-le-Street, have been renovated and were launched yesterday with a mini-tennis competition for teams
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Borders sells its UK and Irish superstores
Book retailer Borders yesterday sold its UK and Ireland business to a private equity firm for up to £20m. The deal includes all 42 Borders superstores, including those in Newcastle, Gateshead, Stockton and York, and the 28 Books Etc stores owned by
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String of burglaries to fund drug habit
A DESPERATE teenage addict targeted homes of elderly people to burgle in a bid to pay off his drug debts, a court heard. Nineteen-year-old Carl Andrew Kelly, who struck several times in Chester-le-Street, in May, was yesterday sent to a young offenders
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Painting's a winner
A SIX-year-old girl has been named as one of the regional winners in a national painting competition. A painting of the seaside by Hannah Raw, a pupil at Polam Hall School, in Darlington, was selected in the four to seven age category of the third annual
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Tesco submits new proposals for garage site
SUPERMARKET chain Tesco has submitted a third application to build a mini-market on the site of a former garage. Officials from the store met planning officials before the plans were sent to the council for the proposed Express store in North Road, Darlington
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Girl became abusive after drinking
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl lying unconscious in the street after drinking too much was abusive to emergency services who tried to help her. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons but lives in Darlington, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly at
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Work on road means closure for 14 weeks
PART of a road will be closed to traffic for 14 weeks while Durham County Council builds a long-awaited £11.4m road that officials hope will help boost Easington's economy. The C12A, between Bowburn and Byers Garth, will be coned off from Monday for
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Plan to fence off woodland
HURWORTH Parish Council has agreed to fence off an area of public woodland in an attempt to avoid being sued by an angry neighbour. But the decision, passed at a meeting on Thursday which the press and public were not allowed to attend, has left some
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Big strides in Green Welly
NINETY children from two primary schools have won a £100 cash prize as runners-up in the Green Welly category of the CSV Action Earth awards Pupils of All Saints RC Primary School and Lanchester EP Primary School, in Lanchester, collected more than 300
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Facing the questions in elected mayor debate
MORE than 100 people gathered at Darlington's Art Centre yesterday evening to hear arguments for and against an elected mayor. The debate was organised by The Northern Echo and chaired by editor Peter Barron. The panel of four members included representatives
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Centre brings vital help for rape victims
THE way in which victims of sex crimes are treated is expected to be transformed, following the opening of a purpose-built rape crisis centre in the region. Vera Baird, the Government's Solicitor General and MP for Redcar, east Cleveland, described the
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The captain who was befriended by wartime angel
TRIBUTES have been made to a man who exceeded his duties as a soldier, family man and vicar.The Reverend Roderick Percy Pearson died on September 11, following a stroke at the age of 86.Born in Darlington, he attended the town's grammar school, where
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Residents tell of evacuation after fire in workshops
RESIDENTS last night spoke of how they were forced from their homes over fears two acetylene cylinders in a blazing industrial unit could explode.Fire crews were sent to a fire at AMC Auto Finishers workshop, on Leeming Bar Industrial Estate, in North
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Why driver failed to see lorry 'still a mystery'
WHY a pick-up driver failed to see a lorry before he crashed into it will remain a mystery, a coroner has said.A verdict of accidental death was recorded on 25-year-old Michael Burns, who died from multiple injuries at James Cook University Hospital,
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Chancellor called to explain Rock action
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling has been called before a Parliamentary committee to explain the Treasury's handling of the Northern Rock crisis.John McFall MP, chairman of the Commons Treasury Select Committee, which questioned Bank of England Governor Mervyn
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Council loses latest equal pay battle
A NORTH-EAST council has lost the latest round of a legal battle over equal pay involving thousands of female caterers and care workers.Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is one of 12 local authorities - many of them in the North-East - facing equal
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Champ Zara joins trials competitors
WORLD champion eventer and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Zara Phillips is among leading riders competing in the region this weekend.She rode three horses in the dressage section of the open intermediate horse trials at Aske, near Richmond, yesterday
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The silent treatment
Quakers' meetings are very different from religious gatherings, but the Society of Friends prove that at Cotherstone silence is golden.IF so peaceable a body may be said to do so, the Society of Friends is putting its head over the parapet. National Quaker
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The author of my own device
THE BBC's a disgrace. Its airwaves are full of free adverts for itself. BBC radio promotes what's on BBC TV; BBC TV promotes what's on the BBC website; every BBC series promotes a book and a DVD, and you can't open a newspaper without a Michael Palin
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Police worker sacked for helping vice girl
A FORMER police worker who was sacked after he helped a prostitute "save her life" said he did not regret his actions.The Cleveland Police employee lost his case for unfair dismissal after the hearing ruled that his actions could have compromised his
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Pair return to school ten weeks after they nearly died in crash
TWO boys rescued from the wreckage of a bus accident have returned to school only ten weeks after they cheated death.Friends Ben Conroy and Michael Harrison, both 12, were seriously injured after the 33-seater school bus ploughed into a group of children
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Youngsters get in the spirit for school's anniversary
YOUNGSTERS at a primary school turned back the clock yesterday to celebrate their 50th anniversary.Pupils and staff at Redbrook Primary School, in Roseworth, Stockton, dressed in Fifties-style clothes for a party to mark the milestone.The school had planned
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Inquiry at last into asbestos scandal
OFFICIALS have finally ordered an inquiry into why staff at a council-run leisure complex were exposed to dangerous asbestos for five years despite a report warning of the danger. Staff at Woodhouse Close leisure complex, in Bishop Auckland, County
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Unkindest cut
Quentin Tarantino has shaken his audiences ever since his Reservoir Dogs days, and his latest movie, Death Proof, is set to live up to his reputation. He talks to Steve Pratt about his 'slashed' slasher film.Quentin Tarantino is, you suspect, only half
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Murder Inquiry After Van Death
A MURDER investigation was under way today after a severely injured man was found in a works' van. Police discovered the 33-year-old Newcastle man suffering severe stab injuries in the plumbers' van at the junction of Wansbeck Road and Park Avenue in
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Man dragged under car in road accident
POLICE are appealing for any witnesses to an accident that took place at Bishop Auckland last night. A man was struck by a car on the A689 Toronto bypass near Bishop Auckland shortly after midnight and was dragged under the vehicle. He is currently
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Northern Rock received £2.9 billion cash help
The Bank of England pumped billions into The Northern Rock as savers stampeded to withdraw their money last week, new figures have revealed today. The bank was able to draw on £2.9 billion in cash through the emergency financial assistance agreed with
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Chancellor to consider bank shake-up
The Chancellor is to introduce new regulations to safeguard investors' money in the event of a banking crisis. In the wake of The Northern Rock's problems Chancellor Alistair Darling believes new measures are needed to restore confidence. Although savings
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Woodgate can fulfil ambitions with Boro
JONATHAN WOODGATE is a footballer who has plenty of his dreams unfulfilled, but the accomplished defender is convinced he can achieve most of them with Middlesbrough. Despite being regarded as one of the finest centre-backs in the country, Woodgate's
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Sam learning to live outside the comfort zone
SAM Allardyce has admitted that the frenzied reaction to Monday's 1-0 defeat at Derby made him question the wisdom of swapping "the safest job in football" for "the most volatile". But having left Bolton's Reebok Stadium in search of a fresh challenge
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Keane puts faith in brotherhood of Black Cats
ROY KEANE will reach the half century mark as Sunderland manager at Middlesbrough later today but he does not care whether the members of his playing staff see eye to eye off the pitch. But, after sending the Black Cats squad on a team-bonding exercise
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Keane given rival's stamp of approval
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate revealed he has struck up an unlikely friendship with his managerial counterpart at Sunderland ahead of today's Tees-Wear derby. Southgate let slip he met Roy Keane on a coaching course early last season, while they
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Call for action to cut prison death figures
THE mother of the youngest child to die in custody last night called for concerted action to prevent a similar tragedy.Carol Pounder, whose son Adam Rickwood, 14, hanged himself with his shoelaces while on remand, was responding to a report published
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Family's transatlantic quest for their 'cheeky little devil'
THE family of a boy who may never grow up hope to travel to the US to learn more about the rare condition he suffers from.Two-year-old Rayth Morland, from Shildon, County Durham, has become only the fourth person in the UK diagnosed with MOPD.The condition
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NHS services are in a healthy state, say eight out of ten
MORE than eight out of ten people who attended a regional event about the future of the NHS said they were satisfied with health services in the North-East.The 84 per cent vote gave the North-East the highest rating in England.Electronic polls and group
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Sacked CCTV man wins payout in nude shots row
A CAMERA operator sacked amid allegations that close-up pictures taken during a naked art installation had been sold in North-East pubs has won out-of-court compensation.Civilian police worker John Elliott was operating the CCTV system in July 2005, when
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Grieving mum appeals to stop custody deaths
THE mother of youngest child to die in custody last night called for concerted action to prevent a similar tragedy. Carol Pounder, whose son Adam Rickwood, 14, hanged himself with his shoelaces while on remand, was responding to report published yesterday
