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Cadets battle it out in annual competition
HUNDREDS of teenagers from across the North-East and North Yorkshire battled it out today in the region's top Army Cadet competition. Forty-one teams from the Army Cadet Force, the Combined Cadet Force and the Air Training Corps were at Wathgill Camp
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Fightstar - Newcastle. 30th September 2007
Let's start with some honesty; I was a bit optimistic about this concert. I mean, don't get me wrong, I was still excited but wasn't expecting anything spectacular. How wrong I was! The night was fantastic! And yeah, I was (still am) a busted fan as well
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Plan to bury power lines in national park
WORK is set to begin this year on undergrounding power lines in three areas of a national park. Northern Electric Distribution Limited (NEDL) has announced that schemes to bury unsightly electricity cables in Faceby, near Hutton Rudby, Gillamoor, near
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Man arrested after Samurai sword incident
A MAN has been arrested in connection with an alleged incident involving a Samurai sword outside a primary school. The man is said to have arrived outside Green Gates Primary School, on Keilder Close, Redcar, at about 8.45am on Friday - just as youngsters
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Trafalgar dead remembered
THOSE who died and were injured in the Battle of Trafalgar were remembered in a special wreath-laying ceremony. Despite the musicians failing to turn up, the Middlesbrough Trafalgar Day Parade went ahead without a hitch. Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon
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Newcastle's late show
Michael Owen came off the bench to inspire Newcastle to victory over Everton. The 27-year-old confirmed his fitness for England's Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia with a goal just nine days after undergoing hernia surgery. Owen struck
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Lifeboat rescues broken down fishing boat
A NORTH-EAST lifeboat was launched at about 2pm today to go to the assistance of a small fishing boat which had broken down in poor visibility. The crew of the Atlantic 75 class Redcar RNLI lifeboat Leicester Challenge 2 found the disabled craft, with
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Man in hospital after collision with fire engine
A MAN was taken to hospital with suspected pelvic injuries after his van collided with a fire engine responding to an emergency call. The fire truck, which had its blue light flashing, collided with a Ford Transit on the A186 West Road in Newcastle.
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Girl rescued from fire is arrested
A 17-year-old girl is due before court tomorrow after a fire at a children's home. She was arrested by police after the blaze at Framwellgate Moor Children's Home on Newton Drive in Durham. Fire broke out just after midnight yesterday and the girl was
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Brakes put on Hamilton's title bid
LEWIS Hamilton's bid to become the first rookie driver to win the Formula One World Championship was put on hold after the McLaren driver suffered his first retirement of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix. The 22-year-old beached his car in the gravel
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Cricket pavilion damaged in arson attack
A CRICKET pavilion has been badly damaged by two arson attacks in the space of an hour. Firefighters were first called to the building, on Oriel Crescent, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, at 8.48pm on Saturday. When they arrived they found a fire had been
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Match Reports 2 October 2007
The first half saw end to end action with some great passing movement from the A's forcing B's Goal Keeper, Owen Martin to pull off some great saves. The B's pulled off great counter attacks in the closing moments but the A's keeper Lewis McDonald wasn't
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Man charged with careless driving
AN American national has been charged with careless driving in connection with an accident in which a motorcyclist died. Alan Saxton, 48, appeared at Scarborough Magistrates Court on Saturday morning. The case was adjourned while further investigations
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Man in court on drugs charge
A MAN has appeared in court charged with offences relating to what is thought to be Northumbria Police's biggest ever drugs haul. The force recovered more than 50 kilos of heroin and a further 13 kilos of powder, believed to be amphetamine sulphate,
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Two people die in house fire
A MAN and woman have died following a fire at their North-East home. Emergency services were called to the house in Wharton Street in South Shields, just after midnight. Firefighters removed the occupants who were pronounced dead at the scene. Police
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Legion building severely damaged by fire
A ROYAL British Legion building was severely damaged following a fire on Saturday night. The building at Cheapside, in Spennymoor, County Durham, was well alight by the time fire crews were called at about 10.45pm. Two engines attended, and had to force
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Tennis World girls keep dream alive!
Tennis World (TW) 12 & Under girls kept their National title dream alive by winning their final qualifying match against Bolton Arena, Sunday September 23rd. The win means they will compete at the National Junior Club League Finals, taking place at
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Tennis World girls continue mission to National Title
Tennis World 12 & Under girls continued their mission to reach the National Junior Club League Finals, which are to be held between 12-14 October 2007. They comfortably won their third round match on Sunday 9th September following a clean sweep of
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Borwell leads team to National Crown!
Sarah Borwell, originally of Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough led her East Gloucester team to take the prestigious National Club League title. The National Division One Final took place at the West Hants Club in Bournemouth, September 7 - 9 and was the completion
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Quest for National Title for local player.
Stephen Alexander of Potto, North Yorkshire heads to the 12 & Under National Junior Finals (August 21-25) in his quest to become National Champion. The Yarm Schoolboy has been in fine form recently taking two Junior Titles in as many weeks. The first
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Dog survives 50ft cliff fall
A DOG survived after falling 50ft off the edge of a cliff. The springer spaniel, called Milly, suffered broken teeth but was otherwise uninjured following the accident on Saturday morning. A fire and rescue crew arrived at Snaisgill Road, an area in
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West Cheshire title for North East youngster!
Charlotte Derbyshire of Norton, Stockton brought home the Under 12 Girl's singles title at the 66th West Cheshire Open Junior Tennis Tournament. The event ran from Monday 23rd - July 28th. The 12 year old who is coached at Tennis World, Middlesbrough
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Winners to meet Andy Murray!
Alex Dunne (Yarm) and Melissa Lowe (Sedgefield) have won the chance to meet Andy Murray after winning their respective events at David LLoyd Teesside. The unique and exclusive Road to Andy Murray' competition was open to current David LLoyd Tennis
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Fishing vessel suffers engine failure
SIX men were rescued from a drifting fishing vessel by lifeboat yesterday. Volunteers from Sunderland's RNLI Lifeboat and HM Coastguard station's were launched into action when a 30ft fishing vessel suffered engine failure half-a-mile mile east of Sunderland
