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Councillors made honorary aldermen
TWO long-serving councillors have been presented with a rare honour. Former Darlington Borough Councillors Clifford Giles Hutchinson and Sheila Mary Brown were made honorary aldermen at a special council meeting today. Mr Hutchinson was a Labour councillor
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Diabetes group needs help
A CHARITY has launched a search for someone to save a much-needed support group from closing. Diabetes UK's volunteer-run South Cleveland Voluntary Group has been running for more than 40 years, offering people living with diabetes a chance to meet
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Match Reports 8 October 2007
Norton U10A's started with a brilliant through ball from Michael Walls to meet the feet of Callum B. 1-0. Michael fired a well-driven shot from distance. 2-0. Ben used his technique to make it 3-0, and then just on half time Eaglescliffe scored 3-1.
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Care facility revamped
PATIENTS and staff are enjoying enhanced surroundings at a revamped care facility. A celebration was staged to mark the official reopening of Primrose Lodge in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, which has gone back into use after a recent transformation
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Lincoln City v Hartlepool United
LINCOLN CITY: Marriott; Amoo, Beevers, Bencherif, Green; Frecklinton, Kerr, Hand, Warlow, Stallard, Ryan. Subs: Moses, Brown, Forrester, Wright, N'Guessan. HARTLEPOOL UNITED: Lee-Barrett; McCunnie, Clark, Antwi, Elliott; Brown, Sweeney, Liddle, Robson
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Feuding neighbours face jail
FEUDING neighbours have been warned they face jail unless they behave. Thomas Pearce and his wife Bernadette have been given anti-social behaviour injunctions banning them from using violence, threatening, abusing, harassing or pestering their victims
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Under 11s knock 1st Division Stokesley out of cup
Ferryhill Town Youth Under 9's sponsored by Joe's Diner played away to Hartlepool 's Stranton FC. The first half of the match was very tight with the play being end to end. Goally Michael Davison made some good saves. The second half started very much
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Subaru B9 Tribeca
THERE was a game I played when I was young. You drew the front part of something, usually an animal, folded the piece of paper over so your friend couldn't see it and they drew the back end. When the paper was opened up what you got, in most
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Ford S-Max 2.5 Titanium
THE DISHWASHER'S days were numbered. It had stood in the utility room mocking my inability to haul it off to the tip ever since we moved house, when it decided to break. For six long months I hadn't managed to test a car capable of swallowing
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Body found in river was missing student
A BODY recovered from the River Ouse near York last week has finally been positively identified as that of a missing university student. Robert Davis, as 20-year-old chemistry student at York University, had been reported missing on September 23 after
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£2bn investment in the Tees Valley
A £2BN investment in the Tees Valley is to be unveiled tomorrow, The Northern Echo has learned. Leading business figures are remaining tight-lipped about the announcement, but it is understood to have massive job implications for the region. It will
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Knifeman robs bookmakers shop
A MASKED knifeman snatched about £1,000 in cash from a North-East bookmakers today. The robber, wearing a black ski mask, walked into Corals the bookmakers in Clifford Road, Stanley, at about 9.30am. A woman aged 40 who was on duty was threatened with
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Davies swaps Boro for Saints
MIDDLESBROUGH have allowed Andrew Davies to join Southampton on a three-month loan. Davies, the former England Under-21 international, has completed the switch and a permanent £1m move to the Saints has been agreed for January. The 22-year-old was a
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Consett AFC U21 & Consett YMCA Juniors Round Up
CONSETT AFC U21s Consett youngsters defeated Shiney Row 8-0 to progress into the next round of the Durham Minor Cup, two hat-tricks were served up by Adam McVickers and Matthew Scott plus singles from David Parker and Dean Bruce, m.o.m. was awarded
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Collingwood fit to captain England
PAUL Collingwood has been passed fit to lead England in tomorrow's one-day match against Sri Lanka despite suffering bruising to the bone in his right shoulder. The Durham all-rounder resumed practice with the squad today as the tourists set their sights
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Casper & Gambini – Terraced Café in Stockton
Everyone need's a bit of relaxation and a nice Italian coffee don't they? This is where Casper & Gambini comes in, new to the area and situated in Stockton high street. This style of café is different to any other, the atmosphere is incredible even though
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MetroCentre celebrates 21st birthday with free fireworks display
The MetroCentre in Gateshead is celebrating the Centre's official 21st birthday with a Free Firework Display on Sunday at 7pm. The Centre attracts 24 million visitors annually and is a major employer in the region with a workforce of more than 7,000.
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Owen: I'm ready to start against Estonia
MICHAEL Owen has declared himself fit enough to start England's crucial European Championships qualifier against Estonia on Saturday. Despite having undergone groin surgery just eight days earlier, Owen came off the bench to score Newcastle's third goal
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Carr out of Ireland squad
STEPHEN Carr has been forced to pull out of the Republic of Ireland squad for the forthcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers against Germany and Cyprus. The Newcastle full-back, who has not made a Premier League appearance since August 26, had been named in Steve
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Motorists have "miracle" escape after head on collision with truck
MOTORISTS escaped serious injury in a head on smash involving a fuel tanker and two cars on Teesside, today. Emergency service workers said it was "nothing short of a miracle" that there were no serious injuries following the pile up at the busy junction
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Business Echo PDF - October 9th 2007
Business Echo PDF - October 9th 2007
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Postal strike
I WENT to post a letter today only to find the mouth of the post box sealed over saying no collection until October 9. Overall, I think the postal service does a fairly good job. However, I read on the post box that as from October 28 there will
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Newton Aycliffe
IN JULY there was a Parliamentary by election in the Sedgefield constituency. The biggest community in that seat is Newton Aycliffe. The Labour candidate, Phil Wilson, made promises when he was campaigning. He said he would save the Newton Aycliffe
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David Cameron
YOUR Parliamentary Correspondent Robert Merrick's assessment of David Cameron's tour de force conversational speech was pretty thin stuff (Echo, Oct 4). The conference heard detailed analysis of exactly how all proposed tax cuts were to be funded
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Gordon Brown
AGAIN we see the party-elected Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, showing the people that his claim that open government would be his policy is nothing but a sham. After the recent speculation about whether his New Labour Government would call a General
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Heroes
I object to the media's over use and trivialisation of the word hero'. A hero is not someone who plays sports, no matter how talented or skilled and, in most cases, overpaid and pampered. However, I feel a hero is someone who is prepared to put
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Toilet safety
SURELY the cheapest and safest way to prevent anyone else being locked in a public lavatory is for the person responsible to check each loo (Echo, Sept 20)! A fail safe system of locks will be no good to some poor person who has collapsed inside
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Driving
IN reply to Peter Dolan (HAS, Oct 2), only an irresponsible idiot would smoke or hold a mobile phone while driving. No one can give 100 per cent attention while doing these things. Today I followed a chap, arm hanging out of the open window, ciggy
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Double standards
THE West, particularly the US and the UK, has chosen to police Iraq and Afghanistan. The Americans and ourselves were also involved in Somalia, Sierra Leone and Kosovo, and the US was heavily into Vietnam and Central America, notably Panama and
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Children
IT IS a great shame that The Northern Echo chose to present a report on a key aspect of child protection ("Town's shame over child sexploitation", (Echo, Oct 5) in such a lurid and inaccurate fashion. Middlesbrough is very proud of the way it looks
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'Never is the gulf between the sexes more obvious than when a wedding is afoot...'
Ben Weston, 31, lives at Gateshead Quayside and is a presenter on Century FM. In seven months time, he is getting married at Witton Gilbert, Durham. In the second of a regular series from a groom's eye view, he bemoans the differences between men and
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Table manners
Closed for nine months, the former Duke of Wellington in Welbury reopens with new management and new name. IT may not widely be known that Alfred Nobel, the man who instituted the peace prize - this year's laureate will be announced on Friday - was also
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A mean insult to our war heroes
OUR church here in the City of London houses the chapel to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and I am their chaplain. I am proud to wear the regiment's insignia on my clerical scarf. On Remembrance Sunday I shall walk the quarter of a mile along Holborn
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Hear All Sides
COUNCIL THE ruling Labour group of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council cannot be accused of doing U-turns any longer, for to complete a U-turn you need to know where you have come from and, more importantly, where you are going. It seems that the Labour
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Clerk retires after 50 years
A PARISH council clerk has stood down after nearly half a century. Gordon Glass became the administrator at Healeyfield Parish Council, in Derwentside, in June 1958. Now he has decided to hand over his role to someone else because of ill health. However
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Abolition of slavery theme for exhibition
AN exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery opens at Stockton's Preston Hall Museum at the weekend. Slavery here! is the culmination of a six-month project by Tees Valley communities, museums, archives and schools. Volunteers
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Park-and-ride for town fair
A park-and-ride scheme will operate during one of the region's oldest town fairs later this month. Yarm Town Fair will run from 6pm to midnight, on Thursday and Friday, October 18 and 19, and from 11am to midnight, on Saturday, October 20. The High Street
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Growing appetite for local food and drink
AN initiative is making it easier for small-scale producers to get their products on supermarket shelves in North Yorkshire. Asda is the first to take regular deliveries of local food and drink from Yorkshire Farmers Market Ltd, which has been set up
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11 arrests as police target -most wanted' list
ELEVEN people were arrested and drugs worth more than £5,000 were seized in a week-long crackdown in North Yorkshire. Police neighbourhood support teams from the Ripon, Harrogate and Craven areas held a week of action aimed at reducing the number of
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Runner's grand effort for charity
A FIRST-time runner has completed the Great North Run to raise £1,000 for a charity which helps people with the disease from which her husband suffers. Janet Anderson, 49, of Eastfield Lodge Hotel, Leyburn, completed the half-marathon for the Motor Neurone
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Garden help needed at hall
GARDENING enthusiasts are being sought to help maintain the grounds of a stately home this winter. They are needed to help the team at Newby Hall, near Ripon, maintain the site's award-winning gardens during the closed season. The team will be involved
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40,000 vouchers for school kit
PUPILS have acquired a range of new gear from a supermarket. Durham Blue Coat Junior School, at Newton Hall, collected more than 40,000 vouchers which the children redeemed for sports and cookery equipment. It part of Sainbury's Active Kids scheme, which
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Bookworms in the jungle
YOUNG bookworms found themselves in the jungle when they took part in a themed celebration of National Bookstart Day. The Bookstart Bear joined children at Colburn library, near Catterick Garrison. It was one of a programme of themed sessions organised
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Arsonists cause £25,000-worth of damage
ARSONISTS have caused about £25,000-worth of damage after a twilight wrecking spree. Cars and wheelie bins were targeted in the attacks in Saltburn, at the weekend. Police are investigating five separate incidents, which took place minutes apart. The
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Man with estranged wife led to pub attack
A PUB DJ lashed out when a man walked into the premises with his estranged wife, a court heard. Mark Christopher Brown made straight for the man, who was arranging stools at a table, striking him in the head and face with a glass ash tray. Durham Crown
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Westwood comes Morth
Known for her wild, outrageous outfits, the cult designer Vivienne Westwood has made her mark in worldwide fashion. Now she has opened her first store in the North-East - but are we ready for it? Women's Editor Sarah Foster finds out. WHEN Vivienne
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Yobs attack firefighters on arrival at blaze
TWO teenagers have been arrested for allegedly attacking firefighters as they attended to a blaze - the 45th incident of its kind in Cleveland this year. A 15-year-old schoolgirl and a 19-year-old man have been questioned by police after an incident in
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Pie in the sky
The Plot To Kill JKF. The Cuban Connection (five, 8pm) THE Kennedy assassination was planned by a Cuban double agent who looked like Yosemite Sam and a 6ft 4ins tall ginger black man. As conspiracy theories go, it's right behind Elvis in the queue at
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An exercise in helping others
SCHOOL pupils did a workout that has given a £1,000 boost to a charity that helps children. Youngsters from all year groups at Kelloe Primary School took part in the event, last month, with some classes doing jumps, some skips and others laps. The 140
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College considers selling its site to build in new location
THE Houghall college campus, on the outskirts of Durham City, could be sold off and a new college developed elsewhere in the county. East Durham and Houghall Community College is to commission consultants to look at options for the 500-acre site in countryside
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Opening doors to the world of books
CHILDREN at a Darlington school showed you can judge a book by its cover when they got creative with a colourful art competition. To celebrate Book Week, pupils at Skerne Park Primary School recreated their favourite book covers for an art competition
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It's the outdoor life for Scouts at new campsite
A SCOUT group has enjoyed its first camp on its new site. Fifty Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from the Hillside Scout Group spent two days at the new Hillside Rural Activities Park between Borrowby and Knayton, near Thirsk. The Scouts cooked for themselves
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Attack fears as Army base lights stay unlit
WOMEN are at risk because dozens of street lights are unlit on an Army base which has seen attacks in the past, a driver claimed. Donald Nicholson, of Scotton, Catterick Garrison, said that two roads at the garrison had a total of at least 32 lights out
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Up, up and away for air ambulance service
FUNDRAISERS for the region's air ambulance service released 500 balloons in Darlington town centre on Sunday. The event was arranged to raise the profile of the service, which relies entirely on charity donations to survive, as part of an awareness week
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Sian, 13, pictures a cleaner environment
TEENAGER Sian Massey has a message for people who drop gum in the streets of her home town - do not do it. Sian, 13, who goes to Acklam Grange School, in Middlesbrough, won a competition to design a cover for the books of gum wraps the council is giving
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Airbase tribute for a -teacher of intregrity'
AN award-winning teacher enjoyed a VIP visit to one of the county's airbases last week. Steven Bowditch spent a day at RAF Leeming, where he was treated to a flight in a tutor aircraft. The visit was part of his reward for winning the Royal Air Force
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Football tributes are taking to the streets
A POLL has been launched to find the names of which six Hartlepool football players are to be immortalised in bricks and mortar. House builder Wimpey has agreed to give up to half-a-dozen new streets being built in the town the names of some of Hartlepool
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Focus on mental health
MENTAL well-being will be the focus at an event in Stockton tomorrow. The High Street will be filled with an array of stalls and activities designed to make people feel better, including salsa dancing, henna painting, relaxation sessions and fruit-tasting
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Youngsters in the spotlight at Vibe Awards ceremony
HUNDREDS of young people have been rewarded for their good work in the community at an annual awards ceremony. Darlington Civic Theatre last night hosted the 12th annual Vibe Awards, which recognise the achievements of young people, aged between eight
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Night for students
ARC, in Stockton, is introducing a student night every Tuesday, from 5.30pm. Tickets are £2 for NUS members. There will also be drink promotions at the bar.
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Railways will salute heyday of coal trains
A JOINT celebration of the work of coal trains during the North-East industrial heyday takes place at two railway attractions, on Sunday. The Tanfield Steam Railway, near Stanley, and the Bowes Railway, at Springwell Village, between Washington and Gateshead
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Support blooms for hospice
A GARDEN centre has held a charity night to launch its Christmas range. Dobbies Garden World, in Birtley, near Chester-le-Street, invited customers to help raise money for St Cuthbert's Hospice. The event included seasonal demonstrations and festive
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Farmers promised £12.5m
Farmers affected by restrictions on the movement of animals imposed following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease are to be given a multi-million pound package of support, it was announced last night. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said £12.5m
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Curry night cash
CROOK Community Partnership raised more than £200 for a Bangladeshi orphanage and Crook Community Carnival with a charity curry night at Spice Corner, in the town, last week. David English, the partnership's vice-chairman, said: "Everybody enjoyed the
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Exhibition of landscape art
AN exhibition of landscapes is on show at Washington Wetland Centre this month. Artist Joe Hush, who was born in Rothbury and raised in Alnwick in Northumberland, is making his second appearance at the centre. He now lives in Washington. Mr Hush is a
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Scheme cuts fuel line to nuisance motorbikers
PETROL stations have signed up to cut the fuel line for motorbike menaces by preventing young teenagers filling cans.Seventy-five per cent of filling stations across Middlesbrough had agreed to a ban on sales to under-16s, hours before the initiative
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'My phone proved police speed camera was wrong'
A SCIENTIST claims to have beaten a speeding charge after the device he developed proved he was doing 12mph less than the police had claimed.Dr Phillip Tann appeared before magistrates after police said he was caught driving at 42mph. But records from
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NHS criticised over 'lack of will' by patient
A COUNCILLOR with severe hearing difficulties has written to NHS chiefs to demand action over long waits for hearing aids.County councillor Reg Ord, 70, from Dipton, County Durham, has been on the waiting list for a £33,000 cochlear implant for more than
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Tax credit system causing -distress and hardship'
TAX credits are still causing "distress and hardship" to families in the region, despite Government promises to improve the system, a damning report said yesterday.The parliamentary ombudsman said the number of complaints about the flagship policy to
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Hero Jake saves his brother from fire
SCHOOLBOY Jake Cooper has been hailed a hero after jumping into action when his younger brother's clothes went up in flames.The ten-year-old did not think twice when he saw his seven-year-old brother, Reece, on fire.He ran across the street and tore the
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Pools hope to beat Carlisle in Bridges chase
HARTLEPOOL UNITED are among the front-runners to land former Sunderland striker Michael Bridges, but face strong competition for his services.Pools have signalled to the player that they are interested in taking him to Victoria Park, although Bridges'
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Making the grade
A GRADUATE from a successful adult education scheme is encouraging more people to take advantage of the free training. Shaun Richardson, from Spennymoor, recently completed the national test level two qualification in numeracy at the Leap Skills for Life
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Conservatives form shadow council cabinet
THE main opposition political party in Darlington has created a shadow cabinet. Councillor Heather Scott, the leader of Darlington Conservatives, said she created the shadow cabinet in order to a closer watch on the activities of the executive. Nine Conservative
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October 9, 2007
The WinemakerI'm no wine connoisseurBut I know what is nice,And the first thing I look at,Of course, is the priceThe cheapest way to have wineis to make it yourself,Then you don't have to worry about the price on the shelf.I've tried to make wine,and
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Cut in drink-drive limit demanded
Forty years on from the introduction of breathtesting for drivers, the legal alcohol limit should be reduced, a safety group said yesterday.The breath test, introduced on October 9, 1967, has saved many lives, said the Royal Society for the Prevention
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Tragic driver, 18, had been drinking
A TEENAGE father-to-be who died after he crashed his girlfriend's car on a country road had been drinking, an inquest heard.Banned driver Simon Walker, 18, had taken his partner's Citroen Saxo without her knowledge before the accident on January 4.An
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Reforms 'must go further than just window dressing'
PLANS to reform how Darlington Borough Council is run need to be more than "window dressing" if they are to succeed, say opposition councillors.Yesterday, as reported in The Northern Echo, the council's ruling Labour group pledged to do more to listen
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Jones firmly in McShane corner
KENWYNE Jones has defended team-mate Paul McShane following the Sunderland defender's 90th-minute dismissal in Sunday's 3-2 defeat at Arsenal.McShane has been banned for three matches after referee Rob Styles showed him a straight red for a mis-timed
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Scientists given go-ahead for hybrid embryos
A GOVERNMENT rethink on so-called hybrid embryos makes it likely that North-East stem cell scientists can soon begin world-beating research.The move opens the door to experiments involving every known kind of human-animal hybrid.It is now likely that
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Blair's security team winds down with final mission
FOR a decade, a team of specialist firearms police officers have protected the lives of world leaders passing through the North-East.Now they are on their final operation as a team - winding down the security regime that guarded former Prime Minister
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Negative thoughts not part of O'Neil's make-up
GARY O'NEIL insists the togetherness in the Middlesbrough dressing room will count for nothing this season if it fails to deliver sufficient points to push them clear of relegation trouble.Despite sitting just a point above third-bottom after nine matches
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Ghost ships in the dock: Voyage into the unknown
A public enquiry will begin today into the saga of the co-called 'Ghost Ships', former US Navy vessels berthed on Teesside waiting to be dismantled. Residents have vowed to prevent the boats being scrapped, while Able UK says the work would bring investment
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Barton on target for reserves
JOEY Barton scored as he played an hour for the reserves as Newcastle United beat Wigan Athletic 3-1 at Kingston Park last night. Due to injury the 25-year-old is yet to make his senior bow for the Magpies but, having come through this game unscathed,
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Man admits harassing his former partner
A MAN harassed his former partner, including making threatening visits to her at the hair salon where she worked. Lee David Cariss also threatened to damage her home during the near six-month period he tormented the woman, who is the mother of his child
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Bus in drive to help troubled youngsters
A YOUTH bus has visited some of the region's most troubled teenagers to try to help them stay out of trouble. The Ellie Youth Bus, a project set up in 2003 to provide activities for youngsters across Derwentside, has paid its first visit to Hassockfield
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Resort to get tougher on alcohol abuse
A PLAN to tackle high alcohol abuse rates among youngsters have been launched at a resort. The Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy was launched in Scarborough yesterday by the North Yorkshire Coast Community Partnership. Figures released by the partnership
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On their bikes to raise cancer charity funds
LEISURE centre users are being encouraged to get on their bikes for charity. Visions fitness suite members at Glenholme Leisure Centre, in Crook, can be sponsored to take part in the Cycle for Breast Cancer programme, which hopes to raise money for sufferers
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Rock will roll in Fifties show
THERE will be a chance to step back to the days of rock 'n' roll when the musical show, At The Hop - Drivin' and Jivin' 50s Tour, takes to the stage of Hartlepool's Town Hall Theatre on Friday. The show starts at 8pm. Tickets cost £13, or £12 for concessions
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Musician returns to dale as new festival director
A MUSICIAN enjoyed playing at this year's Swaledale Festival so much, he has returned as the event's artistic director. Double bass player Malcolm Creese took the top job at the two-week festival after his trio, Acoustic Triangle, performed to a sell-out
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Blood donor lifesavers honoured
A GROUP of blood donors have had a lifetime of lifesaving honoured by the National Blood Service after reaching 1,200 donations between them. The donors, from Stockton and Billingham, were among 47 people given a crystal award for their achievement at
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Apple-themed fun at farmers' market
STALLHOLDERS at a farmers' market had a celebration of autumn fruits at the weekend. Barnard Castle Farmers' Market celebrated Apple Day on Saturday, with apple-related products on sale as well as decorated stalls. A food-themed triathlon also marked
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Suspected arson at former social club
POLICE believe arsonists started a string of fires at a former town centre social club. The Combined Services Club, on Cheapside, in Spennymoor, was badly damaged by a fire at the weekend. The building was well alight by the time fire crews were called
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Hear All Sides
CROOK LIBRARY ARE other residents as incensed as I am at the situation at Crook library during the early evening? I am referring to the antics of teenage yobs who go there for the specific purpose of creating a nuisance - antics that include being abusive
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Villagers' work pays off as play area opens
play and sports facilities have been opened, following a campaign by villagers. The £92,000 scheme in Eldon was opened by ward councillor Vernon Chapman on Saturday. The community playground and multi-use games area have been welcomed by villagers, many
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Shoebox appeal
WEAR Valley Christian Centre is appealing for shoeboxes filled with gifts to help make Christmas enjoyable for children in countries in the developing world. Since 1990, more than 47 million children have received boxes from the UK as part of Operation
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Tutors' really wild wedding cake
CATERING tutors came up with a wild design for a wedding cake-with-a-difference earlier this month. Staff at Darlington College put together the cake, featuring scenes from the jungle and the African plain, and including icing sugar giraffes, elephants
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Grander designs
He's worked on the props for Action Man and worked for the cmpany where Alan Sugar sent his apprentices. How back in his native North-East, Gary Thwaites tells Ken Snowdon about one of his most challenging taskes - building a life-size car for Noddy.
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Eversheds given top 50 ranking in Times list
Eversheds has been named as one of the Top 50 Places Where Women Want to Work in an annual awards scheme run by The Times. The list showcases 50 of the UK's most progressive employers who use innovative methods to attract, retain and promote talented
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Pantomime auditions
A THEATRE group is to hold a pantomime early next year after a gap of several years. Bishop Auckland Theatre Society says it will perform 1001 Arabian Nights by popular demand, and is holding auditions. The panto will run for four nights, between January
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Acoustic shock could pose a serious risk to your hearing
I work in a call centre. I've heard my employer has to protect me from acoustic shock but I don't know what it is? Acoustic shock is broadly defined as a sudden and unexpected burst of noise, usually high frequency, transmitted through a headset. It
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Coles Solicitors now a limited company
Coles Solicitors, of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, has become a limited company, with changes taking effect last Monday. Principal solicitor and managing director Peter Gibson said: "The past year has seen tremendous growth for us with new solicitors
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Team expands to meet high demand
THE employment team at law firm Ward Hadaway has doubled in size in the past year. A high level of sustained demand for advice from the Newcastle-based company has seen the team expand from eight members in September last year to 16 this month. An increased
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Strengthening Iceland ties with president's visit
THE President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, was the guest of honour at an event hosted by North-East law firm Dickinson Dees. The breakfast, in Leeds, was organised by the firm's recently established York office, to help cultivate links between
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Acting for Church Commissioners
NEWCASTLE law firm Sintons acted for CC Projects in the £18m sale of Verulam Point, an office building in St Albans, Hertfordshire. CC Projects is owned by the Church Commissioners - one of the country's largest land owners with more than £1bn of property
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New law insists all waste must be treated
BUSINESSES in the region have been warned that they must adopt systems for treating non-hazardous waste by the end of the month. A law instigated by the European Union, which comes into force on October 30, will dictate that all such waste has to be treated
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Builders join trust's efforts to protect the environment
A CONSTRUCTION company has shown its commitment to protecting the environment by becoming a corporate member of a wildlife trust. Bowmer and Kirkland is building offices for Northern Rock at Rainton Bridge, near Houghton-le-Spring, Wearside, next to Durham
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£5,000 fine warning over fly-tipping
THE Environment Agency has been continuing its crackdown on fly-tipping with a warning that companies using unregistered waste disposal traders could incur a £5,000 court fine. The agency has held several recent events across the region to drive home
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Lessons in gardening
CELEBRITY chef James Martin is backing a Yorkshire Water initiative to give children an appreciation of gardening. The presenter of the Saturday Kitchen show helped launch One Million Green Fingers to coincide with British Food Fortnight and the Government's
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Datawright turns back the clock to serve Middle East
A NORTH-EAST software business is leading the way in cashing in on the trading opportunities created by the region's latest flight path between Newcastle and Dubai. Tyne and Wear company Datawright has recently expanded its team to develop the Middle
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Imass puts 999 crews in the lead
TECHNOLOGY developed by a North-East company allowed ambulance crews and race organisers to reach distressed competitors more quickly at the recent Great North Run. The event is the world's biggest half-marathon and presents major challenges to medical
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New media the perfect vehicle for artefacts
A website has been launched for internet users to tour one of the region's oldest museums. Web design and development company SBsquared has created a website for The Bowes Museum, County Durham, which showcases the venue's collection of fine arts and
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Qurios' BBC_contract success
A NORTH-EAST company has won its second contract with the BBC to work on one of its programmes. Qurios Entertainment has been working on creating a virtual version of Rome's Colosseum for a BBC1 comedy sketch show from Iranian comedian Omid Djalili.
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Daughter's first career step brings frustration
THOSE who really know me will not be shocked to learn that my current role at the North-East Chamber of Commerce is not my dream job. While I love what I do and relish the challenges I meet head on on a daily basis, my heart was lost, many years ago,
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Figures show housing market boom - everywhere except the North-East
According to national reports, the housing market has been booming for the past five years. But, as Mike Parker discovers, the situation in the North-East is a much more chequered picture. "If you walked down a street in Darlington, in 2002, and it had
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Markets go up and markets go down - so what's new?
Markets go up, markets go down. They always have, they always will. Markets going down bring out the worst traits in otherwise optimistic people - "we're doomed, we're doomed, the whole economy is going to collapse." Markets going up, however, seems to
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Cruising towards becoming a hotspot for tourists from across the world
WHEN the QE2 sailed up the River Tyne in the middle of last month, it was confirmation of a new era in the region's tourism sector. The underlining message was that the North-East was open to those visitors with a little more disposable income to spend
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Northern Rock shares lifted by takeover hopes
FRESH takeover hopes and reports of a possible financial lifeline from US bank Citigroup helped lift Northern Rock's share price yesterday. At one stage yesterday morning, the Newcastle-based mortgage lender's share price had risen by more than ten per
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Logistics company eyes a gap in the market
A NORTH-EAST logistics company is planning to capitalise on recent consolidation in the industry, which has seen two of the UK's biggest operators bought by rivals. Freight forwarder Davies Turner, based in Newcastle, believes the recent mergers and
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Time to bring in Pumas
World Cup surprise package Argentina should be included in an expanded southern hemisphere Tri-Nations tournament, International Rugby Board (IRB) chairman Dr Syd Millar said last night. The Pumas have risen to rugby's top table over the past few years
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Staff intake for traffic specialists
LINE marking and traffic management specialist Coupe Group plans to take on staff after expanding its County Durham premises. The company, which employs nearly 70 staff, expects to create about ten new jobs over the coming year, as demand for its products
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Crook's cricketing heroes reunited
Old scores and wicket ways, Crook's cricketers were happily, almost rapturously, reunited on Friday night. There was talk of the late and much lamented Andrew Lyght, of Adrian Dunn's six wickets in an over - castled, every man jack - of Jackie Ayre, faster
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Cecil can see the Light
Henry Cecil may have been out of luck with Light Shift in France over the weekend, but he can grab a minor slice of compensation with Tomintoul Flyer at Leicester. This attractive colt certainly seems to learning with every outing and can continue his
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French injuries mount
France have been left to count the cost of their extraordinary victory over New Zealand, with a raft of key players struggling with knocks in the run-up to Saturday's World Cup semi-final against England. The weekend's 20-18 last-eight victory over the
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Young stars ensure the future is looking bright for Scotland
James Hamilton is confident Scotland's young team will recover from their ''missed opportunity'' in this World Cup and eventually make a statement in the Test arena. The Scots' bid to reach the tournament's last four for only the second time ended in
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Agency can learn from conference
EUROPEAN decision makers will learn the central role science is playing in the North-East at an international event in Brussels this week. Delegates from the region will attend the Science and Innovation in Regional Policy part of the Brussels Open Days
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Deli celebrates anniversary with new store
FINE food retail brand Deli At, which specialises in selling regional produce, is opening its second shop in the region, to coincide with its fifth anniversary. David Urwin, founder and owner of the company, is growing his brand, which offers local and
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Report due on river's future
A STUDY into the future use of a six-mile stretch of the River Tyne is due to be published next month. Scores of companies globally are said to be eagerly awaiting the results of the report, which has been compiled by North Tyneside and Newcastle City
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Share issue aims to fund improved drugs trials
A NORTH-EAST pharmaceutical company is planning to raise at least £3m from its Stock Market flotation to help fuel its worldwide expansion. e-Theraputics wants to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) to raise money to invest in improving
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A tough Wentworth test for Montgomerie
Colin Montgomerie has to take on record six-time winner Ernie Els in the opening round of the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth on Thursday. Montgomerie, champion himself in 1999 and twice a runner-up, has fallen to 48th in the new world
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Brave Tilly marks big day against the odds
A LITTLE girl has celebrated a special milestone - the second birthday she was never expected to reach.Only nine months after losing her hands when she contracted meningitis, Tilly Lockey celebrated a joint birthday party with four-year-old sister, Tia.In
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Tragic soldier was hit by bomb as he slept
A NORTH-EAST soldier - one of the youngest British servicemen to die in Iraq - was asleep when he was hit by a roadside bomb, an inquest heard yesterday.Private Michael Tench, 18, of The Light Infantry, was returning to the British Army Base, in the north
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Small cast, big ideas and a Hollywood dream is born
WORK has started on a small film that's big on action.Independent film company 24:25 Films is this week producing a trailer for ShortFellas, a movie starring five gun-toting dwarfs, at Aspers Casino, in Newcastle.The company hopes the clip will attract
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Second council youth worker suspended
A COUNCIL has admitted suspending a second member of staff employed by its youth engagement service.Durham County Council has faced serious questions over the suspension on full pay of the service's head, Christina Blythe, who earns about £70,000 a year.Mrs
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Penney no stranger to glare of TV cameras
Darlington play Leeds United tonight in the first game to be televised live from their relatively new home, but for manager Dave Penney the Sky TV experience is nothing new.Quakers have not played in front of the Sky cameras since September 2000 - a drab
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'I never wanted an early election'
GORDON Brown admitted yesterday that he blundered in letting election fever rage for so long, as he came close to blaming his advisors for the debacle of the cancelled poll.Facing the media at Westminster, Mr Brown faced accusations that he had "dithered
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Moving in a safer direction
IT is 40 years since the introduction of breathtesting for drivers and statistics show that it has saved thousands of lives every year since then.We should celebrate the fact that the number of fatal and serious drink-related accidents has dropped from
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Petition against Northern Rock ‘fire sale’ gathers pace
A PETITION against the breakup and sale of Northern Rock below its long-term market value has received more than 850 signatures. The petition has been set up on the Prime Minister's website, urging Gordon Brown against a "fire sale" of the Newcastle
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Second council youth worker suspended
A COUNCIL has admitted suspending a second member of staff employed by its youth engagement service. Durham County Council has faced serious questions over the suspension on full pay of the service's head, Christina Blythe, who earns about £70,000 a
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Local stables provided the inspiration for top jockey
Top jockey Kieren Fallon, who is on trial over allegations of race fixing, has North Yorkshire connections to thank for his incredible rise to fame. Stuart Arnold reports BY far the best known of the defendants in the dock at the Old Bailey, Kieren
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Fury as heroes threatened with charge for war parade
A WAR veteran has branded a threat to charge Remembrance Day marchers £54 an hour for street cleaning as "bureaucratic nonsense".For more than 80 years, veterans in Osmotherley, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, have marched to honour the war dead.But
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McClaren shrink gets backing from Keane
OVER the next couple of weeks the presence of Bill Beswick, the England psychologist, will be in the spotlight, as Steve McClaren looks to motivate the national team towards European Championship qualification.And in Roy Keane, the outspoken Sunderland
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Inquest told how man died after surgeon removed knife
A MAN died in a North-East hospital minutes after a knife he had plunged into his heart was removed by a surgeon, an inquest has heard.Following the death of Alan Dunn, 60, at Darlington Memorial Hospital, consultant John Gordon Stephen, 63, faced charges
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Let's be miserable again, urges coach
John Wells believes England can ''repeat the performance'' that sent Australia home early - when they bid for a World Cup final place at Stade de France this weekend. England's forwards, mentored by Wells, smashed the Wallabies into submission - the world
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Faye set his heart on Magpies
ABDOULAYE Faye resisted overtures from Everton, West Ham and Wigan, and an improved offer from Bolton, for the chance to work under Sam Allardyce again at Newcastle United.The midfielder-cum-defender made a first Premier League start for his new club
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Champion jockey 'in race-fixing scandal'
FORMER champion jockey Kieren Fallon was accused yesterday of taking part in a plot to throw races for a crooked betting syndicate at the start of his corruption trial at the Old Bailey.Businessman Miles Rodgers bet £2.12m on various internet accounts
