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Blaze at Hartlepool waste management site
FIVE fire engines attended a blaze at the waste management site in Hartlepool tonight (Tuesday, April 21). Ther crews were called to the centre, in Mainsforth Terrace, at about 9.30pm.
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Jobs fair for redundant Nissan workers
AN ENERGY company hopes to offer employment to redundant Nissan workers. More than 30 employers and training organisations have registered for a jobs fair for workers at the Sunderland car plant who have lost their jobs at Sunderland Football
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Alcoholic gets Asbo after obscene calls to hospital staff
A CHRONIC alcoholic made perverted phone calls to a range of women including hospital and police staff, a court was told. Brian Humble, 44, used vulgar language as he made lewd suggestions to the women, said Janet Coxon, prosecuting. His victims include
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MP's bid to improve treatment of sacked workers
A BILL to prevent companies treating sacked workers like a "piece of machinery left on the site" was presented to the Commons today by one of the region's MPs. Phil Wilson, Labour MP for Sedgefield, demanded tougher laws to force companies
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Small school big shots
A SMALL school has proved a big shot in the football world. Despite having a total of only 80 pupils, aged from seven to 11 years, St Bede’s RC Primary School, in Sacriston, County Durham, punches above its weight on the football field. Under the guidance
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Request for Parish Poll
Ferryhill Town Council has received a petition calling for the town’s Executive Officer, Jamie Corrigan, to have his title abolished and replaced with that of ‘Town Clerk’. Twenty one residents signed the petition asking for a parish poll to
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North Yorkshire gliding club marks 75th anniversary
A GLIDING club is soaring high as it celebrates its 75th birthday with a 93-year-old president who still takes to the skies. The Yorkshire Gliding Club, on the top of Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire, was set up by a group of enthusiasts on April
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Police receive new kit from tenants
SPECIALIST new kit for police officers will help in the fight against crime and anti-social behaviour thanks to Erimus Housing residents. Local police officers will receive new high powered torches and Euro Profile 'lock snappers' after residents agreed
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The Apple of my eye(pod)
Who has the best hands in television? Easy, that one. It's the perfectly palmed, desirable digits on the iPhone adverts. His well proportioned, clean hands sum up perfectly what Apple is all about. I want to hate everything about the iPhone
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Children join worldwide campaign
CHILDREN at Overfields Primary School, Ormesby are joining in the worldwide Send My Friend To School 2009 campaign. Redcar and Cleveland Council's Mayor Councillor Mike Findley will join the children in a Big Read Event at the school tomorrow and prepare
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Community groups vie for funding
COMMUNITY groups have been given the chance to apply to a funding pot, totalling over £350,000. The Redcar and Cleveland Partnership has launched its Voluntary Sector Investment Fund and its Community Small Grants Fund for 2009. Groups have two options
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Housing estate has spring clean
A HOUSING estate in Hartlepool is the latest to benefit from a successful clean-up operation. The Dyke House estate has been subject of Operation Cleansweep, which is a week-long programme designed to improve an area. Work inculded painting empty properties
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Conservation views sought from residents
RESIDENTS in Hartlepool are being urged to have their say on a town conservation area. Council officials are hoping people will highlight features in the Grange Conservation Area, which need to be protected in the future. The comments will be used to
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Four villages unite for community clean up
VOLUNTEERS from four neighbouring communities joined forces to give their neighbourhoods a spring clean. A joint regeneration partnership enlisted the help of residents of all ages from Trimdon Village, Colliery, Station and Grange to pick up litter
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Stanhope car boot sale
A spring fair and car boot sale will be held at Stanhope Resource Centre on Sunday May 3 from 9.30am to 3.30pm. Refreshments will be available as well as cakes, produce, tombola and clothing. Car boots are £5 on 01388-582399 9am to 5pm.
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Police warn children after two car accidents
THREE teenagers who were ‘fooling around’ after school were badly hurt in car accidents. Durham Police have warned youngsters against high spirited games after two separate incidents in County Durham on Monday afternoon. The first took
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Stanhope community pub faces objections to loud music
A Weardale community pub set up to fund village projects faces its first hurdle after residents lodged objections to a live music licence. Proceeds from the Grey Bull, in Stanhope, will be ploughed back into activities for its customers after the Upper
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Breast Awareness
As a teenager, the most important thing could be one of many things, from homework to what to wear out at the weekend could be one of these things. However how many of us think to look after ourselves more? How many of us are looking for things that
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Ideas needed for village hall
MEMBERS of a north Durham community are being urged to make use of facilities on their doorstep. A new committee has taken over Delves Lane Village Hall, near Consett, and is looking for more people to make use of it. It currently offers a lunch club
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Affordable homes scheme approved
COUNCILLORS have backed plans to build 24 affordable homes for social rent. The plans, for 12 houses and 12 flats, relate to a site previously occupied by council flats and garages on Welfare Close, in Easington Colliery. Durham County Council’s area
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Choir to perform classic music piece
A RENOWNED North-East choir is to perform a piece of classical music to celebrate the 200th anniversary of a famous composer. The concert, which is open to the public, will be recorded and sent to the BBC in the hope that it will be included in a programme
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Smile - you read it here first
In a blog on April 6, I had a pop at BBC presenter Clare Balding for humiliating Grand National-winning jockey LIam Treadwell over his gappy teeth. But I also predicted that the furore over Balding's crass comments would lead to a race between
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£1,000 raised for cancer chairty
CANCER sufferers in Darlington have received a boost thanks to the efforts of local fundraisers. Officials from Darlington Round Table presented Macmillan Cancer Support with a cheque for £1,000 from donations collected from Santa's Christmas sleigh
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Villagers host reception for naval officers
A COMMUNITY is preparing for a visit from a Royal Navy vessel which has long-standing links with their village. Residents of Hurworth, near Darlington, will host a reception for the captain and crew of HMS Hurworth, a Royal Navy mine sweeper which has
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Rent increase for council tenants could be slashed
CASH strapped households could be given a helping hand if proposals to halve a rent increase for council tenants are approved next week. Darlington Borough Council's Cabinet is recommended to approve proposals to cut average weekly rent increases
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A tale of two cities
There are times when the cultural differences between the North and the South couldn't be starker. On the way down to London on the 7am train from Darlington, I was reading a story in The Northern Echo about Sinners bar in Newcastle, which has been offering
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Falcons swoop for Afu
NEWCASTLE have signed Tonga flanker Josh Afu on a two-year deal. Afu played Super 14 rugby with Queensland Reds before forfeiting his eligibility by choosing to play international rugby for the country of his birth, and has played in Tonga's last four
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New garden delights toddlers
GOING to nursery has become even more of a big adventure for children at a centre in Barnard Castle. Youngsters at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery, on Harmire Enterprise Park, are now enjoying dozens of new additions to their outdoor playing area
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Spotfines for troublemakers
POLICE will be given powers to impose spotfines of £80 on troublemakers in a north Durham town from the weekend. And, in a double whammy - targeting the drunk and disorderly, those responsible for creating a nuisance, causing harassment and other low
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Headline Game
I'll have to play the Headline Game on the train more often... I've been down to London for a meeting and had to play the game with TFM via mobile phone this morning. The story was about a new DVD starring Pink and Perky in a take on
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Could "mega-market" boost Bedale economy?
PLANS for a one-off "mega market" that could help boost a town’s economy have been discussed. Town councillors in Bedale have agreed to set up a sub-committee to investigate the possibility of setting up the larger-than-normal market, in the town. A
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Plans for Bedale fair on ice
A REQUEST has been submitted to the town council to use Bedale Park for a fair on May 7, 8 and 9, the town council was told last night. This follows the pattern of previous years. Circumstances for accommodating the fair are a little different
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Rise in violent crimes in Bedale
A MARKET town has seen a rise in violent crime and anti-social behaviour in the past month, police have revealed. PC Lee Featherstone, of North Yorkshire Police, told last night's meeting of Bedale town council that there had been 17 complaints about
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Thunder tickets go on sale
TICKETS for Gateshead Thunder's Challenge Cup tie at The Northern Echo Darlington Arena have gone on sale - priced £10 adults and £5 concessions. Thunder meet Oldham in the first professional rugby league game to be staged in county Durham
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Meet Bedale's latest town councillor
A SCHOOL caretaker and rugby coach who has become the latest member of a town council has pledged to "give something back" to the community. Clive Pointon was co-opted as a member of Bedale town council, when the committee met last night. Mr Pointon
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McGeechan announces Lions squad
IRELAND lock Paul O'Connell has been confirmed as British and Irish Lions captain by coach Ian McGeechan for the upcoming tour of South Africa. The 36-man squad will leave for the 10-match tour, which includes Tests in Durban, Pretoria and
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Bridge to be cleaned up
OFFENSIVE graffiti daubed on a bridge over a main route is to be cleaned up tomorrow. A two-hour operation to clean up the bridge on North Road, a well-known landmark on the road from Chester-le-Street to Birtley, is to start at 9.30am. In 1995, the
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Rally chiefs praise crews after Wilks' blaze
BRITISH Rally Championship chiefs have praised crews for their quick thinking and professionalism after County Durham driver Guy Wilks' car fire at the weekend. Stage eight of the Pirelli International Rally, based at Carlisle, saw Wilks and
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Anderson records career-best result
COUNTY Durham rally driver Chris Anderson recorded a career best result when he took 20th overall on the Howford Hydraulics Tarmac Stages Rally at Ingliston near Edinburgh. The 17-year-old maintenance engineer from Butterknowle, near Bishop Auckland,
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North Yorkshire police happy picture of missing chef is accurate
THE detective leading the investigation into the disappearance of university chef Claudia Lawrence said today he was satisfied that the image of the 35-year-old issued by his force was an accurate one. Detective Superintendent Ray Galloway was responding
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April 21st, 2009
HOPE The daffodils are coming Bursting into bloom Little lambs appearing Ousting winter’s gloom. Catkins, soft and furry Are hanging on the tree The days are getting lighter God’s beauty we can see. Crocuses are opening wide Lifting
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Group's singing success
THE female harmony group Musicality, based in Richmond, North Yorkshire, have had another successful year at the Wensleydale Tournament of Song. Under the musical direction of Gillian Ash, the choir won both the cup for the group with the highest marks
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NORTH YORKSHIRE: News digest
SUMMER FAIR: Staff and children at Aysgarth School are preparing to welcome members of the local community to their summer fair, at the school, in Newton-le-Willows, near Bedale, on Bank Holiday Monday, May 4. As well as all the stalls that might be
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The Spies Of Sobek by Paul Doherty (HeadLine, £7.99)
JUDGE Amerotke is on the trail of murderous traitors who threaten the very fabric of ancient Egypt in the rein of Pharaoh Queen Hatusu. Middlesbrough- born Doherty brings back the Kingdom of the Nile in all its opulence and corruption and keeps
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The Genisis Secret by Tom Knox (HarperCollins, £6.99)
EXTRAORDINARY discoveries at a site in Turkish Kurdistan dating back 10,000BC are an archaeological wonder and a promising story for London journalist Rob Luttrell, but a story that involves him with an ancient sect and a modern fanatic and genius
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Digard gets run-out for Boro reserves
MIDDLESBROUGH midfielder Didier Digard will step up his bid to play a part in the club's fight for Barclays Premier League survival when he turns out for the reserves tonight. The 22-year-old Frenchman, a £4m summer signing from Paris St Germain, will
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Green fingers at Northallerton school
CHILDREN at a primary school are cultivating green fingers with a little help from a technology company. Broomfield Primary School, in Northallerton, received a £400 donation to buy tools, seeds and fruit trees for its green club, which has 16 members
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True Detectives by Jonathan Kellerman (HeadLine, £17.99)
PRIVATE investigators and brothers Moe Reed and Aaron Fox are the best of enemies, but when they follow the twisted trail of a missing girl they must put family feelings aside. This whodunnit involves them in murder and long-hidden secrets
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Bannocburn: The Triumph of Robert the Bruce by David Cornell (Yale University Press, £25)
A new book on the battle of Bannockburn aims to provide a clear insight into a defining moment in Scottish history, says Gavin Engelbrecht. BANNOCKBURN is a name that still resonates within the ranks of Scottish nationalists. It was a key victory
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Rates help at hand for rural businesses
DISTRICT councillors have moved to offer financial help to businesses in rural areas, as part of an effort to beat the credit crunch and boost the local economy. Hambleton District Council is offering business rates relief for enterprises in rural communities
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Snow Monkeys by Heather Angel (Evans Mitchell Books, £9.99)
Swirling snow Hot pool macaques Ephemeral hats THIS traditional haiku verse by British biologist and award winning wildlife photographer Heather Angel was inspired by Japan’s iconic macaques, or snow monkeys. Heather has
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Double joy for Whitaker
AMANDA Whitaker showed her rivals a clean pair of heels last weekend at Cadwell Park taking two wins out of two to head the leaderboard in the HSCC Historic Formula Ford Championship. Whitaker, from Woodham, qualified second out of the 27-strong field
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Monkey business
Baboon Woman (Five, 8pm); Shameless (C4, 10pm) NO, not another in Five’s seemingly endless supply of documentaries about people with disfigurements (that’s tomorrow night in The Man With Someone Else’s Face), but a relative of the recent Wolf
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Granny knows best
Sharon Griffiths listens to a mother’s worries about the current generation of children WHO needs a nanny when you’ve got a granny? Maybe it’s time we started listening to her again. Liz Fraser did. Liz is a mother of three children
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A lesson in fine dining
The column awards top grades for a birthday meal at the Bridgewater Arms. THE bairns have milestone birthdays, too, they just haven’t stumbled quite so far to pass them. The little ’un – that is to say, the not quite so big ’un – was 25 last
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Award-winning chef lined up for celebration
AN award winning Indian chef who has cooked for a former Prime Minister will help a Barnard Castle restaurant celebrate its first birthday. Azam Khan is executive chef of two London Indian restaurants but will be spending an evening at The
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Stone me!
Can a necklace make you calmer or a bracelet bring you confidence? Crystal healer Amanda Mavin thinks so. Sarah Foster finds out more. WITH fluffy blonde hair and a gentle voice, Amanda Mavin is just the sort you would imagine to be
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Comedy act well received in Northallerton
WELL-KNOWN television comedian Andy Parsons played to a packed house in Northallerton last weekend. More than 400 people crammed into the Hambleton Forum on Saturday, to see the sell out show. Mr Parsons is perhaps best known from the BBC’s Mock the
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Play areas
I WISH to congratulate the Government for awarding Playbuilder status to Durham County Council (Echo, April 16) and the council choosing Newton Hall, Durham, as one of the areas for a new play area in the first year’s programme. I am sure that
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Climate change
THE debate regarding climate change continues to baffle me. David Ellis (HAS, April 14) rightly says that climate change is always occurring, but fails to point out that it is occurring at a faster rate than at any time within the last million
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Housing problems
I AM growing increasingly concerned about Sedgefield Borough Homes, the independent organisation to which the former borough council’s housing stock was transferred. Already, residents are aware of their well above inflation rent increases, but
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Shouldering blame
RE your letters from Ralph Hughes (HAS, April 18) and Doreen Turner (HAS, April 14) arguing that the forces employed to uphold the law are too often blamed for their actions. There is no way in which you can justify the brutal behaviour of the
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Bevin boys
ONCE again – via Steve Pratt’s article, “The Boys of the black stuff” (Echo, April 18), about the making of a radio drama in Durham – the myth of Bevin Boys replacing “called up” miners is perpetuated. Every miner who joined the Armed Forces
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British day
AS St George’s Day – Thursday – fast approaches, it’s nice to see so many events being lined up across the country, as it continues its renaissance. Given how the Irish throw their full support behind the Englishman St Patrick and have a ball,
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Nightmare journey
I WAS interested to read your story, “Drunken fans made journey a nightmare” (Echo, April 11) – about a woman passenger’s disgust at Sunderland supporters on a Saturday evening train journey from King’s Cross, London, to Darlington – as a similar
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Is it au revoir to my old car?
Tomorrow’s budget could include a car scrappage scheme that ministers hope will kick-start the country’s motor industry. Old banger driver Joe Willis reports. AS the driver of a 13-year-old Citroen AX bought from a friend for £75, the prospect of
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Arriva
MY partner, who is disabled, on crutches and in an “aircast” ankle pot, was talking to our postman while waiting at the bus stop. She flagged the bus to stop. It slowed down, and then accelerated away to the bemusement of both herself and our
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Graffiti crackdown call
LIBERAL Democrats are calling for a crackdown on graffiti. Birmingham Yardley MP John Hemming is seeking action over spray-painted slogans on walls and doorways. He has won cross-party support from Labour and Conservative MPs to ensure that those
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Labour bust – and no silver lining
IT’S quite some weeks since I wrote in this column that our present Government is the worst in living memory – and probably the most incompetent and conniving of modern times. I could write a book about it. Title? Lies, Spin and the State We’re
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Millions hanging on decision of bank committee
MILLIONS of savers are breathing a sigh of relief at the decision by the Bank of England to leave the base rate at 0.5 per cent this month – the first month since September to escape a rate cut. But life hardly gets easier for those needing
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DTZ scoops national title
REAL estate adviser DTZ has been named Property Week’s Office Agency Team of the Year. DTZ’s 80-strong national office agency team won the top prize in annual awards. Across the UK, DTZ’s office agency teams transacted over 9.7m sq ft in
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South Tyneside means business
The quality of available commercial properties within South Tyneside and the unique funding package it has to offer new and existing business means the borough is well placed to take advantage of this fresh growth and to prosper in the future,
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Time to put money back in the market?
WALL Street legend and presidential advisor Bernard Baruch made his fortune through market timing, ignoring the herd mentality, using the maxim of speculate to accumulate. One of his best one-liners in response to accusations of luck was “a speculator
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UK’s largest ten-pin bowling group reports a drastic plunge in sales
The UK’s biggest ten-pin bowling group, Georgica, yesterday reported a further plunge in sales as it battles against a fall in consumer spending. The group, which owns ten-pin bowling centres across the country, including in Sunderland and York
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System not a waste of time!
A RECYCLING system for the region’s businesses has become a runaway success, with almost 90% of waste being recycled. Launched at the end of last year the Recycling Bank has proved popular with businesses across the North-East and Yorkshire, making
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Question Time-style debate on Budget
A QUESTION Time-style debate on tomorrow’s Budget will be broadcast from a regenerated business park. Lingfield Point in Darlington will host the event organised by Arlington Financial and the Tees Valley committee of the Institute of Directors
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Investment aims to attract software graduates to area
A £2.1M investment could raise the aspirations of young people in disadvantaged areas to work in the computer software sector. The money from regional development agency One North East will be used for pre-start support for software entrepreneurs
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Internet crime hits smaller firms
AN INSURANCE broker specialising in advising small businesses has warned them against cyber crime following the results of a new survey. Towergate Risk Solutions, based in Thornaby, warned small businesses to be more vigilant after a survey by
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Surveyors call for an end to EPR
EMPTY Property Rates (EPR) are paving the way for instability in non-residential markets as demolition becomes an increasingly popular means to avoid paying the rates, a survey has found. The survey, by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
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Agency wins contract with Big Brother camera company
A MEDIA agency in the region has secured a marketing contract with the company that keeps Channel 4’s Big Brother contestants under observation. Following Bosch Security Systems’ acquisition of North East CCTV manufacturer Derwent Systems last
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Free eBay class
THE Enterprise Agency for Wear Valley and Teesdale will hold a free class for people who sell on eBay. The event, on May 13 in Bishop Auckland, will cover topics including fees, increasing visibility, photography tips and sales management software
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Leading lights are honoured by the Queen
Top companies and some of the foremost individuals in the region have been recognised in the latest crop of Queen’s Awards. Owen McAteer looks at those earning their place in the spotlight. A UNIVERSITY professor and a former student he inspired
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He liked it so much he bought the business
A LAW firm helped a tropical fish enthusiast buy an aquatic store where he worked. Stephen Douglas, from Chesterle- Street, started to help out at tropical and cold water fish specialists Fish Alive, on Durham’s Dragonville Retail Park, after being
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High-profile case lawyer is promoted to partner
A LAWYER who worked on two of the highest profile public inquiries of the last decade has been promoted to partner at his North-East firm. Kevin Turnbull has been promoted to partner within the Dispute Resolution Group at Newcastle- based Muckle
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Paul Hargreaves: Sick notes cost UK businesses £13.4bn in one year
ABSENTEEISM is a major issue for UK businesses with sickness absence alone costing the economy £13.4bn in 2006, according to the CBI. Apart from the financial cost, absence creates other problems including extra pressure on remaining staff, time
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Company helps run rings around thieves
A SECURITY company run by a professional boxer is launching a service to help in the fight against crime. Sparta Security North- East has set up an instant alarm response system, which is installed into houses or commercial premises and triggers
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Poker ace will reveal his tricks
AN entrepreneur and former professional poker player is addressing the subject of risk at an event next week. Casper Berry will talk about how to lessen risk-taking and how to make more informed decisions at the Middlesbrough Business Forum event
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£1m sausage deal brings home the bacon for firm
A £10M SAUSAGE-MAKING company which started out in a farmhouse kitchen has scored further success by securing two deals with major supermarkets. Debbie and Andrew’s has won a £1m distribution deal with Tesco for its gluten-free sausages, which
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Company urges Chancellor to stimulate job market
THE Chancellor is being urged to use the Budget to focus on measures to stimulate the enterprise sector and long-term job market. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has stressed the need to focus on long-term sustainable growth, and focus on how the
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Ward Hadaway chosen to join NHS panel
A NORTH-EAST law firm has been recruited to advise NHS organisations on buying goods and services. Ward Hadaway has been appointed to the legal panel for the Yorkshire and the Humber NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative (YHCPC). Following
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Co-op opens £15m depot in region
THE Co-operative Group has opened a £15m distribution depot in the region. The depot, in Birtley, near Chester-le-Street, will provide jobs for 550 people, including drivers, warehouse operatives and vehicle maintenance staff, as well as staff
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Painting a bright future after 8% profit increase
A GROUP in line for the contract to paint the UK’s new aircraft carriers said it was well placed to ride out the recession. Industrial services company Pyeroy Group yesterday announced pre-tax profits of more than £4.5m for last year, nearly eight
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Conference likely to feed new deals
AN event which last year helped food producers from across the region tap into prospective contracts totalling £6.8m is being held tomorrow. The Meet the Buyer event, organised by the Yorkshire Regional Food Group, is being held in Oulton Hall,
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James Ramsbotham: Draw on tale told by young sportsman
MANY of you may be cursing the current fortunes of our regional football teams lingering at or near the bottom of the Premier division, and feeling rather bleakly that their situation in some small way reflects our own. For aren’t the national
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Award date gets a later deadline
THE Environment Agency has extended the deadline for entries for the 2009 Water Efficiency Awards by four weeks in recognition of the busy agenda that many businesses are facing. Companies wishing to be recognised for their efforts to reduce
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Eco-team are driving force for transport
TRANSPORT company Stagecoach North-East has installed a series of energy monitoring systems and created a dedicated eco team to drive its recently-launched green programme forward. Following the launch of its £350,000 strategy late last year,
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Old computers... isn’t IT a waste
A GOVERNMENT-SUPPORTED business specialising in environmentallyfriendly recycling of IT equipment has called on companies to improve their methods of disposing of old equipment. If e-waste is consigned to landfill, there is loss of rare and
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Business park includes carbon-reducing features
A £3M environmentallyfriendly business park has had its official opening. The City West Business Park, in Meadowfield, on the outskirts of Durham City, was developed by B&K Developments, operated by husband and wife team Billy and Karon Morgan
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Renewable energy company to create highly-skilled jobs
A NEW renewable energy company in County Durham is looking to expand and create jobs on the back of a series of contract wins. Access Renewables was set up earlier this year to tap into the growing market for renewable products and services,
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Budget could help region to lead green revolution
THE North-East can become a world leader in an emerging form of green energy, which could help fill the void left by traditional industry, but only if Government investment is given in tomorrow’s Budget, it was claimed last night. The region’s
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Tattenham's prospects
BARRY Hills has been setting personal milestones left, right and centre in the early weeks of the new Flat season – and another winner looks on the cards with Shabib in the Hr Go Go Go Maiden Stakes at Folkestone. The Lambourn handler saddled his
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They think it’s all over . . .
A PLAY which opens with the line “Bugger me, it’s cowld” and ends with “They think it’s all over, it is now” sets some fairly obvious parameters. It’ll be irreverent, it’ll have a strong North-East flavour – one or two of the actors from the
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Johnson’s injury troubles
PROMISING hurdler On Raglan Road will miss the whole of next season after damaging his tendons, but Crook trainer Howard Johnson is hoping stable-mate Tidal Bay will bounce back to form after treatment for a back injury. On Raglan Road suffered
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Flintoff is a winner
THE Chennai Super Kings thrashed the Bangalore Royal Challengers by 92 runs in the Indian Premier League to go top of the table. The match saw Andrew Flintoff take on England rival Kevin Pietersen – the joint most expensive players in the tournament
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What now for the big three?
Five games to go, and the North-East’s ‘Annus horribilis’ could get much worse yet. The spectre of relegation continues to haunt all three of the region’s Premier League teams, and there is now every chance that two will be playing Championship
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Turner ready to shape Victoria Park future
CHRIS Turner is expecting to oversee a complete end of season review of Hartlepool United. Whether he remains as manager remains to be confirmed. Appointed as boss until the end of the season from mid- December when Danny Wilson was sacked, Turner
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Sbragia is backing Cisse to deliver
RICKY SBRAGIA predicted Djibril Cisse’s winning goal against Hull City will spark a “purple patch” for one of the most colourful characters in North-East football. After a blank spell of seven appearances without finding the back of the net
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Gough won’t be making a Yorkshire return
FORMER England bowler Darren Gough will not come out of retirement to play in Yorkshire’s Twenty20 Cup campaign this season. Gough retired last summer after two seasons as Yorkshire captain but it was suggested he could make a swift return to
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Falcons trio are to cross the Channel
NEWCASTLE Falcons could lose three of their biggest names before the end of the month after Jamie Noon and Tom May joined team-mate Jonny Wilkinson in the queue to defect to France. Wilkinson is expected to complete a move to Super 14 side Toulon
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Rethink after row over bus contract
COUNCILLORS will put themselves at the heart of contract decisions after coming under fire over the tendering of bus and home care services. Members of Durham County Council want to be involved in the early stages of awarding commercial contracts
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Shoppers urged to get on their feet
CHARITY organisers urged shoppers to help beat cancer and save lives at the weekend. Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life team took their roadshow to Dalton Park shopping centre to persuade shoppers to enter the 5km event this summer. Holly Howey
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Former player, 82, dies
TRIBUTES have been paid to former Middlesbrough defender Dicky Robinson, who has died following a long illness. The 82-year-old played alongside greats such as Wilf Mannion, George Hardwick and Brian Clough, and took part in 416 games for the
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Tory dismisses Heathrow claims
CLAIMS that Heathrow’s proposed third runway is vital for the future of flights from the North-East have been branded a “red herring”. Tory Shadow Minister for Teesside Greg Clark described Labour’s plans for another runway at the London airport
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Men wanted for questioning over match
POLICE have issued photographs of five people they want to question in connection with disorder and violence following the Newcastle Sunderland derby match earlier this year. Trouble flared before, during and after the match on February 1, with
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Journal reveals the dark past of village
A HAND-WRITTEN manuscript featuring details of highway robberies and hangings in a North-East village is to go on sale at a London auction house this week. The diary chronicles events in Haughton-le-Skerne, on the outskirts of Darlington, in
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Millionaire’s brother jailed for threat to kill
THE brother of a millionaire call centre boss who made repeated threats to kill her was yesterday jailed indefinitely for the public’s protection. Former Businesswoman of the Year Chey Garland, her sister, mother and step-father received death
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Greetings from Darlington
AN award-winning photograph depicting a normally busy shopping street in early morning fog has been turned into a greetings card. Peter Roberts took the photograph of High Row, Darlington, draped in fog on his way to work. The amateur photographer
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Victorian engineering is an underground success
A MAJOR feat of underground engineering – largely forgotten for many decades – is to open as one of the region’s latest tourist attractions. The Victoria Tunnel, which runs beneath the streets of Newcastle, was built between 1839 and 1842 and
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Brown’s £1bn scheme to help family mortgages
A LONG-PROMISED £1bn scheme to help recession-hit families avoid repossession by deferring part of their mortgage repayments will get under way today. Homeowners who lose their jobs, or are forced to take lower-paid work, will be able to suspend
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Boro turn to history
GARETH SOUTHGATE has urged his players to emulate West Ham’s great escape trick of 2007 and secure victory in their next two games – against Arsenal and Manchester United. After failing to take back to back victories at the Riverside, the Middlesbrough
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Taylor facing up to a spell on the sidelines
STEVEN Taylor is unlikely to play in Newcastle’s must-win relegation battle against Portsmouth after suffering a recurrence of his ankle injury in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Spurs. Taylor, who was withdrawn at half-time at White Hart Lane, will have
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Deadline for Quakers bids extended by a fortnight
THE deadline for potential saviours for Darlington Football Club has been extended by two weeks – despite the first offers being made. Former Quakers’ vice-chairman Raj Singh has tabled a bid for the club and demanded a decision be made about
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Man jailed for knife attack on love rival
A JEALOUS man carried out his threat to slash the new boyfriend of his long-term former partner, a court heard. Stephen Kirkwood was yesterday jailed for six years for the attack in Shildon, County Durham, which left his victim scarred. Durham
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Jail for intruder who held knife to victim’s throat
AN intruder who held a knife to the throat of a householder was yesterday jailed for five years. Daniel Baldam went to the Middlesbrough home of cigarette seller Glynes Maslam to steal her stock and her cash, a court was told. The 20
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Boy, nine, has surgery after fence falls on him
A MOTHER was keeping a vigil at her son’s hospital bedside last night, after a metal fence weighing quarter of a tonne fell on him, leaving him seriously injured. Christopher Jefferson, nine, was playing with his identical twin, Josh, near
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Father’s anguish as body found in river
THE father of Claudia Lawrence has spoken of his family’s anguish as they anxiously waited to hear that a body found in a river was not that of the missing chef. Peter Lawrence said the time the family had to wait on Friday afternoon, before police
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Budget demands as more jobs lost
BUSINESS leaders have called on Chancellor Alistair Darling to deliver a budget for jobs tomorrow – as another North-East firm fell victim to the economic downturn. Metal fabrication company Evenwood Industries, which until recently employed more
