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Man taken to hospital after two vehicle smash
ONE man was taken to hospital tonight suffering from head injuries after a two-vehicle smash in Hamsterley, near Consett. The man, who had to be freed from the wreckage by firefighters using cutting equipment, was taken to the University Hospital
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Progress in fight to recognise pleural plaques as compensatable illness
MOVES to overturn a Law Lords ruling on the issue of compensation for sufferers of an industrial lung disease cleared their first Commons hurdle today. A Bill tabled by Labour backbencher Andrew Dismore that would recognise pleural plaques as a compensatable
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Police concern over missing man
POLICE are concerned for the wellbeing of a man reported missing yesterday evening. Michael Griffith, 52, is missing from a residential home in North Ormesby, Middlesbrough. He has what police describe as "health issues" and it is believed he does
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Council apologises to 'cliffhanger' lift passengers
A FAMILY-OF-FIVE and three elderly passengers were amongst a group of passengers left stranded in a cliff-side lift - after workers shut it down and went home. The hapless passengers were stuck halfway up Scarborough's South Cliff early on
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Durham v Yorkshire: Day Three
WHAT a transformation. A game which was evenly balanced after two days swung dramatically in Durham’s favour on the third morning in overcast conditions at Riverside. Steve Harmison and Graham Onions shared Yorkshire’s remaining four wickets
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Sir Bobby praises ex-players for charity match support
SIR Bobby Robson today applauded the players who are to replay the 1990 World Cup semi-final between England and Germany in Newcastle this summer. It is being staged at St James' Park on July 26 to raise money for Sir Bobby's cancer charity
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Darlington charity to have stall in Barnard Castle
The Darlington Branch of the Parkinson's Disease Society will be at a table top sale in Barnard Castle in May. The stall, selling second hand books, tapes and videos will be in the Witham Hall on Saturday, May 2 from 10am.
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New manager at Teesdale hotel
A MAN whose track record includes managing a resort hotel in America and a backpackers business in Australia has joined a hotel in Teesdale. Chris Dodgson has joined the Morritt Hotel at Greta Bridge, near Barnard Castle as operations manager
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An entire library in your pocket
DO you love lounging by the pool-side reading the latest summer blockbuster? This year, if a small Oxford-based company has its way you won't be jetting off on holiday with the latest Jilly or Geoffrey in your suitcase - you'll be taking an entire
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Dog in crash car
POLICE are hoping a pet dog could lead them to a driver who drove his car into a line of parked vehicles early today. The golden labrador was picked up in the Byerley Road area of Shildon, County Durham, morning after a red Ford Mondeo hit two
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PPL Paintball Championship
Format: Nintendo Wii Publisher: Activision Price: £29.99 HERE’S an innovative take on the jaded first person shoot- ’em-up genre – a paintball simulation that uses the Wii’s motion sensitive controls to accurately recreate the thrill of sneaking
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MPGlass 230M
WE’D all love to own a huge flat screen TV, but sometimes it just isn’t possible. Either the front room’s just too small – or an ongoing financial crisis precludes the possibility of splashing a small fortune on a fancy telly. But hold on, there
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Barn conversion plan approved
A WOMAN whose family have farmed in a village for three generations has won planning permission to convert a rundown barn into a house. Liz Snaith’s plan to transform a redundant barn at Holbeck Farm, Ingleton, was approved by Durham County Council’s
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Council in line for roadworks cash
A COUNCIL is applying for £2.5m from the Government to improve road networks around three new housing developments. Durham County Council hopes to receive funds from the Community Infrastructure Fund which is for transport projects supporting residential
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Godfather II
Formats: PS3, Xbox 360 Publisher: EA Price: £49.99 THE first Godfather was rather good but, arriving in the twilight days of the PS2, it failed to set the gaming world alight. Now EA is back for a second stab on the PS3 and X Box 360. Watch
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Arsenal v Middlesbrough - Matchfile
ARSENAL Almunia Sagna, Toure, Djourou, Gibbs Walcott, Fabregas, Song, Arshavin Bendtner, Adebayor Alves Tuncay Downing, Bates, ONeil, Aliadiere Taylor, Huth, Wheater, McMahon Jones MIDDLESBROUGH Middlesbrough
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West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland - Matchfile
WEST BROM Carson Zuiverloon Meite Olsson Robinson Mulumbu Greening Koren Brunt Fortune Simpson Cisse Jones Reid Tainio Leadbitter Edwards Collins Ferdinand Davenport Bardsley Gordon SUNDERLAND Sunderland subs (from): Fulop
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Darlington v Brentford - Matchfile
DARLINGTON Kazimierczak Valentine White Miller Purdie Poole Ravenhill Kennedy Burgmeier Main Abbott Clarke Spencer Spencer Bennett S Williams Hunt Dickson Phillips Bennett Bean Hamer BRENTFORD Darlington subs (from): Fortune, Austin
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BREAKING NEWS: It's England v Germany - the rematch
ARGUABLY the most memorable match in the history of football is to be replayed to raise money for The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. The 1990 World Cup semi-final between England and Germany is to be re-staged at St James' Park, Newcastle on July 26.
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Hartlepool Utd v Leeds Utd - Matchfile
HARTLEPOOL Budtz Liddle Collins Nelson Scarz Jones Sweeney Clark Monkhouse Nardiello Porter Beckford Becchio Hughes Kilkenny Howson Robinson Parker Sodje Naylor Douglas Ankergren LEEDS Pools subs (from): Lee-Barrett, McCunnie
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Porter confirms exit from Pools
Joel Porter has confirmed that Saturday's game with Leeds United will be his last outing for Hartlepool United at Victoria Park. The Australian, Pools' top scorer this season with 23 goals, has agreed a three-year deal with Gold Coast United
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Duke of Gloucester visits North Yorkshire
A ROYAL visitor has toured Wensleydale to view local businesses and historical sites within the Yorkshire Dale. The Duke of Gloucester was in North Yorkshire on April 24 as he toured the area around the market town of Hawes. His visit took in a trip
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Relief for man after car dealer went bust with £12,000 of his money
A MAN has spoken of his relief after winning back more than £12,000 he thought he had lost when an online car dealer went dust. Colin Carney turned to Middlesbrough Council's trading standards team when internet-based DC Cook Direct ceased trading.
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Drugs farm uncovered
HARTLEPOOL drugs unit uncovered a large scale cannabis farm worth up to £150,000 when they raided an Industrial Unit in the town. Officers swooped on the premises in Casebourne Road on the Longhill Industrial Estate shortly before 10am today. Inside
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RAF Leeming personnel get standing ovation
PERSONNEL from an RAF base in the region received a standing ovation when they were guests of a Premier League football club. Members of 34 Squadron, based at RAF Leeming, in North Yorkshire, were VIP guests at Middlesbrough’s home game with Fulham
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Anderson looking forward to Autodrome test
COUNTY Durham rally driver Chris Anderson is looking forward to improving on the best result of his career as he prepares for the ALM Autodrome Stages Rally at South Tees Motorsport Park near Middlesbrough on May 4. Last time out, the 17-year-old maintenance
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Shifty (15)
Stars: Riz Ahmed, Daniel Mays, Jay Simpson, Jason Flemyng, Francesca Annis Running time: 85 mins Rating: ★★★★ A LOW budget British movie about a smalltime drug dealer and the best friend who returns years after doing a runner doesn’t,
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State Of Play (12A)
Stars: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Jeff Daniels, Jason Bateman Running time: 127 mins Rating: ★★★ PAUL Abbott’s much-admired 2003 BBC mini-series becomes a Hollywood movie complete with
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Groups improving green spaces offered £1,000
COMMUNITY groups are asked to submit projects to improve green spaces to win a competition that offers £1,000 of aid. Fiskars, who make garden tools, are offering the funds as part of its Fiskars Orange Thumb scheme at the Harrogate Flower Show. The
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Vaulkhard out to build on strong start to BTCC season
NORTH-East Touring Car driver Harry Vaulkhard is aiming to build on his strong start to the new season at Thruxton this weekend. Twenty-three year-old Vaulkhard, from Newcastle, finished in the top ten in two of the three races of the season-opening
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Burglary at cricket club
A CRICKET club has been hit for six after thieves stole a bowling machine. Burglars stole the unusual item from Durham City Cricket Club after breaking into the scoreboard at the ground in Green Lane, sometime between 8.30pm on Tuesday and 9.45am the
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BREAKING NEWS: Footballer found guilty of stamping on opponent
A FOOTBALLER was this afternoon found guilty of stamping on an opponent after breaking his ankle in a tackle. Mark Ward, 23, was warned he faces jail when he returns to Teesside Crown Court to be sentenced on May 19. Ward was convicted of common assault
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A Short Story by Elizabeth Doubleday
It’s my tenth birthday. I’m smiling and waving at the video camera my dad holds. He smiles back as he encourages me: “Blow out the candles, son.” The round cake is covered with black icing, a tiny but perfect circle cut from the middle. The
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Rural pub up for sale at £265,000
A TOWN centre pub in a Victorian era building is up for sale in a rural market town for an asking price of £265,000. The Lord Nelson, on St James Green, Thirsk, is owned by Scottish and Newcastle Pub Enterprises and is one of 30 pubs it has put up for
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Man arrested in Darlington armed operation was convicted killer
THE man arrested by armed police in a busy North-East street was a convicted killer who had been on the run for four months. Brian Lancaster, 39, was arrested in Gladstone Street, Darlington, on Wednesday when armed police surrounded his van
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Fire warning issued to countryside visitors
VISITORS to the countryside are being warned to take care not to start fires which could devastate areas. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging people to take care when they head out into the country. The force has tackled numerous moors
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Man stabbed in daylight street brawl
A MAN is seriously ill in hospital after being stabbed during a brawl on a city estate. Police were called to the Sherburn Road estate, in Durham, following reports of a fight involving up to six people, some armed with baseball bats. Two buses passed
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Woman's death has echoes of her mother's murder
THE daughter of a Darlington woman murdered almost two decades ago has died in similar circumstances. Karen Leonard, 40, was found stabbed and strangled in a Middlesbrough flat earlier this month. Her death bears similarities to the
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Cyclist robbed in Middlesbrough
A FEMALE cyclist has been robbed as she rode through a Middlesbrough estate on Tuesday afternoon. At 5.30pm, the 43-year-old cyclist was travelling along the cycle path, which runs by the side of the beck near The Vale in Grove Hill, when a
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Northallerton clothes store to close
A CLOTHES shop is to cease trading after 25 years in a market town. Just Like New Fashions, in Garthway Arcade, Northallerton, closes its doors for the final time tomorrow. Owner Josie Young is retiring after running the second-hand
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County ponders start-up loan for credit union
COUNTY councillors are considering giving a £200,000 start-up loan to the North Yorkshire Credit Union, to enable it to lend from day one, when it begins operating next month. North Yorkshire County Council, which has supported the development of a county
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Spongebob Squarepants: The Sponge Who Could Fly, Sunderland Empire
ACROSS the aisle from me, a bemused, and obviously bored, grandmother is told off for texting on her mobile. In the next seat, her granddaughter is openly videoing sections on hers unchallenged. That just about sums up the quirky appeal of Nikelodeon
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Bottoms up
Drinking With The Girls (BBC3, 9pm) AH, the joys of being a medic. “Have you eaten today? Watch where you’re standing, sweetheart. Don’t stand in your own vomit,” the doctor on the booze bus tells his patient. It’s all in an evening
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Youngsters learn about police work
YOUNGSTERS had their fingerprints taken as part of a project aimed at showing them the work of the police. North Yorkshire County Council’s fostering service teamed up with the police to run the scheme. It involved children from the
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Dancing on Ice Tour 2009 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
SINCE Dancing on Ice hit our television screens in 2006, ice rinks across the country have reported being busier than ever. Having watched the live tour version of the show, it is easy to see why ice skating has become so popular. After a spectacular
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Money For Beginners: The days of cheap air travel are long gone
FANCY a cheap flight this summer? To get the best bargains it helps if you are: a) on the internet; b) short; c) travelling alone; d) with just a change of underwear and a toothbrush; e) plenty of time; f) on a diet and g) not paying by credit
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Over a Cliff
Beaten yet again in the Headline Game... This week's competition ended 4-2 in favour of TFM after more dubious judging by...er, TFM. This morning's story was about how the credit crunch has hit pop stars, with Sir Cliff Richard being one of the worst
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Labels for less
Second-hand designer fashion has always been in demand, but now it’s moved from eBay to a High Street shop near you. Jenny Laue talks to the owner of the newest dress agency. THE black and pink sign above the window announces it’s a dress agency.
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April 24th, 2009
Reader's Question MARJORY has tried all sorts of plants in her small border at the front of her house. She lives on the top of a hill and gets battered by winds. She wonders if she ought to try growing alpines and would like to know a little bit
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Claudia Lawrence case now being treated as murder
POLICE investigating the disappearance of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence are now treating her case as suspected murder. Detective Superintendent Ray Galloway, the man leading the investigation, made the announcement during a press conference
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‘Together we beat my daughter’s arthritis’
To mark Arthritis Care Awareness Week, Health Editor Barry Nelson, talks to North-Easterners whose lives have been affected by this debilitating condition. MILLIONS of viewers will see 16-year-old Emma Doree accompany singer Mick Hucknall on her
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Loyalty card scheme extends into Leyburn
THE Shop Local North Yorkshire scheme, set up last month to encourage support for independent retailers is expanding into Leyburn. Originally launched in Bedale and later extended into Masham and Northallerton, the scheme sees customers pay £2.50
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Good companions
DURING the winter months I had reason to travel a few times on the 7.30am X34 bus from Richmond to Darlington. By the time the bus arrived in Darlington it was full of young teenagers travelling to college in Darlington. What a pleasure they were
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Covered in sh**
THE other day, taking a friend’s dog out for the first time, I had a humorous experience almost worthy of regular correspondent Christopher Wardell. We were going up a farm track when a big van came hurtling round a bend. Pip, who is nervous,
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Acid test
I READ with interest your proposal to put Durham County Council under the spotlight for the coming year (Echo, April 20) under a series called Acid Test. May I suggest the following in order to provide a “starting point”. Publish a break-down
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MPs' holidays
AT long last, our beleagured MPs have found a way to cheer us all up in these difficult times – they are adding a week to their summer holiday (Echo, April 21). This gives us seven days less for them to do further damage to our already ailing economy
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Garage rents
I HAVE received a bill for the rent of my garage site from Durham County Council. It has gone up by 100 per cent. I don’t know of anyone getting a 100 per cent pay rise, so why should anyone even contemplate such a huge hike in rent? It’s not
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Maglev trains
DID anyone watch Chris Barrie’s Massive Speed TV programme on Monday night on Five? It showed the future for rail travel with maglev (magnetic levitation) trains – a British invention 30 years ago, ignored by our leaders as normal, but taken up
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Climate change
THANK you Eric Gendle (HAS, April 21) for responding to my letter about climate change (HAS, April 14). It is very important that there is an open debate on this subject to counter the alarmists and doom-mongers. Unfortunately, I am not
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Inquiry launched after inmate dies at Durham jail
A PRISON Service inquiry is underway into the death of an inmate at Durham Jail. Gary Hickman, 39, from Easington Lane, near Houghton-le-Spring, was found hanging in his cell at the prison on Wednesday. The alert was raised after the discovery was made
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Russians take a bow
MEMBERS of a Russian theatre group will be taking a bow next week. Actors from Mirage Youth Theatre, based in County Durham's twin city of Kostroma in Russia, are to perform at County Hall, in Durham City, on Tuesday. The young actors perform in English
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Police conduct
BEING a person who took part in peace marches, marches against what seemed to me to be a deliberate policy of promoting unemployment at the time of Margaret Thatcher, and taking part in demonstrations against the introduction of the poll tax and
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Mullen's world
PETER Mullen dismisses the Labour Government as “the worst in living memory” (Echo, April 21). I do not suppose he has much to do with the NHS, state education or social housing – not much of that in the City – so he wouldn’t notice Government
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We’re failing our kids: it has to stop
"IT’S the kids that I feel sorry for.” We’ve all heard those words, usually in a discussion of someone else’s family problems. But all our kids are in the news and all of us should be sorry about what we’re letting happen to them. It seems just
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Thanks, whoever you are...
ON behalf of the team of runners from RAF Boulmer who ran in last Sunday’s Redcar Half Marathon in support of the Help For Heroes charity, I would like to thank the anonymous donor who very kindly sent a £20 contribution for their funds. The donor
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Power to the North-East
OPTIMISM was hard to find yesterday as the nation picked the bones of a Budget bogged down by the worst recession since the Second World War. But Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s public recognition of Teesside as an ideal location to pioneer a multibillion
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Teesside duo frustrated after losing key players
Dukes North-East Premier League preview THE tenth anniversary season of the North-East Premier League begins tomorrow and for the Teesside clubs, Stockton and Norton, it has been a frustrating build up with plans disrupted by significant player
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The resurrection of Reggie Perrin
Writer David Nobbs didn’t get where he is today without a little help from TV legend Reggie Perrin. He tells Steve Pratt why he thinks the time is right to revive the character. DAVID NOBBS remembers well the moment he realised that his Reginald
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Tattenham's prospects
MARCUS Tregoning has made no secret of the regard in which he holds Taameer and he is fancied to make a winning reappearance in the bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown. The Beat Hollow colt made his racecourse debut in a traditionally hot conditions event
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Burnmoor the side to beat
CHAMPIONS Burnmoor are bidding to make it a hat-trick of title wins. They haven’t finished outside the top three since the dawn of the Millennium, and with a settled squad in place they will once again be the team to beat. The only absentee from
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Anniversary art show
AN ART group is to hold a two-day exhibition to mark its first anniversary. Blackhill Art Group is to display painting and drawings created by members during the show in the community centre, in Derwent Street, Blackhill, near Consett. The group, which
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Departing May has enjoyed his days at Kingston Park
TOM May has denied that a mounting player exodus convinced him to quit Newcastle Falcons. May, who will make his final Falcons appearance in tomorrow’s game at Harlequins, will leave Kingston Park to move to France this summer, with Super 14
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Former Darlington chairman cancels interview
GEORGE Houghton, the former chairman of Darlington Football Club, has cancelled an interview due to be held today. The controversial millionaire had been scheduled to answer questions from The Northern Echo journalists this afternoon about
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Vaughan loses out to Harmison
Durham v Yorkshire (County Championship) : Day Two MICHAEL Vaughan looked rather miffed with the decision, but if the result of yesterday’s Riverside joust has any bearing Steve Harmison edged ahead of him in the battle for an England recall.
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Carrick’s title aim
MICHAEL Carrick will look back on the home win over Aston Villa earlier this month as the moment when Manchester United sealed the Premier League title. Carrick is refusing to get carried away with United’s lofty status but after Wednesday’s
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Keane targets a quick Premier return
ROY Keane has set himself the target of guiding Ipswich into the Barclays Premier League within 12 months – but warned it will be no easy ride back to the top flight. The former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland midfielder, 37, has signed
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Shearer forced to pin faith in Enrique
HE might not have covered himself in glory since arriving on Tyneside two summers ago, but Alan Shearer last night admitted that Jose Enrique is the one player Newcastle cannot afford to lose between now and the end of the season. After missing
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Bates would sit it out
MIDDLESBROUGH midfielder Matthew Bates would be prepared to not play another game this season if it guaranteed his side avoid the drop. The Boro Academy graduate has emerged as a player of genuine Premier League promise in recent weeks; providing
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Business leaders debate ramifications of budget
THE clash of political cultures that will dominate the next General Election had its first airing yesterday in a post-Budget Question Time filmed for The Northern Echo’s website. “The vision of the Labour Party is that you can’t simply cut
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Film focus on benefits of visiting Tees Valley
A FILM promoting the benefits of visiting the Tees Valley area was premiered at a tourism event yesterday. Delegates at the visitTeesvalley spring conference, in Middlesbrough, heard contributions from the area’s business leaders in the 30-minute
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Karl Pemberton: A budget for nobody?
I DON’T envy Alastair Darling. Getting the job when he did was about as poisonous as chalices get. So he gets some points from me for simply turning up, rather than taking the much more alluring alternative of heading off to the nearest hills. He
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Darling ‘putting foot on brake of economy’
THE Chancellor was last night accused of putting his “foot on the brake of the economy” by refusing to offer businesses any respite by re-introducing empty property rate (EPR) relief. Business leaders said the lack of business benefits in the Budget
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Market Report
The FTSE 100 Index drifted into the red yesterday despite continuing optimism over many blue-chip retail stocks. The likes of Marks & Spencer and Next were helped by healthy halfyear figures from department store chain Debenhams, giving some
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News in brief: Nissan extends scrap-cars plan
CAR maker Nissan extended the new scrappage scheme, announced by the Government in Wednesday’s Budget, to include any vehicle over eight years old traded in for a car built at its Sunderland plant. Vehicles ten years old or older qualify for
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Young entrepreneur opens freelance dance school
A DANCER from the North-East has set up her own freelance dance school. Ashleigh Lovett plans to offer classes aimed at the younger generation in street dance and hip hop. Only weeks after establishing her business, 22-year-old Miss
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Northern Rock reveals criteria for new lending
NORTHERN Rock said “affordability” would be the key criteria of its new lending plans as it revealed a 70 per cent rise in mortgage applications and more people choosing to stay with the bank. The nationalised bank had been lending up to 125 per
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Marco relishes All-stars match
DARLINGTON Football Club’s greatest-ever player is looking forward to putting his boots back on to help out his former team. Marco Gabbiadini’s goals for the Quakers helped him win two golden boots, an award for the best Darlington player of alltime
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Let’s make a day of it, by George
IT’S not yet an official holiday, but the bunting was out yesterday as the region celebrated St George’s Day. Among those flying the flag for the patron saint of England was the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu. He threw open the gates of
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Football’s best-kept secret revealed
A LANDMARK moment of football history said to be a “best-kept secret” will be celebrated as part of a club’s 120th anniversary. Northern League team Crook Town AFC were the first British squad to be invited to tour India as part of an exhibition
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Penney’s uncertain future
WHILE the deadline has been extended for a potential investor to come in and save Darlington, manager Dave Penney fears there will still be a long list of departures next month. And with Penney’s name being regularly mentioned with any managerial
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Making changes after Keane
ROY KEANE promised “brief relationships” with any Ipswich Town players unwilling to adhere to his new rules at Portman Road, just hours after his successor at Sunderland admitted that things have had to change since his departure. Keane has been
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Man walks free after boy’s death
A DRIVER who knocked down a 12-year-old boy outside his home has walked free from court. Andrea Caven, the mother of Joe Caven-Norris, said she is now considering civil action after a judge decided that Philip Bellwood had not driven carelessly
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Player admits he was aggressive
A PLAYER at the centre of an on-field assault case has admitted he prides himself on being aggressive, but insisted: “I don’t go out to injure people on a football pitch.” The defence case in Mark Ward’s Crown court trial started yesterday with
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Experts get saucy to tackle infection
A SERIES of saucy postcards are the latest weapon being used to tackle the spread of the hepatitis C infection. The eye-catching images are aimed at younger people who are more likely to pick up and read the advice. A set of six cards have been
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Disabled teenager wins praise from council boss
A TEENAGER who overcame severe physical disabilities to win seven national swimming medals in his first major competition has become the youngest person to hold a coveted award. Lyndon Longhorne, from Crook, County Durham, was presented with
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Ben refuses to give in to rare disorder
A YOUNGSTER with a rare genetic disorder is able to live a full life thanks to life changing treatment. Seven-year-old Ben Conlin suffers from Hurler Scheie disease, a strain of mucopolysaccharide (MPS) affecting only 100 children and adults
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Dying man fights to help other victims
A NORTH-EAST asbestos cancer victim, who has only months to live, is leading the battle to reinstate compensation for his disease. Alan Clark, of Ormesby Road, Hartlepool, is calling on the Government to give people diagnosed with pleural plaques
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Crimestoppers puts up £10,000 Claudia reward
A £10,000 reward has been offered to help police in the hunt for missing chef Claudia Lawrence – even though there is no evidence that a crime has been committed. Crimestoppers representatives said the charity had taken the unusual step to offer
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Blaze of colour awaits flower show visitors
A FLORAL extravaganza will be awaiting visitors to this year’s Harrogate Spring Flower Show. Based in the Great Yorkshire Showground, the event is in its 82nd year and welcomes visitors from across the world. This year’s four-day show will feature
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Office staff witness armed police swoop
WITNESSES have spoken about the dramatic moment when armed police arrested an absconded prisoner in a town centre. Office workers watched in amazement as nine police cars forced a van to stop just outside the centre of Darlington, on Wednesday
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Possible reprieve for A66 ‘speeders’
MORE than 100 motorists allegedly caught speeding on the A66 could have their cases dropped. The Crown Prosecution Service is considering whether to continue pursuing the drivers through the courts after a judge threw out a test case this week
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Chipping in on school tour
A GOVERNMENT minister helped children sow seeds for the future during a visit to a green-fingered primary school. International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander was put to work in the garden at Cassop Primary School, in County Durham
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How carbon could capture our future
A new generation of power plants would build on the North-East’s traditional links with coal. Deputy Business Editor Deborah Johnson reports on why confidence is high that the region will benefit. THE region has a long and proud association
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Region at the heart of power revolution
THE North-East is poised to pioneer a multi-billion-pound industry to burn coal for power without adding to global warming, the Government has revealed. Teesside is a front-runner to build a cluster of up to four power stations where the carbon
