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Tykes avoid unwanted record, but victory is Durham's
YORKSHIRE needed a spirited last-wicket stand to avoid recording the lowest total in seven seasons of English Twenty20 cricket tonight. They were five short of Sussex's 67 against Hampshire in 2004 when Deon Kruis joined Adil Rashid and took them to
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Durham v Yorkshire (Twenty20 Cup)
YORKSHIRE needed a spirited last-wicket stand to avoid recording the lowest total in seven seasons of English Twenty20 cricket tonight. They were five short of Sussex’s 67 against Hampshire in 2004 when Deon Kruis joined Adil Rashid and took them
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Police warning to Darlington youths after teenagers assaulted
TWO teenagers were assaulted after a confrontation between groups of youngsters at a park in Darlington. Police say they had reports of up to 100 youths wandering the streets in the West End of the town on Wednesday evening. Insp John
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Spoilt for choice
We've chosen the story for tomorrow's Headline Game on TFM radio... An entertainer, known as The Naked Cowboy, has pledged to go ahead with a performance in his home town of Greenhills in Ohio, despite protests that his act is indecent. Robert Burck
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Tea party will raise cash for cancer charity
RESIDENTS are invited to a tea party in south Durham in aid of a cancer charity. Dorothy Davison, of Bishop Auckland, is holding the party in St Anne’s Tea Room in the town’s Market Place on Wednesday July 8 to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care
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Sporting chance for youngsters during break
Disabled young people have the opportunity to take part in summer sports during the school break. Durham County Council’s Children’s Network and Leisure Services teams have organised two Sportability Festivals, which include football, cricket, gymnastics
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Boost for Big Toddle fund
CHILDREN from a south Durham nursery have been stepping out to raise money for a national charity. Youngsters from Etherley Lane Nursery School, near Bishop Auckland, were helped by their parents to complete around five laps of the school garden, raising
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Creative Crook children publish book
SCHOOLCHILDREN with a vivid imagination are celebrating the completion of their first book - Trouble In The Dark Forest. The 40 youngsters from Year Two at Crook Primary School have been working alongside local author Brenda Smith since last
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Motorcyclists injured in serious accident
EMERGENCY services are currently at the scene of a serious road traffic collision on the A171 Whitby to Guisborough road, near to the Egton turn-off. The collision, which occurred at about 4.50pm today involved two motorcycles heading in the
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Headline Game update
Has it ever been this exciting in the Headline Game? It's now 2-2 after a point each on this morning's game on TFM radio. The story was about a new beer being sold in aid of preserving the natural habitat of the water vole. The
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School celebrating its 150th birthday
ZETLAND Primary School is celebrating its 150th anniversary this week with a step back to Victorian times and tons of teddies. Headteacher Dianne Gage is presenting each of the school's 205 pupils with a commemorative Zetland Teddy Bear as part of three
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Bikers hurt in A171 smash
TWO motorcyclists were taken to hospital - one by air ambulance - after they were involved in a head-on smash. The two bikers collided on the A171 Whitby to Guisborough road, near the Egton turn-off, at about 4.50pm today. Both were taken to the James
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Man robbed after leaving bookies
A MIDDLE-AGED man was robbed at a nature reserve after being followed from a village bookmakers. The 53-year-old was attacked at about 11am on Tuesday as he left Ladbrokes, in Coxhoe, near Durham City. The victim, who lives in nearby Quarrington Hill
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Soldiers fined for drunken prank
THREE soldiers who injured an officer when they tied him up and carried him naked from his bedroom in a drunken prank have been fined. Corporal Paul Kingswood, Lance Corporal Mark Foster and Lance Corporal Matthew Stenton dragged the officer
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Rescue bid after man threw himself into sea to escape police
A MAN had to be rescued by lifeboat after running into the sea as he tried to escape from the police. Shortly after 6pm on Tuesday, police were called to a disturbance in Whitburn Road, in Sunderland and tried to detain a 20-year-old man, who had been
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Youngsters collect stamps to help RSPB campaign
THE children, staff and parents of Hunton and Arrathorne School, near Bedale, have been collecting stamps since last year, as part of an RSPB campaign to save the albatross. A school spokesman said: "For a small school, we really have managed to collect
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New magistrates sworn in at Northallerton court
SIX new magistrates have been sworn in at Northallerton Courthouse. Howard Charles, chairman of the bench, welcomed everyone to the court and stated that he hoped the new magistrates would find the position they now hold, rewarding, interesting
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College praised in Ofsted report
STUDENTS and staff at Redcar and Cleveland College are celebrating after impressing Ofsted inspectors. The college, which is based on a new £26million campus, was praised for its effectiveness and was graded as a good learning establishment
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Falklands chief to become Dales curate
A FORMER leader of one of Britain’s most far-flung overseas territories is to become a clergyman in the Yorkshire Dales. Michael Blanch, former chief executive of the Falkland Islands government, is to serve as curate at Askrigg united with Stallingbusk
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Art students put on a show
SIXTH-form students from Stokesley School have displayed their exam artwork at an exhibition at the Town Hall. The event is the sixth time that students from the school have put their art on public display. AS- and A-level fine art students
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Doctors help out at teddybears' picnic
RECENTLY qualified doctors will tend to patients of a different type at the weekend. The doctors from Newcastle University will soon start working for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust but will spend Saturday afternoon tending to the
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New sponsor for pub team
A PUB football team has found a new sponsor, in the Durham Markets Company. The Framwellgate Moor Salutation team, from Durham, will wear shirts bearing the firm’s title in the Crook and District League second division next season. The club, formerly
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Keeping young women fit
A BID to encourage young women in east Durham to be more active is up and running with the appointment of a dedicated officer. Kaye Stephenson has joined Durham County Council’s Active Women project as engaging young women officer. Ms Stephenson,
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Students' sex box through to national final
A GROUP of students who created a sex box to help break down the parental barrier of sex education have won through to a national final. The 11 youngsters from Prior Pursglove College, in Guisborough, set up a Young Enterprise business to address their
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Search for Bedale's Christmas stars
THE producers of a market town’s Christmas play are looking for actors to bring the production to life. A variation on "A Christmas Carol" will be staged, in Bedale, in December. Organisers Richard Boyton and Mal Rowland want to hear from budding
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Burglary victim near Thirsk offers £15,000 to catch criminals
AN elderly burglary victim beaten and left tied up overnight has a offered £15,000 reward to catch the crooks and for the return of his property. The un-named owner of Boltby Farm House, Boltby, near Thirsk, was attacked at around 11pm on Saturday, February
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Help with university costs
YOUNG people living in rural areas who find it difficult to afford to go to university are being offered the chance to apply for higher education scholarships. Skipton Building Society is working in partnership with North Yorkshire County Council and
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Controversial quarry plans to go before planners
CONTROVERSIAL plans to open up a quarry for mineral extraction and an associated tourism development close to the A1 are to be considered by planners next week. Developers J Allison and Sherburn Stone Company Ltd are seeking planning permission for
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Upgrade for medieval York hall
AN ancient building now used as a wedding and conference venue is set for a £15,000 upgrade. Bedern Hall Company, which has been managing Bedern Hall in York since 1980, has acquired the property from City of York Council and plans to improve the facilities
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New centre for the elderly
A NEW centre has been opened which brings 21-st century standards of care to older people living in a remote rural area. The £3.6m Abbeyfield Esk Moors Lodge is a new extra care project at Castleton, near Whitby, that was officially opened
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Forest prepares for weekend of music
PREPARATIONS are well underway for almost 10,000 people to descend on Dalby Forest this weekend for two nights of live music. The stage is almost set for chart-toppers McFly and Paul Weller to entertain music fans of all ages at concerts organised by
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Man arrested over suspected child snatch in shopping centre
A MAN who was arrested on suspicion of trying to snatch a young child from a Darlington shopping centre is to undergo psychiatric tests. The middle-aged man was pinned to the floor by security staff and police after shoppers called for help
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Family of peregrine falcons found dead
A FAMILY of peregrine falcons have been found dead in their nest, police said today. The adult female and three chicks were poisoned at their nesting site at Houghton Quarry, Sunderland, at the end of last month. The discovery was made
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Middlesbrough girl out of Wimbledon
MIDDLESBROUGH'S Sarah Borwell was unable to stem the flow of British losers as she lost in the opening round of the women's doubles at Wimbledon this afternoon. Borwell, who was partnering British number one Anne Keothavong, lost 6-2, 6-3 to the Australian
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Lost Opportunity - the Aycliffe giant head sculpture
LET me start by saying I am a fan of public art. The best examples can be inspiring, amazing, curious and puzzling. Some, in the case of the Angel of the North, can even come to define or represent and area and its people. So when I heard of plans
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Awards for top pupils
A SCHOOL chose a Durham theatre as a venue for its annual prize-giving while its new hall is being built. More than 200 pupils from St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, in Washington, took part in the ceremony at the Gala Theatre
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Demonstrating commitment
A TRAINING firm has become a cathedral’s latest corporate partner. Profound Services has signed up to support Durham Cathedral’s work in heritage, education, tourism, arts and culture and community outreach. The family firm, of Peterlee,
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Corus workers walk for survival
THOUSANDS of people are expected to take part in a rally on Teesside in support of the closure- threatened Corus plant, The Northern Echo learnt last night. The rally, which will involve many of the 3,000 workers at the Corus Teesside Cast Products
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‘Banks may forget crisis lessons’
THE head of the City’s financial watchdog warned yesterday that banks were already in danger of forgetting the lessons of the financial crisis. Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee
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‘Region could lead green vehicle drive’
THE North-East could become a world leading centre of electric car production it was claimed yesterday. The claim was made after the region was selected to take part in the world’s largest trial testing of the day-to-day viability of electric
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Excellent win for firm of designers
A FIRM of architects has been commended for its design of a health centre. P+HS Architects, of Stokesley, North Yorkshire, won the best healthcare building title in the region’s Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Awards, for
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Duvet first, then the world
RIGHT. The exams are over. There’s not much chance of holiday jobs out there. So it’s time to get your little darlings trained up. A cookery school in Surrey is charging £175 for a course for students to prepare them for university. Nothing to
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EU Treaty
ONE of the first issues that newly-elected MEPs need to address is the Treaty of Lisbon. Various parties have expressed inconsistent views as to whether a referendum is to take place or, indeed, needed. Perhaps a “No” vote by Ireland in its second
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Iran
WE have recently seen the oppressive nature of Iranian society when people show dissent. That oppression applies to many sectors of society and has done so for many years. Women there are campaigning for the basic right to be treated equally.
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North Yorkshire Police to extend its use of Tasers
A POLICE force is preparing to train extra officers to extend its use of Tasers to control criminals in its rural area. North Yorkshire Police has used the devices for several years with 70 officers trained to use them from the Firearms Support
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Obama’s challenges
WHILE Barack Obama is still in the early days of his presidency, I feel he is now realising the extent of the problems the rest of the world expects him to confront. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said there could be a Palestinian
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Memories
HOW do we know that an elephant never forgets? Someone would have to know an elephant all its life to know that. Nobody lives that long. I have known Sylvia since she was eight. More than 70 years, and I am reminded every day, by what she says,
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MPs' expenses
EVERY day, for some time now, I have read and heard the news concerning the MPs’ expenses scandal thinking that I couldn’t be any more disgusted. Every day, I seem to be proved wrong. If you thought politics had been in the gutter for some time
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BNP
RALPH Musgrave may be right (HAS, June 20). It is not strictly accurate to describe the BNP as a fascist organisation. Although its doctrines derive directly from the fascist regimes of Mussolini, Franco and Hitler, the BNP has little public
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Thanks, all...
MENINGITIS UK would like to say a huge thank you to all its volunteers throughout the North-East and North Yorkshire following the recent National Volunteers’ Week. They are among the scores of supporters across the country who dedicate many hours
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Park and ride
WE should all know by now that the Labour leader of Durham County Council, Councillor Simon Henig and company, will do their will and will not listen to the common sense wishes of the people who put them in office. They must know best. We are
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No one wins nuclear war
NUCLEAR war is unthinkable. it would reduce the world to a blackened husk incapable of sustaining life. So why are there still more than 25,000 nuclear missiles in the world, and why does Britain persist with a nuclear deterrent? The Armed Forces
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‘Iran protests aren't about vote-rigging’
As demonstrators take to the streets of Iran, Mark Summers talks to Iranian Dr Reza Molavi, of Durham University, about his interpretation of recent events in his homeland. THE Islamic Republic of Iran was born 30 years ago after people took to the
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Carnival roaring into town
A BRIGHT green dinosaur will roar into action at this weekend's town carnival. The model dinosaur will form part of artwork and costumes, which will also include Victorian costumes and penny farthings, at Saturday's community carnival parade. Students
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Sir Royal can land for Swinbank
IT IS Lloyd Motor Group Carlisle Bell day and Alan Swinbank’s Sir Royal looks primed to run a big race in Cumbria off bottomweight. Frustratingly without a win in his seven races to date, he has put up some decent performances. He is a four-year-old
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Convicted killer’s ‘threat to torch car’
A THREAT to “torch” a neighbour’s car was taken seriously, as it was made by a notorious convicted killer, a court heard. Dennis Scott made the comment to another neighbour only weeks before the car – a rare specialist kit model of a Fifties
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Inquest into New Year's Eve A1 death
A FATHER-OF-ONE was knocked over and killed on the A1(M) the day after police were called to another road amid concern for his safety. Former amateur boxer Joseph Jury, of The Grove, Kelloe, County Durham, was hit by a car travelling at 70mph
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Trader kept stun gun because of addicts
A SHOPKEEPER kept an electronic stun gun behind his counter to defend himself from thieving drug addicts, a court heard. Amardeep Singh Maan, of Maan Brothers Off Licence, Willington, County Durham, was handed a one-year suspended sentence yesterday
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Forest to host world mountain bike event
ELITE cyclists will be put through their paces amid the trees and trails of an 8,600- acre forest next year, when the world mountain bike championships come to the region. More than 500 bikers and 10,000 spectators are expected to attend the
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Dabizas backs Shearer for Magpies
ALAN SHEARER’s former team-mate Nikos Dabizas has insisted only a “lunatic” would not appoint the Newcastle record goalscorer as the Magpie’s next manager. And after confirming he’s played his last game for the club, Michael Owen added his
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Todd making good progress
COLIN TODD feels he is making good progress as guides crisis-hit Darlington through a traumatic summer. While attempting to attract players to The Northern Echo Darlington Arena, the Quakers manager has seen a raft of last season’s squad leave
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Bates deal great for Boro, says Taylor
ANDREW TAYLOR last night claimed Middlesbrough had completed one of the signings of the summer – by persuading Matthew Bates to sign a new three-year deal at the Riverside. Having spurned the advances of a number of Premier League clubs, Bates
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Springboks' De Waal hits Lions late
Emerging Springboks 13 British and Irish Lions 13 THE British and Irish Lions were denied victory in horrendous conditions at Newlands, after a dramatic injurytime finale. Emerging Springboks substitute Willem de Waal kept his nerve as the rain
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Warner stars on debut
Derbyshire v Durham (Twenty20 Cup) FOR the third time in 14 months Durham were enmeshed in a floodlit farce at Derby last night before their Twenty20 Cup gloom was lifted by David Warner. After kicking his heels for two weeks since Australia’s
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For some Wimbledon is part of the social season
IN his recentlyreleased book, “Adventures on the High Teas”, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie went in search of Middle England. He spent half a year travelling round places like Bath, Tunbridge Wells and Bourton-on-the-Water, but he really
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Novel idea for school project
A NOVEL based on modern communication has inspired an education project to help literacy skills of pupils moving schools. Teach Your Granny to Text and Other Ways to Change the World will help students in Darlington as they move from primary to secondary
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Scottish duo left to fly the flag at Wimbledon
ANDY Murray and Elena Baltacha prevented yesterday turning into the most humiliating day in post-war British tennis as they left it late to book their place in the second round of the Wimbledon Championships. Murray beat American Robbie
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Raids aim to tackle scrap metal criminals
A CANNABIS farm and a stolen van were seized by police looking for stolen metal in raids on North- East scrap yards yesterday. Although the swoops, which are only the second of their kind in the country, failed to find any stolen scrap, police
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Officer struck by car at roadblock set up for fire
A POLICE support officer who was directing traffic away from a fire in a North- East town centre was hit by a car. Traffic heading into Darlington ground to a halt yesterday afternoon after the road was closed following a blaze at a furniture
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Will it be the end of distinguished unit?
The Green Howards have fought all over the world and won many battle honours. As doubts emerge over the unit’s future, Joe Willis looks back at its illustrious past THE regiment that would become known as The Green Howards was first founded
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Thieves break into farm and steal rare monkeys
TWO rare and lovelorn South American monkeys have been stolen from a North- East farm. The Goeldi monkeys, named George and Mildred, were sent to Tweddle Animal Farm, in Blackhall Colliery, east Durham, nine months ago to breed. But
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MoD cuts threaten Green Howards
DOUBTS have emerged about the future of The Green Howards after military chiefs were told to slash their budgets by billions of pounds. The 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) is understood to be one of three infantry units earmarked
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Fight continues to rescue pioneer's home
A CAMPAIGN has been stepped up to protect a row of buildings where talks were held which led to the birth of the railways. A Darlington historian has added her voice to those calling for the home of industrial pioneer Edward Pease to be preserved. Council
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Police woman injured.
A COMMUNITY support police officer from Darlington is in hospital today following a collision with two vehicles near B&Q on the Whessoe Road. The officer was injured while directing traffic outside of B&Q. This store is north of the town centre, and
