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Motorist treated for chemical burns
ONE person was treated for chemical burns after a road accident at Northgate, Headland, Hartlepool. The incident happened around 6.20pm last night. Three fire engines and an emergency tender were called to the scene. The casualty was
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Dog rescued from allotment blaze
A DOG was rescued by firefighters called to an allotment blaze last night. The incident at Fellside, Delves Lane, Consett was reported shortly before midnight. Firefighters found several timber framed buildings on fire on their arrival
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Alan Shearer to be unveiled as patron of Sir Bobby Robson Foundation
FOOTBALL legend Alan Shearer will today be unveiled as the man to fill the charitable boots of the late Sir Bobby Robson. The former Newcastle number nine is to become the new patron of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. He will be formally welcomed
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England boss amused by man-of-the-match award
FABIO CAPELLO last night claimed David Beckham still has plenty to offer in an England shirt, but the national team boss likened the winger’s man-of-the-match award in a 3-0 win over Belarus to Barack Obama’s surprise Nobel Peace Prize. Neither figure
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Air ambulance service grounded
THE Great North Air Ambulance has been forced to ground its service for the next few days. Two if its helicopters have suffered mechanical problems, while the lease on the third, based at Durham Tees Valley Airport, runs out at midnight on Wednesday.
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Government defeated as Lords criticise port rating system
THE Government was defeated in the Lords tonight when peers again criticised the backdating of a change to the rating system for port businesses. Peers supported the Tory motion by 72 votes to 66 having backed a similar move in March this year. Lord
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England make six changes for Belarus game
ENGLAND boss Fabio Capello has made six changes to his starting line-up for this evening's final World Cup qualifier against Belarus. With England already qualified for next year's tournament in South Africa, Capello will run the rule over a number of
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Parish Council Report for October ‘09...
I’m indebted once again to Trevor Lewis - clerk to Cockfield Parish Council - for this months report. Police Report. Officers from Durham Constabulary attended the meeting and reported that there had been theft of lead from a house in
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History talk
A HISTORY group will enjoy a talk by one of its own founder members this month. Mike Ord who helped establish Tudhoe and Spennymoor Local History Society 21 years ago will present a talk at St David’s Church Hall, Tudhoe, on Monday October 26, 7.30pm
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New memorials available
FAMILIES can create memorials to late loved ones at a town cemetery. Ferryhill Town Council now sells remembrance plaques and granite benches with an epitaph at Duncombe Memorial Garden. Plaques cost £160 and benches cost £490, both plus VAT. The cemetery
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Drill stolen from Teesdale field
POLICE are appealing for information after specialist drilling equipment worth an estimated £10,000 was stolen from a field in the region. The Auger Torque machine and a motor were taken from the field near Hilton between the A688 and B6279, near West
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A date with George Clooney
Don't let anyone try to tell you that working for a newspaper has lost its glamour. Our TV and entertainment writer Steve Pratt is in London today, interviewing George Clooney, about his starring role in the film version of Roald Dahl's classic Fantastic
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Trains and planes
A SPECIAL outing is being organised to help double the numbers at one of the region's railway stations. The station which serves Durham Tees Valley Airport is one of the least used in the country. Only one train a week stops there and in 2007-8 only
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Durham Are Top Cats
National League basketball in association with Game Time & Ravenwood Roofing; call 01429 for all your roofing problems A picture that tells a thousand words and to the right is an image captured by photographer; Wayne Beadle, which shows a demoralised
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Hospital transfer underway
THE transfer is underway of elderly patients with mental health problems from what a health trust describes as "out-dated accommodation". Six patients are this week being moved from the Lindisfarne ward, at Shotley Bridge Hospital, near Consett, to the
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Hospital transfer underway
THE transfer is underway of elderly patients with mental health problems from what a health trust describes as "out-dated accommodation". Six patients are this week being moved from the Lindisfarne ward, at Shotley Bridge Hospital, near Consett, to the
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Mandy admits: "We were too focused on the City of London."
GORDON Brown's government failed to throw its efforts into spreading wealth from the City of London until the shock of the banking crash, his key ally admitted yesterday. Lord Mandelson said the state's role in boosting industry and manufacturing
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500 more troops to be sent to Afghanistan
GORDON Brown has agreed in principle to increase British troop numbers in Afghanistan to 9,500, he told the Commons today. The Prime Minister said the rise of an extra 500 service personnel would depend on three conditions being met. First, an Afghan
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Give us a hand to find road name
ANOTHER item of intrigue on the B6277 presents itself when one reaches the County Bridge at Middleton-in- Teesdale. It was built in about 1814. Middleton had two turnpike roads converging on it – the Eggleston Coal Road of 1792, which ran
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Stoney-faced mystery of Lune Viaduct
THE Lune Viaduct is still a wonderful, heady place, partly because down at its feet is the late 18th Century roadbridge that carries the B6277 up the dale. When the viaduct was being built, the roadbridge was widened on the upstream side. Bill
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Anyone For Basketball?
National League Basketball in association with Game Time & Ravenwood Roofing; call 01429 291793 with your roofing problems Middlesbrough Lions will entertain Bury Blue Devils a week on Sunday at Eston Sports Academy as the club search for their first
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Designer offers private jet as charity prize
A CHARITY fashion show that aims to show cancer sufferers there is life after the disease received a boost when a special guest offered his private jet as an auction prize. The Celebration of Life after Cancer charity held it’s biannual fashion show
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Snap up a scene from beyond your window
AMATEUR photographers are being urged to look out of their front windows for inspiration for an annual competition. Darlington Media Group and Marchday Group have teamed up to launch this year’s Big Snap event, run in conjunction with the Best
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Lights on.
COUNCIL workmen started work on the vandalised lights in Beech Wood, Haughton, today. By tonight the cycle route and footpath will be lit up unless any further repairs are needed. Users will then be able to see the wood in the dark. It is hoped
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Traffic to increase after mushroom factory denied expansion
HEAVY goods traffic is set to increase by up to 500 per cent through a small village after residents defeated expansion plans for a nearby mushroom factory that would have resulted in the vehicles being diverted. Greyfriars UK, based at Wath, near Ripon
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Imogen Cooper, The Sage Gateshead
A leading exponent of the composer Franz Schubert, pianist Imogen Cooper not so much as played his music as brought his very spirit to life during her latest visit to the Sage Gateshead. The Four Impromtus, veering between the blazing and soothing
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International success for cheesemaker
A CHEESEMAKER is celebrating another major success after taking a top international award. Shepherd’s Purse, based near Thirsk, scooped the bronze at this year's prestigious World Cheese Awards in Las Palmas, for its Mrs Bell’s Blue. The event is the
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Imogen Cooper, The Sage Gateshead
A leading exponent of the composer Franz Schubert, pianist Imogen Cooper not so much as played his music as brought his very spirit to life during her latest visit to the Sage Gateshead. The Four Impromtus, veering between the blazing and soothing,
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When a trip on the railway was an adventure...
This week, a colourful report from yesteryear describes the first journey by rail into Teesdale, while Chris Lloyd also addresses the burning question of what exactly is a ‘water bridge’? AT 1pm, on May 12, 1868, the great and the good entrained
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Students take off - for Everest
A GROUP of students have set out on what could be the biggest adventure of their lives - in the shadow of the world’s highest peak. Teenagers from Northallerton College have embarked on an epic expedition to Everest following a marathon local fund-raising
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Dancing In the Streets, Darlington Civic Theatre
IN the late Fifties, Berry Gordy founded what was to become Motown Records, one of the most influential labels in music history. For the first time, African Americans became major stars, achieving record sales and audiences previous unheard of.
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Killing time
True Blood (C4, 10pm) Generation Kill (C4, 11.15pm) Prescott: The North/South Divide (BBC2, 9pm) WHAT do sex-crazed vampires and bored US marines have in common? They’re both the subject of back-to-back shows on C4 which star Alexander Skarsgard
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"Halloween could kill me" says spider phobia man
A MAN who suffers from debilitating arachnophobia said today that Halloween could scare him to death. John Stafford, 54, of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, claims he has such a bad fear of spiders that his doctor has told him even fright night displays
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Road closure as part of A1 works
A SHORT stretch of the A684 under the A1 bridge at Leeming Bar in North Yorkshire will close overnight on October 17. The closure, as part of the £318m A1 Dishforth to Leeming upgrade scheme, will last from 7pm to 7am and will allow the completion of
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Capello draws up his plan B - along with C
ENGLAND boss Fabio Capello will turn to Gabriel Agbonlahor and Peter Crouch against Belarus when he experiences his first World Cup qualifier without Wayne Rooney. Rooney has played all nine of Capello’s competitive matches but has a calf strain
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Godolphin secure a century of winners at Newcastle
GODOLPHIN may have endured a pretty miserable start to the season but as Burnett provided them with yet another winner at Newcastle they will not want it to end. With Moonlife also on the mark at Leicester, trainer Saeed bin Suroor notched up
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Terry has belief in England's future
JOHN Terry insists England can improve by “another 20 or 30 per cent” as they prepare to say thank you to their fans after qualifying for the World Cup with a lap of Wembley following this evening’s meeting with Belarus. The skipper believes England
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Leisure centres throw open doors
AN open weekend at Hambleton’s four leisure centres proved a success. Almost 5,000 people checked out the facilities in Northallerton, Thirsk, Stokesley and Bedale. They were able to have a go at everything from gym classes and swimming to dance and
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Top food stores take on butter business
A WOMAN who started her food business in the kitchen of her County Durham home is now seeing her products stocked in two of the UK’s most well-respected culinary retailers. Kairen Dods’ business Butter- Fingers, which makes a range of flavoured
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Website showcases development opportunities
DEVELOPMENT land which has the capacity to create thousands of jobs in the North-East is being highlighted on a website designed to attract attention from national and international investors. The site – sitesindurham.co.uk – has been created to
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Nursery is making childcare child’s play
AN expanding nursery is taking its services on the road. Less than three years after opening its purpose-built facility on the Belmont Industrial Estate, near Durham, Clever Clogs Nursery has more than 170 children on its roll. Now, it is set
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Van sales acquisition for farm product firm
A FARM products company is continuing its expansion by taking over the van sales division of one of the largest firms of its type in Northern England. Farmway, based in Piercebridge, County Durham – the North- East’s leading farmer-controlled
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Awards for ecological companies
EMERGING green companies are being encouraged to enter awards to commend the best new businesses in the Tees Valley. Colin Brown, organiser of the Best New Business Awards, said: “With green technology at the forefront of the news agenda, supporting
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Heart and sole
Quick on their feet, readers answer important questions, while the column gets legless pondering some new ones. THE splendid Mrs Rita Everett, who helps her son, Peter, run Darlington Snooker Club, celebrated her 67th birthday at the weekend.
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General election
AS we near the next General Election many people will comment that there is no major difference in the main party policies. There is a lot of truth in that and I, for one, would even give New Labour the benefit of the doubt if it knew what it
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On the road to the Edge
TWO summers ago, me and my bike went in search of milestones along the B6282 from Middleton-in-Teesdale. We found four, which seemed quite a triumph at the time, but looking at the map seems barely any distance at all. This road gets a mention in this
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Whatever happened to public service?
I WISH Miss Thomas were still around to sort out Jacqui Smith. Miss Thomas was my infants’ class teacher. Jacqui Smith is the former Home Secretary who claimed expenses for her husband’s pornographic films and a bath plug and said that her sister
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Emin tax protest
LIKE correspondent CT Riley (HAS, Oct 9) I am struggling to accept that the threat by Tracey Emin to go and live in France is a great loss to Britain. This is an artist whose displays include an unmade bed and unwashed underwear, which students
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Mail madness
THE threatened national strike by postal workers could begin a week tomorrow, according to union officials. It is complete madness for an industry, struggling to survive in the face of revolutionary change, to be giving its customers reasons to
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Broon's sad move south
THE announcement that Newcastle Brown Ale is to be brewed in Yorkshire is news that will reverberate around the world. Newcastle Brown Ale is the region’s most famous tipple, a global brand, and a North-East icon. It is as much a part of a Tyneside
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On the edge?
THE political party conferences are over and the major parties have had their say. Sadly, people are still losing their jobs, their businesses, their homes and their pensions. The economy is not looking up, banks are still on the brink. We have
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Lotto thanks
I WRITE to acknowledge the fabulous news that the People’s Postcode Lottery has raised £2.2m for local charities since launching in 2005. As chief executive officer of Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres – one of the People’s Postcode Lottery’s grateful
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Roy Burgess
MY friend Roy Burgess, who has died aged 83, was a Labour councillor on Tyneside for 25 years and was Lord Mayor of Newcastle in 1985. Most readers won’t have known Roy, but politically he achieved much, helping, in difficult times, to lift Newcastle
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Royal word needed for Iraq tribute
AFAIRLY frequent visitor to Northallerton, I sometimes wander into the cemetery, which virtually doubles as a public park for North Yorkshire’s county town. I never fail to pay my respects at the grave of Lance Corporal Ben Hyde, who died in particularly
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Soldier death snubs to Blair
LET us hope that Peter Brierley, whose soldier son was killed in Iraq, in his refusal to shake the “bloodstained” hand of Tony Blair at a reception following last week’s memorial service at St Paul’s Cathedral, London, for the 179 British personnel
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Assests sell-off
THE Scottish Prime Minster has announced that the Government will be selling £16bn worth of assets to try and plug the gaping hole in the budget. Among them are the English Channel Tunnel rail link, the English Dartford Crossing, its stake in
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Man charged over cannabis production
POLICE last night charged a 29-year-old man with the production of cannabis after 21 plants were found in a wardrobe at a house in Darlington. Officers were called to reports of a domestic assault at the property in Lowmoor Road, in the Firthmoor
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Where do we draw the line?
One of the most criticised pieces of recent legislation is being implemented in Darlington. Steve Pratt goes inside the Independent Safeguarding Authority’s offices to find out about the new vetting and barring procedure. ADRIAN McALLISTER was
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Tobacco display ban vote welcomed
A VOTE by MPs to put cigarettes out of sight in shops and help make smoking history for more children has been praised by health campaigners in the North East. Fresh Smoke-Free North East says the proposals to ban the display of cigarettes and
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Memorial service for Lady Sylvia
A MEMORIAL service will take place for the “inspirational” Lady Sylvia Crathorne, who died last month. Cancer sufferer Lady Crathorne, 67, who was involved in charity work across the region, died peacefully in hospital. As chairwoman of the Georgian
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West End show reveals magic of Motown
A FORMER West End show that aims to capture the spirit of one of the world’s most successful record labels has arrived in the region. Dancing in the Streets, which features hits made famous by Motown artists including Marvin Gaye, The Supremes
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Airport outing bid to promote station
A SPECIAL outing is being organised to help double the numbers at one of the region’s railway stations. The station which serves Durham Tees Valley Airport is one of the least used in the country. Only one train a week stops there and in 2007
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‘Little romance among Geordies’
PEOPLE in a North-East city need to be more romantic, according to a survey. It says that one in four people living in Newcastle are treating their partners to a romantic gesture only once a year. The recession has been blamed for killing passions
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Former soldier has payout cut by third
A LESBIAN former soldier has lost a third of her massive payout from the Army for sex discrimination, victimisation and sexual harassment. Last year the Ministry of Defence was ordered to pay Kerry Fletcher £186,000 after she won her high-profile
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Boss looks at new signings
STEVE STAUNTON has wasted little time in bringing fresh blood to Darlington by inviting several players to train with Quakers. A collection of trialists are with the club hoping to earn a permanent contract or a loan deal. Among them
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Star’s speed was key says Oxx
JOHN Oxx hailed Sea The Stars’ speed as his main attribute on the day the six-time Group One winner retired from racing. The Cape Cross colt enjoyed an incredible season including victories in the 2000 Guineas, the Derby at Epsom and most recently
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Why Staunton has an unenviable task
Following the club’s worst ever start to a season the only way is up for Steve Staunton with Darlington bottom of League Two and aiming to avoid relegation to the Blue Square Premier. As Craig Stoddart discovers, history is not on Darlington’s side
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Mensah is Bruce's choice to solve left-back problem
STEVE BRUCE has identified John Mensah as the perfect candidate to solve Sunderland’s left-back problem ahead of Saturday’s visit of Liverpool. The chances of George Mc- Cartney appearing are slim after he picked up a foot problem on international
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Hughton supports Maradona in World Cup qualification bid
CHRIS HUGHTON will be supporting Diego Maradona tonight in the belief that World Cup qualification for Argentina will boost Newcastle United’s bid for a quick return to the Premier League. Jonas Gutierrez is expected to play in the a winner takes
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Pogatetz sets the standard for return
GARETH SOUTHGATE hopes that Middlesbrough’s youthful squad can follow Emanuel Pogatetz’s example of how to recover from injury – despite the defender wanting to do too much, too soon. Pogatetz has been out of action since April after undergoing
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Row erupts over Asbo directive
AN order to police and local councils to stop slacking on tackling yobs and louts plunged the Home Secretary into a furious row last night. Alan Johnson told town halls and police forces to step up the fight against anti-social behaviour, by
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X Factor hopeful cheers up patients
A YOUNG singer performed for hospital patients ahead of her bid for reality TV stardom. Ashleigh O’Neill, 16, from Thames Way, Darlington, reached the fourth round of the X Factor two years ago, but now feels she is better equipped for the
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Revamp plans for Sir Bobby's boyhood club
PLANS have been submitted to demolish and rebuild a sports centre where Sir Bobby Robson played football as a boy. An application for the redevelopment of Langley Park Sports and Social Club is being considered by Durham County Council.
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Wanted man painted consulate while on run
A FUGITIVE businessman redecorated a British Consulate office in France during his time on the run, it emerged yesterday. Tobacco smuggler Clive Cross went on the run after he was questioned about his role in a plot to hide more than four million
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Losing our bottle
ONE of the North-East’s most enduring symbols – Newcastle Brown Ale – will no longer be brewed on Tyneside. Some drinkers have already vowed to boycott the world-famous brand after Scottish & Newcastle announced yesterday it is shifting production
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Only two MPs attend meeting on region
RED-FACED MPs were forced to abandon a meeting to find out why the region is starved of research cash because only two turned up. The embarrassment is a fresh blow to the credibility of the new North-East Select Committee, already hit by a joint
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Leniency for soldiers in unprovoked attack
TWO soldiers who launched an unprovoked attack on friends walking home after a night out have been spared jail so they can join colleagues in Afghanistan. A Court was told that Lee Thomas and Joshua Seaton would have been dismissed from the
