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VW GOLF GTI (£23,015, before options) and RENAULT CLIO CUP 200 (£15,750)
TO the uninitiated, the Golf GTI and the Renault Clio Cup 200 might appear to be cut from the same cloth. Give them but a cursory glance and they could easily be pigeon-holed as nothing more than just another a pair of hot hatches. In
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Newton Faulkner – Newcastle City Hall 13.10.09
Newton Faulkner, the acoustic guitar virtuoso, is instantly at ease with his audience. He is alone in the spot light with just an acoustic guitar for company, and eases into the set with an opening salvo including breakthrough track Won’t Let Go and Badman
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Peggy Sue – Newcastle Academy 07.10.09
As soon as Peggy Sue came on stage, they sent a jerky, charming mixture of grime folk around the full venue. Influences of Regina Spektor and Florence and the Machine were detectable but that did not detract from their original sound. Every song on their
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Good things come in fours
It's a small world... In 1993, when I was news editor, we covered the birth of the Guy quads, from Bowes in Teesdale. On March 25 that year, Vivian and Alan Guy welcomed Laura, Kirsty, Rebecca and Emma into the world at South Cleveland
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Pie crust, crust pie...
It's a funny old world... Chip shop owner Crad Jones has found the image of Tommy Cooper on the bottom of a steak pie. Believe me, it's uncanny. All will be revealed in tomorrow's paper. It's also the subject of the Headline Game, which is played out
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Missing boy found in attic - not flyaway balloon
A SIX-year-old boy feared to have floated off in a helium balloon was found safe at his home, hiding in a cardboard box in the garage attic, police said tonight. Sheriff Jim Alderman turned to reporters during a news conference in Colorado,
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Khan: I won't take the easy route to the top
AMIR Khan has reassured fans he has no intention of taking the easy route in his quest to become one of the best boxers in the world. Khan, who won the WBA light-welterweight title when beating Andreas Kotelnik in July, has designs on becoming the finest
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Veazey enjoys battle in Barcelona
PAUL VEAZEY battled to 15th place in the fifth round of the CEV Buckler Spanish Supersport Championship at the Montmelo circuit near Barcelona at the weekend. The Joe Darcey Honda Team rider was locked in a thrilling six-way fight throughout
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Vaulkhard heads to Portugal for European challenge
HARRY Vaulkhard will be part of a two-pronged attack on this years FIA European Touring Car Cup which will be held at the Braga Circuit in Portugal over the weekend of the October 24-25. The bamboo engineering and British Touring Car regular will be
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£4m payout for woman left brain damaged after misdiagnosis
THE husband of a brain-damaged woman who has been awarded more than £4m after medical mistakes left her with a 10-minute memory said today the payout was a huge relief but that their lives had been torn apart. Cristina Malcolm was left permanently brain-damaged
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Antonsen to make history at Rallycross Superprix
LEADING female Norwegian driver Camilla Antonsen is the latest addition for the Get Connected! SG Petch Rallycross Superprix at Croft later this month. This will be the first time that Antonsen, in her ex-Sverre Isachsen Ford Focus, has raced at Croft
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Boy's inquisitiveness helps grandfather take prize winning photograph
A LITTLE boy's inquisitiveness helped his grandfather take a prize winning photograph for a national calendar competition. Geoff Hill was walking his grandson, Reece Downs, around Hardwick Park near his home in Sedgefield, County Durham
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Spennymoor pupils go for gold
A GROUP of County Durham school pupils are among the youngest people in the country to achieve a top level Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Nine pupils from Spennymoor School earned Duke of Edinburgh gold awards after spending four days camping and
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Hughton coy over job rumours
CARETAKER Newcastle boss Chris Hughton has refused to be drawn on suggestions he could be installed on a permanent basis if the club is not sold. Rumours have been mounting in recent days that owner Mike Ashley, having yet to offload the club despite
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£3m Shakespeare folio accused to stand trial next summer
A BOOK dealer who denies stealing a Shakespeare first folio worth £3m is due to stand trial next summer. Raymond Scott, 52, of Sandford Close, Wingate, County Durham, is accused of stealing a folio dating from 1623 from Durham University in
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Triangle (15)
Stars: Melissa George, Michael Dorman, Henry Nixon, Rachael Carpani Running time: 98 mins Rating: ★★★ SINGLE mum Jess (Melissa George) isn’t the only one suffering from a case of deja vu in this bloody thriller from Creep and Severance director
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Christmas party time
MUSIC tastes have come and gone at North-East Christmas parties over the last 20 years, but the numbers are still running at a healthy 35,000 when it comes to the traditional format of a meal and entertainment provided by Washington-based company
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The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus (12A)
Stars: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Andrew Garfield, Lily Cole, Tom Waits Running time: 123 mins Rating: ★★★ LIKE too many Terry Gilliam films, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a bit of a mess. A fantastic looking one
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Benjamin Taylor returns to Britain after successful UK tour
AFTER the success of his recent UK tour and appearance at Glastonbury, Benjamin Taylor has returned to Britain for a 16- date tour which takes in The Cluny, Newcastle, on Sunday. Benjamin Taylor’s latestet single, Wilderness, is taken from his
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High standard at Young Folk Awards
I’M just back from a weekend in Stratford-upon- Avon, where I was both tutor and judge at the BBC Young Folk Awards semi-final competition. There were a dozen acts between the ages of 15 and 20, all of whom had already achieved a standard
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October 15, 2009
WHAT’S ON Tomorrow, Serenade in Blue, Travellers Rest, Cockerton, 01325-382676. Saturday, Martin Taylor and Martin Simpson, the Sage, Gateshead, 0191-443- 4661. CD REVIEWS Stan Tracey Quartet/Senior Moment (ReSteamed Records RSJ108) Veteran
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October 15, 2009
WHAT’S ON Royal Scottish National Orchestra, The Sage Gateshead, 7.30pm, Sunday. Berg’s Violin Concerto performed by Ilya Gringolts. Box office: 0191-443- 4661. REVIEWS Shostakovish Nos. 5 and 9 (Naxos 8.572082) The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
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Little Big Town: A Place To Land (Capitol/Humphead Records HHead001)
ALTHOUGH most bands have a lead singer, there is a special team where songs are led by any one of the four performers. Little Big Town have been together for just over a decade now, but it was not until 2005 that their second album (on Clint Black
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Teachers' working holiday - in Africa
THE half-term holiday will see a group of teachers going back to the classroom - but thousands of miles from their usual place of work. The Northallerton group are off to Africa as part of a special educational project in Ghana. Five primary school
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Football boots set to provide cash for schools
A COMPANY that aims to put all of it’s profits back into community projects and schools as a social enterprise has revealed it’s first product. Kick4change, based in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, has designed and created an affordable football boot
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Another echo of the past
NO sooner have we waved off Sir Harry Evans after his welcome visit than another former editor of The Northern Echo, Allan Prosser, gets in touch. Allan was the man who had the vision to give me a job as a newly-qualified reporter on The Northern
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Dreamspace creator Maurice Agis dies
MAURICE Agis, the creator of Dreamspace, has died, it has been confirmed. Agis' giant inflatable artwork broke free from its moorings in Riverside Park, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, in July 2006, killing two women and injuring 27 people
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A laughin' cryin' greetin' face in Teesdale?
SOME interesting follow-ups to Wednesday's article are emerging, and I'll get them up here as time permits. Malcolm Ellison of the North Eastern Railway Association wonders whether the carved face on the Lune road bridge in deepest Teesdale may be a
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Lotto boost for vital service
THE future of a vital independent advocacy service has been secured with the help of a huge award from the National Lottery. The cash from the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities programme will also mean that Hambleton and Richmondshire Advocacy
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Sir Bobby's cancer fund tops £2m, says Shearer
THE Sir Bobby Robson Foundation has raised more than £2m, its new patron Alan Shearer announced today. The former England manager's family decided to carry on the good cause after his death in July, and were delighted when Shearer agreed to
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Flood closes bus station
A BUS station was closed for several hours after effluent flooded the concourse. Stinking liquid flooded parts of the main Durham station, on the city’s North Road, on Tuesday evening, leading operators Durham County Council to close the facility from
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Bowburn's £3m housing boost
A FORMER mining town is in line for a £3m housing boost. The Government has announced £3.3m of funding for a scheme to build 80 new homes at The Grange, in Bowburn, near Durham. It is hoped the cash will help provide more affordable homes, support the
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Dates set for next youth festival
A YOUTH arts festival is returning to Northallerton again next year. After visiting Pickering in 2009 the Cultureshock festival will be staged at Stone Cross once more next July. Connecting Youth Culture - the county council’s youth arts service -is
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Former approved school house master in court on alleged child sex offences
A FORMER approved school house master appeared in Court this morning charged with sexual offences against children. Roderick Arthur Ryall appeared before Newton Aycliffe magistrates' court facing 13 allegations of abuse in the Sixties and Seventies
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Over the limit skipper fined
A SKIPPER who was more than twice over the legal limit and had to be rescued with his crew when his boat ran aground was fined £1,000 today. George Wood, 52, who has a string of maritime convictions, gave a positive breath test after his vessel, the
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Salute to older love
A Tender Thing casts Romeo and Juliet as 70-year-olds discussing euthanasia. Viv Hardwick looks at the project with Forbes Masson, Kathryn Hunter and Ben Power. "PLEASE don’t go down the road of euthanasia,” groans actor Forbes Masson who is preparing
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‘Tyne for RSC theatre’
Greg Hicks tells Viv Hardwick why he thinks that Newcastle deserves its own Royal Shakespeare Company theatre in future. ACTOR Greg Hicks is so taken with Tyneside that he firmly believes that the region deserves its own theatre funded by the Royal
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Ledger’s legacy
Terry Gilliam talks to Steve Pratt about the legacy of Heath Ledger, who died during the making of The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. WHEN Heath Ledger died in January 2008 midway through filming The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, director
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Gok-eyed Al
Alistair McGowan may have moved from TV to stand-up comedy but he’s busier than ever with a play, film and book. Viv Hardwick reports. GOK Wan, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Lineker, Simon Cowell, Arsene Wenger, Frank Skinner, and Tony Adams are among
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MPs' plea to reverse Newcastle Brown Ale blow
THE decision to stop brewing Newcastle Brown Ale on Tyneside will be detrimental to sales of the legendary tipple, it was claimed today. MPs said they were gravely concerned at the decision to end production of Broon at Scottish & Newcastle's
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It’s grave Carla
CARLA is back and, although she’s wandering around Weatherfield cemetery, she’s very much alive and kicking off in Coronation Street (ITV1). She’s come back from LA after hearing her estranged, not to say strange, husband Tony – affectionately
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Scanning the years
I CANNOT believe that, this week of all weeks, I am back in the ultrasound scanning room of our local hospital. For this is the week that my firstborn has turned 18. That makes it about 18-and-a-half years since I first sat here and saw the miracle
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DVDs to rent
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (12, 103 mins), Twentieth Century Fox, DVD £19.99/XMen Quadrilogy DVD £29.99/Blu-ray £28.99/X-Men Quadrilogy Blu-ray £67.99) Stars: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Ryan Reynolds, will.i.am, Dominic Monaghan,
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Eric Taylor and Naomi Sommers, Jumpin’ Hot Club@Cluny2, Newcastle
TEXAS singer-songwriter Eric Taylor is one of the most popular performers to play the Jumpin’ Hot Club, never failing to bring an amazing set of stories and songs to the table. With a fine eye for detail of the human condition and his own colourful
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A nun’s tale
ST THERESE of Lisieux has been gone two weeks. Still, says Sister Mary Elisabeth, the presence of the queen of the roses remains. “We still feel that joy, that peace. It’s lovely really.” The relics of the 24-year-old saint have been touring Britain
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Lord of the Dance, Sunderland Empire
OKAY, I confess my interest in this was always going to veer on the toe-tapping edge of ironic, but sweet Jesus, redemption was hard to find. It was not the superlativeladen build-up that got me. Canned applause? Oh please, change the track.
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Shooting galleries
I AGREE with Ray Devonport’s letter about free NHS “shooting galleries” for drug addicts and the difficulty some sufferers, such as his late wife, face in obtaining cancer drugs (HAS, Oct 8). The muddled thinking of those in government beggars
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Who's that girl?
The Sarah Jane Adventures (BBC1, 4.35pm); The Red Lion (C4, 9pm); Hung (More4, 10pm) SPIN-OFFS can be disappointing, watered-down versions of the original, but The Sarah Jane Adventures has established itself as a successful show in its own
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Dog dirt
CAN I implore Tony Kelly to drop his detailed concerns about dog droppings (HAS, Oct 9). I would much prefer him to use his undoubted vast array of knowledge on other, more savoury issues. Serious as this problem is, it does not make good breakfast
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Ignored laws
I DON’T know why new laws are introduced when the police will not enforce those we already have. Examples of this include drivers not using their indicators to turn left and right. Even a police car in front of me did the same – he turned right
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Montgomery
RE George Harvey’s comparison of recently retired Army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt’s command of British forces in Afghanistan and General Montgomery versus Rommel in the Second World War (HAS, Oct 10). Mr Harvey forgot to mention this was
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Lisbon treaty
RE Peter Freitag’s comments about “British Eurosceptics” trying to engineer a “No” in the recent re-run Irish vote on the Lisbon Treaty (HAS, Oct 12). I would ask him how many countries that voted “Yes” have had a second vote to see if they have
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Minimum wage
CONGRATULATIONS to P Holmes for his “I’m voting Labour” letter (HAS, Oct 12). I was beginning to think there was no support. Let’s take a look at what as been going on in the Tory ranks of late. Tory MP Christopher Chope, along with ten other
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Menace fires
WE are running up to November 5 when bonfires are lit with much merriment. But, once again, the teenagers of parts of Crook, County Durham, are setting fire to anything that will burn on a piece of open land used as a pathway, dog walking area
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Wheel done...
IT was a pleasure to see your picture of Frank(lin) Medhurst, the 89-year-old cycling enthusiast who had part of a leg amputated, riding his special tricycle – above – (Echo, Oct 10). He is a real inspiration to anybody inclined to “give up” (
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Assets sell-off
SO, Gordon Brown wants to sell more of our national assets. If we go on selling things off we will own nothing. Instead of Great Britain we will be known as Little Britain. Over the years, our country has been asset-stripped of some of its most
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Staffies
ROBERT Harwood picks out singular dog attacks and demonises the whole of the Staffordshire bull terrier breed (HAS, Oct 12). This is disgusting. I would like him to come and get acquainted with my singular two-year-old Staffy, Tasha. I would like
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Postal workers
OUR contemporary press, and even historical archives, provide scant evidence that senior executives and politicians have ever resorted to strike action over unjust treatment meted out to them pertaining to conditions of employment, poor pension
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Coming out as Thatcher in trousers
THE countdown to next year’s General Election has begun and, at last, voters will have a genuine choice – the starkest for nearly 20 years, I believe. A year ago, as Barack Obama was about to win the White House, I bemoaned the absence of similar
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Speeding up our exit
AT a time when public support for the war in Afghanistan is dwindling, and concerns are mounting over how well our Armed Forces are equipped, it is a bold move by Gordon Brown to announce that more British troops will be sent into battle. The death
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Clooney is officially foxy
He’s foxy, he’s suave and he’s over here. Steve Pratt finds the animal in Hollywood A-lister George Clooney as he turns chicken thief in his latest screen role. GEORGE CLOONEY films are like buses. You wait for one for ages, then three come along
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Warne has a Broad concern
FORMER Australia spinner has advised England not to promote Stuart Broad too high up the batting order, claiming the 23-year-old is “not an international allrounder”. The Nottinghamshire player was last week named in England’s Test and one-day
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Spiekeroog has staying abilities
SPIEKEROOG has demonstrated admirable staying abilities and can make full use of the step up to two miles at Wolverhampton. Henry Cecil’s charge has deep stamina reserves and his lack of real pace caught him out when last in a trappy fourrunner
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Maloney in no rush to fast-track Jeffries
FRANK MALONEY will not rush into making Tony Jeffries a short-term champion, despite being accused of lining up another “pudding” for the super-middleweight. Jeffries, an Olympic bronze medallist, is looking to extend his unbeaten start to the
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Mistake costs Tweddle place in final
GREAT BRITAIN’S Beth Tweddle suffered huge disappointment at the Gymnastics World Championships yesterday as she missed out on the uneven bars final. The 2007 world champion performed in the third round of qualifying at London’s O2 Arena, but
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Lumsdon has back operation
INJURED Darlington midfielder Chris Lumsdon will be out of action until December after undergoing surgery on a back problem. The former Carlisle player has been out since mid-August and Quakers hope the 29-year-old will return at the beginning
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Lovenkrands hoping to retain place
PETER LOVENKRANDS hopes to retain his place when Newcastle United go on their travels this weekend, but caretaker boss Chris Hughton warns he is spoilt for choice in attack. Lovenkrands was asked to partner Marlon Harewood against Bristol City
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‘Whole town must unite behind club’
GARETH SOUTHGATE’S right-hand man has urged the whole of the town to unite behind the club, promising that the players will help put the pride back into Middlesbrough. Championship football returns to Teesside on Saturday when Watford visit, with
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Police appeal for driver
A CAR driver who may have vital information about an alleged assault on a teenage girl is being asked to come forward by police. The appeal follows the arrest of a 17-year-old youth in connection with the incident in the Chester-le-Street area. Police
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Jordan aiming to fulfil dream
JORDAN HENDERSON wants to fulfil his childhood dream and help Sunderland become an established Premier League force after signing a new long-term contract with his hometown club. Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has tipped the England Under-19
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Czech Republic 0 Northern Ireland 0
Czech Republic 0 Northern Ireland 0 NORTHERN IRELAND manager Nigel Worthington believes his team’s World Cup qualifying campaign has been a success. The province finished fourth in Group Three after a 0-0 draw against the Czech Republic at the
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England 3 Belarus 0
England 3 Belarus 0 EARLIER this week, Fabio Capello claimed England might need a “Plan C” if they are to succeed in next summer’s World Cup. On the evidence of their final qualifier, the ‘C’ could stand for ‘Crouch’. After scoring a brace
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Trapattoni confident Ireland will progress
GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI is confident his Republic of Ireland side can make it through to next summer’s World Cup finals. The Republic ended their Group Eight campaign with a disappointing home draw against Montenegro last night, having already
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Beckham desire still intact
DAVID BECKHAM last night reiterated his desire to be part of England’s World Cup campaign next summer after an eye-catching cameo in the 3-0 win over Belarus at Wembley. Beckham, who lifted the side’s tempo following his second-half introduction
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Tax support firm opens new branch
A BRANCH of national tax and accountancy support provider TaxAssist has been established in Darlington. The office, in the town’s North Road, has been established by Mike Turnbull, who previously established a branch in Stockton in 2004. He works
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Group maps out future in new offices
A NATIONAL communication network services company is to become the first occupier in a new Tees Valley office development, which will see the creation of jobs in the area. Map Group, which has a turnover in excess of £30m and operates from 14
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That's handy, Andy!
Making fun of cock-ups in other papers is a highly dangerous activity but I couldn't resist this one about Newcastle United star Andy Carroll in another local paper... "Carroll became a father on Tuesday morning after making a quicker than anticipated
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Making a D-Line over VAT campaign
A CABLE company has given its support to a campaign aimed at securing jobs in the construction sector. Cable and pipe trunking specialist D-Line has given its backing to Repairing Britain, which aims to secure 250,000 jobs in the construction
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Losses are big blow for Punch Taverns
LOSSES at pub group Punch Taverns almost trebled last year after it slashed £663m from the value of its estate. The UK’s biggest pub group, with more than 300 of its 7,600 leased and tenanted pubs in the North-East and North Yorkshire, cut the
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Businesses shortlisted in quest for equality awards
BUSINESSES which have made efforts to promote equality and diversity in the workplace were yesterday revealed as being shortlisted in the North-East Equality Awards. Scores of employers, training providers and individuals across the region entered
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£6m funding for green technology in housing
SMALL businesses in the region are to benefit from a multi-million pound project to put green technology into social housing. Regional development agency One North East has released £6m of European funding to support organisations in testing
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Bells ring out as cheesemaker scoops award
A CHEESEMAKER is celebrating another success after winning an international award. Shepherd’s Purse, based near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, won bronze at this year’s World Cheese Awards in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, for its Mrs Bell’s Blue. The
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Merger does not signal end of local programmes
RADIO bosses say the merger of three radio stations will not mean the end of local programming. Durham FM, Darlington-based Alpha Radio and Minster Northallerton will be rebranded as Star Radio from November 2. Former BBC Radio 1 presenters Pat
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Intruder is jailed for sexual assault
AN intruder who sneaked into a woman’s home and indecently assaulted her as she slept was jailed for two years after a judge told him: “You subjected her to a terrifying plight.” Gary Mitchell’s victim was saved from a worse ordeal because
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Taking a moment to say thank you
SOLDIERS from the North-East who have risked their lives in Afghanistan were back in the region for a military ceremony yesterday. Fifty-four officers and soldiers from 35 Battery, 39 Regiment Royal Artillery paraded in front of friends and families
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850 jobs created after power plant approved
UP to 850 jobs will be created after plans for a multi-millionpound wood-fired biomass power station were given the go-ahead. The £200m plant, on the site of a former power station at the Billingham Reach Industrial Estate, near Stockton, will
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A happy coincidence
I've been asked whether the juxtaposition on Tuesday's front page was planned. We led the paper that day on MPs being ordered to pay back thousands of pounds claimed for cleaning and gardening bills. The advertisement directly underneath was: "Win a
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Landmark day will change boy’s life
TODAY is a landmark day for teenager Lyndon Longhorne, who will meet the man who will change his life. Lyndon, 13, who lost his legs and an arm to meningitis as a baby, is travelling to a private clinic in Leeds to be measured for artificial legs
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Students’ chance to come face-to-face with a hero
SCHOOL students who raised money to help injured troops have met the soldier who fronts the campaign. Staff and pupils at the Education Village, in Darlington, handed over money to Simon Brown, who is the face of the Help for Heroes campaign
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Region loses NHS performance crown
THE North-East NHS has lost its title of being the best performing region in the country. It follows the publication of annual performance ratings by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The ratings, based on performance between April 2008 and
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‘RSPCA was offered major share of farm’
A FARMER’S daughter at the centre of a £2m inheritance battle with the RSPCA last night claimed she had offered the charity 75 per cent of the farm before the matter went to Court. Christine Gill hit out at the RSPCA after the charity claimed
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Bikers keep in step to stage Christmas special
TWO television chefs roared into a North-East theatre yesterday to film their Christmas show. The Hairy Bikers visited the Sunderland Empire on new motorbikes to cook up a treat. The stage played host to a makeshift kitchen for the programme,
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Region’s fallen named in House
TRIBUTES were paid in the Commons to four fallen soldiers from the region yesterday in the most heart-rending roll-call since the war in Afghanistan began. Gordon Brown read out the names of 37 British servicemen who had lost their lives since
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‘One in ten may be jobless in North’
THE North-East could face the gloomy prospect of as many as one ten people being out of work, experts warned last night. The warning came as official data showed overall unemployment rising to 2.47 million in the three months to August, an increase
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‘The crash that woke us’
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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Pride of the region rewarded by honours
THE country’s best cricket club and a woman who gave away her inheritance have been honoured for their contributions to the region. The Northumbrian Association’s annual Hotspur Awards were given to Durham County Cricket Club and Jane Ritchie
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Councillors suspended after wreath objections
TWO village councillors who objected to the cancellation of a meeting because the chairman’s wife was dying and who later questioned the council buying a wreath for her funeral have been suspended from duty. Ian Fawcett and Colin Clark, Liberal
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We can’t afford electricity bill for Liam’s life support
Family’s plea for help as firm doubles charge. THE parents of a boy dependent on sophisticated equipment to keep him alive are unable to pay their spiralling electricity bills. Doctors predicted that Liam Barker, who is about to turn 16, would
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Sharp-shooter hopes to pool Vegas trip
A SHARP-SHOOTING Pool player’s lightning clearance could bag him a trip to Las Vegas. Richard Harris, 17, of Darlington, cleared all balls in 36.4 seconds to take him to the top of the Rileys All Star Pool Challenge. The next best, nationally
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Plinth project ends with cheers and a tribute to Hillsborough 96
THERE have been 2,400 plinthers, 35,000 applications and one person every hour 24 hours a day for 100 days. And it was Emma Burns, from Darlington, who brought Antony Gormley’s One and Other project to an end. Being last to occupy the Fourth
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University plans are marked for approval
PLANS to build a university complex in a North-East town are expected to be approved, paving the way for work to begin on the £16m project. Teesside University’s expansion into Darlington is expected to continue after Darlington Borough Council
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Student loans delay inquiry
INDEPENDENT experts will lead a review into why thousands of students have been left waiting for grants and loans administered by a company in the North-East – a week after most courses started. MPs were told yesterday that of the record 1,091,653
