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Police operation targets Weardale
Police monitored more than 3,000 vehicles using the main road through Weardale as part of a major operation designed to deter and detect crime. The results of Operation Silver Fox - which ran from 9am until 5pm on Friday was encouraging for both police
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Husband and Wife team offering domestic services!
Husband and Wife team offering domestic services! An Easington husband and wife team have set up their own domestic services business. Mum of three, Emma Dundon, 31 and 42 year old Rod, decided to set up a joint cleaning and laundry
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Ask not what you can do for your club, but what your club can do for you!
You may not be sports minded or indeed a sportsman/woman, in fact even hate sports of any kind. The fact is that sport provides an opportunity for people of all ages to keep fit, socialise and lead a healthy lifestyle. Here at Redcar
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Walk in Medical Centre Open Day in Skelton
Skelton’s new GP Practice held its official open day recently. Staff were on hand to answer questions, along with visits from the fire service, local police and local drummers ‘EE BY DRUM.’ The Centre opened their doors at the Skelton Medical Centre
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Teen perforates cop's eardrum in fight outside pub
A TEENAGER who left a police officer with a perforated eardrum when she tried to break up a fight outside a pub has been spared prison. Patrick Crowther lashed out when PC Joanne Ward grabbed him after she and a colleague went to tackle the
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Nottingham Forest 1 Newcastle United 0
Nottingham Forest 1 Newcastle United 0 NEWCASTLE were knocked off their perch at the top of the Championship courtesy of a 1-0 defeat against an impressive Nottingham Forest side and nearest challengers West Brom winning 3-1 at home to Reading.
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Fire crews tackle Jervaulx barn fire
Four fire crews are tackling a major barn fire in North Yorkshire. The 12 by 35 metre barn which contained straw at Low Newstead Farm, Jervaulx, between Masham and Ripon, was reported to be well alight. The alarm was raised at 1.23pm
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Man arrested after mosque petrol attack
A MAN has been arrested after petrol was thrown into the doorway of an empty North-East mosque in the eraly hours of Friday. The petrol was not ignited and no damage was caused to the mosque in Chester Road, Sunderland. Northumbria Police said early
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Woman cut free after Trimdon Colliery accident
A woman had to be cut free from a car after it ended on its side in a field near Low Hogg Street, Trimdon Colliery, County Durham, shortly before 8am this morning. Fire crews attended and used cutting equipment to free the woman who was taken to hospital
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Swindon Town 0 Hartlepool United 2
Swindon Town 0 Pool">Hartlepool United 2 THERE’S been plenty of changes to the Hartlepool United side since Danny Wilson left the club last December. Chris Turner has certainly stamped his own mark on the squad, signing a rack of
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Sunderland 1 Liverpool 0
Sunderland 1 Liverpool 0 JUST days after Steve Bruce was criticised for singling out a high-profile individual for a stirring cameo appearance during an England international, the Sunderland manager was left applauding a collective unit
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Fire crews tackle Jervaulx barn fire
Four fire crews are tackling a major barn fire in North Yorkshire. The 12 by 35 metre barn which contained straw at Low Newstead Farm, Jervaulx, between Masham and Ripon, was reported to be well alight. The alarm was raised at 1.23pm
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Middlesbrough 0 Watford 1
Middlesbrough 0 Watford 1 It’s no fun by the Riverside for Boro DESPITE losing their last three home games, Middlesbrough can at least claim to be looking like a Premier League team. The problem, however, is that the Premier League team in question
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Booze-related crime initiative voted best in UK
A SCHEME to cut alcohol-related crime has been named the best in the UK. Durham City's Best Bar None initiative beat off competition from 94 rivals across the country to scoop the prize. Sergeant Steven Norris of Durham Police said: "Our scheme looks
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Digard back in Boro midfield to face Watford
DIDIER Digard returns to Middlesbrough's starting line-up for this afternoon's Championship home game with Watford. The French midfielder will make his first appearance since the opening-day draw with Sheffield United after recovering from a knee injury
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Householders urget to fit smoke alarms after blaze inquests
FIRE chiefs are urging householders to have free smoke alarms fitted following the inquests into two men who died in separate blazes. George Bewick died following a fire at a bungalow in Cherry Cottages, Tantobie, County Durham, on Saturday, December
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Sunderland v Liverpool - team news
NEW signing Bolo Zenden has been immediately called into the Sunderland match-day squad for this afternoon’s visit of his former club Liverpool. The Dutch midfielder has been named among the substitutes as manager Steve Bruce keeps faith with the four-man
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Thomas makes his Darlington debut
Striker Simon Thomas comes straight into the side as one of two changes Steve Staunton makes for today’s home game with Shrewsbury Town. He signed on loan for three months yesterday from Crystal Palace and he replaces Noel Whelan who is out
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Jones back in for Pools
RITCHIE Jones made a return to the Hartlepool United side, as Pools took on former boss Danny Wilson's Swindon Town. The midfielder was restored to the starting XI after a four-game absence, following an impressive goalscoring outing for the reserves
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Ghost hunt
BRAVE souls can search for things that go bump in the night when a North-East visitors attraction hosts a spooking Halloween event. A ghost hunt at Killhope- The North of England Lead Mining Museum in Weardale, County Durham, will send shivers
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Dog attack: man charged
POLICE investigating a dog attack which left a four-year-old needing hospital treatment have charged a man in connection with the incident. Eve Blackett, from Bishop Auckland, was left with scratches on her back after she was attacked by a Staffordshire
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Couple being questioned over bike thefts
A husband and wife from County Durham have been arrested on suspicion of theft after a collection of stolen motorbikes was found. Police raided the couple’s home and lock-up garage on St Oswalds Walk, Newton Aycliffe, just after 9am yesterday where
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Woman in Trimdon car crash
A driver escaped serious injury when her car left the road at Trimdon Colliery this morning. Firefighters were called to a field by Low Hogg Street in the village to help free the woman from her car shortly before 8am. Although conscious she had sustained
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Fault reported over Durham Police non emergency number
DURHAM police are experiencing problems with their non-emergency number. Engineers were working flat out this morning to rectify the problem with the 0345-60-60-365 number but residents are reassured the 999 emergency number is still working. Those
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Major search underway after retired pitman goes missing
A MAJOR search is continuing for a retired pitman who vanished after setting off on his regular walk. Concerns are growing for 89-year-old William Jones who was last seen going for his daily walk in Ferryhill, County Durham, yesterday (Friday
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Into the fold
Nigel Burton discovers that if you have a young family, there’s more to the Lake District than fine scenery. IT’S a source of amazement to me that there’s so much for a family with young children to do in the Lake District. On the face of it, so
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Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, £18.99)
RECENT Discworld books have dealt with some pretty obscure phenomena, but were compelling stories about the postal service and the banks of Ankh-Morpork. However, Terry Pratchett’s topic this time looks off-putting (“Bloody, bloody, clogging, hacking
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The Dogs And The Wolves by Irene Nemirovsky (Chatto & Windus, £16.99)
THE late and recently rediscovered Irene Nemirovsky brings to life the differences between the social classes in Russia and France in this expansive novel set during the first half of the 20th Century. This book, first published in France in 1940
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Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Jonathan Cape, £18.99)
THE massive success of her debut novel, The Time Traveler’s Wife, has put the pressure on Audrey Niffenegger to come up with the goods again. Her Fearful Symmetry – a ghost story that took seven years to write, centres on Julia and Valentina,
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My Paper Chase: True Stories Of Vanished Times by Harold Evans (Little, Brown, £25)
IF there’s one person who can make the golden age of newspapers come to life, it is Sir Harold Evans. The story of this consummate newsman, who everyone knew as “Harry”, from his beginnings at local papers to editorship of The Northern Echo and
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‘I’m not losing sleep’
Broadcaster Sarah Kennedy tells Viv Hardwick why she’s unrepentant about her controversial remarks. SARAH Kennedy isn’t the slightest bit perturbed to discover that she’s the woman who I wake up with in the mornings. “Don’t tell anyone,” laughs
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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 spirit to life during her latest visit to the Sage. The Four Impromtus, veering between the blazing and soothing, reflected
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Skellig, Tyne Theatre, Newcastle
POOOOO, this Skellig person is a right minger: his breath stinks, he eats spiders and mice and has a bad temper. Gateshead-born David Almond’s story about Skellig, an arthritic, winged creature, was published in 1998. It beat Harry Potter to
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Hardly in a better place
ANDREW GARFIELD yawns, apologises and promises it’s nothing to do with the line of questioning. He’s suffering from jet lag, having flown in from LA the day before, and a surfeit of questions about the late Heath Ledger. Garfield – whose film break
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Buses meeting
ON Thursday next week I once again have a meeting with managers from Arriva about the company’s bus services. I would appreciate knowing of any further issues that Ferryhill residents, and those of the surrounding areas, would like me to put to
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Church memories
I WOULD like to congratulate Mike Amos on his recent excellent At Your Service column, headed “Leon’s share”, following his visit to St John’s Church, Darlington (Echo, Oct 10). I well remember June 28, 1941, when I was married at St John’s by
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Melt it down
HERE is a new way to end the arguments about the Durham City Lord Londonderry hoss statue. Why not pull it down, melt the metal and turn it into a commemorative plaque to remember all the boys and men who have died in County Durham pits in the
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Earthly priorites
THE US recently sent another space probe to the moon trying to make a big splash in their hope of finding water – and wasting millions of dollars while thousands of Americans are living below the breadline and cannot afford to take out health insurance
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Labourers’ party
Windlestone Methodist church’s congregation may have dwindled but not its generosity, as funds raised show. CONSIDERING the lilies of the field, how they grow, the good folk of Windlestone Methodist church asked me to open their flower festival,
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Broon storm
WHY all the fuss about Newcastle Brown Ale being brewed in Yorkshire? At least it is still “Made in England” – for the time being. Tony Pelton, Catterick, North Yorkshire.
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Tracey Emin
GEOFF Carr tries to persuade us of the talents and art of Tracey Emin (HAS, Oct 13). Considering her famous work, My Bed, could he explain why it is more a work of art than my unmade bed or his own? Is the fact that only Ms Emin’s bed is littered
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Climate change
I WAS deeply concerned to hear that senior Conservative MP Douglas Carswell (Harwich and Clacton) has recently declared that those who believe that climate change is happening are part of a “lunatic consensus”. It’s incredible that we still have
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Top grub
EVERY so often I like to take the good lady out for a meal. It’s the least I can do for her as she has had to put up with me for the past 14 years. Once a week, when our children are at school, I always make time to take her for a spot of lunch
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MPs' expenses
NOWHERE else but the Palace of Westminster is farce such a serious matter. No one is laughing at the MPs’ expenses spectacle. In fact, it reinforces the public’s view that there is one law for politicians and a system, despite investigation and
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Cameron's way forward
I AGREE with Rob Merrick’s column, headed “Coming out as Thatcher in trousers” (Echo, Oct 15), that David Cameron’s attempt to blame the Government for every problem, especially the global financial crisis, is completely wrong. “Big government
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Clocks switch
SOON, the dark nights will be with us again, exacerbated by the dreaded clock change at the end of this month. Vandals, muggers and robbers will be rubbing their hands with satisfaction – more darkness to do their deeds. On the other hand, tired
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Irish referendum
PETER Freitag wrongly implies (HAS, Oct 9) that prior to their second Lisbon Treaty referendum the Irish were swamped with “No to Lisbon” information. The Irish political class and the majority of Irish media worked for a “Yes” vote, as they did
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Retirement farewell
HAVING arrived at my retirement following nearly 20 years as consultant rheumatologist at Darlington Memorial Hospital my wife and I have been very much touched by the number of patients who have written expressing their affection and good wishes
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A trail of misery
WHEN the story first emerged about Excelsis Airways’ plans to establish a new link between Durham Tees Valley Airport and London, we welcomed the announcement as potentially an exciting boost for the area. It had been a huge blow to the airport
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Roseberry and time
One of the region’s icons, Roseberry Topping, will be floodlit next week as the centrepiece of an event called Odin’s Glow. Chris Lloyd looks at the region’s most famous hill. Lo! Roseberry – with stately head erect Gorgeously gilded
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Vaughan backs Trescothick to fire Somerset next year
FORMER England captain Michael Vaughan believes Marcus Trescothick will continue to be one of county cricket’s most devastating domestic performers despite the reoccurrence of his stressrelated illness. Together the pair formed one of England
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Riches are in the playing for Marc
MARC RICHES is the goalie who kept the faith. Though every single team-mate left when the money ran out, the custodian remains steadfastly at his post. For Riches for poorer? “It never even entered my head to leave,” insists the Durham City
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Afu handed chance to impress against French
NEWCASTLE FALCONS hand a debut to Tongan international flanker Josh Afu at Kingston Park tomorrow, as they host French side Albi in the second round of the Amlin Challenge Cup. The former Queensland Red forms part of a side containing six changes
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Dixon to fire Chester challenge
FOUR-TIMES Northern women’s champions Chesterle- Street will be aiming to improve on last year’s bronze medal-winning performance in the National Four Stage Road Relay Championships at Sutton Coldfield today. The powerful Cestrians quartet will
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Bolger goes for fourth Dewhurst
JIM BOLGER can preserve his Midas touch in the Jumeirah Dewhurst Stakes by saddling Chabal to Group One glory at Newmarket. The Coolcullen master bids to become the first trainer in over 70 years to win the twoyear- old heat four times in a row
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Wylie hails his World Hurdle legend Drever
OWNER Graham Wylie paid a heartfelt tribute to Inglis Drever after the three-time World Hurdle hero died yesterday. The Howard Johnsontrained ten-year-old, who retired from racing in January, had to be put down after suffering colic. ‘‘It’s a
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Durham’s title triumph is given royal approval
DURHAM County Cricket Club’s all-conquering team enjoyed their second day out at Buckingham Palace to be formally presented with the county championship trophy. About a dozen members of the championship-winning squad, including Dale Benkenstein
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1866: "Excursion to Roseberry by a Party of Redcar Youths"
IN this morning's paper, my usual Saturday column has migrated onto what we call the leader page. This is primarily due to my verbosity, although I think there are loads of good stories to tell about Roseberry Topping. Last night, I was
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Roller-coaster ride for Sabres
SOMERSET Sabres captain Justin Langer has called his team’s campaign in the Champions League Twenty20 an ‘‘emotional roller-coaster’’ and a ‘‘great experience’’. Somerset’s chances of progressing to the semi-finals were handed a blow when they
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Saturday Spotlight: Driving force behind Button glory bid
Jenson Button can tomorrow be crowned Formula One world champion, but behind every great driver is a great engineer. Motorsports writer Matt Westcott speaks to Andrew Shovlin, a former Teesside student who is now helping to mastermind the British
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Sparks to fly at Ferrari
RUBENS Barrichello is expecting sparks to fly between Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso at Ferrari next year. Alonso has played down the prospect of a future rift after Massa suggested in a briefing with Brazilian media the Spaniard was fully aware
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The Legends: The Academy system
AFTER Jordan Henderson committed his long-term future to Sunderland this week, we asked The Legends to outline what they think of the Academy systems in place at Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Newcastle United. MICKY HORSWILL THIS is the best
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Jones is back in the fold
RITCHIE Jones may have briefly wanted out of Hartlepool United in the summer and has recently been out of the first-team, but Chris Turner believes his attitude and application have put him back in contention. Jones admitted his futile transfer
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Staunton ups pace in search for points
THE new Darlington regime undertake their first game on home soil today with manager Steve Staunton hoping supporters will see the fruits of a week’s hard labour. Staunton and assistant manager Kevin Richardson have spent their first full week
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Hughton warns squad cannot be weakened
CHRIS HUGHTON has been praised by Mike Ashley for leading Newcastle United to the top of the Championship, but the caretaker boss has warned the club’s owner that he cannot afford to lose any more players in January. There have been calls from
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Enrique finally finding his feet at Newcastle
DESPITE their relegation to the Championship in the summer, Jose Enrique has admitted that he has never been happier in more than two years on Tyneside. Throughout his first two seasons as a Premier League footballer, the Spaniard was stung
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Boro star no longer waiting in wings
Adam Johnson began life as a Sunderland fan, had a brief spell with Newcastle United before he inherited Stewart Downing’s mantle as Middlesbrough’s wing wizard. Andy Richardson looks at the career of the player who has attracted interest from Real
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Star duo’s absence gives others chance to shine
RAFAEL BENITEZ insists Liverpool possess the quality to cope without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres. But privately the Reds boss is fuming that his star men have returned from international duty with injuries. The Spanish manager has had
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Zenden predicting a brighter future
BOLO ZENDEN experienced what the Stadium of Light can be like during times of struggle and now he is confident his switch to Sunderland will coincide with brighter times. After an impressive trial on Wearside, Zenden yesterday penned a contract
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Time to reward the fans
HAVING been subjected to stinging criticism from supporters on the back of successive home defeats in the Championship, a defiant Gareth Southgate has urged his Middlesbrough players to repeat their away-day heroics at the Riverside Stadium later
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Bruce right to fight back after Beckham storm
“I AM seriously considering quitting TV, but I knew it might cause a bit of controversy,” joked Steve Bruce yesterday in the press room at the Academy of Light. He has received more stick for naming David Beckham man of the match for his
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Bruce calls on troops to meet expectations
FOR the first time under Steve Bruce’s management there is expected to be a nearcapacity crowd at the Stadium of Light this afternoon, when the Sunderland boss will call on his players to live up to rapidly-increasing expectations. Bruce
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Paedophile found with 22,000 indecent images
A MAN who compiled thousands of indecent images of children was yesterday warned that jail was inevitable. The comments were made by a judge at Durham Crown Court to John Kirkpatrick, 52, after he admitted 17 charges. They relate to
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Burglar on the run after leap from dock
AN escapee remained at large last night after fleeing a court having just been convicted of his “third strike” burglary. Neil Hodgson, 29, leapt from the dock and made a dash for the door, escaping the clutches of two security company officers,
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Pasta prima donna heads for London
A CHEF who has become the region’s prince of pasta will be displaying his skills for a discerning audience next week. Lee Gardner, 36, came top in pasta preparation and presentation among a host of chefs from Scottish and North of England hotels
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North-East’s deprived areas may suffer ‘triple wammy’
THE North-East’s most deprived areas have been hardest hit by the recession and are set to suffer a triple whammy, according to a report. The report, called The Impact of the Recession on the Northern City Regions, by the Northern office of the
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Centre holds expertise to treat complex cancers
THE North-East’s £100m cancer treatment centre has been officially unveiled. The Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC), at the Freeman Hospital, in Newcastle, replaces the Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment, at Newcastle General Hospital.
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Retired biologists honoured for service
TWO retired biologists have been honoured for their service to a group that advises the Government. Barry and Muriel Woodward, of Gilesgate, Durham City, received the President’s Medal from the Institute of Biology at a ceremony in London. The
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Fashion show being held to help Tilly
A FASHION show is being held to help a brave disabled toddler. Catwalk models will take part in the event to raise money for the Give Tilly a Hand appeal. It is in aid of Tilly Lockey, three, from Tow Law, County Durham, who lost her hands to
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Author stops work to care for daughter
A POPULAR children’s author is to stop writing to care for his seriously ill daughter. Graham Taylor, who writes under the name GP Taylor, is best known for his Shadowmancer books, which are bestsellers around the world. But now the former North
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Police honour Dutch paras for seizing suspected bike thief
FOUR Dutch paratroopers who detained a suspected quad bike thief being chased by a farmer have been given police awards. The special forces soldiers from the Royal Netherlands Army’s 11th Air Mobile Brigade stepped in when they saw 26- year-old
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Football legend’s battle for licence
A NORTH-EAST footballing legend caught using a mobile phone while driving is to fight to keep his licence after claiming he helps raise £1m a year through charity work. Former Sunderland player Micky Horswill was yesterday found guilty of driving
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Skipping for Lyndon
PUPILS at a North-East primary school have been raising money to buy paralympic hopeful Lyndon Longhorne a prosthetic arm. Youngsters at Gainford Primary School, near Barnard Castle, used only one arm yesterday afternoon to experience how difficult
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Young sub-postmaster in £16,000 fraud spared jail
A JUDGE has criticised officials for giving the job of a sub-postmaster to a 22-year-old with one A-level whose experience included working in a bar and as a waiter. Andrew Zielinski was so out of his depth at the village post office he stole
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Payout hope for lung scar sufferers
VICTIMS of an asbestos-related illness were given fresh hope of compensation yesterday. A Bill to overturn a Law Lords ruling denying payouts to sufferers from pleural plaques – a scarring of the lungs, that can trigger mesothelioma and lung
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Head to face sex assault charges
THE headteacher of a North-East primary school is to appear in court charged with offences against children. Richard Whitfield, the 54- year-old headteacher of Toft Hill Primary, near Bishop Auckland, will face 19 allegations of indecent assault
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Teesside declared university of year
Teesside declared university of year A NORTH-EAST university has been named the best in the country. Teesside University has been declared university of the year by the Times Higher Times Higher magazine awards. It won for its “outstanding regional
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Victor Bassey - The truth behind the airline entrepreneur
A special investigation by The Northern Echo has revealed the Nigerian company director behind plans to launch a North-East airline has left a trail of misery and hardship across the region. Joe Willis reports VICTOR Bassey was nothing if
