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Eight-year boy injured in Redcar road accident
AN eight-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after he was hit by a car whilst crossing the road in Redcar last night. The boy, who suffered a deep cut to the head, was detained at the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough. Police are seeking
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Thieves strike at home of racehorse trainer Howard Johnson
RACEHORSE trainer Howard Johnson has offered a reward after thieves made off with farm gates from his County Durham home. They struck at his farm and yard at White Lea, near Crook, early last Saturday morning a few hours after one of his star horses
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North Yorks MP is head of Commons sleaze watchdog
TORY MP David Curry has taken over as the chairman of the Commons sleaze watchdog, it was revealed today. The MP for Skipton and Ripon was elected as Sir George Young's successor on the Standards and Privileges Committee at a meeting this morning, officials
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Man admits role in post office raids and drug production
A MAN has admitted his role in a conspiracy to rob rural post offices and grow cannabis. Robert Pittard, 41, of Princess Park, Liverpool, today admitted conspiracy to commit roberry and conspiracy to produce cannabis when he appeared before Newcastle
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Woman praised for 'saving house' in Durham blaze
An end-of-terrace house in Yewbank Avenue, Gilesgate, Durham, was badly damaged by fire this evening. Two fire crews from Durham were called shortly after 6pm to reports of a fire in the utility room. However, a brigade spokesman said the woman occupant
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Re-Surfacing Work Completed…
The re-surfacing and installation of the ‘French Drains’ on Front Street has been completed. Albert Leonard and his team from Aspect Construction, completed the work in about two weeks and as you can see from these photographs, they have made a marvellous
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Southgate leaves out duo for Derby match
IN AN attempt to avoid a fourth successive home defeat at the Riverside Stadium, manager Gareth Southgate has dropped Tony McMahon and Mark Yeates. McMahon and Yeates are the two fall-guys following Saturday's defeat to Watford, with right-back
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Three years for student digs burglar
A SERIAL burglar of student digs and other university accommodation was today jailed for three years. John William Wilson, 33, was caught at the scene of his latest crime, having put a window out in a student accommodation block corridor, in
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Gutierrez and Geremi come in for Magpies at Scunthorpe
CHRIS Hughton has made two changes to his starting line-up as Newcastle attempt to end a run of three games without a win at Scunthorpe United this evening. The interim Magpies manager, who will discuss a permanent position with owner Mike Ashley later
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Trainer's reward for stolen gates
RACEHORSE trainer Howard Johnson has offered a reward after thieves made off with farm gates from his County Durham home. They struck at his farm and yard at White Lea, near Crook, early last Saturday morning a few hours after one of his star horses
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Mother to raise money for life saving hospital
A WOMAN has organised a performance to raise money for a hospital that saved her daughter’s life. Baby-G Hugill was 16 when she suffered a brain aneurysm last year, following surgery she suffered further bleeding to her brain. Despite
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Woman subjected to serious sexual assault
A WOMAN was subjected to a serious sexual assault during the early hours of Monday morning. The victim, who is in her late teens, was approached on the Borough Road flyover near North Ormesby in Middlesbrough by a man in a balaclava at around
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Charity holds free dyslexia assessments
A CHARITY is offering free dyslexia screenings in Darlington next month. To mark Dyslexia Awareness Week, 50 free screenings are being offered in Darlington by Dyslexia Action between Monday, November 2, and Monday, November 9. The places will be
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Stolen caravans and drugs recovered
THREE stolen caravans and a quantity of drugs were recovered by police during an early morning raid. The caravans were recovered from Ashfield Caravan Park which is on the outskirts of Hartlepool on Monday morning. During a search of the premises
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Burglar's blood stain blunder
A BLOOD stain on a Chinese takeaway restaurant till enabled police to implicate the culprit of a burglary. The resulting DNA profile was a match for 34-year-old Neil Mundy, a frequent burglar of commercial premises over the years. Durham
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Pudsey visits region
PUDSEY bear was in the region yesterday preparing for the live Children in Need broadcast. The cuddly mascot met with children from Hartlepool at the town’s Maritime Experience and posed for photos which will feature on the official Children in Need
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Free health check for shoppers
SHOPPERS at a North East market are being given the chance to bag a free health check whilst browsing for bargains. Every Saturday, experts from IntraHealth the GP service provider for NHS Hartlepool will be at Hartlepool Indoor Market in the town's
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Football club to promote business possibilities
BUSINESSES are being invited to a football club for a special networking event. Darlington Football Club is organising a drinks reception, stadium tours and a promotion of its services. The corporate open day event takes place at The Northern Echo Darlington
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Dust concerns to be voiced
CONCERNS over dust deposits in parts of Hartlepool will be the focus of a special inquiry next week. Complaints have been received by Hartlepool Borough Council by residents living in the Headland. A special investigation is underway as to what the
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Photographer puts students in the picture
AN AWARD winning photographer has returned to his former college to help put students in the picture. Renowned photographer Allan McPhail, whose images have won worldwide acclaim in the tourism and automotive sector, visited Cleveland College of Art
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Plans unveiled for new supermarket
A NEW supermarket in an east Cleveland town will create up to 15 jobs if given the go-ahead. Aldi is hoping to submit proposals for a new food store in Guisborough on land adjacent to Spring Wood Road, about 150m from the town centre. A public exhibition
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Villagers fight plans to turn North Yorks pub into house
VILLAGERS are fighting to save a local pub they claim is the heart of the village from being turned into a house. Locals in Welbury, near to Northallerton, are angry over a scheme to convert the Monks Table in the village. Plans have been entered with
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Brewing up for charity
CADETS from a school’s force took a break from lessons to raise money for service personnel and their families. Members of Durham School’s Combined Cadet Force took part in an Operation Big Brew event in aid of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families
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Retirement village creates own woodland
STAFF and residents at a retirement village have planted young saplings which they hope will form a woodland walk in years to come. Hundreds of trees have been planted at Middleton Hall, near Middleton St George, with 750 of the seeds sown
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Normal service to resume at hospital
THE controversial closure of a hospital’s children’s and maternity services is finally coming to an end. Health chiefs have confirmed that normal services will resume at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton on Monday. The services
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Beer-themed foods on offer at real ale festival
SPECIALLY themed food offerings will be washed down by a selection of traditionally brewed beers at a real ale festival this weekend. Chester-le-Street Cricket Club is living up to its reputation for serving a regular range of real ales, by
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Green-fingered pupils brighten up town hall
BUDDING young gardeners are helping to brighten up Bishop Auckland Town Hall over the winter months. Seven pupils from Hunwick Primary School’s after-school gardening club, Green Fingers, planted winter flowers and bulbs in three large planters outside
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Bacteria build-up causes precautionary baths closure
A PUBLIC swimming baths has closed as a precaution after "higher levels" of a naturally-occurring bacteria were found in the water. The temporary closure of the pool at Washington Leisure Centre, near the new town centre on Wearside, arose
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Man charged with prostitute's murder
A 41-year-old man was charged today with the murder of a prostitute whose strangled body was found in a burned-out flat, police said. Andrea Waddell's body was found by firefighters in her first floor flat in Upper Lewes Road, Brighton, shortly
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Special education could be nearer to home
MOVES are underway to provide youngsters with behavioural difficulties in North Yorkshire with schooling far nearer to home. At present secondary age boys from the western areas of the county with behaviour difficulties are catered for at Baliol School
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Rural policing pioneer to retire
A MAN who helped start a campaign to fight crime in rural communities is retiring on Friday. Brian Donkin, 64, has been working as a police community liaison officer with Durham Constabulary for over 13 years. He, along with PC Alan Patterson, started
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Murderers of Teesside hardman fight conviction
THE convictions of two Middlesbrough brothers for the murder of a well-known Teesside hardman are "unsafe" and should be quashed, the Court of Appeal was told today. David and Terry Reed, of Tennyson Avenue, Grangetown, are challenging their convictions
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Ticket delivery warning to Sunderland fans
SUNDERLAND have issued advice to supporters concerned with potential delivery problems of match tickets caused by the national postal strike. To have tickets sent by post for their upcoming Premier League match at Birmingham City and at home
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Man arrested over jockey fire deaths released from police bail
A MAN arrested by police in connection with a fire that killed two young jockeys in North Yorkshire has been released from police bail. The 37-year-old local man was arrested shortly after the fire broke out in flats in Norton, near Malton, in the early
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Could I be the new Nat King Cole?
Sheila Tock, president of Witton-le-Wear Women's Institute, has emailed following yesterday's "From The Editor's Chair" column. I was lamenting the fact that there was a poor turnout at her WI to hear me speak because I clashed with Cliff Richard
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Tributes paid to couple who died within minutes of each other
TRIBUTES were paid today to a devoted couple who are believed to have died within minutes of each other. Stewart Whitfield, 56, and his wife Olga, 61, were found dead at their home in South Tyneside on Sunday evening. Northumbria Police and the ambulance
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Co-pilot in crash helicopter had enjoyed "best day's flying"
A PILOT involved in a helicopter crash which killed three people phoned his girlfriend just minutes before the fatal accident to say he was enjoying his best day's flying, an inquest heard today. Flight Lieutenant Robert Hamilton was left paraplegic
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Reduced limit comes into force
A REDUCED speed limit through a village where a pensioner was knocked down and died has come into force. Durham County Council agreed to a 30mph limit on the A690 through Brancepeth, near Durham, following a long-running residents’ campaign, which hit
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North Yorks tourism sweeps awards ceremony
A POPULAR museum based in the region scooped a double success at the White Rose Awards for Tourism 2009. The National Railway Museum, in York, won two of the prestigious awards known as the Oscars of Yorkshire’s tourism industry. The tourist attraction
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Most wanted paedophile to start sentence after years on the run
ONE of the region's most wanted men was today finally starting the prison sentence that he fled abroad to avoid. Paedophile Stephen Burnell appeared before a judge at York Crown Court yesterday after two-and-a-half years on the run. The 56-year-old
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Phone box turned into information kiosk for North Yorks festival
VISITORS to a North Yorkshire town will find an unusual phone box offering details on a local event. Nina Briggs Moubayed, eight, came up with the idea to turn Masham’s red phone box into a short-term information kiosk. It has been temporarily turned
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Button to enjoy title feeling "for many more days" yet
JENSON Button said today that he would enjoy the feeling of being the world Formula One champion for many more days as he arrived on British soil to a rapturous welcome. Hundreds of fans at the Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent greeted the
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Barn conversion plans recommended for approval
A PROPOSED barn conversion is being recommended for approval despite opposition from neighbouring residents and a parish council. An application to convert a barn and stables into a home and build three replacement stables at Cobby Castle Equestrian
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Windass keen to bounce back with Mariners after Darlington disappointment
FORMER Darlington assistant manager Dean Windass is hoping to launch his managerial career with League Two strugglers Grimsby after applying for the vacancy at Blundell Park. Grimsby, second from bottom of the Football League, sacked manager
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Speaking with forked tongue
This is what Gordon Brown said about local newspapers last year: "Local newspapers are at the heart of Britain...They make an essential contribution to the vitality of local communities, and as a result our whole national life is strengthened.
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Pensioner kicked unconscious after intervening in row
A 65-YEAR-OLD man who tried to calm an argument was kicked unconscious and robbed. The pensioner was walking along Stockton High Street from the post office towards the Ramsgate area at around 10pm on Monday night having just got off a bus
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Whitaker takes runner-up spot after exciting title race
COUNTY Durham racing driver Amanda Whitaker has finished runner up in the 2009 HSCC Historic Formula Ford Championship, narrowly missing out on her chance to become the first female in history to win a National Formula Ford title. Amanda finished seventh
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Residents warned as crooks target North Yorks
RESIDENTS are being warned to be on guard after a rise in thieves targeting homes to steal car keys and then the vehicle parked outside. North Yorkshire Police has seen an increase in this type of crime in recent months and it is urging homeowners to
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An email from the BNP
Just received a nice email from BNP activist Adam Walker in response to this morning's comment in The Northern Echo. I was actually supporting the BBC for including BNP leader Nick Griffin on the Question Time panel this week. I think it's a good idea
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Youngsters push home the safety message
PARENTS and children across North Yorkshire are being urged to leave the car at home as part of International Walk to School Month. And youngsters at one school decided to take action themselves as concern grew over traffic nearby. They
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A distinctly down-to-earth director
From volunteer to director, Julie Form reveals her passion for a job that has become a vocation to Stuart Mackintosh. ARMED with wellies and the enthusiasm of youth, Julie Form returned to her native North-East determined to protect and enhance
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Side of the Angel
The man who grew Durham Pine has been branching out a bit. DON’T the streets of Durham seem to have an awful lot of prison officers these days? Can’t stir for them. Mind, Durham also seems to have an awful lot of prisons. Two officers
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Cattermole out for at least 12 weeks
SUNDERLAND boss Steve Bruce has revealed key midfielder Lee Cattermole will be out of action for at least 12 weeks. However, that has come as a huge relief to Bruce, whose initial fear was the players season could have been ended by the
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Krapp’s Last Tape, Studio, York Theatre Royal
AN elderly man sits at a desk on which an oldfashioned tape recorder is placed. He gets up, takes keys from his pocket, shuffles around the desk and unlocks one of the drawers. He pulls a banana from the drawer. He peels it. He eats it. He sits
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John Gordillo, Live Theatre, Newcastle
THE latest show from this Perrier-nominated comic is a long rambling analogy of how relationships are a bit like the economy that require investment, have certain taxes but also give benefits. It’s an interesting idea, but would have been better
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Coach crash pedestrian fighting for life
A PENSIONER is fighting for his life after he was involved in a collision with a coach at a busy junction in York. The 68-year-old man, from Bristol, was crossing the road in the centre of the city when he was hit by the tourist coach just
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Turning nasty
Emmerdale (ITV1, 7pm); Daredevils: The Flying Car (C4, 10pm); Seven Days On The Breadline (ITV1, 9pm). NATHAN WYLDE turns nasty in Yorkshire soap Emmerdale when spurned by Leyla. The wealthy layabout seduces her while she’s drunk, with a mixture
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Appeal for witnesses to bike theft
A BICYCLE has been stolen from outside a bookmakers while the owner was inside the shop. The blue and silver Falcon Nevada bicycle was taken from outside the Ladbrokes outlet next to Haughton Workingmen's Club, Haughton, Darlington, on Friday, October
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Public sector pensions
FOLLOWING the economic crisis caused by greedy bankers there has been a concerted campaign led by David Cameron to shift the blame to public sector workers. Whilst it is true that on average public sector workers get better pensions than those
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Climate change
RE climate change. No one seems to mention the amount of damage done to our climate by the fact that space is a floating junk yard full of old satellites and debris from various space missions over the years. Also, the testing of nuclear bombs
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Prompt response
ON behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee (Dec), I would like to personally thank your readers for their generosity towards the people of Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam who were hit by a series of disasters within a single terrible
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Bishop Hospital
RE bed capacity at Bishop Auckland Hospital. Surely, we need spare capacity leading up to the winter months, when flu is at its most virulent? I campaigned against the downgrading of the accident and emergency services at Bishop Auckland. In
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Fox hunting: have your say
IF the Tory Party wins the General Election, it has promised to hold a free vote on fox hunting. From discussions to date it looks as if the Tory Party is in favour of fox hunting, with some sort of regulatory body to oversee it. However, the
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Solar power
OFFICIALS in Peter Mandelson’s Business Department say that if one third of Britain’s dwellings were fitted with solar panels they could produce as much electrical energy as five large power stations by 2020. This could be achieved, they said,
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Bitter pill
THERE appears to be a price war going on in local pharmacies. My wife and I are both pensioners and have been using soluble tablets containing 500mg paracetamol and 8mg codeine, in preference to aspirin or ibuprofen. In the past we have been able
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Lord Londonderry
CITIZENS of Durham who wish to have Lord Londonderry left where he is following restoration (I have yet to meet anyone who opposes this) will be interested to learn that Durham City Vision has already spent £478,000 on this project. (The figure
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Newcastle brown
I’M a great believer in the old saying that what goes around comes around. So what’s all the fuss about Scottish & Newcastle Breweries changing the brewing site of Newcastle Brown Ale to Tadcaster? (Echo, Oct 14) Did Scottish Newcastle Breweries
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BBC relents over debate on warming
THERE is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents. And, who would have thought it, but here comes the BBC in sackcloth and ashes. Always in the past, the corporation has not allowed the argument against the global warming hypothesis to be put –
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Games plan
The Olympic spotlight shone on the North-East yesterday as Paul Deighton, chief executive of the London Organising Committee, paid the region a visit. Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson met him to discuss the North-East’s role in London 2012. SITTING
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Let the BNP be exposed
WE respect Peter Hain as a distinguished anti-racism campaigner, but the BBC is right to reject his warning that it could face legal action over the appearance of British National Party leader Nick Griffin on this week’s Question Time. The Welsh
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Sustainable or unsustainable, that’s the question
THE question everybody seems to be asking themselves these days is whether the strong recovery experienced by the UK market is sustainable. Are we currently witnessing a V-shaped recovery, or will a further decline result in a W-shaped bottom
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Stagecoach in talks over merger with rival firm National Express
DEBT-laden East Coast Main Line operator National Express has been approached about a possible merger by rival firm Stagecoach. National Express, which is due to hand the loss-making East Coast franchise back to the Government by the end of the
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We will, we will Rockliffe you
With the opening of the luxury hotel, spa and golf resort Rockliffe Hall – a £50m development – only weeks away, Deborah Johnson pays a visit. NOVEMBER 23. It’s a date that’s been etched on the minds of everyone involved with Rockliffe Hall for
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Most wanted paedophile due in North Yorkshire court
ONE of Britain's most wanted criminals who was arrested overseas is due to appear in court today, police said. Paedophile Stephen Burnell, 56, was tracked down in Crete earlier this month and was last night returned to the UK by North Yorkshire Police's
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Nigel Bourke : When will you be able to hang up your gloves?
A QUESTION that we receive regularly these days is ‘When will I be able to afford to retire?’ But, just as important, is who will decide when you retire – you or the Government? The recent Conservative Party conference drew attention
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New depot for Interlink Express
PARCEL delivery company Interlink Express has taken 8,500sqft of industrial space at Gladedale Capital and Yorvale Developments’ Saturn Court at North Tyneside’s Orion Business Park. King Stuge, joint agents with GVA Grimley, let units 2 and
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Investment in environment ‘is essential’
A PUBLIC body has said investment in the natural environment is essential to the North East’s future economic prosperity. Research by Natural England shows that the economic value of nature now runs to billions of pounds in the UK. The report,
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Former Dragon to meet Girl Geeks
A FORUM which brings together women from technology-based sectors in the region will host one of the UK’s best-known female entrepreneurs. Rachel Elnaugh, one of the original line-up of Dragons on BBC’s Dragons’ Den, will speak at the Girl Geeks
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On track to combat parking problems
A VEHICLE-TRACKING company from the North-East is in talks with London’s transport bosses to use its groundbreaking technology to combat the capital’s parking problems. FleetM8, based in Boldon, South Tyneside, is working with software specialists
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Blast from the past
Broadley and Coulson, has taken a step back in time after taking a County Durhambased business on to its books, which stems back to senior partner David Coulson’s childhood. As a baby and young boy, David would visit High Stoop Garage in
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Minister shown the way forward in green energy production
A GOVERNMENT minister has toured a green power plant that is nearing completion. Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband visited the Ensus plant, at Wilton, Teesside last week. The plant, which will be Europe’s biggest wheat
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Port ready for anything
A PARTNERSHIP with a niche technology company has seen the Port of Tyne strengthen its IT disaster recovery platform and adopt new technology to reduce its energy bills by £20,000. SITS Group, based at Newcastle’s Quorum Business Park, is the
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Scandal-hit bakery in administration
A WHOLESALE bakery, famously hit by a health and safety scandal three years ago, last night went into administration, putting the jobs of its 35 workers under threat. Riverside Bakery Limited, in Middlesbrough, has been trading for more than
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BAA begins appeal against selling its airports
A MEMBER of an inquiry which ruled that BAA must sell three of its airports had a “powerful connection” to an organisation interested in buying one of them, a Competition Appeal Tribunal was told yesterday. Nicholas Green, appearing for BAA, told
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US line starts rolling
THE first electric truck has rolled off the production line of a US factory, part-owned by a North-East company. Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp (SEV US Corp), which is 49 per cent owned by Wearside-based Tanfield Group, has produced the first
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Nagina Hussain: How do I ensure smooth transition of a tenancy lease?
Q - I AM the tenant of a commercial premises and since the economic downturn it has become necessary for me to downsize the size of the premises I rent. I have found someone to whom I would like to transfer the lease. How do I ensure that the transfer
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Partner gives early warning of departure
THE senior partner at Dickinson Dees yesterday announced he is to step down from his role next year. Robin Bloom is leaving the firm, which is based in Newcastle, to head the legal team at Gibson O’Neill Limited, majority-owned by Middlesbrough
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Chris Beaumont: Post Office must adapt to keep status
AS I’m sure you are aware, postal workers are due to go on strike later this week over pay, working conditions and modernisation. It would appear though that little thought has been given to the fact that in this economic climate, the inability
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Awards on tap
A YOUNG plumber who shone in an international trade skills contest has crowned his achievement with another award. Christopher Lonsdale, 22, from Bishop Auckland, followed up the Medallion for Excellence he won as a member of Team UK at a
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New type of body shop
A VEHICLE painter whose job entails repairing car bodywork is to turn his attention to fine tuning the human equivalent. Mark Robinson, from Darlington, hopes his venture, Personal Training Solutions, will prove attractive to people who want
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Law firm coup over city contracts
A PLANNING lawyer at law firm Dickinson Dees has advised three London boroughs on development projects worth more than £7.25bn. Jocelyn Denton, who heads the delivery of planning legal services at the firm’s York office, has been working on the
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Electronics company secures £3m a year deal
AN electronics firm’s small is beautiful philosophy has seen it secure a £3m a year deal with a renowned hi-fi manufacturer. Connor Solutions believed a focus on quality rather than quantity has helped it expand in a fiercely competitive market
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Thinking outside the chocolate box
A CHOCOLATIER and cake maker has launched its own website. Robineau Patisserie, in West Auckland Road, Darlington, has gone online to show off its chocolates, pastries and wedding cakes. The patisserie has established a strong following since
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Howzat for sponsorship
LEGAL firm TBI Solicitors has continued its practice of supporting North-East grassroots sport by sponsoring new shirts for a Tees Valley cricket club. TBI has become shirt sponsor for Seaton Carew Cricket Club, which adds to its support of Barnard
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Selection boxes wanted
SHOPPERS are being asked to make Christmas a little bit sweeter for disadvantaged youngsters. Wearside-based Hope 4 Kidz, which helps young people across the North East affected by illness, hardship and disability, is asking people to donate edible selection
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Christmas appeal for children
SHOPPERS are being asked to make Christmas a little bit sweeter for disadvantaged youngsters. Wearside-based Hope 4 Kidz, which helps young people across the North East affected by illness, hardship and disability, is asking people to donate
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Hughton expects to be handed full-time role
CHRIS HUGHTON is keen to reach a quick agreement with owner Mike Ashley when they meet for talks later this week designed to see the caretaker manager become a permanent appointment. Ashley indicated to Hughton late last week that he wanted
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Bruce will turn to Jordan
LEE CATTERMOLE could be sidelined until the new year, but Sunderland manager Steve Bruce feels that Jordan Henderson can prove a more than adequate back-up for the £6m man. Cattermole saw a specialist yesterday and received mixed news about his
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FA charge Fergie for ref rant
SIR ALEX FERGUSON is facing the prospect of a hefty fine or a touchline ban after being charged with improper conduct for accusing referee Alan Wiley of being unfit The Manchester United manager has already apologised to Wiley and the Football
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Devitt heads back to Tigers
JAMIE DEVITT’S departure from Darlington has been confirmed with the winger returning to Hull City in search of Premier League football. The teenager was a huge success on loan with Quakers with his display in Saturday’s win over Shrewsbury
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Benitez pins his hopes on Gerrard
RAFAEL BENITEZ believes a fit-again Steven Gerrard can lead Liverpool out of the slump that has seen them lose three games in succession. Meaningful involvement in both the Premier League and Europe is now under threat and boss Benitez is fully
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Southgate won’t shirk the difficult decisions
A RESOLUTE Gareth Southgate has insisted he is strong enough to make the “big decisions” that will turn Middlesbrough’s faltering home form around. Boro host Derby County this evening on the back of three successive home defeats, all of which
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Goalkeeper impresses as Turner hails Walsh appointment
WHILE Chris Turner made 12 new signings during the summer to reshape the Hartlepool United playing squad, the club’s manager also made a key behind the scenes recruitment. Pools’ much-improved defensive form this season has been put down to the
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Fulham 2 Hull City 0
Fulham 2 Hull City 0 BOBBY ZAMORA believes Fulham thoroughly deserved their 2-0 win over Hull in the Barclays Premier League last night. The former West Ham striker opened the scoring two minutes before half-time and provided the pass which
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Sven on his way?
SVEN-GORAN Eriksson could be installed as Sweden manager by the end of the month after he emerged as the front-runner to replace Lars Lagerback. The Swedish football association (SvFF) admitted they had made contact with Eriksson over the weekend
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Tribute to legend is planned
CHELTENHAM officials are to take their time over the best way to commemorate triple Ladbrokes World Hurdle winner Inglis Drever. The home of National Hunt racing paid tribute to the champion stayer – who was put down on Friday following a serious
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Seeding doesn’t suit Irish
SHAY Given has once again condemned FIFA’s decision to seed the World Cup play-offs after the Republic of Ireland were handed a daunting pairing with 1998 winners France. The Republic will play Raymond Domenech’s side at Croke Park on Saturday
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Tweddle confident she’ll still be around in 2012
BETH TWEDDLE is hopeful she will lead the British medal bid at the London Olympics after getting a taste of what is to come at the Gymnastics World Championships. The European champion clinched gold in the floor exercise at the O2 Arena on Sunday
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Jubilant Button happy to keep celebrations low-key
JENSON BUTTON underlined just how far removed he now is from his former wild playboy days. Button had just realised a lifetime’s ambition, a boyhood dream, by winning the Formula One world title, so you would have expected him to have caroused
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‘Free school meals should be expanded nationwide’
THE “extraordinary” success of County Durham’s free school meal revolution proves it must be expanded nationwide, the Government will be told today. Durham City MP Roberta Blackman-Woods will urge Chancellor Alistair Darling to make the scheme
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Backing the Quakers
Just come back from a meeting with Darlington Football Club chairman Raj Singh. We've discussed some exciting new plans to support the club. All will be revealed next week but I've promised we'll do what we can to make it a success.
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Driver led police on high-speed car chase
A YOUNG motorist fearing he may be over the drink-drive limit was responsible for “a prolonged episode of dangerous driving”. Sean Howard Hazelby Hodgson, 20, was yesterday given his first custodial sentence following the 13-minute chase, pursued
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Taking pride in work
YOUNG people with learning difficulties and disabilities have been helping to create a mural for a city shop. Youngsters from Durham Trinity School, in Durham City, have been painting and creating decorations for an interior wall at Sainsbury’
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Animal magic at Catholic college
A CATHOLIC seminary is inviting local schools to get to know exotic animals. Ushaw College, near Durham City, has trained generations of priests, but is now hoping to open its conference centre to the community. Next month, youngsters will be
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Daughter ‘appalled’ by mother’s cell death
Moyra Stockill was found dead after being taken from Middlesbrough’s St Luke’s Hospital to the town’s police station over an alleged fracas at the mental health unit in December 2003. The 61-year-old, of Sherburn, North Yorkshire, had a history
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Consultant invented workers and stole money
A RECRUITMENT consultant swindled nearly £28,000 from two companies he worked for by inventing employees and pocketing their pay. Matthew Murphy was awaiting sentence for his fraud at a North Yorkshire firm when he did exactly the same thing at
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Sunbed user ‘may go blind’
THE Sunbed Association defended the industry yesterday after a North- East woman claimed she may go blind after prolonged tanning sessions without goggles. Sam Laing, 23, from Sunderland, has developed growths on both eyes that will have to
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More revealed about festival of lights
CULTURE chiefs who want to project huge portraits of 100 North-East people onto the historic buildings in a city’s market place have revealed more about their ideas. Lighting architects and art producers visited Durham to plan how Heart of the
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Country fans stand by their man Lyndon
WHEN he masters his new legs, teenager Lyndon Longhorne has a promise to keep to a group of country and western fans. Lyndon is determined to lead the line-dancing the next time he meets up with the Darlington Big D club in the town’s Cockerton
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No jail for man who stabbed stepson
A MAN who stabbed his stepson in the neck after a row about him moving back into the family home ended in an axe attack walked free from court after a judge ruled there were “extenuating and exceptional” circumstances. Kenneth Blight was said
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Turkey leads the way in Santa Run launch
SHOPPERS had a surprise yesterday when 15 Santas chased a giant turkey. Employees from Middlesbrough Council dressed as Santa Claus to promote Teesside Hospice’s first Santa Run. The run will take place on Sunday, December 6, around Centre Square
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Police given more time to quiz murder suspect
DETECTIVES were yesterday given more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of murdering a Durham University graduate. Andrea Waddell’s body was found by firefighters in her first-floor flat in Brighton on Thursday night. She had been strangled
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Buzz of success
A HEALTH food store has agreed to work with enterprising young students by stocking honey made in hives kept on school grounds. Staff and students from Abbey Hill School and Technology College, in Stockton, which caters for children and young
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Man is cleared of armed pub raid
A MAN has been cleared of a carrying out a gunpoint robbery at a country pub. Stephen Anthony Brown, 39, was accused of robbing the licensee of £2,586 in a raid at the Old Mill, at Knitsley, near Consett, County Durham, on a summer morning
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The singing soldiers taking on a different kind of battle
WAR heroes-turned-guitar heroes are hoping to battle their way up the charts in the name of charity. Sergeant Major Gary Chilton, Sergeant Richie Maddocks and Lance Corporal Ryan Idzi – who call themselves The Soldiers – will make history next
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Fright night at salon for Halloween
CHILDREN will be able to get a new look for Halloween at a North-East salon. Hairdresser Diana Ross, of Ferryhill, County Durham, is offering children a ghoulish makeover for the night. Face-painter, acrobat and stilt walker Sarah Shearer will
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Force can keep record of minor convictions
A NORTH-EAST police force yesterday won a crucial appeal against a ruling that old minor convictions must be deleted from computers. Northumbria Police and four other UK forces said if the Court of Appeal ruling had gone against them, they could
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‘Top Gun’ joke as helicopter plunged
A FORMER Army captain told an inquest he could not remember shouting out “Yeeha, Jester’s dead” moments before a helicopter plummeted to the ground. Robert Earle quoted the famous phrase from hit movie Top Gun while taking part in a military
