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Defender is king of the hill
IT may be cursed by some as being a member of the Chelsea tractor family, but the 4x4 Land Rover Defender has won a top vehicle award. Readers of What Car? magazine voted the Defender their favourite car. What Car? group editor Steve Fowler said: "The
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Police seek lead thieves
POLICE are appealing for information after a 100ft strip of lead flashing was stolen from a shopping centre's roof. The lead was taken from the top of the Thames Centre, in Newton Aycliffe town centre, in the 24 hours leading up to 7.30am on Tuesday.
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Glowing with pride
Just back in the office after attending the launch of Odin's Glow. The four-night festival of light around Roseberry Topping, near Guisborough, is a brave and ambitious initiative by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and they are to be congratulated
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Saturday Nights at the Middle House…
There’s a couple of decent Saturday nights coming up in the Middle House this month. Firstly this weekend, (Sat 24th Oct) it’s the Cockfield Quoits Club presentation night. It’s always a good night, singer, (Kris Atkins) buffet AND we get to find
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Students graduate with honours
TWO students from Darlington are celebrating four years of hard work after graduating from the same university. Abby Blackburn, 22, and John Harland 23, have both been presented with degrees from Harper Adams University College this month. Abby
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Wind farm campaigners meet MP
WIND farm protesters from County Durham and North Yorkshire have met with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband. One resident, Trish Pemberton, from Bolam, County Durham, where there are plans to create a seven turbine wind
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Dance festival becomes national qualifier
A DANCE festival has put itself on the regional map by becoming the only North-East event to gain qualifier status for a prestigious national festival. Darlington Festival for Performing Arts has successfully become an All-England nominated dance festival
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Head presented with award by BBC journalist
A SCHOOL which has developed links across the globe has been presented with an international award. Teesdale School, in Barnard Castle, achieved the highest level of the Department for Children, Schools and Families International Schools Award. The
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Hand-over of justice at court centre
THE SWORD of justice at a traditional court centre is passing among former colleagues at North-East barristers chambers. Judge Richard Lowden, the Honorary Judicial Recorder of Durham, reaches the end of his second and final four-year stint as Durham
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Fundraising singer unveils plaque dedicated to her charity
A SINGER who has raised thousands of pounds for medical equipment unveiled a dedication plaque on her charity’s latest purchase. Trish Greensmith, from Willington, founded the Chyrelle Adams Breast Cancer Appeal Trust after being diagnosed with breast
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Punk tribute acts performing in Shildon
FOUR punk tribute acts are performing gigs to mark 30 years since the original bands were on tour. The concerts, entitled Winter of Discontent, take place at the Shildon Civic Hall, replicating performances by the Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Clash,
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Shoppers evacuated as fire breaks out
Shoppers at the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, in Hartlepool, had to be evacuated for more than an hour after a fire broke out in The Galley this afternoon. Firefighters were called to put out the blaze, which was caused by excess fat from a chip
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Generous students raise cash for charity
CHARITABLE students have presented donations to help save lives across the North-East and Africa. Students from The King’s Academy, in Coulby Newham, handed over three cheques for £1,600 each to representatives of the school’s adopted charities. The
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Attempted mobile phone theft
Three men attempted to steal mobile phones from a man and woman as they walked past Bankfields Primary School, Bankfields, Eston, shortly after midnight on Sunday. The male victim was left with facial injuries and one mobile phone was smashed. The three
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Special schools could be on the move
TWO special schools in Redcar and Cleveland could be relocated in a bid to improve facilities. The cabinet will meet on Tuesday, October 27 with a recommendation to approve the start of consultation for relocating Kilton Thorpe to the site of the Laurence
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Chance to have a say on planning the future
REDCAR and Cleveland Council is planning ahead to improve consultation across the Borough. The council's cabinet will be asked to approve an eight-week consultation period starting in early December on the new updated document, the Local Development
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Londonderry statue to go for repair next week
AN ICONIC statue will be removed from its plinth for repair next week. The Lord Londonderry on horseback statue will be taken from Durham Market Place on either Wednesday, October 28, or Thursday, October 29, officials have said. The statue could be
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Meeting to discuss controversial scheme
CAMPAIGNERS have called a public meeting as they continue their battle to prevent development of a prominent Victorian building in Saltburn. The owners of Brockley Hall, which overlooks the Valley Gardens in the town, have applied for planning permission
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Protesters break into BBC grounds ahead of BNP leader's TV appearance
HUNDREDS of anti-fascist protesters gathered outside BBC Television Centre today to protest against BNP leader Nick Griffin's appearance on Question Time. Some 50 police officers were drafted in to protect the entrance to Television Centre
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Darlington make signings
Darlington have made three signings ahead of Saturday's trip to Barnet. Strikers James Collins, Mor Diop and midfielder David Davis have all moved to The Northern Echo Arena. Collins, 18, has arrived on a three-month loan from Aston
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Fire safety talks given to schoolchildren
THOUSANDS of primary school children will be given talks on safety around over the next couple of weeks. Darlington Borough Council, Durham Fire Brigade and Darlington Police will be delivering talks across the town which aim to teach little ones how
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Pupils put behind the wheel
YOUNG drivers were given an early chance to get behind the wheel during a school day to prepare them for life ahead. Hurworth School held a Preparing for Life Day for its year 10 students with a range of events. Pupils were able to take
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Half-term football coaching offer
HALF-TERM football fun is on offer for budding young players next week. Coaches from the SAFC Foundation, the community arm of Sunderland AFC, are running courses in County Durham and on Wearside. Sessions designed for outfield players
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Campaigners to exercise right to use riverside walk
CAMPAIGNERS who want to save a riverside path from closure are organising a mass walk to promote their cause. Hurworth residents and the parish council are urging villagers to back their campaign to make a footpath running through Croft Workingmen's
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ID theft - public put on alert
PEOPLE across North Yorkshire are being warned to be on their guard against the rising number of identity thefts. New figures have shown that nationally the number of such crimes is soaring. The annual cost to the UK economy is estimated to be in the
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Jobs under threat as Government agency announces cost-cutting measures
DOZENS of jobs may be under threat in the region after a Government agency announced cost-cutting plans. The Land Registry today announced consultation on a programme which would see the closure five offices around the country and the loss of 1,500 jobs
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North Yorks teacher runs 50 miles for walk to school campaign
A SUPERFIT headteacher has run two marathons to get to work to raise awareness of a new walk to school initiative. David Stott ran through North Yorkshire from his Harrogate home to the Michael Syddall Primary School in Catterick village
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Half-term activities for youngsters
LEISURE centres across the Hambleton district are gearing up for another busy half term of children’s activities. As part of the Hyper Holidays programme, the centres at Bedale, Northallerton, Stokesley and Thirsk have organised sporting, educational
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School head in court on child sex charges
THE headteacher of a North-East primary school has appeared in court charged with sexual offences against children. Richard Whitfield, the headteacher of Toft Hill Primary School, near Bishop Auckland, appeared before magistrates at Newton
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Festive funding for community groups
CHRISTMAS arrived early for three Wear Valley community groups who received funding for their festive parties. Barrington Bites Luncheon Club in St John’s Chapel, the Watergate Action Group, and Foundry Fields/Low Mown Meadows/Bankfoot Grove
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More postal strikes next week
A FRESH wave of postal strikes is set to be held in an escalation of the bitter Royal Mail dispute, it emerged today. As thousands of postal workers mounted picket lines in the first of two 24-hour walk-outs, further industrial action is expected
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Cathedral launch for hospice appeal
A HOSPICE will launch its annual Light up a Life appeal with a special Durham Cathedral service. St Cuthbert’s Hospice’s appeal invites people to remember the life of a loved one by making a donation in their name. In return, the names are inscribed
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Fundraisers brave firewalk
A HOSPICE’S annual firewalk will take place next week. Brave fundraisers will walk 20ft across burning embers to raise money for St Cuthbert’s Hospice, in Durham. The spectacular event will take place in Durham Market Place on Wednesday, October 28.
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Carson pens new deal at Sunderland
SUNDERLAND keeper Trevor Carson has committed his future to the club by signing a new long-term contract. The 21-year-old will remain at the Stadium of Light until the summer of 2012 and push senior men Craig Gordon and Marton Fulop for a place in the
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Continental flavour at city market
FOODS from afar are on offer with the return of a city’s continental market. The Continental Food Market, featuring produce from nations such as Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Poland and Iran, will be in Durham Market Place until Sunday, October 25.
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North Yorks MP claims postal strikes hitting businesses
POSTAL strikes have cost Britain one million working days over the last ten years due to delays a local MP has claimed. Anne McIntosh, the Vale of York MP, has attacked the Royal Mail over this latest rounds of strike action. The North Yorkshire MP
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Hospice idea for former hospital
A FORMER hospital could be redeveloped to provide a wide range of services for the local community at a cost of more than £6m. And one of the ideas now under active consideration is a hospice that would serve the entire Hambleton area. The Rutson Hospital
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Pensioner disturbs burglar
AN elderly woman disturbed a would-be burglar she caught climbing through her bathroom window. The 86-year-old was left frightened but unharmed after finding the intruder trying to get into her bungalow near Durham City. The pensioner had earlier ignored
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City of play
Five playwrights are about to put the North-East on stage using the Royal Shakespeare Company Ensemble. Viv Hardwick reports. FIVE emerging playwrights will start racing around Newcastle from Monday in a breathtaking two-week effort to explore
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‘I’ve climbed mountains’
She shouldn’t have been able to sing in the first place, but Connie Fisher tells Viv Hardwick of the risky throat surgery which saved her career. ONCE upon a time Connie Fisher couldn’t escape the irritation of being called Connie Francis at
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Peter’s flying start
DARLINGTON actor Peter McGovern can’t quite believe his luck in landing two plum stage productions straight after leaving the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. “I literally didn’t have a day off before attending rehearsals with Alison Steadman
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Panto prizes
DARLINGTON Civic Theatre is offering the chance for one lucky child’s design to be used as the front cover for this year’s pantomime programme. All you need to do is to create a design relating to Aladdin on an A4 piece of paper in either crayons
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New to rent
Aliens Vs Monsters (PG, 90 mins, Paramount Home Entertainment, DVD £19.99/two-disc DVD £24.99/Blu-ray £26.99) Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Rainn Wilson, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd, Stephen Colbert A GREEN
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Teens arrested after car chase
TWO teenagers have been arrested after a stolen car twice gave chasing police officers the slip. The Renault Clio was stolen at around 8pm last night after burglars took the car keys and a lap top computer from a house in Grampian Way, in Chester-le-Street
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Narrow squeaks
Fresh from risking injury on TV’s Totel Wipeout, Joe Pasquale talks to Viv Hardwick about his busy life of touring, panto, TV and radio projects. THE man you can rely on for a narrow squeak is the busy man of comedy, Joe Pasquale, who is roaring
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Woman trouble
PREACHER turned killer Lucas Johnson needs help. But will anyone respond and give Lucas aid? Probably not as he’s pursuing a vendetta against ex-jailbird Owen Turner in EastEnders (BBC1). The two men have one woman in common – Denise. She was
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All I ever wanted...
REGULAR readers will know that one of my biggest regrets is that I never got to be Batman. When I was a little boy, I had the grave misfortune of having an older brother who pulled rank. John and I were always playing Batman and Robin games, using
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1,500 Land Registry jobs axed
UP to 1,500 jobs are to be axed by the Land Registry and five offices will close under cost-cutting plans announced today. Union leaders condemned the announcement, which they said had shocked workers. Offices in Peterborough, Portsmouth, Croydon, Stevenage
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Just jamming
Jam making is enjoying a revival as supermarkets report a boom in home-made preserve essentials. Ruth Campbell talks to a top-quality jam-making expert who is happy to reveal her secrets – and give us some recipes too... I CAN smell apples
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As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Company, Newcastle Theatre Royal
THE curtain-raiser for the Newcastle season had already snared a name for itself with artistic director Michael Boyd’s decision to include a dead rabbit being skinned for the pot at the opening of the second half. So was there mass hysteria and
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Kes, Darlington Civic Theatre
LAWRENCE TILL has the difficult task of adapting Kes for the stage,and the result is worthy of its predecessors. It’s been 40 years since Ken Loach’s award-winning film of Barry Hines’ novel introduced us to Billy Casper, 14-year-old no-hoper
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Movie news
The Culture Show (BBC2, 7pm); Fearne and Paris Hilton (ITV2, 10pm); Timeshift: The Golden Age of Liners (BBC Four, 9pm). ONE of the most popular parts of Simon Mayo’s afternoon show on Radio Five is the Friday film review slot with critic Mark Kermode
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Climate change
YOU don’t require a degree in science to know that a sufficient increase in temperature causes ice to melt. So, if no change in the planet’s temperature is occurring, could Peter Mullen (Echo, October 20) please explain why the polar ice caps
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On the buses
PROUD to have being born in County Durham I sometimes despair how strangers to the area must think of us. Visiting Darlington in the rain on Monday, October 19, wasn’t a very nice experience. My visit to the shops was quite pleasant until I had
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Clairvoyant needed
RE the headline “Johnson eases pressure on Southgate” in Wednesday’s edition of The Northern Echo. Can we have “Newcastle: No hope of promotion this season” next please? D Reed, Eaglescliffe, Stockton.
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School trips
THE Countryside Alliance has some good news on rural education for teachers and parents. Following concerns about outbreaks of E.Coli on petting farms, we have published encouraging research on the low risks associated with school trips. Teachers
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Jacqui Smith
I AM led to believe that Jacqui Smith is to be elevated to the House of Lords. If this is true what a shameful, arrogant bunch this Labour Government is. It seems if you are incompetent at your job, have creative expense claim skills, a brass
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Too much caffeine
THE Editor’s column (Echo October 19) regarding an assistant in McDonald’s not knowing the difference between half a dozen and six reminded me of my experience in a well known coffee shop at the Bridges, in Sunderland. I asked for a decaffeinated
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MPs' expenses
RE. MPs’ expenses (HAS, October 19). It is in their own interest to pay up and look unhappy, whether retrospective or not. Don’t forget an election is not too far off. They will be judged by their willingness (or otherwise) to pay up without
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Princess Eugenie
IN these difficult times I am surprised there has not been more of a public outcry over the fact that taxpayers are footing the bill to provide security for Princess Eugenie at Newcastle University. Why isn’t her rich daddy (Prince Andrew) paying
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Political impasse
THE present political situation within the UK and particularly England cannot be sustained. We are governed by a self satisfied political elite, who having assured themselves that they are rarely answerable to their electorate, feels assured of
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A true sporting gentleman
I WAS somewhat shell shocked as a Boro supporter of 55 years standing that Gareth Southgate has left our beloved Boro. I believed if we had lost to Derby, Gareth would have done the gentlemanly thing and resigned. However, we won and are just
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Thousands face benefit shock
A WHIRLWIND is about to strike more than 80,000 vulnerable people across the region – one that will blow away £25 of their weekly income. That is the number who receive incapacity benefit but who are likely to fail a much tougher “work capability
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A question of what’s right
The decision to allow BNP leader Nick Griffin to sit on the BBC Question Time panel tonight has split the nation. Some of the arguments for and against the appearance are outlined here. FOR Helen Robb, politics student at Queen Elizabeth Sixth
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Dignity in football
STEVE GIBSON has never been the kind of football chairman who sacks his managers lightly. He could have called time on Gareth Southgate’s time at the Riverside when the club was relegated last season but he gave his rookie manager the chance to
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CSKA Moscow 0 Manchester United 1
CSKA Moscow 0 Manchester United 1 ANTONIO VALENCIA struck a late winner as Manchester United maintained their 100 per cent record in Champions League Group B at the expense of CSKA Moscow. Chances had been at a premium on the artificial surface
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Chelsea 4 Atletico Madrid 0
Chelsea 4 Atletico Madrid 0 CHELSEA boss Carlo Ancelotti hailed the performance of two-goal striker Salomon Kalou as the Blues took a giant stride towards the Champions League knock-out stage with an easy win over Atletico Madrid. Kalou, who
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Former boss backs Benitez
AN under-fire Rafael Benitez yesterday received the support of a former Liverpool boss and one of the club’s heroes of Istanbul in the aftermath of their Champions League nightmare. And he also received some better injury news ahead of Sunday
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Magpies count cost of Keegan tribunal
NEWCASTLE UNITED have been ordered to pay all of Kevin Keegan’s costs in his successful claim against the club for constructive dismissal – a sum which could reach £1.5m. Keegan left the club in September last year after the club signed Uruguayan
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Gordon hails tougher defensive unit
SUNDERLAND keeper Craig Gordon is convinced the club are finally getting to grips with the defensive problems that dragged them into consecutive relegation battles. Since their return to the Premier League two years ago the Black Cats have struggled
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Panesar is keen to roar into action with Lions
MONTY PANESAR wants to use his international experience with England to try to turn the Highveld Lions into a winning team. The slow left-armer is to make his bow in the South African domestic season today when he turns out for his new franchise
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Rich pickings for Cabrera
MASTERS champion Angel Cabrera is in the enviable position of being able to play as badly as he wants these two weeks – and still earn a fortune. Cabrera was in Bermuda yesterday for the second round of the 36-hole fourman Grand Slam and even
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Too much gym, warns Shaw
ENGLAND lock Simon Shaw believes the drive for rugby players to become bigger and stronger has seen skill sacrificed and “gym monkeys” emerge. Shaw insists the sport is suffering from the emphasis on size over technique as England prepare for
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Branson tight-lipped over Brawn contract
SIR RICHARD BRANSON will decide after the final race of the Formula One season whether his Virgin Group will continue as a sponsor of the victorious Brawn GP team. Virgin agreed to sponsor the team just before the season began in March, just
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Has Steve Gibson seen his chairman’s halo slip?
YES says Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson HE has rightly been lauded as one of the best chairmen in the game, but after his weakwilled decision to sack Gareth Southgate on Tuesday evening, Steve Gibson has lost a great deal of his lustre. At
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Players just as shocked as boss
JUST moments before Gareth Southgate headed upstairs for his last press conference as Middlesbrough manager, fullback Justin Hoyte outlined the belief the players had in their boss. Hoyte, like all his teammates, believed Tuesday night’s 2-0
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Legend Southgate leaves with reputation in tatters
HE is the only player in Middlesbrough’s 133-year history to lift a major trophy, and also led the club to the final of the UEFA Cup. He won 57 international caps for England and played in two European Championships and a World Cup finals. Yet
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Strachan the man to step into Boro hot-seat
GARETH SOUTHGATE cleared his desk at Middlesbrough’s training headquarters yesterday, paving the way for the arrival of Gordon Strachan at Rockliffe Park. A deal is thought to be in place for the former Celtic boss to replace Southgate and
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Pipeline Engineering bought by US company
AN engineering company is aiming for a major breakthrough in the US market after being bought by a leading international company. Pipeline Engineering, which employs 175 people at its North Yorkshire headquarters, as well as a further 15 globally
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Busy road to be closed
A BUSY road is to be closed between rush hours for resurfacing work. Fellside Road, which links Burnopfield, near Stanley, in County Durham, with Whickham, in Gateshead is a busy commuter route leading to Tyneside, is to have a series of off-peak road
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Campaign boost for job-threat workers
A CAMPAIGN by a North-East MP has led to formal agreement allowing employment experts into insolvent firms to speak to staff facing redundancy. Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson started his campaign in January, after an insolvency practitioner denied
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Support for aspiring entrepreneurs
ASPIRING entrepreneurs can help make their dreams become reality by tapping into the expertise of an enterprise agency. Sasda, the enterprise agency for the former Sedgefield Borough Council, is offering free courses in the form of training workshops
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City visitor attractions pull in the crowds
TWO visitor attractions have been highlighted as some of the best in the county. The National Railway Museum (NRM), in York, and York Theatre Royal both won White Rose Awards, which commend excellence in Yorkshire’s tourism industry. NRM was
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Fresh dispute at Corus over bonus payments
HUNDREDS of workers at a North-East Corus site are considering taking industrial action for the second time in a few weeks after a new dispute between employees and the company erupted. A ballot on industrial action was last night under way at
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Louisa, 2, in organs appeal
A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl whose life was saved by a heart transplant when she was three months old yesterday helped launch a new plea for donors. Louisa McGregor-Smith, from Middlesbrough, dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard Of Oz to hand out hearts
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A Topping idea
I'm a guest of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council at the launch of Odin's Glow - the artistic illumination of Roseberry Topping - tonight. It should make spectacular pictures for tomorrow's paper so we'll need to clear some space. Our columnist Harry
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£16m university plans for town are approved
PLANS for a £16m university campus in a town have been approved. Teesside University’s expansion into Darlington was given unanimous approval by councillors yesterday afternoon. The five-storey campus building, which will house 1,000 students,
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Inquest is told patient was moved illegally
A PSYCHOLOGIST has spoken of her shock after discovering a client had been arrested and illegally removed from a secure mental health unit and taken to a police station, where she later died. Dr Karin Laudin said the correct procedures had not
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Motorists asked to watch A1 speed
MOTORISTS driving through a major upgrade scheme on the A1 are being asked to slow down for their own safety, and that of contractors working at the roadside. Figures show that an average of 1,000 drivers a month are breaking the 50mph limit on
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Recession brings rise in fuel poverty
A HUGE leap in the number of families too poor to heat their homes across the region has left a flagship Government pledge to end the scandal in tatters. Labour’s efforts were branded embarrassing after the number of households living
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Young people awarded for work
THE achievements of young people who have turned their lives around were recognised at an awards ceremony last night. The North-East Prince’s Trust Celebrate Success Awards were held at the Newcastle Marriot Hotel, in Gateshead. The
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Health staff are among first to get swine flu jab
DOCTORS and nurses at a hospital were among the first NHS staff in the region to be vaccinated against swine flu yesterday. One of the first consignments of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine arrived at The University Hospital of North Tees, in Stockton
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Little sympathy for ‘too nice’ Southgate
A gentleman and loyal servant, or a man simply too nice to manage Middlesbrough Football Club? Lucy Richardson gauges reaction to the shock departure of Gareth Southgate and finds the town oddly quiet. THERE were no jubilant fans to be found celebrating
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Plea to trace missing dad
THE family of missing pensioner Billy Jones has made a heartfelt appeal for help to trace their “loving dad”. Grandfather-of-four Mr Jones has been missing from his home in Derwent Road, Ferryhill, County Durham, since Friday afternoon.
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‘Higher prices are best way to cut drinking’
INCREASING the price of alcohol would be the best way to persuade hard-drinking North-Easterners to cut back, according to a survey. That is one of the main conclusions to be drawn from the North-East Big Drink Debate. Run over six weeks earlier
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Sporting heroes back at school for the day
PUPILS investigating their area’s rich sporting history have been visited by some local heroes. Former North-East footballers Darren Holloway, Eric Gates and Frank Palmer were at Peases West Primary School to talk to youngsters about their glory
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Coroner criticises decisions preceding meningitis death
A CORONER yesterday launched a scathing attack on NHS professionals for a series of decisions made during the treatment of a ten-year-old boy who later died from meningitis. William Cressey succumbed to the deadly brain disease in February
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Charity shop’s noteworthy stunt
A CHARITY store attracted the attention of shoppers yesterday when a musician appeared in its window display. Shelter, in Post House Wynd, in Darlington, created a music display and hired piper Neil Chambers as part of a competition across the
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Deadlock leads to postal walkout
UP to 95 per cent of the North-East’s 18,000 postal workers will strike over the next two days, union leaders warned last night. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is staging two 24-hour walkouts today and tomorrow, crippling mail deliveries
