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12 killed in US Army base gun attack
A MASS shooting at a military base in the US has left 12 people dead and dozens more injured, an army official confirmed tonight. Lieutenant General Bob Cone, of Fort Hood in Texas, said a gunman open fired inside a station at which soldiers are readied
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Worker rescued from water slide after slip
A WORKER carrying out maintenance on a water slide at Wet n' Wild had to be rescued by fire fighters today after he slipped and banged his head. The 22-year-old was prevented from falling down the slide at the North Shields water park by a safety device
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Postal peace
AN agreement has been reached to avoid any more post strikes this side of Christmas. Although a long-term deal remains challenging, it is good news all round - apart from the fact that there is no longer an excuse not to send Christmas cards...
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News in brief
COFFEE MORNING: Hurworth Methodist Church monthly coffee morning takes place on Saturday, November 14, from 10am to 11am. Stalls include homemade cakes, provisions and bric-a-brac. Admission is 50p and includes coffee and biscuits. ANNIVERSARY PARTY
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New courses for college
THREE tutors at Darlington College have become the first in the country to deliver advanced courses in customer service. Helen Broadley, Geoff Lawrence and Clare Mitchell are now accredited by the National Skills Academy for Hospitality to teach courses
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Parents warned about alcohol dangers
IRRESPONSIBLE parents are being told by police not to supply their children with alcohol. The warning shot follows an incident last week when two boys were stopped by officers on Linthorpe Road in Middlesbrough for drinking. The 14-year-olds had a substantial
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Apprentices praised for their organisational skills
REDCAR and Cleveland Council's new apprentices have won praise for their organisational skills in hosting a presentation for the borough's learners. The council's Community Skills Team set the apprentices, split into four teams, the task of setting up
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Care home manager scoops employee of the year prize
A CARE home manager has been hailed as Redcar and Cleveland Council's employee of the year. Geraldine Handley scooped the prize in recognition of her dedicated work at Luke Senior House, Guisborough. The unit manager at the home was presented with her
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Murder most foul at a pitman’s home
Today, only a few trees in full autumn glory mark the spot where, in 1905, a 20-year-old miner shot his aunt and then himself. Echo Memories returns to that fateful day when murder came to Old Shildon. ON exposed Eldon Banktop, there is
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New jobs scheme for unemployed
UNEMPLOYED residents are being urged to tap into a major new project, which aims to create more than 720 jobs in Hartlepool. Over the next 18 months, £3.25m from the Government’s Future Jobs Fund will be used to help create the jobs through a partnership
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Santa's little helpers get in their stride
A HOSPICE is calling on Santa's little helpers to get on their running shoes and raise cash for charity. Teesside Hospice has already signed up three schools for its sponsored event and is challenging others to join in the fun. The Santas Little Helpers
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State-of-the-art sports facilities for school and community
COMMUNITY sports facilities have opened at a North Yorkshire school as a £32m development reaches its latest phase. More than 1,600 children at Richmond School will be able to experience an expanded sports curriculum following the creation of a large
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Salon's charity day
A SALON will hold a special open day to raise cash for charity. Sizzlin’ Sarah’s, in Catterick Garrison, will offer free chest waxing for sponsored men. In addition, profits from all beauty treatments carried out on the day will go to Help for Heroes
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Wilks applies for Rally of Scotland drive
GUY Wilks has applied to join the BFGoodrich Driver's Team for RACMSA Rally of Scotland - the final round of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The winner of the prize drive - to be announced tomorrw - will join newly-crowned IRC champion Kris
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A revolting scene at Bishop Auckland
MY eye couldn't fail to be attracted to the above headline while I was looking through the Darlington and Stockton Times of September 1, 1866, in the hope of finding information about the opening of Darlington Covered Market. Here's the sorry story
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Bonfires and firework displays: What's on where
• VIEW FIREWORK GALLERY County Durham Chester-le-Street Saturday, November 7. Cricket Club, Ropery Lane. Fireworks display from 6pm, refreshments and sideshows. £3 for adults, £2 for children, from the club, 0191-388-3684. Crook Friday
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Cash boost for community fund
A MAINTENANCE company has donated £5,000 towards helping communities in Wear Valley. Dunelm Property Services presented the money to arms length management organisation, Dale and Valley Homes, towards its Better Homes, Better Lives fund. The fund, which
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Urgent appeal after air-bomb fireworks stolen
POLICE and council officials have made an urgent appeal for information after crates of large air-bomb fireworks were stolen from the site of a council display tonight. The organisers of the display at Stockton river side are extremely concerned
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Postal strikes called off
A FRESH wave of postal strikes was dramatically called off tonight just hours before the latest walkouts were due to start. Sources told the Press Association that 24-hour national stoppages due to be held tomorrow and next Monday would not
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Pink racing car stolen from garage
A BRIGHT pink child's petrol powered racing car was stolen from a garage in Crook at the weekend. Police are appealing for information about break-ins at two garages behind Coronation Street, which were targeted overnight on Friday, going into Saturday
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Sunflower helps pass the fostering message
THE nights are drawing in and its only seven weeks to Christmas - but youngsters at one North Yorkshire school have created their own little bit of summer. Pupils at Malton Primary School made a sunflower out of raffia to replace a prize-winning
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Happy snappers
FOUR talented youngsters with an eye for a good picture are celebrating after winning a photography competition. Social housing provider, Sedgefield Borough Homes (SBH), organised the contest for children living in its properties. Young people
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Felix joins rugby star pal for cycling marathon
BUSINESSMAN Felix Stewart is taking to his bike for an international cycling marathon with one of Britain’s sporting heroes. Ryedale-based Felix will be raising funds for Cancer Research, Help for Heroes, Sport Relief and other charities with old friend
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Fans' plea to Quinn over "hooligans'' match ban
SUNDERLAND chairman Niall Quinn is being urged to lift a match ban on fans arrested after an incident with police. Black Cats fans launched an on-line petition, which within hours had attracted more than 300 signatures, after the club banned at least
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New £15m supermarket depot opens
A NEW £15m supermarket distribution depot has officially been opened on the outskirts of Chester-le-Street. The Co-operative Group’s chief executive Peter Marks performed the ceremony at the facility on the Drum Road Industrial Estate, between Birtley
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Britain's 'cheapest flat' sold for £18,000
A FLAT that was put up for sale with a start price of £1,000 has been sold for 18 times that. Over 150 people attended a frenzied auction for the rundown two bedroom first floor flat in Catchgate, Stanley, County Durham. It was snapped up by a local
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Funeral date set for tragic Ashleigh Hall
THE funeral of a teenager who was allegedly killed by a man she met on a social networking site will take place next week, police said today. A service for Darlington">Ashleigh Hall, 17, will take place in her home town of Darlington, County
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Singer's charity donation
A SINGER and former cancer patient has raised £8,500 to buy equipment for a regional cancer charity. Trish Greensmith, known to many by her stage name Chyrelle Addams, (Correct) donated money collected during performances to the Charlie Bear
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Northern Rock cuts mortgage rates
NATIONALISED North-East bank Northern Rock today cut its mortgage rates for the fourth time in just over a month. The group is slashing rates on 13 of its fixed rate and tracker products, reducing them by up to 0.5 per cent, while it is also launching
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Village should stay in Spennymoor ward
A TOWN council will repeat calls for a neighbouring village to stay its ward when electoral boundaries are redrawn. Spennymoor Town Council will relodge objections to proposals by the independent Boundary Committee for England to move Kirk Merrington
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Volunteer at eco-site
A FORMER limestone quarry that is now an environmental centre and nature reserve is inviting people to join a volunteers day. The Harehope Quarry Project, on the edge of Frosterley, in Weardale, County Durham, will hold a volunteering event on Saturday
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Swine flu cases fall
THE number of swine flu cases in the North-East has fallen for the first time since the second wave of infections began, new figures show today. But the number of people needing hospital treatment continues to climb. Figures released in the last hour
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Cathedral service for families
A BRASS band is to play a poignant performance at a service to remember lost loved ones this weekend. The Durham Miners' Association Brass Band are to perform at a remembrance service in Durham Cathedral on Sunday, in support of St Cuthbert's Hospice
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Opening dates for academies
TWO multi-million pound academies could open within two years, it has emerged. The proposed £25m academies for Consett and Stanley, in County Durham, could open in 2011, a full meeting of Durham County Council heard on Wednesday. A planned academy for
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Railway TV
THE world famous North Yorkshire Moors Railway has become the first visitor attraction of its kind in the UK to launch an internet TV channel. NYMR TV is now available to watch on YouTube, as well as on the preserved steam line’s own website, www.nymr.co.uk
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Opening dates for academies
TWO multi-million pound academies could open within two years, it has emerged. The proposed £25m academies for Consett and Stanley, in County Durham, could open in 2011, a full meeting of Durham County Council heard on Wednesday. A planned academy for
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Huge visitor arrives on Tyne
A HUGE dredger was towed into the Tyne this morning ahead of work to cut a second Tyne tunnel. The 305-ft long Vesalius was towed into the river on the back of a massive cargo barge. It will be floated off the barge tomorrow morning starting at 9am.
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Poignant service for family
A BRASS band is to play a poignant performance at a service to remember lost loved ones this weekend. The Durham Miners' Association Brass Band are to perform at a remembrance service in Durham Cathedral on Sunday, in support of St Cuthbert's Hospice
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City parking staff win praise in public survey
STAFF dealing with a city's parking issues appear to be on the right road to achieving customer satisfaction. Almost nine out of ten users of the Parking Shop, in Durham's North Road, who responded to a recent survey said they believed staff offer a
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Long-serving manager retires
THE LONG-serving manager of a care centre for people with mental illness has retired after 17 years in the post. Ken Garbett had been manager of the St Margaret’s Centre, on Margery Lane, Durham, since it opened in February 1992. He retired last month
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Much-loved sculpture destroyed
VANDALS have destroyed a sculpture created to celebrate one of the country’s most spectacular landscapes. The installation at the Sutton Bank National Park Centre, near Thirsk, was vandalised beyond repair in a mindless attack earlier this
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Wildflower project set to receive extra funding
A SUCCESSFUL project that has saved some of the rarest native wildflowers in the region is set to receive extra funding to extend the scheme. The Cornfield Flowers Project was set up more than 10 years ago in response to concerns that almost all the
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Opening dates for academies
TWO multi-million pound academies could open within two years, it has emerged. The proposed £25m academies for Consett and Stanley, in County Durham, could open in 2011, a full meeting of Durham County Council heard on Wednesday. A planned academy for
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Tractor run raises thousands for charity
A VINTAGE tractor rally has raised thousands of pounds for charity. The National Vintage Tractor Run came to the roads of County Durham in April, with more than 350 vehicles taking part in a 25-mile route which started and ended at Ushaw College, near
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Police clean up town
POLICE have been cleaning up a North Yorkshire town - quite literally. Officers in Thirsk rolled up their sleeves to get involved with a multi-agency clean-up of the area, helped by youngsters from Thirsk School. The main focus of the operation was
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The Men Who Stare At Goats (15)
Stars: George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick, Stephen Root, Stephen Lang, Rebecca Mader Running time: 95 mins Rating: ★★★★ A MILITARY man runs across the room at full speed, coming to an abrupt and probably
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Bright Star (PG)
Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox Running time: 119 mins Rating: ★★★ POETS can be a pain. All that furrowed brow angst and emotional turmoil. Romantic ones are even worse. Look at John Keats. Or rather, listen to him
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Accolade for £5m centre
THE team behind the Great Yorkshire Show are celebrating again with the news that their new home has won another award. The £5m Regional Agricultural Centre at the Harrogate showground has been named as a winner in the Estates Gazette 2009 Green Awards
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Disney’s A Christmas Carol (PG)
Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright Penn, Cary Elwes Running time: 96 mins Rating: ★★★ THE word to note in the title is Disney’s. What, you might be wondering, happened to Charles Dickens? Well, his story has
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Jennifer’s Body (15)
Stars: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, J K Simmons, Amy Sedaris, Adam Brody Running time: 102 mins Rating: ★★ NICE body, shame about the movie. It fails to live up to any part of its billing as “a sexy horror film with a wicked
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Boro boss swoops for Villa midfielder
MIDDLESBROUGH boss Gordon Strachan today signed Aston Villa midfielder Isaiah Osbourne on a two-month loan deal. The Birmingham-born 21-year-old, who trained with the Teessiders for the first time this morning, has made 29 appearances for Villa since
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Teenager badly injured after road accident
A TEENAGE girl suffered serious head and arm injuries in a collision involving a car on a main road through a village. Police road incident investigators today appealed for information from witnesses to the accident, which took place on the A182 Front
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Jim is our greatest miser
His film might be entitled Disney’s A Christmas Carol, but Jim Carrey tells Steve Pratt why he’s keen to keep the British fans of Dickens happy. JIM Carrey comes into the room, spies one of the giant fake snowballs in the Christmas decorations,
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Bryn on the Bad
Britain’s best-known opera singer, Bryn Terfel, explains to Viv Hardwick why he wants to put his Bad Boy roles on stage. SOMEHOW, it doesn’t surprise you to learn that the brooding star of song, Bryn Terfel, has opted to bring the Bad Boys of
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Why goats got the vote
Steve Pratt hears George Clooney sing the praises of N-E writer Peter Straughan. THE second day of the London Film Festival and the second press conference starring Mr George Clooney. Fantastic Mr Fox has given way to The Men Who Stare At Goats
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Light fantastic
The dark nights are about to become a lot more exciting thanks to a series of light festivals and displays. Viv Hardwick reports. DURHAM Cathedral is about to be washed with light sculptures based on the Lindisfarne Gospels while the banks, bridges
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Police to attend county's Remembrance events
SENIOR police officers and staff will take the time to commemorate this year’s Remembrance events. Grahame Maxwell, chief constable of North Yorkshire Police, will attend a service on Sunday, at York Minster. He said: "I know that all officers and staff
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Region of note
A new book chronicles some of Yorkshire’s pop pioneers, one-hit wonders and unsung heroes. Stuart Arnold takes a look. WHEN the history of pop music is written, it’s fair to say that Yorkshire won’t feature in the first few pages. That’s not
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New to rent
Night At The Museum 2 (Cert PG, 100 mins, Twentieth Century Fox, to buy DVD £19.99/DVD Box Set £22.99/Blu-ray £28.99/Blu-ray Box Set £39.99). Stars: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan SECURITY
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Hard-pressed for answers
NEVER mind whether the postmen are right to go on strike, the pressing question of the week is: How long are you meant to wait before you wear a shirt that’s just been ironed? Let me explain... It had been a heavy week at work so I was relaxing
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Fighting Fiction: A Lesser Of Two Evils
THIS debut EP is a powerful collision of indie rock guitar riffs, reggae tinged punk and socially aware lyrics. These are songs written with anger and sung with an amazing passion. The Bristol-based foursome evoke an honest and fundamentally
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Babs beware
AT her age she should know better. But Queen Vic landlady pint-sized Peggy Mitchell is back underneath the Archie in EastEnders (BBC1) as she gets her estranged husband to stamp her bus pass. Most pensioners are content with a winter fuel payment
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Frankmusik goes in search of the UK's best unsigned talent
BRITISH electropop star Frankmusik have kicked off a nationwide search for the UK’s best unsigned musical talent. The Kit Kat Battle of the Bands will hit Newcastle University Student Union on Tuesday as part of a tour of student unions across
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November 5, 2009
WHAT’S ON The Samling Concert, The Sage Gateshead, 7pm, Saturday, showcases young professional singers from the UK, Portugal, Armenia, South Korea and India. 0191-443 4661. REVIEWS Mahler: Alan Gilbert (BISSACD- 1710) Mahler’s Symphony No
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Jace Everett: Red Revelations (Humphead Records HUMP 073)
IF you’re a Channel Four TV viewer and you watch the US series True Blood then you may have noticed the music that accompanies the opening credits. The song, Bad Things, has already been released here as a single and it is taken from Jace Everett
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Julius Caesar, Royal Sheakespeare Company, Theatre Royal, Newcastle
ROME is a dingy and desolate place in the eyes of director Lucy Bailey, as two hapless souls, representing Romulus and Remus, battle to the death. The audience cranes forward to enjoy the dialogue and to search in vain for the plotters’ clear
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Thelma’s at home
Thelma Denholm’s one hundred years have been full ones, thanks in large part to following the advice of her beloved father. MRS Thelma Denholm MBE, BA, JP celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday, a truly remarkable and wholly indomitable lady
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Tribute to great folklorist Ewan MacColl
THE great folklorist and songwriter Ewan MacColl died 20 years ago this month, and last week I was among a handful of singers, including local lad Bob Fox, to be invited by Ewan’s partner Peggy Seeger to appear at a tribute concert in Salford
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November 5, 2009
WHAT’S ON Tonight, Empirical, Gateshead Old Town Hall, 0191-433-8420; tomorrow Jason Yarde with Voice of the North, Darlington Arts Centre, 01325-486555, and Portico Quartet at Middlesbrough Town Hall Crypt, 01642-727729. CD REVIEWS
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MP threats of revolt set to fade
SO, will MPs carry on the fight against the painful expenses crackdown heading their way – or will they throw in the towel and accept their fate? More important, is the draconian overhaul unveiled yesterday the correct way to restore public trust
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Pink, MetroRadio Arena, Newcastle
PINK found fame as the feisty ladette with no qualms singing about her personal problems and sticking it to the man. Unafraid to explore mental disorders and failed love affairs in drawnout detail, we warmed to her as the female version of Robbie
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Life on the cobbles
Coronation Street (ITV1, 8.30pm). IT’S the question Katherine Kelly is always being asked – how like Coronation Street’s Becky is she? Meeting her, you appreciate she’s softer and less brash than her soap character. And less mouthy too. Since arriving
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Clocks switch
RE Peter Mullen’s column about the possibilities of staying on British Summer Time all year round (Echo, Oct 27). I recall that this was tried during the Labour administration of 1966-70. With parents complaining that children were going to
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The Tories
A POSITIVE of the recent postal strikes is that it has shown once again that the Tories retain their destructive nature. They wish to break apart and sell off 100 per cent of our postal system to private firms that are no doubt lobbying the Tories
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Islamised Britain
POLITICAL correctness (PC) is a form of autism which, among other things, is an inability to imagine. To illustrate: when an autistic looks at a car, they see a car, like the rest of us. But if you say to an autistic “Imagine that car wasn’t there
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Afghanistan: the rising toll
ANOTHER five brave young British soldiers lost their lives in Afghanistan on Tuesday. In this case, they were apparently killed by a rogue trainee policeman. How many more have to die before we accept that we are not wanted there and that our presence
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Friends and family pay tributes to slain soldiers
THE friends and family of soldiers shot dead by a rogue Afghan policeman have spoken of their devastation in the wake of the deaths. Warrant Officer First Class Darren Chant, Sergeant Matthew Telford and Guardsman Jimmy Major from the Grenadier Guards
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Car lights
CAN someone who does it possibly provide an answer to the following query: why do some car drivers persist in travelling around with their front fog lights switched on when it is not foggy and visibility is good, either without or in addition to
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Back to front
YOUR article about London’s Hotel 41 (Echo Travel, Oct 31) made mention of it looking over the “Queen’s backyard” and included a photograph intimating that it showed the back of Buckingham Palace. Many years ago, when I was at school in London
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Killer winter
EVERYBODY in government is going on about swine flu. As we know, thousands of people die in the winter months as it is. However, I fear it will not be swine flu that will kill large numbers of elderly people, but the high cost of fuel bills. Even
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Roadshow shame
I WAS aghast to see the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow last Sunday being held in Lincoln Cathedral. The people who take their “antiques” have probably had them valued elsewhere and are only seeking a second opinion. Though I do not believe in the dogma
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The final betrayal
IN 1973, Britain joined what we were told was only a trading bloc, a “Common Market”. That was never the case. Ever closer economic, political and monetary union was always the aim and now it has been achieved. The European Superstate will be
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The need to hold firm
TRAINING the Afghan police, as well as the Afghan army, so that they can eventually take over responsibility for their country’s security, is at the heart of Nato’s exit strategy for allied troops. And that strategy suffered a very serious blow
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Putting flesh to long-lost bones
Every year the names on the war memorial in a North Yorkshire village are read out on Remembrance Day. Sharon Griffiths hears how one couple determined to find out about these men who died for their country. THEY were names on a brass plaque
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Trainee 'bobbies' on beat at Bridges
SHOPLIFTERS were wise to steer clear of a city centre indoor shopping centre today. An extra police presence was evident at The Bridges, in Sunderland, as trainees from the North-East Centre for Policing Skills (NECPS), at Aykley Heads, Durham, put their
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Trainee officers 'on beat' in shopping centre
SHOPLIFTERS were wise to steer clear of a city centre indoor shopping centre today. An extra police presence was evident at The Bridges, in Sunderland, as trainees from the North-East Centre for Policing Skills (NECPS), at Aykley Heads, Durham, put their
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East Coast Main Line to come under public control
ONE of the UK's biggest rail franchises will come under public control next week, the Department for Transport announced today. The London-to-Edinburgh East Coast Main Line, which runs through the North-East, will transfer to a Government-controlled
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Benozzo ready to score again
BENOZZO GOZZOLI barely broke sweat when scoring at Nottingham last week and a 6lb penalty is unlikely to stop him going in again at Lingfield. The son of Medicean had shown precious little on his first nine starts of the year but, running off
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Changes to rules of cricket
THE England and Wales Cricket Board yesterday released the rules and regulations for the 2010 domestic season and, in so doing, announced the formulation of a working group which will evaluate the points system in the LV County Championship.
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All-rounder Wright backs his captain
LUKE WRIGHT maintains that the England team will always be 100 per cent behind their captain amid suggestions from Graeme Smith that opposite number Andrew Strauss acted out of character during their much-publicised Champions Trophy altercation
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Toyota under scrutiny by FIA
THE FIA are to revisit the recently imposed cost-cutting measures in the wake of Toyota’s departure from Formula One yesterday. Motor sport’s world governing body has, via a statement, expressed “concern” at the announcements made this week by
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Poppy watch
Two more Premier League clubs have joined those having a poppy displayed on their match shirts this weekend. Stoke and Blackburn have agreed to commemorate Remembrance Sunday in the most appropriate way. That just leaves Manchester United, Liverpool
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Gamble pays off as Thompson returns
STEVE THOMPSON’S £500,000 gamble paid off handsomely yesterday after he was named as England’s starting hooker to face Australia at Twickenham. The World Cup winner last donned the England number two jersey in 2006 before he underwent neck surgery
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Campbell keen to prove fitness
FRAIZER CAMPBELL is still to take part in a full training session this week, but the Sunderland striker is determined to prove his fitness ahead of Saturday’s trip to his former employers, Tottenham. Campbell injured his hip in last week’s Carling
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Arsenal 4 AZ Alkmaar 1
Arsenal 4 AZ Alkmaar 1 ARSENE WENGER hailed his freescoring Arsenal side as offering the most attacking options since his arrival at the club after watching them sweep aside AZ Alkmaar. Wenger’s men defeated their Dutch opponents 4-1 at the Emirates
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New car sales soar
NEW car sales soared last month as buyers continued to take advantage of the Government's cash for bangers car scrappage scheme. New registrations in October rose 31.6 per cent compared with October 2008, with a total of 168,942 new cars being sold last
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Lennon doubt for Tottenham
TOTTENHAM winger Aaron Lennon is expected to miss Saturday’s Barclays Premier League clash against Sunderland, although the better news for Harry Redknapp is encouragement over Luka Modric’s return to light training. Modric has been out for two
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Time on Boro’s side, says Bent
MARCUS BENT knows all about winning promotion from the Championship, and the striker insists there is plenty of time for Middlesbrough to force their way into the top two despite QPR’s draw on Tuesday having dropped them to eighth position,
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West Ham United 2 Aston Villa 1
West Ham United 2 Aston Villa 1 SUBSTITUTE Zavon Hines scored an injury-time winner against ten-man Aston Villa to lift West Ham out of the bottom three of the Barclays Premier League. Hines fired home after a fine run by Scott Parker as the
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Lyon 1 Liverpool 1
Lyon 1 Liverpool 1 LIVERPOOL hearts were broken by a cruel lastminute equaliser that has all but ended their Champions League dreams for a traumatic season. The much-maligned Ryan Babel had scored a wonderful goal with just seven minutes left
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Benitez calm over future
RAFAEL BENITEZ insists he does not fear for his job even though Liverpool now need a miracle to reach the last 16 of the Champions League. The Liverpool boss had seen victory snatched from his team by Lyon, who equalised through Lisandro in the
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FA chiefs warn of two-year ban
DISCIPLINARY chiefs have stated that Rio Ferdinand’s eight-month ban for missing a drugs test in 2003 should not be used as a benchmark for dealing with any future offences. Any player who misses a test in the future should expect a two-year
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Knitters work wonders with their wool
A GROUP of women knitters in a remote dales village have been reaching out to charities in the North-East. With their latest fundraising effort, the Busy Fingers group, who meet weekly in Westgate village hall, in Weardale, County Durham, raised
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Llambias tells fans to support their team
DEREK LLAMBIAS has urged Newcastle United supporters to call off their ongoing protests against owner Mike Ashley, despite confirming that the name of the club’s ground has changed to sportsdirect. com @ St James’ Park for the rest of the season
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Cup sponsors
PROFESSIONAL services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has been confirmed as the first sponsor of England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup. PwC, which has an office in Newcastle, will act as business advisor for the campaign to host the world’s greatest
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Young soldier dies on training course
A YOUNG soldier has collapsed and died after completing a five-mile training run. The 23-year-old man, who has not yet been named by the Ministry of Defence, was taken ill at about noon on Tuesday, following the training exercise at Catterick
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Company to create 40 jobs
ELECTRICAL engineering company Houghton International is marking its 25th year in business by announcing that it will create 40 jobs over the next three years. The company, based on Walker Riverside, in Newcastle, is set to break through the
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Business improving at Rock
NATIONALISED Northern Rock said yesterday that it expected a significant improvement in second-half trading as growth in mortgage arrears slowed. The Newcastle-based lender will still be loss-making this year, but said the recent trend – helped
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Transport operator secures US joint deal
NORTH-EAST transport operator Go-Ahead Group is moving into the US market by teaming up with one of the biggest school bus fleet operators in North America. The Newcastle-based group has formed a joint venture (JV) with Cook Illinois Corp to
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Region praised for electric cars project
ONE of the most powerful figures in the vehicle sector yesterday said the North-East was “looking to compete with the best in Europe” when it came to the development of electric vehicle technology. Edmund King, president of the Automobile Association
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Police appeal after teenage pedestrian injured crossing road
A TEENAGE girl suffered serious head and arm injuries in a collision involving a car on a main road through a village. Police road incident investigators today appealed for information from witnesses to the accident, which took place on the A182 Front
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Restaurant closed after bug outbreak
AN award-winning restaurant has temporarily closed after more than 80 customers, as well as members of staff, developed sickness and diarrhoea. The popular Michelin starred Star Inn, at Harome, near Helmsley, North Yorkshire, confirmed yesterday
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Countdown to opening of five-star resort
FINAL preparations are under way ahead of the opening of the region’s newest fivestar resort. Rockliffe Hall has been transformed from a derelict 18th Century mansion house into a hotel, complete with spa and golf course. The venue, in Hurworth
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Companies strike gold with Olympic contracts
SIXTEEN companies from the North-East have won contracts for the 2012 Olympics, with many more winning work in the supply chain, it was revealed last night. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) made the announcement yesterday about the contracts
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Bottle-top art is shining example of creativity
VISITORS to a North-East museum watched school pupils creating art from recycled bottle tops yesterday. Youngsters from Spennymoor School, in County Durham, were working on the art project in the gallery of Durham University’s Oriental Museum
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Tears as biker locked up over death of pensioner
A SPEEDING motorcyclist who mowed down and killed a pensioner as she walked a dog was yesterday locked up for three years. Martin Tyson saw Elizabeth Sugdon crossing the road, but did not brake in case he lost control of his powerful Kawasaki
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Prove you’re disabled, amputee war hero told
COUNCIL bosses asked a double amputee war hero to sign forms for his disabled badge in person – to prove he was eligible. Second World War veteran Ted Dracup, 90, needs round-the-clock care after his legs were amputated due to gangrene two years
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Alert after cat dies from antifreeze poisoning
A WOMAN whose cat was poisoned by antifreeze is warning other pet owners to be on guard. Beverley Duce, from Shildon, County Durham, believes her 14-month-old tomcat, Jack, ingested antifreeze while roaming the area around her family’s home
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Ex-boxer launches ‘private police’
A FORMER professional boxer has formed a “private police force” to tackle crime and disorder on the streets of a North-East town. “Fearless” Francis Jones and his firm, Sparta Security, will patrol parts of Darlington, responding to reports of
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MP launches attack over a crackdown on expenses
ONE of the region’s MPs launched an attack on yesterday’s “sell the home, sack the spouse” expenses crackdown. Bishop Auckland MP Helen Goodman branded anti-sleaze watchdog Sir Christopher Kelly an “establishment” figure ignorant of the reality
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Ex-pupil pays flying visit to give career tips
STUDENTS learned a military lesson when a former pupil dropped by for a flying visit in a Royal Navy helicopter. The Lynx helicopter, from 815 Naval Air Squadron, in Yeovilton, Somerset, landed on the sports field at St John’s RC School, in Bishop
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Church diocese ruled as liable for abuse payouts
A CATHOLIC diocese faces an £8m compensation bill after a judge ruled it liable for running a former children’s home at the centre of an abuse scandal spanning 30 years. There are 142 alleged victims of sexual and physical abuse from St William
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Apology as poppy cadets ejected
A SHOPPING centre has apologised after cadets collecting for the Poppy Appeal were asked to leave its premises. The two teenage cadets were part of a group who gave up their Saturday to hold tins to raise money for injured soldiers, as part
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Teenagers face jail over cock-fighting
A GROUP of teenagers arrested for cock-fighting could be jailed for their “horrendous” cruelty to animals. The three men – two from Darlington and one from Bishop Auckland – were seen pitching two cockerels against each other in a field. Both
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Rapists back behind bars after public appeal
TWO rapists who absconded from prison were back behind bars yesterday, police said. Jason Millard, 40, and 42- year-old Frank Dalton went missing from North Sea Camp, near Boston, Lincolnshire, soon after 6.30pm on Sunday, Lincolnshire Police
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Hunt for assassin of British troops
Soldiers were drinking tea when the killer opened fire. A MANHUNT was under way last night for an assassin who shot dead five British soldiers in Afghanistan. British troops were involved in the search for the “rogue” Afghan policeman – named
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Plight of the bumblebee looking less precarious
BUMBLEBEE, corn bunting and sky lark numbers have been boosted by 22 years of environmentally-friendly farming schemes, a report has found. According to a study by Natural England, agrienvironment schemes (AES) have brought major benefits to
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Bio-refinery jobs promise for Teesside
THE UK’s first bio-refinery could be built in the region in a move that would create hundreds of jobs, it was revealed last night. Ineos Bio is carrying out a feasibility study into whether a plant could be built at Seal Sands, on Teesside,
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Geordie stars sing for Sir Bobby fund
THE stars of Auf Wiedersehen Pet have teamed up again to make a charity record in aid of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. Actors Jimmy Nail, Kevin Whately and Tim Healy got in the recording studio to perform a new version of Geordie anthem
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Hint of extra £2m for free bus passes
COUNCILS in the North-East and North Yorkshire could get an extra £2m to cover the cost of free bus passes for the elderly and disabled. The Department for Transport is proposing to recalculate the funding it gives to local authorities to run
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MP launches attack over crackdown on expenses
ONE of the region’s MPs launched an attack on yesterday’s “sell the home, sack the spouse” expenses crackdown. Bishop Auckland MP Helen Goodman branded anti-sleaze watchdog Sir Christopher Kelly an “establishment” figure ignorant of the reality
