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Chester spring shock in Durham Challenge Cup: Dunston hit nine, Durham win with ten men
Chester-le-Street produced one of the surprises of the night when they beat Birtley 2-1 in the Durham Challenge Cup last night. They took the lead in the opening minutes when Liam McBryde cut in from the right and fired into the top corner, and just
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Seven held after man's body found in Newcastle
SEVEN people are being questioned by police after the death of a man in Newcastle. Officers visited an address in Colston Street, in the citys West End, after a call at 10.13am on Tuesday and found the man dead. The death is being treated as suspicious
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Agnew names attacking Boro team
CARETAKER manager Steve Agnew has named an attacking line-up for tonight's Championship match at Nottingham Forest. While naming Tarmo Kink on the bench, Agnew has opted to include Scott McDonald, Kris Boyd and Leroy Lita in his starting line-up. An
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Wilks' 'flat out' performance rewarded in Scotland
GUY Wilks may not have retained the title, but he was still one of the stars of this year's Rally of Scotland. The Skoda UK Motorsport driver retired while leading the Intercontinental Rally Challenge event after his Fabia S2000 suffered a
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County council takes over food festival
A FOOD festival which attracts thousands of visitors every year will be managed by the county council next year. Durham County Council has agreed to take over responsibility for the management and development of Bishop Auckland Food Festival in the
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Bruce: 'We're over-reliant on Darren Bent'
STEVE Bruce last night admitted Sunderland have become over-reliant on their leading goalscorer Darren Bent.The Black Cats drew 0-0 at Blackburn despite playing against ten men for the whole of the second half, and while they are now unbeaten in their
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Cats draw a blank against ten-man Blackburn
THE weeks may come and go, but Sunderland's inability to win on their travels remains resolutely unchanged.Despite playing against a Blackburn side comprising only ten men for the whole of the second half, the Black Cats were unable to record their opening
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Defence review - ships, planes, tanks and soldiers face the axe
DAVID Cameron unveiled the hotly contested Defence Review this afternoon - and faced allegations that the cuts turned Britain into a second-class power. HMS Ark Royal, the Royal Navy's last surviving strike carrier, will be retired immediately and the
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Ark Royal - the world's most famous warship
The Ark Royal is one of the oldest names in the Royal Navy with a history stretching back to Sir Walter Raleigh. The first Ark was a 690-ton galleon. She was originally ordered by Sir Walter Raleigh (hence her original name of Ark Raleigh) and later
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Tee-mendous total
A GOLF day which raised more than £6,000 for a cancer charity is set to become an annual event. The Ladies Pink Ribbon Charity Day was held at Ramside Hall Hotel and Golf Club on October 4, timed to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Buses damaged by stones and rocks
POLICE in Bishop Auckland are investigating a spate of incidents where rocks have been thrown at buses, causing damage to the vehicles. Officers in the town have recorded several incidents since mid-August, with the latest one occurring last week,
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PM insists cuts will not damage defence
DAVID Cameron insisted the coalition was protecting Britain's future security today as he confirmed deep cuts to the armed forces. The Prime Minister said the Ministry of Defence's budget would fall eight per cent in real terms by 2015, with
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Appeal after ATM incident
POLICE are appealing for information about an incident at a cash machine in Spennymoor. A woman was at the cash machine at Lloyds TSB bank, Cheapside, at 10.25am, on Saturday, when an unknown man approached and made inappropriate comments to her.
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In the days when Broomielaw cleaned up
SORRY for the lack of updates. The new Memories section has been launched and has received many kind comments, thank-you very much, but it is going to be a time-consuming project. Then I've been working on a new talk that'll get its first airing
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Flu jabs for poultry workers
POULTRY workers across North Yorkshire are being urged to get a free flu jab from their GP. The seasonal flu vaccination is being made available free to those who work in close contact with poultry - and there are around 1,000 poultry farms
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Light up a Life launched
A HOSPICE has launched its annual Light up a Life appeal, to allow bereaved families to remember loved ones lost in the past year. Durham City’s St Cuthbert’s Hospice is inviting people to remember a friend or relative who has passed away by making a
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MP pitches in at Venue
AN MP has joined a day of fundraising for a youth centre. Roberta Blackman-Woods, Labour MP for Durham City, took part in a day of events in aid of the Young People’s Venue, on North Road, Durham. Dr Blackman-Woods helped establish the centre, which
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Ferguson confirms Rooney wants to quit
MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed striker Wayne Rooney wants to leave the club. Rooney's future has been the subject of intense speculation over the last few days following reports that the England striker was unprepared to sign
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Archbishop of York urges youngsters to 'make own opportunities'
The Archbishop of York has warned young people against the ''worship'' of celebrity culture as a path to success. Dr John Sentamu advised the current generation to turn their backs on violence and towards creating their own opportunities. In an interview
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Ark Royal biggest casualty in defence shake-up
BRITAIN will be without a front-line strike aircraft carrier for the best part of a decade after the Navy's flagship HMS Ark Royal is scrapped. The decision to scrap Ark Royal with immediate effect will leave the Navy with no flat tops until
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100 apply for 30 new store jobs
MORE than 100 people applied for just 30 jobs when an expanding North Yorkshire superstore advertised for more staff. The manager of the Catterick Garrison Tesco on Gough Road, Matthew Miller, described the size of the response as "overwhelming." He
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Broken down bus causes A66 tailbacks
A BROKEN-down bus caused rush hour chaos in Teesside this morning. Reports suggested the A66 eastbound was gridlocked for over five miles at one point, from Middlesbrough back to the Long Newton turn-off. The bus was cleared off the road at about 9.15am
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The V-world
Sue Jenkins tells Steve Pratt about her decision – finally – to join the cast of The Vagina Monologues. SUE JENKINS is in Middlesbrough and intends to have an afternoon nap once we’ve finished talking. Nothing to do with our conversation sending
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Seeing Double, Live Theatre, Newcastle
WHILE treading the boards at Newcastle’s Theatre Royal the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) do outreach work with up-and-coming writers and the names Ali Muriel and Rosalind Wyllie are well worth taking note of. Two 45-minute pieces were rehearsed
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The Overcoat, Northern Stage, Newcastle
AKAKKI is a lonely hardworking desk clerk. Behind his quiet exterior is an extraordinary desire to change his life and win Natalia, the girl of his dreams, but for her to even notice him, he will need a new coat. The theme of the work is ‘get
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Sixth and sic
AT last, someone – K McDonald (HAS, Oct 12) – has the same opinion as myself about the change in pronunciation of the word “sixth” to “sic/sick”. I have been driven mad for months every time I hear someone in the media (mainly newsreaders) come
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Airport charges
IT was with disbelief that looking at the Durham Tees Valley Airport website last Friday morning – just to see what’s coming and going on the day – there was mention of a new charge per passenger starting next month if you are flying from there
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Lost in space
The First Men In The Moon (BBC4,9pm); Motorway Madness (Five, 8pm). FOLLOWERS of The League of Gentleman might think that Can Do, the new production company run by Mark Gatiss, is named after the catchphrase of Alvin Steele in that series.
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Cats
WHY do cat owners refuse to accept responsibility for the safety and behaviour of their animals? They allow them to roam free to defecate on other people’s property, kill the garden birds and breed indiscriminately. When I query this, I am told
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National debt
THE coalition Government promised honest politics. This has rapidly become a sick joke. Consider its repeated lies about the national debt – that it is historically large, that it is a result of Labour’s incompetence, that it is huge compared with
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Chile rescue
A VALUABLE lesson in leadership has been learnt through last week’s rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners. President Sebastian Pinera’s statesmanship stands in marked contrast to that of President Asif Ali Zardari, of Pakistan, following his
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Baroness Thatcher
COLUMNIST Harry Mead could have been a little more charitable about Baroness Thatcher on her 85th birthday (Echo, Oct 13). We all agree she was the original “Marmite” politician – you either loved or hated her. I never admired her style, but
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Grave issue not without its laughs
THERE’S a big row going on in the Diocese of Carlisle. There have been so many refusals on the part of the clergy to abide by the strict rules about what ornaments may be placed on graves that the Venerable Richard Pratt, Archdeacon of West Cumberland
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Keep the show on the road
As the country waits for details of public sector spending cuts tomorrow, Tony Chapman, professor of social policy at Teesside University, assesses the impact on the voluntary sector – “the bedrock of the Big Society”. PEOPLE from all walks of life
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An honest departure
MODERN football at the higher levels is big business and nothing much happens without lots of money changing hands. It is, therefore, refreshing to hear that Gordon Strachan has left Middlesbrough without asking for a penny in compensation. There
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‘You’ll never get poor taking some profits
OVER the past three months, UK stock market investors have enjoyed one of the most powerful rallies in recent years, with the FTSE 100 Index rising more than 900 points – nearly 20 per cent. This rally has been driven by a multitude of factors
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Chief executive says personal service is key to record profit
ONE of the UK’s fastest growing motor retailers, whose chief executive answers all customer complaints personally, has just enjoyed its best ever weekend of sales. It comes as North-Eastbased Vertu Motors yesterday reported an increase in profit
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Small society knocks Tesco off its perch with new offer
IT may have only eight branches, but Barnsley Building Society has big ambitions and last week it managed to knock the mighty Tesco off its perch with a new product to help hard-pressed savers. On minimum £100 deposits, Barnsley’s one-year
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Pound notes
FOR the 12th consecutive month, the age group facing the steepest annual rise in inflation – 4.1 per cent, above the official headline rate of 3.1 per cent – is 50 to 64-year-olds, says the Alliance Trust Research Centre. The 65 to 74-year-old
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High price for lack of unity
ASURVEY by real estate adviser DTZ has revealed that 42% of local government organisations are missing out on millions of pounds in potential savings by not collaborating to use assets efficiently. This is despite the belief among the overwhelming
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Industrial scheme is gathering pace
ACTIVITY has continued to increase on Tyneside’s highly sought-after Newburn Riverside, with a flurry of deals and instructions on the £6m Gateway West development. In a deal brokered by Sanderson Weatherall LLP, Vertu Motors plc, the eighth
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Keeping the momentum
Manufacturing is not only important to the North-East’s economy, it is critical, as Business Editor Owen McAteer reports. IF the proverbial man in the street was asked to name a manufacturer in the North-East, a few household names would most
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Could you care for abandoned cats?
A CARING home is being sought for a cat and her three kittens, which were found dumped on a quiet country road. The tortoise shell female cat and kittens were picked up on a back road between Barton and Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, yesterday afternoon
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North Yorkshire police announce voluntary redundancy scheme
A POLICE force has announced a voluntary redundancy scheme for civilian staff as it prepares for budget cuts expected in tomorrow's comprehensive spending review. All backroom staff at North Yorkshire Police have been notified of the scheme
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Kids to cut speeding in Lanchester
SCHOOL children in north Durham are helping to tackle speeding to make roads safer. Youngsters in Lanchester are asking drivers entering their village to slow down. Pupils at St Bede’s School and Sixth Form College are working with Durham County Council
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National dairy conference date
A NATIONAL dairy conference will take place at Carlisle Racecourse next month. Harrison & Hetherington, the livestock marketing company behind the event, said it was aimed at dairy farmers. It will be chaired by Jim Brown, a former Scottish
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Agri-Expo will be biggest yet
ORGANISERS of Agri-Expo, the leading autumn livestock event at Carlisle Borderway Mart, say it will be the biggest and best to date. The free event, on Friday, October 29, has attracted a record 680 livestock entries that will compete for silverware
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Beef price fall leads to shaken confidence
A FURTHER fall in the price of beef has shaken confidence in the sustainability of beef enterprises. There is particular concern for suckler herds, which help ensure that farms can be restocked. However, Eblex sector director Nick Allen said
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Dairy farm leads the way in improving its productivity
DAIRY farmers turned out in force to hear about the dramatic improvements achieved by a North Yorkshire farm. Crosby Grange became a KW Compass Programme farm two years ago. Since then, it has cut more than a month off its herd average calving
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Boot camps help firms grow
FREE boot camps are being organised to help North-East businesses grow. The business boot camps are intensive weekend sessions where people with a potentially high growth company could benefit from expert advice and support. The sessions, created
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Taking ‘the best way forward’
STEELWORKERS union representatives are to meet with representatives of the Thai company proposing to buy Tata Steel’s Teesside Cast Products (TCP) plant, this week. Although a final deal has yet to be agreed, Tata Steel, formerly Corus, and Sahaviriya
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North-East manufacturing is providing a ray of sunshine
DESPITE the dark cloud that still hangs over the economy, with tomorrow’s Government spending cuts set to hit the North-East hard, manufacturing is providing the region with a welcome ray of sunshine. After a difficult time for the industry
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Firewood processor joins team
A RURAL estate is enjoying an increased demand for its firewood logs. Mulgrave Estate manages 2,500 acres of woodland near Whitby and has just invested more than £20,000 on the latest firewood processing machine. The Austrian Posch mechanical
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Online team gives advice to starters
BUSINESS entrepreneurs will offer support and advice to small and fledgling firms as part of an initiative. Five successful business owners have joined forces to give their time and expertise to local businesses by creating an online Dragons
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Not axed from shortlist but no decision for a decade
THE Government has paved the way for a next generation nuclear power plant to be constructed in Hartlepool after the town escaped being axed from a shortlist of potential sites. Three sites were dumped from an original list of potential locations
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Historic castle looks to next generation
THE location for TV drama series Brideshead Revisited has become the first in a pilot scheme to encourage business parks in North Yorkshire to offer next-generation broadband. The Smart Parks project led by NYnet in partnership with York and
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Internet aid gets Debra back to work
A WOMAN forced to give up a gardening career because of arthritis has launched an online gift service. Debra Farrell launched two internet companies, magical creations.co.uk and ourmagi calday.co.uk, selling handmade gifts, wedding stationery
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All-time high number travel through Chunnel
CHANNEL tunnel operator Eurotunnel carried an all-time high figure of 14,975 cars, motorbikes and coaches through the tunnel on its shuttle services on August 14. Eurotunnel, which also generates income by charging other freight and passenger
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Pair using technology to mimic Jimi Hendrix sound
TWO university students who set up their own business are using modern technology to recreate the classic guitar rock sounds created by Jimi Hendrix. Douglas Bourne, an undergraduate at Durham University studying mechanical engineering, and
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Electric car firm proposes merger
LIBERTY Electric Cars, which has been forced by regulators to make a public climb down over its proposed £15m takeover of fellow North-East electric vehicle maker Tanfield Group, is appealing to the Wearside firm’s shareholders to combine the
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Turning the heat up to create more jobs
A FAMILY-OWNED central heating and fireplace company is expanding and creating jobs. Pawletts, based in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, has taken on additional premises in Skelton. It will see the business, established as GA Pawlett more than 39
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Joanne Fryett: This will be a date to remember
OCTOBER 20 is a date that has been etched in the calendar for some considerable time. It is not an overstatement to say that it is a date that will influence the course of the North-East economy for the foreseeable future. What in other years
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Retirement for BHP partner Norman
NORMAN HART, a partner in BHP Law, has announced his retirement. He plans to devote more time to his community work with Finchale Training College, Durham Rotary Club, Durham Union Society and the Freemen of Durham and other interests, including
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Priory heads North with up to 50 jobs on offer
A HEALTHCARE provider best known for helping celebrities kick their alcohol and drug problems is shifting its UK finance department to the North-East, creating up to 50 jobs, with plans to double the operation in the next two to three years.
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Workshop gives advice on industrial action
A CRASH course on how to deal with strikes is being organised for employers. Ward Hadaway, which has an office in Newcastle, will hold two half-day workshops to give companies and organisations a legal and practical insight into how to cope with
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Clark Willis move aims to make separation easier
A LAW firm is launching a service that allows separating couples to settle their differences out of court. Darlington-based Clark Willis’ collaborative law service lets clients reach agreement face-toface with their former partners, but with
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Deb McGargle: Days of bungs, bribes and backhanders are numbered
THE Bribery Act 2010, which will be introduced soon, aims to modernise and consolidate the law on bribery, which in some cases dates as far back as 1889. With a more comprehensive framework, the law on bribery will help combat this crime in the
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Growing support for food project
ORGANISERS of a local food project are making the final preparations for their launch event this week. Jenny Chapman MP got stuck in yesterday to help with the Darlington It’s Growing campaign which starts on Friday. Darlington It’s Growing,
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Today's propsects
IF EVER Elhamri is going to win a race again, then surely the Daily Mail Handicap at Lingfield is it. The six-year-old was a talented horse in his younger days and has been a great servant to the Sylvester Kirk yard. Having not got his
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Hammer to fall on Ancients artefact of football history
ANCIENTS history if ever there was, a remarkable survivor of football from the Edwardian age goes – very gingerly – under the hammer next month. It’s a tissue serviette produced to mark the 1908 FA Amateur Cup final between Stockton and the
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Mourinho expects Rooney to stay at United
JOSE Mourinho believes Sir Alex Ferguson will talk Wayne Rooney into staying at Manchester United. While Sir Alex Ferguson is finalising his plans for a response to the eruption around Rooney, which is expected to be delivered today, Mourinho
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New manager relishes challenge
NEW HIBERNIAN manager Colin Calderwood believes the fresh nature of his new role can benefit both himself and the club. Stranraer-born Calderwood won 36 caps for Scotland and represented the nation at Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup, but the Easter
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Hughton planning for life without Calderwood
NEWCASTLE UNITED manager Chris Hughton will sit down with the rest of his backroom team this morning to plan for life after his assistant, Colin Calderwood. Hughton was last night rocked by the news that his number two accepted the Hibernian
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Boro back to the drawing board as Strachan era ends
GORDON STRACHAN’S tenure as Middlesbrough manager ended just nine days short of his one year anniversary. He leaves a club lying 20th in the Championship, having taken over when they were a point from the second automatic promotion place.
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Too much pressure on Bent – Bruce
STEVE Bruce last night admitted Sunderland have become over-reliant on their leading goalscorer Darren Bent. The Black Cats drew 0-0 at Blackburn despite playing against ten men for the whole of the second half, and while they are now unbeaten
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Save our season
■ Mowbray top of Gibson’s list ■ Chairman still hopes for promotion ■ Gibson: “It’s been bloody awful” TONY MOWBRAY is in line for an emotional homecoming after leading the queue of contenders to come in and save Middlesbrough
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UK’s biggest ‘green grid’ may be run from region
PLANS to run Britain’s biggest “smart grid”, a £54m scheme to test green technology on thousands of homes and businesses, in the North- East and Yorkshire were unveiled yesterday. CE Electric UK, British Gas, Durham University and EA Technology
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Blackburn 0 Sunderland 0
Blackburn 0 Sunderland 0 THE weeks may come and go, but Sunderland’s inability to win on their travels remains resolutely unchanged. Despite playing against a Blackburn side comprising only ten men for the whole of the second half, the Black
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‘Mother’s friend was the murderer,’ says accused
A MAN accused of murdering disabled 62-year-old Alan Atkin yesterday gave his account of how the fatal attack occurred. Darlington man Ricky Gelardo, 29, admitted being at Mr Atkin’s Scarborough flat on the night he was murdered, but told the
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Magpies’ striker in court for assault
NEWCASTLE United striker Andy Carroll is to move in with his club captain for the next three months after appearing in court charged with assaulting an ex-girlfriend. The 21-year-old centre forward was arrested on Sunday morning and charged with
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Philippa to host charity golf event
TELEVISION presenter Philippa Tomson will host a golf day and dinner in aid of a children’s charity. The Tyne-Tees presenter’s event in aid of the Coco charity, which works in education and healthcare across the developing world, will be held
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Globe-trotting guide to help museum visitors
A CAMEL has been chosen to guide younger visitors around a popular museum. Students at Durham Gilesgate Sixth Form Centre have designed a new 16-page activity booklet, Globetrotting With Callum, for use by visitors to Durham University’s Oriental
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Region’s sport schools ‘to lose £130,000’
MORE than 20 of the region’s schools will be stripped of about £130,000 for sports teaching in tomorrow’s spending review, Labour claimed last night. Specialist status for all sports schools and colleges will be scrapped and their ring-fenced
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Close encounters of the furred kind
Taxidermist Kevin stuffs rats for Spielberg film. THE North-East is to provide the unusual stars of a new Steven Spielberg film – 40 stuffed rats. The rodents will appear on the silver screen thanks to taxidermist Kevin Wilmot.
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Free cinema showing thanks to national festival
NORTH-EAST children are joining in National Schools Film week with a series of free screenings. Pupils in Durham enjoyed the animated film, Ponyo, at the Durham Gala Theatre and Cinema yesterday. Gala Theatre film development officer Tamara
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Forces braced for ‘worst case’ cuts
Will the Comprehensive Spending Review mean the case is closed for the bobby on the beat? Mark Tallentire reports. EVERY Government wants to be seen to be tough on crime. But with the Home Office having told the region’s police forces
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Two women seriously hurt by herd of cows
TWO women are recovering in hospital after they were seriously injured by a herd of cows in separate incidents on the same day. Dog walkers have been warned of the dangers of entering fields containing cows after the accidents in Redmire, near
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Pedestrian injured after trailer accident
A PEDESTRIAN was hurt and a road was closed after a trailer became unhitched from a tractor and damaged two parked vehicles. The incident happened at about 1.20pm yesterday in Middridge, near Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, where the main road
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Speeders put roadworks access at risk
SPEEDING drivers are putting local access at risk during major roadworks. More than £800,000 is being spent on the A170 at Sutton Bank, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, with the road closed to through traffic while the work continues. Local
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Businessman hoping for ten out of ten in challenge
A BUSINESSMAN is swapping his suit for running shoes to take part in a gruelling fundraising challenge. Nigel Cook, managing director of Elddis Transport, based in Consett, County Durham, plans to run ten half-marathons in ten countries in just
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The eco-friendly way to be buried
A MARKET event is promising everything the environmentally-aware shopper could want in their daily life – and death. A Green Market is to take place in Darlington later this month and, in what is believed to be the country’s first, among the stalls
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Students took the high road for show
THE lives of people living and working along the world’s highest road are explored in an art exhibition. The Trans-Himalayan Highway exhibition features photographs taken by Durham University students who travelled the Indian road last year.
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Father’s rights dad given court order
A CAMPAIGNER for fathers’ rights has been given a court order for attacking the mother of his daughter. Carl Stockill admitted head-butting his former wife Sara Stockill at her home in Darlington, in December last year. The 33-year-old mother
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Strachan quits empty-handed
Boro manager tears up contract and leaves without asking for a penny in compensation. GORDON STRACHAN quit crisis-hit Middlesbrough Football Club yesterday – without asking for a penny in compensation. The beleaguered boss tore up his
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Giantkillers on the Cup trail again
Darlington RA are hoping to cause another upset in the Durham Challenge Cup tonight. The RA beat first division side Esh Winning in the last round, and tonight they’re at Billingham Town, and strengthened by the returns of first choice keeper Phil Pentone
