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SEAT says 'Audi do' with Exeo
IN this day and age we are always being encouraged to recycle wherever possible. Breathing new life into things deemed surplus to requirements is regarded as a noble pursuit in the disposable world in which we live. Now it seems car manufacturers are
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Real Radio Visit Cockfield…
As you may have heard, Cockfield is being featured on Real Radio’s ‘village of the week’ and on Tuesday, Gary Philipson and Lisa Shaw, - the breakfast show presenters - paid us a visit. They were very complimentary about the village and said how
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Five goal Bishops thump neighbours
Bishop Auckland knocked their derby rivals out of the Durham Challenge Cup with a stunning second half at Shildon’s Dean Street last night. After a goalless first half, Bishops took the lead after 50 minutes when Darren Richardson ran through and slotted
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Reality is yet to dawn
Make no bones about it, the reality is yet to dawn over the public sector spending squeeze. We had all been so well warmed up for today's Comprehensive Spending Review that not much of it came as any surprise. OK, there was an extra
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Half-term activities in Toronto
TORONTO Community Association is hosting a programme of half-term activities at the village’s new recreation ground. A football coaching session takes place on Monday, from 1.30pm to 3pm, followed by a Slam Catz dance mats session, in the community
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Former NL manager leaves Whitby
Former Billingham Synthonia and Dunston manager Bobby Scaife has left Evostik League club Whitby Town. Scaife had returned to Whitby -- where he was a player and then manager in their Northern League days -- as assistant to Harry Dunn, but when Dunn
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Charlton rejoins his old manager
Marske United have boosted their promotion campaign by signing midfielder Karl Charlton from neighbours Guisborough. Charlton staretd his career in the Northern League with current Marske manager Paul Burton at Northallerton, before moving on to Whitby
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Have your say at community day
A COMMUNITY day is being held in north Durham to give people the chance find out more about services available in their area and put forward ideas for the future of community buildings. It has been organised by the Derwent Valley Partnership and is
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Council chiefs begin the task of wielding the axe
North Yorkshire County Council is continuing to plan on the basis that it will have to find savings of some £69m over the next four years, following today’s announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Comprehensive Spending Review. While
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New role for old loos
A FORMER public lavatory will soon be on the holiday trail - when it is converted into a new tourism information centre. The old toilet block on Thirsk’s Market Place is to be converted into a retail unit for the local TIC to move into next spring.
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Warning after spate of bike thefts
POLICE in Northallerton are urging people to ensure their pushbikes are kept securely - after a spate of thefts in the town. A number of bikes were taken from addresses on Ashlands Close and Bankhead Road last weekend. Among the machines
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180,000 illicit cigarettes seized at Newcastle Airport
THOUSANDS of illicit cigarettes have been seized from passengers returning on flights at Newcastle Airport over the last few days. UK Border Agency officers have prevented almost 180,000 cigarettes being smuggled into the country as a result of checks
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Jobs, spending and investment slashed in Government drive to cut debt
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne rose to deliver his statement at 12.31pm saying: "Today is the day we step back from the brink." He said he would set out a four-year plan to put public services and the welfare state on a sustainable
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Sandra Vandersee: Robinsons
SANDRA VANDERSEE is trying to trace living relatives who come from the Durham or Newcastle area. Her grandfather was William Robinson, born 1894 in Blaydon, Durham, and grandmother was Mary Sillitoe born 1896 in Washington, Durham. They lived at Washington
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Compensation order after garage raid
A MAN has been ordered to pay compensation to the garage from which he stole £900-worth of alloy wheels. Robert Holliday, 22, appeared before Bishop Auckland Magistrates' Court yesterday and admitted stealing the wheels from the Prince Bishop
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First-class prize for pupil
A YOUNGSTER will travel in style on the Weardale Railway line this Christmas after winning a competition in Bishop Auckland. An entry form completed by Megann Griffiths was picked out from a prize draw hosted during an open evening at King James I
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Scout hut fundraising campaign under way
A £375,000 FUNDRAISING drive for the redevelopment of a market town’s scout and guide headquarters has been launched. The Beckside committee has been set up to deliver the eco-friendly facility in Bedale. Plans for the development, on
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Gazza warned he could be jailed
FORMER football star Paul Gascoigne was warned today he could be jailed after he admitted driving while more than four times the legal alcohol limit. The 43-year-old one-time World Cup star admitted drink-driving at a short hearing at Newcastle Magistrates
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Tuesday night reaction: I'm a proud man says Harrison.
Darlington RA manager Nick Harrison said that he was very proud of his players even though they lost at Billingham Town in the Durham Challenge Cup last night. The Ra nearly caused another upset as they pushed the first division side all the
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Bill Bryson to stand down as Durham University Chancellor
Durham University Chancellor Bill Bryson is stepping down from the role by the end of next year, it was announced this morning. The famous author became the University’s 11th Chancellor – the formal head of the University - in April 2005 and
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Residents evacuated as blaze hits building site
NINE timber frames of new homes under construction and adjoining site offices were damaged by fire early today. The houses are among up to 40 being built on a Mansell Construction site on Chester Road, East Stanley, County Durham. First
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Gurf Morlix, Jumpin’ Hot Club@ Cluny, Newcastle
HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED Texas-based singersongwriter, producer and musician Gurf Morlix is an extraordinary talent, which he underlined when he played the Cluny. Morlix, armed with his acoustic guitar that he plays alongside his amplified bass footboard
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Tift Merritt, Jumpin’ Hot Club@ Cluny, Newcastle
IT was a warm Cluny welcome that greeted North Carolina songbird Tift Merritt on her return to Newcastle. There is a drive matched by few in this pocket dynamo, who, with Jay Brown on electric bass and harmony vocals, showcased a healthy sprinkling
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The Sixteen Durham, Cathedral
ACCLAIMED vocal ensemble The Sixteen brought their annual Choral Pilgrimage tour to Durham Cathedral, presenting a selection of works by the Tudor composers Thomas Tallis, William Byrd and John Sheppard. In his pre-concert talk, conductor
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Please, try harder
Wonderland: High Society Brides (BBC2, 9pm); Prince William’s Africa (Sky1, 8pm). THREE weeks in and the current intake of would-be entrepreneurs in The Apprentice are proving especially incompetent. As one of Lord Sugar’s observers, Karren Brady
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A direct line to heaven?
Ye shall wash your clothes… but where shall ye hang them to dry? IS nothing sacred? Beneath the neat header “The end of the line”, David Kelly in Mickleton, Teesdale, sends this rather surprising example of letting it all hang out. The churchyard
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Parties
SO, Buckingham Palace has cancelled its staff Christmas party due to concerns over costs (Echo, Oct 15) yet Downing Street allowed a party to celebrate Lady Thatcher’s 85th birthday go ahead even though the guest of honour was unable to attend
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Chile mine rescue
CONGRATULATIONS to the Chilean government and all the rescue workers who saved the 33 men from the San Jose mine after 69 days. It brings back memories of my diesel submarine days during the Cold War: no baths or showers, sealed hatches, water
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Blame breweries
I TOTALLY agree with Brian Corrigan (HAS, Oct 16). It is not the ban on smoking in pubs (hooray) which keeps people out, it is the sky-high prices of ales and even the soft drinks charged by the greedy breweries. Why should I and other decent,
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Tuition fees
STUDENTS all over England and Wales are going to face massive debts later in life. Will this encourage the brightest and the best to emigrate? It very well might. We are practically showing them the door. Does removing the cap on fees mean only
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Geordie lingo
YOUR story about London-based firm Today Translations wanting to recruit people who could translate Geordie into the Queen’s English (Echo, Oct 12) brought back a memory for me. It was during the severe winter of 1962-63 and while employed at
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BNP/Nazis
I’M sure it took Pete Winstanley (HAS, Oct 15) many hours of “careful consideration”, as he puts it, before he chose to use the same epithets to describe the BNP as those repeated constantly by the leftist media and the Lib-Lab-Conmen. Despite
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Carrier bags
I’M all for reusing plastic carrier bags, but isn’t this taking the green recycling thing too far? On a visit to a big-name supermarket in my locality, I went to purchase some items at the cigarette kiosk. The sales assistant asked me if I would
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Getting fit
OUR recent survey shows that 82 per cent of workers in the North-East are failing to get the recommended amount of exercise each week. Some 35 per cent also revealed they are too embarrassed to get hot and sweaty in front of their colleagues
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In it together?
DESPITE paying PAYE during my entire working life, I have, since retiring 18 months ago, been required to complete four income tax returns. I have now received correspondence from the offices of HMRC at Shipley, Cumbernauld, and Leicester informing
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Home closures
RE Councillor Morris Nicholls’ letter about the closure of council care homes in County Durham (HAS, Oct 14), I would first of all remind him that the comprehensive consultation which we all took part in was a waste of paper. The outcome was a
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Cliff's 70th
CONGRATULATIONS to Sir Cliff Richard on his recent 70th birthday. While not a fan of his music, one has to admire him when many of his counterparts have gone down with drink or drugs excess. A sad sign of our society is the way many have refused
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Trains plan bid right: site wrong
A COLUMNIST must never fear to go against the grain. So while the North-East peaks with a single voice in urging the Government to approve the plan by Japanese manufacturer Hitachi to build a train assembly factory at Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
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How bad will cuts be?
David R Smith of PwC, a leading professional services firm which serves the public and private sector in the North-East, examines the impact of today’s spending cuts. TODAY’S spending review is being coolly anticipated by the public and private
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Braced for a grim day
AFTER months of confidence-sapping speculation, the Government will today finally flesh out its plans to tackle the deficit. And, thanks to Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander being careless with his papers, we know already that the coalition
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Ratcliffe filly set for Ffos Las strike
JALDARSHAAN looks well up to winning an ordinary maiden which is exactly what she has been found in the shape of the Insider Dealmaker Maiden Stakes at Ffos Las. Bill Ratcliffe’s youngster stepped up markedly from her debut run in August to
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Merritt ban is confirmed
THE International Olympic Committee have reaffirmed that 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt will be ineligible to defend his title at the 2012 Olympics in London. The 24-year-old was this week banned for 21 months, backdated to October last
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Wilks wins trophy in rally north of the border
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 broken
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Pakistan need a victory
LIMITED-OVERS captain Shahid Afridi believes that all under-fire Pakistan need is a series win against South Africa to boost their confidence ahead of next year’s World Cup after a tumultuous tour of England. The subcontinent side lost both
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Massa vows to help Alonso’s title bid
FELIPE Massa has vowed to help Fernando Alonso in his bid to land a third Formula One world title. Last week Alonso called on Ferrari team-mate Massa to come to his aid over the final three grands prix of the season, starting Sunday with the
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Ennis in running for award
WORLD and European heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis has been included on the shortlist for the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award. The 24-year-old from Sheffield has enjoyed another superb year, winning the World Indoor Championships and
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Ranger focused on first-team aim
NILE Ranger has made it known he has put contract talks on hold for the time being as he tries for force his way into Chris Hughton’s team. The Newcastle striker has started both United’s Carling Cup ties this season, netting in a 4-3 victory
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Ex-Pools boss ready for Owls takeover
CHRIS TURNER is on the verge of sealing his return to football by pushing through a takeover deal at Sheffield Wednesday. The former Hartlepool United boss was back in the North-East yesterday when he took part in Ritchie Humphreys’ testimonial
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Spartak Moscow 0 Chelsea 2
Spartak Moscow 0 Chelsea 2 CHELSEA coach Carlo Ancelotti paid tribute to his goalscorers as the Blues banished the nightmare of their Champions League final defeat in the Luzhniki Stadium two years ago. First-half goals from Russia international
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Welbeck agrees with boss
DANNY Welbeck has echoed Steve Bruce’s assertion that Sunderland have become too reliant on their lone centreforward Darren Bent. Bruce highlighted an overdependence on Bent, who has scored five of the Black Cats’ seven Premier League goals
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Durham Challenge Cup
CHESTER-LE-STREET produced one of the surprises of the night when they beat Birtley 2-1 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 on half time McBryde
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Baffled Ferguson hits out at Rooney
SHELL-SHOCKED Sir Alex Ferguson has accused Wayne Rooney of failing to respect Manchester United. Exactly a week after Rooney blew his relationship with Ferguson wide open, the United boss has responded in the most damning manner. In a monologue
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Strachan’s five major mistakes
Gordon Strachan’s Riverside reign will be remembered as one of the most unsuccessful 12-month spells in the club’s history. In the wake of his departure, Assistant Editor Scott Wilson assesses his five biggest mistakes. 1 Tearing Gareth
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Star striker Byrne missing for Aycliffe in big match
Website October 20 Newton Aycliffe will be missing their star striker when they face First Division leaders Consett in the Durham Challenge Cup at Moore Lane tonight. Top scorer Warren Byrne, who has bagged twelve league goals this season, is serving
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Return pleases Fabregas
ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas enjoyed a perfect comeback from a hamstring injury as his side romped to a 5-1 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk. The midfielder played for just over an hour and scored a penalty as the Ukrainians were
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Cleaning up for Pakistan flood
A PAKISTAN-BORN businessman has been getting his hands dirty in a bid to raise £120,000 for flood victims in his home country. Nas Khan, managing director of Jennings Motor Group, swapped his suit for waterproofs and rubber gloves this week
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Boro lose again but Agnew stays in charge
MIDDLESBROUGH chairman Steve Gibson has told caretaker boss Steve Agnew to expect to be still in charge for Saturday’s long trip to Norwich City, despite last night’s 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest. After the events of Monday, when Gordon
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Prison for man after his third attack
A MAN who throttled his girlfriend in the street, having already been convicted of headbutting her and stubbing out a cigarette in her face, has been jailed for a year. Martin Clark, 21, breached a restraining order when he attacked Samantha
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Fears over priceless treasures
PRICELESS historic treasures could be lost to the North-East if the closure of a 200-year-old Roman Catholic seminary goes ahead. Faced with rising costs and falling rolls, trustees of Ushaw College, near Durham, this month began consultation
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Pay offer averts strike action
A POTENTIAL two-week strike at a glass firm was called off yesterday following an improved pay offer. Members of the union Unite at Tyneside Safety Glass, in Team Valley, Gateshead, are to be balloted on a “significantly improved” pay offer.
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Council agrees to fund centre
PLANS to develop a centre for start-up businesses have received a funding boost. Sunderland City Council has agreed a £3m contribution towards building a small business centre in Washington. The council said there was an increasing number of
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Expert: Ports are vital to our economic recovery
A STRONG port network has a vital role to play in the recovery of the North-East economy, an expert said last night. Kevin Shakesheff, a former president of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) world controlling council, was speaking
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Clean as a whistle, thanks to steam
A CAR-CLEANING business is saving enough water to fill a swimming pool after switching to steam instead. Bespoke Valet and Detailing, based at the David Lloyd health club, near the Tees Barrage, in Stockton, believes it is one of the first
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Project helps young people
SCORES of Tees Valley young people who were not engaged in education, work or training have successfully secured jobs thanks to an employment project. More than 750 young people from across Middlesbrough have engaged with the Neet (Not in Education
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Sara wins award for being crafty
A WOMAN who created a device for paper-crafting enthusiasts has been named the country’s best young entrepreneur. Sara Davies, of Crafter’s Companion, has been named Ernst and Young UK Emerging Entrepreneur Of The Year. Ms Davies, from Coundon
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Nottingham Forest 1 Middlesbrough 0
Nottingham Forest 1 Middlesbrough 0 A YEAR after Gareth Southgate was sacked, Middlesbrough are looking for a new manager again. In the absence of his successor, Gordon Strachan, there was a show of unity at the City Ground last night
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Town at a standstill in memory of airman
A CANADIAN airman who made the North-East his home and helped to inspire a campaign to honour a forgotten hero was given a military funeral yesterday. Jimmy Amlin was buried in his adopted home of Sedgefield, County Durham, after his death,
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Hats off to firm
RATHER than dump 4,000 unwanted hard hats in a landfill tip, a construction company had them moulded into environmentally-friendly site hoardings. Morgan Sindall, which has offices at Belmont Business Park, in Durham, decided to reuse the
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Quango role leads to fears for investment
A QUANGO that opponents say only invests 14 per cent of its budget in the North of England is to be given responsibility for securing all of the country’s inward investment once the regional development agencies (RDAs) are axed. The handing
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Dancers ready for debut in West End
SEVENTEEN young dancers are rehearsing to perform in London’s West End. The 16 girls and one boy from Ruth Lord’s School of Dance will strut their stuff in the Young Performers’ Variety Show, at Shaftesbury Avenue Theatre, on Sunday, December
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Call for review of taxis law
A HIGH Court judge says an urgent review of taxi trade law is needed to stop an invasion of drivers using cheap licences in North-East towns. The cost of licensing taxis in Berwick-upon-Tweed is far lower than many other areas and a sharp increase
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No reason for fall death of student
JUST how a university student came to fall to his death from his bedroom window may never be known, an inquest has heard. Jordan Harker’s body was discovered by a passer-by on a footpath near his rented Durham City home early on December 10,
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Youngsters urged to sign up for Olympic ideal
A GOLD medal-winning gymnast has urged the region’s youngsters to sign an Olympic pledge. Craig Heap helped launch the County Durham Olympic and Paralympic Pledge at Durham Town Hall yesterday. By signing the pledge, youngsters commit to
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St John course is a life-saver for Nicole
WHEN 18-year-old Nicole Donkin started choking on a piece of meat in a restaurant, her mother, Sam, knew just what to do. Sam and Nicole both had St John Ambulance first aid training as part of their qualifications to run a pre-school group
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Grieving family condemn care
THE family of an elderly man who died after catching a vomiting virus at a residential home have criticised the care he received. An inquest into the death of retired builder Leslie Palliser, 82, of Topcliffe, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, heard
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Man killed himself because of tinnitus
A MAN who was tormented by tinnitus killed himself only hours after he talked to his doctor about committing suicide, an inquest heard. Mark Hughff was found hanged in a wooded area west of a picnic site in Broompark, near Durham City, on March
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Historic flagship scuppered
THE Ark Royal is one of the oldest names in the Royal Navy with a distinguished history that began with Sir Walter Raleigh. The first Ark was a 690-ton galleon. It was originally ordered by Sir Walter (hence its original name of Ark Raleigh
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Garrison anger over cuts in defence
IT may be the biggest army base in Europe, but news of the most wide-ranging defence spending cuts for more than ten years seemed slow to filter down among the soldiers and civilians living in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire. Hours after
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MP calls on neighbour to support train bid
THE Foreign Secretary has been urged to support a bid to bring train-building back to the region. Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson has written to William Hague asking him to add his name to the list of 29 North-East MPs signed up to the Back on Track
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‘Frontline funds paying for drugs’
A HEALTH union is claiming that the North- East NHS is having to switch funds from frontline services to cover the rocketing price of drugs. Estephanie Dunn, northern region operational manager for the Royal College of Nursing, said: “We fear
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Leeming at risk
● Future of North Yorkshire airbase in doubt ● 490,000 public sector jobs to go THE fate of RAF Leeming, and thousands of jobs, was thrown into doubt last night as the country braced itself for the biggest public spending cuts in living
