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Boro assistant manager's medals stolen
Two medals belonging to Middlesbrough assistant manager Mark Venus have been stolen during a break-in. The items are said to be of tremendous sentimental value. Lothian and Borders Police said they were taken from a house in the Morningside
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Drivers abandon cars in snow
HEAVY snow caused havoc for drivers in the east of the region tonight. Hundreds of motorists traveling between York and Scarborough on the A171 became stranded. Emergency workers estimated that between three and four hundred cars stopped on the road
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On the trail of Trebitsch
THE Northern Echo has backed some wrong horses in its 140-year history (its birthday, incidentally, was yesterday), but none can be quite as wrong as Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch Lincoln, the Liberal MP for Darlington for January to December 1910
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Harper, Ameobi and Lovenkrands start for Magpies
ALAN Pardew has made five changes to the Newcastle United side that starts this afternoon's Premier League game at Wigan. Steve Harper returns between the sticks for the first time since mid-September after completing his recovery from a shoulder
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Man tells police: 'I'm going into the sea'
A MAN called police on his mobile phone this morning to tell them he was walking into the sea off Redcar, east Cleveland. He called just before 10am to say he was going into the water near the cafe on The Stray. The Redcar RNLI lifeboat Leicester Challenge
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Raoul Moat costs taxpayers £9,000 for home repairs
Raoul Moat left a £9,000 bill to taxpayers for repairs and renovations to the property he kitted out with surveillance equipment. After turning his gun on himself, his former Newcastle home became a sinister symbol of the disturbed bouncer's
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Big Cup test for holders Synners
Billingham Synthonia’s hold on the Durham Challenge Cup will be severely tested when they go to Spennymoor’s Brewery Field in the quarter final this afternoon. Moors are firing on all cylinders, and are well in the running for three other
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Barnes debut for the RA
Darlington RA are hoping to give a debut to new signing Gary Barnes at home to Marske United this morning. Barnes has been signed from West Auckland, but made his name earlier in his career as a prolific scorer at Shildon. Fifth placed
