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MY desk is awash with notes. Yellow ones, red ones, blue ones, notes on paper strips and notes on pages torn from notebooks I can't help myself scribbling reminders and items of useful information. Unfortunately, my notes are organised in a
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Turns could be back for title clash
Spennymoor keeper Craig Turns could return to the side tonight for their top four clash against Shildon at the Brewery Field. Turns has been missing because of injury since November, and faces a fitness test ahead of the game. However, midfielder Alex
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TADEA Lions Bury The Blues After Warrington Woe
Bury Blue Devils 82-85 TADEA Middlesbrough Lions TADEA Middlesbrough Lions rounded off a tough weekend away with a loss at Warrington followed by a dramatic win at Bury, a game which had both coaches, benches and spectators on the edge of their
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See the Lions Play Stockport This Sunday at Eston
After a punishing weekend, TADEA Lions now prepare for the visit of high flying Stockport Falcons who have just added to their impressive string of results with an 82-48 win over Durham Wildcats. The game should bring out the best of Lions and the Middlesbrough
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Five minutes with... Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter took her first starring role on screen in Lady Jane in 1986. That was followed by roles in films including A Room With A View, Fight Club, Sweeney Todd and Ophelia opposite Mel Gibson’s Hamlet. She has appeared in several movies
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Drama festival to be 'biggest yet'
ORGANISERS of an annual drama festival are promising its biggest edition yet. The 36th Durham Drama Festival will be held in the city from February 23 to 26, featuring acting, dance, workshops, question-and-answer sessions, stand-up comedy, acoustic
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Hot action in store at Jack Frost rally
DESPITE its title the Cartersport Jack Frost Stages Rally promises to be a heated affair when it takes place at Croft Circuit this Sunday. Last month's Specsavers Christmas Stages Rally attracted more than 1,500 fans despite the bad weather, so with
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Thief tries to steal trailer
POLICE in Bishop Auckland are appealing for information about the attempted theft of a trailer. The trailer was parked outside a house in Addison Road, Toronto, when someone pulled its wheel clamp off and dragged the item off the parking area at the
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Teenage car crash victim named
POLICE have named a teenage girl who was killed in a road accident in North Yorkshire at the weekend. Natalia Wiley, 15, from Pickering, died as a result of the crash on the A170 at Snainton on Saturday. In a statement released through
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Man assaulted on New Years Day
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault which occurred in Fishburn on New Years Day. The 50-year-old male victim, who has not been identified, was walking through a cut between Sycamore Road and Butterwick Road at about 12.45am when he was attacked
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Crook trainer Howard Johnson facing BHA charges
HOWARD Johnson has been charged by the British Horseracing Authority having admitted to running a horse that had undergone an illegal operationwhilst under his care. The operation - known as a neurectomy - came to light following a post-mortem
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MP's efforts to safeguard anti-loan shark team
AN MP says he is trying hard to secure a future for a specialist North-East team which targets loan sharks. The North East Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT), which employs eight staff in Middlesbrough, is being merged into a country-wide team, working
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Museum closes for refit
A POPULAR museum has closed for the first phase of a major refurbishment. The Oriental Museum, in Durham City, closed on Saturday, January 8, so workers can install a new information and reception area, cafe with extra seats and a larger shop. It will
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Jackson denies Dunn return
Bishop Auckland chairman Terry Jackson has strongly denied rumours that former boss Harry Dunn is on his way back to the club – and has thrown his support behind current boss Colin Myers. Rumours have been increasing recently that Dunn, one of the most
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"Wide new inquiry" into youngest custody death
A SECOND inquest into the youngest person to die in a British penal institution in modern times will be a wide-ranging inquiry in how young people in custody are restrained, a coroner said today. Adam Rickwood, of Burnley, Lancashire, was just
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Business mentoring for IT students
COLLEGE students will get one-to-one business mentoring under a new careers scheme. Youngsters studying for a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in IT at New College Durham will get the support during six-week internships this summer, organised through a Career Academies
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Four to the fore
Glee (E4, 9pm); Shameless (C4, 10pm); The Biggest Losers (ITV1, 9pm) FOUR is the number tonight. BBC and ITV take a back seat as two popular series – Glee and Shameless – return to E4 and C4. “E4 picks up new musical comedy series from Fox” ran
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January 10, 2011
ASHES WON, JOB DONE Strauss’s team waltz their way through Aussie batsmen, Both English, bowlers and batsman, being master craftsmen. Bowling length, accuracy and precision Umpires being in perfect position Eyes as keen as that of a hawk Each
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Read all about it
In the wake of the hugely successful Millennium trilogy, experts predict a surge in Scandinavian crime fiction this year, plus gems from authors as diverse as Jeffery Deaver, Jean M Auel and Alastair Campbell. Hannah Stephenson highlights some of the
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Social care cuts
I WISH to voice my serious concern about the long-term impact cuts to social care funding could have on disabled people in my area. Due to a £3bn funding shortfall, home help for the elderly and disabled is being dismantled. My priority has always
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NHS
DAVID LOWDON (HAS, Jan 5) rightly lists the achievements of Clem Atlee’s post-war Labour Government, with the jewel in the crown being the formation of the NHS. Today the health service is in grave danger of privatisation and I fear it may happen
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Walking
MANY Echo readers have probably made a resolution that 2011 is the year to get fitter and healthier. If so, then the wide range of local health walks in the North- East, organised with support from Natural England’s Walking for Health initiative
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A66 work
IMPROVEMENTS to the A66 west of Scotch Corner have made parts of it safer, but some sections are still potentially lethal. I have noticed that overall traffic speed seems to have increased since the newer dual carriageway sections were completed
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MPs
READING P Holmes’ letter of January 7, I found myself in agreement with most of what he wrote, even though I imagine our political loyalties lie in differing directions. However, I do take exception to his final paragraph, where he expresses
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Ashes
NO doubt the success of the English cricket team in retaining The Ashes in Australia will result in honours all round, a knighthood here and there, and tea with the Queen. All very predictable, unnecessary and pathetic. Name and address supplied
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Bankers robbing us blind
ACCORDING to recent research, annual pay rises in the public sector average 0.7 per cent and in the private sector 2.2 per cent. Inflation is currently running at at least 4.7 per cent. Meanwhile the feckless, super-rich who caused the
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CALLING ALL SPORTS CLUBS!
SPORTS clubs across Stockton Borough are being invited to a free workshop to help them learn more about applying for small grants. Stockton Council is urging clubs to book a place on the Running Sports event, Running Sports, on Thursday, 20 January
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Who’s got contempt for the law?
TRAGICALLY and frustratingly, the killer of Joanna Yeates remains at large. But, in my view, the case has cast further doubt over where newspapers stand on contempt of court. The Contempt of Court Act 1981 is meant to prevent the media from impinging
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Linda Collinson: Morris family
LINDA COLLINSON is trying to make contact with her family. Mrs Collinson's maiden name was Morris. Her parents were Bernard Morris and Nancy Coates. She had two brothers - Leonard, who married Enid, and Malcolm Edward, who married Lyn Cammaron - and
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Socialism
WHEN CT Riley (HAS, Jan 6) mentioned that socialists fought the fascists before the Second World War he failed to mention that it was actually communists fighting fascists. The fascists themselves, including Hitler, were socialists. As usual,
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Jobs
BEN ORD (HAS, Jan 5) states that the “last Government allowed our manufacturing jobs to go abroad while allowing a huge influx of immigration”. But if Labour had the power to stop firms moving overseas, why hasn’t the Coalition Government used
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‘Facebark’ puts Middlesbrough's canine community online
MIDDLESBROUGH Council’s Dog Warden Service is moving with the times and making use of social media. The service has launched its own ‘Middlesbrough Council Dog Warden Service’ page on Facebook. It’s hoped the page on the hugely popular
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Give yourself a high-five
Lisa Salmon investigates whether new research demonstrating the life-saving effects of healthy eating could improve the nation’s diet. EATING your greens is good for you – we all know that. But that doesn’t mean everyone eats a healthy diet. Only
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FA provides cup of cheer
THE Football Association has received a lot of justified criticism recently relating to England’s failed bid for the 2018 World Cup. But by arranging for former England captain Stuart Pearce to take the FA Cup on a surprise visit to British troops
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Bus stranded on icy road
A RESIDENT came to the rescue of a bus which was in danger of sliding down an icy road into a line of traffic this morning. The bus became stuck on the bank at Woodhouse Lane in Bishop Auckland, County Durham just after 9.05am. Black ice on the road
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Today's prospect
DREAMACHA is still relatively unexposed on the all weather and she makes plenty of appeal on a lowkey afternoon at Wolverhampton. The four-year-old did not show too much in her early days on the level, finally get her head in front at the sixth
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Blaydon 31 Stourbridge 10
Blaydon 31 Stourbridge 10 IF Blaydon were worried about relinquishing home advantage by staging this match at Percy Park, they didn’t show it. From the outset they played as though on familiar territory, showing commendable enterprise despite
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Eatough inspires Mowden
DARLINGTON Mowden Park continued their fine away form as Robin Eatough led the way with two tries in a 30-17 win at Beverley. Beaten only once on their travels, Mowden will have their home form tested this week by Chester, who are three places
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Chris Wood narrowly missed out
Rising English star Chris Wood narrowly missed out on a maiden professional victory after Open champion Louis Oosthuizen won a three-man play-off to clinch the Africa Open title in East London. Oosthuizen holed from 15 feet for birdie on the
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Europe win the Royal Trophy
Europe staged an amazing comeback to win the Royal Trophy for the fourth time in five editions of the team competition. Colin Montgomerie’s side trailed Asia 6-2 going into the final day’s eight singles matches, but won six of them and halved
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Timmins and Legg show college class
TWO United States-based college students returned to their native North-East to race away with the senior titles in the region’s 105th Cross Country Championships at Temple Park, South Shields. Morpeth Harrier Lewis Timmins, in his fourth and
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Royals snap up Colly
PAUL Collingwood, who has announced his retirement from Test cricket, will not be available for at least the first six weeks of Durham’s season after being signed by Rajasthan Royals at the Indian Premier League auction. None of the six Yorkshire
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Rangers line up Boyd as Wheater departs
DAVID Wheater is poised to complete a £2.5m move to Bolton Wanderers in the next 24 hours after holding talks with Trotters officials on Saturday. And the defender might not be the only Middlesbrough player leaving the Riverside this week, as
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Redcar topple Bridge
ONLY four league games went ahead on Saturday. Redcar Athletic, who have applied for promotion to the STL Northern League, entertained fifth-top Darlington Cleveland Bridge at Green Lane and held their opponents during a poor first-half. Redcar
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Arsenal 1 Leeds United 1
Arsenal 1 Leeds United 1 KASPER SCHMEICHEL is hoping a hostile Elland Road atmosphere can help his Leeds side dump Arsenal out of the FA Cup when the two sides meet in a third-round replay. Saturday’s clash at the Emirates had looked as
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Saints handed United fixture
MANCHESTER United’s reward for beating Liverpool yesterday is an FA Cup fourth-round clash at League One side Southampton. The Saints, who beat Premier League side Blackpool 2-0 yesterday, will face Sir Alex Ferguson’s men at St Mary’s on the
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Gredziak returns to Bishops
Bishop Auckland have re-signed their former striker Wayne Gredziak from Bedlington – and manager Colin Myers is hoping that his return will give Bishops a welcome boost. Gredziak moved to Bedlington three months ago, but the move hasn’t worked out and
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Railwaymen’s cup aspirations are dashed by Coalville
SHILDON manager Gary Forrest thought his side lacked quality in Coalville’s penalty area as they lost 2-0 in the FA Vase at home to the Midland Alliance leaders. The Railwaymen were hoping to do better than last season’s quarter-final achievement
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Leaders sink Allotment
A THREE-GOAL burst in ten minutes ensured Consett stay eight points clear at the top of the STL First Division after a 3-2 win at West Allotment. Marc Walton put Allotment ahead, but Consett moved up a gear at the start of the second half. Jamie
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Reds star may face FA charge
The Football Association could launch disciplinary action against Liverpool forward Ryan Babel after he tweeted a photo of referee Howard Webb in a Manchester United shirt. The mocked-up picture appeared on the winger’s official Twitter page
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Nolan calls for Tiote pardon
KEVIN NOLAN apologised to the Newcastle United supporters for the manner of their FA Cup exit at Stevenage before calling for the red card issued to Cheik Tiote to be rescinded. Tiote faces a three-match ban for his dismissal just 12 minutes
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Stevenage 3 Newcastle United 1
Stevenage 3 Newcastle United 1 IF the visit of Newcastle United to Broadhall Way in 1998 provided a backdrop of bickering that paved the way for an illtempered FA Cup tie, this time Stevenage achieved something the Giuliano Grazioli team
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Burton Albion 2 Middlesbrough 1
Burton Albion 2 Middlesbrough 1 ALARMINGLY, when Burton Albion boss Paul Peschisolido was asked about his side’s performance in their FA Cup upset against Middlesbrough, he claimed it was one of their poorest displays of the season.
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Focus on derby and forget cup, says Malbranque
STEED Malbranque insists Sunderland must forget about their embarrassing FA Cup defeat to Notts County and turn their focus to next Sunday’s Wear-Tyne derby instead. It was a bad day for the Black Cats, who were outplayed and beaten by a side
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Wadsworth is waiting on Collins before making move
MICK Wadsworth will give captain Sam Collins every chance to prove his fitness for the weekend, but is not ruling out making a temporary signing. Without the central defender, who is nursing a medial knee ligament injury, Hartlepool United have
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Watford 4 Hartlepool Utd 1
Watford 4 Hartlepool Utd 1 TEN goals from midfield and the season isn’t even at the halfway stage yet; and now Antony Sweeney and his Hartlepool United teammates are out to turn a promising season into a special one. Their FA Cup exit
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Snow forced schools to stay shut for 150 days
SCHOOLS in Darlington were shut for a combined total of more than 150 days during November and last month's snow. Figures, which will be discussed by councillors today, show only two schools in the town remained open throughout all days of the heavy
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Sunderland 1 Notts County 2
Sunderland 1 Notts County 2 ELEVEN days ago, Sunderland were beaten at home for the first time this season when Blackpool secured a 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light. That day, Black Cats boss Steve Bruce was left scratching his head in
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Cooper to lean on Marc
MARC Bridge-Wilkinson has played his last game for Darlington unless he can be convinced that his long-term future lies at The Northern Echo Arena. The 31-year-old’s threemonth loan from Carlisle United expired after Saturday’s 0-0 draw with
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Darlington 0 AFC Wimbledon 0
Darlington 0 AFC Wimbledon 0 IF Adam Quinn felt any pressure at slotting into one of the best defences in the division then he did not let it show with an imperious Darlington debut. Quinn’s dominant display in the 0-0 draw at home to
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£1.9m for limestone preservation project
A LARGE grant has been awarded to help preserve and protect a significant chunk of the North-East which is rich in flora and fauna. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.9m to the Limestone Landscapes Partnership for a three-year project
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Plan agreed in bid to protect bowling
BOWLERS across Darlington are hopeful of a secure future after coming up with plans to save their greens and leagues. The newly-formed Darlington Bowling Association has reached agreement with councillors and officers to overcome spending cuts.
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First novel an exciting new chapter for teacher
A TEACHER has lived up to the adage that everyone has a book in them. But first-time author Alison Gangel is proving an instant success in the literary world within days of her maiden book being published. The Scottish-born English and music
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Families unhappy at school site work
RESIDENTS have met ward councillors and senior officers after expressing concerns at the redevelopment of a former school site. Neighbours to new public rented homes being built on the former Springfield Primary School, in Darlington, say there has
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Fashioning new futures for old garments
A COLLECTION of vintage wear, jewellery and accessories from recycled goods and reclaimed materials are to form part of a fashion show with a difference. Dozens of artists, craft makers and fashion designers are working on the collection to
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Shame after boasts trigger pub violence
PUB GOERS came to blows when a drunken property developer boasted about his wealth and offered to buy a round for strangers in a pub, a court heard. Stephen Johnson had been drinking during an England World Cup match last summer and was in high
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Firm’s £250k fleet deal
A NORTH-EAST funeral director has invested almost £250,000 on a new fleet of vehicles. The Co-operative Funeralcare, in Norton Road, Stockton, has taken delivery of a Ford Fairlane Cardinal hearse and two Ford Fairline Dorchester limousines.
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‘Cannibal’ did not kill Vicky, says stepdad
THEORIES linking murdered North-East woman Vicky Glass with “crossbow cannibal” killer Stephen Griffiths have been dismissed. The 21-year-old’s stepfather has rubbished the connection, saying he firmly believes the killer had local knowledge of
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Film company on a roll with £795,000 expansion plan
AWARD-winning North-East independent film and TV production company, the Dene Group, has announced a £795,000 expansion plan. The company will relocate to Ouseburn, in Newcastle. It was set up 19 years ago by six-time Royal Television Society
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New directors
PORT of Tyne has announced the appointments of Dr Jonathan Hargreaves and Dr Alan Rutherford as nonexecutive directors. The award-winning port is run by a trust board for the benefit of the stakeholders of the Port and the River Tyne.
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Former Asda boss turns his back on corporate life
A RETAIL high-flyer who became boss of Asda at the age of 39 is to turn his back on big corporate life following his departure from the chain. Andy Bond spent five years as Asda’s chief executive after joining the supermarket in 1994, but has
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Pantomime show treat for youngsters
CHILDREN with poor sight were given a treat at a theatre at the weekend. Visually impaired children were invited to a performance of Peter Pan at Darlington Civic Theatre on Saturday. They were also given a tour of the theatre by members of
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Second inquest due into death of Adam, 14
A SECOND inquest begins today into the death of a teenager found hanged at a secure unit. In 2004, Adam Rickwood, 14, became the youngest person to die in a British penal institution in modern times. Adam, from Burnley, Lancashire, was found
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Student in at the deep end with dream job
ASTUDENT’S engineering skills have landed him in deep water after he secured his dream job. Former Darlington College student James Davy has taken the plunge into the world of off-shore engineering after being offered a position with North-East
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Disappearing off to Vegas after magic moment
BAFFLING a pair of legendary illusionists has seen a North-East magician secure a spot on stage in Las Vegas. John Archer starred in Penn & Teller: Fool Us, an ITV special that challenged magicians to leave the pair unable to work out how they
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New set of wheels keeps steam engine project on track
New set of wheels keeps steam engine project on track RAIL enthusiasts building a replica of a historic North-East steam locomotive have unveiled the first major piece of the project. The Class G5 Locomotive Company Ltd is building a G5 class 0
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Claudia’s dad: ‘I agonise over every twist of Jo investigation’
THE father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has admitted to following “every twist and turn” of a high-profile murder case that has dominated the news in recent days. Peter Lawrence, whose daughter has not been seen since March 2009, has
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Closure-threatened music venue to undergo makeover
A POPULAR music venue with rehearsal rooms, studios and a live stage, which nearly closed last year, is to undergo a refurbishment. The Forum music centre will hold no gigs for the next ten days while volunteers give the venue a revamp. It
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Threat to quit as swear row goes on
A COUNCILLOR is threatening to quit politics over a row about a four-letter word which he says will cost the taxpayer more than £50,000. More news like this from across the North-East here Billy Blenkinsopp faces a tribunal on Thursday
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Colleagues take plunge for charity
A GROUP of friends and workmates have taken part in a new year challenge set by a colleague. Gordon Eddy, from the County Durham Youth Offending Service, challenged staff to take part in a sea dip for the Great North Air Ambulance Service.
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Two held over crash death of girl, 16
POLICE investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl in a car crash were last night questioning two men. The girl, from Pickering, North Yorkshire, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which happened on the A170 at about 6.30pm
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‘17 officers in charge of 3,000 prisoners’
CONCERNS have been raised about overnight staffing levels at open prisons after the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) said only 17 officers were in charge of more than 3,000 inmates. Trained prison officers at seven open prisons across the
