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Joy for Kirkham, but Byrne ends the day on top at Croft
JON Kirkham celebrated his maiden victory in the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in a weather affected opening race of the third round at the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire. Rain delayed the start of the race and that left riders with
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Cooper targets Brodie
Darlington boss Mark Cooper is weighing up a move for Crawley Town striker Richard Brodie as he looks to bolster his attacking options for next season. DARLINGTON boss Mark Cooper is weighing up a move for Crawley Town striker Richard Brodie
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Cooper has fond memories of his time at Pools
FORMER Hartlepool United boss Neale Cooper admits his time at Victoria Park ranks as his best in football. FORMER Hartlepool United boss Neale Cooper admits his time at Victoria Park ranks as his best in football. Cooper, who left Pools
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Opposition to play park
RESIDENTS have spoken out against a plans to push ahead with the creation of a play park and recreation area on the outskirts of a north Durham village despite overwhelming opposition. The £69,000 facility, funded by Marks £ Spencer, Durham Area Action
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Upgrading gas mains
A GAS company is to spend thousands of pounds upgrading gas mains in east Durham. Northern Gas Networks is investing more than £190,000 to replace ageing metal gas mains in Peterlee. The gas mains replacement project will secure the safety and reliability
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Southern Cross could sell-off upto 200 care homes
SOUTHERN Cross, the crisis-hit care home operator, is looking to raise £100 million as part of efforts to secure its future, it was reported today. A restructuring plan drawn up for the Darlington-based company by chief executive Jamie Buchan could also
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Durham on top
DURHAM’S seamers kept a stranglehold on visiting Hampshire in the CB 40 League today with only the unknown Benny Howell providing lengthy resistance. Yet to make his first-class debut, the 22-year-old opener held the innings together by making 66 out
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17-year-old charged with manslaughter of Stokesley teenager Dan Crowther
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a teenage schoolboy have charged a 17-year-old with his manslaughter. Daniel Crowther, who was also 17, died after he was assaulted in College Square, Stokesley, in the early hours of Saturday. Four
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Emotional Kirkham grabs debut win in Croft opener
SAMSUNG Crescent Racing's Jon Kirkham took a debut victory in the opening race of the Croft round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, after barging ahead of his team-mate John Hopkins in changing conditions. Kirkham said: "I honestly
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Don’t mention the war! By Rob Close.
Derrick Clennell and I were talking in the Middle House on Friday night regarding Nigel’s recent article about Cockfield craic and the local dialect. It then went on to the subject of how new regulations have come into place where, when at work,
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Family's heartache at death of Daniel Crowther, 17
THE distraught family of a teenager killed in an attack outside a pizza takeaway have spoken of their heartache at his death. Daniel Crowther, 17, died after he was assaulted in College Square, Stokesley, in the early hours of Saturday.
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New-look Magpies midfield at Stamford Bridge
ALAN Pardew has been forced to make major changes to his Newcastle midfield for today's game at Chelsea. With Kevin Nolan injured and Cheik Tiote not selected to prevent him incurring a suspension that could rule him out of the first two games of next
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Body found on Eston path in early hours
THE death of a man whose body was found on a path in the early hours of this morning has been described by police as "unexplained" A passer-by made the discovery on a walkway at Grosmont Place in the residential Whale Hill area of Eston, near Middlesbrough
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Penguins on medication after being traumatised by yobs
A GROUP of penguins left traumatised by a gang of yobs have had to go on medication in an effort to calm them down. The birds were left so stressed-out by the three rampaging thugs that they have been put on special drugs to help them sleep and relax
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Thieves steal jewellery haul in daytime raid
POLICE have turned to the public for help after burglars targeted a village home in the Ryedale area. The thieves broke into a house in Barton-le-Willows, near Malton, in a daylight raid last Monday, sometime between 8am and 4pm. They stole jewellery
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Don't ruin FA Cup final day again - once was enough
IT was 1986. With the sun shining, the Everton blue took on the Liverpool red underneath the Twin Towers at Wembley. An amazing occasion, an amazing game of football and a fitting FA Cup final won dramatically by Liverpool. Football fans always remember
