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Pietersen keen to prove critics wrong
Kevin Pietersen was in defiant mood yesterday as he spoke of his dedication to English cricket and railed against the misconceptions he believes are spread by his detractors. Tomorrow's first Test against Sri Lanka in Cardiff represents Pietersen's
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Murray relieved to win tough opener
By Andy Murray's standards it was a straightforward first outing at the French Open, but the world number four conceded yesterday's 6-4 6-1 6-3 victory over qualifier Eric Prodon had been a frustrating experience. The Scot has played five-setters first
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Relief for ex-captain
JUST over a year after being persuaded to step down as Durham captain, Will Smith yesterday put his troubles behind him by batting all day for 153 not out at Edgbaston. He was left out of the four-day team for the rest of last season and only got back
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Durham in command thanks to Smith’s ton
IF Will Smith felt he was drinking in the Last Chance Saloon yesterday, he also knew that he would rarely have a better opportunity to fill his boots. On another Edgbaston belter and against a modest attack, the rest of the top four missed
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Tykes take control as Bairstow records yet another century
There is a famous old adage which claims that if you wait ages for a bus, then three come along at once. The same can be said about Yorkshire's Jonathan Bairstow and first-class centuries. At the start of this month he had yet to pass the three-figure
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Fordy appeals as season ticket deadline approaches
MANAGING director Graham Fordy has called on Darlington fans to show they share the club’s ambition by applying for season tickets. Since Quakers reached the FA Trophy final the club has been driving to increase season ticket sales as they
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IT'S A MAD,MAD WORLD
Once upon a time a client contacted me. “I want an injunction,” he said. Assuming that he had been at the humiliating end of an incident of domestic abuse, I warned him that even court orders that prohibit threats and molestation can have their shortfalls
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Back to the Future - the Triumph Dolomite Sprint
WHAT IS IT? It's hard to believe that Triumph could have ripped the guts out of a front wheel drive saloon and re-engineered it for rear wheel drive. But that's exactly what happened in 1970 when the Triumph 1300 proved a sales flop. Having turned
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Swan Yamaha hoping for change in fortunes at Thruxton
GUISBOROUGH Superbike team Swan Yamaha are hoping for a change in fortunes as they head to Thruxton this weekend. Tommy Hill lies fifth in the overall MCE Insurance British Superbike standings despite suffering shoulder ligament damage in a crash at
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Sir Alex Ferguson and the question of independence
Regular readers of this blog will know how much I hate the prospensity of football clubs to ban journalists who are perceived to step out of line. Far too often, journalists are prevented from doing their jobs simply because they've dared to
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Light rail project "wouldn't have created enough jobs"
A BID for cash to build a light rail network across the Tees Valley was dashed because it would not have created enough jobs, MPs were told today. Transport minister Mike Penning said the £9.05m application - submitted to the flagship 'regional
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Thieves target disused cinema
LEAD thieves have devastated a couple who dream of restoring a disused cinema. Keith and Karen Barnes want to revamp the old Roxy cinema on Watling Street in Leadgate, near Consett. They are spending lots of time and money to convert the premises into
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Sunderland announce opening pre-season game
Sunderland will play their opening pre-season game against York City at Bootham Crescent on Wednesday, July 13.The game, which is scheduled to kick off at 7.30pm, comes a week after the Black Cats players return to training. The Minstermen, managed by
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Youngsters lobby Queen over city bid
HUNDREDS of youngsters have written to the Queen, urging her to upgrade their town to a city. Officials bidding for Middlesbrough to become a city encouraged the children to express their pride in the town. They wrote letters describing what the town
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Arrests made into historic kidnapping and rape offences
THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of historic offences of kidnapping, indecent assault and rape which occurred in the 1980s and 90s. The arrests were part of a joint operation between officers from Northumbria Police and Hampshire Police. "
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Partners target underage drinkers
A CAMPAIGN is under way to clamp down on underage drinking in public places in Hartlepool. The Safer Hartlepool Partnership is hoping to reduce anti-social behaviour within local communities. Under the Policing and Crime Act 2009, anyone aged under
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Waiting list follows Almshouses vacancy
PEOPLE are being urged to get their name down for a place at one of east Cleveland's most sought-after addresses - the borough's ancient almhouses. Trustees at Sir William Turner's Almshouses at Kirkleatham, near Redcar, have opened a waiting list for
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Time Team meets Gardener's World
THE worlds of archaeology and gardening met at a fun event. Dozens of children joined Tees archaeologist Robin Daniels at Preston Park, Eaglescliffe, near Stockton, on Sunday to take part in the excavation of a walled garden. The park's Preston Museum
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Last call for charity walkers
ORGANISERS of an annual charity walk have issued a final rallying call for volunteers to take part this weekend. The long-established Boosbeck Station Hotel charity walk, for the Great North Air Ambulance, is a 22-mile circular walk across the North
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School doing coast to coast ride
A TEAM of twenty people from the North-East are doing a coast to coast cycle ride. Ten year nine pupils from Stanley School of Technology are being joined by teachers and police officers to ride from Whitehaven to Sunderland. The 135 mile trip is being
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Tykes in control
A century from Jonathan Bairstow has put Yorkshire into a commanding position in their LV County Championship clash with Somerset. At tea on day 1 the Tykes had reached 262 for four, with Bairstow unbeaten on 103. It is only the second time the 21 year-old
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Youngsters learn about building site dangers
YOUNGSTERS have been warned against playing near building sites with a poster competition designed to improve safety. Builders Yuill Homes joined pupils at Ox-Close Primary School, in Spennymoor, to spread the safety message. The youngsters created
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Gospel Rock competition entrants seek support
MUSICIANS are hoping to prove they have the X-Factor to win a recording contract in a Gospel Rock competition. Hopefuls are taking to the stage in the North East semi-final stage at the Xcel Centre, Newton Aycliffe, on Friday, May 27. The national Christian
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Smith on brink
WILL Smith was on 99 as Durham reached tea on 234 for three at Edgbaston, ensuring that Durham will shortly face an even bigger selection dilemma. Mark Stoneman has recovered from the broken hand he suffered in the first match, opening the door for Smith
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Councillors elect new mayor of Shildon
TOWN councillors welcomed a new mayor and thanked her predecessor for raising thousands of pounds during his two years in office. Members of Shildon Town Council elected Councillor Ann Hammond as the town’s new mayor last night, with Councillor Brian
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Boss gets on side to act for football stars
A SOLICITOR can officially represent football stars as an agent after gaining accreditation from the Football Association. John Pratt, managing partner at Darlingtonbased law firm BHP Law, is now a registered lawyer under the FA's Football Agents
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Flying Scotsman aims to attract business travellers
A train bearing the name The Flying Scotsman was launched yesterday to publicise a new, non-stop service between the North-East and London. The Northern Echo's business correspondent, Andy Richardson, was on board to see if the flagship service can help
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Increase in private sector businesses reported
The number of private sector businesses in the UK at the start of 2010 increased by 48,000since the start of 2009, according to statistics from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) today At the beginning of 2010, there were an estimated
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Northern Sinfonia, The Sage Gateshead
Northern Sinfonia, The Sage Gateshead In the finest tradition of the profession, the show had to go on – injured shoulder regardless. Initially programmed to perform Shostakovich’s devilish Cello Concerto No 1, the renowned cellist Heinrich Schiff
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Gearing up for challenge
MORE than 20 water workers will be tapping into their reserves of strength as they take on an endurance cycle ride. The team based at Northumbrian Water’s headquarters at Pity Me, in Durham City, plan to complete the 200-mile Coast and Castles route
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May 24: Latest cancellations from Durham Tees Valley and Newcastle airports
Last updated 14:00 DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT Cancellations for Tuesday, May 24 Arrivals 09.20 Flight T3581 from Aberdeen; 10.30 Flight T34701 from Southampton; 14.10 Flight T3585 from Aberdeen; 17.10 Flight T3587 from
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Yorkshire suffer clatter of wickets at Taunton
Yorkshire have lost three wickets on the first morning of their LV=County Championship clash with Somerset. At lunch on day one they had reached 109 for three at Taunton. This is slightly disappointing, after they had raced to 56 for 0 having won the
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Smith's chance
DURHAM won the toss for the sixth time in seven championship games and reached 115 for two at lunch against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. Will Smith was still there on 41 as he looks for the big score he needs with Mark Stoneman now fit to return after
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Plans for market development submitted
PLANS for the redevelopment of a North Yorkshire town’s livestock market have now been submitted to the local authority. The scheme would see the mart at Malton replaced with four retail units, including a supermarket. There would also be an area of
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Eat out, but stay in
Imagine securing a reservation at a top restaurant, which you don’t even have to step outside your front door to get to. Lucy Richardson hangs up her oven gloves and calls in a catering duo who are cooking up feasts in kitchens across the region
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Socialism
JIM TAGUE’S demeaning characterisation of what he considers to be a socialist (HAS, May 11) is more of a reflection of his own egotistical attitude and the party he represents. It reminds me of my very first contribution to HAS when I was inadvertently
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Ken Clarke
I HAVE great respect for Ken Clarke. He is a politician who says what he thinks, even if his view is unpopular, or contrary to party policy. Unfortunately, his recent remarks have reinforced the common misconceptions that some rape is not serious
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Wind farm wars
HAS anybody watched the television programme Windfarm Wars? Talk about a rigged deck, but the widest my eyes were opened was during the planning appeal when it was pointed out that, although the requirement is for a secure and reliable supply,
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Royal wedding
TONY KELLY’S letter about the royal wedding hit the nail on the head (HAS, May 17). This was indeed a happy occasion. I loved it, as did the majority of the country. Sadly, there are some miserable people who contribute to HAS. All doom and gloom
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Bus bother
I WOULD like to know why so many old buses are now in service. The choking exhaust fumes they produce are terrible, to say the least. There is no comparison between cigarette smoke and the smell of these old relics. We are going to have a town
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Grass
IF people had been told before the last local election that the grass in Darlington and the surrounding area would not be cut on any slopes over a 25 degree gradient, we may have had a change of council. Shame on Darlington Borough Council.
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Broken promises
“THERE will be no tax rises” (John Major). “All our spending commitments will be funded by a reform of the benefits system” (Tony Blair and Gordon Brown). “We will hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty” (Tony Blair). “We will hold a referendum
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Foreign aid
JM GOWLAND appears to question the rationale and ethics of foreign aid to Pakistan in one of his frequent attention-seeking contributions to this paper (HAS, May 20). Most of the aid we give to poorer countries goes towards the education and
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Do we need a defender of faith?
AT the time of the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, there was renewed discussion about whether the royal succession should skip a generation and crown William king instead of his father. At the same time, there was dragged out of the
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Woman's purse stolen whilst she was shopping
AN appeal for information has been launched after an elderly woman’s purse was stolen whilst she was out shopping. The victim, who is aged in her Eighties and lives in Tow Law, was in the Morrison’s supermarket in Bob Hardisty Drive, Bishop Auckland,
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Northern grit
HOW many people like me, get annoyed at folk from London calling people from Manchester and Liverpool northerners? To me, Newcastle is northern. R Griffiths, Northallerton.
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Care homes
ONCE again we are faced with the possibility of very elderly people being moved from one care home to another. Only six months ago my mother had to move from Shafto House to another home. Some of her friends have sadly passed away since then and
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Volcanic ash cloud disruption: AIRPORTS LATEST
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond is 'cautiously optimistic' that disruption from the Icelandic ash cloud would be kept to a minimum tomorrow. Speaking after chairing a meeting of Cobra, the Government's emergency planning committee, this evening
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A tangled web
Ryan Giggs was yesterday outed as the footballer at the centre of a row over super-injunctions. As the judiciary scrambles to keep up in a world where social networking makes a mockery of gagging orders, Nigel Burton asks what now for the player and
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Quinn promises change
NIALL QUINN has promised to oversee a summer of change in a bid to ensure Sunderland’s alarming mid-season slump is never repeated. The Sunderland chairman and club owner Ellis Short are due to hold an end-of-season review with manager Steve
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Nursery praised by inspectors
STAFF knowledge and child safety have both been praised at a nursery. Little Lingfields nursery has been rated as good following a Government Ofsted inspection. In her report, inspector Pauline Pinnegar highlighted staff's knowledge of the early
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Zenden weighs up his summer options
AFTER signing off from his Sunderland career in style, Bolo Zenden last night strongly refuted claims from manager Steve Bruce that he already has his next club lined up. Zenden insists he does want to leave the Black Cats, but felt he was left
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Families oppose bid to reopen club
NEIGHBOURS have objected to a bid to reopen Victoria Social Club, in Darlington, which has been closed for a year. Bernice Smith is also seeking permission to extend the Victoria Road club across two floors. However, six nearby residents have
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Marathon effort for hospice
A RUNNER will tackle her fourth marathon as part of a hospice's 25th anniversary celebrations. Sarah Beadle hopes to beat her previous time of six hours 41 minutes when she competes in next month's Swaledale Marathon. Miss Beadle, from Darlington
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Charities planning for week of events
CHARITIES across Darlington are planning to take part in a national campaign to celebrate the contributions of its volunteers. EVOLution, which promotes the voluntary and community sector in Darlington, is launching Volunteer's Week 2011, which will
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People give views on future of city offices site
PEOPLE have been asked for their views on the best way to transform a city. Consultation was held to help determine the future of the riverside in Durham City. Plans have been unveiled to demolish Milburngate House, which houses staff from the
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Pupils devastated at death of popular student in crash
A SCHOOL has been left shocked and devastated by the death of a teenage moped rider. Luke Casson, 16, was apparently thrown from his moped and hit a lampost while riding along Front Street in Hutton Henry, near Peterlee, east Durham, on
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Jeffries targets Groves showdown
TONY Jeffries is hoping to secure a high-profile showdown with new British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion George Groves. Groves recorded the biggest success of his career on Saturday evening when he out-pointed Olympic gold medallist
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‘Joint failure ruined my life’
A RETIRED civil servant who claims her life has been ruined after a replacement hip joint failed has set up a national support group for other sufferers. Margaret Davie, 64, who lives near West Auckland, County Durham, says she has had a miserable
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Brookes in England call-up
KIERAN Brookes is one of a number of uncapped players named in the England squad for Sunday's game with the Barbarians at Twickenham. Brookes, a 20-year-old prop who is poised to join Leicester Tigers from Newcastle Falcons this summer, will
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Taylor is targeting a regular starting spot
HE might have scored in Newcastle’s final three matches of the season, but Steven Taylor has an even bigger goal in mind as he prepares for his summer break. Having made just 14 Premier League appearances in the last 12 months, the defender
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Steele and Henderson get England call-ups
MIDDLESBROUGH goalkeeper Jason Steele and Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson have been included in Stuart Pearce's final 23-man England squad for next month's European Under-21 Championships in Denmark. However, there is no place for
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Grieving mum tells how son’s transplant saved girl
THE mother of a boy killed when he was hit by a stolen car has told how she was contacted by the family of a girl who received one of his organs. Clare Conroy’s eight-year-old son, Daniel, died five years ago after he was hit by a teenage joyrider
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Planners to decide on proposals for former pub
PLANNERS will this week decide whether to green-light plans to convert a former bar into flats, after hopes of a leading pub chain taking it over were dashed. Elders bar and nightclub, in Elder Road, Northallerton, closed last year.
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Group submits £1m bid to run buses in Dales
A BID has been submitted for more than £1m to fund an innovative community transport scheme in the Yorkshire Dales. The proposal by the Dales Integrated Transport Alliance (DITA) could see local transport hubs created across the Dales.
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Last bid for school buses
CHURCH leaders and politicians have made a lastminute plea to save free transport to Catholic schools. Durham County Council’s ruling cabinet will vote tomorrow on proposals recommending that free transport to faith schools be axed as part of
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Football hooligan jailed for 3 years
A FOOTBALL yob who left a rival fan with head injuries from which he may never recover has been jailed for three years and banned from games for six years. Paul Bennett’s single punch felled Kevin Taylor outside Hartlepool railway station as
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Carer not guilty of sex abuse
A CARER accused of committing a sex act on a severely autistic man has been cleared by a jury. David Ridley showed no emotion as the not guilty verdict was passed after a trial at Teesside Crown Court lasting six days. Judge Tony Briggs
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£18m shop expansion plans gain go-ahead
A SUPERMARKET has won its controversial appeal to create a town’s biggest shop. Sainsbury’s has been granted permission to carry out an £18m expansion to its shop in Victoria Road, Darlington, after a public inquiry, despite opposition from senior
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Vertu establishes used cars headquarters in Darlington
ONE of the UK's fastest growing motor retailers has established its UK headquarters for preparing used cars for sale, in the Tees Valley. Vertu, the UK's eighth largest motor retailer, has created 19 direct jobs and five sub contracts after investing
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Man unharmed after car flips into ditch
CAR FLIPPED: A man suffered minor injuries after his car flipped over and landed upside down in a ditch on Bradley Lane, Rufforth, near York yesterday morning. No other cars were involved in the incident. Emergency services found the vehicle, a Ford
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Miniature versions of Thirsk landmarks created
MINIATURE versions of popular landmarks like Thirsk Racecourse, the Ritz Cinema and Sutton Bank have been created by school pupils. The 3D models, made by schoolchildren from several primary schools around Thirsk, will be displayed in the ‘
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Bishop Auckland forklift firm secures £100m deal
A FIRM specialising in the supply and maintenance of forklift trucks has created 30 jobs after securing a 100m contract. In one of the biggest UK contracts of its kind Bishop Auckland based Rushlift will cover the management and maintenance of more than
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Kettle fire in elderly woman's home
KETTLE MISHAP: Firefighters tacked a small fire in a property in Richmond on Monday caused by an electric kettle had been accidentally put on a gas hob. It happened on White Canons Walk at about 11.30am. An elderly lady who lived at the property
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Whitley Bay to stay in the Northern League
Four times FA Vase winners Whitley Bay will be staying in the Northern League next season. There was speculation last week that Whitley might be cherry picked by the FA for the Evostik League First Division North in the new season, even though
