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Air ambulance responds to A66 accident near Stockton
THE westbound carriageway of the A66 was closed this afternoon to enable a helicopter from the Great North Air Ambulance to land after an accident involving a car. No details of the injured have been released but emergency services responded to a report
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69 Not Out… By Ali Milroy.
Keith Waine played cricket for Etherley and Bishop Auckland and I’m told was somewhat a natural. His pal and my Pa (Alan Milroy) also played cricket for Etherley, but Pa was not perhaps a natural, though it was something to occupy time between football
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NHS campaigners present 424,000 name petition to MP
A PUBLIC pressure group handed over a 424,000-name petition protesting at the coalition Government’s NHS reforms to MP William Hague yesterday. Campaigners from the Hambleton and Richmondshire area delivered the 38 Degrees petition to the Richmond
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Ministers defend Work programme
MINISTERS hit back yesterday at criticism that their multi-billion pound back-towork scheme is a Big Society flop in the region. They released a list of ten voluntary groups that have been awarded contracts to help deliver the flagship Work
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Out of control driver stopped by truckers
TWO lorry drivers helped police stop a drunken motorist who had been driving the wrong way on a busy dual carriageway. The black Mazda car had earlier been involved in an accident with a lorry at the Rokeby junction of the A66 near Barnard Castle
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Bikers' charity snack to aid pie fliers
BIKERS have teamed up with a cafe to launch a charity pie. The Boundary Pork Pie has been designed by the Boundary 500 Motorcycle Group and will be sold at Lillie’s Cafe, at Kirkleatham Hall, in Redcar, east Cleveland. It was launched
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Writer to hold book signing day
A WRITER whose debut novel has attracted widespread critical praise will hold a booksigning session. Ali Lewis, from Thirlby, North Yorkshire, will be at Waterstone’s, Darlington, from 1pm to 3pm next Saturday, June 18. She will sign
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Three critical after swallowing 'coma in a bottle'
AN investigation has been launched after three people were found unconscious outside a pub after swallowing a dangerous chemical. Two women, aged 27 and 22, and a 22-year-old man were left in a critical condition after being taken to hospital
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Henry Williams scores hat-trick of rail deals
A NORTH-EAST engineering firm, which has helped to keep trains running safely since Victorian times, has won three new railways orders worth a combined £1m. Darlington-based Henry Williams secured the high profile contracts to bring parts of the rail
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Battle goes on as demolition deadline nears
A COUNCIL is facing a race against time to get the goahead for controversial plans to demolish a dangerous eyesore. Stockton Borough Council says the former ICI headquarters, in Billingham, is in desperate need of demolition, but it is involved
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Drugs couriers are spared jail by judge
A FINE arts student and his friend narrowly avoided jail yesterday for delivering drugs for a dealer to fund their cannabis habit. Neil Crockley and Christopher Donnison were told by a judge to make the most of their chance as Balel Manir was
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Lessons to learn from pool death
THE Government last night pledged to examine a series of safety recommendations drawn up by a coroner after an inquest into the death of an eight-year-old boy who drowned in a public swimming pool. Weak swimmer Kaimen Ward died after getting into
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Man faces trial over death of mother-of-two
A MAN has admitting killing, but denied murdering, a mother found dead in her own home. Barry Paul Hayman yesterday pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Lea Holiday. However, he told Teesside Crown Court that he denied murdering the 40-year-old
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Little Grey Fergie goes coast-to-coast
HILL farmer Chris Calvert is preparing for a 200-mile charity ride on his Little Grey Fergie vintage tractor. The Ferguson TEA–20 has a top speed of 10mph and is expected to take four days to travel from St Bees, in Cumbria, to Robin Hood’s Bay
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First aid courses affected by slump
FIRST aiders in the North- East fear that the gloom surrounding the economy could be putting people off potentially life-saving refresher courses. St John Ambulance is urging first aiders in the region to consider taking an annual course to refresh
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Nine more bids submitted to take over leisure centres
NINE more bids have been submitted to take over the running of six closure-threatened leisure centres. Officials at Durham County Council said a detailed study would now be carried out on the strength of the 19 bids before any decision was made
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Stately parade as Bentley owners pay a visit
MORE than 60 of some of the world’s rarest cars are visiting the North-East. The Bentley Tour of Britain is visiting the region for two days and stopping off at Rockliffe Hall, at Hurworth, near Darlington. The Bentley Drivers Club is
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They'll be dancing all the way to charity bank
ATRADITIONAL English art will help nine women raise funds in memory of their loved ones as they dance their way around the Race for Life tomorrow. The Locos-in-Motion Border Morris Dancers will stand out from the 3,500 other runners at South
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Swailes coup for Dunston
Dunston manager Billy Irwin has pulled off a coup by signing former Blyth centre half Chris Swailes. Irwin and Swailes have known each other for 25 years, and Irwin said: “Everybody in the north east was after Chris once they knew that he was
