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Broad not planning a Twenty20 revolution

Stuart Broad has promised he does not intend to "reinvent the wheel" when he starts life as England's new Twenty20 captain in Bristol today. Broad is the second of three captains in as many matches against Sri Lanka, taking over the reins from Test skipper

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Plunkett steals the show

WHEN England named their one-day and Twenty20 squads earlier this week, the omission of Paul Collingwood hogged the headlines. On the evidence of last night's comprehensive t20 victory over Lancashire, however, it is another Durham player who can consider

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Hero is hungry for action

LIAM Plunkett is hoping last night's career-best Twenty20 performance will help secure a return to Durham's County Championship starting line-up. Plunkett posted figures of 5-31 as Durham thrashed Lancashire by 83 runs to increase their chances of qualifying

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Kayaker saved from drowning by RNLI off Redcar coast

A KAYAKER was saved from drowning after getting into difficulty off the coast at Redcar last night. Redcar RNLI launched a rescue mission after being alerted by the mans girlfriend just before 9pm. The man, from the Teesside area, had set off from Redcar

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Frustration for Moxon as rain halts Yorkshire

Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon admitted to being deeply frustrated after his side's t20 match with Warwickshire was abandoned because of rain last night. The Tykes had reduced their hosts to 138-5 after 18 overs at Edgbaston when the poor

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Cash prize on offer at new 10k

ATHLETIC clubs will be vying for a special £500 prize in tomorrow's inaugural Sunderland 10K. The Athletic Clubs Challenge will be contested by teams of five - three men, one woman and one under-15 in the 3K junior event - and the top prize, to help

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Wildcats ready to roar

DURHAM Wildcats officially launched their new era as a professional outfit yesterday, with three months to go until their debut in the British Basketball League. The Wildcats, who were only formed in 2005, reached the top division in the national amateur

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Repeat performance on the cards for Overturn

Talented, consistent and as tough as they come, Overturn bids to follow last year's victory in the John Smith's Northumberland Plate at Newcastle this afternoon for Grand National-winning trainer Donald McCain. Since last year's polished display, Overturn

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Gosden invests in the Plate

John Gosden hasn't won the John Smith's Northumberland Plate in nearly 20 years but he looks to have an excellent chance of ending that barren spell with Investissement. The two-mile heat is probably not one of the Newmarket trainer's key targets at

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Thomas to put up a fight

Geraint Thomas is determined to retain his British National Champion's jersey in Northumberland this weekend. The 25-year-old from Cardiff led a Team Sky podium clean sweep in Lancashire last year to become the first Briton to wear the white jersey with

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England expects at the Women’s World Cup

HAVING reached the knock-out stages of the last two major tournaments, England are ready to mount a serious challenge for this year's FIFA Women's World Cup. The tournament gets under way in Germany tomorrow, with England playing their first group match

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Football not fair on the fairer sex in North-East

TEN years ago, women's football was regarded as the fastest growing sport in England. Since then, giant strides have been made to improve clubs across the country in a bid to provide for the growing demand of females taking up the sport, and to try to

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Storm well in running

GRAEME STORM is three shots off the lead at the halfway stage of the BMW International Open in Munich - and it should have been much better. Storm made eight birdies during his second round in Germany to stay in contention with leaders Henrik Stenson

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Pools on course to secure Nish deal

Hartlepool UNITED are looking to lure Hibernian striker Colin Nish to the club but have admitted defeat in an ambitious move for Lomana LuaLua – for now. Nish will become a free agent when his contract at Easter Road expires on July 1 and has

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Mowbray stubs out fears of a ‘fire sale’

TONY MOWBRAY has issued a warning to clubs looking to buy Middlesbrough’s players on the cheap after Swansea City made a cheeky offer for Leroy Lita. The Swans are believed to have bid in the region of £500,000 for the striker and they are

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Robson displays her huge potential

Laura Robson is ready to put in the hard yards away from the glamour of the senior women's tour to ensure she can enjoy more days in the Wimbledon spotlight. The British teenager won the first grand slam match of her career in the opening round and yesterday

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Venus wants to avenge defeat

Venus Williams is ready to exact revenge on Tsvetana Pironkova after setting up a fourth-round clash against the Bulgarian with a ruthless demolition of Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. Williams will take on Pironkova on Monday after sweeping aside the mostly

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Murray grinds out victory against veteran Croat

ANDY Murray ground out a four-set victory over veteran Ivan Ljubicic under Wimbledon's Centre Court roof tonight to set up a fourth-round rematch with Richard Gasquet. The pair were involved in one of Wimbledon's most memorable encounters at the same

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Wilks in the hunt for IRC honours

GUY Wilks was in second place after four stages of the GEKO Ypres Rally. The Darlington driver is in Belgium competing in the fifth round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Skodas Freddy Loix leads the way after claiming his fourth stage win to

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Columbo actor Peter Falk dead at 83

PETER Falk, the stage and movie actor who became identified as the squinty, rumpled detective in Columbo, which spanned 30 years of prime-time television, has died at the age of 83. Falk died on Thursday night at his Beverly Hills home, according

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News in brief

STATION DONATIONS: Church members from Harrowgate Hill Methodist, Northgate URC, St John's, St Herbert's, Cockerton St Mary's and St Cuthbert's carried out collection at Bank Top station for three days during Christian Aid week. They raised £428.09. Members

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Tennis dog needs home

WITH Wimbledon fortnight well-underway an animal charity is looking for local dog lovers to help find a home for a tennis obsessed dog. Dogs Trust Darlington is looking for new owneers for six-year-old Collie cross Lass. Lass needs an active, adult

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Concerns grow for missing man

Concerns are growing for the welfare of a 28-year-old County Durham man who has went missing in the Blackpool area six days ago. Jonathan Hall, from Bishop Auckland, had been staying with friends in the seaside resort for three weeks and was last seen

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Funeral firm offers to sponsor bowls club

A FUNERAL business is offering to help any Darlington bowls clubs thatmay be struggling financially. Whitehouse Funeral Service, in West Auckland Road, Darlington, has stepped in after Darlington Borough Council announced that funding to bowls clubs

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Warning over cash machines

POLICE have warned people to be on their guard after a skimming device was found at a cash machine. On Tuesday evening, police recovered the device - which is used to copy card details - from the Lloyds cash machine at the Morrisons store, in North

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Cancer survivor's charity bike ride

A CANCER survivor raised more than £900 for charity with a 186-mile cycle ride around a lake. Simon James, 52, from Darlington, joined thousands of other cyclists on the non-stop ride around Lake Vattern, in Sweden, on June 17. The Vatternrundan

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Extra security for cyclists

CYCLISTS are invited to bring their bikes to a security marking session in Bishop Auckland. Following an increase in pedal bike thefts in the area, the police are urging people to take extra care over the security of their items. In a bid to reduce

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Concern over children's home after police call-outs

POLICE have been called out to a new home for troubled youths 11 times in less than two months. Hycroft, in Cockfield, near Barnard Castle has been open since April but police have already attended the former nursing home six times in May and five times

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Drama for Heroes

YOUNG actors and musicians are putting the finishing touches to a charity concert taking place next weekend. (JULY 2&3) The group from Enter CIC (community interest company) will perform a self-penned piece in aid of Help for Heroes at Mainsforth Community

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Centre appeals for local sponsors

A COMMUNITY is being asked to invest in one of its facilities - by sponsoring parts of the building. In a novel attempt to increase membership, Firthmoor Community Centre has launched the Building Communities At Grass Roots campaign, which aims to

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'Good life' theme for carnival fun

THE centre of Darlington will be filled with colour and celebration this weekend, when the 29th community carnival comes to town. Hundreds of people are expected to parade through the town tomorrow with costumes and floats reflecting the theme, It's

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Prolific shoplifter spared jail

A SERIAL shoplifter caught stealing hundreds of pounds worth of perfume and aftershave while the subject of a suspended prison sentence has walked free from court. Leigh Horner was told by a judge at Teesside Crown Court that she was being spared

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Consultancy firm employed by county council to look for new quarry sites

A TEAM of consultants have been employed by the county council to search for new areas to quarry in the next 20 years. North Yorkshire County Council’s Countryside Service team will employ consultants Capita Symonds Ltd and Oxford Archaeology

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Red-hot fire engine rally

VINTAGE fire engines will be taking centre stage during a two-day action packed event. The annual fire engine and vintage vehicle rally returns to Preston Park, Eaglescliffe, this weekend. Firefighters from the Cleveland and County Durham and

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Young artist picks up national TV award

A TALENTED young artist has seen his dream come true after scooping a national award. Cleveland College of Art and Design interactive media student Andy Bell won the best entertainment category at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Awards. The

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£3m funding aims to boost 'hard-hit' area

BUSINESSES can bid for a share of £3m in a Dragons' Den-style challenge that aims to breathe life into the economy of Redcar and Cleveland. The Redcar and Cleveland Investment Fund (RCIF) scheme will see companies make their pitch for financial backing

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Social club celebrates milestone anniversary

A SOCIAL club for adults of mixed abilities is celebrating a milestone anniversary. The Friday Night Club, held at Southlands Leisure Centre, in Middlesbrough, is throwing a party to celebrate its 21st anniversary. Activities held weekly for able

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Roadside raid pair bailed

TWO men who were arrested as a result of a dramatic police roadside raid have been bailed pending further inquiries. Specialist officers from Durham Police swooped on a silver and blue Mitsubishi Animal at 6.20pm on Thursday night near Darlington. Five

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Hospice relies on will power

SOLICITORS hope to show that where there’s a will there’s a way to raise money for charity. Throughout July, solicitors from some of the region’s best known practices will be waiving their fees if the client makes a donation to Willow Burn Hospice in

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College tutor guilty of child porn charges

A MARRIED man accused of downloading child pornography and taking part in a vile on-line chat about abuse has been found guilty by a jury. Father-of-two Albert Adderley looked stunned and shook his head when the verdicts on the 17 charges he faced were

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Voices warming up to raise the roof

A TWO-DAY celebration of arts, crafts and music is taking place next week to raise money for a church's new roof appeal. St James' Church, in Coundon, is hosting the Festival of Talents on Friday and Saturday, in aid of its Raise The Roof campaign

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Fine for jet skier who crashed into harbour wall

A JET skier was considered lucky to be alive after crashing into a harbour wall on the River Tyne. But Jonathan Carr paid a double price for his daredevil antics as, apart from his injuries, he was prosecuted under a Port of Tyne bye-law to ensure river

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"Cowardly" theft from elderly woman

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman had her purse snatched. The 89-year-old victim was waiting in the passenger seat of a red Vauxhall Agila in Broadway car park, Colburn, North Yorkshire, at about 6.40pm yesterday, when

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Bookkeeper reaching out to small businesses

AN experienced bookkeeper is offering her services to small businesses throughout the region. Victoria Bush, of Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire has more than 20 years experience in her line of expertise. She moved to the region earlier this year and went

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Concerns over missing man

CONCERNS are growing for the welfare of a 28-year-old County Durham man who went missing in the Blackpool area six days ago. Jonathan Hall, from Bishop Auckland, had been staying with friends in the seaside resort for three weeks and was last

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Blackwell signs contract extension with Durham

DURHAM all-rounder Ian Blackwell has signed a two-year deal with the club. Blackwell, who was Durham's Player of the Year in 2009 and currently averages over 50 in this season's LV= County Championship, has consistently contributed with the bat and ball

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Young farmers swap wellies for running shoes

FOUR members of a Young Farmers club are swapping their wellies for running shoes when they take on the Great North Run this September. Catterick Young Farmers, led by Robert Wilkin, 24, of Steadfield House Farm in Dalton on Tees have already

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Get active at free sports festival

RYEDALE residents will have the chance to try out a new sport at an activities festival next month. The Active Ryedale Festival will be held at Malton Community Sports Centre on Saturday, July 9, from 11am to 3pm. Activities on offer

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Live from the mud

Glastonbury 2011, BBC2, 9.45 to 10.30pm and 11.05pm to 2.00am Love Your Garden (ITV1, 8pm) Castle (Channel 5, 9pm) In Treatment (Sky Atlantic, 10.15pm and 10.45pm) The Graham Norton Show (BBC1, 10.35pm) IN BETWEEN making mud-pies, Jo Whiley is

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NORTH YORKSHIRE: News in brief

FILM TIME: Northallerton becomes the venue for a cinema again next week. Two films will play at the Hambleton Forum next Friday. First up at 5.30pm is Yogi Bear, followed by Brighton Rock, based on the novel by Graham Greene, at 7.30pm. Tickets

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Fun time for fathers

DADS and granddads are being invited to take their little ones to a series of Saturday morning play sessions. The free sessions will take place at Sure Start Children’s Centres across the Consett and Stanley area and are aimed at fathers and other male

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Court approves seizure of suspected 'drug money'

THE seizure by police of thousands of pounds of suspected drug money has approved by a court. Officers from North Yorkshire Police’s financial investigation unit collected £14,000 after stopping and searching a car on the A19, near Dishforth, in December

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Police investigate purse theft

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman had her purse snatched. The 89-year-old victim waiting in the passenger seat of a red Vauxhall Agila in Broadway car park, Colburn, near Catterick, North Yorkshire, at about 6.40pm yesterday,

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Steelmaking restart date expected from SSI next month

A DATE for North-East steelmaking to resume is likely to be set next month, it was revealed yesterday. Phil Dryden, Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI) UK president, said he was likely to know in July the answer to the "$6m question" he had been constantly

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Let’s celebrate their lives

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Group aims to boost Dales businesses

A GROUP has been formed with the aim of boosting businesses in the remote Upper Dales. The Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Business Forum was established in response to a group of local business owners, who wanted to provide the mechanism to improve visitors

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Greece

THE EU has a culture of secrecy. For example, Belgian Finance Minister Didler Regders now admits that when Greece entered the euro in 2001, it was known that false statistics distorted Greece’s economic suitability. Its present plight was therefore

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Foreign aid

I FOUND letters from B Walker and T Cooper (HAS, June 23) concerning Peter Mullen very interesting but, as with foreign aid, is there not a point which is being overlooked? Such is the outdated attitude of certain religions and cultures towards

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Michael Gove

IN a strong field, one of the most distasteful features of this shabby government is the ridiculous Michael Gove. The Minister for Education’s record during his time in office is a catalogue of errors. A two-minute walk around the graveyard of

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Wrong signals

WITH reference to recent correspondence to HAS by Alison Watson about mobile phone signals (HAS, June 20), I cannot see why, unless you are a VIP or a member of the emergency services, it should be essential to be contactable at all times. Society

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Taken for granted

I NOTE that Ed Miliband is not only unable to keep his front bench under control, but he is unable to keep an effective working appointments diary. That is, if his reason for not attending the Durham Miners’ Gala is to be believed. For the last

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Sting in the tale

IT was interesting to read that the editor, Peter Barron, visits a gym (Echo, June 20). Exercise is good for you, and people work out in many different ways. It also makes you feel better within yourself. Some people go walking, others play squash

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Change of career

I READ with interest your article with regard to Mr and Mrs Seymour’s unfortunate stay at the Grand Hotel, in Scarborough, where Mrs Seymour serious diarrhoea and vomiting (Echo, June 23). On reading the comments made by the hotel manager, David

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Care homes

I HAVE been a home care worker for nearly two years and like to think that I do my job properly. All of our visits are at times to suit each client’s individual needs. The length of each call varies, with the shortest time being 15 minutes. I,

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We need to learn not litigate

THERE’S an old saying that the man who never did anything wrong never did anything right, either – because he never did anything at all. It chimes in with some advice I got many years ago when I was first entrusted with extra responsibilities in

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New striker for Hebburn

Hebburn manager Paul Bennett has added another striker to his squad for their second division campaign. Bennett has recruited Liam McBryde, who was with South Shields last season, and also has a good scoring record with previous clubs Sunderland RCA,

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‘Boiler room’ scam team jailed

A GANG of "Costa del Crime" fraudsters have been convicted of preying on hundreds of British pensioners in a £20m share con. Mastermind George Abrue and his “boiler room” team of eight funded lavish lifestyles by persuading vulnerable victims to

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The alien ‘killed with a coal shovel’

Stories of alien abductions peaked in the Sixties and Seventies, but one case that predates them is said to have taken place in the North-East. Gavin Havery reports. IT is a sunny spring day in 1940. Soldiers are marching south along Saltwell

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Smith's home rule

NORTH-EAST trainer Michael Smith raised the roof at a rainy Newcastle on the first day of the Northumberland Plate meeting. Smith, who trains at Kirkheaton in Northumberland, won the feature tradersbettingexchange.co.uk Seaton Delaval Handicap

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What is the master plan at Newcastle United?

TO what extent can a football club be run like any other business? Keep an eye on Newcastle United next season, and you should find out. If 2010's promotion to the Premier League marked phase one of Mike Ashley's blueprint for the Magpies,

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Bootcamp boost for hospice

A BOOTCAMP is being held to raise money for a hospice. The fun fitness bootcamp will be staged at the Hermitage School, in Chester-le-Street, in aid of St Cuthbert’s Hospice, in Durham City. It will take place on Wednesday, July 6, at 6.30pm. The

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Police inquiry into medical director ends

POLICE have dropped an investigation into the medical director of one of the North- East’s biggest hospital trusts. However, consultant gastroenterologist Dr Peter Moncur, from County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, remains suspended

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MP slams public sector 'jackpot' payments

AN MP last night criticised the “jackpot redundancy payments” made to senior public sector staff. Redcar MP Ian Swales was speaking after it was revealed the former chief executive of Cleveland Police Authority received £361,950 after leaving the

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Pension reforms are robbery, say unions

A SUMMER of discontent could begin next week with strike action expected to close hundreds of schools and disrupt government offices across the region. More than 100 schools in the North-East and North Yorkshire have cancelled all or some of

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Striking contrast

As thousands of public sector workers prepare to strike over job losses, pay freezes and pension cuts, a former North-East police authority chief executive walks away with £361,950. THOUSANDS of North-East public sector workers will go on strike

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Darlington kitchen maker prepares to serve up more job losses

A TEES Valley kitchen maker is preparing to make redundancies for the third year in a row, as a rival firm was on the verge of going into administration. Magnet, whose factory in Darlington was involved in one of the longest strikes in history, last

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Union's payout call from consortium

UNION bosses hope some of the £80m settlement that Tata Steel received from a consortium which almost caused the collapse of the North-East steel industry will filter down to affected workers. Teesside Cast Products (TCP) factory, then owned

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Diet could hold a cure for diabetics

RESEARCHERS in the North- East have made a “remarkable” discovery that the most common type of diabetes can be reversed by an extremely low calorie diet. The study by Newcastle University scientists could revolutionise the way people with type

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Bid to save county leisure centres dealt a new blow

HOPES that six council-run leisure centres could be saved from the axe appeared to be fading last night. Durham County Council chiefs have raised serious concerns over nearly all of the takeover bids for the centres – giving campaigners only

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Darlington kitchen maker serves up more job losses

A TEES Valley kitchen maker is preparing to make redundancies for the third year in a row, as a rival firm was on the verge of going into administration. Magnet, whose factory in Darlington was involved in one of the longest strikes in history, last

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Testimonial for Horden's Geoff.

Horden are to hold a testimonial game for evergreen club servant Geoff Wade, who has been connected to the club in various ways for nearly 40 years. Centre half Wade made over 900 appearances for the club over 20 years, before he moved on to become assistant