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Cabaye hits winner as Newcastle remain unbeaten
YOHAN Cabaye’s late strike was enough to see off Wigan Athletic and ensure Newcastle United’s unbeaten start to the season remained intact.YOHAN Cabaye’s late strike was enough to see off Wigan Athletic and ensure Newcastle United&rsquo
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Pools back on track with Poole double
HARTLEPOOL United ended a run of three successive losses to move up to seventh in League One. Two goals from James Poole and one from Paul Murray earned Pools a fourth away win of the season. It was their first victory since winning
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Darlington defeated again
Braintree Town 3 Darlington 1 Darlington's awful start to the season shows no sign of improvement as a lacklustre performance saw them sink to their eighth defeat of the season today, losing at Braintree Town. The Essex side avenged
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Boro break home hoodoo
MIDDLESBROUGH picked up their first home victory since August with defeat over Derby County. Rhys Williams and Marvin Emnes struck either side of half-time to give Boro the three points and provide an ideal tonic to suffering their first defeat of the
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Sessegnon and Bendtner seal vital Cats win
By PAUL FRASER SUNDERLAND'S second victory of the season was sealed courtesy of an instinctive opening goal from Stephane Sessegnon seven minutes from time at the Reebok Stadium this afternoon.After a dreadful first half in which neither goalkeeper was
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Rodney makes Darlington debut
New striker Nialle Rodney makes his full Darlington debut at Braintree Town a day after joining on loan from Braintree Town. Rodney lines up in attack, alongside the recalled Ryan Bowman, after joining on a month's loan while fellow forward James Gray
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Bennett and Williams start for Boro
TONY MOWBRAY has been forced to shuffle his Middlesbrough pack – but will be relieved to be able to include Joe Bennett and Rhys Williams. Barry Robson misses the visit of Derby County through suspension, Julio Arca replacing him, while Faris Haroun
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Wickham in and Cattermole out for Sunderland
CONNOR WICKHAM makes his first start in a Sunderland shirt at Bolton this afternoon.CONNOR WICKHAM makes his first start in a Sunderland shirt at Bolton this afternoon.The England Under-21 international, an £8.1m buy from Ipswich in the summer,
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Worker stole £184,000 from firm to pay debts
A TRUSTED long-serving employee stole £184,000 from a company over a period of five years, a court heard yesterday. Patricia Rose Parrott was jailed for 21 months for the theft of £184,011.25 from Teesside Fluid Systems, based in Newton Aycliffe
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Nine held in metal thefts clampdown
NINE people have been arrested and one-and-a-half tons of copper cable seized as police across the region crack down on thieves stealing metal for scrap. Triggered by rising scrap prices, thefts have rocketed in recent months – prompting calls
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Joy as stolen goats found and reunited with mother
THE story of three baby goats feared dead after being stolen from their mother’s side has had a happy ending. The cute trio were kidnapped seven weeks ago and hopes for their survival were slim as they had not been weaned. But now they have been
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Woman subjected to gun and knife ordeal
A VIOLENT robber and his two young accomplices have been jailed for a total of 15 years following an attack at a woman’s home in which she had imitation guns pointed at her head and a knife held to her throat. Robert Huddie Chapman, 21, who was
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Union worries over NHS contract
A NURSING union has expressed concern that some North-East GP commissioners have links to private companies bidding to provide NHS services. The controversy follows NHS County Durham and Darlington’s decision to switch the contract to provide
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Prison blunder adds to pressure
GOVERNMENT plans to privatise three North-East prisons were coming under increasing pressure last night after Britain’s only privately run jail suffered an embarrassing blunder. About 1,400 inmates at the G4S-run Birmingham Prison were locked
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The Insider - Aris making a name for himself
THERE was an interesting striker making an appearance for Sunderland in the midweek reserves game against Everton - and now he is waiting to see if anything comes of it. The trialist was Northern League hot-shot Aris Guerin-Lakonga and his outing was
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Biker hit 101mph before fatal crash
AN advanced motorcyclist rode at speeds of more than 100mph before colliding with a car, an inquest heard yesterday. Project engineer Nigel Wright was thrown 92 metres from his yellow Ducati 750cc motorcycle after colliding with a Mercedes car
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Wales again made to pay for kicking blunders
Wales were left kicking themselves after suffering their third narrow defeat of a World Cup campaign that could easily have seen them contesting tomorrow's final against New Zealand. For the second week in succession, Wales' kickers missed crucial shots
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Camelot one to beat
I always think of today as the changeover. The Flat season, which concludes in a fortnight, starts to wind down while the jumpers step up a gear, and this afternoon there is a fine mix. On the level, Doncaster takes centre stage with an eight-race card
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Morpeth defend two titles
LEADING North-East clubs will be competing for the prestigious Sherman Cup and Davison Shield trophies at Temple Park, South Shields, today. Morpeth Harriers are defending champions in both events. The Sherman Cup is awarded to the club with the best
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Burdon exits Blaydon
CENTRE Fred Burdon has left Blaydon and signed a professional contract with Championship club Doncaster. It was a brief return to Crow Trees for the Cambridge Blue, who has had trials with Newcastle Falcons and Gloucester and has now opted to move up
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Long haul ready to bear fruit for Wade
HIS name is already one of the most recognisable in the North-East. It is emblazoned across a fleet of wagons that criss-cross the region on a daily basis, can be found on the skips and building machinery that form a key part of his burgeoning business
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Burdon ends brief stint at Blaydon to join Doncaster
CENTRE Fred Burdon has left Blaydon and signed a professional contract with Championship club Doncaster. It was a brief return to Crow Trees for the Cambridge Blue, who has had trials with Newcastle Falcons and Gloucester and has now opted to move up
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Hat-trick hero Goosen expects a tough battle
GREG GOOSEN might have run riot as Newcastle's LV=Cup campaign began with a bang, but the Falcons full-back believes a re-run against London Irish tomorrow is a long shot. Summer-signing Goosen ran in a hat-trick as the rock-bottom Kingston Park outfit
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Goosen accepts it's a tough task for Falcons
GREG GOOSEN might have run riot as Newcastle's LV=Cup campaign began with a bang - but the Falcons full-back believes a re-run against London Irish is a long shot, writes Tom Reynolds. Summer-signing Goosen ran in a hat-trick as the rock-bottom Kingston
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Spencer cracks whip over ‘weak’ jockeys
Leading jockeys have given a mixed response to the amended whip regulations announced by the British Horseracing Authority. Among the changes - which came into immediate effect - are the removal of the five-hit rule inside the final furlong or after
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Bruce to turn to wonder boy Wickham
STEVE BRUCE thinks Connor Wickham is finally ready to be unleashed on the Premier League in the manager's bid to try to keep Sunderland out of the bottom three. The teenage prospect has had to bide his time since his £8.1m move from Ipswich Town in the
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Wadsworth seeks a positive response
MICK WADSWORTH insists there is no panic within the Hartlepool United camp. While some sections of supporters were up in arms last weekend when Pools lost a third successive game, in falling to Wycombe at Victoria Park, inside the confines of the dressing
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Tees Valley firm looking to return to Libya
A TRAINING charity forced to close operations in Libya as war broke out is set to return to the country after talks with representatives of the new Government. The TTE Technical Training Group, which provides oil and gas industry training to firms in
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Officer "saw rifle" in crossbow incident
AN unarmed police officer told an inquest how he feared for his life when a man who was later shot and killed by police fired a crossbow towards him – and said he also saw the man holding a gun. PC John Lamb yesterday told an inquest jury how
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Mystery powder scare at loan firm
POLICE were last night trying to identify a mystery white powder that caused hundreds of people to be evacuated from an office. The powder was sent in an A4 envelope to the Student Loans Company (SLC) office in Darlington and opened by a worker
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Classy Colo's keeping his hair on at St James'
FABRICIO COLOCCINI may not have put pen-to-paper on a new contract at Newcastle United, but it is little wonder manager Alan Pardew has the money men behind the scenes working hard on keeping the Argentine. The hope on Tyneside is that the man from Cordoba
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Pardew warns 'don't get cocky'
ALAN PARDEW has geared up for this afternoon's ‘should win' game against Wigan Athletic by demanding Newcastle United guard against complacency if they are to keep the momentum building on Tyneside. Any frustration that has lingered among supporters
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Poole out to make his mark
FOR some, dropping from one of the most lavish clubs in the world to League One might seem a comedown. Instead, for James Poole a move from Manchester City to Hartlepool United could prove the making of him. The attacker, who was part of the winning
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Cooper signs two attackers
DARLINGTON manager Mark Cooper yesterday completed a double transfer deal with strikers James Gray and Nialle Rodney arriving at The Northern Echo Arena. Gray, a product of Middlesbrough's academy and son of ex-Sunderland star Phil, has joined Quakers
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Soldier attacked by comrades may leave
A SOLDIER who was attacked and seriously injured by three comrades for wearing white trainers in a mess hall is likely to be discharged from the Army on medical grounds. Sergeant David Bell, 34, from Seaham, County Durham, was attacked when he
