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Match Report: Hinckley United 3 Darlington 0
Hinckley United 3 Darlington 0 DARLINGTON'S abysmal season has stumbled from one embarrassment to the next, and last night it reached rock bottom with a comprehensive defeat in an FA Cup replay at Hinckley United. Defeats to Southport,
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Locals to decide on Mayors' powers
Mayors elected to run the UK's 12 largest cities outside of London could have varying degrees of power, the Government said today. The coalition agreement set out plans for elected mayors in Newcastle, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Coventry
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Fire crews tackle barn blaze at Snape near Bedale
Fire crews were tonight allowing a barn blaze near Bedale, North Yorkshire, to burn out under supervision. The alarm was raised at 6.37pm and crews from Bedale and Masham arrived within ten minutes to find the barn on Masham Road, near Snape, well alight
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Last minute winner puts RCA through in Durham Challenge cup
A last minute winner in extra time gave Sunderland RCA a 4-3 win in the Durham Challenge Cup at Durham City last night. The RCA took the lead after 40 minutes when James Oates scored with a header from a free kick, but City equalised from the penalty
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Match Report: Doncaster Rovers 1 Middlesbrough 3
Doncaster Rovers 1 Middlesbrough 3 SECOND best at Southampton, Middlesbrough rediscovered their touch three days later to run out deserved winners at Doncaster. Yes, the quality of the opposition was somewhat different, with Rovers struggling
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Hatch misses out for Darlington
Liam Hatch has suffered an ankle injury is unavailable for Darlington's FA Cup replay at Hinckley United this evening. Caretaker manager Craig Liddle says that the striker sustained the injury falling down the stairs at home and is expected to be on
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Alec Stewart heads to the North-East
The 2011 NYSD Premier League presentation evening will be held on Saturday, November 12 at the Tall Trees Hotel, Yarm, (7.30pm start). The main guest is England legend Alec Stewart OBE, the country's most capped Test cricketer, and Liverpudlian comedian
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White exits Headingley
Craig White has left Yorkshire, opting not to re-apply for the role of first-team coach. The 41 year-old former England all-rounder made his playing debut for the county in 1990, and has spent the last two seasons as Martyn Moxon's right-hand man after
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Dale Farm Gypsies set up camp in Newcastle
GYPSIES evicted from the notorious Dale Farm site have set up camp in Newcastle. The travellers have declared that they will stay there "for life" after descending on a car park just outside the city centre. Dozens of families, with caravans, transit
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Man spared jail in stolen lead case
A MAN caught with thousands of pounds-worth of lead which had been stripped from a church roof just hours earlier has walked free. Andrew Carruthers yesterday thanked a judge as he left the dock carrying a holdall he took to Teesside Crown Court anticipating
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Ex-bobby backs wind farm plan
A FORMER village bobby has backed plans for a wind farm which had its initial planning permission quashed after campaigners started a legal battle. David Foster has voiced his support for four turbines at Lambs Hill, to the west of Stillington, between
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Study shows bonfire peril
CLEVELAND Fire Brigade has issued statistics from last year's Bonfire Night period showing dozens of people were taken to hospital. The brigade's arson reduction and fire investigation manager, Steve Johnson, said 65 people were taken to hospitals
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Pond prize makes a splash with pupils
SCHOOLCHILDREN have been celebrating the installation of a fish pond at their school, which has arrived after they won a competition. Paddock Farm Nursery and Water Gardens, near Darlington, has finished installing the pond at Preston Primary School
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Thousands of speeding drivers in the frame
A CAMERA which can detect the speed of vehicles from up to 1,000 metres away has caught 4,742 speeding drivers in three months. North Yorkshire Police say following the launch of the six-month mobile camera safety pilot scheme in July, the number of
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Police arrest teenagers after farmer kicked in head during attack
TWO teenagers have been arrested after a farmer needed hospital treatment after being kicked in the head. Eric Miller, 54 was attacked last Wednesday evening after he confronted three trespassers he found with lurcher dogs on his farm near
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Concert to help miners' families
A SINGER is to perform at one of the region’s oldest workingmen’s clubs to raise money for the grieving families in the South Wales colliery disaster. Sunderland-based crooner Andy Barker is staging his Buble, Sinatra & Friends show at Hetton and District
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Stroke unit to close in Darlington, service centralised in Durham
HEALTH bosses have unanimously backed plans to close a stroke unit in Darlington in favour of a centralised service in Durham. The controversial decision, debated by the board of County Durham and Darlington PCT today, means the hyperacute stroke unit
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Village store wins accolade
A VILLAGE post office which has been run by a family since 1955 has been judged Yorkshire’s best. Michael and June Hardy, of Carlton Miniott, near Thirsk, received a glass trophy from Yorkshire Independent Grocers Association for its “superb service
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Magpies striker subjected to racist abuse on Twitter
POLICE are investigating after Newcastle United striker Sammy Ameobi was subjected to racist abuse on Twitter. The remark was posted on the social networking website on Sunday evening Today, the Magpies issued a statement on its website saying it was
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Cathedral job for Durham lad John
A FORMER regional development agency chief has secured a new job at Durham Cathedral. John Holmes, previously director of regeneration and tourism at One North East, has been appointed the Cathedral’s Head of Property. He started work today. Born in
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The Producers, Darlington Operatic Society, Darlington Civic Theatre
IF you’re homophobic or you believe ridicule is misplaced when dealing with perpetrators of genocide, prepare to be offended. Mel Brooks’ 1968 film has become a multi-award-winning musical on Broadway and in London’s West End, and the male
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Gross value
Him & Her (BBC3, 10.30pm) The Food Hospital (C4, 8pm) RUSSELL TOVEY admits that his mum found certain scenes of his new comedy series Him & Her “a bit gross”. Indeed, toilet humour is a big part of the series, a warts-and-all comedy about
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Three-year-old makes a grand splash
A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has scooped a trophy by swimming a length of a swimming pool unaided. Elodie-Paige MacArthur, who has visited the public pool in Bedale four times a week since she was six weeks old, used her front crawl stroke to swim a length
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Mine project lands £2.8m science centre grant
A MINING project which is set to create 1,000 jobs in North Yorkshire has been awarded up to £2.8 million from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund to develop a geosciences centre in the county. Sirius Minerals, which plans to build a new potash mine
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Tory MP challenges Government over fuel prices
A CONSERVATIVE MP has challenged the Government to provide a fuel rebate to North Yorkshire residents. Thirsk and Malton MP Anne McIntosh said some motorists in the county had no alternative but to pay “extremely high prices” for fuel as there are little
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Christmas flower arranging
AN annual three-week course in the art of Christmas flower arranging is to return later this month. The popular course takes place at East Durham College’s Houghall Campus, in Durham City on successive Mondays, starting on November 28. Participants
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Darlington hit by spate of bicycle thefts
SEVEN bicycles were stolen from across Darlington over the weekend. Police received reports of bicycles taken from sheds, a garage and from outside shops. On Saturday morning, a black Apollo which had been chained to a front garden fence
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Money for nothing
DAVID CAMERON told the Tory Party conference that the country could not afford to borrow its way out of recession. How does he feel, I wonder, now the Bank of England is printing another £75bn to pump prime the UK’s economy? JM Gowland, Heighington
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Succession
AS a fervent UK unionist and royalist I have no objection to the change of succession to the throne. It matters not whether the first born is boy or girl. I am sure they will make a fine head of the Church of England, although I wonder how a non-Protestant
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In the swim
I WENT to a meeting of the Derwent Valley Partnership on October 26 where questions were asked about the Consett leisure and swimming facilities. There was no officer of the council in attendance and no cabinet councillor was able to give any
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Darlington Golf Club access road talks
A GOLF club is expected to be granted approval for a new access road. Darlington Borough Council's cabinet group will tonight debate proposals to allow Darlington Golf Club to use authority-owned land for its new driveway. Existing access for
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Muppets
FRAGGLE Rock will never return to our television screens, while the rumoured return of the Muppet Show has amounted to nothing. Therefore, it is perfectly understandable why David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband all oppose a referendum on
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Focus on cutting domestic abuse
A STRATEGY is being developed aimed at reducing the high rates of domestic abuse in Darlington. The strategy will work on several approaches and focus on preventing abuse from happening, providing support and protecting victims. It has been put
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Talks over plan for Hurworth Moor brewery
PLANS to create the only brewery within Darlington alongside one of the borough's country pubs are being recommended for approval. The Micro Brewery at the Tawny Owl pub, in Neasham Road, Hurworth Moor, has applied to convert a play barn into
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Inquiry
HOW refreshing to read of the Methodist Church’s prompt and thorough inquiry into the activities of paedophile preacher Keith Morton (Echo, Oct 28). This is in contrast to the endless cover-ups and prevarications by the Catholic hierarchy of this
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Let's sort this eyesore out
THE emergency services have been called out to 19 fires and 146 incidents at the disused Focus store in St Helen Auckland. Here’s a radical idea – why not erect a temporary fence, demolish the building and take the pieces away? Even today’s underclass
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St Paul's protest
WHY aren’t the people camping outside Saint Paul’s Cathedral moved on by the police? Surely they are causing an obstruction in a public place and it’s supposedly costing St Paul’s £20,000 a day in lost revenue. I bet if Joe Bloggs set up a hot
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Summertime
THE time for our bi-annual debate, or at least muttering, about changing the clocks is once again upon us. Let me say I applaud efforts to optimise the time we get up and go to work so as to improve our safety, efficiency and health. What I can
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Work
THE Work Programme was supposed to be tailored to the individual’s needs but it is clear that is not so. There is apparently no type of proper training or qualifications to be offered – unless, of course, you count creating yet another CV, attending
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Halloween – dawn of the dead
A COUPLE of years ago, at about 11pm, I was on my way home from a livery company dinner in the City of London on October 31, Halloween. It was a cold night and so I was wearing my full length black clerical cloak. That cloak keeps all the cold
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A balancing act on jobs
AS the North-East strives to rebalance an economy over-reliant on the public sector, it needs all the support it can get to create private sector jobs. The fact that North-East businesses have been awarded £93m in the second round of the Government
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Town divided, or town united?
Planners are being recommended to refuse a proposal for an out-of-town shopping complex near Bishop Auckland because of its potential impact on the town centre. Duncan Leatherdale looks at the arguments for and against the scheme, and asks if there
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Seven arrests as scrap thefts in Darlington and Teesside targeted
EIGHT scrapyards were raided, seven arrests made and vehicles stopped on the motorway during an operation involving three police forces. Police in Durham and Cleveland carried out inquiries as part of Operation Hansel, a national day of action targeting
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The Euro
THE Euro has failed. Why, oh why, are these ego-driven politicians trying every dirty trick in the book to keep it limping along? The gravy train is about be derailed and it is more than time for the politicians to find some moral fibre. For
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Scouting friends make it a spicy Halloween
A HALLOWEEN fundraising night is expected to have raised hundreds of pounds for a Scout group. The quiz and curry night at the Spice Lounge, in Fore Bondgate, Bishop Auckland last night was in aid of the 2nd Bishop Auckland Scout Group. The money
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Try taste of new career at college
PEOPLE in County Durham looking for a new job or change of career are being invited to a day of free taster sessions with local employers. Twenty firms have joined forces with Bishop Auckland College for the Have a Go event on Friday. More than
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Military artist supports Poppy appeal
A MILITARY artist is hoping to sell copies of a painting to raise money for the British Legion. John Palliser, of Newton Aycliffe, wants to make a difference to this year's Poppy Appeal with his work titled Legions of the Fallen. The 54-year-old
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Committee urged to allow plans for shopping centre
CAMPAIGNERS are urging councillors to overrule officers and approve plans for an out-of-town shopping complex amid fresh hopes of a cinema moving to the area. Planning officers are recommending members of Durham County Council's planning committee
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Leisure centre 'too expensive to save '
A COUNCIL has defended its decision to close a town's leisure centre and denied claims that it has already agreed to sell the site to developers. Durham County Council leader Simon Henig and officers attended a meeting in Crook to explain why they
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Van der Vaart fires a warning to Arsenal
RAFAEL VAN DER VAART has told Arsenal not to get carried away with their win over Chelsea and insists that Tottenham are still the best team in north London. Arsenal shocked Chelsea with a stunning 5-3 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday to
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Carroll says Reds can cope without key duo
STRIKER Andy Carroll believes Liverpool have shown they are better placed to cope without the services of influential duo Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. The experienced pair were absent for Saturday’s 2-0 win at West Brom and although
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Greek rescue vote plan hits shares
INVESTORS abandoned the markets today after the Greek Prime Minister fuelled uncertainty by announcing shock plans to hold a referendum on the eurozone rescue plan. The FTSE 100 Index opened more than two per cent lower after George Papandreous unexpected
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Faster growth boosts recovery hopes
THE UK's economic recovery hopes were boosted today when official figures revealed that the pace of growth accelerated faster than expected in the third quarter of 2011. GDP increased by 0.5 per cent in the three months to the end of September, representing
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Hartley: Players are behind Johnson
Dylan Hartley insists Martin Johnson retains the full support of England's players. Uncertainty shrouds Johnson's future following a highly disappointing World Cup during which the squad were criticised for their performances on the pitch and behaviour
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Hamilton feels Button pressure
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes one of the reasons behind Lewis Hamilton's season of sorrow is the pressure he has come under from Jenson Button. Hamilton stands on the brink of being beaten by a team-mate for the first time in his Formula
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Red Hot Chili Peppers announce Stadium of Light concert
US rock giants Red Hot Chili Peppers are to play one of only two UK concerts next year in the North-East. The four-piece band from Los Angeles will be topping the bill at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light next June. It is one only two massive
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Ban for headteacher who held 'coke and doughnut' sessions
A HEADTEACHER who held “coke and doughnuts” sessions where pupils were encouraged to tell “secrets” about members of staff has been banned from taking on the role again. Deborah Collinson was found guilty of bullying and intimidating staff
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Health chiefs expected to choose Durham over Darlington for stroke unit
HEALTH bosses are today expected to back controversial proposals to close a stroke unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital. The plans to centralise countywide hyperacute services at the University Hospital of North Durham, in Durham City, would
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Boro fan laughed after delivering 'fatal ' punch, manslaughter trial told
A DRUNKEN teenager felled a father-of-two with a single punch before “rejoicing” and laughing with his friends, a jury in a manslaughter case has heard. Innocent victim Spencer Freeman, 42, died from head injuries hours after being struck outside
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Teesdale bus cuts will leave us isolated, public meeting told
PEOPLE living in more remote rural areas claim Arriva will leave them isolated by concentrating on more profitable routes. Up to 60 people attended a public meeting in Cockfield Methodist Church Hall last night to voice their objections to
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Police chief's pay-off sparks MP's reform call
AN MP has called for changes to rules governing compensation paid to top police officers after it emerged a crisis-hit chief constable is set for a substantial pay-off when he leaves next year. Grahame Maxwell, chief constable of North Yorkshire Police
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£93m for jobs - but is it enough?
NEARLY £100m was promised to the North-East yesterday by the Government to create about 25,500 jobs – but the big question last night was: is it enough? Business leaders and politicians in the region welcomed the £93m pledged to North-East
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Government urged to speed up Regional Growth Fund payments
THE Government was last night urged to speed up the money paid from its Regional Growth Fund (RGF) as a “matter of urgency” amid criticism that successful bidders were being tied up in red tape. Only eight companies have been paid from the
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Ba’s Halloween hat-trick treat
ALAN PARDEW last night piled further praise on his Newcastle United players on a night when they showed their mental toughness to stay unbeaten with a spirited victory at Stoke City - courtesy of hat-trick hero Demba Ba's goals. After scoring
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Mowbray demands a reaction at Doncaster
AFTER watching his side go down to a heavy defeat at Southampton on Saturday, Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray expects to see a reaction from his squad when they travel to Doncaster Rovers tonight. The 3-0 defeat on the South coast means Boro have
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Simoncelli team will race in Valencia
Gresini Racing have decided to compete in this weekend's season-ending races in Valencia as a tribute to Marco Simoncelli. Team boss Fausto Gresini said last week "the only certainty" was that his team would not compete following Simoncelli's death in
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Firms hit out at Feed-in Tariff deadline
SOLAR panel installation firms have responded angrily after the Government announced a cut off date for new customers to receive higher subsidy rates just weeks from now. As widely expected the Government yesterday said it intends to reduce the Feed-in
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Rail firm secures SSI deal
A RAIL firm is to create upto 35 jobs after winning the contract to provide on-site services for Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI)UK plant. Freight haulier GB Railfreight (GBRf), has won the contract, worth an unspecified amount, for transporting molten
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Social media code maybe needed for industrial disputes
A NEW code of behaviour for using social media in industrial disputes may need to be introduced, a leading employment relations trouble shooter said. Peter Harwood, chief conciliator for Acas, was in Newcastle to give a seminar focusing on the increased
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Cooper talks breakdown
Darlington have suffered a blow in their hunt for a new manager after talks with Colin Cooper broke down. He was a leading contender to replace namesake Mark Cooper, but he and chairman Raj Singh have been unable to agree terms and he now expects
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Bardsley back in action
PHIL BARDSLEY is on stand-by to slot in to the Sunderland defence at former club Manchester United this weekend, with manager Steve Bruce admitting the full-back is likely to be back for the long term. Bardsley was the Black Cats' player of the year
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Tuesday fixtures -- several games in Durham Challenge Cup
There are several Durham Challenge cup ties tonight as the competition gets underway in earnest. For the firs ttime, there will also be prize money from the last 16 onwards. Durham Challenge Cup first round. Billingham Town v Darlington RA, Dunston
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Match Report: Stoke City 1 Newcastle United 3
Stoke City 1 Newcastle United 3 FORGET the nightmares usually associated with Halloween, Newcastle United are still finding the sort of Premier League form that's the stuff of dreams. Ten Premier League games in and still unbeaten courtesy
