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Third successive win for Quakers
Darlington 2 Tamworth 0 Darlington recorded their third successive league win with a hard-fought 2-0 home win over Tamworth today and again Dale Hopson was on target. The teenager marked his senior debut with a strike in injury-time
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Peterborough 1-1 Middlesbrough
A stunning late equaliser from Paul Taylor denied Middlesbrough three points against Peterborough as the sides drew 1-1 at London Road. The result means Boro are now unbeaten in four, but manager Tony Mowbray will be disappointed his side didn’t claim
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United hit spot of bother against Magpies
A CONTROVERSIAL penalty and a defensive display of high quality secured Newcastle United a well earned point at Old Trafford this afternoon. With Steven Taylor's fully-committed performance at the heart of the defence epitomising a Magpies
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Bruce's position under threat after Sunderland lose to Wigan
STEVE Bruce's position is on the line after Sunderland slumped to a humiliating 2-1 home defeat to Wigan Athletic. Chants of “Bruce out” swirled around the Stadium of Light after Franco Di Santo's stoppage-time strike condemned the Black Cats to arguably
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Six home losses in a row for Pools
HARTLEPOOL United lost their sixth successive home game, equalling an unwanted club record, as they were beaten by Yeovil. It was the visitors first away win of the season. The Glovers hadn't won away since March, but they weren't overly exerted in
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Coloccini starts at Old Trafford despite scare
FABRICIO COLOCCINI has been included in the Newcastle United starting line-up to face Manchester United, despite suffering a back spasm yesterday. Coloccini's problem was has been given treatment in the last 24 hours and manager Alan Pardew is satisfied
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Larsson returns for Sunderland
SEB Larsson returns to the Sunderland starting line-up for this afternoon's home game with Wigan Athletic. The Swedish midfielder missed last weekend's goalless draw with Fulham because of suspension, but is back in the side today at the Stadium of Light
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Flinders returns for Pools
SCOTT Flinders returns for Hartlepool United as they take on Yeovil at Victoria Park. Pools have lost five successive games at Victoria Park and are out to avoid equalling a club record. Flinders replaces Andy Rafferty in the only change to the starting
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Hopson makes his home bow
Teenager Dale Hopson makes his home debut as Darlington have named an unchanged team for today's game with Tamworth. The 19-year-old made his senior bow in last weekend's 3-1 win at Ebbsfleet United and today he will play at The Northern Echo
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Legal high woman critically ill
A 21-year-old woman remained critically ill after taking an unknown so-called legal high, police said today. She was admitted to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary after falling ill in the early hours of Friday morning. She had taken tablets, which
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Echo appeal helps to rehome abandoned rabbits
TEN abandoned rabbits which were handed in to a veterinary practice have been rehomed after an appeal by The Northern Echo. The rabbits, aged between four and six months, were handed in to Clifton Lodge Veterinary Group, Sedgefield, County
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Police investigate Sedgefield bag snatch
POLICE are trying to trace a thief who snatched a woman's purse and is suspected of trying to steal another woman's handbag in Sedgefield. The assailant targeted the first woman, in her 60s, while she was waiting at the bus stop outside Turners Garage
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'Ultimate lock-in pub' offers cocktails
A PUBLICAN will today offer his customers Caribbean cocktails outside a North Yorkshire inn which this time last year was buried beneath 16ft of snow. Staff at the Lion Inn in Blakey Ridge, on the North York Moors, faced "the ultimate lock-in" when
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Messi leads the way
Whether you're the star of a midweek five-a-side team or the play maker of a Sunday morning pub side, there are only so many tricks and dribbles that you can do. It's the speed at which they are done which separates the great from the really great.
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Anger as bill continues for 'diabolical' steps
A VETERAN councillor has deemed town centre steps laid only four years ago as "dangerous" and "diabolical" after the taxpayer had to pick up the repair bill for continuing problems. Conservative councillor Bill Stenson fears accidents may happen during
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National award for rescuer
Malcolm Rickaby, locally based excavator driver, who joined the Fell & Moorland Working Terrier Club 18 months ago, became the national 'Area Rep. of the Year' at this year's AGM. He received this award for raising £1200 for the Club and, in
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Appeal after man attacked in his garden
TWO men attacked a 30-year old man in his garden, police have revealed. Officers are hunting the two assailants following the assault in Geneva Road, Darlington, at about 9pm on Saturday, November 5. The victim was treated at Darlington Memorial
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Darlington Council split over freedom honours
COUNCILLORS have hit out at a decision to give a rare honour to two community figures, saying the timing is "completely wrong" in light of recent job cuts. Liberal Democrat councillors Joe Kelley, Anne-Marie Curry, Fred Lawton and Alan McNab all abstained
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Approval for controversial turbine on dairy farm
A SCHEME to erect a wind turbine which will stand three times the height of the Angel of the North has been approved by councillors. A 67-metre turbine will be erected on farmland owned by Acorn Dairy, at Archdeacon Newton, on the outskirts of Darlington
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Hagos aiming for a hat-trick of records
TYNESIDE-BASED Ethiopian Yared Hagos, who is determined to earn a living from his athletics prowess, has his sights set on completing a hat-trick of record runs. The 30-year-old East African, who has joined Wallsend Harriers in response to the help he
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War hero's praise for British Legion's work
A WAR hero has praised the vital role played by the Royal British Legion for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Andrew Wardle, 23, of the Yorkshire Regiment, spoke as he thanked the generosity of shoppers at a North-East supermarket
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Bishop crosses river for sword that slew worm
FROM the Durham side came the mayor of Darlington; from the Yorkshire, the new Bishop of Durham. It was showdown at high noon on Croft bridge. The mayor was mob-handed and armed, preceded by her macebearer. He marched solemnly forward, with
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Middlesbrough charity fundraiser jailed for glass attack
A CHARITY fundraiser who glassed a man in the face while he was collecting money for a hospice in pubs was yesterday jailed for nine months. Sean Warren-Taylor was struck after he “rightly” intervened in a marital argument Andrew Robinson was
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Kathryn knew fatal beating was coming
WH E N K a t h r y n Cook died six months after a savage beating at the hands of her former boyfriend, her family found evidence that she may have known what was coming. The 44-year-old mother had penned the lines to the funeral poem, Miss
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Tragic reality of violence at home
IT is an image that brings home the stark reality of domestic violence. Lying in a coma, Kathryn Cook barely clings on to life. It was a battle she would not win. Ms Cook was battered by her former boyfriend, Paul Northey. Yesterday
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Liddle following Boro blueprint with the kids
Seven days ago Dale Hopson made a remarkable impact on his Darlington debut. Man of the match as Quakers won 3-1 at Ebbsfleet United, the teenager scored once, had a hand in the other two goals and created a glut of chances for team-mates on a day that
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Liddle is happy for Miller to be skipper
As Darlington won at Ebbsfleet United last weekend, debutant Dale Hopson took all the limelight, which meant Ian Miller's return was almost forgotten - and that's just how Craig Liddle liked it. Hopson, a 19-year-old attacking midfielder, took the plaudits
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Ashwin steals limelight as Tendulkar fails
Sachin Tendulkar fell just six runs short of his 100th international century before tailender Ravichandran Ashwin showed him the way with a maiden hundred in the third Test against the West Indies. With bat dominating ball throughout the match to make
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Savannah reaches semis
SAVANNAH MARSHALL sealed a place in the semi-finals of the London International invitational at the ExCel Arena courtesy of a comprehensive display. The Olympic medal hope from Hartlepool delivered a classy display to outpoint Australian Naomi
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Boro boss hails spirit of Parky and 1986
IT remains to be seen whether Tony Mowbray will move to strengthen his Middlesbrough squad when the transfer window opens in January, but there is no such uncertainty surrounding the role Gary Parkinson will play in recruitment. As revealed in The Northern
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O'Shea outlines case for the defence
IN seven of Sunderland's 12 Premier League fixtures this season, they have conceded fewer than two goals, keeping four clean sheets along the way. Hardly a statistic to beat a team sitting two points above the relegation zone with. In fact only Manchester
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Business Link wind-down leaves a gap
BUSINESS leaders have stepped into the breach left by advisory service Business Link, which closed yesterday. The organisation, that supported small and medium sized businesses across the region, has been reduced to a website only service following funding
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Snowed-in pub tells a different story
A LANDLORD is serving exotic cocktails to drinkers at a pub which was buried under snow this time last year – while weather forecasters have warned of a windy weekend ahead. Staff at the Lion Inn, in Blakey Ridge, on the North York Moors, faced
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Teenagers locked up for terrifying attack in Shildon
TWO teenagers subjected a vulnerable woman to a “demeaning, degrading and horrifying” attack in her own home. Yesterday, Josh Stobbs and Daman Roberts, both 17, were given eight-year detention orders after a judge told them he believed they
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Coloccini injury concern
FABRICIO Coloccini has given Newcastle United a serious injury scare ahead of this afternoon's trip to Manchester United. The Argentine, arguably the Magpies' best player this season, is believed to have suffered a back spasm which is threatening to
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Mowbray wary of Boyd's threat
ON the day that Darren Ferguson applauded George Boyd for sneaking in to the top 20 of Peterborough United's all-time appearances, Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray suggested why his predecessor spent so long trying to sign him. During Gordon Strachan's
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Simpson ready for his Old Trafford return
THE last time Newcastle United won at Manchester United, Ronny Radford had scored one of the most memorable FA Cup goals ever to help Hereford United defeat the Magpies seven days earlier. Danny Simpson is aware of such a record, but was not even born
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Bruce has no regrets over leaving Wigan
DURING a period when there is greater scrutiny surrounding Steve Bruce's position at the Stadium of Light than at any other time during his reign, the Sunderland manager knows how important a second home win of the season is this afternoon. Almost two-and-a-half
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Monkhouse enjoying life as a striker
ANDY Monkhouse has always averaged a decent goal return for Hartlepool United. After signing in 2006, the left winger has often been a source of goals for Pools from out wide. His best return was the 11 he got in 2009/10. Yet this season he had to
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Wadsworth turns to Churchill for inspiration
HARTLEPOOL United are in need of some inspiration at Victoria Park. They go into today's game with Yeovil on the back of five successive reverses in league and cup in front of their own fans. Mick Wadsworth can't understand the manner in which his side
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Chancellor given advice by N-E business leaders
NORTH-EAST business leaders have urged the Chancellor to back apprenticeships and encourage firms to buy British, in next weeks Autumn Statement. On Tuesday, George Osborne will deliver his interim Budget amid a worsening economic outlook and demands
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Father Christmas gets helicopter lift to school
SOLDIERS from a regiment which recently completed a ten-month tour in Afghanistan will today give Father Christmas a ride in a Lynx helicopter. Troops from 9 Regiment Army Air Corps, based at Dishforth Airfield, near Thirsk, will drop Father Christmas
