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Juke double gets Boro ticking
MIDDLESBROUGH made the most of another club's volatile state last night – and fit-again Lukas Jutkiewicz was the tormentor in chief. As Championship leaders Blackburn Rovers' unbeaten start to the campaign came to an end courtesy of Jutkiewicz's
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UFO fear turns out to be meteor shower
UNEXPLAINED lights in the sky prompted a flurry of calls to Durham Police over potential UFOs. A force spokesman said it had been "inundated with calls from members of the public concerned at the sightings of unidentified flying objects which
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Further details of community bus service bid revealed
A PLAN to set up a community bus service for some rural parts of Darlington will need on-going funding in future years, despite council warnings that it will not commit to financially supporting any scheme. A bid for funding to set up the Darlington
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Residents welcome village green repair work after two years
RESIDENTS of a village have welcomed work by a water company to reinstate its village green, two years after it was dug up for sewerage works. The green in Middleton One Row, near Middleton St George, was damaged during essential works by Northumbria
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Air ambulance charity to unveil new mascot at family fun day
A CHARITY will unveil its new mascot at a family fun day this weekend. The Great North Air Ambulance Service will reveal the as-yet-unnamed pilot bear at the event at Darlington Rugby Club, in Grange Road, on Sunday. The bear will meet the
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Man, 29, stabbed in front of shoppers
A MAN is in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed in front of horrified town centre shoppers. The 29-year-old suffered multiple stab wounds during an altercation in Ferryhill, County Durham, at lunchtime. He was taken to the University Hospital
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Part-time courses may be answer career-wise
IF you want to know if part-time study is worthwhile ask college lecturer Laura Chapman who combined work with part-time study for her own professional development. The 27-year-old completed a Teesside University-accredited course at one of the University's
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Why it's time to give football a good shake
NOW that the football season is firmly into its stride, the Olympics and Paralympics already seem a long time ago. The spirit of sportsmanship which underpinned London 2012 has been replaced by the resumption of the great football handshake
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Durham Cathedral hosts photo show by Dean
A CATHEDRAL is to host an exhibition of photographs by its own dean. Durham Cathedral will host Landscapes of Faith, the first photography exhibition of the Very Reverend Michael Sadgrove, the Dean of Durham. The show will explore relationships
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Life ban for Hartlepool goalkeeper who headbutted referee
A YOUNG footballer has been banned for life from playing the game he loves after pleading guilty to headbutting a referee, a court heard. Liam Johnson lost his temper when he was shown a red card for using foul and abusive language seven minutes
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East Durham College unveils new prospectuses
EAST Durham College has unveiled a new selection of prospectuses outlining its full-time courses. The Peterlee -based college has produced a 208-page main prospectus detailing all the full-time course areas available at East Durham College.
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Man punched unconscious after chatting to fancy-dress "schoolgirl" in Consett
AN DRUNKEN reveller was beaten up in takeaway after chatting to a woman dressed as a schoolgirl. The 27-year-old man was knocked unconscious in an alleged unprovoked one-punch attack by one of two men the woman called on her mobile for help.
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Savings passed on to good causes
SAVINGS made in the running costs of a housing association have been handed over to community groups. More than £11,000 saved by Cestria Community Housing in an efficiency drive has been donated to 14 good causes in the Chester-le-Street area,
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Council to close Durham taxi rank
A NIGHT-time city centre taxi rank overwhelmed by long queues of vehicles stretching into residential areas is to be abandoned. Since Durham County Council deregulated the taxi trade 12 months ago, hundreds of cabs have been fighting for trade
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Motorists warned over A1 roadworks
THE Highways Agency has issued a warning about two weeks of resurfacing work on the northbound carriageway of the A1. Roadworks will take place between Scurragh Lane, Skeeby and the exit slip road at Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire, from
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Police continue search for missing Hartlepool man
POLICE are continuing their search for a man who has been missing since last weekend. Joshua Willingale, 24, went out with friends on Friday, September 14, to the Royal Public House, Hartlepool , and did not return home. A male matching his
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£19m helping hand for stalled building projects
BUILDING projects around the region can get help to get off the ground thanks to a £19m boost. Construction at more than 43 hectares of stalled development projects will be given a kick-start, securing 2,000 North-East jobs and creating another
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Caterpillar regret as 300 jobs lost
THE 300 jobs being axed at a North-East truck building factory are a “bitter blow” for workers, an MP said last night. The temporary staff employed by the Ranstad agency will work their final shifts at Caterpillar’s plant in Peterlee today after
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Grand National start brought forward
A MOVING forward of the start of the John Smith’s Grand National by 90 yards was one of the most significant changes announced by Aintree and the British Horseracing Authority. Various amendments to the famous race were made in time for this year
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Newbury next step for improving Wentworth
NEWBURY’S Haynes, Hanson & Clark Conditions Stakes may not have the reputation it once had but it could produce a smart winner this year in Richard Hannon’s Wentworth. Owned by the powerful Coolmore operation, he arrives on the back of two
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Bus driver convicted of careless driving over pedestrian death
A BUS driver was this afternoon cleared of causing the death of a passenger by dangerous driving, but a jury convicted him of the lesser charge of causing death by careless driving. David Luck, from Darlington, will be sentenced at Teesside Crown
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American-style shopping for Apple fanatics as iPhone 5 launches
APPLE mania reached fever pitch today as punters queued to become the first to get their hands on the new iPhone. In London hundreds were cheered into the brand's Convent Garden store. Apple store workers dressed in blue T-shirts formed a passageway
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Man charged with murdering officers
DALE CREGAN was last night charged with the murders of two police officers in a gun and grenade attack, police said. The 29-year-old is also accused of killing father and son David and Mark Short in separate incidents earlier this year. In
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Cooper expects a reaction - and the leaders to stand up
NEALE Cooper wants a reaction from his players – and is looking for more leaders to stand up and be counted in his Hartlepool United side. The manager cut a furious and agitated figure in the aftermath of Tuesday’s 5-0 humiliation at Preston.
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Durham announce Shanghai partnership
IN cricket's lexicon a chinaman is a left-arm spinner's googly - something as rare as Chinese cricketers. But that could be about to change, with Durham's help. A four-strong delegation from the Shanghai Cricket Association was present at the Emirates
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England ready to defend their trophy
Stuart Broad's England must today start to disprove the doubters who still insist their defence of the ICC World Twenty20 is bound to suffer for the absence of Kevin Pietersen. Broad has long claimed that Pietersen's unavailability is an irrelevance,
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Sex crimes inquiry leads to honours for officers
TWO police officers who tracked down a dangerous sex offender and a police community support officer who rescued an elderly man stuck in a ditch have received awards. Durham Police’s chief constable, Jon Stoddart, visited Stanhope, in County Durham
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Rail preservation group reunited with engine they saved
STEAM enthusiasts who painstakingly restored an engine only to find they could not afford to run it were chuffed to be reunited with it at its new home. Members of the Darlington Railway Preservation Society spent years working on the Northern
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Teenage sex pest quizzed by police over separate allegation
A TEENAGE sex offender who was spared jail by a judge was questioned by police after allegations of a sex attack last year, The Northern Echo can reveal. Ian Pritchard was given a five-year sexual offences prevention order at Teesside Crown Court
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Father leads tributes to 'little angel' Lydia
A FATHER has led thousands of tributes for his three-year-old daughter who died on her first day at nursery. Lydia Bishop died on Monday when she became entangled in a rope at the top of a slide she was using at York College Day Nursery – which
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Man jumped from window to avoid sister's 'threatening' ex, court told
A MAN jumped in fear from a bedroom window at his home after feeling threatened by his sister’s former partner. The victim made the escape bid after David Ian Edwards entered his home in an aggressive manner, late at night. Durham Crown Court
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Why dropping Pietersen was the correct decision
IN a sporting world in which player power has become rife, notions of deference, discipline and respect for the team ethic seem increasingly antiquated. So with that in mind, Kevin Pietersen's omission from the England Test squad that will tour
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O'Neill: Bramble still has time to realise his potential
MARTIN O'Neill claims it is still not too late for Sunderland centre-half Titus Bramble to develop into the “top-class defender” Sir Bobby Robson always felt he would become. Bramble will make his first Premier League start of the season at West
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Driver in bus station fatality tells of 'horrendous' bus
A BUS driver has described the vehicle he was driving when he knocked down and killed a man trying to catch the last service home as “horrendous”. David Luck told a jury yesterday that many employees of transport company Arriva did not like to
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Murdered teenager laid to rest - 10 years on
THE family of a murdered North-East teenager have finally been able to lay her to rest more than ten years after she went missing. Heartbroken family and friends paid an emotional farewell to Rachel Wilson at a packed St Bede’s Chapel, at the crematorium
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A glimpse of history beneath the streets
A WORLD Heritage Site city has a curious new attraction – live video footage of an underground wall. Archaeologists have discovered remains of Durham Castle’s medieval North Gate, demolished in 1820, in the cellar of an empty shop in Saddler Street
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Company boss jailed over £440,000 fraud
A COMPANY boss who masterminded a £440,000 fraud to keep afloat his failing business was yesterday described as “the epitome of the hardworking Englishman”. Peter Robinson, 68, was jailed for two years and eight months for what a judge called a
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Forrest: We won't change our style of play for Alty
Shildon manager Gary Forrest says that his team won’t change their style of play for Saturday’s second qualifying round tie against famous FA Cup fighters Altrincham. It’s a big day for South West Durham, with four clubs involved, although all
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Pardew hails keeper Elliot's match-saving display
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew hailed keeper Rob Elliot after seeing him mark his European debut with a match-saving display against Maritimo. The 26-year-old, a summer buy from Charlton last year, was handed just his second appearance for
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It's not about the money for Mowbray
TONY MOWBRAY has denied that the race to gain promotion to the Premier League is about the survival of the richest. The Middlesbrough manager has been buoyed by the ability of Reading, Blackpool and Burnley to gain promotion from the npower Championship
