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Monkhouse rescues a point for Pools
Andy Monkhouse rescued a much-needed point for Hartlepool United as they drew 2-2 with Shrewsbury. After losing 5-0 at Preston in midweek, Pools couldn't afford a second successive reverse. And they avoided it thanks to Monkhouse's late volley
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Darlington extend lead
Dunston 0 Darlington 3 Darlington extended their lead at the top of the Northern League thanks to a 3-0 win at Dunston today, a match of two pivotal penalties. Both teams had one spot kick each but Quakers were the only team to take their chance
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Nolan strikes in stoppage-time as Sunderland draw again
SUNDERLAND conceded the lead for the third Premier League game in succession as Kevin Nolan 's stoppage-time strike secured West Ham a 1-1 draw at Upton Park. Nolan's effort cancelled out Steven Fletcher's first-half strike as the Scotland international
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SATURDAY LIVE SPORT BLOG
4:20pm Sunderland make a 62nd-minute change - Vaughan for Larsson. The Welshman is playing centrally, with Colback pulling to the left and McClean switching to the right. 4:18pm
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12,000 people take part in County Durham health initiative
A NUMBER of organisations have joined forces to celebrate the success of a health and fitness programme. More than 12,000 people have taken part in the Changing the Physical Activity Landscape programme since it was launched in February 2010. It
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Plum draw for Aycliffe in DCC
Newton Aycliffe have landed a plum tie against Spennymoor in the first round of the Durham Challenge Cup. The full draw is; Stockton Town or Bishop Auckland v South Shields , Norton v Hartlepool United, Billingham Town v Sunderland RCA, Boldon
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Car thieves caught after getting stuck behind farm vehicle
TWO burglars who took a car from outside a targeted house were caught after a chase involving two police vehicles when they became stuck behind a farm vehicle. John Christopher McCourt and Paul Faulkner made off from the scene of the burglary,
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Police chief to review 'morale-lowering' shift patterns
A CHIEF of police has said he will launch an inquiry into shift patterns after officers said it is making them sick and leaving morale low. Tim Madgewick, the temporary Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police, said he was committed to finding
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Wet weather and Macedonian invader threatens the traditional conker
ONCE hit by health and safety concerns, the traditional autumnal game of conkers looks set to fall victim to foreign invaders. Horsechestnut collectors are being warned they face returning home emptyhanded or with under-sized conkers, too small
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Saluting Green Howards VC hero Stan Hollis on the centenary of his birth
A CEREMONY has been held to mark the centenary of the birth of a war hero who was the only man to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the D-Day landings. Company Sergeant Major Stan Hollis, of The Green Howards, was awarded the
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Teenage mum dedicates herself to fundraising after losing baby to meningitis
A TEENAGER who lost her baby son to meningitis has left the North-East for university vowing to dedicate her life to charity in his memory. Amy Hayes, of Tanfield, near Stanley , County Durham, was devastated when seven-month-old Oscar contracted
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Man in court over Ferryhill stabbing incident
A MAN has appeared in court accused of stabbing another man in a town centre, which was busy with shoppers attending its weekly market. William Edward Weatherell appeared before magistrates at Peterlee this morning in connection with an incident
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Tees rower targets Rio Olympics after European success
TEESSIDE rowing's successful summer continued as Thornaby 's Chris Boddy won a bronze medal in the lightweight double scull at the European Championships in Italy. Little more than a month after Tees Rowing Club's Kat Copeland claimed an Olympic
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Falcons hoping to make waves against Pirates
SCOTT MacLeod expects Cornish Pirates to be out to prove a point when Newcastle Falcons attempt to extend their 100 per cent record in the South-West tomorrow. Falcons make the long journey to Penzance having claimed a maximum 15 points from their
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Sunderland playing 'mental catch up' after Reading postponement
AS his side prepare for their third away game in the opening four Premier League matches, Martin O'Neill has claimed Sunderland are still dealing with the psychological fall-out from last month's postponed home game with Reading. The Black Cats
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O'Neill takes up refereeing role to rile Sessegnon
MARTIN O'Neill has adopted an unusual technique to bring the best out of a misfiring Stephane Sessegnon this week – impersonating a rubbish referee. Sessegnon's form has been one of the major disappointments of Sunderland's start to the season,
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Suspended sentence for 20 pint man who punched partner in the face
A DRUNK man who punched his partner of 11 years in the face before going on to hit and headbutt an Asian man while shouting racist abuse has avoided being jailed. Christopher Reynolds, of Wensleydale Square, Bishop Auckland, drank 20 pints of bitter
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Investigation continues into Darlington industrial estate blast
GET-WELL messages have flooded in for a “tough cookie” badly burnt in an explosion at a North- East industrial estate. Colin Dixon was left with head, arm and hand injuries after the blast at Cleveland Industrial Estate, in Darlington, on Thursday
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Suspended police chief's bid to delay disciplinary hearing is rejected
A LAST-DITCH bid by a suspended police chief to delay a disciplinary hearing has been rejected by a High Court judge. Cleveland Police chief constable Sean Price went to the High Court in London seeking a judicial review in an attempt to stop the
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Female prison officer accused of having affair with inmate
A PRISON officer is facing court over allegations she had an improper relationship with an inmate. Rebecca King, 32, is said to have began a six-year affair with convict David Turnbull, 42, while he was being held – and she was working – at a jail
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£2.5m hospital fundraisers describe downgrade plans as 'kick in the teeth'
FUNDRAISERS who have collected more than £2.5m for a hospital over the past eight years have condemned proposals to downgrade some of its key services as a “kick in the teeth”. Numerous members of the Friends of the Friarage Hospital, which raised
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Plans announced for special needs free school
PLANS for one of the first free schools in the region aimed at children with behavioural and social difficulties have been announced. Up to 30 primary-age children with special needs could attend the Darlington-based free school from September
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SEASON REVIEW: Poor start but Durham finally shine
IT WAS a bizarre season for Durham. Since coming into first-class cricket in 1992, this was comfortably the worst season weather-wise, but that did not entirely explain their extremes of form. After failing to win any of their first ten championship
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MacLeod wary of Pirates’ threat
SCOTT MacLeod expects Cornish Pirates to be out to prove a point when Newcastle Falcons attempt to extend their 100 per cent record in the South-West tomorrow. Falcons make the long journey to Penzance having claimed a maximum 15 points from their opening
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Big Ben hopes to chime for Mowden
DARLINGTON Mowden Park will hand a first senior start to former Durham School captain Ben Simpson in today's National Two North match at home to Dudley Kingswinford. The powerfully-built 19-year-old prop joined Mowden last season and made a few appearances
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Morpeth want to go one better
Morpeth Harriers travel to Leigh, Lancashire, today hoping to improve on last year's second placing in the North of England men's six-stage road relay championship. The Northumbrians finished only nine seconds behind winners Leeds City at Warrington
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England find the Wright stuff
Luke Wright fell one run short of perfection, but was not letting that bother him after helping England begin the defence of their ICC World Twenty20 with a landslide win over Afghanistan. England's number three became the second man in the past three
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Quakers to ring the changes at Dunston
After handing most of his players a rare free week, Darlington manager Martin Gray will field a strong line-up when Quakers bid to stay top of the table when they travel to Dunston today. Although Quakers had a match on Tuesday, in the Durham Challenge
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'We showed our character' says Mowbray
TONY MOWBRAY has paid tribute to his Middlesbrough squad for showing the resilience to bounce back from a midweek crushing and claim a first away win of the season at Ewood Park last night. Just days after losing 4-1 at Blackpool with the same
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Football initiative comes to Darlington
A new coaching initiative has been set up in Darlington that aims to use football in order to enrich education in primary schools around the town. The Community Schools Programme has been launched by Darlington Football Club whose manager, Martin Gray
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SEASON REVIEW: Yorkshire recover to end the season with a champagne celebration
The main aim was to make sure Yorkshire had a shot at winning the County Championship title in 2013, the club's 150th anniversary year. The pressure was on new first-team coach Jason Gillespie and his players following relegation from Division One amidst
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Gold Cup is the one to win
It's not the Derby or the Guineas, it's not even a Classic. But many of our top Flat trainers nominate today's William Hill Ayr Gold Cup as the race they would most like to win every year. Yorkshire trainers have produced eight of the last ten winners
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Saunders takes on biggest test
BRADLEY SAUNDERS is ready for his biggest professional challenge so far when he enters the ring in Glasgow tonight. The South Durham ABC graduate is relishing the prospect of fighting on the battle of Britain bill, where Scotland's Ricky Burns will put
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McCullum smashes Twenty20 record with 123
Brendon McCullum underlined his status as the most feared batsman at the ICC World Twenty20 by smashing a record 123 runs off 58 balls to give New Zealand a comfortable 59-run win over Bangladesh in Pallekele. The Black Caps had been restricted to 19
