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Part of human ear found in city centre street
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after what is thought to be part of a human ear was found in a city centre street.Staff from Sunderland Royal Hospital contacted police shortly before 7am this morning (SUN) to say a member of the public had made the
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Pioneering 'buddy' scheme aims to boost mental health at the workplace
A NATIONAL charity has welcomed a unique North-East initiative which will allow small and medium sized firms to share the mental health expertise of larger companies.The idea of Darlington Borough Council leader Bill Dixon, who spent 25 years as a child
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Blaydon ease to victory
Blaydon 46 Cinderford 5ON a dreich day there was little to warm the cockles for the few fans who had ventured out until an injury delayed proceedings by eight minutes .That was after 26 minutes, when Blaydon trailed 5-3 and clearly needed a spark. Perhaps
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Nice day for a black wedding
WHEN Mark and Jenni Trowbridge exchanged vows on Saturday (November 15) they did so in a picture-perfect dream wedding – at least it was perfect for them.The bride arrived for her big day in a hearse, wearing a silver and black gown and moody make-up
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Art exhibition pops up in Hurworth
DOZENS of paintings, sculptures and ceramics were among the pieces on display at a pop-up exhibition aimed at showcasing up-and-coming artists.Shout About Art held the one-day exhibition at Hurworth Grange community centre, in Hurworth, near Darlington
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Inmate jailed for six years for slash attack with mystery sharpened weapon in young offenders' institution
A YOUNG inmate carried out a revenge attack using a still unrecovered sharpened implement in a young offenders' institution (YOI). Dean Weston followed his victim into the refectory at Deerbolt YOI at Startforth, near Barnard Castle, and, on reaching
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
A MAYOR has officially started a city’s countdown to Christmas.Councillor John Robinson, the Mayor of Durham, pressed the switch to send thousands of bulbs flickering into life across Durham City tonight (Sunday, November 16).The Christmas lights switch-on
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A Hairy start to Christmas at Metrocentre
TV CHEFS The Hairy Bikers cooked up at storm at the MetroCentre in Gateshead today (Sunday, November 16).Si King and Dave Myers, who have presented a string of hit cookery shows, switched on the Christmas lights at the Gateshead shopping complex, officially
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Bucci leaves it late to secure Wildcats win
Durham Wildcats 70Manchester Giants 67RALPH BUCCI’S three-pointer at the buzzer halted Durham Wildcats’ three-game slide with a dramatic victory against Manchester Giants at Newton Aycliffe on Sunday.The hosts looked like edging a game that had swung
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Dramatic RNLI training exercise at Redcar results in real-life rescue of crew member
A ROUTINE Sunday morning RNLI training exercise resulted in one of its own crew members being ‘recovered’ by a lifeboat. Waves engulfed a tractor used to launch lifeboats out to sea when its engine failed in rising tides near Redcar. The stranded
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'Minor injuries' in two-car crash
A ROAD for around two hours after a two-car crash today (Sunday, November 16).A saloon car and a people carrier collided on Langley Lane, between Langley Park and Burnhope, west of Durham, shortly before 3.30pm.A Durham Police spokeswoman said those involved
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Couple's dream wedding is taking shape
A COUPLE are piecing together all the dream elements of their big day after winning a wedding courtesy of The Northern Echo.Bride and groom-to-be Kathryn Miller and Michael Stones, from Shildon, County Durham, won the paper’s Win a Wedding competition.At
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Boro braced to lose Omeruo for weeks
KENNETH OMERUO looks set to miss out on a sizeable chunk of Middlesbrough’s Championship push, regardless of how serious the injury he picked up on international duty is.Omeruo had to miss Nigeria’s 2-0 win over Congo on Saturday after sustaining a knock
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Who will be first woman bishop?
A NORTH clergywoman is being tipped to make history by becoming the Church of England’s first female bishop. The Church is poised to rubber stamp the change tomorrow (Mon) with The Very Reverend Vivienne Faull, Dean of York Minster, among the frontrunners
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Badly injured man found on Normanby High Street
A MAN suffering from ‘significant’ injuries is recovering in hospital after being found by paramedics at about 4.30am this morning (Sunday) on Normanby High Street, near Middlesbrough.A motorbike was discovered nearby and a probe is now underway by Cleveland
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Hundreds of residents from region found on "suckers lists" seized from scammers
THE NAMES of more than 700 people in North Yorkshire have been found on “suckers’ lists” – lists of vulnerable people drawn up by scammers to target. Trading standards and police county have teamed up to try and track down all the residents, after a staggering
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Mowden comeback isn't enough
DARLINGTON Mowden Park paid the penalty for a slow start at Coventry, where they conceded four tries in the first 26 minutes and left themselves too much to do in a second half fightback.After trailing 29-3 at the interval they lost 29-17 and need to
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Brave Ava's birthday bash is a smash hit
HOWZAT for a birthday party?Guests at Durham County Cricket Club's stadium may be used to celebrating “fours”, but the Emirates ICG has never seen a bash like the one thrown by the family of disabled tot Ava Roberts to celebrate her fourth birthday on
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Strong finish for Graeme Storm in Turkey
GRAEME STORM found his touch over the weekend to climb up the leaderboard at the Turkish Airlines Open.The Hartlepool golfer had suffered a dreadful start in Antalya when he opened with rounds of 75 and 77, but then he found some good form in the final
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Disappointment for York and Gateshead
YORK CITY failed to give their survival chances a real lift when they lost out to fellow strugglers Oxford United at Bootham Crescent.Teenage striker James Roberts was the man responsible for hitting the game’s only goal in the 35th minute when he was
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Tributes paid to popular Catholic priest
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular priest who worked in parishes across Teesside and Yorkshire.Father Norman Jacobson died on November 7 at the age of 67, following a long period of ill health.Born in Boldon on February 13 1947, he was initially ordained
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Magpies waiting for Tiote news after injury blow
ALAN PARDEW is banking on Cheik Tiote returning to match fitness after learning Mehdi Abeid will not face Queens Park Rangers this Saturday.Abeid’s first senior international call-up was ruined when he suffered a broken toe in training with Algeria and
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Musical tribute to North Sea victims
AN ARTS festival has closed with the premiere of a new musical tribute to the nine victims of a lifeboat disaster.The performance of Ed Carter’s False Lights Seaham on the County Durham town’s seafront on Saturday night (November 15) marked the 52nd anniversary
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Doctors and high profile names against £300m 'super hospital' at Wynyard says James Wharton MP
DOCTORS and high profile names are against a new Wynyard ‘super-hospital’ said MP James Wharton, who is fighting for £50m to be invested in his local hospital instead. Plans were suspended last month to build a £300m health facility because of
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Charity to hold children's heart surgery meetings
A CHARITY is holding a series of meetings to debate the future of children's heart surgery in Yorkshire. The Children's Heart Surgery Fund is inviting supporters of the Leeds General Infimary children’s heart unit to make their voices heard at
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Suspected arson at Barford Raceway
POLICE are investigating a suspected arson attack at a North-East race track. A caravan and a private ambulance at Barford Raceway, near Barnard Castle, County Durham, were destroyed by fire on Tuesday, November 11. The landowner, who does
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Take a pizza that - police pepper spray street fighter
A POLICE officer deployed pepper spray after a man found fighting in the street ran at him. An officer from Durham Police’s dog section was patrolling Durham city centre in the early hours of Friday, October 24, when he came across three young
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Danger alert issued after dramatic river rescue
A MAN who leapt into a river which has already claimed the lives of two people this year is being treated in hospital following a dramatic rescue. Emergency services were alerted by shocked onlookers in York city centre yesterday (Saturday, November
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Santa kick starts Christmas at Beamish
SANTA dropped in at Beamish Museum in fitting style yesterday (Saturday, November 15). Father Christmas arrived in the County Durham outdoor museum’s 1900s Town in a reindeer-pulled sleigh on Saturday lunchtime. He was visiting to switch on
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Canoe believe it? Students embark on prehistoric boat venture
STUDENTS are trying to make a prehistoric-style canoe.Archaeology students from Durham University hope to construct a dugout canoe based on examples discovered from the Mesolithic era, from around 10,000 to 5,000 BC.They have taken delivery of a lime
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: St Neots Town 3 Darlington 1
St Neots Town 3 Darlington 1 Liam Hatch's early sending off meant Darlington played with only ten men for most of the match and put in determined display, but it was not enough to avoid a 3-1 defeat at St Neots Town. Hatch saw red having tangled
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Man threatened with samurai sword by masked gang
A MAN trying to defend his home from three masked burglars was threatened with a samurai sword.The householder, who has not been named, confronted the criminal trio when they broke into his home in the Retreat area of Sunderland at 7.30am today (Sunday
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Two arrested as police seize drugs worth £15k
POLICE have seized drugs worth £15,000 from two homes.The houses were raided after two men, a 31-year-old man from Bridgehill and a 32-year-old from Consett, were arrested on suspicion of supplying a class A drug in Consett, County Durham, on Friday (
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Spennymoor police on tour to reach more people
POLICE in Spennymoor will take the PACT meetings that help them engage with residents on the road in a bid to reach more people.The Spennymoor neighbourhood policing team will hold a series of mobile police and community together meetings across their
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Match Ratings: England 3 Slovenia 1
Goals: 0-1: Henderson (og, 57, glanced a header into his own goal after Kirm whipped in a free-kick from the left) 1-1: Rooney (pen, 59, drilled home the spot-kick after his dribble into the area was halted by a foul from Cesar) 2-1: Welbeck
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Movies go mobile around Spennymoor area
A MOBILE cinema will tour community venues in the Spennymoor area with an animated family film. Spennymoor AAP gave £5,000 to the project to bring the big screen experience to residents’ doorsteps. The first round of screenings, operated by
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Sports Direct responds to Miliband attack over zero hours contracts
HIGH street chain Sports Direct has dismissed an attack on its employment practices from Ed Miliband. The Labour leader accused the retail giant of being a "terrible" employer with "Victorian practices" because the vast majority of its workforce
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Sex act film man's camera use to be restricted
A MAN has had his use of cameras restricted by a judge after getting a seven-year-old girl to film him performing a sex act.Adrian Walton, of Meadow Court, York, admitted engaging in a sex act in the presence of a child after police raided his home and
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Developers examine creating village at £100m country resort site
THE future of a plan to create a £100m country resort is uncertain after its developer revealed alternative plans to build 2,500 homes on the site.The Skelwith Group, which has planning permission to build a 300-room five-star hotel beside the A1(M),
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England programme's Wharton write-up
THE story of the unveiling of a statue immortalising a footballing pioneer with roots in the region featured in England's official matchday programme at the weekend.Arthur Wharton, the world's first black professional footballer, who once played for Darlington
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Get your skates on – ice rink is heading back to Darlington
A POPULAR festive ice rink is returning to a North-East town next month.The temporary ice rink will open in Darlington Market Place from Saturday, December 6 to Sunday, January 4.Tickets cost £6, or £5 for children aged under 12, with family tickets –
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Much better performance by Moors, says Ainsley
Spennymoor manager Jason Ainsley was delighted with the way his team fought back to earn a Trophy replay with Leek Town after their 3-3 draw at the Brewery Field on Saturday. Substitute Paul Johnson, who is usually a defender, was pushed up front
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Forrest says that standard has been set as Railwaymen make up lost ground
Shildon manager Gary Forrest is hoping that his team can make up for lost ground in the title race after they easily won 5-0 at Whitley Bay on Saturday. Shildon were the pre-season title favourites in the eyes of some, and they have fallen behind
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Darlington students pay tribute to the region's fallen soldiers
MORE than 10,000 soldiers who lost their lives in the First World War have been remembered in a touching tribute created by students.Pupils at Carmel College, in Darlington, created a special poppy to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World
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Festival organisers honoured for work to bring generations young and old together
THE organisers of an annual village festival have won an award in recognition of their efforts to bring different generations together.The Friends of Sadberge Village Festival was presented with the outstanding community achievement award by the County
