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Gareth Southgate praises Marcus Rashford's strength of character - and explains Dele Alli's middle-finger salute
GARETH SOUTHGATE praised Marcus Rashford’s strength of character after the teenage striker’s goal took England to the brink of a place at next summer’s World Cup finals. Rashford’s second-half winner secured a 2-1 win over Slovakia and means England
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Darlington: Injury concerns for Quakers ahead of Chorley trip
MARTIN GRAY must do a head count before selecting a defence from his injury-hit squad for this evening’s game at Chorley. Gary Brown is definitely out on doctor’s orders as he continues to suffer the effects of concussion sustained in a collision
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Butchers to create up to 30 jobs at farm shop
AN established family butchers’ is set to create dozens of jobs with the launch of a rural business after transforming a historic premises. Kitson and Sons Butchers will unveil Five Houses Farm Shop and Kitchen, which will also include a butchery
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Wine, cider, vodka and lager confiscated from group of 50 youngsters as officers target underage drinkers
POLICE have seized alcohol from underage drinkers after targeting youngsters in two County Durham towns on one night. The Stay Safe operation saw officers from Durham Police carry out patrols in Bishop Auckland and Ferryhill on Friday, August 25
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Boy injured in hit and run
A NINE-year-old boy has been injured in a hit-and-run accident.The boy was knocked off his bike when he was hit by a minibus in Newcastle on Sunday afternoon.A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: “The driver of the minibus got out of the vehicle and
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Newton Aycliffe school bids farewell to teachers with almost 60 years of service between them
A NEWTON Aycliffe secondary school has bid two long-serving teachers farewell.Greenfield Community College, which opens its doors this week for the autumn term, said goodbye to two members of staff ahead of the summer break who both joined in 1990.Head
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New Ray Lonsdale sculpture to honour lost fishermen
A MEMORIAL to fishermen lost off the North-East coast is to be unveiled at an event later this month. The sculpture, named Fiddler’s Green, which stands 10ft 6ins tall, is set to be moved into place at its permanent home at Clifford’s Fort, on
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New team appointed in North-East to help communities battle flooding
A FOUR-STRONG team has been appointed in the North-East to help tackle flooding in the North-East.The Environment Agency has appointed four engagement officers to help communities be more resilient to the affects of floods.The £280,000 a year project
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£33m needed to secure east west route
CONSULTATION on a £33m realignment of one of the major trans pennine routes across North Yorkshire is being launched by the county council next week.The A59 at Kex Gill west of Harrogate has been dogged by major landslips causing chaos on the road which
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England close in on place at World Cup finals
FIRST, the good news. England are just one win away from a guaranteed place at next summer’s World Cup finals in Russia. Now, the bad. They continue to show precious little to suggest they are capable of improving on their usual showings when they
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Small farms invited to apply for support fund
SMALL farm businesses across the Durham Dales are being invited to take part in the second year of The Prince’s Farm Resilience Programme, run by The Prince’s Countryside Fund.The programme will provide free business support, skills and planning tuition
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Burglars 'ripped' out house alarm after elderly couple targeted for cash
AN ALARM system was ripped from a wall of a property where a "large amount" of cash was reported stolen from an elderly couple.Police are investigating a burglary after two men were seen on Darlington Road, in the Hartburn area of Stockton,
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Food festival to include city's biggest ever Macmillan Cancer Coffee event
A TEN-day food festival is to host a Macmillan Cancer Coffee Morning every day of the celebration. York Food and Drink Festival runs from September 22 until October 1 in the city and will be running the coffee mornings at the food hub on St Sampson’s
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Victorian workhouse stages murder mystery challenge
A VICTORIAN Whodunnit will be taking place at a museum, when visitors can use techniques deployed by Victorian detectives to solve historic crimes.Ripon’s Workhouse Museum will be opening up for free on Saturday, September 9, when people can take part
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Artists painting of iconic station building to be raffled
A DALES artist has donated her original painting of an iconic historic station to mark a decade of community use.Sue Dewhurst has handed over her painting of The Station, in Richmond, plus the rights to 100 signed limited edition prints, in celebration
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Man taken to hospital after being cut free from vehicle following two-car crossroads crash
A MAN had to be cut free from a vehicle following a crash at a crossroads in the Crook area. County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service received a call about the two-car crash at 1.45pm today (Monday). Firefighters attended the scene
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Fresh appeal to trace bloodied car passenger after crash left kids shaken
A FRESH appeal has been launched to trace a man who was dragged from a car with a blood on his face during the early hours of Saturday morning.The incident happened just before 2am on Rosslare Road in Stockton, when a silver Renault Megane collided with
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Sedgefield tech firm Kromek reveals £1.5m contract to fight terrorism
A TECHNOLOGY firm aims to help foil terror plots after securing a £1.5m deal. Kromek has a five-year contract to provide x-ray apparatus for baggage security screening systems. The agreement comes just days after The Northern Echo reported
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Stanhope Show down the years - Do you recognise anyone as we prepare for the 176th show this weekend?
IT'S 176th Stanhope Show this weekend and we have been looking through the archives for photos from shows past. See if you recognise anyone in the pictures. Why not tell us your recollections of shows you have been to? You can leave a message
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10-mile oil slick causes problems for motorists - 6 vehicles involved in crashes
POLICE in Harrogate are appealing for information to help trace a vehicle following a ten-mile oil or fuel spillage on the A61 between Harrogate and Harewood near Leeds. Numerous calls were received at North Yorkshire Police’s control room from
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Rail firm accused of 'hypocrisy' over terror attack warning as RMT members strike again
THE rail company Northern has dismissed a claim by the RMT union that it is being “hypocritical” in describing its front-line staff as the first line of defence in case of a planned terrorist attack.The RMT said the message recently delivered to Northern
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Investigation after 4 reports of strangers approaching children in same town in 2 weeks
POLICE are investigating four suspicious incidents where youngsters have been approached by strangers in the Stanley area. Officers have said calls from concerned parents have increased in the last fortnight. Sergeant Dave Clarke said: “We
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Bowes Museum chosen for launch of Teesdale based chartered surveyor's new business
THE magnificent setting of the Bowes Museum was the ideal venue for the launch of a new business for a Teesdale based chartered surveyor.Jonathan Wallis, from Barnard Castle, specialises in providing advice on rural and specialist commercial property
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Do you want fresh local food and drink? Summer break is over as farmers’ market returns
A FARMERS’ market returns to the seaside starting a brand-new season this weekend.The popular event, which only sets up stall nine months of the year, is coming back from its summer break.With their return the market team has organised more than 40 stalls
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Teenager dragged stranger into deserted park and carried out hour-long rape
A TEENAGER who dragged a stranger into a deserted park and raped her has been jailed for 14 years. Adam Martin subjected his 23-year-old victim to a brutal hour-long rape after forcing her into bushes in Roker Park in Sunderland in the early hours
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Region's biggest shopping centre to open an hour earlier
THE region’s biggest shopping centre is extending its opening hours following a vote by traders.The intu Metrocentre in Gateshead, Europe’s largest covered shopping centre, is opening its doors one hour earlier at 9am.The shopping centre, which opened
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Visitors sought to support horticulture show talent
PEOPLE in Bishop Auckland are being urged to support a green-fingered community event being held later this month.Bishop Auckland Town Council Horticultural and Produce Show will take place in the Town Hall on Saturday, September 23.It will be the third
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Reunion of the 1964 FA Amateur Cup winning Black and Ambers
DANNY McCourt is fast approaching 80, and it is fast approaching 55 years since he joined Crook Town in the middle of the 1962-63 season. Danny went on to win an FA Amateur Cup winners medal with the Black and Ambers at Wembley in April 1964 and to mark
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Police confirm body found was missing woman
A BODY has been found in the search for missing person Julie Forster. The body was found at around 11.30am on Friday, September 1 near the fishing lake on Greencroft Industrial Estate, Annfield Plain, near Stanley. A spokesman for Durham Constabulary
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Timeline of tension: How the escalating nuclear crisis with North Korea has built up
TENSIONS have been escalating in the Korean peninsula in recent weeks following a series of renewed missile tests by the North Korean regime.The latest test detonation – on Sunday lunchtime in Korea – caused a 6.3-magnitude earthquake, according to the
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Last of the Darlington Grammar School line
THERE has been much debate recently about the future of grammar schools so it may be of interest that it is 50 years ago this week that the last intake of boys started at the Darlington Grammar School, which dates back to Queen Elizabeth 1.I was one of
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Displaced by war - the Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian men and women who helped rebuild post-war Britain
IN the years immediately after the end of the Second World War, the British Government under Clement Attlee faced immense problems. The country was on its knees. Its cities were bombed out, creating a major housing shortage and, with the hospitals
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Swimmers asked to swim English Channel without leaving their local pool
SWIMMERS are being asked to take on the equivalent of crossing the English Channel in their local pool to raise funds for charity.Five swimming pools in Sunderland are taking part in the challenge to raise money for the spinal cord injury charity Aspire.Participants
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Man admits 10 rape charges - told will serve lengthy prison sentence for child sex crimes
A MAN has been told he faces and "inevitable and lengthy" prison sentence after confessing to a catalogue of child sex crimes. Steven Mathison, from Stanley, County Durham, appeared at Teesside Crown Court via a live video-link from Durham Prison
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Students to get shopping centre to themselves for evening
A SHOPPING centre has announced details of its annual students-only evening.The Bridges in Sunderland is to hold its seventh Student Raid on Monday, October 2 for students at the region’s universities and colleges.Dozens of stores will open from 6.30pm
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Chris Moncrieff: Davis the right man to take on the hard men of Brussels
THE Prime Minister could scarcely have chosen a better person than David Davis to lead Britain's Brexit negotiations with the hard men of Brussels. Davis, an amiable bruiser of a minister, who sports a broken nose, does not deal in elegant diplomatic
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Chance to explore the former home of the Prince Bishops this weekend
A NORTH-EAST heritage site is offering people the chance to get hands on this weekend and follow in the footsteps of some of the most powerful men in the country’s history.Auckland Castle, in Bishop Auckland, is hosting Heritage Open Days on Saturday
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Man accused of the murder of 17-year-old motorcyclist makes crown court appearance
A MAN accused of the murder of a motorcyclist has appeared before a judge for the first time. Matthew Philip Buckworth, of Charlton Garth in Guisborough, was arrested after the death of 17-year-old Sonny Stephenson following an incident on the
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Kit Spence - the paraffin man who delivered fuel across south Durham for 50 years
THIS funny little picture was published 50 years ago this week to mark the retirement of Kit Spence of Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, who was finishing after nearly 50 years delivering petrol in south Durham. He started with British Petroleum in
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Trial date set for man accused of Darlington knife murder
A DATE has been set for a trial of a man accused of a knife murder in Darlington. David Jeet Saunders, 32, appeared at Teesside Crown Court today via a live video-link from Durham Prison. He pleaded not guilty to the murder of Michael Lawson
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Victim fighting for life after attack outside car park
A MAN is fighting for his life after being attacked outside a city centre car park.The 53-year-old victim was assaulted near the entrance of the Debenham's car park at The Bridges shopping centre in Sunderland on Sunday night.He was attacked at around
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'We thought it was a jet crashing' - what residents thought had happened when car rammed into house
RESIDENTS living in a street where a car crashed through the side of a house have described being woken up in the early hours of the morning by what they thought was an aircraft. Terrified neighbours in Rivelin Way pulled on their dressing gowns
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Eating Out: Spice Lounge, Durham
THE first rule of eating out is that you don’t talk about eating out (at least not to the restaurant while they’re serving your dinner). The second rule is that you don’t wear skinny jeans. Ever. Especially not if you’re planning on going for a
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Music: Viv Hardwick finds Marc Almond is making the most of Shadows And Reflections, his new album
ACCORDING to his publicity, pop star Marc Almond splits his time between London, Moscow and Barcelona, which puts a question regarding the impact of terrorism on the cities he loves ahead of the 60-year-old’s forthcoming tour to Newcastle. “I know
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Theatre: York’s Danyah Miller explains to Viv Hardwick why she put her own family to the test in creating the mother-daughter world of Perfectly Imperfect Women
‘I WAS one short of a ticket sale from selling out today... and just thinkingto myself, How could I got that extra one person in?” jokes York-born Danyah Miller as her Edinburgh Fringe Festival show Perfectly Imperfect Women looks set to continue her
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Man held on suspicion of dangerous driving after motorcyclist killed
A BIKER has died after he was involved in a collision with a car. The collision happened at around 1.40pm on Saturday on the A68 between Consett and Tow Law. It involved a BMW 330 which was travelling north which collided with a Honda CBR motorcycle
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Riders take on the Moors to raise thousands for Macmillan Cancer Support
MORE than 30 riders took to the North Yorks Moors at the weekend to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support. This is the fifth year the event has been held, with riders setting off from Elm Tree Social Club in Stockton and finishing in Whitby
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Take a trip down memory drain
MEMORIES 339 took a trip down memory drain – we do like old cast iron gully covers that have the names of local foundries on them. Dick Graham also likes a good grate, and he was pleased recently to spot a Pease & Partners drain, cast at the
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Teenager wows X Factor judges despite being told to "be quiet" by neighbour
A NORTH-EAST singer who was told by her neighbour to “be quiet” has wowed this year’s X Factor judges. Shanaya Atkinson-Jones, of Newton Aycliffe, got a yes from all four judges after belting out Say Something by A Great Big World and Christina
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Northern Echo Camera Club Member Profile: George Hodgson of Peterlee
EACH week we are going to profile a member of The Northern Echo's burgeoning Camera Club. This week we speak with George Hodgson of Peterlee. Who or what inspired you to take up photography? I have taken family snaps and record photographs
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Happy hen-ding
A BLIND chicken was brought back from the dead after falling onto the family swimming pool. Chooky Wooky was dragged lifeless from the pool in Sydney and all hope seemed lost. However, owner Roberta Rapo refused to give up and performed CPR
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Are you a 'lame luncher'? - third of Brits confess to eating the same thing day after day
ONE in three Britons sit down to EXACTLY the same lunch EVERY day, according to a new study. Researchers took a look into the lunch habits of the nation's work force and found a third of Brits confess to eating the same thing day after day.
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A third child for William and Kate was always anticipated
IT was always thought that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would go on to have three children. Kate is one of three and had a happy home life with her sister, Pippa Matthews, and brother, James Middleton, and is close to both of her siblings.
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Duchess of Cambridge expecting third child
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace has announced. In a statement the palace said the duchess was suffering from severe morning sickness, as she did with her previous pregnancies, so a public engagement
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Police search for dog owner after teenager bitten in skate park
A TEENAGER has been injured after a dog bit him while he was riding his scooter. The 18-year-old was riding his scooter through Newton Aycliffe Skate Park, on Burn Lane, when the dog, described as a black Patterdale Terrier, bit him on the back
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Grandad at Large: Down to earth with a bump
LIKE all grandparents, we are utterly besotted. We're so desperate to capture every moment of baby Chloe's life that she's already been photographed more times than Kate Moss. But I can't help thinking that Chloe's other Grandad - a lovely fella
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Flute made from police truncheon attracts interest at instrument auction
A FLUTE made from a policeman’s truncheon was one of the items up for sale at a recent auction.Stringed instruments attracted some fierce bidding at Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, which auctioning a range of scientific and musical instruments
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Darlington town centre criticism is "inaccurate, ill-informed and unhelpful"
A LOT has been said and written about Darlington town centre recently, much of it sadly inaccurate, ill-informed and unhelpful. That is frustrating, because our town centre is doing well and we, as a council, are doing lots to keep it healthy and
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Teenager hit by car while riding BMX dies - woman, 41, charged by police
A 17-YEAR-old boy has died following a serious collision in Middlesbrough which happened in the early hours of yesterday morning. Jordan Seddon from Middlesbrough was riding a BMX bike when the collision happened with a black Fiat Punto at around
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Praise for NHS 111 service
I FEEL that I must have my say regarding the NHS 111 service, following a critical letter (HAS, Aug 31) about another person’s experience. Last September I became unwell while at work near Bedale. I sat in my car thinking about what to do.
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Fantastic day out at vintage car and bus rally
LAST Monday, I went along to see the vintage car and bus rally held at Seaburn Recreation Park. There were lots of famous vehicles from over the years with cars, buses and lorries. Vehicles included Mini Coopers, MGs, Morris Minors, Ford Zodiacs
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Seated Man eminently suited to a moorland setting
I BELIEVE Sean Henry’s sculpture, the Seated Man, recently erected on Castleton Rigg, is eminently suited to a moorland setting. Objectors may be surprised to learn that the North York Moors is a dynamic place where man has always interacted with
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Disappointed to hear morale is low among our excellent police officers
MANY North-East residents will be disappointed to read the article headlined “Morale is low among region’s officers” (Echo, Aug 30). The rank and file working for the North-East police forces do an excellent job on the ever decreasing thin blue
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Bring back the birch for brick throwing teenagers
IF anything ever called for the urgent return of the birch and punitive extended detention it’s this trick which teenagers have been getting away with for years of throwing bricks at moving buses. Your report (Echo, Aug 30) is just the latest incident
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The great Brexit debate
REGARDING Brexit, Bill Fisher of Spennymoor claimed that everybody who voted leave knew what they were voting for (HAS, Aug 30). So why do people keep saying this “isn’t what they voted for”? Can I say that I voted leave because I believed I’d
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Early morning call-out for RNLI volunteers
BROKEN down yacht towed to dock after early morning call-out for Hartlepool RNLI volunteers. The crew were scrambled at 6.15am by Humber Coastguard to assist a 10 metre yacht with one person on board that had suffered mechanical failure in the
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Nine-year-old cyclist injured in hit-and-run crash with minibus
A NINE-year-old boy has been injured in a hit-and-run accident. The boy was knocked off his bike when he was hit by a minibus in Newcastle on Sunday afternoon. A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: “The driver of the minibus got out of the
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'I'm alive because he saved me from fire' - wife's tribute to farmer husband who rescued her from blaze then was killed in tragic accident
A FAMILY has paid tribute to a farmer killed in a tragic accident, describing him as "everyone’s hero". Steven Coatsworth’s death while baling straw at Staindrop, near Barnard Castle, last Sunday, came as a shock to family, particularly as he was
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Comment: China holds key to North Korea crisis
DESPITE Donald Trump’s typically belligerent response to the latest nuclear test that shook North Korea yesterday morning, there is precious little the United States can do about the mounting provocations from Pyongyang. The same is true of the
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Hartlepool United: It's two in two for Franks
JONATHAN FRANKS has made an instant impact back at Hartlepool United. Two years after leaving when his contract expired and he headed for Ross County in the Scottish Premier League, the attacker is back at Victoria Park.And with two goals in two games
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New gin and vodka festival heads to town
A NEW gin and vodka festival will be taking place in a North Yorkshire town this month.The Little Gin Festival will be taking place in Northallerton Town Hall on Saturday, September 23 and will feature more than 30 different gins, including drinks by
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'Catastrophic error' led to death of loving mother Christine Watson: driver sentenced to 14 months
A "CATASTROPHIC error of judgement" which caused the death of the loving mother of a disabled man led to a young driver being jailed for 14 months. Jeremy Cheung, 24, was on the wrong side of the road on a wet November night last year when he hit
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Stockton engineer Francis Brown Limited hopes to strengthen order book after renewables deal
A FAMILY-RUN engineer expects to strengthen its order book after carrying out a major renewable energy deal. Francis Brown Limited made and installed a huge carousel for the storage of spare cabling on UK offshore wind farm projects. The company
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Match Analysis: A Saturday finally turned out well for Hartlepool United
SATURDAYS haven’t been much fun for Hartlepool United in 2017. Pools have recorded just four weekend wins this year, and one of them ended in the biggest disappointment of them all as they were relegated. Nine days ago and Pools gave the most
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Mark Knopfler to present programme about the County Durham surveyor behind the Mason-Dixon line
MUSICIAN Mark Knopfler is tonight presenting a television programme about the 250th anniversary of the Mason-Dixon line.The famous border, which separates northern states in the east of the USA from the southern states, was mapped by Jeremiah Dixon who
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Residents furious after work starts on 'inappropriate' telephone mast - despite it being refused planning permission
WHEN workmen arrived to begin putting up a telephone mast opposite their homes, residents were more than a little bewildered – knowing it had already been refused planning permission. But confusion soon turned to anger as it emerged the company
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Hard-hitting campaign warns drinkers of 7 types of alcohol-related cancers
DRINKERS in the region are more likely to be consuming above recommended limits, putting themselves at greater risk of a range of different cancers, a charity has warned. The warning comes from Balance as part of a hard-hitting new campaign, which
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Criticism as 28 years extra jail time handed down to badly behaved prisoners in region last year
INMATES in North-East jails were handed 10,312 days – more than 28 years – of additional imprisonment for breaking prison rules last year.The Howard League for Penal Reform said the “draconian punishments” were a counter-productive attempt to regain control
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Driver arrested for drink driving after crash leaves teenage cyclist in critical condition
A 17-YEAR-OLD cyclist is in a critical condition after he was involved in a collision with a black Fiat Punto in the early hours of Sunday morning. Teenager dies after collision with car - woman held by police A woman in her 40s, who
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Several injured after car crashes into living room of home and bursts into flames
A CAR has smashed through the wall of a house and in a living room, where it caught on fire in York last night leaving several people injured. A driver has been arrested following an incident last night in which a VW Golf R, left the road and crashed