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'Our lives will never be the same' - Family pay tribute after death of Lee Cooper
THE family of a man who died after an incident in Stockton have paid tribute to him. Lee Cooper, 43, died in hospital after suffering serious injuries after the incident on Westbourne Street in Stockton on Sunday, December 23. Today, his family
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Middlesbrough boss gives update on van La Parra deal
MIDDLESBROUGH hope to complete the signing of Rajiv van La Parra in the next couple of days, with the Huddersfield Town midfielder having watched the 2-0 win over Ipswich Town from the directors’ box at the Riverside. Van La Parra travelled to
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Jack Ross reveals contract deadline for Josh Maja after latest Sunderland goal
SUNDERLAND striker Josh Maja has been given until the end of next week to sign a new contract at the Stadium of Light, manager Jack Ross has revealed. As well as admitting Lynden Gooch has agreed the terms of a new deal, Ross has suggested Maja
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Heroes, dogs, blow-up horses, and embarrassing cock-ups – my Star Awards for 2018
ONE of the great joys of writing this column is meeting so many wonderful, inspirational people and being able to shine a spotlight on their achievements. With sincere apologies to the many I couldn’t squeeze in, here are my Stars Awards for 2018…
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FULL-TIME: Sunderland 1 Shrewsbury Town 1
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FULL-TIME: Middlesbrough 2 Ipswich Town 0
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REPORT: Darlington 2 Ashton United 1
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Safe containing £1,000 in donations is stolen from church
A SAFE containing around £1,000 in Christmas donations has been stolen from a church in Loftus. St Joseph's and St. Cuthbert's Church on the High Street was burgled sometime between 7pm on December 27 and 9am the following morning. More of today's
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Woman attacked while walking dog
A WOMAN has been attacked while walking her dog. Northumbria Police are appealing for information following the incident at about 9.40pm last night. An unknown male approached the 34-year-old victim in the Isabella Heap area of Blyth, where
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Two charged over Boxing Day murder
TWO men have been charged with murder after a man died in Eston on Boxing Day. LATEST: Family pay tribute to Lee Cooper The two men are aged 30 and 32 and a third man, aged 29, who was also arrested on suspicion of murder, has been
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HMV collapse: What to do if you got gift vouchers for Christmas
Gift vouchers for HMV will be honoured so long as stores continue to trade, administrators have said. The retailer appointed KPMG following a tough Christmas - HMV's second collapse into administration this decade. Back in 2013, administrators
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Police appeal following incident at store
A MAN is being sought by police following an incident outside a store in a County Durham market town. Barnard Castle Police have released the image of the man they want to speak to after an incident outside the town's Boyes store, at 4.30am on
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Christmas 'guardian angel' saved my life,' says Olive, 82
A WOMAN who fell and injured herself while delivering Christmas cards has said her life was saved by her ‘guardian angel.’ Olive Showler, 82, fell near some trees, not far from her home in Chester-le-Street, at around 5pm on Wednesday, December
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Parish awards title to hardworking resident
A PARISH council has awarded the title of Honorary Freewoman of a village to one of its residents. Valerie Porter has been given the title of Honorary Freewoman of the Parish of Middleton St George. At a Special Meeting held earlier this year
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Man arrested in connection with suspected stabbing near Darlington pub
A MAN has been arrested after a passer-by found a victim of a suspected stabbing. The incident happened in the Haughton Green area of Darlington on Friday morning. 'We are punching above our weight' - Darlington council bosses look ahead
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New Year Honours: England boss Gareth Southgate gets an OBE, plus full list of region's recipients
FORMER Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours on the back of England's memorable run to the World Cup semi-finals. England boss Southgate, who lives in North Yorkshire, was key to the nation's surprise
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Money calls for patience as he tries to turn Hartlepool United around
THE instant demands from outsiders and the nature of football these days means patience is a scarce commodity in the Hartlepool United world. Richard Money is asking for it; and it may be needed in spades. Pools go to Chesterfield today, Money
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Don’t rest on your laurels, warns Wright
DARLINGTON waited a long time to savour that winning feeling, and now they want to do it all over again today. Nine matches had passed without Tommy Wright’s team managing to come out on top, but they atoned in style on Boxing Day by beating York
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You'll have heard of Bearpark, but do you know where it got its name from?
A FORTNIGHT ago, Memories visited Butterby, a lost spa resort to the south of Durham which borrows its name from French: it was originally "beau trove", or "beautiful find". So it seems appropriate to visit another Durham place with a misheard
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Council's ambitious housing plans approved for development
A COUNCIL'S plan to begin a housebuilding programme “for people, not profit” for the first time in a generation has been formally approved. The formation of a wholly owned company will allow Middlesbrough Council to help people to get onto the property
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Ben Houchen highlights Tees Valley success stories of 2018
FROM Formula One steering wheel parts to feeding footballers ice cream, Tees Valley businesses are delivering innovative and important products and services. "In the past year, I have been along to 52 companies across the Tees Valley – and met representatives
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The Aidan Coleman column: Enniscoffey Oscar my best chance of a winner
ENNISCOFFEY Oscar, who runs in the MansionBet Handicap Hurdle at Doncaster, looks to be my best chance of a winner this weekend. I rode him to finish second in a very strong bumper at the 2017 Grand National meeting, when he only found Lalor too
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Two decades keeping kids safe now popular lollipop lady has hung up her stick
A POPULAR lollipop lady is retiring from “a way of life” after more than two decades helping keep local school children safe. School crossing patroller Val Morgan spent 15 years helping children cross Trimdon Avenue and for the last six-and-a-half
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Students prepare to take over radio airwaves
STUDENTS are set to see in the New Year in style as they make a radio airwave takeover. The level three media students from East Durham College will see out 2018 and usher in the New Year on Hartlepool Radio, hosting a three-hour show, from 10pm
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Festive pet emergencies: Eating tinsel, Christmas lights or raisins could spell disaster for your pet
PET owners should be careful not to overindulge their animals as a practice listed some of the emergencies it has dealt with during previous festive seasons. Grange Vets, in Stockton, Teesside, is preparing for a flurry of cases of pets being brought
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Grant and advice helps accountants make their own savings
A BUSINESS will save money thanks to a grant from an energy efficiency project. Bailey Group Chartered Accountants, in Sedgefield, received £9,719 from the Business Energy Efficiency Project towards new ICT equipment which will reduce the firm's
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The Darlington care home where "staff treat people with dignity and respect"
A DARLINGTON care home has been rated as 'good' following an inspection. Grosvenor Park Care Home, in the Firthmoor area, provides care for people with dementia, physical disabilities and adults over 65 years. Inspectors from the Care Quality
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Seventy years of Scrabble - did you know more than 50 per cent of Brits have board game on their shelves?
THE archetypal family board game Scrabble already has a legacy to rival that of a small European nation. At least 150 million sets have been produced in more than 120 countries, along with a list of some 276,000 'legal' words. And more than half of
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Great Wall trek helps beat fundraising challenge
AN energy company worker has completed the trek of a lifetime along one of the world’s most famous landmarks to help reach a national breast cancer charity fundraising target. Emily Henderson, from Haswell Plough, in County Durham, recently returned
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Computer students – the oldest aged 85 – make calendar
STUDENTS of a community centre IT course– most of whom had little previous experience on computers– have produced a calendar using their new skills. Woodhouse Close Church and Community Centre, in Bishop Auckland, bought laptops with £3,000 from
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Fireworks and family fun to welcome in 2019
A FREE family-friendly firework display will be held on Monday evening to celebrate the end of 2018 and help get the region ready to welcome in the New Year. The festivities get underway at 6pm outside Newcastle Civic Centre with a dazzling 15-
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Mining firm brews up its very own festive tipple
WORKERS at ICL Boulby were able to celebrate Christmas and New Year in a very special way — with the mine’s own speciality beers. Among the seasonal gifts being distributed by the company will be more than 500 packs of specially labelled ‘Beers
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Thai boxer’s story inspires award-winning film production
THE story of a man who used Thai boxing to get his life back on track after struggling with drug abuse and mental health issues is the inspiration for a film. One Way Ticket was made by Mark Birch, from Evenwood, near Bishop Auckland as part of
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Pre-game memorial silence
FORMER players, club officials and Sunderland supporters who have passed on during the last year will be remembered at the final home game of 2018 today. The tradition of an annual memorial silence will be observed before the Black Cats’ League
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Mystery of the gold jewellery left outside charity shop
A BAG containing matching gold jewellery worth more than £1,000 has been left outside a charity shop. A gold bracelet, and a gold collar-styled necklace were left anonymously in a donation bag outside the British Heart Foundation on Northallerton
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Farming and family run in County Durham centenarian's blood
SURROUNDED by his family and friends, Arthur Lee celebrated a landmark birthday yesterday. The retired farmer enjoyed a small party to mark turning 100-years-old at Howlish Hall residential care home near Coundon, Bishop Auckland. His son David
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Council's clean bill of health after external audit
A COUNCIL has been given a clean bill of health after having its books independently inspected. The annual report from Ernst and Young LLP will be presented to members of Darlington Borough Council next month. HMV teeters on the brink of administration
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Supporters of Angel Trust charity prepare for Arctic trek
A HUNDRED miles south of the Arctic Circle, a team of charity trekkers will test their survival skills. The Angel Trust charity, based in Bishop Auckland, will send seven intrepid supporters to the beautiful but extreme environment to be immersed
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Today's racing prospects by Charlie McCann of betvictor
ELEGANT Escape was a gutsy winner of the Welsh National at Chepstow on Thursday and he is 25/1 with BetVictor to emulate his stablemate Native River and add the Gold Cup to his Welsh National success in the same season. Native River is 11/2 with
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Ross expects Maja and Gooch contract resolution 'in next week'
JACK ROSS expects Josh Maja and Lynden Gooch’s long-running contract sagas to be resolved “in the next week or so”, and remains hopeful both players will sign new long-term deals with Sunderland. Both Maja and Gooch are due to become free agents
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Watmore provides a sense of perspective to Sunderland's plight
TWO years; 24 months of almost unbroken frustration. Everyone associated with Sunderland has suffered in recent seasons, but no one’s anguish has been as painful or protracted as the personal traumas suffered by Duncan Watmore. In so many ways,
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Team needs help to create sensory garden for autism service
FOR many, a garden is a place to retreat to at the end of a hard day but for residents of one household it could open a door into the wider world. Creative Support runs a supported living scheme for adults with autism in an old colliery house,
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Looking back at 2018: October in review
CONCERN grew in October for a North-East university student arrested in the UAE. Durham University PhD student Matthew Hedges was held in solitary confinement for five months after being accused of spying. The 31-year-old was taken into custody