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Challenging day of fun ahead
A LEISURE centre plays host to hundreds of people with disabilities who are taking part in a special sports event on Sunday. Participants will be tested on their agility, strength and stamina in 20 different activities, including a fun run and walk, tug
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Youth denies he was lookout for attacker
A TEENAGER has denied acting as a lookout for another youth, who was planning to rob a disabled woman of her handbag. Craig Bennett, 17, is alleged to have stood by as a lookout for his friend as he grabbed the woman's handbag. But yesterday, Craig, of
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Army on standby as crisis endangers lives
THE Army was put on standby last night as the Prime Minister warned that the deepening fuel crisis was putting "lives at risk". About 80 tanker lorries from the Army, Navy and RAF were being put on standby near hospitals and other important buildings
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Nightclub brawler jailed for jaw-breaking punch
A BLOW struck in anger during a nightclub confrontation has landed a young man behind bars for 30 months. Darren Longstaff, 23, was yesterday convicted of causing grievous bodily harm, after Durham Crown Court heard how a single punch broke the jaw of
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Muscular Pain Group
THIS week is Fibromyalgia Awareness Week and support groups throughout the region are doing their bit to raise the profile of this little-known condition. Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition causing widespread muscular pain, constant fatigue and memory
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Protests over car park ruling
A DISPUTE over parking has broken out after councillors voted to lock the gates on an unofficial car park. Workers who parked on the hardstanding next to Byers Green football fields found themselves out in the cold when Spennymoor Town Council started
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Power plan for waste dump
PLANS for an electricity sub-station at a waste-to-energy plant are likely to be approved today by Durham County Council. Ener.G Natural Power aims to generate electricity for the National Grid using gas produced by the St Bede's landfill site, near Ouston
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Children prepare for Dome debut
CHILDREN from Darlington will be performing at the Millennium Dome next month. Talented youngsters from around the town will be in London to take part in the McDonalds Our Town Project. The group of 50 pupils, aged from 11 to 18, who all attend Darlington
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Parents' chance to become favourite teachers
PARENTS are being encouraged to become their children's favourite teacher with the help of specialist courses. More than 700 Stockton parents have already signed up for family learning courses, which are designed to help them support their children's
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Aid hunger strike over plight of orphans
TWO North-East men will embark today on a hunger strike in Romania after being refused access to a children's orphanage. Humanitarian Rod Jones, 52, and 28-year-old Stephen Groves want to focus world attention on the plight of Romania's orphans and the
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A splashing end to junior school
ENTERPRISING youngsters marked the end of their junior school days by organising a trip to a water leisure centre. Eight team captains at Ouston Junior School, near Chester-le-Street, arranged the visit to Wet 'n' Wild, North Shields. And they won £500
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Community lines up for a memento of the millennium
RESIDENTS of a Teesdale village gathered for a snapshot of their community to mark the millennium. More than a hundred residents of Killerby gathered on the village green to be part of a special photograph to mark the year 2000, courtesy of The Northern
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Haulier vows repeat if tax is not lowered
HAULIERS last night gave the Government 60 days to cut crippling fuel tax - or face a rerun of this week's refinery blockades, which next time might not be so peaceful. The warning is supported by 50-year-old Teesside transport boss Reg Richardson whose
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Warning as explosives are stolen
POLICE are warning the public to be on their guard after a bag of explosives was stolen from a construction worker's car. The bag, containing 12 detonators, could explode if tampered with so the public have been told to report it to police immediately
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Cafe cleans up
Caf Neon in Newcastle's Bigg Market has won a best-kept building award as part of the Cityclean campaign to keep the city tidy. It has had a street pavement caf licence for several years.
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Woman cleared of pub case perjury
A woman accused of lying on oath when applying for a licence for a County Durham pub has been cleared in court. Michelle Ridden, 29, denied committing perjury to magistrates about her ex-partner's involvement in the running of the Fir Tree, Bishop Auckland
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Warehouse fire ruins furniture
AN investigation was under way last night after a furniture warehouse was badly damaged by fire. The blaze at the Suites Direct building, on the Standard Way industrial estate, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, broke out at lunchtime yesterday and took
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Theatre to reopen with a new look
A COMMUNITY arts venue reopens today after a £100,000 refurbishment. The Customs House, South Shields, has been given more comfortable seats in the main auditorium, and new lighting has been installed in the main and the secondary auditoriums. The ground
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Grants scheme increase review
THE level of grant funding available to Hambleton businesses should be increased, council chiefs have agreed. And a review of the scheme - which enables firms to employ consultancy services - will take place next year. Members of Hambleton District Council's
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Government blamed for lack of cash
A COUNCILLOR from Stockton has blamed the Government for the lack of money available for repairs to local authority housing in the town. Liberal Democrat councillor Suzanne Fletcher has expressed anger at the increase in money taken out of the housing
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Flood residents hit back over hero rap
RESIDENTS in a North-East village are furious at claims that a hero who helped them in their hour of need has been reprimanded for his actions. And Russ Watson, from the St John Ambulance, is so devastated by criticisms relating to insurance liabilities
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Chance to learn - for a tenner
A FLEXIBLE learning scheme which has been successfully attracting students at Northallerton College is offering courses for just £10. The Government-backed LearnDirect scheme is offering students the chance to take any course they want for just the nominal
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Towns in market for extra money
CIVIC leaders in Richmondshire could launch a major bid for financial support to ensure the future prosperity of the district's market towns. Councillors are being recommended to give their full support to an application to the Countryside Agency, which
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Flying start to walking festival
EARLY birds and night owls will find something to suit them during the first Swaledale walking festival, which begins next week. As well as guided daytime walks, the programme includes midnight rambles and early morning bird-watching treks. Organised
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Elderly are warned of bogus caller
POLICE are warning elderly residents in the town to be on their guard after a series of robberies by a con woman. Once in the homes, the woman has been known to have taken pension money, savings and small valuables. The woman has struck at homes throughout
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New forum for pensioners
A RETIRED postman in Marske has been asked by a pensioners' organisation to set up a forum on the Cleveland coast. Mike Findley was a postman in Redcar for more than 20 years and has been asked by the National Pensioners Convention, in London, to organise
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School ethos pledge by new head
THE new headmistress of a Teesside school has stressed her commitment to single sex education. Hilary French took over the post at Teesside High School, Eaglescliffe, from Jane Hamilton, who retired earlier this year. Mrs French said: "The school's recent
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Floored by business success
TWO brothers point to the growing demand for fashionable wooden floors as one of the reasons behind the success of their award- winning flooring business. Durham lads Chris and Stuart Palmer set up Alpine Flooring Services in September 1998, and have
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School science labs upgraded
TWO Darlington schools are to get new science laboratories. The town received £186,374 over two years as part of a £60m Government grant to tackle basic deficiencies in secondary school science accommodation. A survey of schools in Darlington Borough
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breakfast club goes down a treat with youngsters
A BREAKFAST club was launched at a primary school yesterday to encourage youngsters to start the day healthy. Children at Archibald Primary School, Middlesbrough, have been arriving early since last term to tuck into breakfast before going to their classes
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Youth group tackles tough social issues
A GROUP of Darlington youngsters are preparing to deliver a hard-hitting message to school pupils on drugs, alcohol, sex and relationships. PS2K (Peer Support 2000), a Darlington peer education group, is giving a series of performances at Darlington Civic
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Go North East rolls out Fleet of new buses
REGIONAL bus operator, Go North East, has undertaken a major £8.3m investment programme with the introduction of the first of 70 new vehicles to be brought into operation this year. The new buses will replace existing vehicles within the group's 750-strong
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Triumph for hospital staff
TWO out of three finalists in a national NHS competition are from the North-East. This year's Hospital Doctor Award for the urology team of the year has shortlisted a team from North Tees General Hospital, Stockton, and a team from Hartlepool General
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Supermarket chain attacked over land purchase dispute
A SUPERMARKET chain came under renewed attack last night during a heated public meeting to discuss the latest twist in a long-running land dispute. Almost 50 residents from Teesdale gathered in Barnard Castle's Witham Hall, to take part in a public meeting
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Thousands try to kick habit
THOUSANDS of Teesside smokers have asked for help to quit since the health action zone's Start Stopping Campaign was launched in February. More than 4,400 smokers have asked for advice and 2,400 people set dates to give up, with half of those staying
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Off and running around a famous block
WHEN last running around this particular block, we had mused briefly upon the richly remembered race against time - Chariots of Fire style - down Fawcett Street in Sunderland. As the man with the air pistol might have observed, the column just didn't
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Forensic trail led to burglar
TELL-TALE forensic evidence at the scene of a country house burglary helped police to finger the man responsible. Ashley Coglan, 37, left finger prints at the isolated rural property, to which he gained access to by throwing a brick through a window,
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Protestor quits after death threats
One of the organisers of the fuel tax protest said last night he had been forced to step down after he and his family had received death threats. Andrew Spence, a farmer and regional spokesman for Farmers for Action in the North-East, revealed his decision
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Development proves that play rooms have moved on
A CHESTER-le-Street primary school unveiled its new play room this week. Proving that play areas have moved on from simply a sand pit and a couple of buckets and spades, Cestria Primary's new Sunshine Room includes the latest climbing apparatus, a centipede
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Ricard vows to stay
HAMILTON Ricard has pledged to fight for his place at Middlesbrough. The Colombian striker, Boro's leading scorer for the last two seasons, has started only two games this term following the arrival of £2.5m Croatian ace Alen Boksic. But Ricard, linked
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Yard deal brings 800 new jobs joy
Former shipbuilding giant Swan Hunter was celebrating last night after securing a contract which will create 800 jobs. The jobs have been secured at the company's shipyard in Wallsend, North Tyneside. The contract, from American firm Kerr-McGee, involves
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Delayed school start for martial arts star
SIXTH-Form student, Steven Rodriguez-Bonilla, from Middleton-in-Teesdale, had a delayed start to his studies. Steven, a star member of the Baek-ho tai kwon do club, spent three weeks this summer in South Korea training with Korean University students,
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Real-life study for business students
RABY Estates and Teesdale Comprehensive School have joined forces to build and strengthen a partnership between education and business. Raby Estates has given the GCSE business studies students a chance to gain practical experience in a business setting
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A-level changes do not mean -dumbing down'
THE nation's schools are becoming used to constant change, but this September has seen a big development for students staying on at school in the sixth form. Teesdale Comprehensive School's headteacher, Paul Harrison, said: "Most of us who stayed on at
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Jilted man who stalked girlfriend escapes jail
A jilted man stalked his former girlfriend when she went for nights out, a court heard yesterday. Warren Carter, 29, punched Helen Riley in the back of the head as she sat with friends in a pizza parlour. On another occasion he went down on one knee at
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Turning the Tide movie fame beckons for pupils
EXCITEMENT is mounting in an east Durham school as pupils prepare to make their debut as film stars. It was earlier this year that the pupils from Shotton Primary School were chosen for a movie project shot on their own doorstep. The venture was all the
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Cole's record as United stroll on
Andy Cole must have beaten the petrol crisis to fill up on rocket fuel as he bagged a hat-trick to leave Anderlecht feeling like they were running on empty. The whole country may be grinding to a halt but there was no stopping red-hot Cole at Old Trafford
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League plan to revive village cricket
VILLAGE cricketers who fear too much travelling is driving young people out of their sport are hoping to help to reverse the decline by forming their own Wear Valley league. Players living around Bishop Auckland have to travel as far as South Shields
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Incorrect exam papers are returned
ONE of the region's top schools has sent hundreds of exam papers back to examiners after it was discovered they had been marked incorrectly. Durham Johnston School returned 230 Key Stage Three English scripts, sat by 14-year-olds, back to the examination
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Record attempt for County Durham woman
IT is make or break this weekend for a committed North-East monarchist's bid to enter the Guinness Book of Records. Part-time magistrate Anita Atkinson, from Fir Trees, near Crook, County Durham, has stashed away more than 1,200 pictures, plates and trinkets
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Mallon expected to face 14 charges
RAY Mallon is expected to be charged with 14 disciplinary offences today. The Police Complaints Authority has refused to reveal details of the charges facing Detective Superintendent Mallon although he has claimed they relate to doubts over his judgement
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Amateur historian wins right
NEARLY 60 years after a shocked schoolboy witnessed one of the saddest accidents of Britain's war in the air, he has won the right for two brave pilots to be commemorated. Harry Spence was just 13 when he looked on in grim fascination as two RAF Hurricanes
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Warning signs go up at river tragedy spot
NEW warning signs have finally gone up on a notorious stretch of the River Tees where a North-East teenager drowned. Christopher Glen died last month after getting into difficulties swimming at Cleasby Deeps, near Darlington. Following his death, The
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Our wartime homes from home
WHILE the Germans bombed the heart out of British cities during the Second World War children were evacuated to live an idyllic life in the countryside. Safe from harm. However, Heather Nicholson's recent book, Prisoners Of War, featured in The Northern
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Millennium picture
WIND and rain failed to deter villagers from gathering for a community photograph to mark the millennium. People from Evenwood, near Bishop Auckland, met for a snapshot of their community to mark the year 2000, Courtesy of The Northern Echo. They gathered
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Tesco plans to create 1,500 jobs in region
TESCO will unveil plans for 1,500 jobs across the North-East today with new stores linked to regeneration schemes. The first will be on the outskirts of Durham City where the southern-based chain is building an 87,000sq ft supermarket on the site of a
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Classes to run during summer
SUMMER holiday classes are to become the norm at an east Durham comprehensive after its elevation to technology school status. Forty-two starters at Peterlee's Dene Community School of Technology gave up a fortnight of their holiday to attend a numeracy
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Top award for Tubbies creator
COUNTY Durham business woman Anne Wood, who created the Teletubbies, has scooped the award for Women Entrepreneur of the Year, sponsored by Women into the Network at the University of Durham's Foundation for Small and Medium Enterprises Development. She
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Tenants urged to vote on shake-up
THE biggest scheme ever undertaken by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is going to affect more than 15,000 council house tenants. The council is proposing to transfer the ownership and management of its 12,000 council houses to a non-profit-making
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Extra aid for -disruptive' school pupils
MEASURES to keep disruptive pupils in education are to be introduced, after Darlington Borough Council was offered more than £80,000 to make improvements. The Education Standards Fund money is to be used in secondary schools across the borough to provide
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Suspicious fires under investigation
A MAN was spotted running away from a suspected arson attack in Newcastle, one of a series of suspicious blazes on Tyneside. Detectives are investigating 11 attacks on buildings in Newcastle and Gateshead which have caused hundreds of thousands of pounds
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Paddling their own bellboats
SPORTING pupils took to the water as part of an unusual biathlon event. The competitors took to bellboats - twin-hulled 40ft-long craft which are paddled by up to ten people - along the River Tees, near Preston Hall, Stockton, before making their way
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Supply contract safeguards 1,200 jobs
A LONG-term gas supply contract is set to guarantee more than 1,000 jobs in the region's chemical industry. Huntsman Petrochemicals and BOC have entered into the long-term deal for the supply of hydrogen and steam to Huntsman's manufacturing operations
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High Street date for TV's Phil
Former Coronation Street heart-throb Phil Middlemas will be in the region next week to open a shop. The actor, who is starring in ITV's Where the Heart Is, will cut the ribbon at the refurbished Littlewoods and Index store in Stockton at 10am on Thursday
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Prostitute denies inciting sex acts
A PROSTITUTE told a jury at Teesside Crown Court yesterday that she knew nothing about sex sessions involving two schoolgirls at her home. Carol Smith, 40, a prostitute for 20 years, said that she never told either of the girls that she was "on the game
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Solicitor -buried his head in sand'
A SOLICITOR suspended indefinitely from the solicitors' roll in July, is to have his case re-heard on Tuesday at the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal. Timothy Husbands, 36, of Petch's Cottages, Liverton, Saltburn-by-Sea, was said to have "buried his
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Something in common
PUPILS and staff from two other Newcastles - in Australia and South Africa - meet their counterparts on Tyneside today. About 30 pupils and seven teachers from Sithobelumthetho Primary School, Newcastle, South Africa, are staging a performance of singing
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Stars turn out to aid family of tragic dad
THE team sheets read straight from a Who's Who of North-East football. The region's top five clubs put league rivalry aside for one memorable night, for the sake of the two little girls who have lost their beloved dad. Newcastle played a combined Sunderland
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Bogus make-up salesman in jewellery theft
POLICE are hunting a bogus cosmetics salesman who tried to steal from a woman after she refused to buy make-up from him. The thief approached the woman while she was tending her garden at Mowden Close, in Stockton, on Wednesday afternoon, and tried to
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Spotlight shines on Joanne's ambition
A TEENAGE drama student is celebrating after winning a place at a London theatre school. Joanne Roots, 19, from Stockton, beat thousands of other young people to a place to study musical theatre at the London Studios. Her mother, Linda, has been involved
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Motorcyclist's funeral
THE funeral of a motorcyclist who was killed when his bike collided with a minibus takes place on Monday. Michael Suggitt, 34, of Bedale, North Yorkshire, died on Saturday in an accident near Brig Flatts at Sedburgh, Cumbria. Mr Suggitt was travelling
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Appeal to mystery girl after kidnap
A MAN was abducted and beaten after speaking to a woman in a North-East nightclub. The 27-year-old, who has not been named, was attacked as he walked from Rio's pub in York Road, Hartlepool, towards the Siciliano's takeaway. He was bundled into the back
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Charity quiz fights disease
A QUIZ to raise money to help children with a disease runs until the end of the month. The challenge has been launched in aid of the European Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Association and the quiz sheet is available from JM and S greengrocers
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Backing small businesses
COUNCILLORS have reaffirmed their support for a Bedale business centre committed to helping small local firms. The former Hambleton and Richmondshire Business Enterprise Centre has received cash support from Hambleton District Council since it opened
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Landmark mill waits its turn for restoration
A LANDMARK occasion is in the wind as a prominent listed building is poised to be restored to its former glory, weather permitting. Fulwell Mill, in Sunderland, is to swing back into action next week after a seven-month restoration, costing £800,000.
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Taxi drivers in town go-slow over prices
ANGRY protestors took to the roads in Darlington and Sedgefield yesterday as feelings continued to run high over fuel prices. Self-employed taxi drivers took part in a 5mph crawl around Darlington's ring road in the first demonstration of its kind seen
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Tenants get brochure on homes plan
NEARLY 40,000 council tenants in Sunderland receive brochures today, detailing proposals to transfer their homes to the Sunderland Housing Group. If the transfer of the council's 38,000 homes goes ahead later this year, the housing group would spend £302m
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Centre launches fight for justice
A WORKERS' resource centre is launching a regionwide campaign to gain justice for victims of industrial diseases. Cleveland Trade Unionists and Unemployed Workers Resource Centre, in Middlesbrough, has joined forced with a Newcastle law firm to offer
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-Killing won't stop vice'
A POLICE chief said the killing of a prostitute would not put others off the trade, as officers continued their investigation yesterday. Superintendent Graham Strange, of Cleveland Police, said that although the death of Kellie Louise Mallinson served
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Police renew witness appeal over death crash
POLICE have made a fresh appeal for witnesses to a crash in which a woman motorbiker was killed. New Zealander Deborah Philpott died when she lost control of her Honda 600cc machine after it clipped a white Citroen Saxo on the A689, two miles west of
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Firefighter to lead course for Prince's Trust
FIREFIGHTER Colin Hood, 32, of Coulby Newham fire station, near Middlesbrough, will lead a group of 16 to 30-year-olds through challenges, including community projects and team activities, on a Prince's Trust course. He said: "The course I will be leading
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Bus trip to York races aids charity
A CANCER charity is offering people in North Durham and Sunderland a day out at the races. Marie Curie Cancer Care is running a bus trip to York Races, on Saturday, October 7. It will pick up passengers at Sunderland, Chester-le-Street and Durham. The
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Councils chosen to pilot service scheme
TWO Teesside councils have been chosen to pilot a government scheme aimed at improving local services. Middlesbrough and Stockton borough councils are among the latest to be selected for the local Public Service Agreement (PSA) initiative. Designed to
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Police search for man seen fleeing blaze
A MAN was spotted running away from a suspected arson attack in Newcastle, one of a series of suspicious blazes on Tyneside. Detectives are investigating 11 attacks on buildings in Newcastle and Gateshead, which have caused hundreds of thousands of pounds
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Oh Brother!
It's the final countdown - after weeks of waiting television viewers will decide which Big Brother housemate is the winner. With just hours of voting time left, homes and work places around the country are busy debating who should win the £70,000 cash
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No jesting, they're stars of the future
FOUR talented North-East youngsters were making their stage debut with one of the country's oldest opera companies. They took the part of extras in the Carl Rosa Opera Company production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Yeoman of the Guard at Sunderland's Empire
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Black Cats'fans get lager deal
FOOTBALL fans will be toasting a new signing at Sunderland's home match against Derby County, on Saturday. A new deal between Sunderland AFC and suppliers, Newcastle Breweries, means Black Cats' supporters will have the first chance to sample the lager
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Unemployment at 20-year low
THE number of people out of work and claiming benefit is at a 20-year low, official figures showed yesterday. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also showed wages growth declining when compared with last year. The double dose of good
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Quit now, while you're ahead
IT is now time for the fuel protestors to end their action. They have achieved far more than they can ever have dared to hope they might when they set out on their disruption on Friday. They have covered the Government in embarrassment and, by bringing
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Lingfield celebrates praise of inspectors
A PRIMARY school has been praised by Ofsted inspectors as "very effective". They said that Lingfield Primary School, Marton, Middlesbrough, had many strengths and pointed to the "very good leadership of the headteacher and his determination to maintain
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Just get on with the homework
IN THE same week a report reveals we pay our cleaners and gardeners far more than we pay nannies and child minders, it appears many of us can't even be bothered to help our children with homework. "Most parents work such long hours that they don't have
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Call me Miss Marple
COMING home after a holiday without the boys, is always a bit of a mystery tour. Even when we used to leave Granny in charge, there were some inexplicable events awaiting our return. Like the time we came home to find a pillow - complete with nice clean
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Pupils run rings around opposition in BT awards
GREEN-FINGERED pupils from a Teesside primary school have reaped £1,000 to help expand their gardening ideas. Lakes County Primary School, West Dyke Road, Redcar, beat hundreds of other schools throughout the country to win an award in the BT Grounds
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Cargo centre will boost Teesside Airport's role
THE new chairman of Teesside Airport last night predicted the multi-million pound South Side cargo centre development will play a key role in boosting the Tees Valley claim to be one of the country's leading transport hubs. Councillor Ken Hall was appointed
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Lusty Linda's bikini forfeit
A REGULAR caller to a local radio station has agreed to walk through town in a bikini after losing a bet on air. The woman, known to listeners as Lusty Linda, calls in to DJ Dave Lee every morning on Darlington-based Alpha Radio. She constantly embarrasses
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Sex claims doctor returns to work
A DOCTOR accused of sex attacks on women patients has been allowed back to work by health bosses. Anaesthetist Dr Chandrakant Ganatra was suspended for nearly 14 months on full pay after allegations of the assaults came to light. Despite being disciplined
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Villagers shocked by farm tragedy
HEALTH and safety inspectors in the region are investigating the third farm death in a week - after a worker was crushed by falling bales. Father-of-two Paul Murtagh, 35, was found trapped under bales at Wycliffe Grange Farm, near Barnard Castle, County
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Finding God at the Fiesta
JUST the mention of the name of the Fiesta nightclub in Stockton takes me back to the days of my youth. It has been in the news recently because, quite amazingly, it is to become a church. I say amazingly because it has been a den of iniquity. I remember
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Invitation to put town on the web
WEB designer Dave Ireland wants shops, businesses and organisations to contribute to a series of web pages on Chester-le-Street. The first site, wwww.chesterlestreet.net, aims to provide information on the town, including its history, clubs, news and
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Private cemetery idea stirs a storm
ONE of the country's first private cemeteries could be built in the grounds of a 700-year-old North-East deanery. Tyre dealer Jim Greenwood wants to create an elaborate Greek-style burial ground - complete with marble and granite vaults and family tombs
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Bobby sits on a 'knife-edge'
NEWCASTLE United boss Bobby Robson yesterday admitted he is "on a knife-edge'' as football awaits the European Commission's ruling on the future of the transfer system. Like most managers, Robson is wary of splashing out until it is confirmed that transfer
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Young protestors make point with poster
CHILDREN are likely to be bored by stuffy planning issues - but not three Stanley school pupils. The pocket-sized protestors were so concerned about possible developments near their homes that they designed a poster telling planners and developers not
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Experience music of a guitar legend
RHYTHM and blues fans will get a chance to relive an experience from music's bygone days on the anniversary of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix's death. On February 2, 1967, just as his career was taking off, with Hey Joe becoming the then-unknown artist's
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MPs urge action to save job creation schemes
MPs last night demanded urgent action amid fears that major job creation and regeneration schemes in the North-East had been put at risk by European bureaucrats. Major regeneration projects in Middlesbrough, Gateshead and Newcastle were stalled last December
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Phillips languishing among the Premiership also-rans
SUNDERLAND'S Kevin Phillips is officially among the also-rans in the Premiership's current hit-list. Phillips is on the brink of toppling out of the strikers' top 40, according to the latest statistics from Carling Opta. The winner of Europe's Golden
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The spaceship you can build in your back garden
A do-it-yourself spaceship which can be built in the back garden could be on the market within three years. The Kitten is a rocket assembled from a kit that will soar its pilot and two passengers to a height of 200 kilometres at four times the speed of
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Motorists face crackdown on dangerous parking in village
POLICE have warned motorists they will be fined if they continue to ignore parking restrictions in a former East Durham pit village. The crackdown follows an accident last week in which an elderly pedestrian was injured in Blackhall's main shopping street
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Middlebrook has rivals in a spin
Yorkshire off-spinner James Middlebrook claimed four wickets in five balls as Hampshire began their 565th and last first-class match at their County Ground headquarters. Hampshire, whose relegation to Division Two of the County Championship was confirmed
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Show goes on for youngsters
THE fuel crisis will not stop a group of youngsters from Redcar and Cleveland giving a dress rehearsal for their performance in the Dome. A cast of 60 youngsters from across the borough will preview the performance at Bydales School, Marske, on Saturday
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Bigger Bridges greets shoppers
A MULTI-MILLION pound extension to The Bridges shopping centre in Sunderland officially opens to the public today. The new development has brought 700 jobs to Wearside, along with big-name stores such as Debenhams, which opened its doors yesterday. Other
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Computer studies pay off for Whizzkids
YOUNG keyboard-tappers and mouse-manipulators have been giving up their Saturday mornings for computer studies. The youngsters have been attending computer classes and have been presented with certificates to prove their ability. The children have been
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Pupils become guiding lights
YOUNGSTERS at an independent school for girls are getting some extra lessons - in how to act as tour guides. Queen Mary's School at Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, near Thirsk, is housed in a spectacular Grade I-listed Palladian mansion. Tomorrow, the school
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Stage school beckons for teenager
A TEENAGER is celebrating after winning a place at a top London theatre school. Joanne Roots, 19, from Stockton, beat off thousands of other youngsters to secure a place to study musical theatre at the London Studios. Her mother, Linda, has been involved
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BBC focus on ex-bobby for animal magic photos
A PHOTOGRAPHER has snapped up two places in the final of a national competition. Former policeman Bob Nunn, of Stockton, is the first person to get two pictures in the final 12 of the annual Radio Times calendar competition. Mr Nunn's pictures beat more
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School's victorious crew makes farewell appearance
A SUCCESSFUL rowing crew came together for the final time last night to accept the plaudits of pupils and staff at their old school. Six members of the eight crew from Durham High School for Girls are about to begin higher education courses at universities
