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HARTLEPOOL United's new signing Mark Tinkler last night set his sights on a return to the second division with Chris Turner's ambitious outfit. The 26-year-old former Leeds and York City midfielder, who has signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal, is hoping

'DON'T worry about loving him, I'll take care of that," said Tipper Gore about her husband Al. It's a sad admission that concedes how truly unloveable waxwork Al is, but then after his seven years as vice president, Tipper's had long enough to observe

SPENNYMOOR I HAVE read with interest the letters about the state of Spennymoor town centre (HAS, Oct 17, 23 and 26). I agree with both sides that the centre needs rejuvenating. I relocated to County Durham 18 months ago. On my first visit to Spennymoor

HARTLEPOOL businesses last night turned out to recognise the achievements of firms in the area, at the town's own business awards. The prestigious awards were held at Hartlepool College of Further Education, and were presented by Dr John Bridge, chairman

A SLIP of the tongue sums up the candidates for the US presidency for many people. Bore and Gush may be the best America can find to take the reins from Bill Clinton next year, but their respective lack of charisma has left much of the world cold and

MOWDEN Park believe a controversial decision at the end of Saturday's Tetley's Bitter Cup tie has cost them £20,000. Victory in the fourth round tie at Birmingham and Solihull would have earned them a trip to Northampton, where their share of the gate

THE grim find of a naked murdered woman on a bleak moorland has ended the six-week mystery surrounding a missing prostitute. Detectives were yesterday investigating the spot on the North York Moors which became the final resting place of 21-year-old Vicky

FRENCHMAN Christian Karembeu was dumped on the subs' bench as Bryan Robson plumped for the bulldog spirit to restore a measure of pride to the Middlesbrough ranks. Every member of Robson's foreign legion was missing by the time Colombian striker Hamilton

Darlington manager Gary Bennett looked back at another display of poor finishing at Boothferry Park and said: "If we could finish, we'd be in the top three." It was the same old story from Quakers, as they slipped to their third successive defeat, and

THE people of York were last night bracing themselves for another crisis after a brief respite from the worst floods in nearly 400 years. Levels of the River Ouse dropped over the weekend, but last night Newcastle Weather Centre issued a severe weather

LEISURE bosses who have fielded hundreds of calls from people worried that a major fireworks display will be cancelled have vowed: "The show will go on". More than 100,000 people are expected to attend the Century FM Fireworks 2000 event in South Park

THE Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday unveiled a report highlighting a growing economy in the North-East - but one still beset with problems. While there had been improvements in the region's economy since Labour's coming to power, Mr Blair acknowledged

HAD Admiral Lord Nelson been battling today, it may not only have been his heroics ("Armada than your armada") that flagged the top mast attention of the tabloids. Despite losing an eye and an arm, suffering a persistent hernia and several other scars

WHEN Tony Nicholls sat down for a meeting with representatives from Durham Business School, little did he know that it would end in him starting a new chapter in his life. Tony was looking into how Barclays, in its role as sponsors of the centre for entrepreneurship

Separated by half a country, a culture and a sense of pride. One - Edinburgh - has it in bundles, the other - Lincoln - is so unassuming it could just disappear into that strange no-man's-land bounded by the Wash, the East Midlands and Yorkshire. Both

A DTI grants scheme is celebrating a successful first ten months of operation which has helped secure £15.7m in investment from North-East businesses. Since its launch in January, the enterprise grants scheme has offered more than £2m to 82 businesses

SCOTTISH B international Alex Rae returns this afternoon to White Hart Lane - the scene last season of a "moment of madness" which saw him sent off - determined to clean up his act. Rae was given his marching orders on his first game back after suspension

Liverpool bid for a four-year high in their high-noon collision at Leeds, with Gerard Houllier claiming the Yorkshire stars are not babies any more. Liverpool, after five successive victories, need to repeat last season's win at Elland Road to equal the

Bishop Auckland are hoping for a good run in the FA Trophy when they take on Whitby Town in the first round at Kingsway today. Bishops go into the game with the luxury of virtually a full squad, something which manager Tony Lee hasn't had for a few weeks

WITH a raft of blue-chip companies reporting results, and Chancellor Gordon Brown due to deliver his pre-Budget report, next week looks set to be busy in the City. After the storm over Shell's record 80 per cent growth in earnings last week, it will be

Greg Rusedski's remarkable comeback run at the Stuttgart Masters Series ended with a 6-4, 6-4 quarter-final defeat at the hands of Lleyton Hewitt. The unseeded British No 2 failed in his bid to reach a second consecutive semi-final at the Schleyerhalle

A TEENAGE drug addict injected himself with heroin behind the wheel of a car and mowed down a mother-of-three, a court heard. Liam Dye, 18, had never even had a driving lesson before he borrowed a friend's Citroen AX and struck Susan Nellist, 42, as she

Darlington manager Gary Bennett might pitch new signing Kevin Kyle straight into the fray at Boothferry Park today. The Scottish Under 21 international was signed on a month's loan from Sunderland this week, and Bennett is tempted to play him from the

A BOY who suffered severe burns in an horrific accident is making a steady recovery in hospital. Michael McCorry, 12, was engulfed in flames after an explosion at a friend's house, thought to have been caused when fumes from a tin of cellulose thinner

YOU won the fight to fit into your bikini on the beach and the battle to look good in shorts is over, so now you feel you deserve a break. It's hard work keeping fit and it's easy to find an excuse to give up. The time of year doesn't help - colder weather

One of the problems with new technology is knowing what to do with the equipment it replaces. That's a particular problem for games console owners who up-grade. Until recently, moving to a new machine meant finding a home for your old one or simply accepting

GANNETT UK (Newsquest) last night made it clear that any offer for Regional Independent Media would be in the form of a single bid. Gannett UK has expressed an interest in bidding for RIM along with the Guardian Media Group plc and Johnston Press plc.

AUTUMN colour has now passed and we are into that very damp cold in-between season when nothing in the garden inspires. Only a few golden star-like blossoms on the winter jasmine give any indication that there might be some prospect of floral pleasure

HOME Secretary Jack Straw is to be asked to investigate claims that MI5 was used to spy on suspended senior detective Ray Mallon. Yesterday, Middlesbrough South MP Ashok Kumar said he was "deeply concerned" and would be raising the allegations with Mr

RAIL chiefs in the North-East who are overseeing a massive rail renewal programme say they are determined to learn the lessons of the Hatfield disaster. About 180 miles of track nationally has been identified as being at risk from gauge corner cracking

AFTER a week of hard work off the pitch, which ended with the signing of Mark Tinkler, from Southend, Hartlepool manager Chris Turner could have been excused for expecting some form of reward from his team at Scunthorpe on Saturday. But a below par performance

If the weather forecasters have got it right then the all-weather fixture at Southwell could be the only meeting to take go ahead this afternoon. In view of a horrendous forecast the meeting at Fontwell must be in serious doubt and the officials at Carlisle

WHILE many visitors will have some Christmas cheer brought into their lives when the festive lights are switched on in Darlington, County Durham, tomorrow - there are some who will find the surroundings more intriguing. Fans of metalwork and architecture

CHRIS Woodhead was never going to be the teachers' pet. For teachers to like the chief inspector of schools would be similar to turkeys liking Christmas. His achievements in the job need to be assessed, not according to his popularity, but to his positive

RAIL passengers reeling from delays and cancelled services due to the floods and safety work were told yesterday that the chaos could continue until Easter. Railtrack chief executive Gerald Corbett has confessed that vital safety repair work would carry

A BADLY injured gas blast victim last night received prompt attention from a fire chief who was already in the neighbourhood to assess flood damage. The unnamed man, in his 30s, was fighting for his life last night in Middlesbrough General Hospital after

A WOMAN was taken to hospital suffering from bruising and shock after being mugged by teenagers. Glynis Abramson, 57, was walking past Greengates Primary School, off Low Farm Drive, Redcar, east Cleveland, at 5.30pm on Thursday. She was pushed over and

A CONTROVERSIAL ambulance station merger could provide more money for patient care, an ambulance chief says. County Durham and Darlington Health Authority has approved the North-East Ambulance Trust's plans to merge stations at Seaham and Ryhope, on the

AS many as 6,000 people were last night warned to leave their homes in York as the city battled its worst floods for a century. About 3,000 homes were being cleared, with many residents being taken to makeshift evacuation centres. Elsewhere in the region

UNDER-FIRE boss Bryan Robson could enlist the coaching expertise of Terry Venables to help revitalise ailing Middlesbrough. Robson, who has received a vote of confidence from chairman Steve Gibson despite Boro's slide into the Premiership's bottom four

Kevin Keegan's former England assistant coach Peter Beardsley has maintained there is no way Sven-Goran Eriksson will be able to improve the spirit in the national squad. Beardsley was responding to Football Association chief executive Adam Crozier's

SUNDERLAND manager Peter Reid last night championed the cause of Spurs boss George Graham, whose job is under increasing threat. Sunderland travel to White Hart Lane today in search of their first Premiership away win of the season and Reid believes Tottenham's

MIDDLESBROUGH chairman Steve Gibson last night admitted he wouldn't be afraid to sack Bryan Robson - but doesn't expect to have to do the dreaded deed. Gibson remains steadfast in his support for his manager, whom he predicts will finally deliver the

QI am 65 and worried because I have no life insurance. Is there any benefit that can help to pay for a funeral without bothering my family? ANot really. The only such help offered by the benefit system goes to people on low incomes who have to arrange

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save an historic North-East-built ship say restoration could cost more than £5m. The City of Adelaide was built at the William Pile Hay and Co shipyard, Sunderland, in 1864, and is one of only three surviving clipper ships of its

Bradford Bulls' pacey forward Jamie Peacock has the chance to stake a claim for a place in England's Lincoln World Cup quarter-final team when he runs out against Fiji in today's final group one match at Headingley. Peacock, 22, who is Leeds born and

TONY Blair was on fine North-East form yesterday with his latest pledge to tackle the problems of his home region. The commitment may not have been the main point of his speech in Newcastle, but let's not quibble. Funny, though, how the MP for Sedgefield

Remembrance One day per year, is all we set aside, To honour those who perished "over there" Two minutes silent prayer for those who died, Does not seem to me to be quite fair. Those gallant souls, who proudly marched to war; Who bravely laid their lives