GRANDERA, arguably the best three-year-old in training yet to win a race this season, can put matters right by snapping up the Listed Dubai Arc Trial at Newbury. Woe betide any colt having to withstand the sort of bruising Group 1 campaign endured by
PLANS to redevelop a major industrial park in a North-East town could lead to the creation of hundreds of jobs. Lingfield Investments is to spend more than £120m on the Lingfield Point complex in McMullen Road, Darlington. The former Paton and Baldwins
SEDGEFIELD Borough Council opened its doors to local businesses this week to show how it provides various services to residents and firms within its boundary. The 20 companies were also given information and advice about supplying products and services
BRITISH anti-terrorist police swooped on four people yesterday in connection with last week's attacks on the US. A man, aged 27, and a woman, 25, were arrested at a residential address in west London at about 3pm. A second man, aged 29, was held at a
POLICE investigating the suspicious death of a former teacher have visited a pub she frequented. Officers from Redcar police spent Thursday evening mingling with regulars at the Crown and Anchor pub, in Redcar, east Cleveland. Debra McNicholas, above,
INVESTORS will be hoping for uplifting news and even a touch of magic from the corporate sector next week when a number of high-profile companies offer a timely update on the economic outlook. Aerospace and engineering group Smiths' exposure to the troubled
A SEAL pup left orphaned after its mother was shot has taken a big step towards a goal of eventual release back into the wild. The pup, named Tia, was taken to Scarborough Sea Life Centre and Marine Sanctuary, North Yorkshire, in July by the RSPCA after
A £50M draft action plan to transform the Tees Valley over three years was unveiled yesterday. The plan was announced by the Tees Valley Partnership after the fund was donated by regional dev-elopment agency, One NorthEast. It includes: * proposals for
Letters from The Northern Echo HOSPITALS HAVING had occasion recently to criticise the University Hospital of North Durham, I am glad to be able to comment favourably. On recent visits to a ward I found it beautifully quiet compared to what I had experienced
A MAN accused of raping a prostitute, who was cleared of one of the allegations against him, could face a retrial on a second charge. Earlier this week, a jury found Peter Thompson, 20, not guilty of one of the two charges of rape he faced at Teesside
BOBBY ROBSON last night saluted Alan Shearer's dramatic rejuvenation after admitting he feared he had seen the last of the former England captain. Shearer, Newcastle's talismanic striker, has returned with a vengeance, scoring three goals in as many games
A PARANOID schizophrenic who carried out a series of letter bomb attacks across the region was yesterday ordered to be detained indefinitely at a mental hospital. Glynn Harding was branded "pure evil" by a judge for waging the three-month campaign of
AQUINQUENNIAL inspection is an ecclesiastical term meaning recurring nightmare. Every five years the architect arrives, pokes about a bit and advises those concerned what must be done to stop the church collapsing in a heap, being condemned by the council
There was embarrassment at Doncaster last Wednesday when the EBF Carrie Red Fillies Nursery was started over 100 yards short of its correct distance of six and a half furlongs. The stewards, jockeys and trainers realised the error only when a reporter
HARTLEPOOL United's season is ready for lift-off, according to Chris Turner. Pool might be second bottom of Division Three after seven games wth just five points, but Turner's sights are set on an assault on the upper reaches of the table. The Pool boss
ROBERT LEE is far from comfortable with the "New Entertainers'' tag Newcastle have picked up following their goal-happy start to the season. Lee, a member of the Kevin Keegan team which had the football world spellbound in the mid-90s, can see similarities
AMID the debris of a ruined city, as guerillas scuttle from one pile of rubble to another to escape the attentions of enemy patrols, a foot stamps down on to a human skull, crushing it into dust. The foot is metal, belonging to a robot, its red eyes determined
IT'S always been a possibility, just never a real one. The world knows all about hijackings, it watches them for real on the news, now and again it dramatises them in books and in films. But the reality is that real people, normal people, people like
ITALIAN international full-back Antonio Benarrivo was yesterday in talks with Middlesbrough over a proposed one-year loan move from Parma. Benarrivo, who arrived at Boro's Hurworth training base yesterday afternoon, could make the move permanent at the
WINNING promotion in the one-day league softened the blow of finishing next to the bottom in the County Championship, Durham's worst finish since 1997. Other than Nicky Peng making three glorious centuries, there were few obvious reasons why they had
A THIEF who smashed his way into more than 60 cars in Darlington was jailed yesterday as he vowed to end his crime blitz. Gary Drummond, 34, stole car compact disc players and radio cassettes to sell for £40 each to fund his heroin habit. He also drove
A BLOODIED woman told police she feared her former lover would kill her unless they intervened, a court heard yesterday. Two witnesses saw Kelvin Harrison, 31, punch and kick Lesley Hodgson in a County Durham street. The assault lasted 45 minutes. One
THE Alliance and Leicester is cutting 700 jobs in a bid to drive down costs. The bank, which employs 8,000 staff, said the cuts will be made among workers who do not deal directly with customers. Volunteers will be sought, but the bank said it could not
QI believe those, like me, who get Disability Living Allowance for care can get an allowance for their carer. My wife, aged 72, has to do more for me now. Does this apply to her? AUnfortunately not. To get Invalid Care Allowance the carer must claim before
A NINTH police officer is to face disciplinary charges as a result of a long-running anti-corruption inquiry, the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) revealed last night. The Cleveland officer, who has not been suspended, will face two disciplinary allegations
THE Northern Echo cannot have been the only place in the country rather subdued and despondent this week as we stand on the brink of we-don't-know-what. So, it is a little relief that one of the nation's favourite television programmes should give us
UNION officials representing workers at Viasystems' two plants on Tyneside have met the management and receivers to discuss the hopes of saving 1,600 jobs. The company went into receivership on Thursday, threatening the future of its entire workforce,
DARLINGTON stage the top match in the North-East today, with the visit of Sheffield in North One likely to provide a useful benchmark of their promotion potential. Sheffield won their opening league match 22-18 at home to Halifax, who inflicted Darlington's
THE last-minute cancellation of a World Trade Centre appointment has left Langley Willis one of the luckiest men alive. The North-East IT consultant had a 9am appointment in the south tower in New York the day terrorists struck last week. However, at
COUNCILLORS have condemned a Church of England decision to sell off millions of pounds worth of paintings which have hung in the Bishop of Durham's official residence for 250 years. Thirteen portraits by 17th Century Spanish artist Francisco de Zurburan
If Darlington are to capitalise on their promising start to the season and build a promotion push they know they must beat opponents whose statistics read: played eight, won one. Today's visitors, Exeter City, sit rock-bottom of the table having conceded
DURING the coming weeks, the digging of vacant areas of the garden should be taken in hand, especially where you intend to make early spring sowings. The longer the upturned soil is exposed to the weather, the more settled and workable it will be in the
Reviews: From Dusk Till Dawn. Format: PC CD ROM. Publisher: Cryo. Minimum system requirements: PII 300 64MB RAM second generation 3-D card. Price: £29.99 CONSOLIDATION between movies and video games continues apace. It's not unusual now for a big movie
VERSATILE England B international Darren Williams is hoping to renew his central defensive Sunderland partnership with Jody Craddock at the Stadium of Light this afternoon and rekindle memories of the Wembley classic between the clubs. Williams and Craddock
GOAL-ACE Kevin Phillips is set to spearhead a new-look three-man Sunderland attack against Charlton Athletic at the Stadium of Light this afternoon. The four-goal England striker - upset by a tabloid headline which inferred he was unhappy about the output
