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• Town earns added praise

  A DALES market town - already named among the top ten places to live in Britain last week - has won further praise from a Euro MP. read more

• Outrage over maternity unit closure

  A DECISION to close a maternity hospital because of a shortage of midwives has caused outrage among patients and politicians. read more

• Wax work to raise cash

  COLLEGE students are on the look-out for brave men to help make their charity fundraising successful. read more

• College students join navy for trip to sea

  A GROUP of students from a County Durham college are to sample life on the ocean wave with the Royal Navy. read more

• House builder adds extra bit of magic with themed bedrooms

  A BESPOKE bedroom for Harry Potter fans is part of the service being provided by a North-East housebuilder. read more

• College honours its high achievers

  HUNDREDS of students and staff received prizes at Darlington College of Technology's annual awards ceremony last night. read more

• Police find car in river

  SPECIALIST fire crews were called out to a car submerged in the River Skerne at Darlington yesterday. read more

• Police make appeal for girl to call home

  POLICE are appealing for a teenager missing from home for a week to call her family. read more

• Sex assault coach driver wins ruling on licence

  A COACH driver who indecently assaulted a 15-year-old girl on a school trip to Spain and was subsequently registered as a sex offender has fought off a High Court bid to deprive him of his driving licence. read more

• Ghostly tale of wartime

  YOUNGSTERS are being challenged to watch a spooky play tomorrow. read more

• Plans for £750,000 revamp of historic park are launched

  PLANS to regenerate a park that was once the jewel at the heart of a mining community were unveiled yesterday. read more

• News in brief: Cats charity fundraiser

  Darlington branch of the Cats Protection League is holding an autumn fair at St Cuthbert's Church Centre, Market Place, Darlington, on Saturday, from 10am to 12.30pm. read more

• House builder adds extra bit of magic with themed bedrooms

  A BESPOKE bedroom for Harry Potter fans is part of the service being provided by a North-East housebuilder. read more

• A Funny Old Week

  I kicked off this week with a very funny Sunday evening at the Cackling Clown Comedy Club at The Studio in Hartlepool. Live entertainment is always the best kind, and this venue works brilliantly. read more

• Army's natural habitat

  A FIELD study centre has been officially opened at an award-winning nature reserve in the heart of Catterick Garrison. read more

• Town to embrace the cafe culture

  THE main shopping streets in Darlington could be turned into a centre for entertainment and pavement cafes, under proposals to create pedestrian-only areas. read more

• News in brief: Panoramic work on show

  Askrigg artist Janet Rawlings exhibits her work under the title of Dales Panoramas next week. read more

• News in brief: Pair target lone cyclist

  POLICE are hunting two men who attacked a cyclist. The incident happened near the Old Moor Pub, on Oxbridge Lane, Stockton. read more

• News in brief: One-star rating for housing

  THE Audit Commission has awarded South Tyneside Borough Council a one-star rating after inspecting the authority's housing and building maintenance service. read more

• Bob's band surprise

  A DREAM has come true for Northallerton band stalwart, David Lewis, who has been presented with a musical gift to treasure. read more

On this day: The North East Archive