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• Checks and balances

  THE tourism industry in the Yorkshire and Pennine Dales and the North York Moors will be looking forward to a bumper Easter. read more

• £5.6m boost to health care

  SEDGEFIELD Primary Care Trust is investing an extra £5.6m to improve health services in the borough. read more

• Pupils build a ceramic wall

  A WALL of decorative ceramic tiles has been unveiled at Ferryhill Comprehensive School. read more

• Middleham joy as Ryalux lands Scottish National

  A BRAVE, battling finish, a thrill right to the post, Ryalux gave his all to scoop last Saturday's Scottish National under a fine ride by Richard McGrath. read more

• Jobs are axed after brewery loses deal

  NINETEEN people have been made redundant at a North-East brewery after the company lost a major distribution deal. read more

• Forest fun on offer

  FUN-seeking youngsters can have an adventure of their own if they set off to find a bounty of hidden treasure in an ancient wood. read more

• 17/04/03

  WAR AGAINST IRAQ: IN a war where humanitarian aid was a declared priority, the desperate plight of Iraq's children failed to find significance amid the scenes of battle. read more

• Temporary home ready for pupils

  TEACHING is to start again at Middleton St George Primary School, which was severely damaged by fire in February. read more

• Aysgarth hostel closure decision greeted by anger

  A CAMPAIGN to save Aysgarth youth hostel from closure has ended in defeat. read more

• Another image, but nothing changes

  WHO could fail to be moved by the plight of Ali Ismail Abbas? read more

• £4 bet lands student £163,000

  A NORTH-East student has topped up his loan by scooping £163,191 after placing a £4 bet at his local bookies. read more

• Call for urgent look at roads near shop

  A HURWORTH parish councillor has warned that growing traffic problems could put lives at risk. read more

• Sponsors help young stars look the part

  ONE of Darlington's top young rugby teams has received a fresh boost from a sponsorship deal with the town's Lingfield Point business complex. read more

• Horse power makes a comeback

  The old art of horse-logging was revived for aspiring forestry workers last week. read more

• Notes From Planet Zog: Knickers to buying their pants

  EVERY Christmas there's always a new variation on an old cartoon - the one about a man looking lost and bewildered in a ladies' lingerie department. Oh how we laugh at his incompetence, how we mock his ignorance of cup sizes and fastenings, slips, thongs and high leg briefs, his embarrassment about it all. read more

• Silver Groom back to winning ways at Bedale

  THE David Easterby-trained Silver Groom returned to his best form when winning the ladies open at the Bedale point-to-point held at Hornby Castle last Saturday. read more

• Woodfair shares countryside date

  THE Yorkshire Woodfair 2003 is to be incorporated in the major Countryside Live! event at the Great Yorkshire Showground. read more

• England's glory - a striking exhibit

  ARTISTS have let their imaginations run wild for an exhibition of textiles. read more

• Workers at the cutting edge with record production of lawnmowers

  Electrolux Outdoor Products outstripped its previous production performances when it built a record number of lawnmowers last month. read more

• Controls can only slow spread of TB

  THE National Beef Association is disappointed that the TB report released last week by MPs on the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee failed to acknowledge that current TB controls had no hope of eradicating the disease and at best could only slow down the rate of spread. read more

On this day: The North East Archive