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• Boro boss refuses to pay £3m for Manfredini

  Steve McClaren yesterday pulled out of a deal to make Lazio's Christian Manfredini a last-minute signing. read more

• DJs make notes for charity at bootsale

  SOME of the region's best-known radio presenters are going head to head in the hunt for bargains to raise cash for charity. read more

• Prices at the Marts

  BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,820 sheep. Lt lambs to 110.6p av 104.3p; std to 115.3p av 109.1p; med to 116.2p av 109.5p; heavy to 110.8p av 106.9p. Cast sheep: Cont to £57: Mule to £47.50; Swale to £32. read more

• Scaling new heights with sale of landmark bridge

  AS if being shipped out to the US by the likely lads of Auf Wiedersehen Pet was not enough, the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge could be sold for only £200. read more

• Buell factory helps keep Harrison on track

  JONATHAN Harrison has seen his championship aspirations receive a welcome boost from across the Atlantic courtesy of the owner of the company whose motorcycle he races. read more

• St George take narrow win

  Oxbridge Darlington and District League: Middleton St George are still ahead in Division A following their narrow victory over Witton-le-Wear when runs were at a premium. read more

• Harking back to a golden age of cinema

  SPECTATOR, never the world's best advance planner, will learn to be better organised and to avoid cinemas on the last bank holiday Monday of the year after an abortive attempt to see Pirates of the Caribbean earlier this week. read more

• Food festival

  Sir, - We, the steering group of the Dales Festival of Food and Drink, were under the impression we were working in harmony with Leyburn Town Council. Sadly, last week's council meeting ("Food and drink festival barred from the Market Place") destroys that illusion. read more

• Railton wins in vain as Billy Row climb to the top

  Tow Law Area League: Billy Row shot to the top of the table after they only dropped one point on their visit to Sunniside Comedian. read more

• Bungalow approval a sign of animal centre's success

  AFTER five years of hard work, a dream is finally coming true for a young Thirsk businessman. read more

• Christmas fun day partly cancelled

  AFTER seven years, some of the fun is to be taken out of a special day in Bedale marking the run-up to Christmas. read more

• Six wicket haul for humphries

  Roseberry Group North East Durham League. read more

• Slazenger Harrogate and District League

  Northallerton's runaway train dash up the divisional ladder has been temporarily sidelined. read more

• Parochial interests

  IT IS unfortunate that the outstanding success of Leyburn's Dales Festival of Food and Drink should be tempered by a dispute between the event organisers and the Town Council. read more

• Tight at the top as maltby chase leaders

  Langbaurgh League: Three sides are still neck and neck at the top of the table with Maltby just four points behind the trio in fourth position. read more

• Mortgage lending boom is still breaking records

  Mortgage lending looks likely to remain strong after record amounts were advanced last month. read more

• Last chance for Backley

  Steve Backley, the last man standing of Britain's golden generation, will this weekend attempt to land the world javelin title, which has eluded him in six previous championships. read more

• Good time for a fresh start - but don't be too ambitious

  FOR a great many people, September is a time of new beginnings - far more so than the new year when we are all still in Christmas holiday mode, sitting around eating the remains of the chocolates and thinking it might be a good idea to resolve to diet once normal life kicks in again. read more

• Vet expresses support for centre which -fulfils great need'

  DEATH with dignity can now be provided locally for all creatures great and small. read more

• Fish Tales

  Yours truly smashed the Middlesbrough AC Ron Taylor Memorial record bagging a stunning 69.10.0. read more

On this day: The North East Archive