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• Group pitches in to clear garden

  YOUNGSTERS are to hold their own Groundforce day to clear the overgrown gardens of a resource centre. read more

• Preparatory school headteacher to retire

  A HEADTEACHER is bidding goodbye to staff and pupils at a Darlington school after a teaching career spanning more than a quarter of a century. read more

• Homeless support group seeks helpers

  A GROUP that offers support and help for homeless people in the Darlington borough is appealing for more volunteers. read more

• Appeal launched to restore part of steam history

  A CAMPAIGN has been launched to restore a locomotive to full, working condition, 36 years after it was retired. read more

• Man sent to prison for 'revenge' knife attack

  A MAN burst into a friend's flat during the night and carried out a knife attack on someone he blamed for a break-in at his mother's home, a court heard. read more

• Two police injured in struggle outside nightclub

  TWO police officers were injured by a man in a fracas outside a Spennymoor nightclub, a court was told yesterday. read more

• Family pays tribute to battling Adam

  A FAMILY has paid tribute to a determined young man who lost his life to an illness he had fought for almost 20 years. read more

• Boy dies during snowball fun-fight

  A SNOWBALL fight ended in tragedy when a teenager was in collision with a bus in front of his friends. read more

• From your MP with love

  MP ALAN Milburn proved he had a big heart yesterday by backing a charity's Valentine's Day campaign. read more

• Quakers cash goal boost as club pins hopes on big crowd

  THE Northern Echo's sponsor-a-minute appeal for Darlington's crunch match with Rochdale stood at a total of £21,550 last night. read more

• Threat of strike at chemical company

  A CHEMICALS company is considering cutting its 1,800-strong workforce. read more

• Can we afford to lose 120 years of history?

  Darlington 0 Plymouth Argyle 1 May 25 1996. "WAYS of Wembley are so cruel on Quakers," said The Northern Echo's match report after the 1996 play-off final. read more

• Conversation starter

  DEPUTY Prime Minister John Prescott visited the North-East yesterday. read more

• Chance for jobless to realise dreams

  UNEMPLOYED people are being given the opportunity to follow their dreams. read more

• Artists' glass work on display at centre

  THE work of some of Britain's most talented glass artists will be on display next week. read more

• Replica firearms laws 'a life-saver'

  NEW legislation banning replica firearms from public places has been welcomed by a senior police officer. read more

• Storyteller hideaway

  A MAGICAL, garden hideaway where children can listen to stories, is to be created with an environmental grant. read more

• Funding cut threatens projects

  NORTH Yorkshire stands to lose many thousands of pounds in grant aid from Brussels. read more

• Centre revamped in time for new show

  A COMMUNITY centre has completed a £56,000 refurbishment in time for a show. read more

• Embassy accolade for RAF man's dedication

  AN RAF officer has been recognised by the Pakistani embassy in London for his work with youngsters from ethnic minorities. read more

On this day: The North East Archive