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The North East Archive

• Durham Diary

  WHAT on earth is going on with Shoaib Akhtar? Is he the Rawalpindi Express or Rickshaw? read more

• Pub repeats Camra success

  DARLINGTON branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has named The Quaker, in Mechanics' Yard, as Champion Pub of the Year. read more

• The fat man's still happily singing

  Arena: Pavarotti - The Last Tenor (BBC2) - Antony Beevor And The Chekhova File (BBC4): The critics, we were told, would have been happy to see him quit ten years ago. read more

• Award for speech therapist

  AN expert in speech therapy has won an award for his innovative work. read more

• Theatre group to offer props hire

  A THEATRE group is launching a community enterprise using its collection of props and costumes. read more

• From popstar to Government Tsar

  Following an outcry about new public performance licensing laws threatening the future of live music, the 1980s punk rock star Feargal Sharkey has agreed to lead the Goverment's Live Music Forum study into the subject. The colorful chairman spoke to Viv Hardwick. read more

• Group's buyout saves 180 jobs

  A MANAGEMENT buyout has saved more than 180 jobs at a troubled electronics factory in administration since March. read more

• Boro turn to Viduka after Kluivert snub

  MIDDLESBROUGH were last night stepping up their pursuit of Leeds United striker Mark Viduka after Patrick Kluivert ruled out a summer move to Teesside. read more

• £7,000 power bill for pub landlord

  A pub landlord is facing a £7,000 power bill after an 18-month long row with his energy supplier. read more

• Garden helps promote young people's skills

  The wraps are to come off a secret garden which has helped to introduced green-fingered skills to a group of young people. read more

• Theatre group to offer props hire

  A THEATRE group is launching a community enterprise using its collection of props and costumes. read more

• Flying the flag of welcome

  HUNDREDS of Norwegian bikers visited the region yesterday as part of a 500-strong convoy. read more

• 'Count cost of addiction' call to smokers

  SMOKERS in Darlington are contributing to their own poverty as well as seriously damaging their health, local experts have warned. read more

• Boro focus on Viduka after snub

  MIDDLESBROUGH were last night stepping up their pursuit of Leeds United striker Mark Viduka after Patrick Kluivert ruled out a summer move to Teesside. read more

• Green schemes bid to protect environment

  INNOVATIVE schemes have been launched to help protect North Yorkshire's environment. read more

• Man dies in grim weekend on roads

  TWO serious accidents on the region's roads left one man dead and closed major routes for several hours over the weekend. read more

• Fashion show helps fund tour

  HOCKEY and rugby players moved a step closer to South Africa by holding a fashion show. read more

• Drugs den given overhaul

  A former drugs den in the heart of Middlesbrough is set to have a major overhaul after falling into a depressing state of disrepair. read more

• 31/05/04

  HEALTH SERVICE: What was the sense of building a brand new hospital in Bishop Auckland and then doing away with an absolutely vital facility like intensive maternity care? read more

• City hornblowing post pays 'peanuts'

  THE search is on to find a hornblower to carry on a city's 1,000-year-old tradition. read more

On this day: The North East Archive