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• Artistic ability earns Danny trip to the Lords

  A TALENTED inmate at a North-East young offenders' institution has made a trip to the House of Lords, in London, after winning an award in a national art competition. read more

• Brittle England fall to miserable defeat

  A STALL behind Durham's main stand was selling tickets for the county's forthcoming Twenty20 campaign yesterday. It's just a shame that no-one had told England's batsmen the competition is yet to start. read more

• The King of Catterick

  COUNT on course specialist King Harson (4.00) to hold court in the Derby Stabling Handicap at Catterick this afternoon. read more

• Parkdean Holidays remains upbeat despite rising losses

  HOLIDAY park operator Parkdean Holidays forecast a satisfactory outcome to its financial year, despite reporting rising losses. read more

• Cancer charity fleeced by bogus collector in dog costume - claim

  THE man behind an alleged charity scam sent a worker out in a dog costume to fleece shoppers in supermarkets, a court heard yesterday. read more

• Proctor looking forward to new challenge

  NEW Darlington number two Mark Proctor has revealed the chance to team up with David Hodgson was too good an opportunity to turn down. read more

• Cushy life of the keelman's love

  CUSHY Butterfield, it will be recalled, was a big lass and a bonny lass who liked a couple of beers, could be seen on Sandgate when the herring boats came in but came (by whatever pronunciation) from across the river in Gateshead. read more

• A valuable lesson in losing

  IT was a great moment in sport. So rare, so wonderful, it deserves to be shown again and again. A lesson to us all. Tennis star Venus Williams lost her Wimbledon match against the younger Karolina Sprem. Amazingly, when the second set had gone to a tie break, the umpire got the score wrong. Instead of awarding the point to Venus, he gave it to Karolina, who went on to win the set and the match. read more

• Britons heed bank's debt warnings

  BRITONS showed signs of heeding warnings about debt levels last month, according to the Bank of England, which reported a slowdown in lending in May. read more

• Housebuilder says its homes are still affordable

  HOUSEBUILDER Persimmon moved to allay fears over the affordability of new homes as it prepared to announce another set of record results. read more

• Assembly talks still on

  PUBLIC meetings called to discuss the possibility of a North-East regional assembly will go ahead today despite the absence of a Government minister. read more

• Waste site decision

  THE local government watchdog has upheld a controversial decision to site a waste depot next to a North-East housing estate. read more

• Harmison wins battle of England's local heroes

  Durham's returning heroes, Steve Harmison and Paul Collingwood, held their own mini-contest at Riverside, yesterday. read more

• From fatties to freaks

  You Are What You Eat (Ch 4); Wife Swap (Ch4): WE have had DIY shows to make our homes look nice and make-over programmes to make our wardrobes respectable - now we have a show to make our insides look better. read more

• £400,000 recycling unit upgrade

  A £400,000 revamp of the recycling centre at Carlin Howe Farm, near Loftus, is expected to make it one of the best in the region. read more

• Michelle inspires bosses to aid funds

  THE plight of a hair stylist battling leukaemia has moved company bosses to raise money for a charity close to her heart. read more

• Arrests follow drugs raids

  Cash and drugs were seized when police raided houses in the Saltersgill area of Middlesbrough early yesterday. read more

• Brewery bidding to revoke ale status

  CAMPAIGNERS have reacted angrily to plans to revoke a European status awarded to Newcastle Brown Ale eight years ago. read more

• Anger as vandals set fire to cats' eyes

  Vandals who set fire to cats' eyes in the middle of a busy road put motorists' lives in danger, police said yesterday. read more

• Vaughan's big concern

  MICHAEL Vaughan last night admitted that England's inability to bat first was becoming a cause for "serious concern" after his side slumped to a humiliating seven-wicket defeat to New Zealand at the Riverside. read more

On this day: The North East Archive