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• Gran At Large: Dancing 'til you drop

  JONAH'S feet were tapping to the music. They hadn't yet cleared the tables away so the dancing could begin, but he was ready to go. He already had his shoes off. read more

• Classic Kaput!

  Director/designer Neil Murray was bound to be anxious about a drama project called Kaput! He doesn't even want to discuss tempting fate with Viv Hardwick. But the project itself links East and West, 19th and 20th centuries and the admired writers Chekov and Carver. read more

• Designers get in tune

  CREATIVE design consultancy somethinkelse has hit a high note after securing a contract to produce a music publication. read more

• Don't underestimate Ostrava, warns Srnicek

  MIDDLESBROUGH have been told to underestimate Banik Ostrava at their peril as the Czech Republic champions prepare to welcome the Teessiders to the hostile surroundings of the Bazaly Stadium. read more

• Hodgson keeps the faith

  Confident David Hodgson won't be bringing in any defensive cover despite being without three of his squad's back-line for the foreseeable future. read more

• Council urges liaison with Lottery body

  A NEW National Lottery fund should work with local authorities to distribute money, according to North Yorkshire County Council. read more

• Villagers angry at threat to phone box

  A BATTLE has begun to save a phone box - the only community facility left in a North Yorkshire hamlet. read more

• 'Physio direct' scheme launched

  A PILOT scheme will mean patients can get help from a physiotherapist without needing to visit their doctor first. read more

• Handy aid to improve home safety

  AN initiative to improve home safety will be launched next week. read more

• House scheme wins favour

  A scheme to build a detached house in part of a former public house car park at Winksley, near Ripon, should be given the go-ahead, say planners. read more

• Course looks at churches

  HISTORIAN and leading authority on medieval churches Sophie Weston is to run a course this autumn at the Helmsley Arts Centre focussing on ancient buildings in Ryedale. read more

• Great North couple run up wish list

  A COUPLE helped grant wishes to sick children by taking part in the Great North Run. read more

• Getting the bigger picture

  British Isles - A Natural History (BBC1); Mediums - Talking to the Dead (BBC2): WHAT a fascinating and refreshing opening to a new series. read more

• Grand finale can boost the kitty

  As the Flat season draws to a close, racing writer Colin Woods (Janus) gives a progress report on his ten-to-follow. read more

• Napoleon Shearer!

  HAPOEL Bnei Sakhnin coach Eyal Lachman has pinpointed Newcastle skipper Alan Shearer as the man his side have to stop if they are to achieve the upset of all upsets in this evening's UEFA Cup first-round second-leg tie. read more

• Take a chance on Suez

  WITH so many classy fillies lined up for this afternoon's Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket, the outcome will doubtless have an effect on the state of the ante-post market for next year's 1,000 Guineas. read more

• Cheapest street to be bulldozed

  AN eyesore street that contains the country's cheapest house is to be demolished. read more

• Pub regulars run up funds

  THREE regulars at the Ship Inn, Middlestone Village - Doug Charlton, Nova Reeves and Clare Mitchell - raised £1,500 for Breast Cancer Care after taking part in the Great North Run. read more

• Breen's appeal doomed to failure after fruitless hunt for evidence

  SUNDERLAND'S attempts to overturn Gary Breen's red-card at Bramall Lane looked doomed to failure last night as the club searched in vain for TV footage of the incident. read more

• Nissan vice-president confirms interest in Russia

  vice-president of Nissan Patrick Pelata has told a Moscow business journal that the company is considering opening a plant in Russia. read more

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